Mission
The gruber foundation honors individuals in the fields of cosmology, genetics, neuroscience, justice, and women's rights, whose groundbreaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.
Public Charity
The Gruber Foundation
Based in New Haven, CT, The Gruber Foundation operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $6.5M in revenue, $6.6M in expenses, $249.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 46 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $38.6M.
EIN: 451540594
New Haven, CT
Single Organization Support
NTEE: B11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.5M
Total Expenses$6.6M
Total Assets$249.3M
Grants Given46
Grant Total$38.6M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Gruber Foundation
How The Gruber Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$99
Programs
the work itself
$1
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $99 for programs
$99
The Gruber Foundation ("The Foundation") supports three major initiatives: The Gruber International Prize Program, The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights, and the Gruber Science Fellowship…
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.
Before you apply to The Gruber Foundation
Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.
Sample Grants Given
The Gruber Foundation provides grants to Yale University in support of the Gruber Science Fellowship Program and the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights
$4,764,478
Prize for outstanding accomplishments in the field of Cosmology
$200,000
The Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award - Fellowship
$150,000
Society for Neuroscience International Research Award - Fellowship
$75,000
Contribution
$15,000
Showing up to 5 of 46 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Former President and Director
Benjamin Polak
Director
B Waring Partridge
VP, Treasurer, and Secretary
Elizabeth Bilodeau
Director
Joan E O'neill
Director (effective 9/30/24)
Maurie Mcinnis
Director
Patricia Gruber
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.5M | $6.6M | $249.3M |
| 2024 | $6.7M | $7.3M | $230.3M |
| 2023 | $7.2M | $6.6M | $223.9M |
| 2022 | $5.8M | $6.0M | $226.4M |
| 2021 | $5.4M | $5.3M | $222.5M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $5.4M to $6.5M (+21%), with total assets most recently reported at $249.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CT, DC, MA, MD.
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Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.