The Teagle Foundation
The Teagle Foundation is a private foundation based in New York, New York. It supports and strengthens liberal arts education, aiming to improve teaching and learning in the arts and sciences while addressing financial sustainability and accountability in higher education.
The Teagle Foundation at a glance
In short: The Teagle Foundation gave $8.6M across 138 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), top state New York. 30% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,564,349
- -7.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 138
- -16.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $62,061
- +11.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,500
- Total assets
- $169,874,160
- +2.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 30% first-time grantees (38 of 127, 2025)
- Primary geography
- New York (23% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Teagle Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. It invites concept papers in response to current Requests for Proposals; only a limited number of applicants are then invited to submit full proposals.
- Next open deadline
- December 1, 2026 (Teagle Foundation: Knowledge for Freedom Grant)
- Contact
Mailing address: 570 Lexington Avenue 38Th Floor, New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 373-1972
Website: https://teaglefoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from The Teagle Foundation
Cornerstone: Learning for Living- Implementation Grants
The Teagle Foundation
Amount
Up to US $350,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Cornerstone: Learning for Living- Planning Grants
The Teagle Foundation
Amount
Up to US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Teagle Foundation: Knowledge for Freedom Grant
The Teagle Foundation
Amount
US $10,000 - US $300,000
Deadline
December 1, 2026
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Who The Teagle Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bard College ($1.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
801 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 525 grants of 801 (66%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation says it grants nationally to a diverse range of higher education institutions and organizations. In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to New York (23%), Tennessee (10%), Texas (7%), California (7%), and North Carolina (6%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 138 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Teagle Foundation open to new grantees?
30%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 38 of 127 grantees (30%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $46K; repeat grants $77K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $53K repeat.
- 58% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 153% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.8M (2021) to $9.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 138 grants totaling $8.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bard College AnnandaleonHudson, NY | Endowment Gift | $1,000,000 |
| International Scholarship & Tuition Nashville, TN | Scholarship Program | $608,000 |
| California Maritime Academy FDN Inc Vallejo, CA | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | $245,000 |
| North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities Raleigh, NC | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative | $175,000 |
| North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | $175,000 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | $175,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Hadley, MA | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | $150,000 |
| New England Board of Higher Education Boston, MA | Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative | $143,000 |
| Texas A&M University System College Station, TX | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | $131,250 |
| Augustana College Rock Island, IL | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | $130,260 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $169,874,160 | $30,180,836 | $13,137,282 | $8,564,349 | 138 | $11,335,460 | $25,930,663 | $7,412,132 |
| 2024 | $165,384,050 | $18,338,718 | $14,912,329 | $9,246,981 | 166 | $11,741,467 | $14,884,794 | $7,573,732 |
| 2023 | $157,504,856 | $5,255,845 | $11,566,716 | $6,987,507 | 165 | $9,196,015 | $1,685,506 | $7,537,837 |
| 2022 | $148,767,940 | $15,608,363 | $11,178,056 | $5,316,887 | 159 | $7,434,761 | $12,795,893 | $7,983,275 |
| 2021 | $172,379,349 | $12,655,674 | $9,403,506 | $4,795,750 | 173 | — | $10,311,782 | $7,398,172 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Teagle Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7.4M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s mission is to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which it views as fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life. Its initiatives seek to revitalize liberal education and make its benefits broadly accessible to students.
Current initiatives include Knowledge for Freedom, Cornerstone: Learning for Living, Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts, and Civics in the City. The Foundation also lists Education for American Civic Life, which supports efforts to prepare students to participate in civic life. Its website describes Cornerstone as aiming to revitalize the humanities in general education, and Transfer Pathways as facilitating transfer and baccalaureate completion in the liberal arts.
