Trustees for Harvard University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Cambridge, MA EIN 53-0199180

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026

Total received

$19.1M

Foundation funders

175

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2025–2026

Who funds Trustees for Harvard University?

Trustees for Harvard University is funded by 175 grantmakers, led by Gray Foundation ($2.3M), Endeavor Foundation Inc ($1.5M), The Sherwood Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.1M in grants to Trustees for Harvard University between 2025–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Gray Foundation$2,312,63612025
Endeavor Foundation Inc$1,501,32312025
The Sherwood Foundation$1,500,00012025
The Tommy Fuss Fund$1,207,50012025
The Raymond Frankel Foundation$951,20012025
Harvard College Trust$908,33812025
The Recanati-Kaplan Foundation$800,00012025
Charina Foundation Inc$750,00012025
JSJN Children's Charitable Trust$602,60412025
Harvard Club of New York Foundation$566,68512025
The Jane and Richard Eskind and Family$500,00012025
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation$448,00042025
The Greenfield Foundation Inc$410,00012025
The Liu KUO-Sung Foundation$400,00022025–2026
The Robbins Family Foundation$400,00012025
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for$382,43372025
The Brett & Meaghan Barakett Foundation$325,00012025
Edward J Mallinckrodt Jr Foundation$300,00032025
The Diomedes Foundation$292,00012025
Henry R Byers Tr Uw Harvard$284,64112025
The JCT Foundation$230,00012025
Diana Nelson and John Atwater Family$200,31312025
Rea-O'Keefe Family Foundation #0771334$200,00012025
The David S Howe Foundation$200,00012025
The Persepolis Foundation$200,00012025
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The John E Stevens Trust$198,88822025–2026
The Spencer Foundation$189,89612025
Gershinowitz Memorial Fund$152,00012025
The Paul & Harriet Weissman Family$150,00022025–2026
Kahng Foundation$150,00012025
The Swartz Foundation$135,00012025
Michael S Feldberg - Ruth Lazarus$100,00012025
McKinnon Family Foundation$100,00012025
Krieger Charitable Trust$100,00012025
Braingain Israel Inc$81,00012025
PEAK6 Foundation$80,00012025
Margulf Foundation$75,00012025
Ada Howe Kent Foundation$75,00012025
The Robert Kravis and Kimberly Kravis$60,00012025
The Stanley S Shuman Family Foundation$55,00012025
Samuel H Kress Foundation$55,00012025
The Noom Foundation$50,00012025
Ling Ying Foundation$50,00012025
The Sterling Foundation$50,00012025
Bertram a and Ronald M Druker Charitable Fndn$50,00012025
Richard Ann John & James Solomon$50,00012025
The Cornell Family Foundation$50,00012025
Amy Smith and John G Berylson$50,00012025
Bowen H and Janice Arthur McCoy$50,00012025
Soros Fund Charitable Foundation$39,75022025
Goldberg and Kaiser Family Foundation$32,60012025
The Harold Reich Goldmann$32,30012025
Ralph C Marcove International Under-$32,00012025
Eric P & Evelyn E Newman Charitable$30,00012025
Aquidneck Foundation$30,00012025
Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum Foundation Inc$28,59812025
The William Guild Howard Memorial Scholarship$27,28712025
Flora M Whittemore Trust$26,42612025
The Chicago Community Trust$26,25012025
Green Charitable Fdn Inc$25,00012025
Arora Foundation Inc$25,00012025
The Annexstad Family Foundation$25,00012025
Klingenstein Charitable Foundation Trust$25,00012025
Sudireddy Foundation Inc$25,00012025
The Lamport Foundation$20,00012025
Kaitai USA Foundation$20,00012025
The Joseph H Kanter Family Foundation$19,50012025
Loren McPherson Charitable Trust$18,59412025
Bertelsmann Foundation (NA) Inc$17,50022025
Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc$16,00012025
The Synergy Foundation 009136-000$15,00012025
The Melampy-Lawrence Charitable Trust$15,00012025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$14,60022025–2026
Charles J Paine Scholarship Fund$12,80042025
Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation$12,00012025
The Minneapolis Foundation$11,75012025
