Private company

Trustees of Princeton University

Board that manages Princeton University

The Trustees of Princeton University is a 40-member board responsible for managing Princeton University's $37.6 billion endowment (2025), real estate, instructional programs, and admission. The Trustees include at least 13 members elected by alumni classes, and the governor of New Jersey and the president of the university as ex officio members.2 Its revenue was $3.1 billion in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 14, 1748Founded1

The Trustees of Princeton University is a 40-member board responsible for managing Princeton University's $37.6 billion endowment (2025), real estate, instructional programs, and admission. The Trustees include at least 13 members elected by alumni classes, and the governor of New Jersey and the president of the university as ex officio members.2

Corporate structure

Trustees of Princeton University sits at the top of its group. 15 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey, United States
    • Princeton University Subsidiary · Princeton
      • Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Subsidiary · United States
      • DIMACS Subsidiary · Piscataway, United States
      • High Meadows Environmental Institute Subsidiary · United States
      • Office of Population Research Subsidiary · Princeton, United States
      • Office of the Dean for Research, Princeton University Subsidiary · United States
      • Princeton Art Museum Subsidiary · Princeton, United States
      • Princeton Neuroscience Institute Subsidiary · Princeton, United States
      • Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Subsidiary · New Jersey, United States
      • Princeton University Department of History Subsidiary · Princeton, United States
      • Princeton University Department of Physics Subsidiary · Princeton, United States
      • Princeton University Humanities Council Subsidiary · Princeton, United States
      • Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies, Princeton University Subsidiary · United States
      • The Center for Digital Humanities at Princeton Subsidiary · United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Trustees of Princeton University revenue by year1$3.1B in 2024+4% since 2015
0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2015: $3.0B$3.0B20152016: $2.5B$2.5B2016−16%2017: $3.1B$3.1B2017+23%2018: $3.0B$3.0B2018−3%2019: $3.1B$3.1B2019+3%2020: $2.1B$2.1B2020−31%2021: $4.9B$4.9B2021+129%2022: $5.0B$5.0B2022+3%2023: $3.6B$3.6B2023−28%2024: $3.1B$3.1B2024−14%
  • 2024$3.1B1
  • 2023$3.6B1
  • 2022$5.0B1
  • 2021$4.9B1
  • 2020$2.1B1
  • 2019$3.1B1

