ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION, a major 990pf foundation in New York, provides grants ranging from $2K to $6M annually.
Basic Information
EIN
131623877
State
New York
Return Type
990PF
Address
630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 2200 - NEW YORK - NY 10111
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Applications
TRUE
In-State Only
FALSE
Most Recent Year (2023)
Total Assets
$2,056,912,312
Total Expenses
$110,822,424
Total Giving
$90,092,494
Funding Received
Grant Statistics
Number of Grants
481
Median Grant Amount
$103,875
Minimum Grant Amount
$1,814
Maximum Grant Amount
$6,000,000
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION Contacts
Name
Phone
Title
RUTH BRENNER
2126491649
SVP, FINANCE & OPS
RUTH BRENNER
Signing Officer
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION Records
Year
Total Assets
Total Giving
Expenses
Number of Grants
Median Grant
Max Grant
Min Grant
Funding Received
Details
2023
$2,056,912,312
$90,092,494
$110,822,424
481
$103,875
$6,000,000
$1,814
$0
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION - 2023 Details
Assets
$2,056,912,312
Expenses
$110,822,424
Funding received
$0
Max grant amount
$6,000,000
Median grant amount
$103,875
Min grant amount
$1,814
Number of grants
481
Total giving
$90,092,494
Year
2023
Top Recipients
Organization
Award
Purpose
ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
$6,000,000
TO ACHIEVE THE FULL PROMISE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY V (SDSS-V) BY COMPLETING A FIVE-YEAR, ALL-SKY, SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY OBSERVING SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES, THE MILKY WAY GALAXY, AND INTERSTELLAR GAS IN THE MILKY WAY AND NEARBY GALAXIES
ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
$2,375,000
TO UNDERTAKE THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY V (SDSS-V), WHICH WILL UTILIZE ALL-SKY SPECTROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS TO EXPLAIN THE GENESIS OF THE MILKY WAY AND ITS NEIGHBORS, COMPREHENSIVELY TEST STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS AND STAR-PLANET RELATIONS, PROBE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE PHYSICS, AND MAP, ON UNPRECEDENTED SCALES, THE MILKY WAYS INTERSTELLAR GAS AND THAT OF NEARBY GALAXIES
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$1,000,000
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL
$897,945
TO CREATE A RESEARCH CONSORTIUM ON GENDER EQUITY IN ECONOMICS THAT STUDIES AND PROMOTES SCALABLE INTERVENTIONS FOR INCREASING WOMENS REPRESENTATION IN THE ECONOMICS PROFESSION
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK
$875,893
17 more recipients not shown
2022
$2,388,291,807
$85,550,150
$108,282,503
489
$90,115
$2,375,000
$5,370
$0
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION - 2022 Details
Assets
$2,388,291,807
Expenses
$108,282,503
Funding received
$0
Max grant amount
$2,375,000
Median grant amount
$90,115
Min grant amount
$5,370
Number of grants
489
Total giving
$85,550,150
Year
2022
Top Recipients
Organization
Award
Purpose
ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
$2,375,000
TO UNDERTAKE THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY V (SDSS-V), WHICH WILL UTILIZE ALL-SKY SPECTROSCOPIC OBSERVATIONS TO EXPLAIN THE GENESIS OF THE MILKY WAY AND ITS NEIGHBORS, COMPREHENSIVELY TEST STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS AND STAR-PLANET RELATIONS, PROBE SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE PHYSICS, AND MAP, ON UNPRECEDENTED SCALES, THE MILKY WAYS INTERSTELLAR GAS AND THAT OF NEARBY GALAXIES
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$1,377,726
TO PROMOTE THE RIGOROUS EMPIRICAL STUDY OF ECONOMIC ISSUES IN NORTH AMERICA BY HELPING RESEARCHERS DESIGN, PILOT, AND IMPLEMENT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$1,000,000
OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE ASSOCIATION
$993,600
TO SUPPORT A COHORT OF EMERGING LEADERS WHO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN OPEN HARDWARE PROJECTS IN UNIVERSITY SETTINGS
NATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING INC
$875,000
TO PROVIDE PARTIAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE SLOAN INDIGENOUS GRADUATE PARTNERSHIP (SIGP) PROGRAM FOR FOUR YEARS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE SLOAN FOUNDATION BY THE INSTITUTIONS COMPRISING THE SIGP
17 more recipients not shown
2021
$2,105,880,634
$82,774,473
