Yale University
Yale University is a public charity based in New Haven, Connecticut. Its stated mission is to improve the world through research, scholarship, education, preservation, and practice. Its programs include education, student financial aid, research, academic support, public service, and other institutional support.
Yale University at a glance
In short: Yale University gave $168.2M across 364 grants in 2025 (avg $462K), top state Connecticut. 21% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $168,243,967
- +22.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 364
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $462,209
- +15.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $136,198
- Total assets
- $58,926,726,383
- +6.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 21% first-time grantees (75 of 359, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (18% 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 Yale University
- How to Apply
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The 2026–27 Yale Planetary Solutions grant cycle is closed. The available information does not specify an application process for Yale’s other reported grants.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 208239, New Haven, CT 06520-8239
Phone: (203) 432-5530
Website: https://yale.edu
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
7 open opportunities from Yale University
DRC Pilot and Feasibility Project Grants
Yale University
Amount
US $30,000 - US $40,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) Fellowship: Long-term Fellows Grant
Yale University
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Institute of Sacred Music (ISM) Fellowship: Postdoctoral Associates Grant
Yale University
Amount
US $68,500 - US $79,500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Yale University funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Yale New Haven Hospital ($14.3M across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $47.8M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($408,356), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
1,680 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 602 grants of 1,680 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 18% of grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut, 16% to California, 12% to Massachusetts, 9% to New York, and 5% to Pennsylvania. The listed grants also include recipients in other states.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 364 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Yale University open to new grantees?
21%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 75 of 359 grantees (21%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $167K; repeat grants $548K. How we count
Medians: $82K first-time, $189K 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 $62.4M (2020) to $168.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 364 grants totaling $168.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Yale New Haven Hospital New Haven, CT | DAF Distribution | $14,308,657 |
| University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA | Subaward - Sponsored Research | $8,554,704 |
| New Haven Promise Inc New Haven, CT | Charitable Contribution and Community Support | $4,559,905 |
| Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA | Subaward - Sponsored Research | $3,611,092 |
| University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Subaward - Sponsored Research | $2,920,916 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | Subaward - Sponsored Research | $2,910,442 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | Subaward - Sponsored Research | $2,857,317 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Subaward - Sponsored Research | $2,761,334 |
| University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH | Subaward - Sponsored Research | $2,687,586 |
| Washington University St. Louis, MO | Subaward - Sponsored Research | $2,621,902 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
EIN: 06-0646973. Filing type: Form 990 (a public charity).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $58,926,726,383 | $8,452,768,034 | $6,672,258,952 | $168,243,967 | 364 | $3,701,944,184 |
| 2024 | $55,210,972,740 | $6,841,256,079 | $6,197,071,259 | $137,187,243 | 344 | $2,379,740,354 |
| 2023 | $54,308,947,172 | $6,315,023,788 | $5,612,701,248 | $97,093,017 | 322 | $2,196,267,937 |
| 2022 | $54,599,818,948 | $7,410,414,729 | $5,113,408,089 | $92,039,266 | 306 | $3,422,206,453 |
| 2021 | $56,104,600,801 | $7,616,500,018 | $4,656,059,084 | $76,616,420 | 344 | $3,649,243,829 |
| 2020 | $44,198,683,391 | $5,595,177,145 | $4,581,336,832 | $62,363,731 | 329 | $2,097,617,550 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Yale’s stated mission is “to improve the world through research, scholarship, education, preservation, and practice.” Its filing describes instruction across the sciences and engineering, social sciences, humanities, and learned professions; need-based student aid; and research in fields including medicine, science, engineering, the arts, social sciences, and humanities. It also describes public access to museum and library collections for exhibition, education, research, and public service.
The 2025 grant list includes sponsored-research subawards to hospitals and universities, as well as charitable and community support. For example, Yale New Haven Hospital describes its mission as providing patient care, teaching, research, and service to its communities; New Haven Promise describes its work as supporting students’ aspirations for college and their return to serve the greater New Haven community. These are the grantees’ missions, not statements of Yale’s own program priorities.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Yale reported 364 grants totaling $168,243,967. Grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $14,308,657, with a median of $136,198. The largest listed grant was $14,308,657 to Yale New Haven Hospital, recorded as a donor-advised-fund distribution. Other large awards included $8,554,704 to the University of California San Diego and $3,611,092 to Boston Children’s Hospital, both for sponsored-research subawards, and $4,559,905 to New Haven Promise for charitable contribution and community support.
Yale Planetary Solutions offers competitive grants for novel, impact-focused projects at Yale, with tracks for initiation, exploration, and constellation projects. The program says it has awarded over $7 million to interdisciplinary projects since 2022 and seeks proposals aligned with climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems, and communities and society. Its 2026–27 application cycle is closed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Maurie McInnis as president, effective July 1, 2024. Listed trustees include Ann Miura-Ko, Carlos R Moreno, David A Thomas, David Sze, Edward Miner Ned Lamont Jr (ex-officio), Felicia F Norwood, Fred Krupp, Gina R Boswell, and Joshua Bekenstein.