Former names

  • The Trustees of the College of New JerseySep 14, 1748 to Feb 13, 18961

Timeline

  1. Feb 13, 1896Renamed Name changed to The Trustees of Princeton University1
  2. Sep 14, 1748Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$5.5B 2008–2026
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2008–2026: $5.5B in all. Federal grants $3.0B; Other federal assistance $84.5M; Federal contracts $2.4B.$0$100M$200M$300M$400M2008 · Federal grants: $99.5M2008 · Other federal assistance: $3.7M2008 · Federal contracts: $97.2M20082009 · Federal grants: $161.2M2009 · Other federal assistance: $4.2M2009 · Federal contracts: $129.6M2010 · Federal grants: $163.1M2010 · Other federal assistance: $4.4M2010 · Federal contracts: $31.1M20102011 · Federal grants: $156.1M2011 · Other federal assistance: $4.7M2011 · Federal contracts: $79.7M2012 · Federal grants: $148.7M2012 · Other federal assistance: $4.2M2012 · Federal contracts: $99.4M20122013 · Federal grants: $143.4M2013 · Other federal assistance: $4.7M2013 · Federal contracts: $62.4M2014 · Federal grants: $152.0M2014 · Other federal assistance: $6.1M2014 · Federal contracts: $88.7M20142015 · Federal grants: $146.2M2015 · Other federal assistance: $5.3M2015 · Federal contracts: $96.1M2016 · Federal grants: $157.3M2016 · Other federal assistance: $4.7M2016 · Federal contracts: $151.9M20162017 · Federal grants: $150.4M2017 · Federal contracts: $64.2M2018 · Federal grants: $170.7M2018 · Federal contracts: $143.9M20182019 · Federal grants: $164.8M2019 · Federal contracts: $139.0M2020 · Federal grants: $191.5M2020 · Federal contracts: $141.1M20202021 · Federal grants: $214.5M2021 · Federal contracts: $171.4M2022 · Federal grants: $166.2M2022 · Other federal assistance: $4.3M2022 · Federal contracts: $142.5M20222023 · Federal grants: $166.9M2023 · Other federal assistance: $7.4M2023 · Federal contracts: $185.9M2024 · Federal grants: $166.1M2024 · Other federal assistance: $11.3M2024 · Federal contracts: $169.3M20242025 · Federal grants: $158.6M2025 · Other federal assistance: $11.7M2025 · Federal contracts: $222.7M2026 · Federal grants: $135.4M2026 · Other federal assistance: $7.8M2026 · Federal contracts: $188.1M2026
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsOther federal assistanceFederal contractsTotal
2026$135.4M$7.8M$188.1M$331.4M
2025$158.6M$11.7M$222.7M$392.9M
2024$166.1M$11.3M$169.3M$346.7M
2023$166.9M$7.4M$185.9M$360.1M
2022$166.2M$4.3M$142.5M$313.0M
2021$214.5M–$171.4M$385.9M
2020$191.5M–$141.1M$332.5M
2019$164.8M–$139.0M$303.8M
2018$170.7M–$143.9M$314.6M
2017$150.4M–$64.2M$214.6M
2016$157.3M$4.7M$151.9M$313.8M
2015$146.2M$5.3M$96.1M$247.6M
2014$152.0M$6.1M$88.7M$246.8M
2013$143.4M$4.7M$62.4M$210.6M
2012$148.7M$4.2M$99.4M$252.4M
2011$156.1M$4.7M$79.7M$240.4M
2010$163.1M$4.4M$31.1M$198.6M
2009$161.2M$4.2M$129.6M$295.0M
2008$99.5M$3.7M$97.2M$200.4M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov4, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for 2 registered units, including subsidiaries under the same parent. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Jan 1, 2017$54.2M from National Science Foundation: Mathematical And Physical Sciences5 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award 1624356
  2. Jan 1, 2012$43.8M from National Science Foundation: Mathematical And Physical Sciences6 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award 1120138
  3. Jul 1, 2018$42.0M from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) Cooperative Institutes7 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award NA18OAR4320123
  4. Jul 4, 2006$36.0M from National Institutes of Health: Hhs Programs For Disaster Relief Appropriations Act - Non Construction; Minority Health And Health Disparities Research; Trans-Nih Research Support; Trans-Nih Recovery Act Research Support; Child Health And Human Development Extramural Research8 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award R01HD036916
  5. May 1, 2006$31.4M from National Science Foundation: Engineering Grants9 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award 0540832
  6. Jul 1, 2023$29.9M from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) Cooperative Institutes10 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award NA23OAR4320198
  7. Jul 1, 2013$28.1M from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) Cooperative Institutes; Noaa Cooperative Institutes; Office Of Oceanic And Atmospheric Research (Oar) Joint And Cooperative Institutes11 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award NA14OAR4320106
  8. Jul 31, 2009$27.8M from Department of Energy: Office Of Science Financial Assistance Program12 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award DESC0001198

Largest direct payments

  1. $9.0M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program13 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award P063P241817
  2. $8.8M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program14 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award P063P251817
  3. $6.6M from Department of Education: Federal Pell Grant Program15 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award P063P231817

Largest contracts

  1. Jan 31, 2009$2.2B from Department of Energy: Management and operating contract for the operation of the princeton plasma physics laboratory (pppl)16 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award DEAC0209CH11466
  2. Oct 13, 1999$679.6M from Department of Energy: Operation of princeton plasma physics laboratory17 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award DEAC0276CH03073
  3. Dec 18, 2018$76.6M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Interstellar mapping and acceleration probe (imap) is a watershed mission that simultaneously investigates the acceleration of energetic par18 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award 80GSFC19C0027
  4. Mar 23, 2017$12.1M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Igf::ot::igf this contract is for ibex interstellar boundary explorer (ibex) support. this contract is a result of a pi transfer from nng019 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award NNG17FC93C
  5. May 2, 2016$3.7M from Defense Threat Reduction Agency: Igf::ot::igf base period: ultrasensitive rapid ebola virus antigen diagnostic assay20 To THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Award HDTRA116C0025