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Foundations that fund AI and computing research
15 private foundations with a record of paying for AI and computing, taken from their IRS Form 990-PF filings. These are grants already made — evidence of what a funder backs, not an open call.
BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION
484 grants · $953.1M · through 2023
Largest: $2.0M to WADHWANI INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOUNDATION — delivery of solutions to improve global health; global health and development public awareness and analysis; research and learning opportunities
IRS filings for EIN 562618866THE FORD FOUNDATION
35 grants · $11.5M · through 2023
Largest: $550,000 to CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY — core support to the distributed artificial intelligence research institute to produce interdisciplinary ai research by and for the benefit of marginalized communities
IRS filings for EIN 131684331GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION
33 grants · $21.6M · through 2023
Largest: $421,211 to ABFM FOUNDATION INC — to support development of research capabilities and capacity related to the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in primary care settings.
IRS filings for EIN 943397785THE PATRICK J MCGOVERN FOUNDATION INC
19 grants · $7.4M · through 2023
Largest: $1.5M to THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY — to provide support for the advancement of policy and education work through institute for human-centered artificial intelligence
IRS filings for EIN 223021586FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY
16 grants · $10.5M · through 2023
Largest: $450,000 to CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC — to support the distributed ai research institute's work on the discriminatory impacts of artificial intelligence and how to mitigate harm, to benefit both the global technical research community by creating technology that has a truly positive impact on society, as well as marginalized communities currently harmed by artificial intelligence technologies
IRS filings for EIN 263753801THE SIMONS FOUNDATION INC
24 grants · $1.9M · through 2023
Largest: $113,568 to UC SANTA CRUZ — accelerating oceanographic research with spectroscopy and machine learning
IRS filings for EIN 133794889THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR
15 grants · $18.6M · through 2023
Largest: $9.2M to FUTURE HOUSE INC — support for scientific institute focused on accelerating biological research through machine learning
IRS filings for EIN 463460261ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION
14 grants · $2.1M · through 2023
Largest: $67,655 to UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN — to study how scientists incorporate machine learning into their research practices
IRS filings for EIN 131623877THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION
16 grants · $2.4M · through 2023
Largest: $529,412 to CODE FOR SCI & SOC — 80279 supporting the distributed artificial intelligence research institute in refining its strategy and sustainability plan
IRS filings for EIN 226029397OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE
7 grants · $2.2M · through 2023
Largest: $500,000 to CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC — to support the distributed artificial intelligence research institute for their work on the discriminatory impacts of artificial intelligence and how to mitigate harm, to benefit both the global technical research community by creating technology that has a truly positive impact on society, as well as marginalized communities currently harmed by artificial intelligence technologies
IRS filings for EIN 137029285THE DUKE ENDOWMENT
12 grants · $9.5M · through 2023
Largest: $3.0M to DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INC — to help the duke school of medicine advance biomedical science through artificial intelligence.
IRS filings for EIN 560529965John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)
12 grants · $1.7M · through 2023
Largest: $40,000 to Brookings Institution — to support research and related work to develop an anti-racist framework for artificial intelligence to help guide policymaking and practice
IRS filings for EIN 237093598JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION
9 grants · $1.2M · through 2023
Largest: $75,000 to INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER SCIENCE INSTITUTE — to support a fellowship for the research, development and publication of nonpartisan policy frameworks for the governance of artificial intelligence and social media technologies.
IRS filings for EIN 650464177WADHWANI INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL
6 grants · $13.2M · through 2023
Largest: $91,962 to PATH — the purpose of the grant is to support transformative research and artificial intelligence (ai) capacity for elimination of tuberculosis and responding to infection diseases.
IRS filings for EIN 822506250THE CAMILLE AND HENRY DREYFUS
9 grants · $875,019 · through 2022
Largest: $130,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — machine learning program in the chemical sciences
IRS filings for EIN 135570117
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Start with one paperSource: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, filing years 2019–2023. Foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.