Organization · EIN 04-1679980 · Boston, MA · Education
Who funds Northeastern University?
215 private foundations reported paying Northeastern University $47.1M on returns for tax year 2023.
215 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 215
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Roux Family Foundation Wellesley, MA · Preselected only |
$12,300,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FOR EDUCATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Harold Alfond Foundation Portland, ME |
$11,000,000 | THE HAROLD ALFOND SCHOLARS INITIATIVE AT THE ROUX INSTITUTE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gordon Foundation Danvers, MA |
$4,133,500 | UNRESTRICTED GRANT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA |
$1,893,956 3 grant lines |
MNCH DISCOVERY AND TOOLS +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Good Ventures Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$1,188,775 4 grant lines |
RESEARCH ON THE INTERPRETABILITY OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS +3 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY |
$1,100,000 2 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT EFFORTS ACROSS THE HUMANITIES, LIBRARIES, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN BOSTON TO CREATE A DIGITAL AND ANALOG LOCAL HISTO… +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John Templeton Foundation West Conshohocken, PA |
$1,033,149 4 grant lines |
HOW GOD WORKS PODCAST (SEASONS 3-6) +3 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Ruby W and Lavon P Linn Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$1,017,165 | General Support | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| Hopper-Dean Foundation Menlo Park, CA · Preselected only |
$1,014,664 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Jct Foundation East Hampton, NY · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Unlikely Collaborators Foundation Wichita, KS · Preselected only |
$779,372 | Support Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett's research and writing into the evolution and development of the human brain to understand meaning-making… | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Stamford, CT · Preselected only |
$675,000 2 grant lines |
THERAPEUTICS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Lowell Institute Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$656,908 | General Purpose | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation New York, NY |
$491,272 2 grant lines |
TO IMPLEMENT AND ANALYZE SUPPORT FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TEAMS WHO ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON COMMON AIMS BUT FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA |
$350,000 | ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Henry Luce Foundation New York, NY |
$350,000 2 grant lines |
Strengthening Democracy by Building Public Sector Capacity +1 more | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Stanton Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$324,504 3 grant lines |
TO ACHIEVE CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Jpb Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$310,000 2 grant lines |
INITIATIVE FOR ENERGY JUSTICE +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Herb and Maxine Jacobs Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$290,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Shillman Foundation Rancho Santa Fe, CA · Preselected only |
$257,002 | TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Northeastern University
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Northeastern University, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $236K to them - The Renaissance Foundation Portland, OR
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $271K to them - Russell Sage Foundation New York, NY
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $2.19M to them - Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund Chicago, IL
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $531K to them - William Randolph Hearst Foundation New York, NY
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $1.55M to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $5.54M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $14.6M to them - Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $24M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
48 shared funders · 831 funders in all - Trustees of Boston University Boston, MA
59 shared funders · 358 funders in all - Trustees of Tufts College Medford, MA
42 shared funders · 257 funders in all - Trustees of Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
35 shared funders · 234 funders in all - Cornell University Ithaca, NY
41 shared funders · 463 funders in all - Yale University New Haven, CT
44 shared funders · 550 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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