Mission
NOVO NORDISK FONDEN (NNF) CONTRIBUTES SIGNIFICANTLY TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THAT IMPROVES THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF SOCIETY THROUGH GRANTMAKING.
Public Charity
NOVO NORDISK FONDEN
NOVO NORDISK FONDEN is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $1.4B, expenses of $1.3B, total assets of $8.6B. Imperigo tracks 24 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $44.5M.
EIN: 981718091
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: T12
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.4B
Total Expenses$1.3B
Total Assets$8.6B
Grants Given24
Grant Total$44.5M
Filing Years2023–2024
Where $100 goes at Novo Nordisk Fonden
How Novo Nordisk Fonden divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 2 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$4
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 $96 for programs
$96
Nnf focuses its grantmaking program toward 3 main objectives:1
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Given
INFDIS
$2,233,117
$2,175,332
BIOTECH
$1,953,680
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS CAMPUS
INNOVATION
$1,898,517
$1,457,038
Showing up to 5 of 24 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Christopher Ashby Voigt
CFO
Erika Soderberg Johnsson
DIRECTOR
Lars Henrik Fugger
VICE CHAIR
Lars Henrik Munch
CHAIR
Lars Rebien Sorensen
DIRECTOR
Liselotte Hojgaard
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4B | $1.3B | $8.6B |
| 2023 | $225.8M | $1.2B | $8.5B |
Between 2023 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $225.8M to $1.4B (+503%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.6B.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CO, DC, IL, MA, MD, and 4 other states.
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Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.