Fernholz Foundation
Private foundation · Princeton, NJ · EIN 90-0403980 · reported 2023–2025
18grants reported
$200Kmedian award
$20Klower quartile
$10Ksmallest grant
$3.1Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
12 Dogwood LN
Princeton, NJ 08540-5629
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Institute for Advanced Study SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | Princeton, NJ | $325,000 |
| Institute for Advanced Study SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | Princeton, NJ | $325,000 |
| Institute for Advanced Study SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | Princeton, NJ | $250,000 |
| Princeton University Math Department DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | Princeton, NJ | $250,000 |
| Change Maker Trust Inc DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT APPLIED SCIENCE | Boston, MA | $250,000 |
| Princeton University Math Department DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | Princeton, NJ | $250,000 |
| Princeton University Math Department DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | Princeton, NJ | $250,000 |
| Columbia University DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Weill Cornell Medicine RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 |
| Columbia University DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | New York, NY | $75,000 |
| Princeton Community Housing Inc GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 |
| Princeton Community Housing Inc GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 |
| Princeton Community Housing Inc GENERAL SUPPORT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 |
| Princeton Medical Center GENERAL SUPPORT - MECIAL CENTER | Palinsboro, NJ | $10,000 |
| Princeton Medical Center GENERAL SUPPORT - MECIAL CENTER | Palinsboro, NJ | $10,000 |
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