Research Foundation of the City University of New York

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New York, NY EIN 13-1988190

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2023–2026

Total received

$86.5M

Foundation funders

114

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2023–2026

Who funds Research Foundation of the City University of New York?

Research Foundation of the City University of New York is funded by 114 grantmakers, led by The Foundation for City College ($30.9M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($11.0M), The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York ($5.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $86.5M in grants to Research Foundation of the City University of New York between 2023–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Foundation for City College$30,874,72632023–2025
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation$11,000,00022024
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York$5,832,44432023–2025
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$4,060,00022023–2024
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation$3,271,25322023–2024
The Hunter College Foundation Inc$1,638,31222024–2025
Justice Innovation Inc$1,633,60122024–2025
Cornell University$1,610,19822024–2025
Benedict Silverman Foundation$1,506,50012023
Jewish Communal Fund$1,486,00022024
The Ford Foundation$1,449,51842024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$1,079,48022024
The New York Community Trust$1,074,550122024
Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation$1,000,00012024
Carnegie Corporation of New York$840,00042024–2025
Yale University$838,14322024–2025
Gates Foundation$814,20542024
National Philanthropic Trust$750,00022024–2025
The Tow Foundation Inc$660,00022024–2025
Johns Hopkins University$623,41422024–2025
Laura and John Arnold Foundation$577,87282024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$534,50522024
Altman Foundation$525,00052024
Ecmc Foundation$516,45012024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$500,00012024
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Robin Hood Foundation$465,00012024
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$450,00022024–2025
Morgan Stanley Foundation$448,50012024
Workforce Development Corporation$437,34322024–2025
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$399,99412024
The Heckscher Foundation for Children$375,00022024
American Heart Association Inc$367,38512024
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center$359,99022024–2025
Solon E Summerfield Foundation Inc$325,00022024
University of Chicago$322,15822024–2025
Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education$296,58022024–2025
Brown University$282,24122024–2025
Emory University$274,72722024–2025
New Venture Fund$270,00012024
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc$255,90022024–2025
Education Design Lab$250,00022024–2025
University of Southern California$249,27022024–2025
The Reading Institute$233,30122024–2025
Hispanic Federation Inc$214,65012025
Medgar Evers College Educational Foundation Inc$211,40122024–2025
Trustees of Tufts College$207,26122024–2025
Education Development Center Inc$205,46622024–2025
RT Charitable Foundation$200,00022025
Health Resources in Action Inc$200,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$200,00012024
GS Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc$200,00012024
Gray Foundation$195,00022024–2025
The Teagle Foundation$187,50032024
National Collegiate Athletic Association$180,18622024–2025
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$179,84922024–2025
John Jay College Foundation Inc$175,30022024–2025
Educational Credit Management Corporation$175,00012024
Child Mind Institute Inc$165,83812024
The Hollyhock Foundation Inc$161,25012024
Brooklyn Community Foundation$160,00032024
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving$150,00012024
LSST Inc$141,85012024
Northwestern University$118,38912025
United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc$110,00012025
Trustees of Boston University$105,56622024–2025
Hudson River Foundation for Science and Environmental Research Inc$100,89312024
Global Impact$100,00022024–2025
The Henry Luce Foundation Inc$100,00012024
Mib Agents Inc$100,00012024
MEB Alliance for Educator Diversity Inc$95,00012025
Achieving the Dream Inc$90,00012024
The Urban Institute$89,22012024
Naleo Educational Fund$82,00212024
Climb Together$80,00012025
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$74,22522024–2025
President and Fellows of Harvard College$60,93822024–2025
W Clement & Jessie V Stone Foundation$60,00012024
Glaucoma Research Foundation$55,00012024
Wake Forest University$50,00012025
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$50,00012024
New York State Health Fdn$47,12512024
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$46,91762024–2025
American Chemical Society$46,54112024
Association of American Geographers$38,60512025
Fordham University$37,04412024
The Carmel Hill Fund$34,38512024
University of Pittsburgh$32,45422024–2025
American Council of Learned Societies$29,97012024
New York Institute of Technology$29,08422024–2025
CEO New York Jobs Council Inc$27,96512024
Vera Institute of Justice Inc$26,64712024
L S & W F Fisher Mem Uw$26,00022024–2025
American Association of Community Colleges$25,00012025
Siebert Williams Shank Foundation$25,00012024
Harman Family Foundation$25,00012024
American Medical Association$25,00012024
World Learning Inc$24,23922024–2025
The Computing Research Association Inc$23,64712025
Prospect Hill Foundation Inc$20,00012024
Spelman College$18,47112024
The American Psychoanalytic Association Inc$17,70012024
Drexel University$17,63512025
Project Guardianship Inc$17,50012024
Organization for Autism Research$15,00012024
Old Dominion University Research Foundation$14,02212024
World Zoroastrian Organization US Region Ltd$10,00012026
Brooklyn Arts Council Inc$10,00012025
Russell Sage Foundation$10,00012024
Nova Southeastern University Inc$9,99912025
Fuzehub Inc$8,27012024
National Council of Teachers of English$7,50012024
American Association of Biological$7,50012024
Mertz Gilmore Foundation$2,00012024
Fidelity Foundation$10012024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$20M$40M$60M5 grants2023 138 grants2024 56 grants2025 1 grant2026

From 2023 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2026) to $46.9M (2024). In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

What grants has Research Foundation of the City University of New York received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026World Zoroastrian Organization US Region LtdEducation$10,000
2025The Foundation for City CollegeSPONSORSHIP$11,767,074
2025The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkResearch$2,178,969
2025Justice Innovation IncSUBCONTRACTOR FEDERAL GRANT$1,120,219
2025Cornell UniversityResearch$907,838
2025The Hunter College Foundation IncTO SUPPORT RESEARCH, FACULTY AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION$715,147
2025Yale UniversitySUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH$463,037
2025Johns Hopkins UniversitySUB-AWARD$425,743
2025Workforce Development CorporationTech Industry Partnership$334,743
2025The Tow Foundation IncTOW ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE$330,000
2025Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterResearch Support/Subawards$280,462
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$250,000
2025The Breast Cancer Research Foundation IncMEDICAL RESEARCH$225,000
2025Hispanic Federation IncProgram support$214,650
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor research collaborations and professional development for displaced Middle East scholars$200,000
2025Carnegie Corporation of New YorkFor strengthening research and writing capacity of early-career African social scientists and linking them to global scholarly communities$180,000
2025University of Southern CaliforniaRESEARCH SUBAWARD$154,377
2025Brown UniversitySUBCONTRACT GRANT$147,094
2025Emory UniversityRESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT$146,753
2025Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResearch$140,109
2025Bob Woodruff Family Foundation IncSOCIAL CONNECTION & WELLBEING; CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIP$135,900
2025Medgar Evers College Educational Foundation IncLABORATORY EQUIPMENT$122,931
2025Education Development Center IncEd R & D$122,051
2025Northwestern UniversitySupport of research activities$118,389
2025United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York IncCARING$110,000
2025The Reading InstituteDONATED PROGRAM KITS TO IMPLEMENT HIGH IMPACT TUTORING PROGRAMS$109,963
2025RT Charitable FoundationBOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - ADVOCACY AND RESOURCES CENTER.$100,000
2025RT Charitable FoundationBOROUGH OF MANHATTAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE - URBAN MALE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (UMLA).$100,000
2025John Jay College Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2025University of ChicagoSUBAWARD$97,103

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Research Foundation of the City University of New York?

Research Foundation of the City University of New York is funded by 114 grantmakers, led by The Foundation for City College ($30.9M), John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation ($11.0M), The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York ($5.8M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $86.5M in grants to Research Foundation of the City University of New York between 2023–2026.

Who is Research Foundation of the City University of New York's largest funder?

The Foundation for City College is the largest recorded funder of Research Foundation of the City University of New York, with $30.9M across 3 grants (2023–2025).

How much grant funding has Research Foundation of the City University of New York received?

IRS 990 filings record $86.5M in grants to Research Foundation of the City University of New York across 200 grants from 114 funders between 2023–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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