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Who funds science and technology in California: 321 foundations, $144.2 million in grants
321 private foundations paid 571 grants totaling $144,212,592 to science and technology nonprofits in California, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, with $25,093,750 in 10 grants.
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- Cause
- Science and technology
- Recipients in
- California
- Foundations
- 321
- Grants
- 571
- Total granted
- $144,212,592
Foundations that funded science and technology in California
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 321 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 10 | $25,093,750 | $10,500,000 | Climateworks Foundation | Environment and Science | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 12 | $24,848,334 | $10,000,000 | Climateworks Foundation | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $14,254,258 | $7,594,234 | Climateworks Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | 4 | $11,024,000 | $7,924,000 | Climateworks Foundation | To support research and education to further climate finance efforts | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 8 | $6,592,227 | $3,038,300 | Mats Research Inc | Ml alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 6 | $4,385,089 | $1,440,000 | Climateworks Foundation | To advance the designation of public lands in the amazon to secure forest protection and the territorial rights of indigenous peoples, afro-descendants, and local communities. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | Climateworks Foundation | Support for the FPC collaborative | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 3 | $3,027,000 | $1,927,000 | Climateworks Foundation | Supporting communities to reduce and reverse tropical forest loss | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 5 | $2,450,000 | $750,000 | The American Ai Forum | For support to close the opportunity gap in ai education, literacy, and skills development. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $2,428,075 | $1,400,000 | Mozilla Foundation | For the ford-mozilla fellowship program in the global south to strengthen organizations in the global south by layering technology strategies into their work through a fellowship program for public in | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $2,049,000 | $2,049,000 | Mind Research Institute Inc | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | San Jose, CA | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Climateworks Foundation | To decarbonize maritime shipping | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 3 | $2,000,000 | $1,100,000 | Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation | Delivery of solutions to improve global health; global health and development public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities | apps.irs.gov |
| Musk Foundation | Austin, TX | 2 | $1,910,000 | $1,810,000 | Hack Foundation | Support coding education | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $1,600,000 | $1,600,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | To develop mapping methods with generative manifold networks | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $1,501,150 | $1,501,150 | Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 4 | $1,469,464 | $700,000 | Climateworks Foundation | To advance climate finance | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Boston, MA | 1 | $1,287,890 | $1,287,890 | Climateworks Foundation | Climate science & policy research | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1,250,000 | $750,000 | Climateworks Foundation | Clean cooling collaborative | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 7 | $1,120,000 | $320,000 | The Hack Foundation | Common wealth | apps.irs.gov |
| The Della Pietra Foundation | Jericho, NY | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1,036,850 | $425,000 | Dynamicland Foundation | To support the development of realtalk as a mode of communal computing in scientific contexts | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig Newmark Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Institute for Security and Technology | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Founda | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | New Public | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wadhwani Impact Trust | Bridgeville, PA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $950,000 | $750,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Modeling parkinson's disease | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 4 | $940,000 | $315,000 | Schmidt Ocean Institute | Donated camera intellectual property rights and office furniture used in carrying out its charitable purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Brookline, MA | 2 | $913,000 | $500,000 | Climateworks Foundation | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | 1 | $800,000 | $800,000 | Climateworks Foundation | Forests, people, climate initiative | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 2 | $771,709 | $750,375 | Public Library of Science | 81910 researching new publishing models anchored in open science principles for improved transparency, equity, and accessibility | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sol Goldman Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | To support the charity's mission. | apps.irs.gov |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $580,122 | $580,122 | Seti Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Te Connectivity Foundation | Wayne, PA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Technovation | Support for technology education programs for girls from under-resourced communities worldwide. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Conrad Prebys Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Climateworks Foundation | General purpose contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Climateworks Foundation | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation | Rye Brook, NY | 2 | $462,020 | $234,692 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Research project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $450,000 | $250,000 | Climateworks Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $425,000 | $425,000 | New Public Inc | Caring and connected communities | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $405,859 | $405,859 | Partnership On Ai To Benefit People and Society | To support Grantee's work advancing responsible technology | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Hack Foundation | Restricted to piloting scalable apprenticeship model and to support formal expansion into college audiences | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | Our future is blue - altasea's campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadcom Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $380,000 | $250,000 | Raspberry Pi Foundation North America Inc | Support for work of the US-based Executive Director to expand Code Club in US | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $370,858 | $298,000 | Center for Artificial Intelligence Safety Inc | Safebench: llm safety benchmarking competition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Naren & Vinita Gupta Foundation | Woodside, CA | 1 | $360,750 | $360,750 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Family support funds, post docs and family support endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 2 | $350,000 | $200,000 | Buckminster Fuller Institute | The biofi project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $315,380 | $315,380 | Ballad Research Institute | Cd127-high t-cell populations in autoantibody positive children | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleven Eleven Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | Unrestricted charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay and Sarah Flatley Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $300,000 | $250,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | to support neurology research and to the building fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation | Ross, CA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Carbon Cycle Institute | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resilience on Working Lands | apps.irs.gov |
