Grants paid by Fernholz Foundation
EIN 90-0403980 · Princeton, NJ · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Fernholz Foundation of Princeton, NJ (EIN 90-0403980) reported 45 grants paid totaling $8,270,000 to 12 recipients in tax years 2017–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $12,515,000 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$8,270,000
45 grants
Recipients
12
distinct organizations
Tax years
2017–2025
8 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$12,515,000
23 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | $800,000 | $1,800,000 |
| 2018 | 6 | $1,050,000 | — |
| 2020 | 5 | $1,150,000 | — |
| 2021 | 6 | $1,170,000 | $455,000 |
| 2022 | 5 | $995,000 | $1,450,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | $795,000 | $3,615,000 |
| 2024 | 7 | $1,255,000 | $3,120,000 |
| 2025 | 7 | $1,055,000 | $2,075,000 |
Top recipients
The 12 recipients receiving the most from Fernholz Foundation, by grants paid, out of 12 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Advanced Study 21-0634988 | B | Princeton, NJ | 8 | $2,125,000 | 2025 |
| Princeton University Math Department | U | Princeton, NJ | 6 | $1,500,000 | 2025 |
| Columbia University 82-2244803 | C | New York, NY | 7 | $1,325,000 | 2025 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | U | New York, NY | 7 | $1,200,000 | 2024 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College 04-2103580 | B | Cambridge, MA | 2 | $500,000 | 2021 |
| Princeton University 21-0634501 | B | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $400,000 | 2018 |
| Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute 94-2650833 | B | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $400,000 | 2025 |
| Change Maker Trust Inc 92-0748210 | D | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | 2025 |
| Harvard University 04-3009105 | C | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $250,000 | 2018 |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | U | New York, NY | 2 | $200,000 | 2017 |
| Princeton Community Housing Inc 13-3026182 | B | Princeton, NJ | 5 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Princeton Medical Center | U | Palinsboro, NJ | 2 | $20,000 | 2025 |
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 68 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute Berkeley, CA | B | $1,000,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $575,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $250,000 | approved, future | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $250,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $250,000 | approved, future | DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER STUDIES | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Change Maker Trust Inc Boston, MA | D | $250,000 | paid | DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT APPLIED SCIENCE | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $250,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute Berkeley, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $75,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Princeton Community Housing Inc Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202601259349103110 |
| 2025 | Princeton Medical Center Palinsboro, NJ | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - MECIAL CENTER | 202601259349103110 |
| 2024 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute Berkeley, CA | B | $1,200,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $900,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $500,000 | approved, future | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $500,000 | approved, future | DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER STUDIES | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $325,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $250,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $250,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute Berkeley, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Princeton Community Housing Inc Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Princeton Community Housing Inc Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202531329349102588 |
| 2024 | Princeton Medical Center Palinsboro, NJ | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - MECIAL CENTER | 202531329349102588 |
| 2023 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute Berkeley, CA | B | $1,400,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $1,000,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $750,000 | approved, future | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $325,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $250,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $225,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $200,000 | approved, future | RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Princeton Community Housing Inc Princeton, NJ | B | $40,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202421179349100332 |
| 2023 | Princeton Community Housing Inc Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202421179349100332 |
| 2022 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $750,000 | approved, future | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202303179349104105 |
| 2022 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $400,000 | approved, future | RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | 202303179349104105 |
| 2022 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $325,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202303179349104105 |
| 2022 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $300,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202303179349104105 |
| 2022 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $250,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202303179349104105 |
| 2022 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202303179349104105 |
| 2022 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | 202303179349104105 |
| 2022 | Princeton Community Housing Inc Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202303179349104105 |
| 2021 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $375,000 | approved, future | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202231809349101223 |
| 2021 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | Department of Mathematics | 202231809349101223 |
| 2021 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $250,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202231809349101223 |
| 2021 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $250,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202231809349101223 |
| 2021 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202231809349101223 |
| 2021 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | 202231809349101223 |
| 2021 | Princeton Community Housing Inc Princeton, NJ | B | $80,000 | approved, future | GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202231809349101223 |
| 2021 | Princeton Community Housing Inc Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | 202231809349101223 |
| 2020 | President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | B | $250,000 | paid | Department of Mathematics | 202131319349103168 |
| 2020 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $250,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 202131319349103168 |
| 2020 | Princeton University Math Department Princeton, NJ | U | $250,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202131319349103168 |
| 2020 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | 202131319349103168 |
| 2020 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 202131319349103168 |
| 2018 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | C | $250,000 | paid | DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH | 201931799349100508 |
| 2018 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 201931799349100508 |
| 2018 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | B | $200,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 201931799349100508 |
| 2018 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $200,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 201931799349100508 |
| 2018 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $150,000 | paid | RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | 201931799349100508 |
| 2018 | Weill Cornell Medicine New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | NEURO DEGENERATIVE DISEASES | 201931799349100508 |
| 2017 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA | C | $1,000,000 | approved, future | DATA SCIENCE RESEARCH | 201931799349100008 |
| 2017 | Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY | U | $600,000 | approved, future | AWARD IN NEUROSCIENCE | 201931799349100008 |
| 2017 | Institute for Advanced Study Princeton, NJ | B | $200,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | 201931799349100008 |
| 2017 | Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY | U | $200,000 | approved, future | BRAIN AND MIND RESEARCH | 201931799349100008 |
| 2017 | Columbia University New York, NY | C | $200,000 | paid | FIELD OF PROBABILITY & MINERVA LECTURE SERIES | 201931799349100008 |
| 2017 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ | B | $200,000 | paid | DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | 201931799349100008 |
| 2017 | Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY | U | $150,000 | paid | AWARD IN NEUROSCIENCE | 201931799349100008 |
| 2017 | Weill Cornell Medical College New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | BRAIN AND MIND RESEARCH | 201931799349100008 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202601259349103110 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531329349102588 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202421179349100332 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303179349104105 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231809349101223 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202131319349103168 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201931799349100508 |
| 990PF | 2017 | 2017-12-31 | not stated | 2017v2.3 | 201931799349100008 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF 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/900403980.json.
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