Alfred P Sloan Foundation

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 13-1623877

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$2.2B

+2.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$89.0M

-0.8% YoY

Grant Count

522

-0.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$171K

-0.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$56M$112M$168M$224M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,173,558,178$2,116,962,267$2,056,912,312
Revenue$189,111,556$118,438,028$118,541,925
Expenses$109,585,787$119,175,597$110,822,424
Qualifying Distributions$104,675,446$103,083,683$104,108,839
Net Investment Income$124,089,849$68,124,700$73,451,677
Distributable Amount$105,092,422$102,059,746$104,476,627

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$23M$45M$68M$91M505 grants2020511 grants2021502 grants2022526 grants2023522 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY$1.5MPERI SUPPORT FUND$1.3MCONVERGENT RESEARCH$1.0MRESEARCH FOUNDATION OF T…$1.0MNATIONAL ACTION COUNCIL …$1.0MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA…$926KHARVARD UNIVERSITY$875KUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA…$843KSOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH …$768KWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION$715K

Grant Size Distribution

2,566 grants across all recorded years

340<$50K963$50–100K690$100–250K426$250–500K129$500K–1M17$1–5M1$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ADAM FALKTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT$1.2MRUTH BRENNERTREASURER/SECRETARY/SR VP FI…$552KFREDERICK HENDERSONTRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN$38KJEFF KNIGHTTRUSTEE$35KPAUL JACOBSONTRUSTEE$32KJUDITH CHEVALIERTRUSTEE$32KSUSAN TIERNEYTRUSTEE$29KDIANA WAGNERTRUSTEE$29KCYNTHIA BARNHARTTRUSTEE$25KBONNIE L BASSLERTRUSTEE$25KFRANCINE BERMANTRUSTEE$25KRAY JAYAWARDHANATRUSTEE$25KMICHAEL PURUGGANANTRUSTEE$25KVALERIE SMITHTRUSTEE$25KTHAD HILLTRUSTEE (AS OF JULY 2024)$10K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ADAM FALKTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT40$1,210,275
RUTH BRENNERTREASURER/SECRETARY/SR VP FINANCE & OP40$552,275
CYNTHIA BARNHARTTRUSTEE2$25,000
BONNIE L BASSLERTRUSTEE2$25,000
FRANCINE BERMANTRUSTEE2$25,000
JUDITH CHEVALIERTRUSTEE2$31,500
FREDERICK HENDERSONTRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN4$37,500
THAD HILLTRUSTEE (AS OF JULY 2024)2$10,000
PAUL JACOBSONTRUSTEE2$32,000
RAY JAYAWARDHANATRUSTEE2$25,000
JEFF KNIGHTTRUSTEE2$34,500
MICHAEL PURUGGANANTRUSTEE2$25,000
VALERIE SMITHTRUSTEE2$25,000
SUSAN TIERNEYTRUSTEE2$29,000
DIANA WAGNERTRUSTEE2$29,000

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

48states
+41 more states

Cities

AkronAlbanyAlbuquerqueAlexandriaAltamonte SpringsAmesAmherstAnn ArborAnnandale On HudsonAnnapolisArcataArlingtonAshlandAspenAstoriaAthensAtlantaAuburnAustinBainbridge Island

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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