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McMaster University
At McMaster University our purpose is the discovery, communication and preservation of knowledge. In our teaching, research, and scholarship, we are committed to creativity, innovation and excellence. We value integrity, quality, inclusiveness and teamwork in everything we do. We inspire critical thinking, personal growth, and a passion…
- $81M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 13
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 77%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $426k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $19,152
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $215,391
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 15
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.1B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 77% of the organizations McMaster University funded were first-time grantees, receiving 84% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 16% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $387k 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 | $426k | 29% |
| FY2024 | 13 | $463k | 77% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $611k | 73% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $337k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $341k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $521k | 71% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $1.1M | 67% |
| FY2018 | 8 | $526k | 75% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
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, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $619,734 | 5 | n/a |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc | $587,261 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $456,612 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute | $418,661 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Memphis Foundation | $322,668 | 2 | 1% |
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging | $249,957 | 4 | 0% |
| Colorado Energy Office | $191,789 | 2 | n/a |
| Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia | $172,628 | 1 | 0% |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $97,244 | 3 | 0% |
| University of the State of New York Regents Research Fund | $93,999 | 1 | n/a |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $619,734 | 5 | n/a |
| Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc | $587,261 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Colorado Foundation | $456,612 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute | $418,661 | 3 | 0% |
| University of Memphis Foundation | $322,668 | 2 | 1% |
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging | $249,957 | 4 | 0% |
| Colorado Energy Office | $191,789 | 2 | n/a |
| Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia | $172,628 | 1 | 0% |
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $97,244 | 3 | 0% |
| University of the State of New York Regents Research Fund | $93,999 | 1 | n/a |
| Duke University | $72,433 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $71,540 | 1 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $61,514 | 2 | n/a |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Foundat | $57,901 | 2 | 0% |
| The University of Texas Foundation Inc | $57,201 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | $47,534 | 1 | n/a |
| The Florida International University Health Care Network Inc | $43,240 | 1 | 1% |
| Connected Learning Alliance | $43,240 | 1 | 7% |
| New York Institute of Technology | $32,666 | 1 | 0% |
| Emory University | $31,690 | 1 | 0% |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $31,260 | 1 | n/a |
| American Society of Hematology Inc | $29,877 | 1 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $26,558 | 1 | n/a |
| Baylor College of Medicine | $22,027 | 1 | 0% |
| Syracuse University | $21,049 | 4 | 0% |
| State of Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development | $20,398 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | $19,329 | 1 | 0% |
| Purdue University - College Of | $19,152 | 1 | n/a |
| The Ohio State University | $19,042 | 1 | n/a |
| St Luke's Health Network Inc | $17,648 | 2 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $14,899 | 1 | 0% |
| State University of New York College at Purchase | $14,123 | 1 | n/a |
| Hebrew Rehabilitation Center | $12,342 | 1 | 0% |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Foundation Inc | $12,006 | 1 | 0% |
| Texas A&M University | $11,220 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas Foundation Inc | $10,843 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Florida | $10,563 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville | $10,206 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Idaho Foundation Inc | $10,037 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Idaho | $7,094 | 1 | n/a |
| State University of Iowa | $6,385 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $6,337 | 1 | 0% |
| Hebrew Senior Life Inc | $5,881 | 1 | 0% |
| Utah State University | $5,053 | 1 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $5,053 | 1 | n/a |
| Board of Regents University of Wisconsin | $5,053 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($421k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget McMaster University supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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: Cornell University · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Johns Hopkins University · Brown University · American Chemical Society · Trustees of Boston University · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
How this is measured
About McMaster University
- How much does McMaster University give?
- McMaster University reported 7 itemized grants totaling $426,213, out of $81,140,743 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 15 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does McMaster University fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (54%), Health (39%), Science & Tech (3%).
- Who are McMaster University's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Regents of the University of Colorado ($620k), Nationwide Childrens Hospital Inc ($587k), University of Colorado Foundation ($457k).
- Does McMaster University fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 77% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as McMaster University?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Cornell University, The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Johns Hopkins University.
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