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Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research

Wilmington, DE 136086299

The Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation, located in Wilmington, DE, supports education and health-related initiatives across several U.S. states, with assets of $17.9 million and a leadership team of six directors.

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About Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research

The Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation, based in Wilmington, Delaware, is a philanthropic organization with assets totaling approximately $17.9 million. The foundation focuses on funding initiatives in education, particularly graduate and professional education, as well as medical education and public health. It also supports projects related to physical fitness, nutrition, and various medical specialties, including geriatrics, pediatrics, and diseases affecting the ear, nose, throat, and eyes. The foundation has funded projects in several cities across the United States, including Baltimore, Brunswick, Misenheimer, Montclair, New Haven, Newark, Orono, St. Louis, Stanford, and Storrs, and in states such as California, Connecticut, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, North Carolina, and New Jersey. The foundation's leadership includes Kimberly Herold Alvarez, Lise P Chapman, Patricia R Herold, H Robert Herold II, Matthew Mayro Keeney, and Sarah SP McCarthy, who serve in various directorial and executive roles. The foundation reported expenses of $188,163 and revenue of $933,643.

Focus areas

EducationGraduate and professional educationMedical educationHealthPublic healthPhysical fitnessNutritionMedical specialtiesGeriatricsPediatricsDiseases and conditionsEarnose and throat diseasesEye diseases- Less

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Key statistics
Total Assets $17.9M
Total Awarded This Year $0
Average Grant Size $NaN
Total Grants (Previous Year) 2,989
Open to New Applicants
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% New Applicants Funded
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Contact information
Wilmington, DE, US
Geographic Funding Distribution

Financials

Total assets
$17,863,505

in 2024, compared to $15,514,522 in 2023

Annual grants
$0

0 grants awarded in 2024

Program expenses
85%

Of total expenses go to programs

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Assets over time

Grants

Grant awards
PurposeLocation
$1,000,000NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONCovid-19 and Beyond research fund led by Dr. Xiaoyang XuUNIVERSITY HEIGHTS NEWARK, NJ US2022
$1,000,000STANFORD UNIVERSITY - FINANCIAL AID OFFICEcovid-19 and beyond research fund led by leanne williams326 GALVEZ ST STANFORD, CA US2022
$1,000,000YALE UNIVERSITYImproving Treatment and Delivery of Care for Mental illness in the era of covid and beyond programPO BOX 2038 NEW HAVEN, CT US2022
$400,000BOWDOIN COLLEGE"Robert H. Pfeiffer '67 "Pfeif" Fund to Give students in the sciences equal access to a full bowdoin...4100 COLLEGE STA BRUNSWICK, ME US2022
$250,000NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND INCGeneral & Unrestricted1800 JOHNSON ST BALTIMORE, MD US2022
$250,000NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATIONPfeiffer Foundation Endowed Scholarship fund for first gen/low income students in bio-engineering or...UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS NEWARK, NJ US2022
$250,000STANFORD UNIVERSITY - FINANCIAL AID OFFICEgustavus and louise pfeiffer foundation endowed scholarship fund for first gen/low income students i...326 GALVEZ ST STANFORD, CA US2022
$250,000UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATEDGeneral & Unrestricted2390 ALUMNI DR UNIT 3206 STORRS, CT US2022
$250,000UNIVERSITY OF MAINE FOUNDATIONPfeiffer Foundation Scholarship fund for First gen/low income students in bio-engineering or bio-med...TWO ALUMNI PL ORONO, ME US2022
$250,000WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYPfeiffer Foundation Scholarship fund for First gen/low income students in bio-engineering or bio-med...CAMPUS BOX 1082 ONE BROOKINGS DR ST LOUIS, MO US2022
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People

Leadership & staff

Compensation data from most recent available 990 forms

Title
LPC
Lise P Chapman
Dir, Pres$72002024
PRH
Patricia R Herold
Dir, AS Sec, As Trea$72002024
MMK
Matthew Mayro Keeney
Dir, VP$72002024
SSM
Sarah SP McCarthy
Dir, Sec, Treas$72002024
KHA
Kimberly Herold Alvarez
Dir$68002024
LPC
Lise P Chapman
Dir, Pres$63002023
MMK
Matthew Mayro Keeney
Dir, VP$63002023
SSM
Sarah SP McCarthy
Dir/as sec*/as trea*/sec/treas$63002023
KHA
Kimberly Herold Alvarez
Dir$59002023
PRH
Patricia R Herold
Dir/Sec*/Treas*/as sec/as trea$59002023
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Last updated on August 25, 2025