Virginia · Public charity
George Mason University Foundation Inc
The george mason university foundation, inc. Was established in 1966 to receive, manage, invest, and administer private gifts for the benefit of the university.
- $62M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $2,037,833
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $26,447,882
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 7
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $554M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations George Mason University Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k 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 | 6 | $62M | 0% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $112M | 20% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $57M | 57% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $57M | 20% |
| FY2021 | 5 | $51M | 20% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $72M | 40% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $61M | 33% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $56M | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason University | $340,961,603 | 9 | n/a |
| Center for Media and Public Affairs | $240,562,984 | 9 | n/a |
| DC Public Schools | $366,171 | 6 | n/a |
| North Virginia Community College (Nova) | $240,325 | 3 | n/a |
| OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE at GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY | $195,429 | 3 | 16% |
| Institute for Humane Studies | $146,242 | 2 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $73,485 | 2 | n/a |
| Oil & Gas Action Network | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation Inc | $17,167 | 1 | 0% |
| Old Dominion University Educational Foundation | $17,071 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Mason University | $340,961,603 | 9 | n/a |
| Center for Media and Public Affairs | $240,562,984 | 9 | n/a |
| DC Public Schools | $366,171 | 6 | n/a |
| North Virginia Community College (Nova) | $240,325 | 3 | n/a |
| OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE at GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY | $195,429 | 3 | 16% |
| Institute for Humane Studies | $146,242 | 2 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $73,485 | 2 | n/a |
| Oil & Gas Action Network | $40,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation Inc | $17,167 | 1 | 0% |
| Old Dominion University Educational Foundation | $17,071 | 1 | 0% |
| George Mason University Hillel | $15,939 | 2 | 2% |
| University of Virginia Foundation | $13,440 | 1 | 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.
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How this is measured
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About George Mason University Foundation Inc
- How much does George Mason University Foundation Inc give?
- George Mason University Foundation Inc reported 10 grants totaling $62,461,524 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 7 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does George Mason University Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (59%), Arts & Culture (41%), Public Benefit (0%).
- Who are George Mason University Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: George Mason University ($341M), Center for Media and Public Affairs ($241M), DC Public Schools ($366k).
- Does George Mason University Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as George Mason University Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include National Philanthropic Trust, Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is George Mason University Foundation Inc based?
- George Mason University Foundation Inc is based in VA.
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