Northwestern University
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026
Total received
$225.7M
Foundation funders
175
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2025–2026
Who funds Northwestern University?
Northwestern University is funded by 175 grantmakers, led by The Big Ten Conference Inc ($77.5M), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare ($38.7M), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group ($18.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $225.7M in grants to Northwestern 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 $802K (2026) to $224.9M (2025). In 2026 it made 10 grants totaling $802K.
What grants has Northwestern University received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hispanic Scholarship Fund | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | $459,206 |
| 2026 | T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc | MULTIPLE | $112,125 |
| 2026 | Brooks Schulte Family Foundation Inc | Supportive Programs | $75,000 |
| 2026 | Madigan Family Foundation | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | $75,000 |
| 2026 | Steinbach M Tua FBO NW Univ | GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT | $46,000 |
| 2026 | Harold E Struble Tuw FBO Struble-Mussetter M | GENERAL OPERATING | $19,000 |
| 2026 | The Masonic Foundation of the District | STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP | $10,000 |
| 2026 | The Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM | $4,000 |
| 2026 | Simplot Company Foundation Inc | EDUCATION | $1,000 |
| 2026 | Turner Bismarck H Tuw | SCHOLARSHIPS | $900 |
| 2025 | The Big Ten Conference Inc | TO SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF MEMBER INSTITUTIONS | $77,510,197 |
| 2025 | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare | ACADEMIC SUPPORT | $38,734,681 |
| 2025 | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group | Academic support | $18,126,836 |
| 2025 | University of Chicago | SUBAWARD | $8,846,242 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $6,990,600 |
| 2025 | Hevolution Foundation US | DEVELOP THE PROTEOSTASIS INDEX OF HEALTHY AGING (PIHA) | $6,935,190 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | EDUCATION | $4,976,096 |
| 2025 | Bioindustrial Manufacturing and Design Ecosystem Inc | BIOMANUFACTURING RESEARCH | $4,717,143 |
| 2025 | Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago | Payments for research study related activities | $2,730,308 |
| 2025 | American Heart Association Inc | Research | $2,413,511 |
| 2025 | Food Allergy Research & Education Inc | MEDICAL RESEARCH | $2,225,482 |
| 2025 | Washington University | RESEARCH | $2,202,989 |
| 2025 | University of Pittsburgh | RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT | $1,992,854 |
| 2025 | The George Washington University | SUBAWARD | $1,818,584 |
| 2025 | Johns Hopkins University | SUB-AWARD | $1,543,716 |
| 2025 | The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | PARKINSON'S RESEARCH | $1,336,090 |
| 2025 | Yale University | SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH | $1,300,536 |
| 2025 | Carnegie Mellon University | EDUCATION/RESEARCH | $1,137,311 |
| 2025 | Beard Scholarship Fund | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $1,108,075 |
| 2025 | Sacks Family Foundation | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | $1,077,500 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Northwestern University?
Northwestern University is funded by 175 grantmakers, led by The Big Ten Conference Inc ($77.5M), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare ($38.7M), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Group ($18.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $225.7M in grants to Northwestern University between 2025–2026.
Who is Northwestern University's largest funder?
The Big Ten Conference Inc is the largest recorded funder of Northwestern University, with $77.5M across 1 grant (2025).
How much grant funding has Northwestern University received?
IRS 990 filings record $225.7M in grants to Northwestern University across 200 grants from 175 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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