The Packard Humanities Institute

EIN 943038401 Private Foundation

Minneapolis, MN 55402 |(650) 948-0150

https://www.packhum.org
Total Given 2016–2024
$107.7M
177 grants · $12.0M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$200K
typical big bets · $30K–$450K
grant size
41%
supporter · 24/58 multi-year
repeat
$918.5M
Assets (2024)
58
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture Environment Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (650) 948-0150
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $11.8M $760.5M $7.9M 31
2017 $9.9M $795.8M $87.2M 37
2018 $6.0M $779.5M $5.2M 16
2019 N/A $805.7M $81.8M N/A
2020 $4.0M $841.7M $42.5M 22
2021 $10.3M $863.9M $102.6M 22
2022 $22.3M $833.8M $16.8M 21
2023 $39.0M $853.2M $14.4M 18
2024 $4.5M $918.5M $16.2M 10

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 177 grants on record

Minimum
$750
25th Pctl
$30K
Median
$200K
Average
$609K
75th Pctl
$450K
Maximum
$29.2M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

1.4% of US grants · Rank #7 of 10 states $630K across 2 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Travis 2 grants · $630K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (177 total)

Purpose
Instituto Packard Per I. BENI Culturali PISA, None $29,170,000 CONSTRUCTION OF TWO BUILDINGS TO BE UTILIZED BY THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF HERCULANEUM, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE... 2023
National Philanthropic Trust Jenkintown, PA $7,100,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Regents of the University of California Hollywood, CA $5,000,000 Endowment grant for Newsreel Collection project 2016
Princeton University Princeton, NJ $2,645,000 SUPPORT OF FOUNDING FATHER OPERATING EXPENSES 2022
Istituto Packard Per I. BENI Culturali PISA, None $2,545,000 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AT HERCULANEUM 2018
British School of Athens Athens, None $2,500,000 KNOSSOS RESEARCH CENTER 2022
American School of Classical Studies in Athens Athens, None $2,500,000 SUPPORT OF THE AGORA EXCAVATIONS POJECT 2023
Istituto Packard Per I. BENI Culturali PISA, None $2,299,400 SUPPORT HERCULANEUM CONSERVATION PROJECT 2021
St John's University Jamaica, NY $2,000,000 SUPPORT OF ST JOHN'S HILL MUSEUM AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY 2022
International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg, None $2,000,000 SUPPORT FOR KEY STAFF SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES OF THE DIGITAL MOZART EDITION 2017
Stanford Theatre Foundation LOS Altos, CA $1,975,000 STANFORD THEATRE GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES 2022
George Eastman Museum Rochester, NY $1,913,600 SUPPORT FOR THE MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT 2022
American School of Classical Studies in Athens Princeton, NJ $1,800,000 PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN ATHENS FOR EXCAVATION 2021
International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg, None $1,700,000 SUPPORT OF STAFF SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES OF THE DIGITAL MOZART EDITION 2021
Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies Athens Dublin, None $1,400,000 TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF BUILDING TO HOUSE THE IRISH ISNTITUTE 2024
Instituto Packard Per I. BENI Culturali PISA, None $1,300,000 SUPPORT THE REGULAR ACTIVITIES OF HERCULANEUM PROJECT 2023
Stanford Theatre Foundation LOS Altos, CA $1,250,000 CONTINUED SUPPORT INCLUDING ROOF REPLACEMENT 2023
Istituto Packard Per I. BENI Culturali PISA, None $1,110,000 Conservation and related activities at Herculaneum 2016
International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg, None $1,100,000 SUPPORT OF STAFF SALARIES AND GENERAL EXPENSES OF THE DIGITAL MOZART EDITION 2023
Founding Fathers Papers Inc Princeton, NJ $1,023,000 Founding Father Papers operating expenses 2016-2017 2016
Opera San JOSE San JOSE, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
Stanford Theatre Foundation LOS Altos, CA $1,000,000 TO SUPPORT STANFORD THEATRE BUILDING REFURBISHMENT 2024
Istituto Packard Per I. BENI Culturali PISA, None $1,000,000 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND RELATED ACTIVITIES AT HERCULANEUM 2017
George Eastman Museum Rochester, NY $957,109 SUPPORT FOR THE MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT 2021
Founding Fathers Papers Inc Princeton, NJ $953,000 SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS PAPERS 2017

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