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Unlikely Collaborators Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $1.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Unlikely Collaborators Foundation, a private foundation in Wichita, KS, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $1,764,969 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $799,153 to Northeastern University in Boston, MA for dr. lisa feldman barrett is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. she is a university distinguished professor at n.
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- EIN
- 880946264
- Based in
- Wichita, KS
- Assets
- $37,025,937
- Grants paid
- $1,764,969
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202513179349101751. It reported $1,764,969 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett is among the top one percent most cited scientists in the world for her revolutionary research in psychology and neuroscience. She is a University Distinguished Professor at N | Education | $799,153 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Ijtihad Dba Moral Courage Project | Brooklyn, NY | The Moral Courage Project teaches people to turn contentious issues and divisive dialogues into constructive conversations and healthy teamwork with UC supporting all of its efforts. | $230,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pen America Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | PEN America supports emerging writers in finding their voice and sharing their stories. The UC grant funds in person writing workshops in Los Angeles that help early career and underrepresented writer | $130,566 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naropa University | Boulder, CO | Naropa University is an accredited university and the only school in the country that grounds the student experience in contemplative education principles. Whether students are studying to become a th | $122,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holistic Life Foundation | Baltimore, MD | Unlikely Collaborators' grant supports the Holistic Life Foundation in expanding the Perception Box by bringing mindfulness practices into schools across six U.S. cities through the Mindful Moment (MM | Youth development | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvest Home | Santa Monica, CA | The grant is earmarked to support Harvest Home's Alumnae Program providing graduates of the residential program with case management and emotional wellbeing support, coaching and mentorship, leadershi | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kalw Public Media Inc | San Francisco, CA | Uncuffed is the country's leading radio and podcast training program for individuals in prisons to empower them to tell their stories while developing job skills and inspiring change. The UC grant ena | Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John P McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science | Houston, TX | The Health Museum inspires passion and curiosity in health, the medical sciences, and the human body. UC supports the implementation and evaluation of art-based initiatives to expand perspectives on h | Arts, culture and humanities | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | Unlikely Collaborators' grant supports Take Me Out Feet First, a powerful documentary project produced by Creative Visions Foundation. The funding will underwrite one of the series' eleven episodes, f | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Swan Songs Musical Last Wishes | Austin, TX | Swan Songs creates a sense of connection for individuals near the end of life by gifting them private concerts and supports live music in a community by compensating artists for those concerts. UC's s | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Red Cross - La Region | Los Angeles, CA | American Red Cross provides relief and support to those in crisis. UC supports healing workshops for veterans including "Mind-Body" workshops to improve emotional intelligence, as well as "Resiliency" | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fiscal Sponsorship Allies | Indianapolis, IN | Sleepawake Camp is a four-week residential immersive camp for 18-30-year-olds looking for personal transformation, deep connection, and community. Sleepawake Camp addresses the neglected dimensions of | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Motus Theater | Boulder, CO | Motus Theater uses autobiographical storytelling to explore identity and personal transformation. The UC grant supports TRANSformative Stories, a touring production that invites audiences to expand th | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Purpose Built Families Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Purpose Built Families Foundation (PBFF) provides trauma-informed care to address underlying causes of poverty, homelessness, addiction, and suicide. The UC grant enables PBFF to plan, promote, and im | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Create Now Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles-based Create Now empowers youth and young adults from ages 3 to 24 through a variety of arts programs in multiple disciplines that help them to heal and thrive. The UC grant enables Create | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $811,653 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $190,000 |
| Human services | $105,000 |
| Youth development | $100,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $799,153 |
| California | $353,066 |
| New York | $230,000 |
| Colorado | $147,750 |
| Maryland | $100,000 |
| Texas | $85,000 |
| Indiana | $25,000 |
| Florida | $25,000 |
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Updated November 13, 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.