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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $1,059,396,782 | $584,700,649 | $641,858,148 | $7,820,349,022 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 58% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CENTER FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND SOCIAL CHANGE INCCHICAGO, IL | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR THE WRITING FREEDOM FELLOWSHIP | $2,864,500 | 2024 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Alexander | PRESIDENT | 50.00 | $1,528,343 |
| Scott Taylor | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | 50.00 | $1,395,936 |
| Sheree Carter-Galvan | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | 50.00 | $822,239 |
| Julie Ehrlich | EVP & COO |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $7,207,974,902 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $450,432,209 | $654,044,753 | $602,175,024 | $8,027,994,221 | $7,308,210,120 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $320,667,704 | $688,730,792 | $575,407,926 | $8,189,888,621 | $7,512,207,325 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,146,757,446 | $557,955,269 | $471,218,624 | $9,550,167,340 | $8,940,380,782 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $505,890,143 | $527,947,671 | $458,924,422 | $8,218,016,721 | $7,686,285,071 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $446,837,871 | $376,055,916 | $350,903,940 | $6,993,697,924 | $6,818,712,968 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $483,639,621 | $368,391,721 | $346,126,658 | $6,556,606,822 | $6,383,152,320 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $428,000,290 | $335,318,470 | $326,982,518 | $6,855,615,466 | $6,668,477,080 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $310,791,910 | $346,874,398 | $319,755,576 | $6,254,415,162 | $6,012,748,078 |
| MUSEUM AM ROTHENBAUM |
| TO SUPPORT DIGITAL BENINS NEXT PHASE, AND AN OPEN SOURCE REPOSITORY OF SOFTWARE AND TOOLS ACCESSIBLE TO OTHER DIGITAL HERITAGE PROJECTS |
| $2,850,000 |
| 2024 |
| AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, IL | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO SHORE UP THE ASSOCIATION'S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO ADVANCE INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION, DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMING, AND A COVID-19 RELIEF REGRANTING PROGRAM | $2,757,500 | 2023 |
| AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, IL | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO SHORE UP THE ASSOCIATION'S DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND TO ADVANCE INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION, DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMMING, AND A COVID-19 RELIEF REGRANTING PROGRAM | $2,757,500 | 2022 |
| Middlebury CollegeMatched to this organization because 51 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Middlebury, VT | to support faculty diversity, curricular renewal, and undergraduate research by creating closer relationships between 28 liberal arts colleges and the graduate schools of research universities, in collaboration with Bates, Connecticut, and Williams Colleges, and through cooperation with Columbia University and the Universities of California at Berkeley, Chicago, and Michigan | $2,750,000 | 2017 |
| MIDDLEBURY COLLEGEMatched to this organization because 51 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.MIDDLEBURY, VT | TO SUPPORT FACULTY DIVERSITY, CURRICULAR RENEWAL, AND UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH COLLABORATION BETWEEN LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES AND RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES | $2,750,000 | 2018 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT A FINAL ROUND OF THE FREDERICK BURKHARDT RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR RECENTLY TENURED FACULTY IN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES | $2,750,000 | 2019 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT A DISSERTATION WRITING FELLOWSHIP TO SPUR METHODOLOGICAL AND CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INNOVATION IN THE HUMANITIES | $2,750,000 | 2022 |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLEMatched to this organization because 56 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CINCINNATI, OH | MATCHING GIFT | $2,719,472 | 2022 |
| BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRSWASHINGTON, DC | TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT AS PART OF THE FEDERAL INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL INITIATIVE | $2,700,000 | 2024 |
| AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIESNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF THE FREDERICK BURKHARDT RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR RECENTLY TENURED FACULTY IN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES | $2,686,951 | 2018 |
| American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY | to support continuation of the Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship Program for recently tenured faculty in research universities and liberal arts colleges | $2,679,380 | 2017 |
| American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY | To support continuation of the Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship Program for recently tenured faculty in research universities and liberal arts colleges | $2,672,100 | 2016 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCILBROOKLYN, NY | TO SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | $2,600,000 | 2018 |
| American Council of Learned SocietiesNew York, NY | TO CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR DISSERTATION COMPLETION FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FIELDS OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | $2,600,000 | 2021 |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLEMatched to this organization because 56 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.CINCINNATI, OH | MATCHING GIFT | $2,588,665 | 2020 |
| University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA | to establish a program to prepare students from Hispanic-serving institutions for graduate school | $2,550,000 | 2017 |
| Associated Colleges of the Midwest IncChicago, IL | to support faculty renewal and diversity | $2,550,000 | 2017 |
| ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE MIDWEST INCCHICAGO, IL | TO SUPPORT FACULTY RENEWAL AND DIVERSITY | $2,550,000 | 2018 |
| AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONCHICAGO, IL | TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS | $2,550,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIACHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULAR AND RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO THE UNIVERSITY'S AND THE REGION'S INDIGENOUS AND BLACK HISTORIES AND A SERIES OF POSTDOCTORAL-TO-FACULTY FELLOWSHIPS IN RELATED FIELDS | $2,500,000 | 2020 |
| The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX | TO SUPPORT A JUST FUTURES INITIATIVE PROJECT | $2,500,000 | 2021 |
| MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - CHICAGOCHICAGO, IL | TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM AS A RECIPIENT OF THE ART MUSEUM FUTURES FUND | $2,500,000 | 2020 |
| Columbia UniversityNew York, NY | TO SUPPORT A JUST FUTURES INITIATIVE PROJECT | $2,500,000 | 2021 |
| University of Wisconsin at MadisonMadison, WI | TO SUPPORT A JUST FUTURES INITIATIVE PROJECT | $2,500,000 | 2021 |
| 50.00 |
| $642,483 |
| Carter Stewart | EVP, PROGRAMS & RESEARCH | 50.00 | $614,568 |
| Sepideh Sepasi | CFO & TREASURER | 50.00 | $550,109 |
| Kathryn Hall | TRUSTEE, BOARD CHAIR | 6.00 | $75,000 |
| Paul Farber | TRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) | 5.00 | $26,666 |
| Joshua S Friedman | TRUSTEE (END 03/2024) | 5.00 | $20,000 |
| Heather Gerken | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $60,000 |
| Melissa Gilliam | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Thelma Golden | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Kelly Ann Granat | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $53,333 |
| Jonathan Holloway | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $60,000 |
| Sherrilyn Ifill | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
| Maryana Iskander | TRUSTEE (BEG 03/2024) | 5.00 | $26,666 |
| Gaurav Kapadia | TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $40,000 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202413199349106571
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202303179349100635
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203159349100740
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202133159349102913
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202033219349102048
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201933179349102413
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201813179349102126
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201743139349101044
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.