Northeastern University
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026
Total received
$30.3M
Foundation funders
179
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2025–2026
Who funds Northeastern University?
Northeastern University is funded by 179 grantmakers, led by Lunder Foundation ($3.1M), President and Fellows of Harvard College ($2.8M), The Roux Family Foundation ($2.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $30.3M in grants to Northeastern University between 2025–2026.
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Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $450K (2026) to $29.9M (2025). In 2026 it made 10 grants totaling $450K.
What grants has Northeastern University received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gitlab Foundation | TO SUPPORT NEW JERSY PILOT PROJECT | $250,000 |
| 2026 | Hispanic Scholarship Fund | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | $60,970 |
| 2026 | Sarah Decoizart Perpetual Charitable Tr | GENERAL | $55,000 |
| 2026 | Co Tua Joseph L Amodeo Char - a | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $33,233 |
| 2026 | The Gildea Family Foundation Co James Gildea | GLOBAL, EXPERIENTIAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY COMBINING RIGOROUS ACADEMICS WITH REAL-WORLD, HANDS-ON LEARNING. | $20,000 |
| 2026 | The Olga D Rasmussen Award | SCHOLARSHIPS | $12,000 |
| 2026 | Mary D Costa Scholarship | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS | $10,000 |
| 2026 | The Bookbuilders of Boston Educational Fund Inc | SCHOLARSHIP | $5,000 |
| 2026 | Quincy Women's Club Trust | SCHOLARSHIPS | $2,000 |
| 2026 | The White Companies Charitable Trust | GENERAL SUPPORT | $2,000 |
| 2025 | Lunder Foundation | ANNUAL FUND | $3,062,856 |
| 2025 | President and Fellows of Harvard College | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION & SPONSORED RESEARCH SUB-AWARD | $2,835,505 |
| 2025 | The Roux Family Foundation | GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FOR EDUCATION | $2,100,000 |
| 2025 | University of Southern California | RESEARCH SUBAWARD | $1,562,893 |
| 2025 | Trustees of Tufts College | SUBCONTRACT GRANT AWARD | $1,057,726 |
| 2025 | Ray of Hope Foundation | Portland Campus Development Fund | $1,000,000 |
| 2025 | University of Pittsburgh | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | $989,432 |
| 2025 | Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation | General Support | $949,399 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $759,627 |
| 2025 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | RESEARCH SUBCONTRACT | $722,633 |
| 2025 | Massachusetts Service Alliance Inc | SUB-GRANT OF CNCS FEDERAL FUNDING AWARD | $577,564 |
| 2025 | Good Ventures Foundation | RESEARCH ON THE INTERPRETABILITY OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS | $547,509 |
| 2025 | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | Research | $541,593 |
| 2025 | Deloitte Foundation | DELOITTE FOUNDATION ACCOUNTING SCHOLARS PROGRAM | $527,433 |
| 2025 | The Howard University | SUPPORT & EDUCATION | $498,538 |
| 2025 | Washington University | RESEARCH | $430,634 |
| 2025 | The Lowell Institute | General Purpose | $404,245 |
| 2025 | Yale University | SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH | $381,677 |
| 2025 | WK Kellogg Foundation | Health and Health Equity | $300,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $283,250 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Northeastern University?
Northeastern University is funded by 179 grantmakers, led by Lunder Foundation ($3.1M), President and Fellows of Harvard College ($2.8M), The Roux Family Foundation ($2.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $30.3M in grants to Northeastern University between 2025–2026.
Who is Northeastern University's largest funder?
Lunder Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Northeastern University, with $3.1M across 1 grant (2025).
How much grant funding has Northeastern University received?
IRS 990 filings record $30.3M in grants to Northeastern University across 200 grants from 179 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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