Organization · EIN 25-0969449 · Pittsburgh, PA
Who funds Carnegie Mellon University?
156 private foundations reported paying Carnegie Mellon University $56.1M on returns for tax year 2023.
156 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 156
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard King Mellon Foundation Ligonier, PA |
$22,748,000 8 grant lines |
TOWARD TEN-YEAR SUPPORT TO CONSTRUCT A ROBOTICS INNOVATION CENTER AT HAZELWOOD GREEN TO ACCELERATE ROBOTICS DISCOVERY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP… +7 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Heinz Endowments Pittsburgh, PA |
$5,688,813 6 grant lines |
TO LAUNCH THE CENTER FOR SHARED PROSPERITY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY: (THE "CENTER"), A UNIVERSITY-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS BAR… +4 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Allegheny Foundation Pittsburgh, PA |
$4,250,000 | CAPITAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
$3,025,000 | UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA |
$2,512,613 2 grant lines |
DIGITAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE; FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Norman R Rales and Ruth Rales Foundation Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$2,020,788 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Hillman Family Foundations Pittsburgh, PA |
$1,785,000 4 grant lines |
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW LOCATION FOR THE MILLER INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART +3 more | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Simons Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,435,216 10 grant lines |
FROM TOPOLOGICAL DEFECTS IN ELASTICITY TO GEOMETRIC FIELD THEORIES +8 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation New York, NY |
$1,237,542 7 grant lines |
TO HELP ESTABLISH THE CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM OFFICE, INCLUDING ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SOFTWARE AROUND CORE FACILITIE… +6 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$1,193,428 | THE LINCC ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK: AN OPEN, SCALABLE SYSTEM FOR SCIENCE WITH THE LSST | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Founders Pledge New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | FOUNDATIONS OF COOPERATIVE AI LAB (FOCAL) | Same street 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Hopper-Dean Foundation Menlo Park, CA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 2 grant lines |
CHARITABLE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Hrh Foundation Pittsburgh, PA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | AS DONEE SEES FIT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Good Ventures Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$814,257 2 grant lines |
RESEARCH ON PERFORMANCE OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS CONDUCTING WEB-BASED TASKS +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 06/2024 |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation Miami, FL |
$808,835 2 grant lines |
TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR INFORMED DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL CYBER-SECURITY AT CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Additional Ventures Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$556,817 | CURES COLLABORATIVE | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR · Preselected only |
$426,009 | To create a Fellowship program that address a critical gap in talent within State Education Agencies. | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Robert and Kathleen Dobkin Intuitive Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$400,000 2 grant lines |
General & Unrestricted +1 more | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Grable Foundation Pittsburgh, PA |
$287,192 6 grant lines |
TO SUPPORT THE K-12 OUTREACH EFFORTS OF CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITYS LEARNING SCIENCES INITIATIVE +5 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA |
$275,000 3 grant lines |
Special Initiatives +2 more | 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 Carnegie Mellon University
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Carnegie Mellon 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 22 of the 25 closest peers · $1.48M to them - The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 22 of the 25 closest peers · $50.5K to them - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 19 of the 25 closest peers · $7.96M to them - Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $23.7M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $4.74M to them - Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $91.8K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Russell Sage Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $2.2M to them - The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $19.9M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
38 shared funders · 250 funders in all - Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
35 shared funders · 628 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
35 shared funders · 831 funders in all - New York University New York, NY
35 shared funders · 359 funders in all - Yale University New Haven, CT
35 shared funders · 550 funders in all - Cornell University Ithaca, NY
32 shared funders · 463 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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