Funding search · EIN 237093598 · Chicago, IL

John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)

Name: John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

7,100
grants reported: $1.67B
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $100,000
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

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

Criminal justice reform, especially the Safety and Justice Challenge jail-reduction network
Climate mitigation: methane, clean energy state policy, just transition funds
Local news and accountability journalism, US and Nigeria
Chicago civic infrastructure, arts, immigration, violence prevention
Democracy, elections, voting access, and civic participation groups
Homelessness, housing instability, and Indigenous-led land and rights work

Typical grant

Median grant is $100,000 and half of all grants fall between $3,000 and $250,000, so the bulk of the file is small and mid-sized. The seven-figure checks go to intermediaries and coordinating bodies inside named initiatives: Community Solutions at $21 million on homelessness, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors at $10 million on AI governance, CUNY Research Foundation at $6.5 million and $4.5 million for Safety and Justice Challenge data and research. Repeat giving is heavy, with Field Foundation of Illinois, Chicago Community Foundation, New Venture Fund, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors each appearing multiple times in a single year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“AS PART OF THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE”
“IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS”
“ADDRESS RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES”
“TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE”
“LOCAL NEWS ORGANIZATIONS”
“FOR FLEXIBLE SUPPORT”

Positioning adjacent work

Tie criminal justice work explicitly to reducing unnecessary jail use and racial and ethnic disparities in local jurisdictions.
Frame research as data, coordination, or technical assistance serving a jurisdiction network, not a standalone academic study.
Ask $250,000 to $1 million for a defined project; reserve multimillion asks for coordinating an existing initiative.
Climate proposals should target state and subnational policy advocacy or methane, not general environmental research.

Worth knowing: Illinois recipients outnumber all others nearly four to one, and DC and NY absorb most of the large national checks, so a Chicago tie or a national intermediary role matters. A large share of the money flows through fiscal sponsors and pooled funds like New Venture Fund, Windward Fund, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, and Chicago Community Foundation, which signals long relationships rather than fresh entry points.