Yale University is led by Peter Salovey, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 23 of 39 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter Salovey
President
Trustee & President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$1.8M (2020) → $3.9M (2025)
Maurie McInnis
President
Trustee → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$803K (2025)
Amelia Chivetta
Managing Director & Investments
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$1.7M (2024) → $1.9M (2025)
Timothy R Sullivan
Senior Director of Private Equity
Director & Investments → Senior Director of Private Equity, 2021
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$1.5M (2020) → $2.3M (2025)
Alexander C Banker
Senior Director of Finance
Senior Director of Finance → Former Director of Investments, 2023
Former Director of Investments → Senior Director of Finance, 2025
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$1.3M (2022) → $4.1M (2025)
Carrie Abildgaard
Director & Investments
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$3.1M (2025)
Ann Miura-Ko
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Sze
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Edward Miner Ned Lamont Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Joshua Bekenstein
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua L Steiner
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bysiewicz
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
William E Kennard
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos R Moreno
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J Cavanagh
Trustee
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David A Thomas
Trustee
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marta L Tellado
Trustee
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fred Krupp
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gina R Boswell
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maryana Iskander
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Neal S Wolin
Trustee
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Felicia F Norwood
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexander E Dreier
Senior Vice President for Institutional Affairs
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$772K (2020) → $940K (2025)
Benjamin Polak
Former Provost
Provost → Former Provost, 2021
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$715K (2020) → $513K (2025)
Dean J Takahashi
Former Senior Director & Investments
Senior Director & Investments → Former Senior Director & Investments, 2021
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$3.4M (2020) → $1.6M (2025)
Jack F Callahan Jr.
Senior Vice President for Operations
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$755K (2020) → $883K (2025)
Joan E O'Neill
Vice President for Alumni Affairs & Development
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$565K (2020) → $876K (2025)
Kimberly M Goff-Crews
Secretary & Vice President for University Life
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$453K (2020) → $554K (2025)
Pericles Lewis
Former Vice President for Global Strategy
Vice President for Global Strategy → Former Vice President for Global Strategy, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$463K (2020) → $568K (2025)
Robert J Alpern
Former Dean & School of Medicine
Dean & School of Medicine → Former Dean & School of Medicine, 2022
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$985K (2020) → $356K (2025)
Scott A Strobel
Provost
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$598K (2020) → $1.2M (2025)
Stephen C Murphy
Vice President for Finance & CFO
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$488K (2020) → $635K (2025)
Nancy J Brown
Dean & School of Medicine
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$954K (2021) → $1.2M (2025)
John Whelan
Vice President for Hr
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$226K (2022) → $469K (2025)
Matthew S T Mendelsohn
Chief Investment Officer
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$1.2M (2022) → $2.7M (2025)
Jack Michael Bellamy
Vice President for Facilities, Campus Development & Sustainability
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$158K (2023) → $594K (2025)
John Barden
Vice President for Technology & Campus Services
Vice President for Information Technology → Vice President for Technology & Campus Services, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$410K (2023) → $547K (2025)
Karen Peart
Former Interim Vice President for Communications
Interim Vice President for Communications → Former Interim Vice President for Communications, 2024
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$196K (2023) → $266K (2025)
Renee Kopkowski
Vice President for Communications
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$393K (2024) → $484K (2025)
Former officers (26)
- Former: Catharine B Hill (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Warren (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Murat Gunel (2020–2024) — Chair & Neurosurgery
- Former: Alex Hetherington (2023–2024) — Managing Director & Investments
- Former: John Ricotta (2024) — Managing Director & Investments
- Former: Alan Forman (2020–2023) — Director & Investments
- Former: Charles W Goodyear IV (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: E John Rice Jr. (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Janet E Lindner (2020–2023) — Former Vice President for Hr & Administration
- Former: John H Bollier (2020–2023) — Former Vice President for Facilities & Campus Development
- Former: Kathleen E Walsh (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Nathaniel Nickerson (2020–2023) — Vice President for Communications
- Former: Arnar Geirsson (2021–2023) — Professor of Surgery
- Former: Donna Cable (2021–2023) — Former Interim Vice President for Hr
- Former: Annette Thomas (2020–2022) — Trustee
- Former: David F Swensen (2020–2022) — Chief Investment Officer
- Former: Nita Ahuja (2020–2022) — Chair & Department of Surgery
- Former: Lisa Howie (2022) — Director & Investments
- Former: Eve H Rice (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Gina M Raimondo (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Lei Zhang (2020–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charles C Matouk (2021) — Chief & Neurovascular Surgery
- Former: Douglas A Warner III (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Eileen O'Connor (2020) — Former Vice President for Communications
- Former: Khalid M Abbed (2020) — Director & Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Former: Paul L Joskow (2020) — Trustee
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 $4.1M, to Alexander C Banker (Sr Director of Finance). 23 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Yale University
How much does Yale University give each year?
Yale University gave $168.2M across 364 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $137.2M across 344 grants.
What is Yale University's typical grant size?
Yale University's median grant in 2025 was $136,198, and its average grant was $462,209, across 364 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Yale University that year got $167K on average.
Where does Yale University give grants?
Yale University's top state is Connecticut, with 18% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were California (16%) and Massachusetts (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were New Haven, CT (54 grants), New York, NY (20 grants), Washington, DC (13 grants) and Boston, MA (10 grants).
Does Yale University give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 364 grants with a stated purpose on Yale University's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Subaward - Sponsored Research" (291 grants) and "See Part IV" (11 grants).
Who are Yale University's largest grantees?
Yale University's largest 2025 grantees include Yale New Haven Hospital ($14,333,627 across 2 grants), University of California San Diego ($8,554,704) and New Haven Promise Inc ($4,559,905), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($408,356), which are not listed by name. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Yale University?
Yale University reported $58.9B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $8.5B.
What does Yale University fund?
Yale’s stated mission is “to improve the world through research, scholarship, education, preservation, and practice.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Yale University?
The 2026–27 Yale Planetary Solutions grant cycle is closed. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Yale University's EIN?
Yale University's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0646973. 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 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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