Carnegie Mellon University
TO CREATE A TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS FOCUSED ON DEEP DISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE; PROBLEM SOLVING; LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION, AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS; AND PERSONAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. TO CULTIVATE A TRANSFORMATIVE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO (A) ATTRACTING AND RETAINING DIVERSE, WORLD-CLASS TALENT; (B) CREATING A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT OPEN TO THE FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, WHERE RESEARCH, CREATIVITY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CAN FLOURISH; AND (C) ENSURING INDIVIDUALS CAN ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TO IMPACT SOCIETY IN A TRANSFORMATIVE WAY - REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY - BY ENGAGING WITH PARTNERS OUTSIDE THE TRADITIONAL BORDERS OF THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$7.2B
+4.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$40.0M
+13.5% YoY
Grant Count
190
+2.2% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$211K
+11.1% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $7,165,712,587 | $6,841,480,872 | $6,497,771,735 |
| Revenue | $2,003,071,984 | $1,881,828,034 | $1,976,389,642 |
| Expenses | $1,776,981,445 | $1,640,976,103 | $1,513,112,668 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $268,171,076 | $120,396,147 | $248,933,596 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
855 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARD J GREFENSTETTE | TRUSTEE(PRES/CEO,DIETRICH FDN) | 1 | — |
| FARNAM JAHANIAN | PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | 50 | $2,502,884 |
| CHARLES A KENNEDY | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | 50 | $1,458,581 |
| MICHAEL TRICK | DEAN, QATAR CAMPUS | 50 | $945,646 |
| SCOTT MORY | V.P. FOR UNIV. ADV.(EXIT 5/24) | 50 | $847,048 |
| JAMES H GARRETT | PROVOST & CAO | 50 | $800,878 |
| MARY JO DIVELY | VP/GEN. COUN & SEC. OF THE COR | 50 | $795,316 |
| ISABELLE BAJEUX BESNAINOU | PROF.& DEAN, TEPPER SCH.OF BUS | 50 | $706,436 |
| KRZYSZTOF MATYJASZEWSKI | JC WARNER UNIV. PROF. OF NAT. | 50 | $680,197 |
| PAUL D NIELSEN | DIRECTOR & CEO, SEI | 50 | $675,134 |
| DARYL WEINERT | V.P. FOR OPERATIONS | 50 | $561,938 |
| DAVID STEIER | PROF, HEINZ COLLEGE OF INFO SY | 50 | $582,760 |
| MARTIAL HEBERT | PROF. & DEAN, SCH OF COMP SCIE | 50 | $553,554 |
| THERESA MAYER | V.P. FOR RESEARCH | 50 | $475,117 |
| WILLIAM SANDERS | PROF. & DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGIN | 50 | $548,908 |
| ANGELA BLANTON | V.P. OF FINANCE & CFO | 50 | $485,263 |
| STAN WADDELL | VP FOR INFO TECH & CHIEF INFO | 50 | $443,487 |
| NICHOLAS SCIBETTA | FORMER OFFICER | — | $469,308 |
| JONATHAN CAGAN | FORMER KE/PROFESSOR | 50 | $392,842 |
| GINA CASALEGNO | VP FOR STUD AFF & DEAN OF STUD | 50 | $420,928 |
| LAURIE WEINGART | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE/PROFESSOR | 50 | $391,676 |
| PAM EAGER | INT VP FOR UNIV ADV(AS OF 6/24 | 50 | $379,851 |
| TOM MITCHELL | FORMER KE/PROFESSOR | 50 | $365,555 |
| CARRIE NELSON | ASSISTANT TREASURER | 50 | $308,516 |
| JOHN DOLAN | TREASURER | 50 | $279,004 |
| KATE LIPPERT | ASSISTANT SEC. OF THE CORP. | 50 | $144,255 |
| JAMES E ROHR | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| JEANNE CUNICELLI | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1.15 | — |
| DAVID COULTER | CHAIR/VOTING TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| ANNE M MOLLOY | VICE CHAIR/VOTING TRUSTEE | 2.6 | — |
| JOEL P ADAMS | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1.5 | — |
| LANE M BESS | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1.5 | — |
| RONALD BIANCHINI JR | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| KEITH BLOCK | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1.54 | — |
| DARRYL BRITT | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| FRANK BRUNCKHORST | VOTING TRUSTEE | 4 | — |
| GLORIA CHEN | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| NATHALIE COWAN | VOTING TRUSTEE | 0.9 | — |
| RUSSELL CROCKETT | VOTING TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| TED DECKER | VOTING TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| SHRINIVAS V DEMPO | VOTING TRUSTEE | 0.4 | — |
| FRANCISCO B D'SOUZA | VOTING TRUSTEE | 4 | — |
| HOWARD L ELLIN | VOTING TRUSTEE | 5 | — |
| CHARLES EVANS | VOTING TRUSTEE | 0.7 | — |
| BRIT MCCANDLESS FARMER | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | 10 | — |
| EDWARD H FRANK | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| YOSHIAKI FUJIMORI | VOTING TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| MAYOR ED GAINEY | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | 0.08 | — |
| ERIC GILER | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1.5 | — |
| AJEI GOPAL | VOTING TRUSTEE | 0.67 | — |
| THOMAS HEALY | VOTING TRUSTEE | — | — |
| LARRY E JENNINGS JR | VOTING TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
| THERESA KAIL-SMITH | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE (EXIT 1/24) | 1 | — |
| BRUCE M MCWILLIAMS | VOTING TRUSTEE (EXIT 9/23) | — | — |
| SHALINI RAY | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1.55 | — |
| SAM REIMAN | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| JEWELL RHODES | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| MANOJ P SINGH | VOTING TRUSTEE | 4 | — |
| LUKE SKURMAN | VOTING TRUSTEE | 3 | — |
| LIP-BU TAN | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| DAVID A TEPPER | VOTING TRUSTEE | 3 | — |
| THOMAS TULL | VOTING TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| TAMARA TUNIE | VOTING TRUSTEE | 1.5 | — |
| JOHN WATTS | EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | 2 | — |
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Grant Distribution by State
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Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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