Funding search · EIN 530204707 · Washington, DC

The Howard University

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

236
grants reported
$33.6M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$60,275
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

educationresearch

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Mercy Medical Center3 grants · $2.4M
  • Georgetown University3 grants · $2.2M
  • Medstar Health Research Institute3 grants · $2.0M
  • University of Maryland College Park4 grants · $2.0M
  • Gilbane Building Company1 grant · $1.7M
  • University of Maryland Global Campus2 grants · $1.6M
  • Association for the Study of African American Life and History4 grants · $1.4M
  • Northeastern University4 grants · $1.4M
  • Morgan State University4 grants · $1.3M
  • Texas Southern University4 grants · $1.3M

Giving over time

$11.8M
2021
$5.9M
2022
$8.4M
2023
$7.6M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 236 grants.

  • $1.7M

    Gilbane Building Company · Providence, RI · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $1.6M

    Mercy Medical Center · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $1.4M

    University of Maryland Global Campus · Bethesda, MD · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $1.0M

    Georgetown University · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $842,120

    The Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $827,863

    University of Puerto Rico · Mayaguez, PR · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $805,318

    Medstar Health Research Institute · Hyattsville, MD · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $788,240

    University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $742,849

    Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $719,246

    Mercy Medical Center · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $650,240

    Medstar Health Research Institute · Hyattsville, MD · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $630,849

    Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2024

    Support & education

  • $620,716

    Georgetown University · Philadelphia, PA · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $605,445

    Georgetown University · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $543,711

    Medstar Health Research Institute · Hyattsville, MD · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $536,043

    The Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $501,269

    Association for the Study of African American Life and History · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $498,538

    Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $489,279

    University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $475,360

    University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2024

    Support & education

  • $439,287

    Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Support & education

  • $438,063

    The Regents of the University of California On Behalf of Its Los Angeles Ca · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $434,344

    San Jose State University Research Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $430,770

    Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $407,411

    Association for the Study of African American Life and History · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $374,993

    Old Dominion University Research Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $369,722

    Old Dominion University Research Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $329,028

    Association for the Study of African American Life and History · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $308,391

    University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $301,131

    University of Puerto Rico · Mayaguez, PR · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $295,000

    Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $295,000

    Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $295,000

    Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $270,237

    Mary'S Center for Maternal and Child Care · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $249,032

    Bowie State University · Bowie, MD · 2024

    Support & education

  • $222,832

    University of Maryland College Park · College Park, MD · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $218,271

    Clark Atlanta University · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $203,996

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $199,671

    University of Massachusetts Amherst · Amherst, MA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $196,993

    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University · Sgreensboro, NC · 2024

    Support & education

  • $196,403

    Anacostia Economic Development Corp · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $194,874

    University of Maryland Global Campus · Bethesda, MD · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $188,357

    Women'S Institute for Science Equity and Race · Mechanicsville, VA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $183,797

    The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $181,269

    Norfolk State University · Norfolk, VA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $180,781

    Mary'S Center for Maternal and Child Care · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $174,306

    University of Nevada Las Vegas (Unlv) · Las Vegas, NV · 2024

    Support & education

  • $173,341

    Old Dominion University Research Foundation · Norfolk, VA · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $166,466

    Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $161,230

    Association for the Study of African American Life and History · Washington, DC · 2024

    Support & education

  • $159,621

    Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $157,705

    Jackson State University · Jackson, MS · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $152,974

    Clark Atlanta University · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $152,144

    The Research Foundation for the State University of New York · Albany, NY · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $145,471

    Hampton University · Hampton, VA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $142,139

    Ymca of Metropolitan Washington · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $137,059

    Anacostia Economic Development Corp · Washington, DC · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $135,400

    Humble Ventures Llc · Alexandria, VA · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $132,199

    The Regents of the University of California On Behalf of Its Los Angeles Ca · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $132,199

    University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $131,396

    Tuskegee University · Tuskegee Institute, AL · 2024

    Support & education

  • $131,390

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $131,390

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $125,055

    University of Houston · Houston, TX · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $124,900

    Humble Ventures Llc · Alexandria, VA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $124,474

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine Student Housing Co · Bronx, NY · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $120,442

    Mary'S Center for Maternal and Child Care · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $111,224

    University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $110,839

    University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $109,448

    Spelman College · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $107,339

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    Support & education

  • $105,105

    University of Nevada Las Vegas (Unlv) · Las Vegas, NV · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $102,529

    San Jose State University Research Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $101,998

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $101,788

    Florida a & M University · Tallahassee, FL · 2024

    Support & education

  • $101,427

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine Student Housing Co · Bronx, NY · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $100,429

    Healthhiv · Washington, DC · 2024

    Support & education

  • $97,418

    Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $95,629

    Jackson State University · Jackson, MS · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $94,272

    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Dba Stanford · Redwood City, CA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $93,982

    Delaware State University · Dover, DE · 2024

    Support & education

  • $90,624

    Texas Southern University · Houston, TX · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $89,552

    Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Support research & education

  • $88,690

    Family and Medical Counseling Service · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $87,083

    Women'S Institute for Science Equity and Race · Mechanicsville, VA · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $86,725

    Mercy Medical Center · Baltimore, MD · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $85,631

    Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $85,556

    University of Houston System · Houston, TX · 2024

    Support & education

  • $84,375

    Miller Medical Communications Llc · New York, NY · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $84,070

    Anacostia Economic Development Corp · Washington, DC · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $83,250

    University of Maryland Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Support research & education

  • $79,674

    Women'S Institute for Science Equity and Race · Mechanicsville, VA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $78,236

    Unity Health Care · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $74,053

    Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $72,617

    The George Washington University · Ashburn, VA · 2024

    Support & education

  • $72,000

    US Army Corps of Engineers · Vicksburg, MS · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $71,755

    National Society of Black Engineers · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $71,533

    Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2021

    Support research & education

  • $69,408

    Mary'S Center for Maternal and Child Care · Washington, DC · 2024

    Support & education

  • $68,952

    Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Support research & education

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.