Nonprofit · EIN 45-1540594
GRUBER FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · NEW HAVEN, CT 06520
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,509,553 | $6,572,381 | -$62,828 | $249,290,232 | $230,425 | $249,059,807 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,722,625 | $7,265,877 | -$543,252 | $230,349,306 | $455,657 | $229,893,649 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $7,178,975 | $6,579,121 | $599,854 | $223,850,688 | $681,423 | $223,169,265 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $6,509,553
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $6,079,478
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $71,604
- Program services (functional)
- $6,460,845
- Management and general (functional)
- $111,536
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $230,349,306
- Total assets, end of year
- $249,290,232
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $230,425
- Net assets, end of year
- $249,059,807
- Gross receipts
- $6,509,553
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 11
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Salovey | Director (through 9/29/24) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $3,921,313 | $98,044 |
| Joan E O'Neill | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $876,491 | $80,166 |
| Maurie McInnis | Director (effective 9/30/24) Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $803,448 | $86,746 |
| Steven Wilkinson | President and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $642,318 | $79,605 |
| Pericles Lewis | Former President and Director Former | 0 | $0 | $568,122 | $150,092 |
| Benjamin Polak | Former President and Director Former | 0 | $0 | $513,267 | $79,927 |
| Elizabeth Bilodeau | VP, Treasurer, and Secretary Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $207,691 | $54,773 |
| B Waring Partridge | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Gruber | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Salovey | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $2,335,529 | $117,813 |
| Joan E O'Neill | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $817,363 | $75,238 |
| Steven Wilkinson | President and Director Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $596,162 | $74,422 |
| Pericles Lewis | Former President and Director Former | 0 | $0 | $539,793 | $127,151 |
| Benjamin Polak | Former President and Director Former | 0 | $0 | $496,033 | $63,802 |
| Elizabeth Bilodeau | VP, Treasurer, and Secretary Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $190,807 | $24,930 |
| B Waring Partridge | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Gruber | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Salovey | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $2,209,809 | $108,557 |
| Joan E O'Neill | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $753,636 | $70,099 |
| Steven Wilkinson | President and Director (effective 9/15/22) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $552,332 | $79,130 |
| Pericles Lewis | President and Director (through 9/14/22) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $511,167 | $75,077 |
| Benjamin Polak | Former President and Director Former | 0 | $0 | $475,748 | $51,590 |
| Elizabeth Bilodeau | VP, Treasurer, and Secretary Officer | 0.2 | $0 | $168,412 | $21,602 |
| B Waring Partridge | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Patricia Gruber | Director Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 208239, NEW HAVEN, CT 06520-8239
- In care of
- % YALE UNIV TAX DEPT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Steven Wilkinson
- Signed the 990
- Elizabeth Bilodeau, VP/Treasurer/Secretary
- Phone
- (203) 432-5530
- Website
- https://gruber.yale.edu
Mission
The gruber foundation honors individuals in the fields of cosmology, genetics, neuroscience, justice, and women's rights, whose groundbreaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.
Program accomplishments
- The Gruber Foundation ("The Foundation") supports three major initiatives: The Gruber International Prize Program, The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights, and the Gruber Science Fellowship program. The Gruber International Prize Program, which awarded $1,000,000 in prizes during the year, recognizes excellence in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics, and Neuroscience. The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights is a Yale University program consisting of four core components: 1) the Global Constitutionalism Seminar, 2) the Gruber Distinguished Global Justice and Women's Rights Lectures, 3) the Gruber Global Justice and Women's Rights Fellowships, and 4) the gruber project for global justice and women's rights which provides clinical and experiential learning initiatives at Yale Law School that are consistent with the principles and ideals of the program. The Gruber Science Fellowship program provides annual fellowships to Yale University graduate students studying and conducting research in the basic life sciences, as well as in cosmology and astrophysics. The Foundation provided grants of $4,764,478 to Yale University of which $1,200,000 supported the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights and $3,564,478 supported the Gruber Science Fellowship program. In addition, $315,000 of fellowships and other grants were paid during the fiscal year.Expenses $6,460,845 · grants $6,079,478
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-1540594
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B114)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $249,290,232
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,509,553
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,509,553 | $6,572,381 | $249,290,232 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,722,625 | $7,265,877 | $230,349,306 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,178,975 | $6,579,121 | $223,850,688 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $5,814,298 | $5,990,716 | $226,433,881 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-1540594).
Questions about GRUBER FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of GRUBER FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GRUBER FOUNDATION is 45-1540594.
- Is GRUBER FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to GRUBER FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does GRUBER FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GRUBER FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GRUBER FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GRUBER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Steven Wilkinson.
- Who are the officers and directors of GRUBER FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does GRUBER FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,509,553, expenses of $6,572,381 and total assets of $249,290,232 at year end.
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