Harvard-yenching Institute
THE INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION DEDICATED TO ADVANCING HIGHER EDUCATION IN ASIA IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE STUDY OF ASIAN CULTURE.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$369.2M
+7.3% YoY
Annual Giving
$3.2M
-1.8% YoY
Grant Count
2
-33.3% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$1.6M
+47.3% YoY
About Harvard-yenching Institute
Based on IRS filings
Harvard-yenching Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in CAMBRIDGE, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $369.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $3.2M. Net investment income was $7.8M.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $369,211,252 | $344,178,257 | $343,052,532 |
| Revenue | $7,887,276 | $7,211,857 | $5,618,562 |
| Expenses | $9,240,799 | $7,753,630 | $7,463,395 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $7,797,319 | $7,100,632 | $5,583,389 |
| 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 2 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HELENA KOLENDA | CHAIRMAN | 1 | — |
| CHRISTIAN MURCK | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| KAREN THORNBER | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| CARTER ECKERT | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| JAMES ROBSON | TRUSTEE - UNTIL DEC 2023 | 0.5 | — |
| KAMAL AHMAD | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| ROBERT MUROWCHICK | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| YVONNE CHAN | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| NICHOLAS HARKNESS | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| YA-WEN LEI | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| PAREENA LAWRENCE | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| ELIZABETH J PERRY | DIRECTOR OF INSTITUTE | 35 | $214,030 |
| SUSAN SCOTT | ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | 35 | $123,946 |
| RUOHONG LI | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR | 35 | $154,215 |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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