Data / Foundation grants / Science and technology / District of Columbia
Who funds science and technology in District of Columbia: 112 foundations, $37.1 million in grants
112 private foundations paid 224 grants totaling $37,070,938 to science and technology nonprofits in District of Columbia, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Good Ventures Foundation, with $4,685,847 in 3 grants.
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- Science and technology
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- District of Columbia
- Foundations
- 112
- Grants
- 224
- Total granted
- $37,070,938
Foundations that funded science and technology in District of Columbia
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Ventures Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $4,685,847 | $3,000,000 | Center for Responsible Innovation LTD | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 18 | $4,074,631 | $800,000 | National Academy of Sciences | In support of launching a new fellowship program to help federal executive agencies better prepare for emerging biotechnologies. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 10 | $3,136,693 | $1,813,918 | National Academy of Sciences | 82107 technical assistance and direction for the robert wood johnson foundation health policy fellows program, 2024-2025 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 8 | $2,962,273 | $681,344 | National Academy of Sciences | Vaccine development | apps.irs.gov |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Ft Mitchell, KY | 2 | $2,100,000 | $2,000,000 | Society for Science & the Public | Purchase and renovation of building | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $1,329,822 | $531,030 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | To facilitate a multi-faceted community of learning and practice for sloans creating equitable pathways to stem graduate education grantees | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $1,112,800 | $462,800 | National Academy of Sciences | To develop and publish a study that will help inform norms about the use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and suggest implementation strategies to enhance the adoption of identified best p | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 6 | $1,007,978 | $300,000 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | For ai science technology policy fellowship | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $955,388 | $955,388 | National Academy of Sciences | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Centurion Foundation | West Fargo, ND | 1 | $900,000 | $900,000 | Society for Science & the Public | Scientific research | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $778,373 | $778,373 | National Academy of Sciences | Field building | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $775,000 | $500,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Accelerating health equity in the context of climate change: co-designing solutions with people and communities most impacted | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $750,720 | $750,000 | Finreglab Inc | In support of financial health | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $677,998 | $375,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Nsf-baltics-nas grant program for ukraine | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kavli Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $640,000 | $600,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Kavli frontiers of science symposia | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 3 | $622,000 | $300,000 | National Academy of Sciences | For dissemination of equity in k-12 stem education report | apps.irs.gov |
| TBL Charitable Foundation | Newtonville, MA | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Society for Science and the Public | To promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement: to inform, educate, and inspire the world in the 21st century. | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | Houston, TX | 5 | $599,844 | $312,601 | National Academy of Sciences | To conduct a study on the handling of deaths in custody by the medicolegal death investigation system in the united states and study-related concerns with medical death investigations. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $545,180 | $435,180 | National Academy of Sciences | Support for consensus study on corrections and retractions: upgrading the scientific record | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | Boston, MA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Natural resource conservation and protection | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Open Imagery Network Inc | To support educational activities around energy transition collaboration and strategy | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 3 | $458,800 | $167,000 | National Academy of Sciences | For support of a consensus study on refugee and asylee resettlement and integration | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiger Global Impact Ventures Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $376,990 | $376,990 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $350,000 | $200,000 | American Saltwater Guides Association | To support building the voice of conservation-minded recreational anglers. | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 3 | $346,882 | $300,000 | Carnegie Institution of Washington | Exploration of temporally asymmetric, universal natural law of info & evolving systems | apps.irs.gov |
| The John and Mary Neff Foundation | Decatur, GA | 1 | $316,033 | $316,033 | Society for Science & the Public | To promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement: to inform, educate, and inspire. | apps.irs.gov |
| Arconic Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $300,000 | $250,000 | Society for Science and the Public | 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 advocate program | apps.irs.gov |
| Intel Foundation | Hillsboro, OR | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Society for Science & the Public | 2025 - 2026 intel education outreach day at isef az and oh | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | National Academy of Sciences | To support a committee of experts in examining the evidence related to how education can play a role in helping individuals and communities understand and respond to the impacts of a changing climate | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Society for Science & the Public | Skills - investment to equip young people with skills, training, and experiences to thrive personally and professionally | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Open Imagery Network Inc | Advancing sustainable materials | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Redwood City, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Seedai Inc | Support Grantee's educational efforts around Artificial Intelligence | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 2 | $238,278 | $225,000 | Society for Science and the Public | To support a multi-point engagement strategy with middle school students to inspire and educate them through science fairs held across the country | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 2 | $231,165 | $131,165 | National Academy of Sciences | Richard lounsbery award | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $225,000 | $100,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Standing committee on advancing science communication | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc Aka Schattner Foundation | Rockville, MD | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Society for Science and the Public | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $194,993 | $194,993 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Science and technology fellowships | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Developing a roadmap for achieving a net zero economy that promotes global health | apps.irs.gov |
