EIN 45-1540594

The Gruber Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
Year formed
2011
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
The Gruber Foundation honors and advances scientific research, supports scientific scholarship, and further global justice and women's rights. The foundation recognizes 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. 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 program.
Total revenues
$5,814,298
2022
Total expenses
$5,990,716
2022
Total assets
$226,433,881
2022
Num. employees
0
2022

Program areas at The Gruber Foundation

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 program. The Gruber International Prize Program, which awarded $1,500,000 in prizes during the year, recognizes excellence in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics, and Neuroscience. The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights is a Yale University program consisting of four core components: 1) the Global Constitutionalism Seminar, 2) the Gruber Distinguished Global Justice and Women's Rights Lectures, 3) the Gruber Global Justice and Women's Rights Fellowships, and 4) the gruber project for global justice and women's rights which provides clinical and experiential learning initiatives at Yale Law School that are consistent with the principles and ideals of the program. The Gruber Science Fellowship program provides annual fellowships to Yale University graduate students studying and conducting research in the basic life sciences, as well as in cosmology and astrophysics. The Foundation provided grants of $3,926,985 to Yale University of which $1,200,000 supported the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights and $2,726,985 supported the Gruber Science Fellowship program. In addition, $221,000 of fellowships and other grants were paid during the fiscal year.

Grants made by The Gruber Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Yale UniversityThe 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$3,926,985
Boston Children's HospitalPrize for Outstanding Accomplishments in the Field of Genetics$300,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundPrize for Outstanding Accomplishments in the Field of Cosmology$166,667
...and 4 more grants made

Personnel at The Gruber Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Elizabeth BilodeauVice President and Treasurer and Secretary$0
Benjamin PolakFormer President and Director$0
Pericles LewisPresident and Director$0
Robert J HerrFormer Vice President , Treasurer and Secretary$0
Amy Sarah HrehaPast Executive Director$0

Financials for The Gruber Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$5,814,298
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$5,814,298

Form 990s for The Gruber Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-12990View PDF
2021-062022-05-13990View PDF
2020-062021-05-26990View PDF
2019-062020-09-22990View PDF
2018-062019-11-04990View PDF
...and 7 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
May 18, 2022
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
May 18, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
August 22, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
July 1, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
School foundationsGrantmaking organizationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Funds one specific organizationProvides grantsOperates internationallyEndowed supportTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
Address
C/O Yale U Tax Dept PO Box 208239
New Haven, CT 06520
Metro area
New Haven-Milford, CT
County
New Haven County, CT
Website URL
gruber.yale.edu/ 
Phone
(203) 432-5530
IRS details
EIN
45-1540594
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2011
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
B11: Education Single Organization Support
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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