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Who funds Wake Forest University?

Wake Forest University has received $502 million across 1,614 grants from 482 funders between 2019 and 2025. Its largest funder is Atlantic Coast Conference.

Total received
$502.4M
Funders
482
Grants
1,614
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 482 funders
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Funder Total givenGrantsYearsLatest Support
Atlantic Coast Conference $237.6M62019–20242024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund $68.8M72019–20242024
Lilly Endowment INC $45.3M72020–20242024
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INC $16.5M62019–20242024
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation INC $12.9M152020–20242024
The Chicago Community Trust $8.0M72019–20242024
John Templeton Foundation $6.3M132020–20242024
Wake Forest University Health Sciences $6.0M32021–20232023
National Philanthropic Trust $5.5M62019–20242024
The Winston-Salem Foundation $5.5M152020–20232023
The Robert D and Patricia E Kern Family Foundation INC $5.3M42020–20232023
Vanderbilt University Medical Center $5.0M62019–20242024
Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation $3.6M22020–20232023
P Porter B Byrum Charitable Trust $3.0M120232023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program $2.8M52020–20242024
University of Pittsburgh $2.6M62019–20242024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INC $2.5M92020–20242024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation $2.2M52020–20242024
Corporation for Public Broadcasting $1.8M92019–20252025
Deloitte Foundation $1.7M52020–20242024
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $1.6M52019–20232023
G Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management INC $1.6M52020–20242024
T The Shah Family Foundation INC $1.6M42020–20242024
American Endowment Foundation $1.5M132020–20242024
The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County $1.5M52019–20242024
Douglas & Maria Devos Foundation $1.4M82020–20242024
Brown University of Providence $1.4M112019–20242024
Foundation for the Carolinas $1.3M52020–20242024
Boston Foundation INC $1.3M52019–20232023
M Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation INC $1.3M82019–20242024
Northwestern University $1.2M22023–20242024
S Scott Family Educational Foundation INC F/K/A Scott Family Christian Foundation $1.1M52020–20242024
P Paul K Richter Memorial Fund $1.1M62020–20252025
American Online Giving Foundation INC $1.1M62019–20242024
D David a Straz JR Foundation $1.1M52020–20242024
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund $1.0M102019–20242024
Andrew W Mellon Foundation $1.0M22022–20232023
F M Kirby Foundation INC $950K52020–20242024
A Acquavella Family Foundation Tr $850K52020–20242024
T The Ayco Charitable Foundation $824K62019–20252025
Charities Aid Foundation America $807K82019–20242024
L Legatus Foundation $781K52020–20242024
C Cobb Foundation INC $780K52020–20242024
C Carroll Family Foundation INC $750K22020–20232023
The Blackbaud Giving Fund $715K52021–20242024
4 47th Avenue Foundation $690K32022–20242024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INC $622K72020–20252025
Ernst & Young Foundation $591K142019–20242024
L Lucy T Fassett Memorial Trust $591K62020–20252025
F Flow Foundation INC $563K32022–20242024
Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County INC $525K22021–20252025
Metavivor Research and Support INC $500K22020–20222022
D David and Geri Epstein Private Foundation Dated 9-13-00 $500K62020–20242024
Triangle Community Foundation INC $498K72019–20242024
A Amg Charitable Gift Foundation $452K132020–20242024
Prosecutor Accountability Project $450K42021–20242024
A J Fletcher Foundation $425K52020–20242024
T The Robert P Holding Foundation INC $425K52020–20242024
The Miami Foundation INC $420K32022–20242024
T The Martha and Wilton Looney Foundation INC $390K52020–20242024
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INC $366K62020–20242024
North Carolina Community Foundation INC $360K62020–20242024
Daffy Charitable Fund $350K120242024
T The Pedrero Family Foundation $350K72021–20242024
New Venture Fund $340K120212021
United Way of Forsyth County INC $336K52020–20242024
D Ddk Foundation INC $327K22020–20212021
J J Tylee Wilson Family Foundation $325K52021–20242024
K Kosinski Foundation INC $320K42021–20242024
R Rixey Street Foundation INC $320K52021–20252025
G Grundy Family Foundation INC $301K32019–20212021
B Berger Family Foundation INC $300K32020–20232023
Dsf Charitable Foundation $300K22023–20242024
Dudley and Constance Godfrey Foundation INC $290K52020–20242024
E Rhodes and Leona B Carpenter Foundation $290K42020–20242024
Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund $268K62019–20242024
E Ella Ann L and Frank B Holding Foundatio $265K52020–20242024
J Johnson Family Foundation $250K22023–20242024
The Pew Charitable Trusts $250K120202020
Idsa Education and Research Foundation $250K120232023
C Charlesson Foundation $250K42021–20242024
R Rosser Charitable Trust $250K120242024
T The Mahoney Family Foundation $250K22022–20232023
T The Otis Booth Foundation $250K32021–20232023
Collis Foundation $250K120232023
Spencer Foundation $243K22023–20242024
K KPMG U S Foundation INC $230K62019–20242024
Center for Land Reform INC DBA Center for Community Progress $224K120252025
G Grantham Charitable Trust Co $222K52020–20242024
D Ducommun and Gross Foundation $205K42021–20242024
K Keane Fam Foundation 092493 $201K32022–20242024
Givewell Community Foundation INC $200K22023–20242024
Margulf Foundation $200K120192019
W Wake Forest University Development Foundation $190K32019–20232023
Bank of America Charitable Foundation INC $185K992020–20232023
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation $185K42020–20222022
C Cooper Family Charitable Foundation INC $180K42019–20242024
S Susanne Marcus Collins Foundation INC $175K120232023
M Mae Philanthropies $175K120202020
T The James W Denmark Loan and Scholarship Fund Incorporated $173K120242024

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