Data / Foundation grants / Science and technology / New York
Who funds science and technology in New York: 157 foundations, $34.4 million in grants
157 private foundations paid 243 grants totaling $34,381,855 to science and technology nonprofits in New York, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is The Simons Foundation Inc, with $6,357,775 in 8 grants.
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- Cause
- Science and technology
- Recipients in
- New York
- Foundations
- 157
- Grants
- 243
- Total granted
- $34,381,855
Foundations that funded science and technology in New York
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Simons Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 8 | $6,357,775 | $3,380,302 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Applications of genomics to breast cancer detection, risk assessment and treatment response | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 5 | $2,389,914 | $1,100,000 | Powermylearning Inc | K-12 education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joan F and Donald E Axinn Foundation Inc | Jericho, NY | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Scientic reasearch facility buildings | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | West Conshohocken, PA | 3 | $1,827,066 | $1,365,877 | World Science Foundation | World science festival big ideas series | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | Science Philanthropy Alliance Inc | In support of the science philanthropy alliance's 2024 activities to strengthen philanthropic support for basic research. | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $1,425,000 | $700,000 | Policy Research Inc | In support of technical assistance to local jurisdictions on reducing the over-incarceration of people with behavioral health and other complex needs as part of the safety and justice challenge | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael Antonov Charitable Foundation Inc | Woodbury, NY | 1 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | Entropy Software Foundation | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Los Altos, CA | 2 | $1,300,000 | $1,000,000 | Powermylearning Inc | For family playlists and organizational effectiveness support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Della Pietra Foundation | Jericho, NY | 2 | $1,215,000 | $1,155,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation Inc | Jericho, NY | 1 | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Ainslie Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $1,110,000 | $1,100,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Biomedical research | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Westport, CT | 2 | $1,025,000 | $1,000,000 | Scratch Foundation | Restricted to develop new features that foster collaboration and community-building particularly for young people from underserved groups | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Biorxiv/medrxiv platform | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward P Evans Foundation | Charlestown, MA | 1 | $680,000 | $680,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Support scientific research | apps.irs.gov |
| St Giles Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | To fund the st. giles young investigator fund for pediatric disease | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Inc | Riverhead, NY | 2 | $501,600 | $500,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | 2023 grant payment 2 of 6 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation | Durham, NC | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Pasteur Foundation | Global public health fellowships | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Teresa Lindsay Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $457,834 | $457,834 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General / charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralph Landau Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $440,000 | $375,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Support the DNALC NYC Partner Program with NYC Public Schools | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pershing Square Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $400,000 | $250,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Austin, TX | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Powermylearning | Building Teacher and Family Capacity to Accelerate Learning | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $312,500 | $230,000 | Eth Zurich Foundation USA Inc | Support for benchmarking and formalizing prompt injection defenses against malicious llm (ai) attacks | apps.irs.gov |
| Probalistic Computing Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Eth Zurich Foundation USA Inc | Data and computer sciences; research | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Science Friday Initiative Inc | To support science friday, focusing on science and the arts, including radio broadcasts, digital science videos, blog posts, live events, and associated media | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arlindo and Evelyn Jorge Family Foundation and Trust | Halesite, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Oliver & Jennie Donaldson Char(1071 | Orlando, FL | 1 | $202,921 | $202,921 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Donaldson translational | apps.irs.gov |
| Every Org | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $194,561 | $194,561 | Zig Software Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Amateur Radio Digital Communications | San Diego, CA | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc | Continuation of gpl compliance and enforcement. | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 3 | $160,000 | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Rita allen foundation scholars program | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Hudson Valley Research Laboratory Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pinkerton Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $150,000 | $100,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Career readiness | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eleanor & Howard Morgan Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Neuroscience | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Renaissance Philanthropy Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Medical Excellence Foundation | Nissequogue, NY | 1 | $145,000 | $145,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Research and development | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | For: support of research in the lab of dr. john moses | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopelab Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Cyber Collective Incorporated | Support Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| William K Bowes Jr Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Science Friday Initiative Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Common Sense Fund Inc | Greenwich, CT | 2 | $120,000 | $60,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | To support the climate science legal defense fund's (csldf)mission to protect the scientific endeavor by providing support and resources to scientists who are threatened, harassed or attacked for doin | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mayday Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $118,983 | $118,983 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Research using click chemistry for pain | apps.irs.gov |
| A'lani Kailani Blue Lotus White Star FDTN | Guilford, CT | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | The Explorers Club | To fund cutting-edge research around the globe | apps.irs.gov |
| Laidir Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology | To support advocacy for safe science and technology | apps.irs.gov |
