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The Kavli Foundation: 100 grants to organizations, $16.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Kavli Foundation, a private foundation in Los Angeles, CA, paid 100 grants to organizations totaling $16,083,351 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 3, 2025. The largest was $2,000,000 to Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers in Stanford, CA for the via project: the milky way as a dark matter laboratory.
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- EIN
- 770560142
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
- Assets
- $604,090,789
- Grants paid
- $17,416,685
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 3, 2025, IRS object ID 202503079349101115. It reported $17,416,685 in grants paid; 100 grants to organizations are listed, and 7 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers | Stanford, CA | The via project: the milky way as a dark matter laboratory | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd | La Jolla, CA | Kavli institute for brain and mind - phase iii | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology | Delft, NL | Kavli institute innovation award kind | $853,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Neural Systems Institute (rockefeller University) | New York, NY | Kavli nsi phase iii | $833,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | Kavli exploration award - carbon nanotubes 2023 | Education | $632,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Kavli frontiers of science symposia | Science and technology | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | Nice sengupta 2024 | Education | $550,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at Mit | Cambridge, MA | Kavli institute for astrophysics and space research phase iii | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University | New York, NY | Kavli institute for brain science at columbia : phase iii-a | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University | Trondheim, NO | Ki for systems neuroscence at ntnu phase iii | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University | Haidian District, CH | Kavli institute for astronomy and astrophysics at peking university 2019-2023 | $479,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | Nice riffell 2024 | Education | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | Qg3d-rice 2024 | Education | $426,863 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ | Kashiwa, JA | Kavli institute for the physics and mathematics of the universe - phase i | $375,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Copenhagen | DA | Kavli exploration award - kermen 2023 | $347,440 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ | Kashiwa, JA | Kavli institute for physics and mathematics of the universe - phase ii | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Kavli center for ethics, science, and the public | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge | Cambridge, UK | Kavli centre for ethics, science, and the public | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Kavli berkeley discovery fellows 2024 | Education | $220,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Institut Du Cerveau Et de La Moelle Epiniere | Paris, FR | Kavli exploration award - fkne de juan-sanz 2023 | $213,944 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology | Delft, NL | Kavli institute of nanoscience phase iii | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Kavli-laukien postdoctoral fellows | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education | Shijingshan District, CH | Kavli institute for theoretical sciences at university of chinese academy of sciences | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne | Lausanne, SZ | Neuro open source software (noss): deeplabcut 2024 | $195,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Kavli exploration award - handy 2024 | Education | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Kanwisher kp award donation: mcgovern institute for brain research | Education | $166,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Justice in basic research agendas (jubra): an equity-centered protocol for assessing basic research (nce scisoc) | $149,953 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Qg3d-stanford 2024 | $143,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tata Institute of Fundamental Research | Bangalore, IN | Neuro open source software (noss): moose 2024 | $134,852 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Kavli exploration award - garner 2024 | Education | $115,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (rpa) | New York, NY | Support of science philanthropy | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Falling Walls | GM | Ethics and public engagement about breakthrough science | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd | La Jolla, CA | Kavli discovery fellows 2024 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Kavli scholars - encieh erfani | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers | Stanford, CA | Kipac public engagement | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (nasem) | Washington, DC | Implications of recent supreme court decisions on science | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Romsdal Museum | Molde, NO | Operations and capital endowment grant for fred kavli knowledge center (kavli moen gard) - 2024-2028 | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust for Conservation Innovation (multiplier) | San Francisco, CA | Civic science funder collaborative | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (ku Leuven) | Leuven, BE | Kavli scholars -- mykyta kliapets | $94,820 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at Mit | Cambridge, MA | Inclusive and sustainable model for fostering public engagement with basic science | $81,472 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ | Kashiwa, JA | Kavli astrophysics postdoctoral fellowship at kavli ipmu masafusa onoue and boris kalita | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University | New York, NY | Kavli institute for brain science phase ii - amended | $76,065 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Nanoscale Discovery at Oxford (kavli Insd) | Oxford, UK | Kavli scholar award 2024 - oxford | $71,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Regents of University of California Los Angeles (ucla) | Los Angeles, CA | Kavli scholars -- ibrahim (abraham) amiri | $66,102 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | Woods Hole, MA | Scialog sm3 roberson 2024 | Science and technology | $66,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | Scialog sm3 zha 2024 | Education | $66,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Building an engaged scientists network | Education | $65,550 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (nasem) | Washington, DC | Nas - workforce development | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (nasem) | Washington, DC | Nas - workforce development | $62,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd | La Jolla, CA | Kibm symposium 2024 | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leiden University | Leiden, NL | The timing of communicating science in the making: the ethics of strategically hyping basic science for public engagement | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Max Planck Society | Munich, GM | Neurodata discovery: yanez 2024 | $57,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Autonomous University of Mexico | Universitaria, MX | Neurodata discovery - velzquez contreras 2023 | $57,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Kavli exploration award - seo 2024 | Education | $57,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ | Kashiwa, JA | Kavli scholars -- kateryna vovk | $55,752 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | Scialog mbc economo 2023 | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | Scialog mbc chen 2023 | Education | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Initiatives | Los Angeles, CA | Comscicon | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd | La Jolla, CA | Ucsd kavli institute director fund | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | International research federation on the origins of life and astrobiology annual meetings | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | International research federation on the origins of life and astrobiology annual meetings | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Romsdal Museum | Molde, NO | Operations and capital endowment grant for fred kavli knowledge center (kavli moen gard) - 2024-2028 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | Salk kavli institute director fund | Science and technology | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stellenbosch University | Matieland, SF | Special issue of the journal of science communication: focus on discovery science | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Kavli exploration award - holbrook 2024 | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tufts University | Boston, MA | Kavli exploration award - mohanty 2024 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Universita Degli Studi Di Trento | Trento, IT | Kavli exploration award - zaccaria 2024 | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Nottingham | Nottingham, UK | Abds academy 2024 eke | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kavli Institute for Cosmology at the University of Cambridge | Cambridge, UK | Kicc covid assistance | $49,200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Physical Society | College Park, MD | Kavli special symposia and plenary sessions 2024-2028 | Science and technology | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Physical Society | College Park, MD | Kavli special symposia and plenary sessions 2024-2028 | Science and technology | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Astronomical Union | Paris, FR | Kavli-iau symposia on interdisciplinary science | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Romsdal Museum | Molde, NO | Gift for biennial events at fred kavli knowledge center (norway) | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Materials Research Society (MRS) | Warrendale, PA | Symposium x - mrs/the kavli foundation frontiers of materials 2024-2025 | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Associates of the Sts Forum | New York, NY | Membership agreement - 2024 | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Academy of Sciences | Washington, DC | Standing committee on science communication | Science and technology | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society for Neuroscience | Washington, DC | 2025 webinar series in neurobiology and changing ecosystems | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (nasem) | Washington, DC | Guiprr membership, 2023-2025 | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (nasem) | Washington, DC | Science and entertainment exchange - informing and inspiring stem content in film and tv | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Institution for Science | Washington, DC | Carnegie kavli prize events 2024 | $17,262 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carnegie Institution for Science | Washington, DC | Carnegie kavli prize events 2024 | $17,262 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brainmind | Watertown, MA | Brainmind nyc 2024 | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cosyne | Cold Spring Harbor, NY | Cosyne 2025 sponsorship | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Thinking About Thinking Inc | Princeton, NJ | Neuroscience and ai convention 2024 | Science and technology | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Chemical Society | Washington, DC | Kavli foundation emerging leader in chemistry lecture | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Astronomical Society | Washington, DC | Fred kavli plenary lecture 2024-2028 | Science and technology | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Astronomical Union | Paris, FR | Iau general assembly 2024 | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | Hadley, MA | Cephalopod neuroscience conference | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Special Trust | Columbia, MO | Aris sponsorship 2025 | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gordon Research Conferences | East Greenwich, RI | Gordon research conference: neuroethology 2025 | Science and technology | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Researchamerica | Arlington, VA | 2024 advocacy awards | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stony Brook Foundation Inc | Stony Brook, NY | Science communication textbook for scientists | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | Science and the american presidency | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers | Stanford, CA | Kipac - scicomm training 2024 | $6,075 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Materials Research Society (MRS) | Warrendale, PA | Fred kavli early career lectureship 2021-2025 | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Society for Neuroeconomics Inc | Victoria, CA | Fred kavli lecture and workshops 2020-2024 | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Sts young leaders forum support | Education | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | Sciline march 2024 | Science and technology | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Brain Coalition | Maple Grove, MN | Bia brain briefing 2024 | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (nasem) | Washington, DC | Science and entertainment exchange - informing and inspiring stem content in film and tv | $1,189 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $3,349,080 |
| Science and technology | $861,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $3,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $4,315,477 |
| Massachusetts | $1,968,639 |
| New York | $1,635,398 |
| Texas | $1,069,363 |
| District of Columbia | $978,213 |
| Washington | $450,000 |
| Maryland | $229,953 |
| Minnesota | $173,000 |
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Updated November 3, 2025. 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.