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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

foundation macarthur award fellow justice safety challenge nigeria

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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.

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$350,000
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Joint National Association of Persons With Disabilities · 2024
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Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies · 2024
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Women'S Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (Wrapa) · 2024
To promote transparency, accountability, and social inclusion following the nigeria 2023 general elections and beyond
$310,000
Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative · 2024
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Royal Institute of International Affairs · 2024
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Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa · 2024
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$285,000
Accountability Lab Nigeria Network · 2024
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$284,000
African Centre for Leadership Strategy and Development · 2024
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$280,000
Community Life Project (Limited By Guarantee) · 2024
To promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in nigeria
$280,000
Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education · 2024
To promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in nigeria
$260,000
Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch · 2024
To strengthen and deepen criminal justice reform in nigeria
$250,000
St Ives Communications Ltd · 2024
To strengthen investigative and data-driven journalism strategies and inclusive participation that promotes accountability in nigeria
$250,000
United Nations · 2024
To conduct a national survey on corruption prevalence in nigeria
$250,000
Dariamedia Nig Ltd · 2024
To promote anti-corruption and accountability through investigative reporting and strategic media engagement in nigeria
$250,000
Budgit Foundation for Promotion of Information Technology in Nigeria · 2024
To strengthen transparency, accountability, and youth participation in nigeria
$247,000
African Centre for Media & Information Literacy · 2024
To strengthen whistleblowing in nigeria
$243,000
Heda Resource Centre · 2024
To promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in nigeria
$225,000
Centre for Media Policy and Accountability Ltdgte · 2024
To strengthen the monitoring and evaluation and public reporting on the performance of anti-corruption agencies in nigeria
$210,000
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation (Limited By Guarantee) · 2024
To strengthen and deepen civic space in nigeria
$200,000
Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre · 2024
To deepen and consolidate electoral reform in nigeria
$200,000
Budgit Foundation for Promotion of Information Technology in Nigeria · 2024
To strengthen the resilience and organizational sustainability of on nigeria grantees
$200,000
National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies · 2024
To institutionalize behavior change approaches to reducing corruption in the public and private sectors in nigeria
$200,000
Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation · 2024
To strengthen investigative and data-driven journalism strategies that promote accountability in nigeria
$200,000
Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative · 2024
To strengthen public audit practices and accountability at the state level in nigeria
$200,000
Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre · 2024
To popularize amendments to the administration of criminal justice laws in select states in nigeria
$196,000
Public and Private Development Centre Ltdgte · 2024
To promote transparency and accountability in public expenditure through collective action in communities in nigeria
$160,000
Cleen Foundation · 2024
To institutionalize criminal justice reforms in nigeria
$150,000
United Nations Development Programme · New York, NY · 2024
To develop new approaches to address transnational corruption, with a focus on nigeria and west africa
$150,000
Social Development Integrated Centre · 2024
To promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in nigeria
$150,000
Women Advocates Research and Documentation Center (Limited By Guarantee) · 2024
To promote transparency, accountability, equity, and social inclusion in nigeria
$135,000
Besa Global · 2024
For research on how social and other identity-based norms interact to influence corrupt behaviors in nigeria
$118,800
Joy Incredible Limited · 2024
To stimulate actions on high-profile corruption cases in nigeria
$110,000
Connected Development Initiative · 2024
To promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in nigeria
$100,000
Integrity Organisation (Limited By Guarantee) · 2024
To promote accountability and anti-corruption in the private sector in nigeria
$50,000
Center for Information Technology and Development · 2024
To strengthen accountability, anti-corruption, and social inclusion leading up to the 2023 general elections and beyond in nigeria
$50,000
Initiative for Research Innovation and Advocacy in Development · 2024
To strengthen electoral accountability in nigeria
$50,000
Juritrust Centre for Socio-Legal Research and Documentation Ltdgte · 2024
To host a hybrid conference on sub-saharan african criminal justice in abuja, nigeria from september 3 to 5, 2024
$50,000
Heda Resource Centre · 2024
To convene a conference on transparency and accountability in the extractive industry in nigeria
$50,000
Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative · 2024
