Vanderbilt University
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2024–2025
Total received
$69.4M
Foundation funders
161
Grants recorded
200
Years covered
2024–2025
Who funds Vanderbilt University?
Vanderbilt University is funded by 161 grantmakers, led by Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($7.4M), The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc ($3.1M), Wellcome Leap Inc ($3.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $69.4M in grants to Vanderbilt University between 2024–2025.
Show all 161 funders
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Vanderbilt University received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc | GENERAL | $3,069,225 |
| 2025 | J Clinton & Lillian M Fosheevanderb | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $317,628 |
| 2025 | The Teagle Foundation | Cornerstone: Learning for Living initiative | $175,000 |
| 2025 | T Rowe Price Program for Charitable | MULTIPLE | $166,100 |
| 2025 | Tr Uw Malvina Watson Vanderbt | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL | $107,852 |
| 2025 | Hispanic Scholarship Fund | TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS | $105,191 |
| 2025 | The Mullen Family Foundation Inc | GENERAL PURPOSES | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The Muriel Pollia Foundation | FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE PROJECTS | $100,000 |
| 2025 | The Francis Asbury Palmer Foundation | UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | $80,000 |
| 2025 | Givewell Community Foundation Inc | EDUCATION - COLLEGE | $60,000 |
| 2025 | Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | PEER EMPOWERMENT NETWORK FOR EMPLOYMENT: PEER MENTORSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES | $50,000 |
| 2025 | The Teagle Foundation | Special Project : Fellowship program | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation | PEER EMPOWERMENT NETWORK FOR EMPLOYMENT: PEER MENTORSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES | $49,015 |
| 2025 | Thomas G & Andrea Mendell Foundation | CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION | $24,867 |
| 2025 | John E Fetzer Institute Inc | IN SUPPORT OF A SYMPOSIUM AND BOOK ON THE SACRED AND DE-ENIMIZATION | $20,000 |
| 2025 | Community Foundation for Mississippi | GENERAL OPER SUPPORT | $20,000 |
| 2025 | The Commonwealth Fund | Experiences of COVID-19 in Tennessee and Kentucky | $16,943 |
| 2025 | Community Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT | $15,501 |
| 2025 | Central New York Community Foundation | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT | $15,000 |
| 2025 | The Kopf Family Foundation | IN MEMORY OF ROBERT Y. | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Dollar General Literacy Foundation | FAMILY LITERACY | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Charles P Berolzheimer Foundation Inc | GENERAL SUPPORT | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Tch W & F Hendrix Fdn | GENERAL OPERATING | $7,000 |
| 2025 | Richard G Miller Memorial Foundation | Scholarships | $5,000 |
| 2025 | The Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial | FINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIP DONATION | $4,000 |
| 2025 | The Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial | FINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIP DONATION | $4,000 |
| 2025 | Harvey H & Catherine Moses Education Fund | SCHOLARSHIP FBO HALEY | $4,000 |
| 2025 | The Presser Foundation | UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLAR AWARDS | $3,000 |
| 2025 | Dale Krueger Scholarship | SCHOLARSHIP | $2,000 |
| 2025 | J R Simplot Company Foundation Inc | EDUCATION | $1,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.
Similar nonprofits
Organizations funded by many of the same grantmakers
More nonprofits on Grantable
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Vanderbilt University?
Vanderbilt University is funded by 161 grantmakers, led by Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($7.4M), The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc ($3.1M), Wellcome Leap Inc ($3.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $69.4M in grants to Vanderbilt University between 2024–2025.
Who is Vanderbilt University's largest funder?
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program is the largest recorded funder of Vanderbilt University, with $7.4M across 1 grant (2024).
How much grant funding has Vanderbilt University received?
IRS 990 filings record $69.4M in grants to Vanderbilt University across 200 grants from 161 funders between 2024–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
Looking for funders like Vanderbilt University's?
Grantable's AI matches your organization against 200,000+ grantmakers — including every funder on this page — using their real giving history.
You, clicking into all 161 funders
~19 hrs
at ~7 min per funder profile
Your agents, the same 161
~8 min
every profile evaluated and scored, with reasoning
Grant data is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings via Grantable's GrantGraph™. Filings are published on a delay; recent grants may not appear yet.