Vanderbilt University

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Nashville, TN EIN 62-0476822

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2025–2026

Total received

$52.4M

Foundation funders

174

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2025–2026

Who funds Vanderbilt University?

Vanderbilt University is funded by 174 grantmakers, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($18.4M), Wellcome Leap Inc ($3.4M), The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc ($3.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $52.4M in grants to Vanderbilt University between 2025–2026.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Vanderbilt University Medical Center$18,387,41712025
Wellcome Leap Inc$3,437,48132025
The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc$3,069,22512025
National Philanthropic Trust$3,019,00012025
Johns Hopkins University$2,305,38712025
Northwestern University$1,475,91512025
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$1,429,50032025
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$1,232,99912025
The Mark and Jane Wilf$1,100,00022025
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$1,072,14112025
The Wilf Family Foundation$1,000,00012025
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$721,13712025
J Clinton & Lillian M Fosheevanderb$702,39122025–2026
Comet Foundation$525,00032025
Southeastern Conference$515,51212025
Yale University$502,57812025
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York$454,37212025
Blood Cancer United Inc$424,91312025
Emory University$391,63412025
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund$354,44112025
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$351,50012025
Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc$350,18012025
The Esther a & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc$350,00022025
University of Chicago$338,49212025
The Stanton Foundation$300,50012025
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Cornell University$295,77812025
The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley$275,00012025
Breakthrough T1D$274,97012025
CMT Research Foundation Inc$260,80312025
Tr Uw Malvina Watson Vanderbt$254,37022025–2026
Institute of International Education Inc$252,50712025
Bedford Falls Foundation$250,00012025
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc$244,70022025–2026
American Heart Association Inc$232,64412025
WK Kellogg Foundation$230,00022025
The Teagle Foundation$225,00022025
President and Fellows of Harvard College$223,96712025
The Julia Carell Stadler Foundation Tr$200,00012025
Trustees of Boston University$197,01312025
University of Pittsburgh$196,67012025
CA Foundation Inc$190,53112025
Carnegie Corporation of New York$180,00012025
Hispanic Scholarship Fund$172,61922025–2026
United Way of Middle Tennessee Inc$140,00012025
Washington University$139,89712025
The George Washington University$139,64112025
Charities Aid Foundation America$126,85912025
Alexs Lemonade Stand Foundation$126,00012025
Seattle Children's Hospital$113,34512025
Seven Turns Fund Inc$100,44412025
Robert M Levy and Diane VS Levy$100,00012025
The Zeckhauser Foundation$100,00012025
The Muriel Pollia Foundation$100,00012025
Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation$100,00012025
The Mullen Family Foundation Inc$100,00012025
Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation$99,01522025
The Chicago Community Trust$98,50012025
Swim Across America Inc$90,00012025
Urologic Cancer Foundation$85,00012025
TCH C Kempkau Vanderbilt$80,72412025
The Francis Asbury Palmer Foundation$80,00012025
Alpha Epsilon Pi Foundation$75,00012025
Edward J Mallinckrodt Jr Foundation$75,00012025
The Pew Charitable Trusts$75,00012025
The Jane K Lowe Charitable Foundation$74,86512025
Education Development Center Inc$73,94812025
The Mattei-Rothschild Foundation Inc$62,22522025
National Humanities Center$60,50012025
Givewell Community Foundation Inc$60,00012025
The Annexstad Family Foundation$56,25012025
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation$52,00022025
Baylor University$51,45812025
Devonwood Foundation 009606-007$50,00012025
Keith & Mary Kay McCaw Family Found$50,00012025
Bogle Family Foundation$50,00012025
The Kohn-Joseloff Foundation$50,00012025
Joe C Davis Foundation$50,00012025
Russell Sage Foundation$46,90312025
Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc$45,86012025
Jewish Communal Fund$40,20022025
Wallace Family Foundation$40,00012025
University of Southern California$34,69512025
Nashville Symphony Association$30,20512025
Dunn Family Foundation$30,00012025
The Hermoine & Glen Nelson Foundation$30,00012025
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh$30,00012025
Wabash College$30,00012025
Organization for Autism Research$30,00012025
Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist$30,00022025
Edward & Wilhelmina Ackerman$26,12012025
Ernst & Young Foundation$25,10522025
Jewish Federation of Cleveland$25,00012025
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc$25,00012025
G & C Family Foundation$25,00012025
Cordover Family Foundation$25,00012025
PAV Foundation$25,00012025
The David Franklin Chazen Foundation$25,00012025
James M Stoneman Charitable Fund$25,00012025
Elhapa Foundation Inc$25,00012025
Thomas G & Andrea Mendell Foundation$24,86712025
TCH Mrs J King Geo Peabody$23,57212025
Fred Jones Family Foundation$22,50032025
Loyola University of Chicago$20,48612025
Delaware Community Foundation Inc$20,00012025
John E Fetzer Institute Inc$20,00012025
The Vingo Trust III$20,00012025
Messinger Family Foundation Inc$20,00012025
The Susan M Huffman Foundation$20,00012025
The Davenport Family Foundation$20,00012025
The Littlejohn Family Foundation$20,00012025
Fettig Family Foundation$20,00012025
Negotiation and Team Resources$20,00012025
Arkay Foundation Inc$20,00012025
Community Foundation for Mississippi$20,00012025
Eisen-Wald Foundation$20,00022025
The Fullgraf Foundation$20,00022025
KPMG US Foundation Inc$19,80012025
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund$18,63922025
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$18,50012025
American University$17,86212025
University of Notre Dame du Lac$17,77212025
The Commonwealth Fund$16,94312025
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc$15,50112025
Central New York Community Foundation Inc$15,00012025
Joy In Childhood Foundation Inc$15,00012025
Folds of Honor Foundation$14,75012025
TCH W & F Hendrix Fdn$14,00022025–2026
R Brad Martin Family Foundation$12,50012025
Delaware State University$11,28612025
The John & Mary P Redwine Charitable Trust$11,00012025
Carlson Family Foundation$11,00012025
The Richard S Glasser Family Foundation$10,80012025
The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc$10,42612025
Richard B Wyatt Fdn-Ima$10,00012025
The Deepak Raghavan$10,00012025
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Inc$10,00012025
Sebastian Family Charitable Foundation$10,00012025
Seth Landsberg Family Foundation$10,00012025
H Fort Flowers Foundation$10,00012025
Charles P Berolzheimer Foundation Inc$10,00012025
Yetadel Foundation$10,00012025
Arthur and Lindee Lucas$10,00012025
J William & Elizabeth S Robinson$10,00012025
The Kopf Family Foundation$10,00012025
Science Olympiad Inc$10,00012025
Dollar General Literacy Foundation$10,00012025
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago$10,00012025
Communities Foundation of Texas Inc$10,00012025
Tennessee Technology Development Corp$9,91612025
Dallas Jewish Community Foundation$9,00012025
The Community Foundation of Sarasota CO Inc$8,71212025
Nina Haven Scholarships Inc$8,50012025
Maria Foundation$7,50012025
Shimonek Joseph W Tuw$7,20012025
Institute for Humane Studies$7,00012025
Lilly Endowment Inc$6,75012025
The Community Foundation of Louisville Inc$6,62512025
Nashville Predators Foundation$6,55312025
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation$6,25012025
The Goldsmith Family Foundation Inc$6,00012025
Richardson Family Foundation$6,00012025
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc$5,80912025
The Howard University$5,38712025
Thomas Garrott Foundation$5,00012025
Milne Family Foundation$5,00012025
Frank Gerrity Charitable Trust$5,00012025
Patrick Family Foundation Inc$5,00012025
The Clovelly Foundation$5,00012025
The William & Marie Wise Family$5,00012025
Chang and Woo$5,00012025
Richard a Sterban & Donna L$5,00012025
The Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial$4,00012026
Goldsmith Family Foundation$1,00012026
Simplot Company Foundation Inc$1,00012026

