The Trustees of Princeton University

PRINCETON, NJ EIN: 21-0634501 Website

RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND GENERAL - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING WITH APPROXIMATELY 5,600 UNDERGRADUATE AND 3,300 GRADUATE STUDENTS. 2,400 STUDENTS GRADUATED IN THE 2023-2024 ACADEMIC YEAR. AS A WORLD-RENOWNED RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, PRINCETON SEEKS TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DISTINCTION IN THE DISCOVERY AND TRANSMISSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, AT THE SAME TIME, PRINCETON IS DISTINCTIVE AMONG RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN ITS COMMITMENT TO UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$42.8B

+3.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$58.7M

+350.9% YoY

Grant Count

32

-8.6% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$1.8M

+393.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1.4B$2.8B$4.1B$5.5B20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$42,839,034,000$41,548,353,000$43,028,623,000
Revenue$3,096,823,000$3,611,165,000$5,021,934,000
Expenses$2,885,186,000$2,630,086,000$2,369,524,000
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,616,831,000$1,907,052,000$3,255,604,000
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$15M$29M$44M$59M30 grants202031 grants202135 grants202235 grants202332 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

S&G Foundation Incorpora…$37.8MMUNICIPALITY OF PRINCETON$9.5MPRINCETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS$2.8MCOMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF …$1.4MCounty of Mercer$1.4MPRINCETON FIRE DEPARTMENT$1.2MMARY J GOREE LAS ANIMAS …$758KLEADERSHIP ENT FOR A DIV…$610KENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND$504KTRIANGLE CLUB OF PRINCET…$442K

Grant Size Distribution

163 grants across all recorded years

62<$50K26$50–100K34$100–250K15$250–500K10$500K–1M14$1–5M2$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

Andrew Goldenpresident of the Princeton U…$14.6MJonathan Ericksonmanaging director of PRINCO$2.9MEdward Karnsmanaging director of PRINCO$2.4MTae Kyoon Kimmanaging director of PRINCO$2.0MJennifer Birminghammanaging director of PRINCO$1.9MSusan Butler Cinigliomanaging director of PRINCO$1.5MChristopher EisgruberPRESIDENT$1.4MRamona Romerovice president and general c…$875KJennifer RexfordProvost$872KCharlotte Treby Will…former executive vice presid…$828KGene Andrew JarrettDean of the Faculty$753KKevin Heaneyvice president for advancement$743KSanjeev KulkarniProfessor, Former Dean of th…$660KJames Matteovice president for finance a…$654KSarah-Jane LeslieProfessor, Former Dean of th…$629KJames DominickVP for info. tech. and CIO (…$596KGadi Dechtervice president for communica…$588KCatherine Callow-Wri…Executive Vice President (As…$574KKyuJung WhangVICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES$558KW Rochelle Calhounvice president for campus life$548KPablo DebenedettiDean for Research (Through 8…$532KJill DolanDean of the College (Through…$514KHilary ParkerVice President and Secretary$500KRodney Priestleydean of the Graduate School$490KChad Klausvice president for universit…$486KRomy RiddickVice President for Human Res…$471KNilufer Shroffvice president and chief aud…$466KDeborah PrenticeFormer Provost$230KLianne Sullivan-Crow…Former vice president for hu…$227KPeter SchifferDean for Research (As of 8/2…$187KKamil Ali-JacksonTrustee$1K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Christopher EisgruberPRESIDENT50$1,400,103
Anthony HP LeeTrustee5
Beth F CobertTrustee6
Blair W EffronTrustee6
Bradford L smithTrustee6
Carla B VernonTrustee5
Carol QuillenTrustee5
Elizabeth Prus MyersTrustee5
Gordon P RitterTrustee5
Heather K GerkenTrustee6
Henri R FordTRUSTEE5
Jackie Y YingTrustee5
Jackson A ArtisTrustee5
Janeria A EasleyTRUSTEE5
Jos B AlvarezTrustee5
Joshua B BoltenTrustee5
Kamil Ali-JacksonTrustee5$1,000
Kathryn Roth-DouquetTrustee5
Kathy F KielyTRUSTEE5
Kimberly H JohnsonTrustee6
Lori FouchTrustee7
Louise S SamsTRUSTEE10
Marisa J DemeoTrustee5
Melissa H WuTrustee6
Morgan A smithTrustee5
Mutemwa R MashekeTrustee5
Nandi O LeslieTrustee5
Naomi I HessTrustee5
Paul A MaederTrustee5
Pete BrigerTrustee5
Philip MurphyTRUSTEE5
Philip U HammarskjoldTRUSTEE8
Robert J Hugintrustee5
Sarah E SteinTrustee8
Timothy M KingstonTrustee5
Yan HuoTrustee5
Yolandra GomezTrustee5
Andrew Goldenpresident of the Princeton University Investment Company (Through 6/30/24)50$14,589,970
Catherine Callow-WrightExecutive Vice President (As of 7/24/23)50$574,133
Chad Klausvice president for university services50$486,296
Daren HubbardVice President for Information Technology and CIO (As of 1/3/24)50
Gadi Dechtervice president for communications and government affairs50$587,791
Hilary ParkerVice President and Secretary50$499,591
James DominickVP for info. tech. and CIO (Through 12/31/23)50$595,572
James Matteovice president for finance and treasurer50$654,148
Jennifer RexfordProvost50$871,868
Kevin Heaneyvice president for advancement50$743,319
KyuJung WhangVICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES50$557,940
Nilufer Shroffvice president and chief audit and compliance officer50$465,628
Ramona Romerovice president and general counsel50$874,789
Romy RiddickVice President for Human Resources50$471,216
Vincent TuoheyPresident of PRINCO (As of 3/1/24)50
W Rochelle Calhounvice president for campus life50$548,179
Gene Andrew JarrettDean of the Faculty50$753,417
Jill DolanDean of the College (Through 6/30/24)50$514,162
Pablo DebenedettiDean for Research (Through 8/27/23)50$532,197
Peter SchifferDean for Research (As of 8/28/23)50$186,884
Rodney Priestleydean of the Graduate School50$489,803
Edward Karnsmanaging director of PRINCO50$2,405,033
Jennifer Birminghammanaging director of PRINCO50$1,862,580
Jonathan Ericksonmanaging director of PRINCO50$2,924,859
Susan Butler Cinigliomanaging director of PRINCO50$1,524,080
Tae Kyoon Kimmanaging director of PRINCO50$2,017,118
Charlotte Treby Williamsformer executive vice president50$827,820
Deborah PrenticeFormer Provost50$230,370
Lianne Sullivan-CrowleyFormer vice president for human resources, Emeritus50$226,912
Sanjeev KulkarniProfessor, Former Dean of the Faculty50$659,952
Sarah-Jane LeslieProfessor, Former Dean of the Graduate School50$628,654

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states
+5 more states

Cities

AlbanyBostonBrooklynCamdenDavisDenverFairfieldFederal WayHamdenHamiltonHighlandparkLas VegasLawrencevilleLincolnMenlo ParkMiddleburyMontezumaMorristownNew OrleansNew York

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

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