| Flinn Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $291,726 | $291,726 | Sri International | Support arizona bioscience roadmap update | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 1 | $291,700 | $291,700 | New Public | For support of a project to build local digital platforms that promote democracy and inclusion | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry L Guenther Foundation | Seal Beach, CA | 1 | $288,000 | $288,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | purchase an Axioscan 7 system. | apps.irs.gov |
| Mead Family Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 2 | $275,000 | $240,000 | Project Invent | Staff capacity, educator training, and platform development | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 2 | $255,000 | $250,000 | Hack Foundation | Revitalize the Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Partnership On Ai To Benefit People and Society | Support for the Partnership on AI | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Partnership On Ai To Benefit People and Society | In support of general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Mansueto Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Meedan Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Danhakl Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Hack Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The John and Wendy Neu Foundation | Kearny, NJ | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilburforce Foundation | Seattle, WA | 2 | $250,000 | $130,000 | Conservation Science Partners | Environmental - developing innovative science capacity for conservation 2024/25 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allen Family Philanthropies | Seattle, WA | 1 | $243,069 | $243,069 | Conservation Science Partners Inc | To support the sensor optimization project | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $242,500 | $242,500 | New Public Inc | To explore the use of web3 tools in local government nonpartisan public engagement efforts and use the city of philadelphias participatory budgeting process as a demonstration use case. | apps.irs.gov |
| Infosys Foundation USA | New York, NY | 1 | $231,500 | $231,500 | Raspberry Pi Foundation North America Inc | Teacher training | apps.irs.gov |
| Fernholz Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | School of mathematics | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris Foundation | Torrance, CA | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | Ocean stem education programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The William H Donner Foundation Inc | Tarrytown, NY | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation | Building a diverse workforce pipeline and a career launch for the aerospace sector | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ahmanson Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $179,000 | $150,000 | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | Toward acquisition and installation of two flexible labs at berth 58 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 1 | $165,000 | $165,000 | Launchbio Inc | To assess the feasibility of a co-working wet lab space in pittsburgh for life science startups | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sam & Freda Davis 1993 Charitable Trust | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $163,815 | $163,815 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Scientific | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Research, general support & education | apps.irs.gov |
| Factset Charitable Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Technovation | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Synopsys Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Technovation | Technovation Girls and Education Prize Sponsorship | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | The American Ai Forum | Early Care and Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Seeding the Future Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $135,000 | $135,000 | Extreme Tech Challenge | World Food Forum Start up Innovation Award 2025 Sponsorship & Transformative Research Challenge | apps.irs.gov |
| Every Org | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $132,837 | $132,837 | Alignment Research Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $132,000 | $75,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | To support the organization's membership activities. | apps.irs.gov |
| David F & Margaret T Grohne Family Foundation | Western Springs, IL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Windsong Trust | Manhattan Beach, CA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | In-person school program | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $120,250 | $85,000 | Hack Foundation | For its project the youth climate finance alliance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Queen Road Foundation Inc | 1 | $118,619 | $118,619 | Seti Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov | |
| Massen Greene Foundation | Laguna Hills, CA | 1 | $105,000 | $105,000 | Algalita Marine Research & Education | Contribution in furtherance of recipient's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $103,000 | $103,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Brain metabolism and dna repair in primate evolution and pdta | apps.irs.gov |
| All Points North Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Rahus Institute | The "solar schoolhouse program," providing solar training materials, solar equipment kits, program curriculum updates, online teacher and naturalist training supplemented by on-site visits that provid | apps.irs.gov |
| Bundy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Cadence Giving Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Extreme Tech Challenge | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Golden Peacock Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Open Insulin Foundation | Open source (freely available) model for insulin production | apps.irs.gov |
| Mariposa Foundation Inc | Fort Lee, NJ | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Center for Humane Technology | For donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha P Mack Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | For support of daily | apps.irs.gov |
| Price Philanthropies Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 2 | $100,000 | $75,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockwell Automation Charitable Corp | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Mind Research Institute | General Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Otis Booth Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | To support and promote the griffith observatory. | apps.irs.gov |
