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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer educates the leaders of tomorrow for technologically based careers. We celebrate discovery and the responsible application of technology to create knowledge and global prosperity.
- $291M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 57
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 63
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 24%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $7.3M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $71,429
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $659,031
- Organizations funded a year
- 6 to 65
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 26
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.8B
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $1.1M went to new ones.
RenewedFirst-time
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
EducationHealthScience & TechArts & CultureRecreation & SportsPublic BenefitOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 54 | $7.2M | 17% |
| FY2024 | 63 | $7.6M | 24% |
| FY2023 | 52 | $6.3M | 17% |
| FY2022 | 60 | $5.8M | 17% |
| FY2021 | 65 | $7.0M | 31% |
| FY2020 | 64 | $5.8M | 27% |
| FY2019 | 65 | $5.1M | 92% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $345k | 50% |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Science & Tech$40MHealth$8.0MEducation$2.7MCommunity Improvement$968kArts & Culture$288kHuman Services$202kPublic Benefit$41kPhilanthropy$37kOther$0
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
AK
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IL
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IN
OH
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NJ
CT
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
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MD
AZ
NM
AR
NC
SC
DC
HI
OK
MS
GA
TX
FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $3,535,660 | 7 | 0% |
| Albany Med Health System | $3,161,842 | 7 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $2,448,993 | 6 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $2,169,595 | 6 | n/a |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $1,836,672 | 7 | n/a |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $1,667,898 | 7 | 0% |
| Regents Univ of California | $1,303,442 | 6 | n/a |
| University of New Mexico | $1,296,439 | 6 | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $1,265,675 | 7 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston University | $1,209,707 | 6 | 0% |
Show all 147 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Research Foundation for The State University of New York | $3,535,660 | 7 | 0% |
| Albany Med Health System | $3,161,842 | 7 | n/a |
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois | $2,448,993 | 6 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | $2,169,595 | 6 | n/a |
| USC School of Medicine Greenville | $1,836,672 | 7 | n/a |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $1,667,898 | 7 | 0% |
| Regents Univ of California | $1,303,442 | 6 | n/a |
| University of New Mexico | $1,296,439 | 6 | n/a |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $1,265,675 | 7 | n/a |
| Trustees of Boston University | $1,209,707 | 6 | 0% |
| Troy Redevelopment Foundation Inc | $951,615 | 4 | 30% |
| Trustees of Tufts College | $942,151 | 6 | 0% |
| The General Electric Company | $927,629 | 5 | n/a |
| Lumileds LLC | $899,680 | 4 | n/a |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $819,696 | 5 | n/a |
| Institute of Gas Technology | $760,750 | 7 | 0% |
| Johns Hopkins University | $740,368 | 3 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $640,893 | 4 | n/a |
| Carnegie Mellon University | $616,425 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | $596,121 | 6 | n/a |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $556,465 | 5 | n/a |
| Wason Technology LLC | $539,449 | 6 | n/a |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | $522,754 | 3 | 0% |
| Pennsylvania State University | $521,816 | 6 | n/a |
| Interface Technologies | $506,811 | 4 | n/a |
| University of South Florida | $486,794 | 7 | n/a |
| Ge Medical Systems Information Tech | $475,615 | 2 | n/a |
| Hks Inc | $450,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Nc State University | $431,336 | 5 | n/a |
| The University of North Carolina at Charlotte | $396,129 | 4 | n/a |
| Texas A&M Health Science Center | $364,662 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Chicago | $358,911 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Rochester | $347,391 | 6 | 0% |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $346,916 | 6 | 0% |
| Carnegie Institution of Washington | $338,004 | 4 | 0% |
| Washington University | $337,795 | 7 | 0% |
| University of Utah | $333,481 | 5 | n/a |
| University of Hawaii System | $320,028 | 4 | n/a |
| Baylor Research Institute | $306,902 | 3 | 0% |
| Rensselaer Newman Foundation | $303,380 | 8 | n/a |
| Indiana University School of Medicine | $296,591 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Wisconsin Madison | $296,464 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Central Arkansas | $292,577 | 4 | n/a |
| University of Texas | $289,716 | 4 | n/a |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Cente | $278,786 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Pittsburgh | $263,767 | 5 | 0% |
| Coherent Technical Services Inc | $242,937 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida Polytechnic University | $242,209 | 3 | n/a |
| Ohio State University Research Foundation | $237,923 | 3 | n/a |
| Advent Technologies Inc | $232,287 | 2 | n/a |
| University of Florida | $226,750 | 3 | n/a |
| Trustees of Purdue University | $209,632 | 5 | n/a |
| ABB Inc | $209,484 | 4 | n/a |
| Northwestern University | $207,980 | 3 | 0% |
| Hudson Valley Textile Project Inc | $202,410 | 1 | n/a |
| Duro Workforce | $201,701 | 2 | n/a |
| Ohio State University Foundation | $201,354 | 3 | 0% |
| Proton Energy Systems | $196,914 | 4 | n/a |
| Pvilion Technologies LLC | $193,366 | 4 | n/a |
| Danimer Scientific Inc | $181,963 | 2 | n/a |
| Xergy Inc | $179,225 | 2 | n/a |
| Iowa State University | $166,550 | 2 | n/a |
| Northeastern University | $165,845 | 2 | 0% |
| Regents of the University of California at Irvine | $164,197 | 2 | n/a |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc | $154,891 | 1 | 0% |
