Fairfield University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Fairfield, CT EIN 06-0646623

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2023–2025

Total received

$15.2M

Foundation funders

139

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

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
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Paul L Jones Fund$80,00022023–2024
Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation$70,00022024–2025
Charities Aid Foundation America$62,80612024
The Conestoga Road Foundation$60,00012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$53,72612023
Christopher and Francesca Santomero$51,30012024
The Finn Family Foundation Inc$50,00042024
Robert and Jill Leblanc Charitable Trust$50,00012023
Kohler Foundation Inc$47,15112024
Charles & Mabel P Jost Foundation Inc$40,00022024–2025
Mcintosh Foundation Inc$40,00012024
The New York Community Trust$37,00022024
James G Martin Memorial Trust$35,00012024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$30,70012024
Wheeler Clinic Inc$30,50012024
The Lawerence I & Blanche H Rhodes$30,00012024
The Thomas & Elsie Deeley$30,00012024
Buckley Family Endowment Inc$30,00012024
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation$30,00012024
The Hagerty Family Foundation$30,00012024
Withington Foundation Inc$30,00012024
Robert F & Maureen T Okeefe Family$30,00022024
Daffy Charitable Fund$26,30012024
Yhb Charitable Endowment Inc$26,00012024
Felicia M Delorenzo Scholarship$25,50032024
Fidelity Foundation$25,40092024
Pwc Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust$25,00012024
Edward John Noble Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Walter & Merle Baum Foundation Inc$25,00012024
Zieff Family Fund Inc$20,00022024
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$16,00012024
David and Eunice Bigelow Foundation$15,00012024
The Isak and Rose Weinman Foundation Inc$15,00012024
The O'herron Family Foundation$15,00012024
Fm Kirby Foundation Inc$15,00012024
Hartong Family Foundation$15,00012024
Folds of Honor Foundation$13,50012024
Konov Trust Art 6$12,94022024
Fairfield County's Community Foundation$10,71712024
Verizon Foundation$10,55012024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$10,25012024
Herman Goldman Foundation$10,00022024–2025
The Aiello Charitable Foundation Inc$10,00012024
The Malcolm Hewitt Wiener Foundation$10,00012024
Samuel H Kress Foundation$10,00012024
Winifred M Stenson Charitable Trust$10,00012024
The Wilson Foundationinc$10,00012024
The Independent Charitable Gift Fund$10,00012024
Ima Foundation$10,00012024
The Curley Foundation$10,00022024
The Sudbury Foundation$10,00022024
O'meara Foundation Inc$9,50022024–2025
Greater Horizons$7,80012024
The Near and Far Association Inc$7,50012025
Enterprise Holdings Foundation$7,50012024
Martha & Kenneth$7,50012024
Rahr Foundation$7,50012024
Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary$7,50012024
The Kurian Foundation Trust$7,00012024
The Theodore H Barth Foundation Inc$7,00022024
Miller Ua Morey & Helen Schol$6,50022024
Arthur Gabler Scholarship Fund Xxxxx7006$6,37222024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$6,30012024
Elmer Deloura for Scholarships Sch9004$6,00012025
Thomas & Dorothy Leavey Foundation$6,00012024
The Community Foundation for Greater New$6,00012024
MacMahon Family Charitable Foundation$6,00012024
The Lundberg Family Foundation$5,25022024
Dr Calvin Martin Memorial Scholarship Fd$5,00012024
Pio Costa Foundation Inc$5,00012024
Emil and Toby Meshberg Family$5,00012024
Paul & Nancy Pelosi Charitable Foundation$5,00012024
Jacob L Reiss Foundation$5,00012024
The Catherine M Walsh Foundation$4,60012024
Dr Prem Reddy Family Foundation$4,50012024
The Andrew DeLuca Charitable Foundation$4,00012024
Emilio a & Mary a Difelice Scholarship Trus$4,00012024
Darthea Morrow Tua$4,00012024
Littler Mendelson Foundation Inc$3,50012024
Eberstadt Family Foundation$3,50012024
Chubb Charitable Foundation$3,25032024
The Nancy & Peter Thauer Family$3,00012024
Spier Family Foundation$3,00012024
The Mcinerney Foundation Ltd$2,50012024
Texas Instruments Foundation$2,00012024
Hartnett Family Foundation Inc$2,00012024
Whitman Family Foundation$2,00012024
The Eileen a Delaney Margaret J Delaney$2,00012024
Hobbs Charitable Foundation$2,00012024
Koren Foundation Inc$2,00022024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$1,66512024
Frank H Scheehl Trust Uw$1,60012025
Acker Family Foundation$1,50012024
Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc$1,50012024
The Harold Anfang Foundation Inc$1,50012024
Sbm Charitable Foundation Inc$1,50012024
The James & Mary Ellen Marpe Family$1,16012024
Mary Golding Trust of St Catherine$1,00012025
The Donohue Family Foundation Inc$1,00012024
The Bites Foundation$1,00012024
The Weller Foundation Inc$1,00012024
Mary Lloyd Ferrucci & Charles Ferrucci Jr Family Foundation$1,00012024
Nomura America Foundation$1,00012024
Ge Aerospace Foundation$50012024
The Robert Finn Foundation$50012024
Fleischmann Foundation$50012024
The Gregory and Vera Kiernan$50012024
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$25012024
Citizens Charitable Foundation$22512024
Pneuma Foundation$20012024
First Eagle Investments Foundation$10012024
Smith Family Foundation$10012024
Assurant Foundation$5012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$2M$5M$7M$9M27 grants2023162 grants202411 grants2025

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.

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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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