| Intuitive Foundation | Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $96,000 | $51,000 | Project Invent | Stem invention programming in every school | apps.irs.gov |
| WHH Foundation | San Marino, CA | 1 | $90,000 | $90,000 | La-Mas | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 1 | $85,000 | $85,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | To support coordination and collaboration among peer funding organizations. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skoll Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $79,120 | $74,120 | Mozilla Foundation | Mozilla foundation convenings and mozilla festival zambia | apps.irs.gov |
| Roy and Patricia Disney Family Foundation | Burbank, CA | 3 | $78,500 | $75,000 | La-Mas Inc | Project Operating Support : LA Mas Community Housi ng Pilot Project | apps.irs.gov |
| Aerospike Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Medical research | apps.irs.gov |
| Booz Allen Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | Innovation fund grantee award | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Carbon Cycle Institute | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Goldhirsh Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | La-Mas | La2050 grants challenge | apps.irs.gov |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Carbon Cycle Institute | Bay area climate-beneficial agriculture | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Center for Humane Technology | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | Project support to aid in a philanthropy-serving organization focused on conservation and climate change | apps.irs.gov |
| The Manzanita Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $71,528 | $71,528 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | Archival grants | apps.irs.gov |
| The Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation | Long Beach, CA | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Algalita Marine Research & Education | Community programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Laidir Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Hack Foundation | Support the work of the meaning alignment institute | apps.irs.gov |
| Del Mar Global Trust DTD 121007 | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Climate Access | For qualified purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Johanna A Favrot Fund | Houston, TX | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Center for Humane Technology | The center for humane technology works to ensure that the most consequential technologies, particularly ai, serve humanity. its objectives are to build public awareness and agency around tech harms an | apps.irs.gov |
| Nesbitt Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kla Foundation | Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $57,500 | $52,500 | Project Invent | Program support to empower students as creative innovators and real-world problem solvers | apps.irs.gov |
| Guru Krupa Foundation Inc | Jericho, NY | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | For mathical book program implemented through school library journal | apps.irs.gov |
| Hug Morenz Foundation for Media Literacy | Covington, WA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Center for Humane Technology | To help further media literacy | apps.irs.gov |
| L & L Nippert Charitable Foundation Inc | Blue Ash, OH | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Organization's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Math for America | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | General grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Meadows Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Womens Earth and Climate Action Network | Education on climate and ecosystems | apps.irs.gov |
| Ric & Suzanne Kayne Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Altasea at the Port Los Angeles | Kayne opportunity fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Spruance Foundation II | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Scientific research | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kavli Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Salk kavli institute director fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Luce-Fahey Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Endowment campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Asapbio | Asapbio gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Vahe Fattal Foundation | Hooksett, NH | 1 | $46,600 | $46,600 | Friends of Fast | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| David C Copley Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $46,000 | $46,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | Girls take flight & op support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mind Science Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Research grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Tamara L Harris Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | Charitable contribution - to support & promote the griffith observatory. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brandt Jackson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Science Communication Lab Inc | for THE MILKY SEAS film project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Courtney Roberts and Steve Preston Family Foundation | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | California Ocean Alliance | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Winslow Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Hack Foundation | Campus Climate Network | apps.irs.gov |
| Laird Norton Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 3 | $35,500 | $25,000 | Carbon Cycle Institute | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Girard Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $34,000 | $34,000 | Project Invent | Support for cultivating student interest in STEM fields | apps.irs.gov |
| Hans Neurath Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $33,605 | $33,605 | The Protein Society | To provide funding for the hans neurath award, established to recognize and honor individuals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to the advancement of basic protein research. additionally | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann Peppers Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Mount Wilson Institute | Highest need | apps.irs.gov |
| Howe Foundation | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Israelson Family Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Some-Thing Foundation | Expand access to steam programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Still Point Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Buckminster Fuller Institute | Collective leadership institute | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 2 | $30,000 | $25,000 | Ai La Community Inc | Ideas program | apps.irs.gov |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $27,100 | $25,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | to support general operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred B Luddy Family Foundation Inc | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 1 | $26,500 | $26,500 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Air Products Foundation | Allentown, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | Sponsor blue hour 2025: the culinary arts of blue food | apps.irs.gov |