| Leinweber Foundation | Birmingham, MI | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Science Philanthropy Alliance | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Leon Levy Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100,000 | $100,000 | Science Philanthropy Alliance | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth & Frank Ingrassia Foundation | Plainview, NY | 1 | $96,500 | $96,500 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $96,000 | $96,000 | The Asme Foundation Inc | To (1) support the asme innovation showcase (ishow) in india, kenya, and the united states, and (2) pilot models for strengthening ecosystems in regions where ishow is held | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust | Dallas, TX | 1 | $90,409 | $90,409 | American Vacuum Society | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $75,500 | $75,000 | North American Associates of the Sts Forum | Support for STEM conference | apps.irs.gov |
| Philip Stephenson Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $75,025 | $75,025 | The Explorers Club | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75,000 | $75,000 | Science Philanthropy Alliance | Medical research | apps.irs.gov |
| Smart Family Foundation of New York | New Rochelle, NY | 2 | $75,000 | $60,000 | Science Friday Initiative Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $70,000 | $70,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Inspiring lives in sciences: conversations with role-model biologists | apps.irs.gov |
| MJS Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 4 | $67,500 | $25,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Gift to support the women's partnership for science | apps.irs.gov |
| Ttee Annette Kade Fund in Memory of | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $65,700 | $65,700 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Hill Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $65,000 | $65,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| All Points North Foundation | Chestnut Hill, MA | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 | Powermylearning | Year 3 of a program to provide professional development workshops and webinars, direct education coaching and capacity building, and student and family programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | New York Sun Works | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hackerman Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | American Friends of Zichron Nechama Inc | Community support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Herrnstein Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $55,000 | $55,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | To fulfill the organization's exempt mission | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation | New Canaan, CT | 1 | $50,500 | $50,500 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving A Hansen Memorial FDN XXXXX4004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Resnick Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | World Science Foundation | Donee's tax exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Cary, NC | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Science Philanthropy Alliance Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allen Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | New York Sun Works | General operating needs | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ambrose Monell Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sanguinity Foundation | Setauket, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Ameringen Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $50,000 | $50,000 | Science Friday Initiative | First-time funding to support a public radio series about the national mental health crisis. | apps.irs.gov |
| Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $45,000 | $45,000 | Nuclear New York Inc | New tool/new solut/dc ca&ga | apps.irs.gov |
| The River Foundation | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $40,000 | $40,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Malchus Foundation | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $36,000 | $36,000 | American Friends of Zichron Nechama | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bahnik Foundation Inc | Oyster Bay, NY | 1 | $35,000 | $35,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc | Rome, NY | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Project Fibonacci Foundation Inc | Provide financial support for operations and projects of 501(c)(3) organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $30,000 | $30,000 | Explorers Club | Ocean stewardship and research | apps.irs.gov |
| Upmobility Foundation Inc | Little Falls, NY | 1 | $27,750 | $27,750 | The Project Fibonacci Foundation | General Charitable Purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Jefferson Family Charitable Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $26,000 | $26,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Gray Foundation | Albany, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Double helix | apps.irs.gov |
| Harnisch Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Hamptons Observatory | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillenbrand Family Foundation | Charleston, SC | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Powermylearning | General Operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Karin Bain and John Kukral Foundation | Old Greenwich, CT | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | New York Sun Works Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kurtz Family Foundation Trust | Georgetown, CT | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Shapiro-Silverberg Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences Inc | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allen & Eve Foundation Inc | Hunt Valley, MD | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Brandt Jackson Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | World Science Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc | Montclair, NJ | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The McCance Foundation | North Scituate, MA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Powermylearning | General Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Phileona Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | The Explorers Club | General charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Troper Wojcicki Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | Forever Family Foundation | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The G Harold & Leila Y Mathers Charitable Foundation | Rye Brook, NY | 1 | $23,956 | $23,956 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Research project | apps.irs.gov |
| The Weakley Foundation Trust | Sayville, NY | 2 | $22,500 | $12,500 | Amateur Observers Society of New York Inc | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| National Grid Foundation | Hicksville, NY | 1 | $22,000 | $22,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Dolan dna learning center - ngf adv genetics program | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | New York Sun Works | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc | Harrison, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Enhancing Tomorrow | Weston, MA | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| O'Neill Family Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald W Naito MD Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $20,000 | $20,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| WHH Foundation | San Marino, CA | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | Powermylearning Inc | Program/project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Waldorf Educational Foundation 0049-05-11 | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $18,000 | $18,000 | The Nature Institute | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Carita Foundation-Ima | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Del Vecchio Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Lee Maccormick Edwards Charitable Foundation | Naples, FL | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cancer development | apps.irs.gov |
