Private foundation
PROVIDENCE, RIEIN
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 | $16,217,563 | $10,705,620 | $8,814,750 | $179,534,729 |
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 38% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN UNIVERSITYPROVIDENCE, RI | TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PREPARE STUDENTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NATION AND THE WORLD BY COMMUNICATING AND PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE | $6,000,000 | 2022 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan M Nelson | DIRECTOR | 0.00 | $0 |
| David K Duffell | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
| Jane S Nelson | TRUSTEE | 0.00 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $179,534,729 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $9,396,755 | $5,874,911 | $3,930,250 | $174,217,203 | $174,217,203 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $36,284,929 | $7,915,050 | $6,010,000 | $180,007,191 | $180,007,191 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $81,812,729 | $2,277,081 | $1,078,500 | $156,185,249 | $156,185,249 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $26,450,466 | $5,671,193 | $5,469,169 | $90,197,114 | $90,197,114 |
| INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDYPRINCETON, NJ |
| THE INSTITUTE EXISTS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT FUNDAMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP THE ORIGINAL, OFTEN SPECULATIVE, THINKING THAT PRODUCES ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE THAT CHANGE THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND THE WORLD. |
| $3,550,000 |
| 2024 |
| THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUNDNEW YORK, NY | TO FOSTER INNOVATIVE IDEAS, SOLVING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES, AND ENABLING PROGRESS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY. | $2,300,000 | 2024 |
| THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND | $2,100,000 | 2024 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITYPROVIDENCE, RI | TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PREPARE STUDENTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NATION AND THE WORLD BY COMMUNICATING AND PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE | $1,215,500 | 2020 |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR TRANSPLATION RESEARCH ACROSS ALL ORGAN DISCIPLINES. | $1,020,000 | 2023 |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN FUNDMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | TO RECEIVE, SOLICIT, AND ADMINISTER FUNDS TO BE APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES OF THE NY AND PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL AND ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE RELATED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR TRANSPLATION RESEARCH ACROSS ALL ORGAN DISCIPLINES. | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR TRANSPLATION RESEARCH ACROSS ALL ORGAN DISCIPLINES. | $1,000,000 | 2021 |
| NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN FUNDMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.NEW YORK, NY | TO RECEIVE, SOLICIT, AND ADMINISTER FUNDS TO BE APPLIED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES OF THE NY AND PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL AND ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE RELATED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS | $1,000,000 | 2023 |
| ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND | $752,949 | 2020 |
| THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND | $625,000 | 2023 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITYPROVIDENCE, RI | TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PREPARE STUDENTS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY, NATION AND THE WORLD BY COMMUNICATING AND PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE | $500,000 | 2023 |
| FOUNDATION TO COMBAT ANTISEMINISMFOXBOROUGH, MA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $500,000 | 2024 |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, MA | EDUCATIONAL - TO SUPPORT STUDENTS NEEDS | $300,000 | 2020 |
| RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - COVID 19 FUNDPROVIDENCE, RI | RI'S LEADING PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION, ADDRESSING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUITIES IN RI - RESPONSE TO COVID FUND | $258,308 | 2020 |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, MA | EDUCATIONAL - TO SUPPORT STUDENTS NEEDS | $200,000 | 2023 |
| HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLCAMBRIDGE, MA | EDUCATIONAL - TO SUPPORT STUDENTS NEEDS | $200,000 | 2024 |
| ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY | TO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND | $175,000 | 2020 |
| INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDYPRINCETON, NJ | THE INSTITUTE EXISTS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT FUNDAMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP THE ORIGINAL, OFTEN SPECULATIVE, THINKING THAT PRODUCES ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE THAT CHANGE THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND THE WORLD. | $150,000 | 2023 |
| INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDYPRINCETON, NJ | THE INSTITUTE EXISTS TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT FUNDAMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP THE ORIGINAL, OFTEN SPECULATIVE, THINKING THAT PRODUCES ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE THAT CHANGE THE WAY WE UNDERSTAND THE WORLD. | $150,000 | 2020 |
| PAN MASS CHALLENGEWEST BROOKLINE, MA | SUPPORTS CANCER RESEARCH | $143,600 | 2020 |
| NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON SCHOOLMOUNT HERMON, MA | FUNDS HELP SUPPORT THIS COED BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL. | $100,000 | 2023 |
| HARC FOUNDATIONMARINA DEL REY, CA | GENERAL SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2024 |
| THE MILKEN INSTITUTESANTA MONICA, CA | TO SUPPORT ANNUAL FUND | $62,500 | 2023 |
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 202423189349102437
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313189349104231
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203189349103855
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202141329349102809
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.