| D27 Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Center for Humane Technology | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| French Fund Samuel Katherine Tua | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| John and Marcia Goldman Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $25,000 | $15,000 | The National Center for Science Education Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Joyce & Daniel Cowin Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Centaur Ai Institute | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Merck Foundation A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation | Rahway, NJ | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Kits Cubed Inc | Contribution provided | apps.irs.gov |
| Rodeki Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | To support general operations. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bockus Brown Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Institute for Security and Technology | Contribution to the donee to unite technology and policy leaders to create solutions | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eden8 Foundation | Pebble Beach, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Monterey Bay Dart | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Jess and Palma Morgan Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Max H Gluck Foundation Inc | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | Fifth-grade school field trip program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Volgenau Foundation | McLean, VA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | California Ocean Alliance | Training and inspiring the next generation of marine mammal scientists | apps.irs.gov |
| Walter J & Betty C Zable Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Elementary Institute of Science | General assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heinz Endowments | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $22,400 | $22,400 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | For 2024-25 membership in the biodiversity funders group | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kappler Marrack Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $22,200 | $22,200 | Hack Foundation | West Brooklyn Waterfront Mutual Aid fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Gary O Galiher Foundation Inc | Honolulu, HI | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | The Hack Foundation | To contrubute cash to the support of the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Burton D Morgan Foundation Inc | Hudson, OH | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Project Invent | Youth entrepreneurship programming | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth Rising Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $20,000 | $10,000 | Hack Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Farrell Family Foundation | Kentfield, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | Funds for discretionary use | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | The National Center for Science Education Inc | My coast (climate orientated authentic science teaching) | apps.irs.gov |
| James D Scheinfeld Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | American Ai Forum | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Johnny Carson Foundation | Encino, CA | 2 | $20,000 | $15,000 | Altasea at the Port Los Angeles | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| Steinmetz Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | Support educational programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Auen Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | for the molecular neurobiology to study brain forms and functions for Alzheimer's and other disorders | apps.irs.gov |
| The Charles Spear Charitable Foundation | Pawling, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 126 | $19,344 | $3,154 | Sylvia Earle Alliance Mission Blue | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Maurice Amado Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $17,500 | $17,500 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | School field trips | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $16,500 | $16,500 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Bianca Frias | apps.irs.gov |
| Bourns Foundation | Riverside, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Science & Technology Education Partnership | Funding for various annual programs including STEPCon Student Conference to inspire students to pursue careers in STEM. | apps.irs.gov |
| Dunspaugh Dalton Foundation Inc | Coral Gables, FL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Marine Life Studies | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Jameson Freedom & Education Foundation | Del Mar, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | B612 Foundation | To support the development of tools and technologies to understand, map, and navigate our solar system and protect our planet from asteroid impacts. | apps.irs.gov |
| Lee Oceans Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Patagoniaorg | Ventura, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Carbon Cycle Institute | To support environmental projects. | apps.irs.gov |
| Sikh Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | The Hack Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The George Gund Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | Climate and energy funders group. | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | for 2024 membership in the Biodiversity Funders Group | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nathan Cummings Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $15,000 | $10,000 | La-Mas Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patricia Kind Family Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Hack Foundation | South philadelphia | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ralph M Parsons Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Mount Wilson Institute | For general support of public programs at the mount wilson observatory | apps.irs.gov |
| The Skyscrape Foundation Formerly the Marie D Jeffrey Foundation | St Helena, CA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | La Mas | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Totalenergies USA Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Mind Research Institute | General Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolfensohn Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Center for Humane Technology | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sam & Freda Davis 1988 Charitable Trust | Greenwood Village, CO | 1 | $14,892 | $14,892 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Scientific | apps.irs.gov |
| Gender Justice Fund | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $13,000 | $13,000 | Hack Foundation | Project SAFE | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 7 | $11,983 | $4,000 | Socal Association for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Advancements | Volunteer program | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 1 | $11,200 | $11,200 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | Other | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Forever Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $10,341 | $10,341 | Far Ai Inc | General program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cla Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Treobytes | Program specific support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dan & Hermine Hemphill Charitable Foundation | Lewisville, TX | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Hack Foundation | To further charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Hack Foundation | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Erol Foundation Us | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Hack Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $10,000 | $5,000 | Center for Artificial Intelligence Safety Inc | For general support in honor of melissa lopez. | apps.irs.gov |