| Sophia and William Casey Foundation | Melville, NY | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General support of tax-exempt mission | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Skies Farm Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | New York Sun Works Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Daniels Family Sustainable Energy Foundation | Sebastopol, CA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | The Explorers Club | To support the charitable operations, and its educational programming. | apps.irs.gov |
| Eggnog Latte Foundation Dba Renee and Jeff Harbers Family FDN | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Explorers Club | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| General Atlantic Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Scratch Foundation | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Asen Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | World Science Foundation | Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Edward E & Marie L Matthews Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Explorers Club | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Milana Family Foundation Inc | Oyster Bay, NY | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wolf Family Charitable Trust | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $10,000 | $10,000 | Horological Society of New York | Charitable operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Rudolph Joseph Foundation | Rockville Centre, NY | 2 | $7,000 | $5,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hyde and Watson Foundation | Warren Township, NJ | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Science Friday Initiative Inc | Purchase of equipment. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Spionkop Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $6,250 | $6,250 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | To accomplish the charitable purpose of the foundation - charitable/medical research | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 46 | $6,066 | $901 | New York Sun Works Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Better Natures Foundation | Oxford, MA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tzedakah Fund | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $5,800 | $5,800 | American Friends of Zichron Nechama | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Bernard F & Alva B Gimbel Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Duchenne muscular dystrophy research | apps.irs.gov |
| E L and R F Hallberg Foundation XXXXX5006 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Acoustical Society of America | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Adirondack Public Observatory Inc | Enhanced access to astronomy programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Humphreys Family Foundation of Scottsdale | West Linn, OR | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Explorers Club | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Ten To the Ninth Plus Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Biotech Without Borders | Science education support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bernard F Reynolds Charitable Trust | Lloyd Harbor, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Caladan Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | The Explorers Club | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Dianne & David Stern Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | World Science Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Elena Melius Foundation Inc | Huntington, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | To assist local humane service organizations and institutions promoting health and welfare | apps.irs.gov |
| The Soloviev Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | East End Ocean Rescue | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | New York Sun Works Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Instruments Foundation | Dallas, TX | 2 | $3,500 | $3,000 | Zig Software Foundation Inc | Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program." | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles and Florence Kaplan Foundation | Rome, NY | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Project Fibonacci Foundation Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Richard Laurence Parish Foundation | Wheaton, IL | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | The Explorers Club | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sandra and Howard Tytel Family Charitable Foundation Inc | Mill Neck, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Support research programs focusing on cancer, plant genetics & quantitative biology | apps.irs.gov |
| The Touma Family Foundation | Atherton, CA | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Friends of Ecole Polytechnique | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Garen Family Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Hazen B Hinman Sr Foundation Inc | Rome, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Project Fibonacci Foundation | General contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Corita Charitable Trust McGrath & Company LLP | Sea Girt, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Labella Associates DPC Charitable Foundation Trust | Rochester, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Rochester Engineering Society Inc | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| W F Whitman Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| JPMorgan Chase Foundation | New York, NY | 4 | $1,532 | $1,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Matching contribution (general operating support) | apps.irs.gov |
| France-Merrick Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Horological Society of New York | Grants are to be used in accordance with the established purpose of the recipient organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| William M Fuller Foundation | Midland, TX | 1 | $1,080 | $1,080 | The Explorers Club | To further charitable purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Adirondack Public Observatory Inc | Adirondack Sky Center | apps.irs.gov |
| Newtmont Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Horological Society of New York | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Ritter Family Foundation LTD | Central Islip, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Technology Club of Syracuse | Syracuse, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | The Project Fibonacci Foundation Inc | Programming | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rogers Family Foundation | St Louis, MO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Scratch Foundation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Springcreek Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Science Friday Initiative Inc | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas B and Elizabeth M Sheridan Foundation Inc | Hunt Valley, MD | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wright Family Foundation | Boulder, CO | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Explorers Club | Support of scientific exploration | apps.irs.gov |
| HRBT Foundation | Hudson, NY | 1 | $940 | $940 | Nature Institute | Art supplies 2025-2026 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennett Family Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $500 | $500 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | Environmental Work | apps.irs.gov |
| Infant Jesus of Prague Inc | Fairport, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Adirondack Public Observatory | Educational | apps.irs.gov |
| Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | New York Sun Works Inc | Volunteer incentive program | apps.irs.gov |
| Ua Jansing-Cook Foundation A014576 | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $250 | $250 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Research | apps.irs.gov |
| Arthur J Gallagher Foundation | Rolling Meadows, IL | 1 | $120 | $120 | Science Friday Initiative Inc | General exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Verizon Foundation | Basking Ridge, NJ | 1 | $120 | $120 | Science Friday Initiative Inc | Other civic / community | apps.irs.gov |