To document policy changes and socio-economic benefits of the joinbodi cohort intervention in nigeria
$50,000
Heda Resource Centre · 2024
To build capacity for asset tracing, recovery, and anti-corruption in nigeria
$50,000
Arewa Research and Development Project Ltdgte · 2024
To promote transparency and accountability in select communities in northern nigeria
$50,000
Step Up for Social Development & Empowerment in Nigeria · 2024
To promote transparency and accountability through targeted behavior change using storytelling and interactive tools
$50,000
Step Up for Social Development & Empowerment in Nigeria · 2024
To host a planning and skill building retreat with the behavior change cohort
$50,000
Agora Policy Advisory Ltdgte · 2024
To strengthen evidence-based policymaking for accountability in nigeria
$50,000
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre · 2024
To spread and institutionalize anti-corruption and accountability in nigeria during the 2023 election and beyond
$50,000
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism · 2024
To strengthen the ecosystem of accountability journalism in nigeria
$25,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2024
To conduct research on large-scale, government-led accountability initiatives in nigeria
$1.5M
Centre for Democracy and Development (Limited By Guarantee) · 2023
to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria
$1.5M
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism · 2023
to strengthen accountability journalism and civic space at lower levels of government in Nigeria
$600,000
Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development · 2023
to strengthen investigative reporting and data-driven journalism to promote accountability in Nigeria
$500,000
Bayero University · 2023
to consolidate the learning and practice of investigative and data-driven journalism in Nigeria
$500,000
Royal Institute of International Affairs · 2023
in support of research on social norms and corruption in Nigeria
$460,000
New Thoughts Media Support Foundation · 2023
to strengthen investigative journalism through digital technology tools in Nigeria
$375,000
Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre · 2023
to strengthen accountability, anti-corruption, and social inclusion leading up to the 2023 general elections and beyond in Nigeria
$350,000
Legal Defence and Assistance Project Ltdgte · 2023
to strengthen the fight against corruption in Nigeria through increased efficiency in criminal investigations and prosecutions under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and Laws
$350,000
Dariamedia Nig Ltd · 2023
to promote anti-corruption and accountability through investigative reporting and strategic media engagement in Nigeria
$300,000
International Federation of Women Lawyers · 2023
in support of the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law in select states in Nigeria
$300,000
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · Washington, DC · 2023
to contribute to the Governance and Institutions Trust Fund to advance transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption in Nigeria
$300,000
Tiger Eye Social Foundation · 2023
to strengthen investigative journalism and enhance accountability in Nigeria
$300,000
Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative · 2023
for strengthening implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) and Administration of Criminal Justice Laws (ACJLs) in select states across Nigeria
$300,000
Budgit Foundation for Promotion of Information Technology in Nigeria · 2023
to strengthen transparency, accountability, and youth participation in Nigeria
$300,000
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre · 2023
to spread and institutionalize anti-corruption and accountability in Nigeria during the 2023 election and beyond
$280,000
Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation · 2023
to strengthen investigative and data-driven journalism strategies that promote accountability in Nigeria
$280,000
Budgit Foundation for Promotion of Information Technology in Nigeria · 2023
to strengthen the resilience and organizational sustainability of On Nigeria grantees
$250,000
Cleen Foundation · 2023
to institutionalize criminal justice reforms in Nigeria
$250,000
St Ives Communications Ltd · 2023
to strengthen investigative and data-driven journalism strategies and inclusive participation that promotes accountability in Nigeria
$250,000
National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies · 2023
to institutionalize behavior change approaches to reducing corruption in the public and private sectors in Nigeria
$250,000
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group · 2023
to institutionalize behavior change approaches for reducing corruption in the public and private sectors in Nigeria
$225,000
Centre for Media Policy and Accountability Ltdgte · 2023
to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation and public reporting on the performance of anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria
$225,000
Center for Information Technology and Development · 2023
to strengthen accountability, anti-corruption, and social inclusion leading up to the 2023 general elections and beyond in Nigeria
$219,000
Women'S Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (Wrapa) · 2023
to promote transparency, accountability, and social inclusion by women's groups during the Nigeria 2023 general elections and beyond
$200,000
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission · 2023
to institutionalize behavior change approaches to reduce corruption in Nigeria's public sector
$200,000
Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee · 2023
to ensure the effective implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 in Nigeria
$200,000
Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability through behavior change in communities in Nigeria
$200,000
Besa Global · 2023
