President and Fellows of Harvard College
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About President and Fellows of Harvard College
President and Fellows of Harvard College (through Harvard Business School channels) prioritizes funding that strengthens HBS's educational mission—particularly experiential global immersion (FIELD), student financial aid, faculty research, and social enterprise/entrepreneurship initiatives. Most support flows to internal HBS programs, student teams, alumni entrepreneurs, and named research funds rather than to open external competitions. Funding ranges from small, demand-driven student awards to large donor-funded endowments and program gifts.
Focus Areas
Global experiential learning and FIELD immersion programsMBA student financial aid and loan-repayment support for alumni in social impact rolesSocial enterprise fellowships and student social-impact project grantsNamed faculty research funds (healthcare, digital innovation, case method development)Alumni entrepreneurship support and equity-free accelerator participation
Who They Fund
academic institutions and researchersnonprofit community organizationsDAF/grant fund beneficiaries
About President and Fellows of Harvard College
President and Fellows of Harvard College’s recent giving is defined by large research sub-awards and sponsored research sub-awards that move through Harvard Business School and affiliated academic channels, with some awards reaching well into eight figures. In the recent grants list, Frontier Sci Tech Fdn received $15,220,846 in 2023 and $14,725,144 in 2024 for research sub-awards, while Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc received $14,827,902 in 2024 for the same purpose. The pattern points to a funder that supports complex, institution-based projects rather than a narrow public-grant competition. Much of the activity centers on biomedical and university research partners, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Children’s Hospital Boston, and Dana-farber Cancer Institute. Support also reaches sponsored research work at universities such as Stanford University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Washington. Alongside those large institutional awards, the foundation also makes charitable and DAF-linked distributions in selected cases, showing a mix of research administration and discretionary philanthropic support. For researchers, this is a foundation whose giving is closely tied to affiliated academic and scientific initiatives, with recurring awards across multiple years and a strong emphasis on coordinated project funding.
What President and Fellows of Harvard College Funds
A major share of the recent grants supports medical and life-science research. The foundation gave $14,827,902 to Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc in 2024 for research sub-awards, $11,257,965 to Massachusetts General Hospital in 2024, and $7,795,315 to Children’s Hospital Boston in 2024. Another cluster goes to scientific and university partners: Massachusetts Institute of Technology received $10,910,731 in 2023 and $7,272,639 in 2024, while The Broad Institute received $3,388,509 in 2024. It also funds sponsored research at universities beyond Massachusetts. Stanford University received $2,341,399 in 2024 and $1,790,750 in 2023, the University of Pittsburgh received $2,071,247 in 2023 and $1,765,918 in 2024, and the University of Washington received $1,912,882 in 2024. That mix shows a research-oriented portfolio that reaches both Boston-area institutions and national academic collaborators.
How President and Fellows of Harvard College Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$145.3M
Total Assets
$70.6B
Total Revenue
$6.1B
Total Expenses
$6.3B
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $316K, with a median of $86K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$86K
75th Percentile
$316K
Geographic Reach
National42 states funded
About 31% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where President and Fellows of Harvard College Funds
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for President and Fellows of Harvard College.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 655 | $300.6M | 98.6% |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 6 | $2.1M |
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