Brandeis University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Waltham, MA EIN 04-2103552

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2025

Total received

$26.9M

Foundation funders

162

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2025

Who funds Brandeis University?

Brandeis University is funded by 162 grantmakers, led by Midwest Vision Research Foundation ($1.9M), Tbl Charitable Foundation ($1.5M), Gates Foundation ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $26.9M in grants to Brandeis University between 2024–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Midwest Vision Research Foundation$1,905,61812024
Tbl Charitable Foundation$1,500,00012024
Gates Foundation$1,371,12222024
Blavatnik Family Foundation$1,250,00012024
Joseph F and Clara Ford Foundation$1,176,51642024–2025
The Simons Foundation Inc$1,111,54152024
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$1,001,03812024
National Philanthropic Trust$975,39812024
Jewish Communal Fund$906,74512024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$853,51022024
WK Kellogg Foundation$550,00012024
The Kavli Foundation$550,00012024
Samueli Foundation$547,31912024
Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation$500,00012024
Areivim Philanthropic Group Inc$464,81112024
The Pew Charitable Trusts$435,74022024
The Jane and Richard Eskind and Family$400,00012024
Hans and Mavis Lopater Foundation Co Barbara$400,00012024
Frieze Family Foundation$350,00012024
The Hassenfeld Family Foundation$350,00022024
John E Fetzer Institute Inc$320,00022024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$300,00012024
Arie and Ida Crown Memorial$300,00022024
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$300,00022024
Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel$300,00022024
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Edelstein Family Foundation 984609$294,97312024
John Templeton Foundation$290,18812024
President and Fellows of Harvard College$286,97112024
Trustees of Boston University$283,66712024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$281,74812024
Ronald and Deborah Ratner Family$250,00012024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$242,50012024
Richard & Susan Smith Family Foundation$235,00022024
Jack Joseph & Morton Mandel Foundation$200,00022024
Rosalyn and Richard Slifka$200,00022024
Abe&esther Manaster Scholarship Fd$190,00022024–2025
The Sarah and Daniel Rueven Foundation$154,00022024
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation$150,00012024
The Judy and Michael Steinhardt$150,00022024
Abe and Esther Manaster - Dr Chales H Solom$142,00012024
With Foundation$140,00012025
Bachman George Ta$139,22912024
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for$136,30122024
The Us Charitable Gift Trust$136,00012024
The Swartz Foundation$135,00012024
The Ford Foundation$133,33312024
Research Corporation dba Research$132,00022024
Pbhp Inc$131,73312024
Davis Family Charitable Foundation$125,00012024
The New York Community Trust$125,00022024
Harvard Neurodiscovery Center Inc$121,21812024
The Heising-simons Foundation$120,37812024
The Morningstar Philanthropic Foundation$110,00012024
Abraham Shapiro Charity Fund$106,00022024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$105,00012024
Josiah Macy Jr Foundation$100,90712024
Helen & William Mazer Foundation$100,00022024–2025
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$100,00012024
Tapper Charitable Foundation$100,00012024
David S Shapira Foundation$100,00012024
Bay Area Lyme Foundation$100,00012024
Trustees of Tufts College$99,65012024
Hadassah The Women's Zionist Org of America Inc$95,00012024
Jesse and Joan Kupferberg Family Foundation$92,00022024
The Beker Foundation$89,50012024
The Greenwall Foundation$87,77022024
Further Forward Foundation Inc$85,00022024
Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (fka Oneworld Boston Inc)$80,00012024
Marvin & Betty Borman Foundation$80,00022024
The Urban Institute$78,08212024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$77,50012024
Alphawood Foundation$75,00022024–2025
The Moses Feldman Family Foundation$70,00012024
Mjt Charitable Foundation$67,73112024
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington$66,88712024
The Spencer Foundation$50,00012025
Blanche & Irving Laurie Foundation$50,00012024
Ann B & Thomas L Friedman Family Found$50,00012024
The Martin J Gross Family Foundation I$50,00012024
The Landsman Charitable Trust$50,00012024
Karp Family Foundation Stephen R and$50,00012024
Greater Washington Community Foundation$50,00012024
The Joseph and Debra Weinberg Family$50,00012024
Levine Family Foundation Inc$50,00022024
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan$45,20812024
University of Notre Dame du Lac$43,05812024
Harry Swarts & Dolly Swarts Memorial Fd$41,89722024–2025
Eris & Larry Field Family Foundation$40,00012025
Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation Inc$40,00022024–2025
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County$38,43012024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$37,50012024
Abraham Kaplan Charitable Foundation$35,00012024
The Chicago Community Trust$33,00012024
Tearte Family Foundation$31,00012024
The Jerome a Schiff Charitable Trust$30,50012024
Boston Foundation Inc$30,16012024
The Jewish Federations of North America Inc$30,05812024
The Chatham Valley Foundation 2016 Inc$30,00022024–2025
Jewish Federation of Greater$30,00012024
The Rosenstiel Foundation$30,00012024
Leonard and Shirley Sterling Char Fd Fb203$29,99322024–2025
American Association for the Advancement$27,50012024
Edward & Nancy Stavis Charitable$25,00012024
Rize Massachusetts Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Gladys & Sy Ziv Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Marc Haas Foundation Inc$25,00012024
The Haldeman Family Foundation$25,00012024
Lee Perelstine Kagan Charitable Tr$25,00012024
Estelle Knapp Charitable Trust Xxxxx4005$24,80312024
The University of British Columbia$22,88612024
Young-rourke Charitable Trust$20,50012024
Suzanne Feld Zalk Charitable Trust$20,00022024–2025
Sherman H Starr Family Foundation$20,00012024
Weil Gotshal & Manges Foundation Inc$20,00022024
Massachusetts Foundation for the$19,80012024
Rebecca Davis Tw for Charity$17,66712024
Houston Jewish Community Foundation$16,50012024
The Beran Family Foundation$15,14812024
The Michael S Applestein$15,00012024
Julian I & Hope R Edison Foundation Inc$15,00012024
New England Foundation for the Arts$15,00012024
Viney Wallach Foundation$15,00012024
George Backer Family Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Claudio and Penny Pincus Foundation$15,00012024
Thomas Jefferson University$14,71012024
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$14,64912024
Mirrel Davis Tw for Charity$14,31012024
Impactassetsinc$14,00012024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$13,80012025
Panorama Global$12,50012024
Callner Milton H Fndtn Xxxxx4008$12,50012024
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund$12,00012024
American Council of Learned Societies$12,00012024
Sandler H Fbo Various Charities$11,69812024
Wolfensohn Family Foundation$11,50012024
Casa Esperanza Inc$10,99112024
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$10,73912025
The Rhode Island Community Foundation$10,70012024
Goldberg Joseph Fbo Charities Tuw$10,55612024
Asher Myers-residuary Tuwr 269-3000485$10,21612025
California Community Foundation$10,00012024
Israel & Mollie Myers Foundation$10,00012024
The V & L Marx Foundation$10,00012024
Joan S and Leon Meyers Foundation$10,00012024
Morgan Family Legacy Foundation$10,00012024
Ruderman Family Foundation$10,00012024
Jewish Federation of Delaware Inc$10,00012024
Harry & Bessye Rosenberg Charitable Trust$10,00012024
Dorothy Harrison Egan Foundation$9,00012025
Htc Cottee Anna and Isidore Roseman Foundatio$7,02212025
Harvey H & Catherine Moses Education Fund$6,00012025
United Way of Rhode Island Inc$5,05412025
The Hoffman-bravy Charitable Foundation$3,00012025
David Gopen Foundation$3,00012025
M Fletcher Tkacyzk & E Mahaney Memorial$2,40012025
Ullman Family Foundation$2,00012025
Civic Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Ostern S Char$1,60012025
The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Stanley F Goldfein Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Stephanie Kamenski Tr Uw$50012025
Anna C Bohorad Trust B$20012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$6M$13M$19M$26M170 grants202430 grants2025

