Year

Comments

Amount

1901

150,782

1902

141,847

1903

141,358

1904

140,859

1905

138,089

1906

138,536

1907

138,796

1908

139,800

1909

139,800

1910

140,703

1911

140,695

1912

140,476

1913

143,010

1914

146,900

1915

149,223

1916

131,793

1917

133,823

1918

138,198

1919

133,127

1920

134,100

1921

121,573

1922

122,483

1923

Smallest amount

114,935

1924

116,719

1925

118,165

1926

116,960

1927

126,501

1928

156,939

1929

172,760

1930

172,947

1931

173,206

1932

171,753

1933

170,332

1934

162,608

1935

159,917

1936

159,850

1937

158,463

1938

155,007

1939

148,822

1940

138,570

1941

131,496

1942

131,891

1943

123,691

1944

121,841

1945

121,333

1946

The Foundation is granted tax exemption

121,524

1947

146,115

1948

159,773

1949

156,290

1950

164,304

1951

167,612

1952

171,135

1953

The Foundation's investment rules are changed

175,293

1954

181,647

1955

190,214

1956

200,123

1957

208,629

1958

214,559

1959

220,678

1960

225,987

1961

250,233

1962

257,220

1963

265,000

1964

273,000

1965

282,000

1966

300,000

1967

320,000

1968

350,000

1969

The Prize in Economics is added

375,000

1970

400,000

1971

450,000

1972

480,000

1973

510,000

1974

550,000

1975

630,000

1976

681,000

1977

700,000

1978

725,000

1979

800,000

1980

880,000

1981

1,000,000

1982

1,150,000

1983

1,500,000

1984

1,650,000

1985

1,800,000

1986

2,000,000

1987

2,175,000

1988

2,500,000

1989

3,000,000

1990

4,000,000

1991

6,000,000

1992

6,500,000

1993

6,700,000

1994

7,000,000

1995

7,200,000

1996

7,400,000

1997

7,500,000

1998

7,600,000

1999

7,900,000

2000

9,000,000

2001

10,000,000

2002

10,000,000

2003

10,000,000

2004

10,000,000

2005

10,000,000

2006

10,000,000

2007

10,000,000

2008

10,000,000