| Southwest Research Institute | $141,213 | 6 | 0% |
| Texas A&M University | $135,252 | 2 | n/a |
| Chalearn | $133,322 | 3 | n/a |
| G-W Process Optimization Inc | $131,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | $130,427 | 3 | 0% |
| George Mason University | $118,621 | 3 | n/a |
| New York Medical College | $112,773 | 1 | 0% |
| Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope | $110,359 | 3 | 0% |
| Duke University | $107,124 | 4 | 0% |
| Geocomp Consulting Inc | $100,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Cornell University | $98,362 | 3 | 0% |
| Thomas Jefferson University | $90,565 | 5 | 0% |
| Tech Valley Game Space Inc | $89,562 | 2 | 89% |
| Innovative Engineering Consortium | $85,447 | 1 | 5% |
| Oberlin College | $82,705 | 1 | 0% |
| The Ohio State University | $82,381 | 1 | n/a |
| Emprata LLC | $81,120 | 4 | n/a |
| Rutgers the State University | $79,693 | 2 | n/a |
| Arizona State University | $77,737 | 2 | n/a |
| Florida State University | $76,518 | 2 | n/a |
| Southern Methodist University | $70,699 | 5 | 0% |
| AWS Truepower LLC | $65,871 | 3 | n/a |
| University of Arizona | $63,935 | 4 | n/a |
| Simmetrix Inc | $63,488 | 1 | n/a |
| Electric Power Research Institute Inc | $61,939 | 1 | 0% |
| The Questar III Education Foundation Inc | $60,000 | 2 | 49% |
| George Biddle Kelley Foundation Inc | $60,000 | 4 | 14% |
| Hickey Freeman Co Inc | $59,157 | 2 | n/a |
| Durasip LLC | $52,200 | 2 | n/a |
| American Heart Association Inc | $50,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Raytheon Technologies Research Center | $47,991 | 1 | n/a |
| Chapman University | $44,099 | 1 | 0% |
| Ge Precision Healthcare LLC | $43,567 | 2 | n/a |
| Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company | $43,204 | 1 | n/a |
| Council on Competitiveness | $41,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Hempitecture Inc | $40,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Introba Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | $39,474 | 1 | n/a |
| United Way of the Greater Capital Region | $36,845 | 4 | 0% |
| National Grid | $36,032 | 1 | n/a |
| Georgia State University Research Foundation Inc | $35,264 | 2 | 0% |
| Electrochemical Energy Scienc | $32,254 | 2 | n/a |
| Phi Chi Medical Fraternity Inc | $30,933 | 2 | n/a |
| Jack Faucett Associates Inc | $30,628 | 1 | n/a |
| Sandia National Laboratories | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | $29,924 | 1 | 0% |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend Inc | $29,287 | 2 | 0% |
| HDR Engineering Inc | $28,422 | 2 | n/a |
| Cape Cod Institute for Scienc | $27,931 | 1 | n/a |
| State University of Iowa | $27,139 | 2 | n/a |
| Unversity of Oklahoma | $26,408 | 1 | n/a |
| University of Houston | $26,291 | 1 | n/a |
| The College of Saint Rose | $26,136 | 1 | 0% |
| New York University | $25,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Yaskawa America Inc | $24,995 | 2 | n/a |
| Smithsonian Institution | $24,300 | 1 | 0% |
| IEEE GlobalSpec Inc | $23,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Csu Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation | $22,553 | 3 | 0% |
| For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) | $22,500 | 2 | 0% |
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | $22,000 | 2 | n/a |
| DAP AmericaInc | $21,427 | 1 | n/a |
| Florida International University Foundation Inc | $20,707 | 1 | 0% |
| The Hyde Management Company | $20,000 | 2 | 88% |
| University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus | $19,999 | 2 | n/a |
| The Howard University | $18,951 | 1 | 0% |
| American Transportation Research Institute | $17,837 | 1 | 1% |
| Tech Valley Center of Gravity Inc | $17,500 | 1 | 5% |
| The University of Georgia Foundation | $15,988 | 1 | 0% |
| Vistex Composites | $13,108 | 1 | n/a |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $12,543 | 1 | 0% |
| Philadelphia University | $12,317 | 1 | 0% |
| Hudson Valley Community College Foundation | $12,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Society of Manufacturing Engineers | $11,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Biocheminsights Inc | $10,010 | 1 | n/a |
| New York State Motor Truck Association Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Council on Foreign Relations Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Syracuse University | $9,840 | 1 | 0% |
| University at Albany Foundation | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Anchor Industries Inc | $6,275 | 1 | n/a |
| Battenkill Valley Fibers Inc | $5,700 | 1 | n/a |
| Jackson State University | $5,593 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Ellensburg | $5,276 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 60 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 60.
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.
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD25.1× affinity13 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →
Open a dossier: Johns Hopkins University · Cornell University · Mayo Clinic · University of Southern California · Yale University · University of Pittsburgh · The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · West Virginia University Research Corporation · Trustees of Boston University · Washington University · American Cancer Society Inc · Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute
How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.
About Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- How much does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute give?
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute reported 57 itemized grants totaling $7,341,717, out of $290,512,215 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 6 and 65 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Science & Tech (76%), Health (15%), Education (5%).
- Who are Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York ($3.5M), Albany Med Health System ($3.2M), The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois ($2.4M).
- Does Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, Mayo Clinic.
- Where is Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute based?
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is based in NY.
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