Lehigh University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Bethlehem, PA EIN 24-0795445

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2026

Total received

$20.3M

Foundation funders

157

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2024–2026

Who funds Lehigh University?

Lehigh University is funded by 157 grantmakers, led by H S Lee Family Foundation ($2.7M), The James and Sharon Maida Foundation ($1.6M), Better Our World Family Foundation Inc ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $20.3M in grants to Lehigh University between 2024–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
H S Lee Family Foundation$2,720,00022024–2025
The James and Sharon Maida Foundation$1,578,37432024–2025
Better Our World Family Foundation Inc$1,250,00012024
National Collegiate Athletic Association$970,56612024
The Doug and Gay Lane Foundation$875,00022024–2025
Petrillo Family Charitable Foundation$837,45612025
HFO Foundation$825,00052025
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley$717,48832024–2025
National Philanthropic Trust$529,28622024–2025
Stanard Family Foundation$500,00022024–2025
Lawrence E White Family Foundation$492,00022024–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$481,97212024
Rossin Foundation$450,00022024–2025
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation$440,54412024
The Computing Research Association Inc$435,72732024–2025
Gedale B & Barbara S Horowitz Foundation$411,40022024–2025
Weintraub Family Foundation$380,00022024–2025
McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation Inc$335,00012025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$327,50022024–2025
Kaelber Private Foundation$302,33622024–2025
Jewish Communal Fund$287,50842024–2025
Chandler Weaver Foundation$273,17222024–2025
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$271,50012024
Drexel University$271,26122024–2025
The Colonna Family Foundation$259,46222024–2025
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Krfrench Family Foundation$250,45412025
Dexter F and Dorothy H Baker$250,00012024
Uw Harold S Geneen Charitable Tr$245,00022024–2025
Carnegie Mellon University$232,08212025
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$197,00012024
Greater Washington Community Foundation$180,00022024–2025
The Pratt Family Foundation$160,00012024
Fairchild Martindale Foundation$150,00022024–2025
Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education$126,25712025
The Hearst Foundation$125,00012024
Quonochontaug Foundation$125,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$119,32412025
Fredrick D & Karen G Schaufeld Family Foundation$100,00012024
The US Charitable Gift Trust$92,35012024
Air Products Foundation$86,50032025
Powell John H for Lehigh Univ$64,80012025
Boston Foundation Inc$62,50012025
Forging Industry Educational and Research Foundation$62,06412025
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Inc$56,58512025
KPMG US Foundation Inc$55,40212025
Ernst & Young Foundation$52,03912025
The Silver Family Foundation Inc$51,00012025
Pietas Foundation Inc$50,00012025
Norger Foundation$50,00012025
The JLK Foundation Inc$50,00012025
Abbott L Brown Foundation$50,00012025
National Public Radio Inc$43,98112025
Ruth & Seymour Klein Foundation Inc$40,00022025–2026
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$37,45422025–2026
Treen Henrietta S T W$36,50062025
Lawrence T Babbio Jr Foundation$35,00012025
The Foundation for Enhancing Communities$34,20712025
Koerner Family Foundation$32,00012025
Lyrasis$29,60012025
Cornell University$28,37012025
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering Inc$27,75012025
Stephen Condit TW$27,30912025
Zia Charitable Foundation$25,00012025
The Newcomb-Hargraves Foundation$25,00012025
Fred and Mabel R Parks Foundation$25,00012025
W Emerson Gentzler Residuary Trust$21,92912025
Jeffrey and Debra Bosland Family Foundation Inc$21,15012025
Trustees of Tufts College$20,84012025
Shmerler Foundation Inc$20,00012025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$17,75012025
Hartong Family Foundation$17,40312025
Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life$16,31412025
Stanley a Wuchter Trust$15,88312025
Robert a & Jacqueline a Martin$15,00012025
Stanley and Ruth Detterline Schol$12,59822025
Lehigh Valley Community Foundation$12,50012025
5 Ryan Foundation$12,00012025
Ray of Light Scholarship Fund$12,00012025
Allentown Rotary Club Foundation$12,00012025
The Lapin Foundation$11,25012025
Marjorie G & Thompson Chandler Consolidated Tuw Memorial Trust$11,00012025
The Seltzer Hertzig Foundationinc$10,50012025
John and Cathleen Scansaroli Foundation$10,50042025
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Andrew & Wan Kim Family Foundation$10,00012025
Indian River Community Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Philip I Kent Foundation$10,00012025
The Baxter Family Foundation$10,00012025
Sarkisian Foundation for the Arts and$10,00012025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$10,00012025
Mid Atlantic Arts Inc$8,25012025
M Verna Butterer Educational Trust$8,00012026
ABC Foundation$7,50022025–2026
Arizona Community Foundation$7,50012025
Singer Family C&E Foundation$7,50012025
Scott and Hoffnagle Scholarship Fund$7,50012025
The Broadbent Foundation$7,50012025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$6,87012026
Edwin Gilbert Trust Uw$6,56012025
Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley$6,50012025
Gould Norman & Anna Schol FD$6,23312025
William a Richards Foundation$6,10912025
Helen S and Merrill L Bank Foundation$6,00012025
Frank R Fuller U Art X O W$5,75012025
Daniel M & Wilma T Horner Foundation$5,42012025
PPL Foundation$5,12512025
L3HARRIS Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Mental Research Institute$5,00012025
Stupp Bros Bridge & Iron Foundation$5,00012025
Appaloosa Management Charitable$5,00012025
E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr$5,00012025
Martin Guitar Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
TW Alfred Wolfer Education Trust$4,92712025
John S Carpenter Trust Para 23$4,87512025
Butz Foundation$4,70012025
Cecilia Hand Nelson and Morgan Hand II$4,00012025
Timken Family Charitable Trust$4,00012025
Helen Reber Hilton Trust$3,80012025
The Bernstein Family Foundation$3,50012025
The Bunchberry Foundation$3,40012025
Linda Novak Memorial Foundation$3,00012025
Lehigh University Charitable Trust 31H097011$3,00012025
Worthing Scholarship Fund$3,00012025
Snayberger Memorial Fdn (PF)$2,89912025
Youse M FBO Scholarship Tuw$2,18412025
The Gant Family Foundation$2,00012025
Sethness Family Foundation$2,00012025
Torcivia Family Foundation$2,00012025
David a Bramble Foundation Inc$2,00012025
Wendy and Douglas Topkis$2,00012025
Van Horne E for Educational FD$1,70012025
Irvin E Herr Foundation$1,55012025
The Perlmutter Family Foundation$1,50012025
Philadelphia Philanthropic Society$1,50012025
The Breen Foundation$1,50012025
Hatfield Foundation$1,25012025
JPMorgan Chase Foundation$1,20012025
Fred and Nancy Sperling Family Foundation$1,00012025
The James L& Susan G Winter Foundation$1,00012025
The Forst Foundation$1,00012025
The John R Hershey and Anna L Hershey$1,00012025
The Polen Foundation$1,00012025
George Riester Scholarship Fund Trust Uw$1,00012025
Campbell Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
The Weisman Family Foundation$1,00012025
Brice Helen Scholarship Fund$1,00012025
Tuw Earl Koons Scholarship$1,00012025
Belmay Family Foundation Inc$50012025
Tr UA George R & Evelyn W Brothers$50012025
Bell Trust$30012025
Timken Co Charitable & Educational Fund$30012025
Strong Foundation of New York$25012026
The Kean Foundation Inc$25012025
George & Helen Segal Foundation$25012025
Foote-Whitney Memorial Fund Tr Uw$10012025
Shaa Foundation$10012025
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc$5012025