| Farview Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Institute of Noetic Sciences | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoveida Family Foundation | Bainbridge Island, WA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Bettergrids Foundation | Support for grid researchers to have the essential test data they need to develop better grid solutions. the mission is to operate the grid data repository in a self-funding manner to support educatio | apps.irs.gov |
| Hyojin Kim Nirav Patel Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Hack Foundation | Support technology education for teenagers. | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Science for the Church | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Karney Flaster Family Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Public support of organization mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Lora L and Martin N Kelley Family Foundation Trust | Oakland, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Sri International | Program support for technical assistance to state early childhood agencies. | apps.irs.gov |
| Maria Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Commoncrawl Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mertz Gilmore Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | Climate and energy funders group | apps.irs.gov |
| Negley Flinn Charitable Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Headwaters Science Institute | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Oneroot Foundation | Ketchum, ID | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Center for Humane Technology | To realign technology with humanitys best interests by reducing harm and promoting a more humane digital future. | apps.irs.gov |
| Porter John W Tuw | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Algalita Marine Research and Education | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Resmed Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | Support for community science progra | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice Family Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | Educational Programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Roripaugh Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Santa Rosa Plateau Foundation | TO PURCHASE Windows and screens on the mobile AND Program Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sahm Family Foundation | Fullerton, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph & Mercedes McMicking Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Headwaters Science Institute | Science programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mericos Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Parker Foundation | Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | San Diego Architectural Foundation | To support a part-time administrative assistant. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rod Rhoden Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Ignite Pathways | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shanbrom Family Foundation | Ojai, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Educational research | apps.irs.gov |
| Turner Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $10,000 | $7,500 | Watttime Corporation | Further organization's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| W P Carey Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| ZG Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Council On Technology & Society | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Patterson Troike Foundation Inc | Texarkana, TX | 1 | $8,800 | $8,800 | The Hack Foundation | Furtherance of exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $8,600 | $8,600 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | Environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | California Council On Science and Technology | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Better Future Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $7,500 | $5,000 | Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Kelly Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Headwaters Science Institute | Introduction to research outdoor school | apps.irs.gov |
| John Sperling Foundation | Litchfield Park, AZ | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Institute of Noetic Sciences | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $6,205 | $6,000 | Hack Foundation | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| Alaska Airlines Foundation | Anchorage, AK | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | Girls Take Flight is an innovative program to provide 10th and 11th grade girls extensive hands-on experience building and flying drones as well as exploring their many uses. Students who complete the | apps.irs.gov |
| Leaves of Grass Fund | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Carbon Cycle Institute | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter Ly MD Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Lifetech Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $5,203 | $4,000 | The Architects | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| Alan and Donna Schuler Family Foundation | La Jolla, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | LJ Steam Foundation | Need | apps.irs.gov |
| Ameritino Foundation (the) | Vista, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Atwater Kent Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Buckminster Fuller Institute | To further the purpose of the donee org. | apps.irs.gov |
| Bollier Family Foundation | Bend, OR | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Hack Foundation | Donation supports underprivileged high school youths | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Pankow Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Seaoc Foundation | Unrestricted/general | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation To Promote Open Society | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | To provide general support | apps.irs.gov |
| Fred Craves Family Foundation | San Rafael, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Center for Humane Technology | No specific purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| June Irene Chiltern Healey Foundation | Studio City, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Project Survival | Upgrades and maintenance for cat enclosures | apps.irs.gov |
| Psalms of Life Inc | Miami Lakes, FL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Hack Foundation | Funding for various programs and pro | apps.irs.gov |
| The A Robert Kaufman Foundation for Working Class Action | Springfield, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | National Center for Science Education | Educational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Banc of California Charitable Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | 1 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Treobytes | The purpose of this grant is to support community development programs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Norby Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Center for Humane Technology | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilson Sexton Foundation | Prosper, TX | 1 | $4,000 | $4,000 | LJ Steam Foundation | General operations to support mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The McConnell Foundation | Redding, CA | 1 | $3,723 | $3,723 | Kinetic Universe | General funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Livingry Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 2 | $3,500 | $2,500 | Biosphere Foundation | Support education program | apps.irs.gov |
