Organization · EIN 06-0646959 · Middletown, CT · Education
Who funds Wesleyan University?
126 private foundations reported paying Wesleyan University $11.5M on returns for tax year 2023.
126 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 126
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fries Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$1,500,000 | General & Unrestricted | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Linde Family Foundation Boston, MA |
$1,010,000 | LINDE FAMILY FOUNDATION WESLEYAN UNDERGRADUATE FINANCIAL AID FUND/FACILITIES FUND/WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR PRISON EDUCATION | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| R&T P Family Foundation New York, NY |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 04/2024 |
| The Allbritton Foundation Houston, TX |
$1,000,000 | ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE ALLBRITTON CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF PUBLIC LIFE | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Lemberg Foundation New York, NY |
$700,000 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Boyer-Snyder Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$600,000 | THIRD PAYMENT OF 2021 PLEDGE | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Creekside Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$550,000 5 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE FACILITIES FUND. +3 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Kentfields Foundation Baltimore, MD · Preselected only |
$500,000 | Wesleyan University Annual Fund ; Wesleyan University Professorship | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The ZelnickBelzberg Charitable Trust Darien, CT · Preselected only |
$500,000 | General Use | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX · Preselected only |
$432,331 2 grant lines |
TO CONDUCT A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF FIREARMS REGULATION IN FIVE STATES AND SHARE WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED THROUGH A VARIETY OF DELIVERABLES, I… +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Dietrich American Foundation Baltimore, MD · Preselected only |
$425,180 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Schumann Robert F Fdn-Main Las Vegas, NV · Preselected only |
$400,000 | GENERAL OPERATING | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Anderson Stewart Family Foundation Los Angeles, CA · Preselected only |
$250,000 | ASSIST WITH COLLEGE EDUCATION Filed as “WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY FED ID #06-0646959” |
EIN on filing 0.42 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Nazarian Family Foundation Englewood Cliffs, NJ · Preselected only |
$245,000 | TO HELP ACTIVITIES OF VAR PUBLIC CHAR INST WHICH ARE EXEMPT UNDER 501(C)(3) | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| The George I Alden Trust Worcester, MA |
$175,000 | TO FURTHER EDUCATION | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wesleyan University Austin W Lane Co Pnc Pittsburgh, PA · Preselected only |
$171,973 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Winifred & B a Killson Educational Foundation Dallas, TX · Preselected only |
$170,000 | SCHOLARSHIPS | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 01/2024 |
| Van Beuren Charitable Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$160,000 | FILM CENTER CAMPAIGN AND FINANCIAL AID | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Simons Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$158,401 2 grant lines |
EXTREME WAVE PHENOMENA BASED ON SYMMETRIES +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Am Dachs Foundation San Francisco, CA · Preselected only |
$150,000 3 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS FUNDRAISING POSITION. +1 more | Same ZIP 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 Wesleyan University
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Wesleyan 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.
- Charles Koch Foundation Arlington, VA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $10.6M to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $4.98M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $35.5M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $20.3M to them - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $94.9K to them - Alfred P Sloan Foundation New York, NY
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $17.2M to them - William Randolph Hearst Foundation New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $1.48M to them - Russell Sage Foundation New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $1.95M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Yale University New Haven, CT
34 shared funders · 550 funders in all - The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
30 shared funders · 568 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
31 shared funders · 831 funders in all - Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
27 shared funders · 628 funders in all - New York University New York, NY
28 shared funders · 359 funders in all - Trustees of Tufts College Medford, MA
26 shared funders · 257 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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