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The William H Donner Foundation

Name: The William H Donner Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

1,015
grants reported: $32.9M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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1 grant matching “ketogenic” · $56,369

$56,369
University of South Florida · Tampa, FL · 2022
Investigating ketone-induced epigenetic changes on autophagy, and its role in longevity and ketogenic metabolic therapy

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Humanity in Action4 grants · $625,000
Ndn Collective1 grant · $555,000
Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook3 grants · $545,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation2 grants · $463,200
Grassroots International1 grant · $354,100
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation2 grants · $350,000
National Center for Public Policy Research2 grants · $350,000
Buck Institute for Research On Aging5 grants · $331,000
Community of Condon for the Preservation of Swan Valley3 grants · $320,000
Smithsonian Institute3 grants · $320,000

Giving over time

$8.2M

2021

$14.0M

2022

$222,460

2023

$10.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,015 grants.

$555,000
Ndn Collective · Rapid City, SD · 2022
General support
$354,100
Grassroots International · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
General support
$250,000
Humanity in Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
$250,000
Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook · Farmington, CT · 2024
General support
$250,000
Humanity in Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$250,000
National Center for Public Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$250,000
Society for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook · Farmington, CT · 2022
General support
$249,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$238,200
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
General support
$225,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022
Monterey bay aquarium sea otter program
$220,462
Harvard University · Boston, MA · 2022
Creating a roadmap for families navigating dementia care
$207,000
Bridgeusa Group · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Investing in the future of democracy
$204,100
Common Counsel Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Native voices rising
$200,000
Community of Condon for the Preservation of Swan Valley · Condon, MT · 2022
General support
$200,000
America'S Future Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
General Support
$185,650
Preservation Hall Foundation · New Orleans, LA · 2024
General support
$181,000
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Elimination of trachoma in amhara, ethiopia
$175,500
The Carter Center · Atlanta, GA · 2021
Elimination of Trachoma in Amhara, Ethiopia
$175,000
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation · Bozeman, MT · 2024
General support
$175,000
Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Scaling project management capacity at adventure scientists
$164,965
Denver City Lax · Denver, CO · 2022
General support
$156,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Ariadne Labs: Creating a Roadmap for Formulas Navigating Dementia Care
$150,000
Np2 · Greenbrae, CA · 2024
General support
$150,000
Turtle Survival Alliance · N Charleston, SC · 2024
General support
$150,000
University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$150,000
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Penrose-st. Francis health system partnership
$150,000
Dogs for the Deaf · Central Point, OR · 2022
Shelter dogs to service dogs, partnership with operation kindness
$150,000
Honor the Earth · Rapid City, SD · 2022
General support
$150,000
Adventure and Scientists for Conservation · Bozeman, MT · 2021
Accelerating Scientific Impact
$150,000
Humanity in Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
General Support
$140,000
Weil Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$140,000
Media Research Center · Herndon, VA · 2022
General support
$138,333
American Institute for Behavioral Research and Technology · Vista, CA · 2022
Building a permanent, nationwide "digital shield" to protect our elections and our children from manipulation by tech companies
$125,000
Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General support
$125,000
Media Research Center · Herndon, VA · 2024
General support
$125,000
Indigenous Educational Network of Turtle Island · Bemidji, MN · 2022
General support
$125,000
Multidis Assn for Psychedelic Studies · San Jose, CA · 2021
Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund- General Support
$120,000
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
Flight for life colorado fy25
$120,000
Smithsonian Institute · Edgewater, MD · 2024
General support
$118,333
Fatty Acid Research Institute · Sioux Center, IA · 2022
Does a low omega-3 increase risk for heart failure?
$115,170
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$113,100
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2024
General support
$113,000
Native Renewables · Flagstaff, AZ · 2022
General support
$110,000
Amazon Watch · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
$110,000
Humanity in Action · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
$110,000
The Oakland Public Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
Advancing ousd leadership stability, strategic plan objectives and operational effectiveness through communications and engagement.
$109,166
Independent Womens Forum · Winchester, VA · 2022
General support
$105,000
Bridgeusa Group · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$102,850
Ndn Collective · Rapid City, SD · 2021
General Support
$100,000
Buck Institute for Research On Aging · Novato, CA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Building a diverse workforce pipeline and a career launch for the aerospace sector
$100,000
Childrens Health Defense · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 2024
Estate of george watts jr v lloyd j austin iii
$100,000
Citizen Schools · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
$100,000
Community of Condon for the Preservation of Swan Valley · Condon, MT · 2024
General support
$100,000
National Center for Public Policy Research · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$100,000
Project Orbis International · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$100,000
Witness · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$100,000
Amazon Watch · Oakland, CA · 2022
General support
$100,000
Buck Institute for Research On Aging · Novato, CA · 2022
Seed funding project at the buck institute
$100,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Center for research on womens health and sex differences (crewhs)
$100,000
Childrens Health Defense · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 2022
Chd v. Fda in the western district of texas
$100,000
Childrens Health Defense · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 2022
Maine medical board v. Nass
$100,000
Citizen Schools · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
$100,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2022
William h. Donner scholarship
$100,000
Fatty Acid Research Institute · Sioux Center, IA · 2022
Fatty acid research institute
$100,000
Heterodox Academy · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$100,000
Inquiring Systems · Miami, FL · 2022
General support
$100,000
Memorial Health System Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
Mobile stroke treatment unit
$100,000
Project Orbis International · New York, NH · 2022
General support
$100,000
Smithsonian Institute · Edgewater, MD · 2022
The impact of bird rookeries on mangrove cay structure, carbon stocks, and biodiversity.
$100,000
Smithsonian Institute · Edgewater, MD · 2022
Opening a new window on human evolution in east africa
$100,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2022
General support
$100,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$100,000
Twilight Wish Foundation · Doylestown, PA · 2022
General support
$100,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
Wcks emergency relief in ukraine and trkiye
$100,000
Amazon Watch · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Support
$100,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Center for Research on Women's Health & Sex Differences
$100,000
Denver City Lax · Denver, CO · 2021
General Support
$100,000
Pets for the Elderly Foundation · Cleveland, OH · 2021
General Support
$100,000
Society Perservation Great American · North Palm Beach, FL · 2021
General Support
$100,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Nw Washingotn, DC · 2021
General Support
$99,500
American Instbehavioral Research&Tech · Vista, CA · 2021
Dev. of Large Scale, Perm. Systems for Monitoing Content by Big Tech
$95,000
The Bhutan Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Bhutan youth development fund
$95,000
Fatty Acid Research Institute · Sioux Falls, SD · 2021
FARI's Continued Research on Omega-3 Fatty Acids
$90,500
Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2021
Expanding Capacity of MBA Sea Other Program
$85,000
Helen Woodward Animal Center · Rcho Santa Fe, CA · 2024
General support
$80,000
Exeter Hospital · Exeter, NH · 2024
General support
$80,000
Oconee County Humane Society · Seneca, SC · 2024
General support
$80,000
Institute of World Politics · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
$80,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Yampa river conservation
$80,000
Okizu Foundation · Novato, CA · 2022
General support
$80,000
Synergos Institute · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$80,000
Cheyenne Mountain Zoological Society · Colorado Spring, CO · 2021
Int Center for Care Conservation of Giraffe
$80,000
Doctors of the World- USA · New York, NY · 2021
Emergency Response to Ukrainian Refuges in Turkey
$77,000
International Freedom Educational Foundation · McLean, VA · 2024
General support
$75,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
$75,000
Inquiring Systems Inc -Biofield Collective · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General support
$75,000
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy USA · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$75,000
Okizu Foundation · Novato, CA · 2024
General support

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