109 grants matching “convening” · $8.4M

$1.1M
Pretrial Justice Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2024
To organize and convene the safety and justice challenge network comprised of selected local jurisdictions, strategic allies and partners committed to criminal justice reform
$335,000
Pretrial Justice Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2024
To organize and convene a network of selected jurisdictions working toward local criminal justice reform as part of the safety and justice challenge
$60,000
The Asian American Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of its narrative change initiative, with a special focus on supporting high-profile events and convenings
$50,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
In support of the black trustee alliance for the arts annual convening held in chicago
$50,000
Rural Investment To Protect Our Environment · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of rural investment to protect our environment's annual convening
$50,000
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing · Seattle, WA · 2024
In support of climate news task force convenings
$50,000
First Nations Development Institute · Longmont, CO · 2024
In support of first nations development institute's stewarding native lands convening
$50,000
World Press Institute · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
In support of trainings on responsible media coverage of ai and a convening of international journalists in chicago
$50,000
Health Care Without Harm · Reston, VA · 2024
To support civil society engagement in the global plastics treaty convening in busan, republic of korea
$50,000
Heda Resource Centre · 2024
To convene a conference on transparency and accountability in the extractive industry in nigeria
$50,000
Justice Innovation Inc Dba Center for Justice Innovation · New York, NY · 2024
To the center for justice innovation to collaborate with change matters, a community engagement organization, to organize a series of convenings to strengthen the sjc's capacity for more authentic equity-driven communit… read allTo the center for justice innovation to collaborate with change matters, a community engagement organization, to organize a series of convenings to strengthen the sjc's capacity for more authentic equity-driven community engagement less
$50,000
The Ditchley Foundation · 2024
To support a convening focused on how best to strengthen local news ecosystems around the world in a time of technology-aided mis- and dis-information
$50,000
Pillars Fund · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of a convening to design a program of support for muslim journalists working in the united states
$47,500
Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation · Durham, NC · 2024
Will support e. O. Wilson biodiversity foundation to organize the half earth day convening
$40,000
Kairos Fellowship · New York, NY · 2024
In support of a set of strategic planning convenings
$39,000
The Council of State Governments Ltd · Lexington, KY · 2024
In support of the council of state governments justice center to organize a convening of state and local leaders at the sjc network meeting
$36,000
Pretrial Justice Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2024
In support of pretrial justice institute to administer travel funds for the foundation's criminal justice and journalism and media collaborative grantees to attend the 2024 sjc network convening
$35,000
Claretian Associates · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of convening community members in south chicago to develop arts programming in the neighborhood
$35,000
Scalawag · Durham, NC · 2024
To support the lorde society's three-day annual convening for 20 journalism executives exploring organizational sustainability, leadership transition, and best practices in a mutual aid framework
$35,000
Little Black Pearl Workshop · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of a series of racial healing convenings
$30,000
National Native American Bar Association Foundation · Tempe, AZ · 2024
In support of the national native american bar association to convene a discussion with underrepresented lawyers and law students focusing on building and strengthening the public safety workforce
$30,000
Upturn · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of a convening and related work focused on artificial intelligence policy in the united states
$25,000
Association of Prosecuting Attorneys · Washington, DC · 2024
To convene prosecutors in leadership to identify efforts to recruit, retain, and support women of color in the field
$25,000
Black Researchers Collective · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support a cross-community convening of residents from the austin, englewood, east garfield park, and auburn gresham neighborhoods of chicago
$25,000
Volcker Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
In support of organizing a convening of leaders from historically black colleges and universities as part of the safety and justice challenge's efforts to strengthen and diversify the public safety workforce
$25,000
Justleadershipusa · New York, NY · 2024
In support of convening stakeholders to provide professional development and leadership trainings to people directly impacted by the criminal justice system
$20,000
National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a public in-person convening with macarthur fellows ahilan arulanantham (2016) and kelly lytle hernandez (2019), along with marah tso, launching a website marking the dates and locations of deportations from … read allTo support a public in-person convening with macarthur fellows ahilan arulanantham (2016) and kelly lytle hernandez (2019), along with marah tso, launching a website marking the dates and locations of deportations from u.s. Land since 1894 less
$20,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2024
In support of a convening focused on artificial intelligence and national security policy
$20,000
European Digital Rights · 2024
In support of the convening "tech and society: a civil society summit" being held in brussels in october 2024
$20,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2024
In support of the uproot project national convening and journey of a story event
$20,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
Will support equation campaign, a fiscally sponsored project of rockefeller philanthropy advisors, to organize a convening
$20,000
Working Films · Wilmington, NC · 2024
In support of the indie media arts south 2024 convenings
$12,075
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
To support a convening by macarthur fellows alex rivera (2021) and ahilan arulanantham (2016) to center the stories of individuals who have experienced deportation and provide context for legal and u.s. Deportation poli… read allTo support a convening by macarthur fellows alex rivera (2021) and ahilan arulanantham (2016) to center the stories of individuals who have experienced deportation and provide context for legal and u.s. Deportation policy less
$10,000
Harness Community · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
In support of harness community's mainstage event, a national convening of movement leaders, artists, policy advocates, and media and entertainment decision-makers
