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Who funds The Howard University?

The Howard University has received $335 million across 1,439 grants from 554 funders between 2019 and 2025. Its largest funder is National Philanthropic Trust.

Total received
$335.4M
Funders
554
Grants
1,439
Years
2019–2025

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Funders of this organization

Each funder's grants to this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 554 funders
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Funder Total givenGrantsYearsLatest Support
National Philanthropic Trust $55.3M62019–20242024
B Bloomberg Family Foundation INC $33.3M52020–20232023
Jhpiego Corporation $14.6M62019–20222022
G Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INC $13.5M120212021
Andrew W Mellon Foundation $10.8M112020–20242024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation $10.0M120212021
T The Karsh Family Foundation $9.1M42020–20232023
Georgetown University $8.3M62019–20242024
Corporation for Public Broadcasting $7.5M182019–20252025
C Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation $6.9M32022–20242024
Thurgood Marshall College Fund INC $6.8M102020–20242024
American Cancer Society INC $6.8M22021–20232023
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $6.1M72019–20242024
Ford Foundation $5.2M192020–20242024
Johns Hopkins University $5.1M62019–20242024
Jerome L Greene Foundation INC $5.0M32021–20242024
John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) $5.0M120222022
H Hopper-Dean Foundation $4.0M32020–20222022
The George Washington University $3.8M52019–20242024
T The Eddie C and C Sylvia Brown Family Foundation INC $3.8M120212021
Family Health International INC $3.7M32019–20212021
Mastercard Impact Fund $3.4M32021–20242024
Lilly Endowment INC $3.3M42020–20242024
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $3.3M102020–20242024
Moore Impact INC $3.0M42022–20242024
Hispanic Scholarship Fund $3.0M72019–20252025
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation $2.7M92021–20232023
National Collegiate Athletic Association $2.7M52019–20232023
American Online Giving Foundation INC $2.5M62019–20242024
C Craig Newmark Foundation $2.5M120202020
F Foundation to Promote Open Society $2.5M120222022
I Iger Bay Foundation Ea0210983 $2.5M42021–20242024
John S and James L Knight Foundation INC $2.3M92020–20242024
Egg Foundation $2.2M32022–20242024
The Executive Leadership Council INC $2.1M62021–20242024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation $2.0M32020–20232023
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation $2.0M22021–20232023
Charities Aid Foundation America $2.0M52020–20242024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation $2.0M52021–20232023
University of Pittsburgh $1.9M62019–20242024
Bedford Falls Foundation $1.9M32022–20242024
Novartis US Foundation $1.8M32022–20242024
D Dume Wolverine Foundation $1.8M22023–20242024
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation $1.7M520242024
T The Ayco Charitable Foundation $1.7M52019–20252025
Jonathan Logan Family Foundation $1.4M32021–20242024
Ernst & Young Foundation $1.4M142019–20242024
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center $1.2M22020–20212021
The Blackbaud Giving Fund $1.2M52021–20242024
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference $1.1M52019–20242024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $1.1M52020–20242024
Peter G Peterson Foundation $1.1M52020–20242024
President and Fellows of Harvard College $1.1M52019–20242024
Bank of America Charitable Foundation INC $1.0M162020–20232023
New York Life Foundation $1.0M32020–20222022
T The Murren Family Foundation $1.0M32020–20212021
L Los Angeles Thoracic and Cardiovascular Foundation $988K120232023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INC $976K72020–20242024
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center $955K22021–20222022
M Mousetrap Foundation $874K42021–20242024
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation $835K62019–20242024
T The Horn Foundation $800K42021–20242024
Jumpstart for Young Children INC $776K62019–20242024
A Artishia and Frederick Jordon Scholarship Fund INC $745K52020–20242024
National Association for Communitycollege Entrepreneurship INC $733K52021–20242024
Pseg Foundation INC $717K22021–20242024
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention INC $682K22020–20212021
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation INC $681K72021–20242024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INC $678K62019–20242024
New Venture Fund $610K32021–20242024
University of Southern California $606K22023–20242024
University of Miami $604K22023–20242024
Warner Music Group Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund $575K32023–20252025
American Council of Learned Societies $554K42022–20242024
Alt Finance Corporation $530K32022–20242024
Cultural Development Corporation of the District of Columbia $525K22024–20252025
Women's Dermatologic Society $510K32022–20242024
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation $504K72021–20242024
Howard Hughes Medical Institute $501K22020–20222022
Citi Foundation $500K120212021
H Hobson Lucas Family Foundation $500K120212021
Eli Lilly and Company Foundation $500K120242024
M Marykaye Cashman and Family Foundation $500K120202020
Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund $498K72019–20242024
Clean Slate Initative INC $495K120242024
District of Columbia Primary Care Association $458K32021–20232023
D Dow Company Foundation $440K42021–20242024
DC Public Education Fund $437K120212021
American Endowment Foundation $385K82020–20232023
Ecmc Foundation $368K120232023
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund $360K32020–20212021
Blackstone Charitable Foundation $350K120242024
National Science & Technology Medals Foundation $337K22022–20232023
The Washington Home INC $311K32021–20232023
W K Kellogg Foundation $301K32020–20232023
T The Marie-Josee and Henry R Kravis Foundation $300K32021–20232023
Highmark Foundation $300K22023–20242024
Carnegie Mellon University $297K120242024
Rockefeller Foundation $286K32022–20232023
Tom Joyner Foundation INC $274K52020–20242024

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