The Gruber Foundation

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2011

Legal Domicile

Phone

2034325530

Tax Period

2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30

The Gruber Foundation, founded in 2011, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $7.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2022. Revenue surged 23% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $6.6M left a modest 8% surplus.

Mission

The gruber foundation honors individuals in the fields of cosmology, genetics, neuroscience, justice, and women's rights, whose groundbreaking work provides new models that inspire and enable fundamental shifts in knowledge and culture.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $6,471,406 Revenue: $0

The Gruber Foundation ("The Foundation") supports three major initiatives: The Gruber International Prize Program, The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights, and the Gruber Science...

The Gruber Foundation ("The Foundation") supports three major initiatives: The Gruber International Prize Program, The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights, and the Gruber Science Fellowship program. The Gruber International Prize Program, which awarded $1,500,000 in prizes during the year, recognizes excellence in the fields of Cosmology, Genetics, and Neuroscience. The Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights is a Yale University program consisting of four core components: 1) the Global Constitutionalism Seminar, 2) the Gruber Distinguished Global Justice and Women's Rights Lectures, 3) the Gruber Global Justice and Women's Rights Fellowships, and 4) the gruber project for global justice and women's rights which provides clinical and experiential learning initiatives at Yale Law School that are consistent with the principles and ideals of the program. The Gruber Science Fellowship program provides annual fellowships to Yale University graduate students studying and conducting research in the basic life sciences, as well as in cosmology and astrophysics. The Foundation provided grants of $4,212,350 to Yale University of which $1,200,000 supported the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women's Rights and $3,012,350 supported the Gruber Science Fellowship program. In addition, $290,000 of fellowships and other grants were paid during the fiscal year.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2022)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $0

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $7,178,975

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $7,178,975

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $6,002,350

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $6,471,406

Other Expenses $576,771

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,579,121

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2022	2021	Change
Revenue	$7,178,975	$5,814,298	+0.2%
Expenses	$6,579,121	$5,990,716	+0.1%
Net Income	$599,854	$-176,418	-4.4%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,407,720

Total Directors

$4,359,807

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
N/A	President and Director (through 9/14/22)	0.2	Officer Director	$0	$75,077	$586,244
N/A	President and Director (effective 9/15/22)	0.2	Officer Director	$0	$79,130	$631,462
N/A	Director	0.2	Director	$0	$0	$0
N/A	Director	0.2	Director	$0	$70,099	$823,735
N/A	Director	0.2	Director	$0	$0	$0
N/A	Director	0.2	Director	$0	$108,557	$2,318,366
N/A	VP, Treasurer, and Secretary	0.2	Officer	$0	$21,602	$190,014
N/A	Former President and Director	0.0		$0	$51,590	$527,338

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$7,178,975	$6,579,121	$223,850,688	$599,854
2022	$5,814,298	$5,990,716	$226,433,881	$-176,418
2021	$5,387,715	$5,316,200	$222,542,836	$71,515
2020	$9,631,912	$6,204,294	$160,890,083	$3,427,618
2019	$7,132,091	$5,823,352	$153,075,110	$1,308,739
2018	$5,247,103	$5,869,123	$151,371,864	$-622,020