Private foundation · New York, NY

The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation

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Typical grant size
$5K – $5K – $10K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
4
Repeat grantees
1
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

DeadlinesEarly Scholar Article, Book and Dissertation have deadlines for submission of June 1 and the Legal
ContactJohn D Gordan III · 9172089302
MaterialsEach applicant for a prize, fellowship or grant should follow the procedures for submitting a proposal on the Prizes, Fellowships and Grants section of the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation website (http://cromwellfoundation.org/prizes-fellowships-grants/).
RestrictionsAwards are made in connection with the study of American legal history with some emphasis on the Colonial period. There is no set dollar limit on awards, but the awards generally are limited to the Foundation's available net income as defined under Chapter 42 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

H Rodgin Cohen
Trustee
John S Kiernan
Trustee, Chair
Charles T Dowling
Trustee, Treasurer, Assist. Secretary
Robert B Fiske
Trustee
John D Gordan III
Trustee, Secretary
Prof Sarah Barringer Gordon
Trustee
Hon Joseph a Greenaway
Trustee
Hon Caitlin J Halligan
Trustee
George a Davidson
Trustee
Prof John H Langbein
Trustee
Hon Reena Raggi
Trustee
Hon Jed S Rakoff
Trustee
Faiza J Saeed
Trustee
Kathleen M Sullivan
Trustee
Prof John Fabian Witt
Trustee
Hon Jose a Cabranes
Trustee

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2023
5.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
76
Total grants awarded
$884K
Total amount
$12K
Average grant
$60K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$162K
17 grants
2022
$183K
17 grants
2021
$201K
15 grants
2020
$162K
14 grants
2019
$177K
13 grants

Top recipients

55 grants · WI
$371K
The National Archives (UK)
5 grants
$235K
University of Delaware - University Development
3 grants · DE
$60K
2 grants · VA · ≈ likely match
$50K
Jane E Calvert - the Dickinson Writings Project
1 grant · KY
$50K
Board of Regents University of Wisconsin - Madison
3 grants · WI
$25K
1 grant · MD · ✓ Exact match
$25K
Yale University - Yale University Development
1 grant · CT
$21K
1 grant · NY · ✓ Exact match
$20K
1 grant · NY · ≈ likely match
$10K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Jane E Calvert - the Dickinson Writings Project
Grant - The Complete Writings and Selected Correspondence of John Dickinson
KY · TY 2023
$50K
The National Archives (UK)
Grant - Prize Papers of the American War of Independence
TY 2023
$45K
Early Career Scholar Grant
NY · TY 2023
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
NJ · TY 2023
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
PA · TY 2023
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant Grant
TX · TY 2023
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
MA · TY 2023
$5K
Dissertation Prize
IN · TY 2023
$5K
Article Prize
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
NJ · TY 2023
$5K
Legal History Article of the Year Prize
CA · TY 2023
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
CT · TY 2023
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
MA · TY 2023
$5K
Book Prize
NJ · TY 2023
$5K
Legal History Article of the Year Prize
CT · TY 2023
$3K
Legal History Article of the Year Prize
CT · TY 2023
$3K
Dr Charlotte Smith (national Archives) Prof Ray Cocks (keele University)
Grant - The Printed Appeal Papers of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
TY 2023
$2K
The National Archives (UK)
Prize Papers Collection Project and Cataloguing Court's Papers
TY 2022
$60K
University of Delaware - University Development
Dr. Jane Calvert, The John Dickinson Writings Project
DE · TY 2022
$25K
Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court Grant
CA · TY 2022
$18K
Board of Regents University of Wisconsin - Madison
John Kaminski's Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
WI · TY 2022
$10K
Legal History Article of the Year Prize
CA · TY 2022
$10K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
CA · TY 2022
$5K
Book Prize
NJ · TY 2022
$5K
Early Scholar Article Prize
MA · TY 2022
$5K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
NC · TY 2022
$5K
Dissertation Prize
GA · TY 2022
$5K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
MA · TY 2022
$5K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
CT · TY 2022
$5K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
NY · TY 2022
$5K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
NY · TY 2022
$5K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
NY · TY 2022
$5K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
IA · TY 2022
$5K
Early Career Scholar Fellowship
IN · TY 2022
$5K
Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court Grant
DC · TY 2021
$48K
The National Archives (UK)
Grant - Prize Papers Collection
TY 2021
$40K
One Supreme Court Grant
MI · TY 2021
$27K
The Historical Society of the New York Courts
Book Project, The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Antebellum Fight for Freedom
NY · TY 2021
$20K
University of Delaware - University Development
Dr. Jane Calvert, The John Dickinson Writings Project
DE · TY 2021
$10K
Board of Regents University of Wisconsin - Madison
John Kaminski's Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
WI · TY 2021
$10K
The Washington Papers
The Washington Family Papers Project
VA · TY 2021
$6K
Early Career Scholar Grant
NE · TY 2021
$5K
Book Prize
CA · TY 2021
$5K
Dissertation Prize
IL · TY 2021
$5K
Article Prize
MA · TY 2021
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
DC · TY 2021
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
TX · TY 2021
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
IL · TY 2021
$5K
Early Career Scholar Grant
MA · TY 2021
$5K
The National Archives (UK)
Unsorted Prize Papers of the American War of Independence
TY 2020
$40K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.