Who funds Harvard Business School?
134 private foundations reported grants to Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts totaling $9.9 million across 142 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was Valhalla Foundation, with $3.6 million.
From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.
- Foundation funders134
- Grants reported142
- Total received$9.9 million
- Funders taking applications16
Funders of Harvard Business School that accept applications
If your organization does similar work, these foundations are prospects: they already fund work like Harvard Business School's and say in their IRS filings that they accept applications.
- Epker-Sinha Foundation
- The Salem Foundation
- The Frist Foundation
- The Draper Foundation
- The Hamermesh Family Charitable Foundation
- The Duke of Omnium Fund
- White Oak Foundation Inc
- The Lebaron Foundation
- Kershaw Foundation Charitable Trust
- Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation
- Grousbeck Family Foundation II
- Cobb Family Foundation Inc
- Marr-Anderson Family Foundation
- Dola Hamilton Stemberg Charitable Foundation
- The Koch Ellis Fund
Foundations that fund Harvard Business School
| Foundation | Purpose given | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valhalla Foundation | Digital, data, and design institute | 1 | $3.6 million |
| Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc | General & unrestricted | 5 | $1.1 million |
| C D Spangler Foundation Inc | To assist in educational opportunities | 1 | $1.0 million |
| J-P Conte Family Foundation | Support education at harvard business school. | 1 | $550,000 |
| HSJK Foundation Inc | general support | 1 | $525,000 |
| Culp Family Foundation | 2025 grant for general operating | 1 | $400,000 |
| The Dinovi Family Foundation | General | 3 | $360,000 |
| The Horn Foundation | General | 1 | $355,000 |
| Thomas L Kempner Jr Foundation | Dean's innovation fund | 2 | $255,000 |
| Brock Family Foundation | General use | 1 | $200,000 |
| The Danhakl Family Foundation | Education | 1 | $195,107 |
| Epker-Sinha Foundation | Unrestricted | 1 | $100,000 |
| The Salem Foundation | Educational to support student needs. | 1 | $100,000 |
| Sue & Edgar Wachenheim Foundation | General support | 1 | $75,000 |
| The Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc | HBS Fund | 2 | $72,500 |
| Timothy T Day Foundation Inc | Social services | 1 | $60,000 |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $50,000 |
| Wedner Family Foundation | To further program services | 1 | $50,000 |
| Steven M and Joyce E Tadler Charitable Trust | Unrestricted | 1 | $50,000 |
| The Frist Foundation | Annual fund support directed by jennifer and billy frist | 1 | $50,000 |
| Vinik Family Foundation | General support | 1 | $50,000 |
| Aetas Mirabilis Foundation | General support | 1 | $30,000 |
| The Kneisel Foundation Inc | General purpose | 1 | $27,500 |
| Henry Family Foundation | General | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Christine and Jaime Yordan Foundation | General/unrestricted support | 1 | $25,000 |
| Alexander J Roepers Foundation | Support | 1 | $25,000 |
| Christman-Horvath Foundation | General | 1 | $25,000 |
| Traquina Family Foundation | Program support | 1 | $25,000 |
| Thornburg Foundation | Hbs fund investors society - general operating | 1 | $25,000 |
| Collin and Joanna Roche Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $25,000 |
| The Draper Foundation | Education program | 1 | $25,000 |
| Wendell Family Foundation | General purposes | 1 | $25,000 |
| Frank L Jr and Margaret T Klapperich Foundation | General Support | 1 | $20,000 |
| Peter H Kamin Family Foundation | Funding | 1 | $12,500 |
| The Hamermesh Family Charitable Foundation | Charitable | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Wiggins Foundation Inc | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Duke of Omnium Fund | Charitable Purposes | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Viniar Family Foundation | To further the exempt purpose of the organization | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Robert Kravis and Kimberly Kravis Foundation | General Purpose Donation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Bauer Family Foundation | HBS Fund for Leadership and Innovation | 1 | $10,000 |
| Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable Trus | General support | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Kroon Foundation Inc | General | 1 | $10,000 |
| Hurd Family Foundation | To further program services | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Moskowitz Family Foundation Inc | General support | 1 | $10,000 |
| White Oak Foundation Inc | General | 1 | $10,000 |
| Weathertop Foundation | Annual fund | 1 | $10,000 |
| William & Joan Edmonds Foundation | General operating | 1 | $10,000 |
| Greene Family Foundation | General support | 1 | $10,000 |
| Reach Higher Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $10,000 |
