The Trustees of Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 08540 (609) 258-3080 Est. 1746 EIN 21-0634501
B430 - Education 990 - Public charity return 501(c)(3)
www.princeton.edu

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.

Giving Portfolio

Total Grants
260
Total Giving
$150.6M
Recipients
245
Years Active
2017 - 2024
Avg grant: $576,421 Median: $59,639

Yearly Trends

YearGrantsTotal Giving Avg GrantNewRepeat
202429$15.0M $518K422
202333$59.2M $1.8M724
202236$13.7M $380K925
202136$9.9M $275K1321
202031$10.0M $322K1020
201930$8.9M $296K722
201831$9.4M $304K227
201734$24.5M $721K320

Sectors Funded

Education
52
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
30
Environment
26
Arts, Culture & Humanities
18
Science & Technology
15
Health Care
15
Community Improvement
15
Human Services
12
and 9 more sectors

Top States

New Jersey
160
New York
46
District of Columbia
16
Massachusetts
10
Colorado
8
California
6
Vermont
4
New Mexico
3
and 6 more states

Grantee Size Profile

$1M - $5M
65
Over $50M
52
$10M - $50M
36
$5M - $10M
25
$100K - $500K
13
$500K - $1M
13
Under $100K
7

Top Grantees

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NY - 2 grants
$39.3M
MUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON
NJ - 3 grants
$19.2M
Municipality of Princeton
NJ - 2 grants
$7.9M
PRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NJ - 3 grants
$7.3M
PRINCETON
NJ - 2 grants
$6.4M
$4.1M

Grants Awarded · 224 grants

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Financials

Total Revenue
$3,208,577,000
Total Expenses
$3,196,203,000
Net Assets
$38,112,918,000
17,462 employees 27,000 volunteers
From latest filing (tax period ending 2025-06-30)

Financial Health

Operating Reserve
10+ years Healthy
Net assets / monthly expenses
Year-over-Year Change
Revenue ↑ 3.6%
Expenses ↑ 10.8%
Revenue Sources
Contributions 27.2% Earned revenue 21.1% Investment 48.0% Other 4.0%
Expense Breakdown
Program 87.5% Management 11.3% Fundraising 1.2%

Officers & Trustees (66)

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Filing History (8 filings)

YearRevenueExpensesNet Assets
2024 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
$3,208,577,000 ↑$3,196,203,000$38,112,918,000
2023 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
$3,096,823,000 ↓$2,885,186,000$36,119,101,000
2022 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2023
$3,611,165,000 ↓$2,630,086,000$36,222,184,000
2021 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
$5,021,934,000 ↑$2,369,524,000$37,701,739,000
2020 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021
$4,859,455,000 ↑$2,152,026,000$38,677,789,000
2019 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
$2,120,040,000 ↓$2,141,410,000$27,926,389,000
2018 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
$3,055,370,000 ↑$2,098,105,000$27,519,487,000
2017 990 - Public charity return
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
$2,976,508,000 $2,020,474,000$26,930,111,000

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EIN: 21-0634501 · Source: IRS Form 990 e-file data