Who funds Cornell University?
Ithaca, New York · EIN 15-0532082 · NTEE B430 · 501(c)(3)
695 private foundations paid Cornell University 1,582 grants on IRS Form 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $192.4M in all. Its IRS activity code (NTEE B430) places it in education.
All years on file, including returns before 2022.
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Foundations that funded it
The 200 largest by total, of 699 on file.
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Largest grants since 2022
Largest first. The purpose is what the foundation wrote on its return, for the tax year shown.
- Stephanie and Peter Nolan Foundation · 2024 - As needed$5,220,060
- Abraham J and Phyllis Katz Foundation · 2024 - Center for Keyboard Studies endowment$5,000,000
- The Selander Foundation · 2023 - Educational purposes$3,894,687
- The Rimora Foundation · 2023 - Cornell annual fund for student and campus life & polo$3,510,000
- The Rimora Foundation · 2024 - Cornell annual fund for student and campus life & polo$3,505,000
- Wellcome Leap Inc · 2023 - Mcpsych$3,428,758
- Stephen M Ross Foundation · 2023 - General operating support$3,000,000
- Dave and Cheryl Duffield Foundation · 2024 - Duffield institute for animal behavior$2,830,000
- The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation · 2023 - Schmidt ai in science postdocs$2,452,981
- Sequoia Climate Foundation · 2022 - To advance zero hunger and climate resiliency in agriculture systems$2,400,000
- Dave and Cheryl Duffield Foundation · 2023 - Duffield institute for animal behavior$2,380,000
- Dave and Cheryl Duffield Foundation · 2022 - Duffield institute for animal behavior$2,380,000
- The David R and Patricia D Atkinson Foundation · 2022 - General$2,231,633
- Stephanie and Peter Nolan Foundation · 2023 - As needed$2,097,381
- Seneca Foods Foundation · 2025 - Dyson annual fund; support local agricultural dev program, cornell endowment fund$2,005,300
- Brooks Family Foundation · 2024 - Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy$2,000,000
- Dunaway Foundation · 2024 - Center for precision nutrition & health, college of human ecology endowment funds$2,000,000
- Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation · 2024 - To increase access to computing education$2,000,000
- Alex and Laura Hanson CGF Inc · 2023 - University Education$2,000,000
- Schleifer Family Foundation · 2023 - General charitable purposes$1,999,960
- The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc · 2024 - To support tech fellows$1,875,000
- Gates Foundation · 2024 - K-12 education; postsecondary education; research and learning opportunities$1,710,500
- Gates Foundation · 2023 - Discovery and translational sciences; tuberculosis$1,684,545
- Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts · 2025 - General & Unrestricted$1,665,000
- Gates Foundation · 2024 - Create novel technology platform capabilities$1,624,526
Organizations the same foundations fund
Organizations paid by many of the same foundations since 2022, by how much their lists of funders overlap.
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA · 80 shared funders
- New York UniversityNew York, NY · 89 shared funders
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA · 75 shared funders
- Duke UniversityDurham, NC · 92 shared funders
- Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC · 81 shared funders
- Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY · 63 shared funders
- Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL · 84 shared funders
- University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA · 78 shared funders
By tax year of the funder's return
| Year | Grants | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 230 | 217 | $14.9M |
| 2024 | 626 | 488 | $79.8M |
| 2023 | 650 | 484 | $81.9M |
| 2022 | 76 | 69 | $15.9M |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $285K |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 | $201K |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $200 |
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How this page is made
Each grant comes from a foundation's IRS Form 990-PF and was linked to this EIN only when this was the single organization in the IRS Business Master File with that name in that state. Grants written under a different spelling, or where several organizations share the name, are not counted here, so the real totals can be higher. Government grants and gifts from individuals do not appear on these returns.
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 15-0532082
- IRS Business Master File record updated Nov 9, 2026; listed in Publication 78 (eligible for deductible contributions)
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