The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund is a public charity based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Formed in 1951, it reports a mission of higher education, research and public service and describes its work as operating a private university.
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund at a glance
In short: The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund gave $25.4M across 891 grants in 2025 (avg $29K), top state Louisiana. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,406,905
- +34.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 891
- +22.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,515
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $16,445
- Total assets
- $4,622,624,000
- +7.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (31 of 161, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Louisiana (29% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
- Contact
Mailing address: 6823 St Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 862-8000
Website: https://tulane.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was New Schools for New Orleans ($1.5M across 4 grants). Together the top 10 received $8.1M.
Organizations only. It also paid 51 grants to individuals ($1,123,423), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
3,491 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3,175 grants of 3,491 (91%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, Louisiana recipients received 29% of grant dollars, followed by California at 11%, Texas at 9%, and Massachusetts and New York at 6% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 891 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 31 of 161 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $82K; repeat grants $176K. How we count
Medians: $51K first-time, $74K repeat.
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 $12.6M (2021) to $25.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 891 grants totaling $25.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| New Schools for New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Subcontract Grant Award | $643,695 |
| New Schools for New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Subcontract Grant Award | $563,091 |
| TNTP Inc New York, NY | Subcontract Grant Award | $416,170 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Subcontract Grant Award | $373,144 |
| Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH | Subcontract Grant Award | $339,668 |
| University of Illinois Chicago, IL | Subcontract Grant Award | $331,106 |
| Pennington Biomedical Research Center Baton Rouge, LA | Subcontract Grant Award | $327,936 |
| Boston Childrens Hospital Boston, MA | Subcontract Grant Award | $311,154 |
| TNTP Inc New York, NY | Subcontract Grant Award | $303,466 |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Scamel Fort Worth, TX | Subcontract Grant Award | $209,163 |
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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 | $4,622,624,000 | $1,943,508,000 | $1,755,227,000 | $25,406,905 | 891 | $223,443,000 |
| 2024 | $4,312,796,000 | $1,798,067,000 | $1,669,348,000 | $18,861,574 | 730 | $178,341,000 |
| 2023 | $3,962,345,000 | $1,674,159,000 | $1,529,244,000 | $15,647,345 | 681 | $179,424,000 |
| 2022 | $3,709,652,000 | $1,639,844,000 | $1,453,849,000 | $15,207,656 | 631 | $190,448,000 |
| 2021 | $3,555,238,000 | $1,554,442,000 | $1,341,620,000 | $12,595,670 | 558 | $214,174,000 |
| 2020 | $2,839,325,000 | $1,346,494,000 | $1,264,104,000 | $16,014,638 | 624 | $115,021,000 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization states its mission as “Higher Education, Research and Public Service.” Its filing describes instruction across undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs, including liberal arts, science and engineering, architecture, business, law, social work, medicine, and public health and tropical medicine. The filing also describes public service as part of the university’s academic mission and organized research as including externally commissioned and separately budgeted research activities.
The filing says a portion of annual endowment earnings supports scholarship, academic and instruction programs, and operations. The Tulane Fund website describes unrestricted gifts as supporting scholarships, academic programs, student life and emerging priorities. Its undergraduate fund page also describes support for scholarships, academic research, experiential learning and career preparation.
Among the 2025 grantees, New Schools for New Orleans describes its mission as pursuing excellent public schools for every child in New Orleans through teacher and leader preparation, support for open-enrollment charter schools, and advocacy for accountable, sustainable schools. TNTP describes its mission as transforming education so every young person thrives. Xavier University of Louisiana describes its mission as preparing students for leadership and service in a global society to promote a more just and humane society. These are the grantees’ stated missions.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the organization reported 891 grants totaling $25,406,905. Grant amounts ranged from $5,005 to $643,695, with a median of $16,445. The largest listed award was $643,695 to New Schools for New Orleans, followed by another award of $563,091 to that organization; both were designated “subcontract grant award.” Other large awards included $416,170 to TNTP, $373,144 to Xavier University of Louisiana, $339,668 to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and $327,936 to an individual recipient Research Center. The listed awards were also designated “subcontract grant award.”
The organization’s website describes the Tulane Fund and Tulane Fund for Undergraduate Education as giving channels for support of the university. It also describes Newcomb-Tulane College URAF grants for eligible Tulane students. Those student awards are for student projects or travel, not grants for outside applicants. Eligible students must meet the program’s enrollment requirements; the application page describes monthly review cycles in September, October, November, February, March and April, with applications due by 5 p.m. on the 15th of the month. Individual award limits vary by program, and grant-funded projects or travel must be completed before graduation. These are Tulane student-grant programs, not an application process for the organization’s reported grants to recipient organizations.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jonathan Sumrall, Head Football Coach; Michael Fitts, President; Richard Chau, Chief Investment Officer; Dr John Thompson Jr, Physician; Patrick Norton, COO and Treasurer of the University; Ronald Hunter, Head Basketball Coach; Dr Aaron Dumont, Physician; Jamil Borgi, Associate Professor of Surgery; Dr L Hamm, Senior VP and Dean of Medicine; and Robin Forman, Senior VP for Academic Affairs and Provost.
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund is led by Michael A Fitts, President on every filing since 2020; 19 of 56 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael A Fitts
President
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1.3M (2020) → $2.5M (2025)
David M Mussafer
Chair
Voting Board Member → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Aaron Dumont
Physician
Professor & Chairman Neurosurgery → Physician, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1.1M (2020) → $1.3M (2025)
James Wandling
University Controller
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$180K (2020) → $323K (2025)
John W Thompson Jr.