Grantees include colleges and universities, higher education associations, and other organizations. For example, Bard College describes its mission as providing a challenging academic program and supportive environment that fosters the exchange of ideas and academic excellence. North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities says it supports, represents, and advocates for independent higher education in North Carolina. Augustana College describes its work as offering a challenging liberal arts and sciences education, while Lyon College describes its mission as providing a high-quality liberal arts education in a personalized setting.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 138 grants totaling $8,564,349. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $1,000,000, with a median of $32,500. Among the largest grants were $1,000,000 to Bard College for an endowment gift; $608,000 to International Scholarship & Tuition for a scholarship program; and $245,000 to California Maritime Academy Foundation for the Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative. Other notable awards included $175,000 each to North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities for Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts and North Carolina State University for Cornerstone: Learning for Living, and $128,000 to Drexel University for Education for American Civic Life.
The Foundation offers planning and implementation grants. Planning grants typically run six to 12 months; implementation grants typically run up to 36 months, depending on the initiative. Its grantseekers page asks prospective applicants to submit a 3–5 page concept paper in response to a current Request for Proposals. The paper should outline project goals and description, show alignment with the Foundation’s mission and institutional priorities, and address the relevant request’s criteria. A limited number of applicants are invited to submit full proposals after concept-paper review. The Foundation says planning grants do not guarantee implementation funding.
The Education for American Civic Life initiative describes awards of $100,000–$300,000 over 24–36 months. Its program information says it is accepting proposals from current planning grantees only.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Elizabeth S. Boylan as chair, Andrew Delbanco as president, and Ann-Marie Buckley as CFO, treasurer, and secretary. Directors listed include Gregory Brown, W. Scott Essex, Eric O. Fornell, Mary Dana Hinton, Roosevelt Montas, Kevin W. Murphy, and Elsa M. Nunez.
The Teagle Foundation is led by Andrew Delbanco, President on every filing since 2021; 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew Delbanco
President
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$335K (2021) → $413K (2025)
Elizabeth S. Boylan
Chair
Director → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Rosenberg
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Grant A. Porter
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Saskia Levy Thompson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
W. Scott Essex
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Dana Hinton
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheryl Hilliard Tucker
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elsa M. Nunez
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric O. Fornell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Brown
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin W. Murphy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roosevelt Montas
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann-Marie Buckley
CFO, Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$220K (2021) → $276K (2025)
Former officers (8)
- Former: Kate Shae (2021–2024) — Director · Filing note: Retired May 2023
- Former: Pauline Yu (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Walter C. Teagle III (2021–2024) — Director & Chair Emeritus
- Former: Philip B. Pool Jr. (2021–2023) — Director · Filing note: Retired May 2023
- Former: Jayne Keith (2021–2022) — Director · Filing note: Retired May 2022
- Former: Alondra Nelson (2021) — Director · Filing note: Resigned jan 2021
- Former: Blanche Goldenberg (2021) — Director · Filing note: Retired 63021
- Former: Kenneth P. Cohen (2021) — Director · Filing note: Retired 63021
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $413K, to Andrew Delbanco (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Teagle Foundation
How much does The Teagle Foundation give each year?
The Teagle Foundation gave $8.6M across 138 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9.2M across 166 grants.
What is The Teagle Foundation's typical grant size?
The Teagle Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $32,500, and its average grant was $62,061, across 138 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Teagle Foundation that year got $46K on average.
Where does The Teagle Foundation give grants?
The Teagle Foundation's top state is New York, with 23% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Tennessee (10%) and Texas (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (20 grants), Washington, DC (9 grants), Austin, TX (5 grants) and Columbus, OH (4 grants).
Does The Teagle Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 37% of The Teagle Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (51 of 138) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative" (40 grants), "Knowledge for Freedom initiative" (24 grants) and "Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts initiative" (5 grants).
Who are The Teagle Foundation's largest grantees?
The Teagle Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bard College ($1,000,000), International Scholarship & Tuition ($608,000) and California Maritime Academy FDN Inc ($245,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 22% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Teagle Foundation?
The Teagle Foundation reported $169.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7.4M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Teagle Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s mission is to support and strengthen liberal arts education, which it views as fundamental to meaningful work, effective citizenship, and a fulfilling life. Its initiatives seek to revitalize liberal education and make its benefits broadly accessible to students. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Teagle Foundation?
The Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Teagle Foundation's EIN?
The Teagle Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1370387. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does The Teagle Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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