$10,000
Chicago Women in Philanthropy · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of chicago women in philanthropy and its networking, convening, and professional development programming
$10,000
Northwest Side Cdc · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of convening local business owners and artists to promote intercultural exchange
$1.2M
Pretrial Justice Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2023
to organize and convene a network of selected jurisdictions working toward local jail reform as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge
$1.1M
Pretrial Justice Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2023
to organize and convene the Safety and Justice Challenge Network comprised of selected local jurisdictions, strategic allies and partners committed to criminal justice reform
$150,000
Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation · 2023
to support a convening of Indigenous company founders, and both the development and dissemination of Indigenous investment practices in the United States
$100,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023
to provide support for the Sorenson Impact Summit, as well as a collaboration with the SOCaliforniaP convening platform
$100,000
Common Counsel Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
in support of its 2023 Color Congress National Convening
$85,000
The Spencer Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of the Education and Equity in a Changing Climate convening
$50,000
Firstrepair · Evanston, IL · 2023
in support of convenings in communities exploring implementing local reparations programs, including screenings of the documentary film The Big Payback
$50,000
Tallgrass Educational Films · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of convenings in support of the Chicagoland Social Impact Campaign of Tallgrass Educational Films
$50,000
National Legal Aid and Defender Association · Washington, DC · 2023
to support the National Legal Aid and Defender Association to organize and host a convening and consultation regarding the development of systems performance indicators for public defense services
$50,000
Akin Fadeyi Foundation · 2023
to convene an anti-corruption behavior change summit in Nigeria in 2023
$50,000
Breakout Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
in support of the Breakout Foundation's Chicago Community Fund Convening
$50,000
Consultative Group On Biological Diversity · San Francisco, CA · 2023
will support Biodiversity Funders Group to help organize a convening
$50,000
Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation · Durham, NC · 2023
will support E. O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation to organize the Half Earth Day convening
$50,000
Earthworks · Washington, DC · 2023
to convene Earthworks staff, Foundation staff, and prospective funders to learn about the role of citizen science in methane detection
$50,000
Native Americans in Philanthropy · Washington, DC · 2023
will support Native Americans in Philanthropy to help organize a convening
$45,000
Initiative for Research Innovation and Advocacy in Development · 2023
to convene an expert meeting on rethinking democracy in the face of an emergent military wave in Africa
$45,000
Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development · 2023
to convene an inaugural conference on accountability journalism in West Africa
$40,000
Dion'S Chicago Dream Inc Nfp · Matteson, IL · 2023
to support a convening to build knowledge in the areas of fundraising, financial management, and communications skills of community-based leaders
$25,000
Upturn · Washington, DC · 2023
in support of a convening and related work focused on federal AI policy in the United States
$25,000
Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of youth convenings on solidarity between the Chinatown and Bronzeville communities on Chicago's South side
$25,000
University of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2023
to convene a meeting to support the development of a comprehensive pipeline and network to recruit and advance underrepresented policy analysts and researchers to help impact the criminal justice system
$22,500
Illinois Coalition To End Permanent Punishments · Dolton, IL · 2023
in support of convening stakeholders to promote awareness about the lasting impacts of permanent punishments on returning citizens and their families
$21,000
Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
in support of a convening of the Health Coverage Fellowship program
$20,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2023
in support of the Uproot Project National Convening and Journey of a Story event
$15,000
Chicago Sinfonietta · Chicago, IL · 2023
to support a series of convenings among community-based arts and culture organizations
$15,000
The Surge Institute · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of the 2023 Surge Alumni Convening
$13,000
Lighthouse Foundation of Chicagoland · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of the Black Queer Equity Index convening process
$8,300
Westside Health Authority · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of convening community-based organizations supported by the City of Chicago's Public Outdoor Plaza initiative
$5,000
City Bureau Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of travel to the Global Investigative Journalism Conference and participation in a convening in partnership with the On Nigeria program
$700,000
Pretrial Justice Institute · Baltimore, MD · 2022
to organize and convene a network of selected jurisdictions working toward local jail reform as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge
$225,000
Juvenile Law Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
to organize and convene a meeting to mobilize a broad-based coalition to address the threats and mitigate the risks to juvenile justice laws and policies that recognize that children and adolescents are not adults
$80,000
University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
to provide support for the Sorenson Impact Summit, as well as a collaboration with the SOCAP convening platform
$50,000
Woodstock Institute · Chicago, IL · 2022
to convene community leaders and residents in conversations to inform the redesign of the Woodstock Institute's Community Lending Fact Book and Data Portal
$50,000
Chicago Historical Society · Chicago, IL · 2022
in support of planning and convening costs for "Aqui en Chicago" at the Chicago History Museum
$50,000
Green 20 · Washington, DC · 2022
to support Green 2.0's in-person and virtual convenings to highlight the need for more diversity in the environmental movement
$50,000
National League of Cities Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
to convene a network of mayors to address community safety and racial inequity as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge
$50,000
Rural Investment To Protect Our Environment · Washington, DC · 2022
will support Rural Investment to Protect our Environment's first annual convening
$50,000
University System of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2022
to support research and convenings to advance climate equity for low-income and historically marginalized communities
