Public Charity

The Trustees of Princeton University

The Trustees of Princeton University, of Princeton, NJ, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.2B in revenue, $3.2B in expenses, $45.9B in total assets. 1,147 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $828.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 210634501 Princeton, NJ Universities NTEE: B43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.2B
Total Expenses$3.2B
Total Assets$45.9B
Grant Records1,147
Funding Total$828.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND GENERAL - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,700 UNDERGRADUATE AND 3,300 GRADUATE STUDENTS. 2,500 STUDENTS GRADUATED IN THE 2024-2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. AS A WORLD-RENOWNED RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, PRINCETON SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DISTINCTION IN THE DISCOVERY AND TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, AT THE SAME TIME, PRINCETON IS DISTINCTIVE AMONG RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN ITS COMMITMENT TO UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING.

Where $100 goes at The Trustees of Princeton University

How The Trustees of Princeton University divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $87 for programs

$37
Research-one of the world's great research centers, Princeton university is the site of pioneering work across all academic areas
42% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 445,577,000 grants
$31
Education
36% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,300 students; 2,500 students
$14
Other program services
16% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Aisha F Chebbi
Former president of PRINCO Andrew Golden
Trustee Ann Chen
Trustee Anthony A Yoseloff
Trustee Anthony D Romero
Trustee Anthony Hp Lee

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$374,099,403 293 grants
General Support
$365,360,821 510 grants
Research & Policy
$49,963,838 198 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$16,220,358 30 grants
Health & Medicine
$10,154,053 14 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.2B $3.2B $45.9B
2024 $3.1B $2.9B $42.8B
2023 $3.6B $2.6B $41.5B
2022 $5.0B $2.4B $43.0B
2021 $4.9B $2.2B $43.7B

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.9B to $3.2B (-34%), with total assets most recently reported at $45.9B.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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