Schoff L H Pert Char T D$11,60012025
Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund$11,00012025
The Derald H Ruttenberg Foundation$10,60612026
National Philanthropic Trust$10,40012025
WMN Foundation$10,03912025
The Steven P Dostart$10,00012025
Kingsley H Murphy Family Foundation$10,00012025
Dennis & Audrey Brown Foundation$10,00012025
The Gordon Fund$10,00012025
Accel Foundation$10,00012025
MutualOne Charitable Foundation$10,00012025
Rupa and Bharat B Bhatt Foundation$10,00012025
Roger J & Madeleine Traynor Foundation$10,00012025
The Kutler Family Foundation$10,00012025
Warner Charitable Trust XXXXX1008$9,32612025
The Dayton Foundation$8,00012025
Max & Sophie Mydans Fndn Ui$7,57812025
Lillian M Bassett Private Foundation$7,25012025
The United Company Foundation$7,19012025
Morse Family Foundation$7,00012025
Charles H Feoppel Educational Loan Trust$6,50012025
Richard J Madden Foundation Co Barbara R Young$6,25012025
Zhiyu Foundation$6,00012025
DM Foundation$6,00012025
Colgan Foundation$6,00012025
Pauline Feffer Memorial Scholarship Charitabl$5,70012025
The Eccles Family Foundation$5,50012025
Amy Lowe Jackson Russell Gordon Harel J$5,50012025
Gifford Rudin Foundation$5,50012025
Sumner Gerard Foundation$5,20022025
The George & Wilma Leonard Charitable$5,00012026
Campbell Family Foundation$5,00012025
Floyd Family Foundation$5,00012025
The Woods Foundation$5,00012025
William Harold Francis Austin Trust Uw Chari$5,00012025
The Salzberg Foundation$5,00012025
The Pacer Foundation$5,00012025
Gamma Mu Foundation Inc$5,00012025
SEB Charitable Fund$5,00012025
The B&M Impact Foundation Inc$5,00012025
Marks Foundation$5,00012025
Abraham Kaplan Charitable Foundation$5,00012025
David Greenewalt Charitable Trust$5,00012025
The Halfway Rock Foundation$5,00012025
Dr Calvin Martin Memorial Scholarship FD$5,00012025
The Gertler Clark Foundation Inc$5,00022025
Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Inc$5,00022025
Robbins Foundation Inc$4,50022025–2026
Philip F Schoch Tuw$4,44712025
WK Kellogg Foundation$4,00012025
Franklin Cole Foundation$3,00012025
The Renfrew Foundation$3,00012025
Ttee Ud of W F & D M Sears$3,00012025
Sayles & Maddocks Family Foundation$3,00012025
Chroust Anton-Hermann 480005016$3,00012025
James D & Kay Y Moran Foundation$2,50012025
Max Wendell & Bertha Tilton Scholarship Fund$2,50012025
Resnick Foundation$2,50012025
Kate J Solomon Foundation$2,50012025
Berenice M Eiswirth Scholarship FD$2,50012025
The Mead Family Foundation$2,50012025
The Sheftel Foundation Inc$2,50012025
The Richard Siegel Foundation$2,50012025
TBD Foundation$2,50012025
Francis Beidler Foundation$2,00012025
The Rubin Family Charitable Fund$2,00012025
Ricker College Scholarship$2,00012025
Asher Foundation$2,00012025
The Geisser Family Foundation$2,00012025
Morgan and Mary G Hand Scholarship$2,00012025
The Worth & Dot Howard Foundation$2,00012025
George J and Theresa L Cotsirilos$2,00012025
George Riester Scholarship Fund Trust Uw$2,00022025
Frank Family Memorial Scholarship$1,75012025
The Joan Shafran and Rob Haimes$1,50012025
The Meyers Foundation$1,06512025
The Tina Snider Foundation$1,00012025
The Fane and Corie Opperman Foundation$1,00012025
Pollock-Molchanov Foundation$1,00012025
CQ Foundation$1,00012025
Owen M Johnson Family Foundation$1,00012025
Pickard Family Foundation Inc$1,00012025
Peter P and Bonnie B Smith Foundation$1,00012025
The Marshall L and Deborah L$1,00012025
Westport Fund$1,00012025
The Yuen Larson Legacy Foundation$1,00012025
The Wilson Family Foundation$1,00012025
Devonwood Foundation 009606-007$1,00012025
Gipson Family Foundation$1,00012025
Griffith-Laserson Family Foundation$1,00012025
Harold Hagaman Charitable Fdn$1,00012025
Julie & Bill Ruehle Foundation$1,00012025
Gilbert & J Dorothy Palay Family Foundation Ltd$1,00012025
Roger L Clifton Foundation$50012025
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation$50012025
Cox Family Fund$50012025
Domah Fund$50012025
Donald P King Foundation$50012025
Doty Family Foundation$15012026

