Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a public charity based in Troy, New York. Founded in 1824, it is an educational institution whose stated mission is to educate leaders for technologically based careers and to advance knowledge and global prosperity through discovery and the responsible application of technology.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at a glance
In short: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute gave $7.3M across 57 grants in 2025 (avg $129K), top state New York. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,341,717
- -14.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 57
- -14.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $128,802
- +1.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $71,429
- Total assets
- $1,754,467,322
- +1.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (10 of 57, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (24% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- How to Apply
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Rensselaer’s published proposal guidance describes solicited and unsolicited proposals in the context of proposals submitted to external sponsors.
- Contact
Mailing address: 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 276-6426
Website: https://rpi.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Albany Medical College ($659K). Together the top 10 received $3.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
317 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 136 grants of 317 (43%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of reported grant dollars went to recipients in New York (24%), Pennsylvania (11%), Massachusetts (9%), North Carolina (7%), and South Carolina (7%). These figures describe the locations of grant recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 57 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 57 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $57K; repeat grants $144K. How we count
Medians: $40K first-time, $85K repeat.
- 77% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.7M (2020) to $8.9M (2021). In 2025 it made 57 grants totaling $7.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Albany Medical College Albany, NY | Research Subcontract | $659,031 |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Research Subcontract | $555,270 |
| University of South Carolina Columbia, SC | Research Subcontract | $543,406 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado Denver, CO | Research Subcontract | $370,362 |
| Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | Research Subcontract | $349,595 |
| Regents of the University of California Los Angeles, CA | Research Subcontract | $306,107 |
| Research Foundation of SUNY Albany, NY | Research Subcontract | $302,388 |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC | Research Subcontract | $273,946 |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Research Subcontract | $255,496 |
| Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, DC | Research Subcontract | $249,504 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,754,467,322 | $737,196,871 | $732,523,751 | $7,341,717 | 57 | $78,041,272 |
| 2024 | $1,731,509,146 | $709,446,445 | $703,203,246 | $8,532,524 | 67 | $63,350,748 |
| 2023 | $1,697,301,020 | $666,573,071 | $642,598,495 | $7,625,414 | 56 | $49,374,793 |
| 2022 | $1,667,282,381 | $703,187,253 | $582,168,465 | $6,985,281 | 65 | $108,344,860 |
| 2021 | $1,913,143,793 | $616,594,821 | $562,649,898 | $8,868,181 | 72 | $36,450,684 |
| 2020 | $1,598,843,813 | $653,047,178 | $619,342,522 | $6,697,736 | 70 | $23,657,671 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Rensselaer’s mission is to “educate the leaders of tomorrow for technologically based careers” and to “celebrate discovery and the responsible application of technology to create knowledge and global prosperity.”
Its 2024 filing describes instruction and scholarships and fellowships among its programs. It reports scholarship support for 5,338 undergraduate students and scholarships or fellowships for 1,158 graduate students. These are supports for students, not grants to outside applicants.
Its grants to outside organizations include research subcontracts to universities, medical institutions, and research organizations. For example, the University of South Carolina describes its mission as supporting research in business and economic problems; Johns Hopkins University says its mission includes fostering independent and original research; and GTI Energy describes work on energy research, technology development, and energy-system solutions. These are the grantees’ descriptions, not Rensselaer’s stated funding priorities.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Rensselaer reported 57 grants totaling $7,341,717. Grant amounts ranged from $5,700 to $659,031, with a median of $71,429. The listed grants are principally research subcontracts.
