Nonprofit screen
Screen a listWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$529Mrevenue
FY2025 · +19% in 3 yrs4,536staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Where the money goes FY2025 · $539M spent
Programs$448M83%Management and general$82M15%Fundraising$9.4M2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$20M in FY2023, −$15M in FY2024 and −$9.9M in FY2025. Cash covers 0.1 months.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
26 of 28 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 0% of revenue in FY2025. $291M is traced federal awards from National Science Foundation.
990 Part VIII · USAspending327funders
$6.8Ma year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The George I Alden TrustSince FY2021$1.1M$600k$1.8MThe Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationStopped after FY2021$600k$700k$700k–Northeastern UniversitySince FY2019$46k$215k$39k$145k$950kFlorence E Seeley Education FdtnSince FY2018$220k$242k$212k$235k$229k$211kAdvanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute IncSince FY2019$168k$319k$361k$64k$87kAmerican Cancer Society IncOn and off$792kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$1.8M$885k$2.4M$2.0M$1.1M$2.0M$2.0M231 other fundersUp to $400k a year each$656k$828k$1.3M$2.1M$2.6M$3.1M$2.3M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped