About Fordham University
A Jesuit, Catholic university committed to Ignatian education, cura personalis (care for the whole person), academic excellence, and service to the common good.
Focus Areas
Higher educationResearchProfessional education (law, business, medicine-related fields)Community engagement
Who They Fund
undergraduate studentsgraduate and professional students (law, business, medicine)faculty and researcherslocal community partners and underserved communities served by university engagement
Funding Style
capacity buildingprogrammatic support for professional education
About Fordham University
Fordham University’s recent grantmaking is anchored by research support, with its largest listed award going to Mount Sinai School of Medicine for $582,347 in 2024. That pattern continues across a wide set of universities and professional institutions, including repeated support for Pilnet, Tennessee Technological University, and Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. The grants align with Fordham’s Jesuit and Catholic identity, especially its emphasis on academic excellence, professional education, and service to the common good. The foundation’s giving reaches beyond its own campuses and into higher education, research, and community engagement. Awards in the recent list include support for medical, legal, and academic research, as well as funding that connects students to nonprofit work through the Serving the City Internship Program. In the scholarship programs listed separately, Fordham University also supports entering undergraduates through merit- and need-informed aid, plus competitive full-tuition scholarships. Together, the data show a funder using grants and internal scholarship programs to support study, research, and mission-driven service.
What Fordham University Funds
Research is the clearest cause area in the recent grants list. Fordham University gave $582,347 to Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2024 and $394,636 in 2023, showing continued support for medical research. Legal scholarship and policy-related research also appears through $221,423 to Pilnet in 2024 and $235,809 in 2023. Their higher-education giving reaches multiple institutions with distinct academic missions. The University of Tennessee received $131,923 in Chattanooga in 2024, while Tennessee Technological University received $89,186 in 2023 and $47,232 in 2024. The foundation also supported Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico with $85,362 in 2023 and $72,251 in 2024. Community-engaged education shows up in the Serving the City Internship Program, which connects Fordham students with paid nonprofit internships in New York City.
How Fordham University Gives
Typical grant size clusters in the mid-five-figure range: the 25th percentile is $21,756, the median is $34,960, and the 75th percentile is $67,457. The recent list also shows a mix of larger research awards above $100,000 and many grants near the median, suggesting layered support across institutions. The pattern includes repeat recipients across multiple years, especially Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Pilnet, Tennessee Technological University, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, New Jersey City University, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Fordham University operates as a university funder and scholarship provider rather than an individual-grant maker, and the active programs listed do not accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$4.6M
Total Assets
$2.6B
Total Revenue
$1.2B
Total Expenses
$1.2B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $22K and $67K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$22K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$67K
Geographic Reach
National26 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Tania Tetlow
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