| Maturi Rammohan Foundation Inc | Carmel, IN | 1 | $103 | $103 | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | Legal advocacy for climate scientist | apps.irs.gov |
| Sixsibs Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $100 | $100 | Software in the Public Interest | The sixsibs foundation makes contributions for the general charitable activities of the recipients listed. the foundation has not designated these contributions for specific purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Simons Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Applications of genomics to breast cancer detection, risk assessment and treatment response | $3,380,302 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Genetic contribution to autism | $2,015,343 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Joan F and Donald E Axinn Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Scientic reasearch facility buildings | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Science Philanthropy Alliance Inc | New York, NY | In support of the science philanthropy alliance's 2024 activities to strengthen philanthropic support for basic research. | $1,800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | World Science Foundation | New York, NY | World science festival big ideas series | $1,365,877 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael Antonov Charitable Foundation Inc | Entropy Software Foundation | Woodbury, NY | Donation | $1,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Della Pietra Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Unrestricted | $1,155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Charitable contribution | $1,150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ainslie Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Biomedical research | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Powermylearning Inc | New York, NY | K-12 education | $1,100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sergey Brin Family Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Biorxiv/medrxiv platform | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Powermylearning Inc | New York, NY | For family playlists and organizational effectiveness support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dalio Foundation Inc | Scratch Foundation | New York, NY | Restricted to develop new features that foster collaboration and community-building particularly for young people from underserved groups | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc | Ithaca, NY | Agricultural development | $757,875 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Policy Research Inc | Troy, NY | In support of technical assistance to local jurisdictions on reducing the over-incarceration of people with behavioral health and other complex needs as part of the safety and justice challenge | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward P Evans Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Support scientific research | $680,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Policy Research Inc | Troy, NY | In support of technical assistance to local jurisdictions on reducing the over-incarceration of people with serious mental illness as part of the safety and justice challenge | $675,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Giles Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | To fund the st. giles young investigator fund for pediatric disease | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | 2023 grant payment 2 of 6 | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dennis and Mireille Gillings Foundation | Pasteur Foundation | New York, NY | Global public health fellowships | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert and Teresa Lindsay Family Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General / charitable | $457,834 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | Science Philanthropy Alliance | New York, NY | Science philanthropy alliance membership | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc | Ithaca, NY | Agricultural development | $436,123 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralph Landau Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Support the DNALC NYC Partner Program with NYC Public Schools | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Michael & Susan Dell Foundation | Powermylearning | New York, NY | Building Teacher and Family Capacity to Accelerate Learning | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Probalistic Computing Foundation Inc | Eth Zurich Foundation USA Inc | New York, NY | Data and computer sciences; research | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation | Science Friday Initiative Inc | New York, NY | For general support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arlindo and Evelyn Jorge Family Foundation and Trust | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pershing Square Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | The mind (maximizing innovation in neuroscience discovery) prize | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | Science Friday Initiative Inc | New York, NY | To support science friday, focusing on science and the arts, including radio broadcasts, digital science videos, blog posts, live events, and associated media | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | World Science Foundation | New York, NY | Wsf ecosystem building: a shared space for scientists, writers, thinkers, and creators | $233,096 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Eth Zurich Foundation USA Inc | New York, NY | Support for benchmarking and formalizing prompt injection defenses against malicious llm (ai) attacks | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Templeton Foundation | World Science Foundation | New York, NY | Cultivating genius initiative | $228,093 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oliver & Jennie Donaldson Char(1071 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Springg Harbor, NY | Donaldson translational | $202,921 | apps.irs.gov |
| Every Org | Zig Software Foundation | New York, NY | General support | $194,561 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Convergence of anti-cancer immunity and feto-maternal immune incompatibility in autism | $180,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Amateur Radio Digital Communications | Software Freedom Conservancy Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Continuation of gpl compliance and enforcement. | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | Science Friday Initiative | New York, NY | Scifri next 30: modernizing science friday | $157,780 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Esther A & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Neuroscience | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eleanor & Howard Morgan Family Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pershing Square Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Double helix medals dinner | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tow Foundation Inc | Renaissance Philanthropy Fund | New York, NY | General operating support | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Medical Excellence Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Research and development | $145,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| FM Kirby Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | For: support of research in the lab of dr. john moses | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopelab Foundation Inc | Cyber Collective Incorporated | East Elmhurst, NY | Support Responsible Technology Youth Power Fund | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William K Bowes Jr Foundation | Science Friday Initiative Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | Cientifico Latino Inc | Queens, NY | Graduate school mentorship program (gsmi 2024) | $119,350 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mayday Fund | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Research using