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Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-3293162 Website

Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc at a glance

In short: Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc gave $793K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $793K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$793,258
+13.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$793,258
+13.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$793,258
Total assets
$91,160,087
+6.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc

Who Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

President & Fellows of Harvard College: $793KPresident & Fellows of HarvardCollege$793K

The largest 2025 recipient was President & Fellows of Harvard College ($793K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Cambridge

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3MTotal only2020 1 grant2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $400K (2021) to $2.1M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $793K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
President & Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MAResearch$793,258
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$91,160,087$3,896,875$3,005,252$793,2581$3,836,978
2024$85,473,249$3,601,590$3,159,554$700,0001$3,521,956
2023$81,682,389$3,556,860$3,823,404$900,0001$3,548,860
2022$82,886,909$3,515,186$1,900,900$961,068Total only$3,503,185
2021$87,268,004$3,121,005$2,553,706$400,0001$3,121,005
2020$69,020,687$3,279,260$2,923,377$2,057,944Total only$3,276,260

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc

Based on IRS filings

Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $91.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $793K. Net investment income was $3.8M.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc is led by George Q. Daley MD, President, CEO & Trustee on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • George Q. Daley MD

    President, CEO & Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Giampiero Auletta Armenise

    Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Mayer

    Trustee & Ex.dir.

    Trustee & Executive Director Gahf → Trustee & Executive Director, 2024

    Trustee & Executive Director → Trustee & Ex.dir., 2025

    On filings since 2020

    17 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael E. Greenberg MD

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Joncas

    Trustee, Tresurer & Clerk

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elisabetta Vitali

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: David M. Smallwood (2020–2024) — Former, Trustee, Trsr & Clrk
  • Former: Barbara J. McNeil MD (2020–2022) — Frmr President & Chair
  • Former: Jeffrey S. Flier MD (2020–2022) — Frmr President & Chair
  • Former: Michael P. White (2020) — Trustee, Trsr & Clrk

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc

How much does Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc give each year?

Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc gave $793K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $700K across 1 grant.

How large is Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc?

Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc reported $91.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.

What is Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc?

Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Boston, MA. It holds $91.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc operate?

Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc's EIN?

Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation for Scientific Research Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3293162. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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