| Vivo Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $3,500 | $3,500 | Hack Foundation | To further the mission of the donee | apps.irs.gov |
| Rainbow Forest Family Foundation | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $3,475 | $3,475 | Institute of Brain and Mind | initial donation plus registration cost | apps.irs.gov |
| Samuel I & John Henry Fox Foundation | Eagan, MN | 1 | $3,390 | $3,390 | San Diego Architectural Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Fuller Family Charitable Trust | Providence, RI | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry Schein Cares Foundation Inc | Melville, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | California Dental Association Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookout Foundation Inc | Summerland Key, FL | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Mind Research Institute | Unrestricted charitable grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Tarbell Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $3,000 | $2,000 | The Mendocino Institute | Latino Scholarship fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Highfield Foundation Fifth Third Bank | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | National Center for Science Education | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation Co Jeff Gold | Studio City, CA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Dynamicland Foundation | Support of dynamic literacy through use of physical objects | apps.irs.gov |
| The Warburg Pincus Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | The Hack Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,750 | $2,750 | Mozilla Foundation | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| David F & Sara K Weston Fund | Galveston, TX | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | National Center for Science Education | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Emmett Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Marine Conservation Network | To benefit marine conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Lipton Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Saul Winton Fund | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Mozilla Foundation | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Sylvia & Robert Scher Charitable Foundation | New Rochelle, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Unrestricted use | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur & Patricia Price Foundation | Encino, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | Unrestricted support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Polevoy Family Foundation | Wayne, NJ | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Charitable gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Luna Foundation Inc | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $2,180 | $2,180 | Astronomical Society of the Pacific | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lipman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $2,100 | $2,100 | Headwaters Science Institute | To foster curiosity through science | apps.irs.gov |
| Edgemon Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Seti Institute | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund Inc | Galveston, TX | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Center for Humane Technology | Assist 501(c)(3) organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Nautilus Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Buckminster Fuller Institute | To further the purpose of the donee organization | apps.irs.gov |
| Seiberlich Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Center for Humane Technology | To provide direct financial support to the organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| TDDB Bloomgarden Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | Unrestriced - public charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Floyd Robinson Foundation | San Diego, CA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Elementary Institute of Science | 2025 donation foe elementary institute of science tin xxx-xx-xxxx | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prentice Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | Climate and Energy Funders Group Program | apps.irs.gov |
| Sempra Foundation | San Diego, CA | 3 | $1,512 | $1,200 | Elementary Institute of Science | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering Inc | Burlington, VT | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | The Hack Foundation | Hands-on Science & Technology grant HOST | apps.irs.gov |
| Assurant Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 2 | $1,450 | $1,400 | Charging Robotics | Financial Assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Isec Charitable Foundation Aka Isec Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Om Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Project Invent | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| Stellar Solutions Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $1,100 | $1,000 | Seti Institute | Unrestricted donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Cox Family Fund | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | National Center for Science Education | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Diodes Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Hack Foundation | Team Flare fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Green South Foundation Inc | Carrollton, GA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | Climate awareness projects | apps.irs.gov |
| Hacienda Child Development Fund | Pleasanton, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Quest Science Center | Youth education | apps.irs.gov |
| John & Diane Prewitt Family Foundation | Wildomar, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Santa Rosa Plateau Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| SGK Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Center for Humane Technology | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Stroum Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | B612 Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Doug and Betsey Schwab and Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Hack Foundation | Chicagoland Food Sovereignty Coalition | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hollander-Urbach Family Foundation Inc | Roswell, GA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Griffith Observatory Foundation | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lorber Foundation | Amherst, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Foundation | General fund to support mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The McCance Foundation | North Scituate, MA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Center for Humane Technology | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Weller Investment Company | Denver, CO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | National Center for Science Education | Aid to community | apps.irs.gov |