$37,500
Women'S Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (Wrapa) · 2022
to convene a national meeting on credible elections and accountability in Nigeria
$30,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
in support of the Fellow Americans Education Fund's Better Internet Initiative to host a convening of social media influencers working to combat mis- and disinformation online
$25,000
Lawyers for the Creative Arts · Chicago, IL · 2022
to support a series of convenings with performing arts organizations
$25,000
Urban Juncture Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
to support a series of convenings among arts and cultural leaders in the Bronzeville area
$25,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
in support of convenings related to nuclear deterrence
$25,000
Chicago State Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
in support of public convenings to develop a place-based plan for the East 95th Street corridor in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago
$25,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2022
to bring together members of a SJC Research Consortium Convening and affiliated review committee members to strengthen group cohesion, share lessons learned from previously funded work, and refine the Foundation's resea… read allto bring together members of a SJC Research Consortium Convening and affiliated review committee members to strengthen group cohesion, share lessons learned from previously funded work, and refine the Foundation's research agenda less
$25,000
Black Researchers Collective · Chicago, IL · 2022
to support (1) a cross-community convening of community members from Bronzeville, South Chicago, South Shore, Washington Park, and Woodlawn, and (2) individual community convenings
$20,000
Illinois Humanities Council Incorporated · Chicago, IL · 2022
in support of convening members of the Illinois Humanities Envisioning Justice Network
$15,000
The Groundtruth Project · Boston, MA · 2022
in support of a national convening of more than 325 emerging local reporters, or corps members of Report for America
$15,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
in support of a Human Rights Data Analysis Group retreat convening employees, contractors, and advisors
$10,000
Skyart Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022
to support a series of public convenings in conjunction with a visual art exhibition about youth affected by the juvenile justice system
$10,000
Thrive Chicago Nfp · Chicago, IL · 2022
in support of Thrive Chicago and the 2022 StriveTogether national convening
$10,000
Grist Magazine · Seattle, WA · 2022
in support of a national convening of members of the Uproot Project, a national network for journalists
$7,880
Illinois Humanities Council Incorporated · Chicago, IL · 2022
to Illinois Humanities to support the Envisioning Justice Network's participation in the Envisioning Justice Spring Convening, scheduled to take place April 15th - 16th, 2022 in Springfield, Illinois
$5,000
Forefront · Chicago, IL · 2022
In support of the 2022 Annual Convening, Building Trust in Our Sector
$5,000
The Miracle Center · Chicago, IL · 2022
to support a convening entitled Creative Collective Night
$50,000
International Centre for Investigative Reporting · 2021
to convene a multi-stakeholder conference on building resilience for women journalists in Africa.
$50,000
University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated · Durham, NH · 2021
to support research and convenings to help raise visibility around the challenges of implementing sustainable solar power in low-income communities and to assess appropriate response strategies for community-based lende… read allto support research and convenings to help raise visibility around the challenges of implementing sustainable solar power in low-income communities and to assess appropriate response strategies for community-based lenders less
$50,000
International Centre for Investigative Reporting · 2021
to convene a multi-stakeholder conference on building resilience for women journalists in Africa
$50,000
University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporated · Durham, NH · 2021
to support research and convenings to help raise visibility around the challenges of implementing sustainable solar power in low-income communities and to assess appropriate response strategies for community-based lende… read allto support research and convenings to help raise visibility around the challenges of implementing sustainable solar power in low-income communities and to assess appropriate response strategies for community-based lenders. less
$49,360
Heda Resource Centre · 2021
to convene and participate in conferences to strengthen strategies for asset tracing recovery and anti-corruption work in Nigeria
$49,360
Heda Resource Centre · 2021
to convene and participate in conferences to strengthen strategies for asset tracing, recovery, and anti-corruption work in Nigeria.
$48,000
African American Leadership and Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of a series of convenings to catalyze civic debates on critical policy issues facing Chicago residents
$48,000
African American Leadership and Policy Institute · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of a series of convenings to catalyze civic debates on critical policy issues facing Chicago residents.
$44,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2021
in support of a convening hosted by the Center for Technology Innovation focused on the U.S. national AI governance strategy.
$44,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2021
in support of a convening hosted by the Center for Technology Innovation focused on the U.S. national AI governance strategy
$35,000
Head and Heart Philanthropy · Port Gibson, MS · 2021
in support of a series of convenings on lead service line replacement minority contractor involvement in the process and homeowner relief for residents of Chicago
$35,000
Head and Heart Philanthropy · Port Gibson, MS · 2021
in support of a series of convenings on lead service line replacement, minority contractor involvement in the process, and homeowner relief for residents of Chicago.
$25,000
Historic Pullman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of a series of community convenings and a culminating event.
$25,000
Historic Pullman Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of a series of community convenings and a culminating event
$10,000
Live Free Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of a convening entitled A Public Health Approach to Ending Gun Violence.
$10,000
Live Free Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of a convening entitled A Public Health Approach to Ending Gun Violence
$5,000
Elastic Arts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
to support the Elastic Arts Foundation as it convenes a virtual reunion event to mark the one-year anniversary of its improvised music exchange between Mexico City and Chicago.
$5,000
Elastic Arts Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
to support the Elastic Arts Foundation as it convenes a virtual reunion event to mark the one-year anniversary of its improvised music exchange between Mexico City and Chicago

