Grants paid by The Witherspoon Institute Inc
EIN 55-0835528 · Princeton, NJ · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE B82
The Witherspoon Institute Inc of Princeton, NJ (EIN 55-0835528) reported 31 grants paid totaling $2,684,465 to 13 recipients in tax years 2018–2025, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$2,684,465
31 grants
Recipients
13
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2025
8 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 | $1,617,004 | — |
| 2019 | 6 | $245,000 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | $135,000 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $298,000 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $120,000 | — |
| 2023 | 3 | $105,000 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | $114,461 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | $50,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 13 recipients receiving the most from The Witherspoon Institute Inc, by grants paid, out of 13 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ctr for Study of Tech & Soc 51-0399261 | A | Washington, DC | 2 | $567,500 | 2021 |
| Austin Inst Family & Culture 46-2082757 | A | Austin, TX | 4 | $397,004 | 2023 |
| Aquinas Inst for Catholic Lif 83-1005620 | A | Princeton, NJ | 7 | $383,000 | 2025 |
| Zephyr Institute Inc 47-1979289 | B | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $275,000 | 2019 |
| Hyde Park Institute 47-5549775 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | 2018 |
| The Morningside Institute Inc 82-1094056 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | 2018 |
| The Catholic University of America | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $210,000 | 2019 |
| The Catholic University 04-2103580 | A | Washington, DC | 4 | $175,000 | 2022 |
| American Academy of Sciences 92-3208317 | A | Dover, DE | 2 | $124,461 | 2024 |
| Collegiate Cultural Foundation | U | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $20,000 | 2019 |
| William J Seymour Institute | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $15,000 | 2018 |
| Scala Foundation | U | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $12,500 | 2019 |
| Archdiocese of Philadelphia 23-1360839 | C | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $5,000 | 2018 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 31 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aquinas Inst for Catholiclife Princeton, NJ | A | $50,000 | paid | General Operations | 202621039349301587 |
| 2024 | American Academy of Sciences Dover, DE | A | $74,461 | paid | 202501199349300245 | |
| 2024 | Aquinas Inst for Catholiclife Princeton, NJ | A | $40,000 | paid | 202501199349300245 | |
| 2023 | American Academy of Sciences Dover, DE | A | $50,000 | paid | 202410929349301016 | |
| 2023 | Aquinas Inst for Catholiclife Princeton, NJ | A | $30,000 | paid | 202410929349301016 | |
| 2023 | Austin Inst Family & Culture Austin, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | 202410929349301016 | |
| 2022 | Aquinas Inst for Catholiclife Princeton, NJ | A | $70,000 | paid | 202331239349302378 | |
| 2022 | The Catholic University Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | 202331239349302378 | |
| 2022 | Austin Inst Family & Culture Austin, TX | A | $25,000 | paid | 202331239349302378 | |
| 2021 | Ctr for Study of Tech & Soc Washington, DC | A | $150,000 | paid | 202221309349300312 | |
| 2021 | Aquinas Inst for Catholic Lif Princeton, NJ | A | $98,000 | paid | 202221309349300312 | |
| 2021 | The Catholic University Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | 202221309349300312 | |
| 2020 | The Catholic University Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | 202102239349300010 | |
| 2020 | Harvard University Boston, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | 202102239349300010 | |
| 2020 | Aquinas Inst for Catholic Lif Princeton, NJ | A | $35,000 | paid | 202102239349300010 | |
| 2019 | Catholic University of America Washington, DC | U | $100,000 | paid | Research | 202020869349300417 |
| 2019 | Aquinas Institute for Catholic Life Princeton, NJ | A | $60,000 | paid | Research | 202020869349300417 |
| 2019 | Zephyr Institute Inc Palo Alto, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | Research | 202020869349300417 |
| 2019 | Austin Institute for Family & Culture Austin, TX | D | $20,000 | paid | Research | 202020869349300417 |
| 2019 | Collegiate Cultural Foundation Princeton, NJ | U | $10,000 | paid | Research | 202020869349300417 |
| 2019 | Scala Foundation Princeton, NJ | U | $5,000 | paid | Research | 202020869349300417 |
| 2018 | Center for Study of Technology Washington, DC | D | $417,500 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | Austin Institute for Family & Culture Austin, TX | D | $327,004 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | Hyde Park Institute Chicago, IL | B | $250,000 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | The Morningside Institute Inc New York, NY | B | $250,000 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | Zephyr Institute Inc Palo Alto, CA | B | $225,000 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | U | $110,000 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | William J Seymour Institute Boston, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | Collegiate Cultural Foundation Princeton, NJ | U | $10,000 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | Scala Foundation Princeton, NJ | U | $7,500 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
| 2018 | Archdiocese of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA | C | $5,000 | paid | Research | 201941349349308829 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202621039349301587 |
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202501199349300245 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202410929349301016 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331239349302378 |
| 990 | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.0 | 202221309349300312 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202102239349300010 |
| 990 | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202020869349300417 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201941349349308829 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/550835528.json.
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