About Trustees of Dartmouth College
We inspire students to practice good global citizenship while strengthening their own communities; Dartmouth is committed to teaching, research, and making a Dartmouth education affordable through need-based financial aid.
Focus Areas
higher educationacademic researchstudent financial aidglobal engagementhealth and medicine
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (grant recipients)individual awardees/scholarship recipientsinterns/early-career individualsdonor-advised fund donors (as fund source/stakeholders)
Funding Style
pass-through grants (donor-advised fund distributions)general/unrestricted charitable contributions
About Trustees of Dartmouth College
A $1,000,000 donor-advised fund distribution to Storm King Art Center is the largest recent grant on file for Trustees of Dartmouth College, and it points to a giving profile that mixes higher education interests with support for arts, transit, health, and local community organizations. The foundation’s stated purpose is to inspire students to practice good global citizenship while strengthening their own communities, and its listed focus areas include higher education, academic research, student financial aid, global engagement, and health and medicine. Recent grants also show repeated support for Advance Transit Inc in Wilder, Vermont, with awards of $672,930 in 2025, $605,000 in 2024, and $569,000 in 2023. That recurring pattern sits alongside pass-through distributions to organizations such as Lincoln Center Theater, Stanford’s board of trustees, and The Bushwick Starr Inc, as well as charitable contributions to groups including Vital Communities Inc and Women’s Information Service. The mix suggests a funder that uses both donor-advised fund distributions and charitable contributions across a broad regional portfolio, while still keeping a strong institutional link to education and student-centered priorities.
What Trustees of Dartmouth College Funds
Higher education and academic research are central to the foundation’s stated focus, and that shows up in distributions to the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, including $202,333 in 2024 and $120,000 in 2023. Student support also appears through a $225,000 distribution to Greenwich Country Day School in 2025 and a $50,000 grant to Waterside School in 2025. Health and medicine appear in the recent grants table through an $80,000 distribution to McLean Hospital Corp in Belmont, Massachusetts in 2025 and a $50,000 distribution to the Alzheimer’s Association in Chicago in 2024. Community and civic work also receives support, such as $210,426 and $117,056 to Vital Communities Inc in White River Junction, Vermont across 2024 and 2025, plus $100,000 charitable contributions to Women’s Information Service in Concord, New Hampshire in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
How Trustees of Dartmouth College Gives
Typical awards sit at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $16,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile, even though the recent list includes several much larger distributions. The foundation gives through both donor-advised fund distributions and direct charitable contributions, indicating a pass-through structure alongside institutional grantmaking. Some recipients recur across multiple years: Advance Transit Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Women’s Information Service appears in all three years; and Facing History and Ourselves Inc appears in 2024 and 2025. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-off awards.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$13.1B
Total Revenue
$2.3B
Total Expenses
$1.6B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $16K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$16K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
Regional22 states funded
About 14% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Alice Ruth
Chief Executive Officer - Investment Office
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Trustees of Dartmouth College Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Trustees of Dartmouth College.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 112 | $7.7M | 73.7% |
| 2 | Other Countries |
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