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M34 grants2024 160 grants2025 6 grants2026

From 2024 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2026) to $10.6M (2025). In 2026 it made 6 grants totaling $55K.

What grants has Lehigh University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026Ruth & Seymour Klein Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$20,000
2026Hispanic Scholarship FundTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS$15,030
2026M Verna Butterer Educational TrustSCHOLARSHIP PORTION OF AWARD FOR EDUCATION$8,000
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$6,870
2026ABC FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$5,000
2026Strong Foundation of New YorkGENERAL SUPPORT$250
2025H S Lee Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$1,720,000
2025The James and Sharon Maida FoundationEducation & Scholarships$1,014,407
2025Petrillo Family Charitable FoundationGENERAL$837,456
2025HFO FoundationHARMON 59 SCHOLARSHIP$500,000
2025The Doug and Gay Lane FoundationATHLETIC DEPARTMENT$500,000
2025McLeod Blue Skye Charitable Foundation IncAnnual Program Funding$335,000
2025Lawrence E White Family FoundationProgram Operations$335,000
2025Krfrench Family FoundationEDUCATION$250,454
2025Stanard Family FoundationContributions to tax exempt organization's general fund.$250,000
2025HFO FoundationCOMPELLING PERSPECTIVES SPEAKER SERIES$250,000
2025Rossin FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$250,000
2025Carnegie Mellon UniversityEDUCATION/RESEARCH$232,082
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$211,286
2025Weintraub Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$210,000
2025Gedale B & Barbara S Horowitz FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$206,400
2025United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyPROGRAM OPERATING COSTS$198,000
2025United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyDONOR DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT$185,838
2025Drexel UniversityRESEARCH$172,276
2025The Colonna Family FoundationANNUAL DONATION$155,000
2025Kaelber Private FoundationCONTRIBUTION TO BE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES$152,975
2025Chandler Weaver FoundationGENERAL OPERATING$141,373
2025Uw Harold S Geneen Charitable TrSCHOLARSHIPS$140,000
2025Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationRESEARCH SUBCONTRACT$126,257
2025Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$119,324

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Lehigh University?

Lehigh University is funded by 157 grantmakers, led by H S Lee Family Foundation ($2.7M), The James and Sharon Maida Foundation ($1.6M), Better Our World Family Foundation Inc ($1.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $20.3M in grants to Lehigh University between 2024–2026.

Who is Lehigh University's largest funder?

H S Lee Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Lehigh University, with $2.7M across 2 grants (2024–2025).

How much grant funding has Lehigh University received?

IRS 990 filings record $20.3M in grants to Lehigh University across 200 grants from 157 funders between 2024–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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