Top recipients

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

Community Solutions International4 grants · $67.0M
Sesame Workshop3 grants · $63.1M
The Miami Foundation2 grants · $32.8M
Chicago Community Foundation31 grants · $28.9M
New Venture Fund49 grants · $26.5M
Community Solutions International5 grants · $21.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors19 grants · $17.6M
Lever for Change4 grants · $17.0M
United States Energy Foundation6 grants · $13.2M
Sierra Club Foundation4 grants · $13.0M

Giving over time

$678.1M

2021

$314.5M

2022

$319.9M

2023

$356.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 7,100 grants.

$32.5M
The Miami Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
in support of Press Forward
$24.0M
Community Solutions International · New York, NY · 2022
to bring the movement to end homelessness in the U.S. to a tipping point
$23.0M
Community Solutions International · New York, NY · 2023
to bring the movement to end homelessness in the U.S. to a tipping point
$22.9M
Sesame Workshop · New York, NY · 2021
to enhance caregiver-child engagement and improve children's learning and socio-emotional outcomes by implementing a large-scale early childhood intervention in the Syrian response region.
$22.9M
Sesame Workshop · New York, NY · 2021
to enhance caregiver-child engagement and improve children's learning and socio-emotional outcomes by implementing a large-scale early childhood intervention in the Syrian response region
$21.0M
Community Solutions International · New York, NY · 2024
To bring the movement to end homelessness in the u.s. To a tipping point
$17.3M
Sesame Workshop · New York, NY · 2022
to enhance caregiver-child engagement and improve children's learning and socio-emotional outcomes by implementing a large-scale early childhood intervention in the Syrian response region
$10.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
In support of the governance of artificial intelligence in the public interest
$10.0M
Community Solutions International · New York, NY · 2021
to bring the movement to end homelessness in the U.S. to a tipping point
$10.0M
Community Solutions International · New York, NY · 2021
to bring the movement to end homelessness in the U.S. to a tipping point.
$7.5M
Rf Catalytic Capital · New York, NY · 2024
In support of invest in our future
$7.2M
Rf Catalytic Capital · New York, NY · 2023
in support of Invest in Our Future
$6.5M
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2024
For data and project management and the coordination of technical assistance and support for the safety and justice challenge network
$6.0M
Lever for Change · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of operations for a new entity whose purpose is to unlock philanthropic capital for global social challenges through a variety of mechanisms including custom competitions and matching philanthropists to ambit… read allin support of operations for a new entity whose purpose is to unlock philanthropic capital for global social challenges through a variety of mechanisms including custom competitions and matching philanthropists to ambitious funding opportunities less
$6.0M
Lever for Change · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of operations for a new entity whose purpose is to unlock philanthropic capital for global social challenges through a variety of mechanisms, including custom competitions and matching philanthropists to ambi… read allin support of operations for a new entity whose purpose is to unlock philanthropic capital for global social challenges through a variety of mechanisms, including custom competitions and matching philanthropists to ambitious funding opportunities. less
$5.3M
Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
in renewed support of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities
$5.0M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of the methane hub
$5.0M
Chicago Sun-Times Media · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of deepening and expanding news coverage and disseminating its journalism on multiple platforms
$5.0M
Chicago Sun-Times Media · Chicago, IL · 2022
in support of deepening and expanding news coverage and disseminating its journalism on multiple platforms
$5.0M
Howard University · Washington, DC · 2022
in support of the Center for Journalism and Democracy
$5.0M
Lever for Change · Chicago, IL · 2022
in support of operations for a new entity whose purpose is to unlock philanthropic capital for global social challenges through a variety of mechanisms, including custom competitions and matching philanthropists to ambi… read allin support of operations for a new entity whose purpose is to unlock philanthropic capital for global social challenges through a variety of mechanisms, including custom competitions and matching philanthropists to ambitious funding opportunities less
$5.0M
The Barack Obama Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
In support of the construction of the Obama Presidential Center, which includes a program space dedicated to leadership training, racial healing, and civic engagement on Chicago's South Side
$5.0M
Iff · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of America's Cultural Treasures Chicago, an initiative highlighting Chicago's diverse cultural organizations.
$5.0M
Iff · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of America's Cultural Treasures Chicago an initiative highlighting Chicago's diverse cultural organizations
$4.5M
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To support the safety and justice challenge research consortium, a mechanism to administer and manage research projects under the initiative
$4.0M
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Institute · Summit, IL · 2024
In support of general operations
$4.0M
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To serve as the coordinator and technical assistance provider for the just home project to advance targeted housing solutions to break the link between housing instability and incarceration under the safety and justice … read allTo serve as the coordinator and technical assistance provider for the just home project to advance targeted housing solutions to break the link between housing instability and incarceration under the safety and justice challenge less