Physician
Chair, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences → Physician, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$1.2M (2020) → $1.4M (2025)
Patrick J Norton
COO & Treasurer of the University
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$737K (2020) → $1M (2025)
Robin Forman
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$680K (2020) → $947K (2025)
Victoria Johnson
General Counsel
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$532K (2020) → $733K (2025)
Virginia Wise
Senior Vice President for Advancement
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$527K (2020) → $748K (2025)
Jonathan Small
Vice President of Human Resources & Institutional Equity
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$130K (2022) → $359K (2025)
Richard Chau
Chief Investment Officer
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$1.3M (2022) → $1.7M (2025)
Ronald Hunter
Head Basketball Coach
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$1.1M (2022) → $1.3M (2025)
Elizabeth Brown-Aigeldinger
Secretary of the University
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$479K (2023) → $573K (2025)
L Hamm
Senior Vice President & Dean of Medicine
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$857K (2023) → $971K (2025)
Shawn Abbott
Vice President of Enrollment Management
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$160K (2023) → $473K (2025)
Ian Morrison
Vice President of Public Relations & Chief Communications Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$381K (2024) → $419K (2025)
James Porter
Vice President Student Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$204K (2025)
Jamil Borgi
Associate Professor of Surgery
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$1.1M (2025)
Jonathan Sumrall
Head Football Coach
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$3M (2025)
Sarah Cunningham
Vice President & Student Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$195K (2025)
Albert H Small Jr.
Vice Chair
Voting Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Ann G Tenenbaum
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Arnold W Donald
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Barry A Malkin
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Carol L Bernick
Voting Board Member
Voting Board Member → Chair, 2022
Chair → Voting Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Donald Peters Jr.
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
E Pierce Marshall Jr.
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Connoly Alexander
Vice Chair
Chair → Voting Board Member, 2022
Voting Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Glenn M Darden
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Irwin D Simon
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jennifer Juge Kottler
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Kim M Boyle
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Lisa P Jackson
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Mark W Tipton
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Michael A Corasaniti
Voting Board Member
Vice Chair → Voting Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Michelle S Diener
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Steven M Paul
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Suzanne Barton Grant
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Timothy B Francis
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
William A Marko
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Martha Murphy
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Regina M Benjamin
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Richard M Lerner
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
David Zhang
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Kate Williamson
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Michael Rubenstein
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Trivia Frazier
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jeffrey B Goldring
Voting Board Member
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Christopher Britt
Voting Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Dennis Lauscha
Voting Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
J David Barksdale
Voting Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Marcus Brown
Voting Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Mark A Fogelman
Voting Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Rick S Rees
Voting Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Shannon Acks
Voting Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Thomas E Jorden
Voting Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Jeffrey R Balser (2020–2024) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Stephanie S Feoli (2020–2024) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Wayne J Lee (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: William Fritz (2020–2024) — Head Football Coach
- Former: Troy Dannen (2022–2024) — Athletic Director
- Former: A Dumont (2023–2024) — Physician
- Former: F Savoie (2023–2024) — Physician
- Former: J Thompson Jr. (2023–2024) — Physician
- Former: Julia Mord (2024) — Deputy Chief Investment Officer
- Former: David F Edwards (2020–2023) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Gayle M Benson (2020–2023) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Michael F McKeever (2020–2023) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Robert I Grossman (2020–2023) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Satyajit Dattagupta (2020–2023) — Former Vice President for Enrollment Management
- Former: Brad Beers (2023) — Voting Board Member
- Former: P Dennar (2023) — Physician
- Former: Bradley B Beers (2020–2022) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Charles R Pickering (2020–2022) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Elizabeth C Brown (2020–2022) — Secretary of the University
- Former: Lee Hamm (2020–2022) — Senior Vice President & Dean of Medicine
- Former: Marcela Villareal de Panetta (2020–2022) — Voting Board Member
- Former: R Hunter Pierson Jr. (2020–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Shantay Bolton (2021–2022) — Deputy Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Andew B Wisdom (2020–2021) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Douglas J Hertz (2020–2021) — Voting Board Member
- Former: E Richard Yullman (2020–2021) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Felix Savioie (2020–2021) — Chairman, Shoulder, Elbow & Sports Medicine
- Former: Jeremy Crigler (2020–2021) — Chief Investment Officer
- Former: Jill H Glazer (2020–2021) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Michael A Friedman (2020–2021) — Voting Board Member
- Former: Michael Dunleavy (2020–2021) — Former Head Basketball Coach
- Former: Richard Matasar (2020–2021) — Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Institutional Effectiveness
- Former: The Hon Mmichael G Bagneris (2020–2021) — Voting Board Member
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 $3.0M, to Jonathan Sumrall (Head Football Coach). 19 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund
How much does The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund give each year?
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund gave $25.4M across 891 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $18.9M across 730 grants.
What is The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund's typical grant size?
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund's median grant in 2025 was $16,445, and its average grant was $28,515, across 891 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund that year got $82K on average.
Where does The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund give grants?
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund's top state is Louisiana, with 29% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (11%) and Texas (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Orleans, LA (100 grants), Baton Rouge, LA (78 grants), Dallas, TX (42 grants) and Chicago, IL (32 grants).
Does The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 891 grants with a stated purpose on The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Subcontract Grant Award" (891 grants).
Who are The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund's largest grantees?
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund's largest 2025 grantees include New Schools for New Orleans ($1,497,680 across 4 grants), The Praxis Project ($1,049,722 across 27 grants) and Pennington Biomedical Research Center ($983,255 across 34 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 51 grants to individuals ($1,123,423), which are not listed by name. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund?
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund reported $4.6B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9B.
What does The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund fund?
The organization states its mission as “Higher Education, Research and Public Service.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund?
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check tulane.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund's EIN?
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 72-0423889. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 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 June 15, 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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