Organization · EIN 06-0646623 · Fairfield, CT · Education
Who funds Fairfield University?
107 private foundations reported paying Fairfield University $5.27M on returns for tax year 2023.
107 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 107
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl W and Hildagunda a Brinkman Private Charitable Foundation Scottsville, NY |
$1,100,000 | CHARITABLE DONATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| Mahoney-McNamee Family Foundation Lowell, MA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Martino Family Foundation New Canaan, CT · Preselected only |
$800,000 | CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| SF Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$510,000 | TO SUPPORT GENERAL SERVICES | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Egan Family Charitable Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$210,000 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 09/2024 |
| The Thomas C Quick Charitable Trust Palm Beach, FL · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Carl & Dorothy Bennett Foundation Greenwich, CT · Preselected only |
$100,000 | JUDAIC STUDIES PROGRAM | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| The Young Family Charitable Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$100,000 2 grant lines |
GENERAL SUPPORT FUND | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Daniel P & Grace I Tully Charitable Trust Darien, CT · Preselected only |
$100,000 | EDUCATION | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| The Maguire Foundation West Conshohocken, PA · Preselected only |
$75,000 | FOR GENERAL NEEDS OF ORGANIZATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Marie & John Zimmermann Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$74,000 | General use of donee | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC |
$65,552 10 grant lines |
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Bluebell Foundation North Palm Beach, FL · Preselected only |
$50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Heartfelt Wings Foundation Yorktown Heights, NY · Preselected only |
$50,000 | THE FAIRFIELD FUND | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| CG42 Foundation Isle of Palms, SC |
$42,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Withington Foundation Fort Washington, PA · Preselected only |
$40,000 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY FUNDING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Paul L Jones Fund Waterbury, CT · Preselected only |
$40,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 10/2024 |
| McIntosh Foundation Kenilworth, IL · Preselected only |
$40,000 | EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 04/2024 |
| Walter & Merle Baum Foundation Milford, CT |
$37,500 | GENERAL | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation Bridgeport, CT · Preselected only |
$35,000 | In Furtherance of Stated Objectives of the Foundation | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 04/2024 |
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 Fairfield University
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Fairfield 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.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 21 of the 25 closest peers · $853K to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $174K to them - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $4.85M to them - Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Austin, TX
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $339K to them - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $5.22M to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $6.67M to them - William Randolph Hearst Foundation New York, NY
Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $539K to them - Gannett Foundation New York, NY
Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $22.1K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT
20 shared funders · 68 funders in all - St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN
28 shared funders · 2566 funders in all - Yale University New Haven, CT
20 shared funders · 550 funders in all - Trustees of Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
19 shared funders · 234 funders in all - Georgetown University Washington, DC
18 shared funders · 370 funders in all - Northeastern University Boston, MA
18 shared funders · 215 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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