What grants has Brandeis University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Joseph F and Clara Ford FoundationEDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH$362,008
2025Joseph F and Clara Ford FoundationEDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH$362,008
2025With FoundationPROJECT SUPPORT$140,000
2025Abe&esther Manaster Scholarship FdSCHOLARSHIPS WORTHY & NEEDY STUDENTS$95,000
2025Helen & William Mazer FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSES.$50,000
2025The Spencer FoundationPOLICING FOR SAFETY IN SCHOOLS?$50,000
2025Eris & Larry Field Family FoundationDonation$40,000
2025Alphawood FoundationSUPPORT FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK OF DR. CHARLES GOLDEN$37,500
2025Harry Swarts & Dolly Swarts Memorial FdUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$23,506
2025Charles and M R Shapiro Foundation IncLIBRARY COLLECTION$20,000
2025The Chatham Valley Foundation 2016 IncGENERAL OPERATING$15,000
2025Leonard and Shirley Sterling Char Fd Fb203ECONOMICS SCHOLARSHIP$14,493
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$13,800
2025Hispanic Scholarship FundTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS$10,739
2025Asher Myers-residuary Tuwr 269-3000485American private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, 9 miles west of Boston. Founded in 1948 as a non-sectarian, coeducational institution sponsored by the Jewish community,$10,216
2025Suzanne Feld Zalk Charitable TrustGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2025Dorothy Harrison Egan FoundationScholarship for Sara Gazaille$9,000
2025Htc Cottee Anna and Isidore Roseman FoundatioENTITY SUPPORT$7,022
2025Harvey H & Catherine Moses Education FundSCHOLARSHIP FBO QUINN LANG$6,000
2025United Way of Rhode Island IncDONOR DESIGNATION/GRANT$5,054
2025The Hoffman-bravy Charitable FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$3,000
2025David Gopen FoundationEducational$3,000
2025M Fletcher Tkacyzk & E Mahaney MemorialEDUCATION$2,400
2025Ullman Family FoundationEDUCATION$2,000
2025Civic Foundation IncEndowed scholarship$2,000
2025Ostern S CharSCHOLARSHIPS$1,600
2025The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$1,000
2025Stanley F Goldfein Foundation IncCHARITABLE$1,000
2025Stephanie Kamenski Tr UwSCHOLARSHIPS$500
2025Anna C Bohorad Trust BGENERAL PURPOSE$200

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Brandeis University?

Brandeis University is funded by 162 grantmakers, led by Midwest Vision Research Foundation ($1.9M), Tbl Charitable Foundation ($1.5M), Gates Foundation ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $26.9M in grants to Brandeis University between 2024–2025.

Who is Brandeis University's largest funder?

Midwest Vision Research Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Brandeis University, with $1.9M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Brandeis University received?

IRS 990 filings record $26.9M in grants to Brandeis University across 200 grants from 162 funders between 2024–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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