Massachusetts · Public charity
Bentley University
Organization's mission BENTLEY UNIVERSITY believes good business can impact more than the bottom line - it can change the world. Bentley is a community of future business leaders who will deliver value in the marketplace and lasting positive effects for society. The university's students are highly sought after, its faculty apply…
- $128M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $207k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $24,849
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $78,030
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 5
- Total assets, FY2025
- $907M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Bentley University funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $19k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $207k | 14% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $214k | 20% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $260k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $167k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $189k | 75% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $25k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $35k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $40k | 50% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University Foundation | $314,523 | 5 | 0% |
| Carleton College | $291,582 | 5 | 0% |
| Massachusetts Conference for Women Inc | $207,000 | 9 | 25% |
| Florida International University | $139,277 | 3 | n/a |
| Louisiana Board of Regents | $77,374 | 2 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $62,285 | 2 | n/a |
| Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce | $34,000 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Delaware | $18,898 | 1 | 0% |
| Massachusetts High Technology Council Inc | $12,000 | 1 | 1% |
| 5050 Women on Boards Inc | $5,261 | 1 | 1% |
About Bentley University
- How much does Bentley University give?
- Bentley University reported 7 itemized grants totaling $207,461, out of $128,132,990 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Bentley University fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (60%), Science & Tech (20%), Employment (16%).
- Who are Bentley University's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Oregon State University Foundation ($315k), Carleton College ($292k), Massachusetts Conference for Women Inc ($207k).
- Does Bentley University fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Bentley University based?
- Bentley University is based in MA.
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