Organization · EIN 56-0532138 · Winstonsalem, NC · Education
Who funds Wake Forest University?
173 private foundations reported paying Wake Forest University $34.3M on returns for tax year 2023.
173 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 173
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly Endowment Indianapolis, IN |
$14,142,221 | LEADERSHIP & CHARACTER EDUC PROG | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Winstonsalem, NC |
$5,841,996 6 grant lines |
2024 ANNUAL GRANT, UNDER 1990 CONTRACT, FOR GENERAL SUPPORT, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.PER NOV 2023 AGREEMENT, ZSR TO MAKE FIXE… +5 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Porter B Byrum Charitable Trust Charlotte, NC · Preselected only |
$2,950,094 | STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation Waukesha, WI · Preselected only |
$2,217,280 | TO SUPPORT THE PLACEMENT OF 1 POST-DOC FOR 2 YEARS; EMBEDDING EM INSTITUTIONALLY | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$1,508,000 2 grant lines |
TO INCREASE THE MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS OF PERU'S PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH A NEW COALITION DEDICATED TO THE ASSESSMENT AND PRODUCTION OF SC… +1 more | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John Templeton Foundation West Conshohocken, PA |
$695,288 2 grant lines |
THE HONESTY PROJECT +1 more | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY |
$500,000 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES & ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPING A NEW HUMANISTIC SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES CU… | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Carroll Family Foundation Greensboro, NC · Preselected only |
$500,000 | Community Benefit & Enrichment | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation Grand Rapids, MI |
$346,000 2 grant lines |
PROJECT/PROGRAM - WOMEN'S SOCCER +1 more | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Legatus Foundation Winstonsalem, NC · Preselected only |
$290,322 | GENERAL SUPPORT, LAW & MEDICAL SCHOOL SUPPORT, BELL SCHOLARSHIP FUND | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Scott Family Educational Foundation Boca Raton, FL · Preselected only |
$261,536 | CHARITABLE DONATION TO A 501(C)(3) ENTITY. | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Straz Family Foundation Tampa, FL · Preselected only |
$252,000 | ACADEMIC PROGRAMS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Collis Foundation Providence, RI |
$250,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| 47th Avenue Foundation Bellevue, WA · Preselected only |
$230,031 | SCHOLARSHIPS, RECIPIENTS CHOSEN BY UNIVERSITY | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Acquavella Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$225,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Fm Kirby Foundation Morristown, NJ · Preselected only |
$200,000 | SUPPORT OF THE WAKE FOREST FUND - $25,000; SUPPORT OF THE OFFICE OF PERSONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT - $25,000; SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM FOR L… | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Paul K Richter Memorial Fund Dallas, TX |
$200,000 | RICHTER SCHOLAR PROGRAM | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Cobb Foundation Garden City, NY · Preselected only |
$175,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Flow Foundation WinstonSalem, NC · Preselected only |
$175,000 | TENNIS STADIUM | Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation Atlanta, GA · Preselected only |
$175,000 | SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION | Same city 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 Wake Forest University
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Wake Forest 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.
- Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 21 of the 25 closest peers · $666K to them - The Simons Foundation New York, NY
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $46.5M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Austin, TX
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $1.13M to them - The Renaissance Foundation Portland, OR
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $234K to them - William Randolph Hearst Foundation New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $1.19M to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $12M to them - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $153M to them - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $8.84M to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Duke University Durham, NC
33 shared funders · 430 funders in all - Yale University New Haven, CT
30 shared funders · 550 funders in all - American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC
33 shared funders · 2434 funders in all - The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA
23 shared funders · 560 funders in all - Trustees of Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
23 shared funders · 289 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
23 shared funders · 831 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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