Brandeis University
Waltham, MA · EIN 04-2103552. Reported 215 grants totalling $19.9M to 88 organizations across tax years 2020-2023, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Brandeis University, the IRS classifies it under education rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE B430) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 88 distinct organizations, with 12% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 69% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $46,115. Half of what it reported fell between $21,388 and $100,868; the smallest was $5,017 and the largest $854,260. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $2,389,733 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $1,412,354 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Opinion Research Center | Chicago, IL | $1,225,315 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,175,549 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,036,275 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $989,673 | 6 | 4 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $935,999 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $932,579 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | $691,422 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts - Worcester | Worcester, MA | $627,670 | 10 | 4 | 2023 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $521,401 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Comagine Health | Seattle, WA | $379,693 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hebrew Rehabilitation Center | Roslindale, MA | $378,265 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $334,150 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oregon Health and Science University Foundation | Portland, OR | $320,774 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated | Durham, NH | $306,852 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Kennell and Associates Inc | Falls Church, VA | $261,025 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $257,062 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $255,066 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis, OR | $253,147 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Stanley Street Treatment and Resources | Fall River, MA | $245,597 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Detroit Recovery Project | Detroit, MI | $244,338 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Inc | Beverly, MA | $236,368 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Inc | Berkeley, CA | $236,209 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | $219,688 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | Somerville, MA | $202,849 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Disability Policy Consortium | Boston, MA | $181,342 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $173,091 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $154,123 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Autistic Self Advocacy Network | Washington, DC | $152,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Texas | Galveston, TX | $148,371 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research | Palo Alto, CA | $142,094 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | $140,860 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla, CA | $137,780 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | $128,122 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston, MA | $118,480 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $117,669 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston College Trustees | Chestnut Hill, MA | $109,585 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Clal-the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership Inc | New York, NY | $105,871 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $105,744 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | $92,315 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | Urbana, IL | $91,259 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | $80,798 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Childrens Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH | $78,190 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Ar | Kansas City, MO | $76,628 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rhode Island Hospital | Providence, RI | $73,969 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cambridge Public Health Commission | Cambridge, MA | $72,794 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Houston | Houston, TX | $64,743 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York, NY | $62,774 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | $62,547 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $60,517 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Unidosus | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $54,584 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ut Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $50,615 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | $50,072 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $45,878 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trinity Health-Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI | $45,870 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The New York and Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | $44,394 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | $40,874 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network | W Bloomfield, MI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Social Services of Madison Inc | Madison, WI | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Towers Foundation Inc | New Haven, CT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine | Bethesda, MD | $38,916 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University System of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | $36,758 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Main Line Hospitals Inc | Radnor, PA | $33,827 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Institute for Accountable Care | Washington, DC | $28,917 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $28,599 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Owensboro Health Foundation Inc | Owensboro, KY | $28,573 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services | Grand Rapids, MI | $27,303 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Rhode Island | Kingston, RI | $26,432 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Episcopal Church in the Diocese of California | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $24,923 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Right Question Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Human Services Research Institute Inc | Cambridge, MA | $22,775 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Providence General Foundation | Everett, WA | $21,163 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $19,986 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $19,833 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Long-Term Quality Alliance | Washington, DC | $15,038 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scott & White Healthcare Foundation | Dallas, TX | $13,960 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Promedica Health System Inc | Toledo, OH | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | $12,463 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Magee-Womens Research Institute and Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | $11,932 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthpartners Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $10,411 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Liberty Hospital Foundation | Liberty, MO | $8,694 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | $6,836 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $5,019 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
62 of 88 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 60 of 88 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 60 | $4,204,610 | $38,248 |
| 2021 | 61 | $4,279,517 | $41,556 |
| 2022 | 46 | $5,158,938 | $54,722 |
| 2023 | 48 | $6,239,299 | $54,085 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
43% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $46,115 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Brandeis University's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 46 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 9110, Waltham, MA, 02454.
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