| Schmidt Ocean Institute | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $156,000 | $100,000 | Marine Technology Society Inc | MATE ROV Competition | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Center for the Study of Technology & Society Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Support for reseach and convening of STEM professionals and faculty | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $137,500 | $100,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Global forced migration and u.s. resettlement | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | Carbondale, CO | 1 | $137,351 | $137,351 | National Academy of Sciences | Conservation | apps.irs.gov |
| The John A Hartford Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $132,848 | $107,598 | National Academy of Sciences | National academy of medicine scholars in diagnostic excellence | apps.irs.gov |
| Akamai Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Society for Science and the Public | Grand Award Category in Mathematics at the International Science and Engineering Fair | apps.irs.gov |
| Miramar Charitable Foundation | Ft Mitchell, KY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Society for Science & the Public | Pledge payment access science news | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter G Peterson Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Academy of Sciences | To develop approaches to align pharmaceutical investments in innovation with unmet health needs. | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Center for Responsible Innovation | Special Initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Project support grant for the national academy of sciences roundtable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wild Gifting Project | Middletown, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | If Foundation | Supporting the let's go dmv! fund - a guaranteed income pilot program that provides unconditional direct cash to hospitality workers in the dc region. | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Healthier food for all | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Consensus Study on Global Forced Migration and U.S. resettlement | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mathenaeum Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $85,000 | $60,000 | Society for Science and the Public | to support mathematics coverage in Science News, broadly along the lines of the Society for Science proposal to the Mathenaeum Foundation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Commonwealth Fund | New York, NY | 3 | $75,943 | $35,000 | Interacademy Partnership | Matching gifts for general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Child Development | New York, NY | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Dca general | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | National Academy of Sciences | To support the broad dissemination of the national academy of sciences consensus study on misinformation about science. | apps.irs.gov |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | National Academy of Sciences | The purpose of this grant is to organize and support a public workshop to engage leaders of oral health demonstration projects that cater to underserved populations, with the aim of sharing available | apps.irs.gov |
| WM Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $60,000 | $57,500 | National Academy of Sciences | For general support of charitable purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Samueli Foundation | Corona Del Mar, CA | 2 | $57,500 | $50,000 | National Academy of Engineering Fund | Wm a wlf initiative for engineering excellence endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| Motorola Solutions Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Marine Technology Society Inc | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| California Physicians' Service FDN Dba Blue Shield of California FDN | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Academy of Sciences | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Laidir Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Center for Responsible Innovation | Support effort to promote responsible innovation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joyce Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Gun violence prevention & justice reform | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Center for the Study of Technology and Society | To support the New Atlantis Journal | apps.irs.gov |
| The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brinson Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $32,500 | $12,500 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | General support and sciline science communication training for brinson fellows | apps.irs.gov |
| Broadcom Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $28,605 | $23,605 | Society for Science and the Public | Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award fund at the 2023-2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) | apps.irs.gov |
| Conrad N Hilton Foundation | Westlake Village, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Society for Science and the Public | To support the 2024 international science and engineering fair and education outreach day in los angeles | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoveida Family Foundation | Bainbridge Island, WA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Academy of Engineering Fund | Support for the national academy of engineering's inclusive, diverse, and equitable engineering for all (ideea) programs that inform, inspire, and provide opportunities for k-12 marginalized youth and | apps.irs.gov |
| Josiah Macy Jr Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Nasw Foundation Inc | To support a project entitled, navigating new laws: gender-affirming care training for behavioral healthcare workers | apps.irs.gov |
| Susie and Gideon Yu Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Society for Science & the Public | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Annenberg Foundation | Conshohocken, PA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Society for Science and the Public | Education outreach day international sci engineering fair | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Academy of Sciences | For strategic planning of the national academy of medicine (nam) and the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine (nasem) initiative on reproductive health, equity, and society | apps.irs.gov |
