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Princeton Prospect Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Princeton, NJ EIN: 22-6075964 Website

To facilitate the historic preservation of princeton eating clubs and to further the education of students belonging to the clubs.

Princeton Prospect Foundation at a glance

In short: Princeton Prospect Foundation gave $2.5M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $415K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,490,490
+133.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$415,082
+16.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$180,176
Total assets
$9,622,381
+7.1% 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.

Who Princeton Prospect Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Princeton Charter Club: $1.5MPrinceton Charter Club$1.5MTiger Inn: $494KTiger Inn$494KCloister Inn of Princeton University: $210KCloister Inn of PrincetonUniversity$210KPrinceton Quadrangle Club: $150KPrinceton Quadrangle Club$150KPrinceton Terrace Club: $139KPrinceton Terrace Club$139KColonial Club: $19KColonial Club$19K

The largest 2025 recipient was Princeton Charter Club ($1.5M). Together the top 6 received $2.5M.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K8$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 8 grants of 15 (53%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Princeton

How Princeton Prospect Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 583% from 2022 to 2025. 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$1M$2M$3M2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $159K (2023) to $2.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $2.5M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Princeton Charter Club Princeton, NJEducational Purposes & Historic Preservation$1,478,392
Tiger Inn Princeton, NJEducational Purposes & Historic Preservation$493,747
Cloister Inn of Princeton University Princeton, NJEducational Purposes & Historic Preservation$210,351
Princeton Quadrangle Club Princeton, NJEducational Purposes & Historic Preservation$150,000
Princeton Terrace Club Princeton, NJEducational Purposes & Historic Preservation$139,000
Colonial Club Princeton, NJEducational Purposes & Historic Preservation$19,000
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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$9,622,381$2,945,885$2,538,800$2,490,4906$345,416
2024$8,986,645$4,554,362$1,118,871$1,066,8603$167,199
2023$5,407,576$2,482,323$194,637$158,6252$56,056
2022$3,019,390$864,854$393,047$364,7112$55,419
2021$2,842,393$521,421$687,666$663,1642$34,820

About Princeton Prospect Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Princeton Prospect Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Princeton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $2.5M. Net investment income was $345K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Princeton Prospect Foundation is led by Graham Harrison, Chairman on every filing since 2021; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Graham Harrison

    Chairman

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Rabitz

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Golden

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karl Pettit

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adi Rajagopalan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lexy Sarstedt

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valarie Bay

    Comptroller

    Treasurer → Comptroller, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    $7K (2021) → $7K (2025)

  • Corbin Miller

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doug Rubin

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Timothy Burman

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Bryan Blount (2021–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert Haines (2021) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Valarie Bay — Comptroller: $7KValarie BayComptroller$7K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Valarie Bay (Comptroller).

Frequently asked questions about Princeton Prospect Foundation

How much does Princeton Prospect Foundation give each year?

Princeton Prospect Foundation gave $2.5M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 3 grants.

What is Princeton Prospect Foundation's typical grant size?

Princeton Prospect Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $180,176, and its average grant was $415,082, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Princeton Prospect Foundation give grants?

Princeton Prospect Foundation gives mostly in New Jersey: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Princeton, NJ (6 grants).

Does Princeton Prospect Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Princeton Prospect Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational Purposes & Historic Preservation" (6 grants).

Who are Princeton Prospect Foundation's largest grantees?

Princeton Prospect Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Princeton Charter Club ($1,478,392), Tiger Inn ($493,747) and Cloister Inn of Princeton University ($210,351), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Princeton Prospect Foundation?

Princeton Prospect Foundation reported $9.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.9M.

What is Princeton Prospect Foundation?

Princeton Prospect Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Princeton, NJ. It holds $9.6M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Princeton Prospect Foundation's EIN?

Princeton Prospect Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6075964. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 17, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 17, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 19, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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