Public charity
Novo Nordisk Fonden
NOVO NORDISK FONDEN (nnf) contributes significantly to research and development that improves the lives of people and the sustainability of society through grantmaking.
- $1.2B
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 17
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $16M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $691,468
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $2,233,117
- States reached, FY2024
- 10
- Total assets, FY2024
- $8.6B
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 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, FY2023 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston University | $25,205,437 | 1 | 1% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $2,914,069 | 2 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $2,233,117 | 1 | 0% |
| NREL Foundation | $1,953,680 | 1 | 94% |
| University of California Davis | $1,898,517 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $1,457,038 | 1 | 0% |
| National Academy of Sciences | $1,254,308 | 2 | 0% |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | $1,015,155 | 1 | 1% |
| Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research | $1,006,737 | 1 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $725,991 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Boston University | $25,205,437 | 1 | 1% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $2,914,069 | 2 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $2,233,117 | 1 | 0% |
| NREL Foundation | $1,953,680 | 1 | 94% |
| University of California Davis | $1,898,517 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $1,457,038 | 1 | 0% |
| National Academy of Sciences | $1,254,308 | 2 | 0% |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | $1,015,155 | 1 | 1% |
| Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research | $1,006,737 | 1 | 1% |
| Cornell University | $725,991 | 1 | 0% |
| International Medical Corps | $691,468 | 1 | 0% |
| Community Partners International | $665,991 | 1 | 1% |
| John Sealy Hospitalutmb | $630,494 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Washington | $375,778 | 1 | n/a |
| American Diabetes Association | $329,892 | 1 | 0% |
| American Society for Nutrition Foundation Inc | $252,178 | 1 | 70% |
| Joslin Diabetes Center Inc | $148,063 | 1 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital Corporation | $128,415 | 1 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $74,031 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($647k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Novo Nordisk Fonden supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Novo Nordisk Fonden
- How much does Novo Nordisk Fonden give?
- Novo Nordisk Fonden reported 17 itemized grants totaling $16,432,176, out of $1,171,517,714 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing.
- What does Novo Nordisk Fonden fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (69%), Science & Tech (13%), International (11%).
- Who are Novo Nordisk Fonden's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2024: Trustees of Boston University ($25M), International Rescue Committee INC ($2.9M), Johns Hopkins University ($2.2M).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Novo Nordisk Fonden?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
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