| The River Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Society for Science and the Public | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | National Academy of Sciences | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Boger Family Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | American Association for Advancement of Science | Exempt purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Linden Climate Fund Inc | Healdsburg, CA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | American Geophysical Union | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Milbank Memorial Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | National Academy of Sciences | In support of a standing committee on primary care | apps.irs.gov |
| Robydodd Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | National Academy of Engineering Fund | NAEF Beckman Center Operations Endowment Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Act for Nih Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Increases support broad spectrum public health programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Bell Family Foundation | Coronado, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | National Academy of Engineering Fund | Unrestricted contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Harrington Family Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Society for Science and the Public | Advancing science through education, literacy, and research support | apps.irs.gov |
| McMurtry Family Foundation of 2003 | Venice, FL | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Carnegie Institution of Washington | To further and promote educational purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Strauss Foundation TD | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Carnegie Institution of Washington | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Karen Sachs Besson Foundation Inc | Annapolis, MD | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert F Orr Charitable Foundation | Draper, UT | 1 | $7,800 | $7,800 | Society for Science and the Public | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen and Rosamund Forrest Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $5,500 | $3,000 | National Academy of Engineering Fund | To support Section 7. | apps.irs.gov |
| Foster Foundation | Brookneal, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | National Propane Gas Foundation | Scholarship program | apps.irs.gov |
| Idm Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Society for Science & the Public | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | National Academy of Sciences | To support a workshop to further explore the role of higher education in advancing climate action | apps.irs.gov |
| Nisource Charitable Foundation | Columbus, OH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Foundation for Nuclear Studies | Corporate donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lowndes Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Us Term Limits Foundation | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Zerhouni Family Charitable Foundation Inc Co Bruce Holbrook | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Advancing science for the benefit of all people | apps.irs.gov |
| Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation | Irvine, CA | 2 | $4,500 | $3,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Research, general support & education | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 14 | $2,953 | $690 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred Lee and Peter Mayer Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Society for Science and the Public | Environmental preservation | apps.irs.gov |
| Leslie Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Society for Science and the Public | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $2,500 | $2,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Matching gifts | apps.irs.gov |
| The Baltimore Family Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | National Academy of Sciences | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| WK Kellogg Foundation | Battle Creek, MI | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | National Academy of Sciences | Matching Grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Shell USA Company Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $1,250 | $1,250 | National Academy of Engineering Fund | 1250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gavlin Family Foundation | Evanston, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Society for Science & the Public | General assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| Lawrence True & Linda Brown Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | American Association for Advancement of Science | Further charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Lenfestey Family Foundation Inc | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| McConnell Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennoni Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | National Academy of Engineering Fund | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Rudolph Joseph Foundation | Rockville Centre, NY | 2 | $1,000 | $500 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Stiefel Freethought Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | American Assoc for the Advancement of Science | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Marvin & Annette Lee Foundation Inc | Greenville, NH | 1 | $500 | $500 | National Academy of Sciences | To support charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Cedars Foundation Inc | Waterford, VA | 1 | $500 | $500 | American Association for the Advancement of Science | General use. | apps.irs.gov |
| Ganguly Family Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $400 | $400 | American Association for Advancement of Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $100 | $100 | Society for Science & the Public | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Ventures Foundation | Center for Responsible Innovation LTD | Washington, DC | General support | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | Purchase and renovation of building | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | 82107 technical assistance and direction for the robert wood johnson foundation health policy fellows program, 2024-2025 | $1,813,918 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Program support | $955,388 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centurion Foundation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | Scientific research | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | The Eleutherai Institute | Washington, DC | Machine learning research | $880,758 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Ventures Foundation | Seedai Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $805,089 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | In support of launching a new fellowship program to help federal executive agencies better prepare for emerging biotechnologies. | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Field building | $778,373 | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | Finreglab Inc | Washington, DC | In support of financial health | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Vaccine development | $681,344 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | In support of placing phd-level science and technology policy fellows in the u.s. executive and judicial branches to bring more science into decision-making. | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kavli Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Kavli frontiers of science symposia | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| TBL Charitable Foundation | Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | To promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement: to inform, educate, and inspire the world in the 21st century. | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Empower women and girls | $595,828 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | $573,082 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | To facilitate a multi-faceted community of learning and practice for sloans creating equitable pathways to stem graduate education grantees | $531,030 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | In support of a consensus study to recommend improvements to the processes used to correct errors in scientific articles. | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | K-12 education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Accelerating health equity in the context of climate change: co-designing solutions with people and communities most impacted | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Natural resource conservation and protection | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sequoia Climate Foundation | Open Imagery Network Inc | Washington, DC | To support educational activities around energy transition collaboration and strategy | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To develop and publish a study that will help inform norms about the use of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and suggest implementation strategies to enhance the adoption of identified best p | $462,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | In support of placing phd-level science and technology policy fellows in the u.s. congress to provide expert advice on artificial intelligence. | $441,647 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Support for consensus study on corrections and retractions: upgrading the scientific record | $435,180 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | In support of the new voices in sciences, engineering, and medicine program at the national academies, which provides new perspectives and recommendations on emerging national and global issues, helps | $415,731 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | 77929 building on the foundational first phase of the national academy of medicine's culture of health program to address risks, barriers, and challenges | $408,811 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiger Global Impact Ventures Inc | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | Educational | $376,990 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Nsf-baltics-nas grant program for ukraine | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | 79255 supporting activities of the national academies' roundtable on population health improvement, 2022-2024 | $360,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John and Mary Neff Foundation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington DC, DC | To promote the understanding and appreciation of science and the vital role it plays in human advancement: to inform, educate, and inspire. | $316,033 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To conduct a study on the handling of deaths in custody by the medicolegal death investigation system in the united states and study-related concerns with medical death investigations. | $312,601 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | 81706 fostering cross-agency collaboration to support effective federal health communications | $308,443 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | For ai science technology policy fellowship | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | Carnegie Institution of Washington | Washington, DC | Exploration of temporally asymmetric, universal natural law of info & evolving systems | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support a committee of experts in examining the evidence related to how education can play a role in helping individuals and communities understand and respond to the impacts of a changing climate | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support an effort to assess trends in insect abundance in north america, identify research priorities, and suggest actions to slow insect losses in areas identified as most vulnerable and most crit | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | For dissemination of equity in k-12 stem education report | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Vaccine development | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Open Imagery Network Inc | Washington, DC | Advancing sustainable materials | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Intel Foundation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | 2025 - 2026 intel education outreach day at isef az and oh | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | Skills - investment to equip young people with skills, training, and experiences to thrive personally and professionally | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support a workshop convocation and proceedings that take stock of research advances and articulate field agenda and priorities. | $288,387 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | 2023-2024 stem action grants | $277,998 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | The roundtable on obesity solutions | $275,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | To support the stemm opportunity alliance | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support a workshop that examines the implications of moving away from chevron deference for agencies responsible for protecting public health and the environment. | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support the participation of sloan research fellows and other outstanding early-career scientists in the interdisciplinary frontiers of science symposium run by nasem | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Seedai Inc | Washington, DC | Support Grantee's educational efforts around Artificial Intelligence | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arconic Foundation | Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 advocate program | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | To support a multi-point engagement strategy with middle school students to inspire and educate them through science fairs held across the country | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert I Schattner Foundation Inc Aka Schattner Foundation | Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | In support of a workshop to deepen understanding of wildfire trade-offs and uncover knowledge-to-action gaps. | $201,888 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | American Saltwater Guides Association | Washington, DC | To support building the voice of conservation-minded recreational anglers. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Finreglab Inc | Washington, DC | U.s. economic mobility & opportunity | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | Science and technology fellowships | $194,993 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Developing a roadmap for achieving a net zero economy that promotes global health | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | For support of a consensus study on refugee and asylee resettlement and integration | $167,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | For organizing workshops on artificial intelligence data center electricity use and emissions | $167,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | For climate and ai roundtable | $166,668 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | For the aaas mass media science and engineering fellows program in 2024 and 2025 | $166,314 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | For disseminating research findings | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | American Saltwater Guides Association | Washington, DC | To support general operations. | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated | Center for the Study of Technology & Society Inc | Washington, DC | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support a multifaceted outreach and dissemination effort to share the findings and recommendations of the nas consensus study report, supporting family caregivers in stemm: a call to action, with k | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support the commission on investment imperatives for a healthy nation, an initiative to align values, incentives, policies and actions across sectors to address systemic challenges and improve heal | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | To support the science news? coverage of physics and astronomy | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Carnegie Institution of Washington | Washington, DC | To investigate the economic and greenhouse gas emissions impacts of centralized and decentralized low-carbon ammonia production in the united states | $149,998 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | For U.S.-Russian Track II Dialogues on Strategic Stability | $146,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | For U.S.-Russian Track II dialogues on strategic stability | $145,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catena Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Conservation | $137,351 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support a two-day workshop to explore evidence-based and promising models of prosecutorial programs and practice organized by the national academy of sciences. | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Richard lounsbery award | $131,165 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Carnegie Institution of Washington | Washington, DC | For exoplanet atmospheric characterization and modeling | $124,996 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support a consensus study by the national academies on building an integrated system of u.s. household income, wealth, and consumption statistics | $119,032 | apps.irs.gov |
| The John A Hartford Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | National academy of medicine scholars in diagnostic excellence | $107,598 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Caidp | Washington, DC | For general support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The David and Lucile Packard Foundation | Center for Responsible Innovation | Washington, DC | Special Initiatives | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wild Gifting Project | If Foundation | Washington, DC | Supporting the let's go dmv! fund - a guaranteed income pilot program that provides unconditional direct cash to hospitality workers in the dc region. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Schmidt Ocean Institute | Marine Technology Society Inc | Washington, DC | MATE ROV Competition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Initiative to develop a joint israelarab science fellowship | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Russell Sage Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Global forced migration and u.s. resettlement | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter G Peterson Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To develop approaches to align pharmaceutical investments in innovation with unmet health needs. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Healthier food for all | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | In support of launching the commission on investment imperatives for a healthy nation. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To produce a second consensus study report on the societal and equity dimensions of deep decarbonization and establish a multisectoral deep decarbonization forum to disseminate findings | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support the national academies of sciences board on children, youth, and families report on federal policy impacts on child poverty | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Support for reseach and convening of STEM professionals and faculty | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walder Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Consensus Study on Global Forced Migration and U.S. resettlement | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Standing committee on advancing science communication | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Project support grant for the national academy of sciences roundtable | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laura and John Arnold Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To support grantee's climate crossroads congressional fellowship program. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | Isef sponsorship | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adam R Scripps Foundation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | general operating support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Miramar Charitable Foundation | Society for Science & the Public | Washington, DC | Pledge payment access science news | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Akamai Foundation Inc | Society for Science and the Public | Washington, DC | Grand Award Category in Mathematics at the International Science and Engineering Fair | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | To sustain the science and entertainment exchange and the role of science and science consultants in hollywood and to provide programming and science advisors for the sloan film program | $99,762 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | 79334 examining clinical workforce trends related to the healthcare needs of infants, children, and adolescents to help ensure an ample pediatric workforce | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Postsecondary education | $77,019 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Child Development | National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Dca general | $75,000 | 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.