| Analog Devices Foundation | Boston, MA | 2 | $850 | $824 | Hack Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The California Wellness Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $750 | $750 | The National Center for Science Education Inc | Core operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rose and Louis Klosk Fund Uw R Klosk Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $550 | $550 | Moonshots for Unicorns | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Xcel Energy Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | $550 | $500 | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | Match credit card donation (501(c)3) grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Honey Perkins Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500 | $500 | Seti Institute | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Kranzdorf Family Foundation | Bala Cywnyd, PA | 1 | $500 | $500 | Center for Humane Technology | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Myers Vitkin Foundation Inc | Scottsdale, AZ | 1 | $500 | $500 | B612 Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Seidman Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500 | $500 | Institute of Mentalphysics | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Z-Gi Giving Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $500 | $500 | Headwaters Science Institute | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Citizens Charitable Foundation | Johnston, RI | 1 | $400 | $400 | Seti Institute | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Helen Hudson Foundation for Homeless America Inc | Providence, RI | 1 | $400 | $400 | Expedition Earth | Educate publicabout homelessnessin America | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward Jones Foundation | St Louis, MO | 2 | $352 | $302 | Kinetic Universe | Science and technology research institutes, services | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $10,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For general operating support | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To support research and education to further climate finance efforts | $7,924,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $7,594,234 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $4,993,962 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for the FPC collaborative | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For the global industrial decarbonization program | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For support of u.s. foreign economic policy for global green industrial policy | $3,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For the global industry hub initiative | $3,333,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Mats Research Inc | Berkeley, CA | Ml alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort | $3,038,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For the clean cooling collaborative | $2,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One8 Foundation | Mind Research Institute Inc | Irvine, CA | Education | $2,049,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crankstart Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To decarbonize maritime shipping | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To improve public health through advancements to industrial decarbonization | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Supporting communities to reduce and reverse tropical forest loss | $1,927,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Musk Foundation | Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Support coding education | $1,810,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $1,660,089 | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | To develop mapping methods with generative manifold networks | $1,600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Mats Research Inc | Berkeley, CA | Ml alignment & theory scholars winter 24-25 cohort | $1,520,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute | Oakland, CA | Program support | $1,501,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To advance the designation of public lands in the amazon to secure forest protection and the territorial rights of indigenous peoples, afro-descendants, and local communities. | $1,440,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Mozilla Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For the ford-mozilla fellowship program in the global south to strengthen organizations in the global south by layering technology strategies into their work through a fellowship program for public in | $1,400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $1,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Climate science & policy research | $1,287,890 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation | Oakland, CA | In support of strengthening the floor experience for visitors and experimenting with formats for earned revenue programming. | $1,163,545 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Della Pietra Foundation | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Berkeley, CA | Unrestricted | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation | Los Altos, CA | Delivery of solutions to improve global health; global health and development public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Public Library of Science | San Francisco, CA | To support strategic planning and design work by the public library of science. | $1,000,544 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | For minerals for the energy transition | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Craig Newmark Foundation | Institute for Security and Technology | Oakland, CA | General purpose | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Founda | New Public | Oakland, CA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wadhwani Impact Trust | Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence Foundation | Los Altos, CA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Support for ipadlc territorial funds, rights, livelihoods, and resilience | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To support super pollutant mitigation activities to foster public health | $850,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Forests, people, climate initiative | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Public Library of Science | San Francisco, CA | 81910 researching new publishing models anchored in open science principles for improved transparency, equity, and accessibility | $750,375 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Center for Humane Technology | San Francisco, CA | Hire an ai safety expert and provide support for ai safety communications | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Clean cooling collaborative | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | Modeling parkinson's disease | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sol Goldman Charitable Trust | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | To support the charity's mission. | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | The American Ai Forum | San Francisco, CA | For support to close the opportunity gap in ai education, literacy, and skills development. | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To advance climate finance | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Far Ai Inc | San Diego, CA | Advance public knowledge of ai alignment and safety | $676,180 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Mozilla Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Core support for the mozilla fellowships program to build a robust field of public interest technologists in civil society advocating for an equitable and open internet | $583,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund | Seti Institute | Mountain View, CA | General support | $580,122 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $580,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Project support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skyline Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Carbon dioxide removal solutions program | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Zegar Family Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose contribution | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Program/project support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc | Goleta, CA | To provide community observing time access to the las cumbres observatory network | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Meedan Inc | San Francisco, CA | To use ml to help media organizations collaboratively respond to misinformation with verified fact checks | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Conrad Prebys Foundation | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | General operating | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | San Diego, CA | Agricultural development | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Berkeley, CA | General operating support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Te Connectivity Foundation | Technovation | Menlo Park, CA | Support for technology education programs for girls from under-resourced communities worldwide. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Technovation | Menlo Park, CA | To further technovation's mission to empower girls with tech skills through ai and entrepreneurship programs. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Dynamicland Foundation | Berkeley, CA | To support the development of realtalk as a mode of communal computing in scientific contexts | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | New Public Inc | Oakland, CA | Caring and connected communities | $425,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Project support | $413,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Partnership On Ai To Benefit People and Society | San Francisco, CA | To support Grantee's work advancing responsible technology | $405,859 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | Our future is blue - altasea's campaign | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Agricultural development | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Restricted to piloting scalable apprenticeship model and to support formal expansion into college audiences | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Institute for Security and Technology | Oakland, CA | To advance cross-sector efforts to evaluate and mitigate potential risks associated with the advancement of llms | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Naren & Vinita Gupta Foundation | Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute | Berkeley, CA | Family support funds, post docs and family support endowment | $360,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To support the conservation of the amazon biome in colombia and peru. | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Science Communication Lab Inc | Berkeley, CA | In support of a research-practice collaboration that spans the development of a compelling science documentary and the research on audience impact to provide new insights for effective, evidence-based | $326,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Common wealth | $320,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | Ballad Research Institute | San Diego, CA | Cd127-high t-cell populations in autoantibody positive children | $315,380 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Schmidt Ocean Institute | Palo Alto, CA | Donated camera intellectual property rights and office furniture used in carrying out its charitable purposes. | $315,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eleven Eleven Foundation | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation | Carbon Cycle Institute | Petaluma, CA | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resilience on Working Lands | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Far Ai Inc | San Diego, CA | Special Initiatives | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc | Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | To enable hack club's teen-led expansion of ai education through jams, workshops, and hackathons. | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New Public Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 128 Collective Foundation | The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Public grids | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Center for Artificial Intelligence Safety Inc | San Francisco, CA | Safebench: llm safety benchmarking competition | $298,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flinn Foundation | Sri International | Menlo Park, CA | Support arizona bioscience roadmap update | $291,726 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New Public | Oakland, CA | For support of a project to build local digital platforms that promote democracy and inclusion | $291,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry L Guenther Foundation | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | purchase an Axioscan 7 system. | $288,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Buckminster Fuller Institute | San Francisco, CA | Ocean stewardship and research | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Consultative Group On Biological Diversity | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $268,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John and Wendy Neu Foundation | Altasea at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA | Charitable | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Capacity building support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To decarbonize ports and support the mission of climateworks foundation | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To support education and convenings on matters related to climate change | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Experiment Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Ocean stewardship and research | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Revitalize the Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mansueto Foundation | Meedan Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Partnership On Ai To Benefit People and Society | San Francisco, CA | In support of general operations | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Partnership On Ai To Benefit People and Society | San Francisco, CA | Support for the Partnership on AI | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadcom Foundation | Raspberry Pi Foundation North America Inc | San Francisco, CA | Support for work of the US-based Executive Director to expand Code Club in US | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay and Sarah Flatley Foundation | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | to support neurology research and to the building fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | To continue supporting a set of coordinated activities at the community, network, and policy layers to maximize the impact of open source and open source program offices in universities | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Danhakl Family Foundation | The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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Updated September 24, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.