for research on how social and other identity-based norms interact to influence corrupt behaviors in Nigeria
$200,000
Connected Development Initiative · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$200,000
Integrity Organisation (Limited By Guarantee) · 2023
to promote accountability and anti-corruption in the private sector in Nigeria
$200,000
Juritrust Centre for Socio-Legal Research and Documentation Ltdgte · 2023
to enhance compliance with and implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and complementary anti-corruption laws in Nigeria
$200,000
Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre · 2023
to popularize amendments to the Administration of Criminal Justice Laws in select states in Nigeria
$200,000
Lux Terra Leadership Foundation · 2023
to use behavior change approaches to strengthen accountability messaging through interfaith platforms in Nigeria
$200,000
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies · 2023
to strengthen the effective implementation and compliance of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and Laws in Nigeria
$200,000
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation (Limited By Guarantee) · 2023
to strengthen a technology-driven anti-corruption strategy and galvanize collective action for accountability in Nigeria
$182,000
Public and Private Development Centre Ltdgte · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability in public expenditure through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$181,200
Joy Incredible Limited · 2023
to stimulate actions on high-profile corruption cases in Nigeria
$170,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2023
to conduct research on large-scale, government-led accountability initiatives in Nigeria
$160,000
African Centre for Leadership Strategy and Development · 2023
to strengthen the Open Government Partnership in Nigeria
$150,000
Step Up for Social Development & Empowerment in Nigeria · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability through targeted behavior change using storytelling and interactive tools
$150,000
Heda Resource Centre · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$150,000
Centre for Democratic Development Research and Training · 2023
to enhance access to quality education and care for indigent children around Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory
$150,000
Heda Resource Centre · 2023
to build capacity for asset tracing, recovery, and anti-corruption in Nigeria
$150,000
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research · 2023
to institutionalize behavior change approaches for reducing corruption in the public sector in Nigeria
$145,000
Palace of Priests Assembly · 2023
to use behavior change approaches to strengthen accountability messaging using faith-based platforms in Nigeria
$125,000
African Centre for Media & Information Literacy · 2023
to strengthen whistleblowing in Nigeria
$125,000
Arewa Research and Development Project Ltdgte · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability in select communities in northern Nigeria
$125,000
Community Life Project (Limited By Guarantee) · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$125,000
Initiative for Research Innovation and Advocacy in Development · 2023
to strengthen electoral accountability in Nigeria
$125,000
Social Development Integrated Centre · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$125,000
Accountability Lab Nigeria Network · 2023
to implement a series of accountability programs for young people, community members, and government officials
$125,000
Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education · 2023
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$125,000
Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch · 2023
to strengthen anti-corruption policies and practices in Nigeria
$100,000
The Conversation Africa · 2023
to strengthen anti-corruption dialogue and enhance accountability in Nigeria
$100,000
The Kukah Centre for Faith and Leadership Research · 2023
to strengthen social cohesion and national development in Nigeria
$100,000
Agora Policy Advisory Ltdgte · 2023
to strengthen evidence-based policymaking for accountability in Nigeria
$100,000
Prisoners' Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (Prawa) · 2023
to improve the welfare and budgetary allocation for female inmates and their children in three correctional centers in Nigeria
$70,000
Braveheart Initiative for Youth & Women · 2023
to improve access to justice for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Edo State, Nigeria
$50,000
Cleen Foundation · 2023
to promote transparency in the election tribunal proceedings in Nigeria
$50,000
Akin Fadeyi Foundation · 2023
to convene an anti-corruption behavior change summit in Nigeria in 2023
$50,000
Step Up for Social Development & Empowerment in Nigeria · 2023
to participate in behavior change skill building and knowledge exchange activities in London, UK
$50,000
Budgit Foundation for Promotion of Information Technology in Nigeria · 2023
to document and disseminate the impact of Joinbodi cohort work
$50,000
Legal Defence and Assistance Project Ltdgte · 2023
to enhance accountability in the 2023 election tribunals in Nigeria
$40,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
to improve accountability and reduce corruption by strengthening the public procurement process in Nigeria
$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
$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
$2.0M
Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism · 2022
to strengthen accountability journalism and civic space at lower levels of government in Nigeria
$1.5M
Centre for Democracy and Development (Limited By Guarantee) · 2022
to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria
$750,000
United Nations · 2022
to conduct a national survey on corruption prevalence in Nigeria
$700,000
Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development · 2022
to strengthen investigative reporting and data-driven journalism to promote accountability in Nigeria
$650,000
Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research · 2022
to institutionalize behavior change approaches for reducing corruption in the public sector in Nigeria
$500,000
Dariamedia Nig Ltd · 2022
to promote anti-corruption and accountability through investigative reporting and strategic media engagement in Nigeria
$500,000
Bayero University · 2022
to consolidate the learning and practice of investigative and data-driven journalism in Nigeria
$473,000
Women'S Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (Wrapa) · 2022
to promote transparency, accountability, and social inclusion by women's groups during the Nigeria 2023 general elections and beyond
$450,000
Center for Information Technology and Development · 2022
to strengthen accountability, anti-corruption, and social inclusion leading up to the 2023 general elections and beyond in Nigeria
$400,000
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre · 2022
to spread and institutionalize anti-corruption and accountability in Nigeria during the 2023 election and beyond
$400,000
Legal Defence and Assistance Project Ltdgte · 2022
to strengthen the fight against corruption in Nigeria through increased efficiency in criminal investigations and prosecutions under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and Laws
$400,000
Tiger Eye Social Foundation · 2022
to strengthen investigative journalism and enhance accountability in Nigeria
$400,000
Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre · 2022
to strengthen accountability, anti-corruption, and social inclusion leading up to the 2023 general elections and beyond in Nigeria
$390,000
Pathfinder International · Watertown, MA · 2022
to promote vaccine confidence and equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria
$367,000
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development · Washington, DC · 2022
to contribute to the Governance and Institutions Trust Fund to advance transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption in Nigeria
$350,000
National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies · 2022
to institutionalize behavior change approaches to reducing corruption in the public and private sectors in Nigeria
$300,000
Budgit Foundation for Promotion of Information Technology in Nigeria · 2022
to strengthen transparency, accountability, and youth participation in Nigeria
$300,000
St Ives Communications Ltd · 2022
to strengthen investigative and data-driven journalism strategies and inclusive participation that promotes accountability in Nigeria
$300,000
Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies · 2022
to strengthen the effective implementation and compliance of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and Laws in Nigeria
$300,000
Lux Terra Leadership Foundation · 2022
to use behavior change approaches to strengthen accountability messaging through interfaith platforms in Nigeria
$300,000
Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative · 2022
for strengthening implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) and Administration of Criminal Justice Laws (ACJLs) in select states across Nigeria
$300,000
Incorporated Trustees of Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundatiion · 2022
to strengthen investigative and data-driven journalism strategies that promote accountability in Nigeria
$260,000
Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
to improve accountability and reduce corruption by strengthening the public procurement process in Nigeria
$250,000
Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability through behavior change in communities in Nigeria
$250,000
Agora Policy Advisory Ltdgte · 2022
to strengthen evidence-based policymaking for accountability in Nigeria
$250,000
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group · 2022
to institutionalize behavior change approaches for reducing corruption in the public and private sectors in Nigeria
$250,000
Juritrust Centre for Socio-Legal Research and Documentation Ltdgte · 2022
to enhance compliance with and implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and complementary anti-corruption laws in Nigeria
$250,000
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission · 2022
to institutionalize behavior change approaches to reduce corruption in Nigeria's public sector
$250,000
Cleen Foundation · 2022
to institutionalize criminal justice reforms in Nigeria
$250,000
Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee · 2022
to ensure the effective implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 in Nigeria
$210,000
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation (Limited By Guarantee) · 2022
to strengthen and deepen civic space in Nigeria
$205,000
American University · Washington, DC · 2022
to conduct research on large-scale, government-led accountability initiatives in Nigeria
$200,000
Integrity Organisation (Limited By Guarantee) · 2022
to promote accountability and anti-corruption in the private sector in Nigeria
$200,000
Accountability Lab Nigeria Network · 2022
to implement a series of accountability programs for young people, community members, and government officials
$200,000
Baobab (Limited By Guarantee) · 2022
to support access to justice and implementation of sexual and gender-based violence laws in northern Nigeria
$200,000
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission · 2022
in support of promoting transparency and accountability in the electricity sector in Nigeria
$200,000
Palace of Priests Assembly · 2022
to use behavior change approaches to strengthen accountability messaging using faith-based platforms in Nigeria
$200,000
Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative · 2022