$98,994,354
489
$100,000
$1,000,000
$5,000
$0
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION - 2021 Details
Assets
$2,105,880,634
Expenses
$98,994,354
Funding received
$0
Max grant amount
$1,000,000
Median grant amount
$100,000
Min grant amount
$5,000
Number of grants
489
Total giving
$82,774,473
Year
2021
Top Recipients
Organization
Award
Purpose
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,000,000
TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY NOVEL SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVED WILD LAND URBAN INTERFACE (WUI) FIRE RESILIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
$1,000,000
TO ADVANCE ELECTROCHEMICAL CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND CONCENTRATION TECHNOLOGY
WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$1,000,000
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
$975,927
TO PROMOTE THE SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DATA IN ACADEMIC RESEARCH BY ESTABLISHING AN ALLIANCE WHOSE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS INTERMEDIATE BETWEEN DATA PRODUCERS AND DATA USERS
CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
$891,824
TO ENABLE RESEARCH ON THE INNOVATION PROCESS, FROM INITIAL FUNDING THROUGH ECONOMIC IMPACTS, BY COMPILING, LINKING, AND DOCUMENTING COMPREHENSIVE DATASETS ABOUT PATENTS AND PATENTING
12 more recipients not shown
2020
$1,952,076,486
$82,731,034
$120,670,812
548
$75,000
$2,375,000
$1,975
$0
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION - 2020 Details
Assets
$1,952,076,486
Expenses
$120,670,812
Funding received
$0
Max grant amount
$2,375,000
Median grant amount
$75,000
Min grant amount
$1,975
Number of grants
548
Total giving
$82,731,034
Year
2020
Top Recipients
Organization
Award
Purpose
Astrophysical Research Consortium
$2,375,000
To undertake the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V (SDSS-V), which will utilize all-sky spectroscopic observations to explain the genesis of the Milky Way and its neighbors, comprehensively test stellar astrophysics and star-planet relations, probe supermassive black hole physics, and map, on unprecedented scales, the Milky Way's interstellar gas and that of nearby galaxies
Carnegie Institution of Washington
$1,000,000
To support the Secretariat of the Deep Carbon Observatory to bring the program to effective closure and assure its legacies
Nat'l Action Council for Minorities in Engg Inc
$1,000,000
To support the Alfred P. Sloan Minority Ph.D. Program (MPHD) through Phase 3 renewal grants for University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEMs) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, San Diego and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
WGBH Educational Foundation
$1,000,000
Nat'l Action Council for Minorities in Engg Inc
$900,000
To support the Alfred P. Sloan Minority Ph.D. Program (MPHD) through Phase 1 Renewal Grants for University Centers of Exemplary Mentoring (UCEMs) at Cornell University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and The Pennsylvania State University
9 more recipients not shown
2018
$1,909,215,902
$84,532,909
$120,254,399
477
$80,000
$4,750,000
$4,000
$0
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION - 2018 Details
Assets
$1,909,215,902
Expenses
$120,254,399
Funding received
$0
Max grant amount
$4,750,000
Median grant amount
$80,000
Min grant amount
$4,000
Number of grants
477
Total giving
$84,532,909
Year
2018
Top Recipients
Organization
Award
Purpose
Astrophysical Research Consortium
$4,750,000
To undertake the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V (SDSS-V), which will utilize all-sky spectroscopic observations to explain the genesis of the Milky Way and its neighbors, comprehensively test stellar astrophysics and star-planet relations, probe supermassive black hole physics, and map, on unprecedented scales, the Milky Way's interstellar gas and that of nearby galaxies
Wikimedia Foundation
$2,015,000
Carnegie Institution of Washington
$1,198,534
To provide penultimate support for the Secretariat of the Deep Carbon Observatory
Carnegie Institution of Washington
$1,000,000
To synthesize the work of the Reservoirs and Fluxes Community of the Deep Carbon Observatory
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications
$1,000,000
To continue weekly broadcast of Paul Solman's economic and business coverage Making Sen$e on PBS NewsHour and to support online, social and mobile platforms with related content