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M192 grants2025 8 grants2026

From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $445K (2026) to $18.6M (2025). In 2026 it made 8 grants totaling $445K.

What grants has Trustees for Harvard University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026The Liu KUO-Sung FoundationIN COLLABORATION WITH HARVARD UNIVERSITY TO PUBLISH ALL THE WORKS DONE BY ARTIST LIU, KUO-SUNG, KNOWN AS THE "FATHER OF MODERN CHINESE INK PAINTINGS".$200,000
2026The John E Stevens TrustGENERAL FUND$120,551
2026The Paul & Harriet Weissman FamilyTHE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTRIBUTIONS IS TO PROVIDE THE DONEE ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.$100,000
2026The Derald H Ruttenberg FoundationPUBLIC CHARITIES$10,606
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$6,600
2026The George & Wilma Leonard CharitableELEEMOSYNARY$5,000
2026Robbins Foundation IncCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$2,500
2026Doty Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$150
2025Gray FoundationHMS PROJECT, CHEN ATLAS INFORMATICS, SANTAGATA PROJECT, SORGER PROJECT, BRUGGE-ATLAS PROJECT$2,312,636
2025Endeavor Foundation IncLIANG-ZHOU NIEMAN$1,501,323
2025The Sherwood FoundationCONNECTING SCIENCE + COMMUNITY$1,500,000
2025The Tommy Fuss FundFACULTY OF ARTS & SCIENCES FOR THE TOMMY FUSS RESEARCH FUND$1,207,500
2025The Raymond Frankel FoundationTO PROMOTE ARMS CONTROL$951,200
2025Harvard College TrustFUND FOR SUPPORT OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS$908,338
2025The Recanati-Kaplan FoundationCHARITABLE PURPOSE$800,000
2025Charina Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$750,000
2025JSJN Children's Charitable TrustCHARITABLE USE - TO SUPPORT HBS FUND AND HBS ACTION PLAN FOR RADICAL EQUITY$602,604
2025Harvard Club of New York FoundationSCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS$566,685
2025The Jane and Richard Eskind and FamilyTO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY$500,000
2025The Greenfield Foundation IncTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR 2023-2024 PROGRAM$410,000
2025The Robbins Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE$400,000
2025The Brett & Meaghan Barakett FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$325,000
2025The Diomedes FoundationTO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET$292,000
2025Henry R Byers Tr Uw HarvardUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$284,641
2025The JCT FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$230,000
2025Diana Nelson and John Atwater FamilyPerforming Arts at Harvard University Construction Fund at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) (Pledge #: 0006852921)$200,313
2025Rea-O'Keefe Family Foundation #0771334GENERAL FUND$200,000
2025The David S Howe FoundationDONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$200,000
2025The Liu KUO-Sung FoundationIN COLLABORATION WITH HARVARD UNIVERSITY TO PUBLISH ALL THE WORKS DONE BY ARTIST LIU, KUO-SUNG, KNOWN AS THE "FATHER OF MODERN CHINESE INK PAINTINGS".$200,000
2025The Persepolis FoundationGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES$200,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Trustees for Harvard University?

Trustees for Harvard University is funded by 175 grantmakers, led by Gray Foundation ($2.3M), Endeavor Foundation Inc ($1.5M), The Sherwood Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $19.1M in grants to Trustees for Harvard University between 2025–2026.

Who is Trustees for Harvard University's largest funder?

Gray Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Trustees for Harvard University, with $2.3M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Trustees for Harvard University received?

IRS 990 filings record $19.1M in grants to Trustees for Harvard 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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