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Fernholz Foundation: 7 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Fernholz Foundation, a private foundation in Princeton, NJ, paid 7 grants to organizations totaling $1,055,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $250,000 to Change Maker Trust Inc in Boston, MA for documentary film about applied science.
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- EIN
- 900403980
- Based in
- Princeton, NJ
- Assets
- $25,124,723
- Grants paid
- $1,055,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202601259349103110. It reported $1,055,000 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Maker Trust Inc | Boston, MA | Documentary film about applied science | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Advanced Study | Princeton, NJ | School of mathematics | Science and technology | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Princeton University Math Department | Princeton, NJ | Department of mathematics | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Berkeley, CA | School of mathematics | Science and technology | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | Department of mathematics | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Princeton Community Housing Inc | Princeton, NJ | General support - affordable housing | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Princeton Medical Center | Palinsboro, NJ | General support - mecial center | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202531329349102588. It reported $1,255,000 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute for Advanced Study | Princeton, NJ | School of mathematics | Science and technology | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | Department of mathematics | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Princeton University Math Department | Princeton, NJ | Department of mathematics | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Berkeley, CA | School of mathematics | Science and technology | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Weill Cornell Medicine | New York, NY | Research in neuroscience | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Princeton Community Housing Inc | Princeton, NJ | General support - affordable housing | Housing and shelter | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Princeton Medical Center | Palinsboro, NJ | General support - mecial center | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Science and technology | $975,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $40,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | $1,135,000 |
| New York | $525,000 |
| California | $400,000 |
| Massachusetts | $250,000 |
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Updated May 5, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.