Washington, D.C. · Public charity
1890 Universities Foundation
To advance agricultural research,scientific knowledge and information sharing among universities through scientific meetings, symposiums,colloquia and seminars.
- $673k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 15
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $85,057
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $114,410
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 17
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 9
- Total assets, FY2024
- $4.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations 1890 Universities Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $663k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $1.6M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 15 | $1.4M | 7% |
| FY2021 | 17 | $2.0M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia State University Research & Development Corporation | $530,240 | 3 | 3% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $502,918 | 4 | n/a |
| Alabama A&M University | $454,307 | 4 | n/a |
| Tuskegee University | $450,144 | 3 | 0% |
| Lincoln University | $430,043 | 4 | n/a |
| Tennessee State University | $428,169 | 4 | n/a |
| Kentucky State University | $419,613 | 2 | n/a |
| Langston University | $323,542 | 3 | n/a |
| Central State University | $320,860 | 4 | n/a |
| Southern University-Baton Rouge | $249,890 | 3 | n/a |
Show all 18 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia State University Research & Development Corporation | $530,240 | 3 | 3% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $502,918 | 4 | n/a |
| Alabama A&M University | $454,307 | 4 | n/a |
| Tuskegee University | $450,144 | 3 | 0% |
| Lincoln University | $430,043 | 4 | n/a |
| Tennessee State University | $428,169 | 4 | n/a |
| Kentucky State University | $419,613 | 2 | n/a |
| Langston University | $323,542 | 3 | n/a |
| Central State University | $320,860 | 4 | n/a |
| Southern University-Baton Rouge | $249,890 | 3 | n/a |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Term | $245,290 | 4 | n/a |
| Alcorn State University | $240,738 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | $210,867 | 2 | n/a |
| North Carolina a & T State University | $203,411 | 4 | n/a |
| Fort Valley State University | $201,794 | 2 | n/a |
| Prairie View a and M University | $198,203 | 3 | n/a |
| Virginia State University | $102,421 | 2 | n/a |
| Delaware State University | $100,935 | 3 | 0% |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: National Collegiate Athletic Association · Strada Education Foundation Inc · Tuskegee University · Thurgood Marshall College Fund · American Chemical Society · Folds of Honor Foundation · National 4-H Council · Delaware State University · Tulsa Community Foundation · Executive Leadership Council · Hispanic Scholarship Fund · The Howard University
How this is measured
About 1890 Universities Foundation
- How much does 1890 Universities Foundation give?
- 1890 Universities Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $673,219 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 17 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does 1890 Universities Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (100%).
- Who are 1890 Universities Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: West Virginia State University Research & Development Corporation ($530k), University of Maryland College Park ($503k), Alabama A&M University ($454k).
- Does 1890 Universities Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as 1890 Universities Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Collegiate Athletic Association, Strada Education Foundation Inc, Tuskegee University.
- Where is 1890 Universities Foundation based?
- 1890 Universities Foundation is based in DC.
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