$4.0M
Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of the Chicago Community Foundation's activities related to the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities' Neighborhood-Based Action Group
$4.0M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
to support the Beyond Coal campaign
$4.0M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
in support of the Methane Hub
$4.0M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
in support of state-level advocacy for clean energy policies
$4.0M
Urban Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
to serve as the coordinator and technical assistance provider for an initiative to fund targeted housing solutions to break the link between housing instability and incarceration
$3.5M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
in support of state-level advocacy for clean energy policies
$3.3M
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2022
for data and project management and the coordination of technical assistance and support for the Safety and Justice Challenge Network
$3.3M
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2021
for data and project management and the coordination of technical assistance and support for the Safety and Justice Challenge Network.
$3.3M
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2021
for data and project management and the coordination of technical assistance and support for the Safety and Justice Challenge Network
$3.3M
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2021
reducing newborn mortality through scaling a package of essential neonatal technologies coupled with effective interventions in Malawi Kenya Tanzania and Nigeria
$3.3M
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2021
reducing newborn mortality through scaling a package of essential neonatal technologies coupled with effective interventions in Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria.
$3.0M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In support of state-level advocacy for clean energy policies
$3.0M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
in support of the Democracy Frontlines Fund
$3.0M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
to support the Beyond Coal campaign
$3.0M
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
reducing newborn mortality through scaling a package of essential neonatal technologies coupled with effective interventions in Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria
$3.0M
Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund · 2021
in support of African continental reparative justice and racial healing work
$3.0M
Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund · 2021
in support of African continental reparative justice and racial healing work.
$3.0M
Allied Media Projects · Detroit, MI · 2021
in support of the Decolonizing Wealth Project.
$3.0M
Allied Media Projects · Detroit, MI · 2021
in support of the Decolonizing Wealth Project
$3.0M
Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of the Together We Rise Fund
$3.0M
Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of the Together We Rise Fund.
$3.0M
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2021
in support of building momentum for climate solutions.
$3.0M
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2021
in support of building momentum for climate solutions
$3.0M
Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education · 2021
to coordinate support and enhance the capacity of original inhabitants in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory Abuja
$3.0M
Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education · 2021
to coordinate, support, and enhance the capacity of original inhabitants in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
$3.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2021
in support of its project, Climate Nexus.
$3.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2021
in support of its project Climate Nexus
$3.0M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2021
to support the Beyond Coal campaign.
$3.0M
Sierra Club Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2021
to support the Beyond Coal campaign
$3.0M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2024
Employee matching gifts program
$2.8M
The Field Foundation of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of "a road together (art), an initiative of the field foundation supported by the macarthur foundation"
$2.6M
Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
in renewed support of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities
$2.6M
Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
in renewed support of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities
$2.6M
Chicago Community Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
in renewed support of the Partnership for Safe and Peaceful Communities.
$2.6M
The Richard H Driehaus Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
in support of implementation of the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
$2.6M
The Richard H Driehaus Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of implementation of the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
$2.6M
The Richard H Driehaus Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
in support of implementation of the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation.
$2.5M
The Chicago Community Trust · Chicago, IL · 2024
In support of press forward chicago's leadership in engaging philanthropists and the local journalism community to strengthen and sustain the media organizations and outlets that serve this region's diverse audiences
$2.5M
The Chicago Community Trust · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of a pooled fund for independent journalism in Chicago
$2.5M
The Field Foundation of Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2023
in support of "A Road Together (ART), an initiative of the Field Foundation supported by the MacArthur Foundation"
$2.5M
Ceres · Boston, MA · 2022
in support of general operations
$2.5M
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
