Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New Haven, CT EIN: 11-0039015

Promote, enhance and encourage the preservation of a capella singing, both at and beyond Yale

Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc at a glance

In short: Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc gave $7K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $7K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$7,000
-50.7% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$7,000
-50.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$7,000
Total assets
$530,075
-0.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Connecticut (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Yale Whiffenpoofs of 2025: $7KYale Whiffenpoofs of 2025$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was Yale Whiffenpoofs of 2025 ($7K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

New HavenNew Haen

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $24K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $7K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Yale Whiffenpoofs of 2025 New Haven, CTGeneral Assistance$7,000
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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
2024$530,075$60,572$72,008$7,0001$11,683
2023$533,240$73,560$76,020$14,2101$9,651
2022$521,568$271,494$229,567$15,005Total only$40,509
2021$551,388$144,779$185,625$24,263Total only$3,102
2020$545,347$67,467$18,325$15,5001$38,045
2019$489,749$80,793$81,204———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc

Based on IRS filings

Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New Haven, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $530K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $7K. Net investment income was $12K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc is led by John B. Burke, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 16 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • John B. Burke

    President

    On filings since 2019

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David McIntosh

    President

    Trustee → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry McMurtrey

    Trustee

    Trustee → Assistant Secretary, 2020

    Assistant Secretary → Trustee, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen B. Elliott

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clinton Miller

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Braverman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Sipple

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bruce Leppla

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeb Brown

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Norm Stein

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Bulleit

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Dolan

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Prattter

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Weber

    Secretary

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerry Harrison

    Treasurer

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stefan Weijola

    Vice President

    New on the 2024 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Alexander Oki (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Robert J. Eggers (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Spencer L. Harrison (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Thomas H. Bulleit (2019–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Bruice W. Leppla Jr. (2020–2023) — Investment Chairman
  • Former: John Brown (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Norman Stein (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Thomas Dolan (2021–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Stephan Weijola (2022–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: George Dagon (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Brandon S. Levin (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Joseph B. Teig (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Kenneth Bardach (2019–2020) — Trustee
  • Former: Edward Greenberg (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Kenneth Knight (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Philip C. Stevens (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Vikram Swamy (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc

How much does Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc give each year?

Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc gave $7K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $14K across 1 grant.

How large is Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc?

Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc reported $530K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $61K.

What is Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc?

Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New Haven, CT. It holds $530K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc operate?

Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc has awarded grants in Connecticut.

What is Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc's EIN?

Yale Whiffenpoof Alumni Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-0039015. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 7, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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