| Harold W and Lois F Milner Milner Foundation | Unrestricted | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Silver Lining Foundation | To support education programs | 1 | $10,000 |
| The Paul F & Mary Anne McLaughlin Family Foundation Inc | Charitable | 1 | $7,500 |
| The William F Connell Charitable Trust | Support for the charitable objectives of the respective charitable 501(c)(3) organization | 1 | $7,000 |
| Replogle Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $6,000 |
| Neil L Thompson Family Foundation | Continued general operating support | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Lebaron Foundation | General donation | 1 | $5,000 |
| Stevenson Family Charitable Trust | Charitable contribution in line with mission | 1 | $5,000 |
| Kershaw Foundation Charitable Trust | General support | 1 | $5,000 |
| Robin Smith Charitable Trust | To aid donee organizations in carrying out their exempt function | 1 | $5,000 |
| Elliot K Wolk Family Foundation Inc | Charitable | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Pechter Foundation | General | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Burch Family Foundation | General support | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Overbrook Foundation | General Operating Support | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Johnson Family Foundation Inc | To further donee's exempt purpose | 1 | $5,000 |
| S & L Marx Foundation | HBS Annual Fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| Sargent Family Foundation Inc | Charitable | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Benvenuti Family Foundation | Benvenuti Fellowship Endowed Fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Newman Foundation Inc | General | 1 | $5,000 |
| Marlin Miller Jr Family Foundation | Annual fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| Terry and Suzan Kramer Family Foundation | Harvard Business Fund for Faculty and Research Fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| Quonochontaug Foundation | General & unrestricted | 1 | $5,000 |
| Grousbeck Family Foundation II | General | 1 | $5,000 |
| Tchang Family Foundation | General support | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Haldeman Family Foundation | General fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Inglesea Charitable Trust | Charitable | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Feth Family Foundation | Hbs fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| Belsky Family Foundation | For operations | 1 | $5,000 |
| BRK Family Foundation | To support educationalprograms | 1 | $5,000 |
| Von Rickenbach Family Foundation | Charitable contribution unrestricted | 1 | $5,000 |
| Charles and Elizabeth Schellhorn Private Foundation | General support | 1 | $5,000 |
| Richard E & Nancy P Marriott Foundation | Mission related operations | 1 | $5,000 |
| The Pacer Foundation | To provide high quality of education | 1 | $5,000 |
| Agrawal Family Foundation Inc | General contribution | 1 | $5,000 |
| Pratima and Vikrant Raina Family Foundation | General Support | 1 | $5,000 |
| Floyd Family Foundation | Annual fund | 1 | $5,000 |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc | For the exempt function of the organization | 1 | $3,000 |
| Rick and Helga Bauerly Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $2,500 |
| Banga Family Foundation | General support | 1 | $2,500 |
| The Hebb Family Private Foundation | General support | 1 | $2,000 |
| J Michael Bodnar Foundation | To further one or more of the exempt purposes of the charity | 1 | $2,000 |
| Cobb Family Foundation Inc | Education | 1 | $2,000 |
| Marr-Anderson Family Foundation | Support Educational AssistanceHBS General Fund | 1 | $2,000 |
| Trikha Family Foundation | General & Unrestricted | 1 | $2,000 |
| Dola Hamilton Stemberg Charitable Foundation | Support education programs and research | 1 | $1,500 |
| The Koch Ellis Fund | General purpose | 1 | $1,500 |
| Ries Foundation | Charitable grant | 1 | $1,500 |
| Spread Wings Foundation | Educational | 1 | $1,350 |
| Pemberton Family Foundation | General | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Young Family Foundation | Educational | 1 | $1,000 |
| Justin & Genevieve Wyner Trust | Educational | 1 | $1,000 |
Using this list
A foundation that already gives to Harvard Business School gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Boston. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.
Questions people ask
Who funds Harvard Business School?
Valhalla Foundation, Robert and Ardis James Foundation Inc, C D Spangler Foundation Inc, J-P Conte Family Foundation and HSJK Foundation Inc, and 129 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.
How much does Harvard Business School get from foundations?
$9.9 million in 142 reported grants from 134 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.
Which of these funders accept applications?
Epker-Sinha Foundation, The Salem Foundation, The Frist Foundation, The Draper Foundation and The Hamermesh Family Charitable Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.