In support of the curation and digitization of the Johnson Publishing Company Archive for the benefit of the public and for scholarly and educational uses
$2.5M
The African American Policy Forum · New York, NY · 2022
in support of general operations
$2.5M
The J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
In support of the curation and digitization of the Johnson Publishing Company Archive for the benefit of the public and for scholarly and educational uses
$2.5M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
in support of state-level advocacy for clean energy policies.
$2.5M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
in support of state-level advocacy for clean energy policies
$2.5M
Prince Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince
$2.4M
Prince Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince
$2.4M
Prince Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2021
the MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at Prince.
$2.4M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
to support grantmaking that advances the Catalytic Capital Consortium initiative by increasing the knowledge, awareness and use of catalytic capital among investors, including foundations, family offices, donor governme… read allto support grantmaking that advances the Catalytic Capital Consortium initiative by increasing the knowledge, awareness and use of catalytic capital among investors, including foundations, family offices, donor governments and others less
$2.3M
Justice Innovation Inc Dba Center for Justice Innovation · New York, NY · 2023
to provide project coordination and technical assistance to local jurisdictions seeking to reduce jail use safely and address racial and ethnic disparities as part of the Safety and Justice Challenge
$2.3M
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2021
on behalf of the Center for Court Innovation for project coordination and technical assistance to local jurisdictions seeking to reduce jail use safely and address racial and ethnic disparities.
$2.3M
Fund for the City of New York · New York, NY · 2021
on behalf of the Center for Court Innovation for project coordination and technical assistance to local jurisdictions seeking to reduce jail use safely and address racial and ethnic disparities.
$2.1M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
to support grantmaking that advances the Catalytic Capital Consortium initiative by increasing the knowledge awareness and use of catalytic capital among investors including foundations family offices donor governments … read allto support grantmaking that advances the Catalytic Capital Consortium initiative by increasing the knowledge awareness and use of catalytic capital among investors including foundations family offices donor governments and others less
$2.1M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
to support grantmaking that advances the Catalytic Capital Consortium initiative by increasing the knowledge, awareness and use of catalytic capital among investors, including foundations, family offices, donor governme… read allto support grantmaking that advances the Catalytic Capital Consortium initiative by increasing the knowledge, awareness and use of catalytic capital among investors, including foundations, family offices, donor governments and others. less
$2.1M
Justice Innovation Inc Dba Center for Justice Innovation · New York, NY · 2024
To provide project coordination and technical assistance to local jurisdictions seeking to safely reduce jail use and address racial and ethnic disparities as part of the safety and justice challenge
$2.0M
Acento Accion Local Asociacion Civil · 2024
To strengthen human rights activism in mexico through diversifying philanthropic strategies and increasing equity in access to funds and resources for the mexican states
$2.0M
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of general operations
$2.0M
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support local and statewide public education campaigns about clean energy benefits
$2.0M
Local Independent Online News Publishers · Havertown, PA · 2024
In support of activities and grants to support local news organizations to be financially sustainable
$2.0M
Trace Media · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
In support of general operations
$2.0M
Volcker Alliance · New York, NY · 2024
In support of developing leadership pathways for diverse individuals focused on criminal justice reform and advancing racial equity as part of the safety and justice challenge
$2.0M
Acento Accion Local Asociacion Civil · 2023
to strengthen human rights activism in Mexico through diversifying philanthropic strategies and increasing equity in access to funds and resources for the Mexican states
$2.0M
Array Alliance · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
in support of general operations
$2.0M
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2023
in support of general operations
$2.0M
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
to support local and statewide public education campaigns about clean energy benefits
$2.0M
Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2023
in support of general operations
$2.0M
Acento Accion Local Asociacion Civil · 2022
to strengthen human rights activism in Mexico through diversifying philanthropic strategies and increasing equity in access to funds and resources for the Mexican states, Mexico Legacy Fund
$2.0M
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2022
in support of general operations
$2.0M
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · New York, NY · 2022
to cut methane emissions and reduce harmful climate and environmental impacts resulting from oil and natural gas production
$2.0M
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
to support local and statewide public education campaigns about clean energy benefits
$2.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
in support of its project, Climate Nexus
$2.0M
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism · 2022
to strengthen accountability journalism and civic space at lower levels of government in Nigeria

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