Organization · EIN 31-4379459 · Granville, OH · Education

Who funds Denison University?

100 private foundations reported paying Denison University $5.61M on returns for tax year 2023.

100 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 100

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
The Austin E Knowlton Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
$1,640,000
3 grant lines
AEK CAREER CENTER +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John N & Marilyn P McConnell Charitable Foundation
Vero Beach, FL · Preselected only
$1,006,197 EDUCATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Eisner Foundation
Beverly Hills, CA
$525,000 GENERAL Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Flug Family Foundation
Denver, CO · Preselected only
$500,000 SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP FUND Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Annabelle Foundation
Southfield, MI · Preselected only
$400,000
2 grant lines
2023 GRANT FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FIRST GENERATION STUDENTS +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Chin Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$250,000 Chin Family Scholars Fund Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Glerum Family Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$175,000 EDUCATION Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The William D Squires Educational Foundation
Phoenix, AZ
$100,000 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP GRANT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Dimitruk Family Charitable Foundati
San Antonio, TX · Preselected only
$95,000 SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Thorsen McNulty Family Foundation
Glencoe, IL · Preselected only
$85,000 CHARITABLE
Filed as “DENISON UNVERSITY”
Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation
New Canaan, CT · Preselected only
$66,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Hbb Foundation
Dekalb, IL · Preselected only
$50,000 STADIUM EXPANSION Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Bicknell Fund
Cleveland, OH
$50,000 OPERATING SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Open Society Institute
New York, NY
$37,500
2 grant lines
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Reardon Family Foundation
Bonita Springs, FL · Preselected only
$35,000 SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Tankersley Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$35,000
2 grant lines
The Annual Fund +1 more Exact name 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Dunbar Foundation
Louisville, KY
$31,000
2 grant lines
EDUCATIONAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 04/2024
Henry a Sherwin Fund a
Brooklyn, OH · Preselected only
$30,263 GENERAL OPERATING Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Whiskey River Charitable Foundation
Wilson, WY · Preselected only
$30,056 General Purpose Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
New Haven, CT · Preselected only
$27,000 EDUCATION - GENERAL OPERATING 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 Denison University

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Denison 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.

  1. Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
    Paid 21 of the 25 closest peers · $627K to them
  2. American Express Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $939K to them
  3. The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    Paid 20 of the 25 closest peers · $111K to them
  4. Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
    Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $76.9K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $1.15M to them
  6. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA
    Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $19.8M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. The Simons Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $36.1M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $10.1M to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. Trustees of Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
    17 shared funders · 289 funders in all
  2. American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC
    21 shared funders · 2434 funders in all
  3. Duke University Durham, NC
    16 shared funders · 430 funders in all
  4. Colgate University Hamilton, NY
    15 shared funders · 143 funders in all
  5. Georgetown University Washington, DC
    15 shared funders · 370 funders in all
  6. Cornell University Ithaca, NY
    15 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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