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$20M$40M$60M192 grants2025 8 grants2026

From 2025 to 2026, annual grant giving ranged from $690K (2026) to $51.7M (2025). In 2026 it made 8 grants totaling $690K.

What grants has Vanderbilt University received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2026J Clinton & Lillian M FosheevanderbUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$384,763
2026Tr Uw Malvina Watson VanderbtUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$146,518
2026T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving IncMULTIPLE$78,600
2026Hispanic Scholarship FundTO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS$67,428
2026TCH W & F Hendrix FdnGENERAL OPERATING$7,000
2026The Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb MemorialFINANCIAL AID SCHOLARSHIP DONATION$4,000
2026Goldsmith Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GENERAL$1,000
2026Simplot Company Foundation IncEDUCATION$1,000
2025Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResearch$18,387,417
2025The Prescott Miller Foundation IncGENERAL$3,069,225
2025National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$3,019,000
2025Johns Hopkins UniversitySUB-AWARD$2,305,387
2025Wellcome Leap IncGLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH$1,809,618
2025Wellcome Leap IncGLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH$1,557,912
2025Northwestern UniversitySupport of research activities$1,475,915
2025The Breast Cancer Research Foundation IncMEDICAL RESEARCH$1,232,999
2025The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundSCHOLARSHIPS & FINANCIAL AID$1,140,000
2025The Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaRESEARCH$1,072,141
2025The Wilf Family FoundationSCHOLARSHIPS$1,000,000
2025The Mark and Jane WilfSCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT$1,000,000
2025The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation IncResearch$721,137
2025Southeastern ConferenceNCAA ASSISTANCE$515,512
2025Yale UniversitySUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH$502,578
2025The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkResearch$454,372
2025Blood Cancer United IncRESEARCH GRANT$424,913
2025Emory UniversityRESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT$391,634
2025Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundGENERAL SUPPORT$354,441
2025Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & SonomaEDUCATION$351,500
2025Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncDAF - Education$350,180
2025University of ChicagoSUBAWARD$338,492

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Vanderbilt University?

Vanderbilt University is funded by 174 grantmakers, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($18.4M), Wellcome Leap Inc ($3.4M), The Prescott Miller Foundation Inc ($3.1M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $52.4M in grants to Vanderbilt University between 2025–2026.

Who is Vanderbilt University's largest funder?

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is the largest recorded funder of Vanderbilt University, with $18.4M across 1 grant (2025).

How much grant funding has Vanderbilt University received?

IRS 990 filings record $52.4M in grants to Vanderbilt University across 200 grants from 174 funders between 2025–2026. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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