Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT ·EIN 06-0646623 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$15.2M received 139 funders 200 grants · 2023–2025

Who funds Fairfield University?

Fairfield University is funded by 139 grantmakers, led by Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E Mcnamee ($2.0M), The Martino Family Foundation Co Michael E Martino ($1.7M), Earl W and Hildagunda a Brinkman ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Fairfield University between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E Mcnamee$2,000,00022023–2024
The Martino Family Foundation Co Michael E Martino$1,700,00022023–2024
Earl W and Hildagunda a Brinkman$1,180,00022023–2024
Heartfelt Wings Foundation Inc$1,100,00032023–2024
Sf Foundation$1,020,00022023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$931,59222023–2024
Hartnett Foundation$900,00052023–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$857,00022023–2024
Egan Family Charitable Foundation$620,00042023–2024
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Inc$430,15722023–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$388,30022023–2024
Howard Hughes Medical Institute$377,80012023
Carl & Dorothy Bennett Foundation$300,00032023–2025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$202,50022023–2024
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation$200,00012024
Daniel P & Grace I Tully$200,00022023–2024
The Thomas C Quick Charitable Trust$200,00022023–2024
Yale New Haven Health Services$160,60022023–2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$136,50022023–2024
The Maguire Foundation$125,00022023–2024
Ernst & Young Foundation$109,59422023–2024
Marie & John Zimmermann Fund$104,00022023–2024
The Bluebell Foundation$100,00022023–2024
The Young Family Charitable Foundation$100,00022024
Cg42 Foundation$84,00022023–2024

Showing top 25 of 139 funders by total given.

What grants has Fairfield University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Hartnett FoundationHartnett Engineering Scholarship Fund$200,000
2025Hartnett FoundationSally Slocum nursing scholarship fund$200,000
2025Carl & Dorothy Bennett FoundationJUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM$100,000
2025Ernest and Joan Trefz FoundationIn Furtherance of Stated Objectives of the Foundation$35,000
2025Charles & Mabel P Jost Foundation IncSCHOOL OF NURSING SUPPORTING HEALTH SCIENCE SCHOLARS PROGRAM$20,000
2025The Near and Far Association IncGENERAL PURPOSE AID TO FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND EDUCATION.$7,500
2025Elmer Deloura for Scholarships Sch9004SCHOLARSHIP$6,000
2025Herman Goldman FoundationArts for All Fund$5,000
2025O'meara Foundation IncSTUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS$3,500
2025Frank H Scheehl Trust UwSCHOLARSHIPS$1,600
2025Mary Golding Trust of St CatherineGeneral$1,000
2024Earl W and Hildagunda a BrinkmanCHARITABLE DONATION$1,100,000
2024Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E McnameeGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000,000
2024Heartfelt Wings Foundation Inc1ST YEAR GRANT 2024$1,000,000
2024The Martino Family Foundation Co Michael E Martinoto support a Jesuit university that provides higher education based on the Catholic intellectual tradition.$900,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$538,812
2024Sf FoundationTO SUPPORT GENERAL SERVICES$510,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$349,500
2024National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$216,800
2024Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference IncTO SUPPORT MEMBER INSTITUTION$210,280
2024Egan Family Charitable FoundationGENERAL$210,000
2024Egan Family Charitable FoundationGENERAL$210,000
2024Hartnett FoundationHartnett Engineering Scholarship Fund$200,000
2024Hartnett FoundationSally Slocum nursing scholarship fund$200,000
2024The Greater Cincinnati FoundationPROGRAMATIC SUPPORT$200,000
2024The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC$100,000
2024Daniel P & Grace I TullyEDUCATION$100,000
2024Carl & Dorothy Bennett FoundationJUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM$100,000
2024The Thomas C Quick Charitable TrustGENERAL PURPOSE$100,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundEDUCATION$67,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Fairfield University?

Fairfield University is funded by 139 grantmakers, led by Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E Mcnamee ($2.0M), The Martino Family Foundation Co Michael E Martino ($1.7M), Earl W and Hildagunda a Brinkman ($1.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Fairfield University between 2023–2025.

Who is Fairfield University's largest funder?

Shelagh E Mahoney & Joseph E Mcnamee is the largest recorded funder of Fairfield University, with $2.0M across 2 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has Fairfield University received?

IRS 990 filings record $15.2M in grants to Fairfield University across 200 grants from 139 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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