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Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Princeton, NJ EIN: 21-0634988 Website

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry.

Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation at a glance

In short: Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$100,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$1,459,827,352
+5.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

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Who Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Princeton Public Schools: $100KPrinceton Public Schools$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was Princeton Public Schools ($100K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K6$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 6 grants of 7 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

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

Cities

PrincetonBerkeley

How Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300KTotal only2019 Total only2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $96K (2020) to $300K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

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
Princeton Public Schools Princeton, NJGeneral Support$100,000
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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$1,459,827,352$88,930,858$95,152,072$100,0001$16,927,137
2024$1,386,516,593$69,486,055$78,326,678$100,0001$9,543,342
2023$1,323,473,928$88,395,697$75,495,626$110,0002$23,852,696
2022$1,292,353,306$127,450,651$70,114,395$100,0001$83,745,318
2021$1,299,707,272$57,811,778$66,260,782$300,0002$4,336,157
2020$964,874,966$44,919,156$77,631,369$96,459Total only$9,838,929
2019$953,508,441$44,977,108$75,879,335$194,850Total only$14,683,916

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

About Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Princeton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5B in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $16.9M.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation is led by John Overdeck, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 33 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • John Overdeck

    Chair

    Trustee & Chairman → Chairman, 2024

    Chairman → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Nirenberg

    Director & Trustee

    Director & Trustee From → Director & Trustee, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    60 hrs/week

    $754K (2023) → $930K (2025)

  • Charles Simonyi

    Chair Emeritus & Trustee

    Chairman → Chair, Chair Emeritus & Trustee, 2023

    Chair, Chair Emeritus & Trustee → Chair Emeritus & Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Cole

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David M. Rubenstein

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Nelson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mario Draghi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Heising

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Svennilson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandra e Peterson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shirley Tilghman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Victoria B. Bjorklund

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann-Kristin Achleitner

    Trustee & Secretary

    Trustee → Trustee & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jorn Rausing

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fred Hu

    Trustee

    Trustee Since → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Speiser

    Trustee

    Trustee Since → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pauline Yu

    Trustee

    Trustee Since → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darvd F. Marquardt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eva Marder

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gigliola Staffilani

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anoop Prasad

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paul Dimaggio

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janine Purcaro

    Associate Director for Finance

    Ass Director for Finance & COO → Ass Director for Finance, 2021

    Ass Director for Finance → Associate Director for Finance, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    55 hrs/week

    $332K (2019) → $464K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Gatto

    Chief Investment Officer

    Investment Director → Chief Investment Officer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    50 hrs/week

    $555K (2019) → $727K (2025)

  • Matias Zaldarriaga

    Natural Science Faculty

    Natural Science Fac → Natural Science Faculty, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $444K (2019) → $472K (2025)

  • Nathan Seiberg

    Natural Science Faculty

    Natural Science Fav → Natural Science Fac, 2020

    Natural Science Fac → Natural Science Faculty, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $400K (2019) → $520K (2025)

  • Adam Solan

    Investment Officer

    On filings since 2022

    50 hrs/week

    $475K (2022) → $482K (2025)

  • Alexandra Day

    Associate Director

    On filings since 2023

    55 hrs/week

    $549K (2024) → $451K (2025)

  • Nima Arkani-Hamed

    Natural Science Faculty

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $429K (2023) → $467K (2025)

  • Nancy B. Peretsman

    Vice Chair

    Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy S. Macmillan

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil A. Chriss

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Narayana Murthy (2019–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Bernard Harcourt (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Carl P. Feinberg (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Wendell P. Weeks (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Afsaneh Beschloss (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Ewine F. Van Dishoeck (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Roger W. Ferguson Jr. (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: James M. Stone (2021–2023) — Natural Science Faculty
  • Former: Elizabeth B. Wood (2019–2022) — Ass Director for Development
  • Former: Manjul Bhargava (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Martin Rees (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Robbert Dijkgraaf (2019–2022) — Director & Trustee
  • Former: Camillo De Lellis (2020–2022) — Mathematics Fac
  • Former: David F. Marquardt (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: E. Robert Fernholz (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lorraine Daston (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Mark Baumgartner (2019–2021) — Chief Invstmt Officer
  • Former: R. Martin Chavez (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Veena Das (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric E Schmidt (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Brian F. Wruble (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jean Bourgain (2019) — Mathematics Fac

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

David Nirenberg — Director/Trustee: $930KDavid NirenbergDirector/Trustee$930KJeffrey Gatto — Chief Investment Officer: $727KJeffrey GattoChief Investment Officer$727KNathan Seiberg — Natural Science Faculty: $520KNathan SeibergNatural Science Faculty$520KAdam Solan — Investment Officer: $482KAdam SolanInvestment Officer$482KMatias Zaldarriaga — Natural Science Faculty: $472KMatias ZaldarriagaNatural Science Faculty$472KNima Arkani-Hamed — Natural Science Faculty: $467KNima Arkani-HamedNatural Science Faculty$467KJanine Purcaro — Associate Director for Finance: $464KJanine PurcaroAssociate Director for Finance$464KAlexandra Day — Associate Director: $451KAlexandra DayAssociate Director$451K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $930K, to David Nirenberg (Director/Trustee). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

How much does Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation give each year?

Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $100K across 1 grant.

How large is Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation?

Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation reported $1.5B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $88.9M.

What is Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation?

Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Princeton, NJ. It holds $1.5B in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation operate?

Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation has awarded grants in California, New Jersey.

What is Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation's EIN?

Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 21-0634988. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

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 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 6, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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