The largest reported grants included $659,031 to Albany Medical College, $555,270 to Carnegie Mellon University, $543,406 to the University of South Carolina, $370,362 to the Regents of the University of Colorado, and $349,595 to Johns Hopkins University. Each was designated a research subcontract.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Carmella Mantello, identified as Mayor-Elect of Troy, and the following trustees: Curtis R. Priem, Daniel Pickett III, Dario Gil, David Ho, Gary T. DiCamillo, Jackson P. Tai, Janet Rutledge, Jeffrey L. Kodosky, and John Bennett.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is led by Martin Schmidt, President on every filing since 2023; 22 of 45 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Martin Schmidt
President
On filings since 2023
55 hrs/week
$531K (2023) → $1.2M (2025)
Curtis R Priem
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel T. Pickett III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Ho
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary T DiCamillo
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jackson P Tai
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janet C. Rutledge
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey L Kodosky
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John D. Bennett
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John E Kelly III
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Pitzi Jojo
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark M Little
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula L Simon
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Capek
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kate Murtagh
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Humiston
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roderic Pettigrew
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Srinivasan Sivaram
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Theodore J Wojnar Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dario Gil
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Capek
Trustee
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Meghan Moulder
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mukesh Chatter
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Boleslaw Szymanski
Professor
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$358K (2020) → $388K (2025)
Craig Cook
Secretary & General Counsel
Secretary → Secretary & General Counsel, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$424K (2020) → $515K (2025)
John E. Kolb
Vice President for Information Services & CTO
Vice President → Vice President for Information Services & CTO, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$463K (2020) → $498K (2025)
Jonathan Dordick
Vice President for Strategic Alliances & Translation
Vice President → Professor & Special Assistant to the President for Research, 2022
Professor & Special Assistant to the President for Research → Vice President for Strategic Alliances & Translation, 2024
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$460K (2020) → $527K (2025)
Jonathan Wexler
Vice President for Enrollment
Vice President → Vice President for Enrollment, 2022
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$406K (2020) → $378K (2025)
Peter Konwerski
Vice President for Student Life
Vice President → Vice President for Student Life, 2022
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$310K (2020) → $223K (2025)
Prabhat Hajela
Former Provost
Provost → Former Provost, 2024
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$535K (2020) → $289K (2025)
Shekhar Garde
Dean & School of Engineering
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$384K (2020) → $416K (2025)
Curtis Breneman
Dean & School of Science
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
$374K (2022) → $381K (2025)
Eileen McLoughlin
Vice President for Finance & CFO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$83K (2022) → $453K (2025)
Robert Hull
Vice President for Research
Acting Vice President for Research → Vice President for Research, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$355K (2022) → $411K (2025)
Ernest Katzwinkel
Vice President of the Division of Administration
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$232K (2023) → $318K (2025)
Matthew Ter Molen
Vice President of Institute Advancement
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$36K (2023) → $508K (2025)
Rosaline Lee
Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer for Institutional Impact
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$9K (2023) → $451K (2025)
Hannelore Rodriguez-Farrar
Vice President, Co-Head of the Office of Community Engagement & Communications
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$41K (2024) → $271K (2025)
James Hendler
Professor
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$367K (2024) → $376K (2025)
Louis Padula
Vice President of Human Resources
Acting Vice President & Human Resources → Vice President of Human Resources, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$259K (2024) → $253K (2025)
Pamela Smith
Vice President, Co-Head of the Office of Community Engagement & Communications
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$194K (2024) → $228K (2025)
Rebecca Doerge
Provost
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$321K (2024) → $676K (2025)
Deepak Vashishth
Professor
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$413K (2025)
Evan Douglis
Dean & School of Architecture
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$376K (2025)
Carmella Mantello
Mayor-Elect of Troy
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Curtis N. Powell (2020–2024) — Former Vice President for Human Resources
- Former: Mary Simoni (2020–2024) — Dean of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
- Former: Shirley Ann Jackson (2020–2024) — Former President
- Former: Gaetano Montelione (2021–2024) — Professor
- Former: Nalin Chanaka Edirisinghe (2021–2024) — Acting Dean & Lally School of Management
- Former: Patrick Madden (2022–2024) — Ex-Officio Member Till
- Former: Arthur F Golden (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: David M Hirsch (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Edward J Zander (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Graig Eastin (2020–2023) — Vice President for Institute Advancement
- Former: Roy N Davis (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Wanda Denson-Low (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Barbara Hough (2020–2022) — Vice President for Finance & CFO
- Former: Claude Rounds (2020–2022) — Vice President for Administration
- Former: Richie Hunter (2020–2022) — Vice President for Strategic Communications & External Relations
- Former: Robert Linhardt (2020–2022) — Professor
- Former: Bill Francis (2020–2021) — Professor
- Former: George Campbell Jr. (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Kathryin I. Murtagh (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Nancy S. Mueller (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Paul J. Severino (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Siva Sivaram (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Tj Wojnar Jr. (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Thomas Begley (2020) — Professor
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.2M, to Martin Schmidt (President). 22 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
How much does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute give each year?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute gave $7.3M across 57 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8.5M across 67 grants.
What is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's typical grant size?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's median grant in 2025 was $71,429, and its average grant was $128,802, across 57 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that year got $57K on average.
Where does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute give grants?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's top state is New York, with 24% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Pennsylvania (11%) and Massachusetts (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Albany, NY (3 grants), Boston, MA (3 grants), Pittsburgh, PA (2 grants) and St. Louis, MO (2 grants).
Does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute give general operating support?
Occasionally: 5% of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 57) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Research Subcontract" (53 grants).
Who are Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's largest grantees?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's largest 2025 grantees include Albany Medical College ($659,031), Carnegie Mellon University ($555,270) and University of South Carolina ($543,406), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reported $1.8B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $737.2M.
What does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute fund?
Rensselaer’s mission is to “educate the leaders of tomorrow for technologically based careers” and to “celebrate discovery and the responsible application of technology to create knowledge and global prosperity.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?
Rensselaer’s published proposal guidance describes solicited and unsolicited proposals in the context of proposals submitted to external sponsors. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's EIN?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 14-1340095. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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