click chemistry for pain | $118,983 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Rita allen foundation scholars program | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pinkerton Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Career readiness | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hudson Valley Research Laboratory Inc | Highland, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Laidir Foundation | Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology | New York, NY | To support advocacy for safe science and technology | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leon Levy Foundation | Science Philanthropy Alliance | New York, NY | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leinweber Foundation | Science Philanthropy Alliance | New York, NY | Charitable | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A'lani Kailani Blue Lotus White Star FDTN | The Explorers Club | New York, NY | To fund cutting-edge research around the globe | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth & Frank Ingrassia Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General | $96,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lemelson Foundation | The Asme Foundation Inc | New York, NY | To (1) support the asme innovation showcase (ishow) in india, kenya, and the united states, and (2) pilot models for strengthening ecosystems in regions where ishow is held | $96,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dorothy M Hoffman Perpetual Charitable Trust | American Vacuum Society | New York, NY | Unrestricted general | $90,409 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation | Explorers Club | New York, NY | To provide support for the eric and wendy schmidt explorers club visionary awards, needs based funding for excellence in science, exploration, conservation, and sustainability. | $82,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philip Stephenson Foundation | The Explorers Club | New York, NY | General support | $75,025 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Henry Luce Foundation Inc | North American Associates of the Sts Forum | New York, NY | Support for STEM conference | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Circle of Service Foundation | Science Philanthropy Alliance | New York, NY | Medical research | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Springs Harbor, NY | Hiv | $70,916 | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Inspiring lives in sciences: conversations with role-model biologists | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ttee Annette Kade Fund in Memory of | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General operating | $65,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Hill Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General purpose | $65,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Common Sense Fund Inc | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | To support the climate science legal defense fund's (csldf)mission to protect the scientific endeavor by providing support and resources to scientists who are threatened, harassed or attacked for doin | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| All Points North Foundation | Powermylearning | New York, NY | Year 3 of a program to provide professional development workshops and webinars, direct education coaching and capacity building, and student and family programming. | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smart Family Foundation of New York | Science Friday Initiative Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Common Sense Fund Inc | Science Friday Initiative Inc | New York, NY | To support the organizations missing to covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, science friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Della Pietra Foundation | World Science Foundation | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hackerman Foundation Inc | American Friends of Zichron Nechama Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Community support | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Herrnstein Family Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | To fulfill the organization's exempt mission | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Champions of Love Foundation Inc | New York Sun Works | New York, NY | General | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Meier and Linnartz Family Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General support | $50,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sanguinity Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Charitable contribution | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irving A Hansen Memorial FDN XXXXX4004 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | New York, NY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ambrose Monell Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General purposes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Allen Family Foundation Inc | New York Sun Works | New York, NY | General operating needs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Policy Research Inc | Troy, NY | To support technical assistance and peer engagement to state and local jurisdictions on reducing the over-incarceration of people with co-occurring disorders as part of the safety and justice challeng | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pinkerton Foundation | Science & Arts Engagement New York Inc | New York, NY | After school & summer learning | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Van Ameringen Foundation Inc | Science Friday Initiative | New York, NY | First-time funding to support a public radio series about the national mental health crisis. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rita Allen Foundation Inc | Science Friday Initiative | New York, NY | Increasing access to science policy reporting | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sall Family Foundation | Science Philanthropy Alliance Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | The Nature Institute Inc | Ghent, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Resnick Foundation | World Science Foundation | New York, NY | Donee's tax exempt purpose | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alex C Walker Educational & Charitable | Nuclear New York Inc | Sunnyside, NY | New tool/new solut/dc ca&ga | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The River Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Simons Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Cold spring harbor laboratory postgraduate short course | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Malchus Foundation | American Friends of Zichron Nechama | Brooklyn, NY | Unrestricted | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bahnik Foundation Inc | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General purpose | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ralph Landau Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Double Helix Medal | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Explorers Club | New York, NY | Ocean stewardship and research | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Griffin Charitable Foundation Inc | Project Fibonacci Foundation Inc | Rome, NY | Provide financial support for operations and projects of 501(c)(3) organization. | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upmobility Foundation Inc | The Project Fibonacci Foundation | Rome, NY | General Charitable Purposes | $27,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jefferson Family Charitable Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | General | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kaplen Brothers Fund Inc | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | For general operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kurtz Family Foundation Trust | Climate Science Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gray Foundation | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Double helix | $25,000 | 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.