to strengthen public audit practices and accountability at the state level in Nigeria
$200,000
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation (Limited By Guarantee) · 2022
to strengthen a technology-driven anti-corruption strategy and galvanize collective action for accountability in Nigeria
$182,000
Public and Private Development Centre Ltdgte · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability in public expenditure through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$160,000
African Centre for Leadership Strategy and Development · 2022
to strengthen the Open Government Partnership in Nigeria
$150,000
Step Up for Social Development & Empowerment in Nigeria · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability through targeted behavior change using storytelling and interactive tools
$150,000
Heda Resource Centre · 2022
to build capacity for asset tracing, recovery, and anti-corruption in Nigeria
$150,000
Heda Resource Centre · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$150,000
Lux Terra Leadership Foundation · 2022
to strengthen civic space in Nigeria
$150,000
Step Up for Social Development & Empowerment in Nigeria · 2022
to enhance access to quality education for indigent children in Nigeria's FCT, Abuja
$150,000
The Conversation Africa · 2022
to strengthen anti-corruption dialogue and enhance accountability in Nigeria
$125,000
Connected Development Initiative · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$125,000
Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$125,000
Community Life Project (Limited By Guarantee) · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$125,000
Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch · 2022
to strengthen anti-corruption policies and practices in Nigeria
$125,000
Arewa Research & Development Project Ltd Gte · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability in select communities in northern Nigeria
$125,000
Social Development Integrated Centre · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability through collective action in communities in Nigeria
$125,000
Initiative for Research Innovation and Advocacy in Development · 2022
to strengthen electoral accountability in Nigeria
$125,000
African Centre for Media & Information Literacy · 2022
to strengthen whistleblowing in Nigeria
$100,000
Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education · 2022
to enhance the capacity of Original Inhabitants in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
$100,000
Usmanu Danfodiyo University · 2022
to undertake research, documentation, and advocacy on violence in the North West of Nigeria
$80,000
Braveheart Initiative for Youth & Women · 2022
to improve access to justice for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Edo State, Nigeria
$50,000
Initiative for Research Innovation and Advocacy in Development · 2022
to strengthen accountability in Nigeria through political and civic discourses
$50,000
Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society · 2022
to educate the public on peaceful and credible elections in Nigeria
$50,000
Initiative for Research Innovation and Advocacy in Development · 2022
to improve the conduct and administration of elections in Nigeria
$50,000
The Pastoral Resolve Trustees · 2022
to promote transparency and accountability in the education sector in Nigeria
$50,000
Step Up for Social Development & Empowerment in Nigeria · 2022
to participate in the International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Morocco in December 2022
$37,500
Women'S Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (Wrapa) · 2022
to convene a national meeting on credible elections and accountability in Nigeria
$37,500
Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Foundation (Limited By Guarantee) · 2022
to address threats to credible elections and accountability in Nigeria
$28,900
Juritrust Centre for Socio-Legal Research and Documentation Ltdgte · 2022
to host the maiden hybrid conference of Sub-Saharan African Criminal Justice Stakeholders in Abuja, Nigeria
$25,000
Palace of Priests Assembly · 2022
for On Nigeria behavior change cohort members to participate in the Kano Indigenous Languages of Africa Film Market and Festival in November 2022
$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
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
$2.0M
Leadership Effectiveness Accountability and Professionalism Africa (Ltd) · 2021
to establish the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund in order to strengthen the youth ecosystem.
$2.0M
Leadership Effectiveness Accountability and Professionalism Africa (Ltd) · 2021
to establish the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund in order to strengthen the youth ecosystem
$1.5M
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · 2021
to increase the understanding of the sources of mistrust that underlie COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Delhi, India and Abuja, Nigeria.
$1.5M
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · 2021
to increase the understanding of the sources of mistrust that underlie COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Delhi India and Abuja Nigeria and to develop locally tailored strategies to improve vaccination confidence and uptake
$1.2M
Africa Health Budget Initiative · 2021
to promote COVID-19 vaccine access, equity, and accountability in Nigeria.
$1.2M
Africa Health Budget Initiative · 2021
to promote COVID-19 vaccine access equity and accountability in Nigeria
$1.0M
Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development · 2021
in support of strengthening youth movements in Nigeria
$1.0M
Cleen Foundation · 2021
in support of strengthening police reform in Nigeria.
$1.0M
Cleen Foundation · 2021
in support of strengthening police reform in Nigeria

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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