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The Kavli Foundation

$81.8M
in grants paid: 332
grants: 167
recipients: 2022–2024
filing years

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$2.0M
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers · Stanford, CA · 2024
The via project: the milky way as a dark matter laboratory
$1.0M
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Kavli institute for brain and mind - phase iii
$853,800
Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology · 2024
Kavli institute innovation award kind
$833,333
Kavli Neural Systems Institute (Rockefeller University) · New York, NY · 2024
Kavli nsi phase iii
$632,500
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Kavli exploration award - carbon nanotubes 2023
$600,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024
Kavli frontiers of science symposia
$550,000
Brandeis University · Waltham, MA · 2024
Nice sengupta 2024
$500,000
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University · 2024
Ki for systems neuroscence at ntnu phase iii
$500,000
Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Kavli institute for brain science at columbia : phase iii-a
$500,000
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Kavli institute for astrophysics and space research phase iii
$479,000
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University · 2024
Kavli institute for astronomy and astrophysics at peking university 2019-2023
$450,000
University of Washington Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2024
Nice riffell 2024
$426,863
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Qg3d-rice 2024
$375,000
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ · 2024
Kavli institute for the physics and mathematics of the universe - phase i
$347,440
University of Copenhagen · 2024
Kavli exploration award - kermen 2023
$250,000
Sara Seager · Concord, MA · 2024
2024 kpl sara seager, astrophysics
$250,000
Robert S Langer · Newton, MA · 2024
2024 kpl robert langer, nanoscience
$250,000
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Kavli center for ethics, science, and the public
$250,000
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ · 2024
Kavli institute for physics and mathematics of the universe - phase ii
$250,000
David Charbonneau · Brookline, MA · 2024
2024 kpl david charbonneau, astrophysics
$250,000
The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge · 2024
Kavli centre for ethics, science, and the public
$220,000
University of California Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Kavli berkeley discovery fellows 2024
$213,944
Institut Du Cerveau Et De La Moelle Epiniere · 2024
Kavli exploration award - fkne de juan-sanz 2023
$200,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Kavli-laukien postdoctoral fellows
$200,000
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education · 2024
Kavli institute for theoretical sciences at university of chinese academy of sciences
$200,000
Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology · 2024
Kavli institute of nanoscience phase iii
$195,500
Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne · 2024
Neuro open source software (noss): deeplabcut 2024
$170,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Kavli exploration award - handy 2024
$166,667
Winrich Freiwald · New York, NY · 2024
2024 kpl winrich freiwald, neuroscience
$166,667
Doris Ying Tsao · Berkeley, CA · 2024
2024 kpl doris tsao, neuroscience
$166,667
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Kanwisher kp award donation: mcgovern institute for brain research
$149,953
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Justice in basic research agendas (jubra): an equity-centered protocol for assessing basic research (nce scisoc)
$143,750
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
Qg3d-stanford 2024
$134,852
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research · 2024
Neuro open source software (noss): moose 2024
$125,000
Chad a Mirkin · Wilmette, IL · 2024
2024 kpl chad mirkin, nanoscience
$125,000
Armand Paul Alivisatos · Chicago, IL · 2024
2024 kpl paul alivisatos, nanoscience
$115,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Kavli exploration award - garner 2024
$110,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (Rpa) · New York, NY · 2024
Support of science philanthropy
$100,000
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (Nasem) · Washington, DC · 2024
Implications of recent supreme court decisions on science
$100,000
Romsdal Museum · 2024
Operations and capital endowment grant for fred kavli knowledge center (kavli moen gard) - 2024-2028
$100,000
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Kavli discovery fellows 2024
$100,000
Trust for Conservation Innovation (Multiplier) · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Civic science funder collaborative
$100,000
Falling Walls · 2024
Ethics and public engagement about breakthrough science
$100,000
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
Kavli scholars - encieh erfani
$100,000
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers · Stanford, CA · 2024
Kipac public engagement
$94,820
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Ku Leuven) · 2024
Kavli scholars -- mykyta kliapets
$81,472
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Inclusive and sustainable model for fostering public engagement with basic science
$80,000
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ · 2024
Kavli astrophysics postdoctoral fellowship at kavli ipmu masafusa onoue and boris kalita
$76,065
Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University · New York, NY · 2024
Kavli institute for brain science phase ii - amended
$71,000
Kavli Institute for Nanoscale Discovery at Oxford (Kavli Insd) · 2024
Kavli scholar award 2024 - oxford
$66,102
Regents of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Kavli scholars -- ibrahim (abraham) amiri
$66,000
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2024
Scialog sm3 roberson 2024
$66,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Troy, NY · 2024
Scialog sm3 zha 2024
$65,550
University of California Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Building an engaged scientists network
$62,500
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (Nasem) · Washington, DC · 2024
Nas - workforce development
$60,000
Leiden University · 2024
The timing of communicating science in the making: the ethics of strategically hyping basic science for public engagement
$60,000
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Kibm symposium 2024
$57,500
National Autonomous University of Mexico · 2024
Neurodata discovery - velzquez contreras 2023
$57,500
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Kavli exploration award - seo 2024
$57,500
Max Planck Society · 2024
Neurodata discovery: yanez 2024
$55,752
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ · 2024
Kavli scholars -- kateryna vovk
$55,000
Trustees of Boston University · Boston, MA · 2024
Scialog mbc economo 2023
$55,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
Scialog mbc chen 2023
$50,000
Community Initiatives · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Comscicon
$50,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
International research federation on the origins of life and astrobiology annual meetings
$50,000
University of Nottingham · 2024
Abds academy 2024 eke
$50,000
Stellenbosch University · 2024
Special issue of the journal of science communication: focus on discovery science
$50,000
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Ucsd kavli institute director fund
$50,000
Romsdal Museum · 2024
Operations and capital endowment grant for fred kavli knowledge center (kavli moen gard) - 2024-2028
$50,000
Universita Degli Studi Di Trento · 2024
Kavli exploration award - zaccaria 2024
$50,000
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2024
Salk kavli institute director fund
$50,000
Tufts University · Boston, MA · 2024
Kavli exploration award - mohanty 2024
$50,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Kavli exploration award - holbrook 2024
$49,200
Kavli Institute for Cosmology at the University of Cambridge · 2024
Kicc covid assistance
$40,000
International Astronomical Union · 2024
Kavli-iau symposia on interdisciplinary science
$40,000
American Physical Society · College Park, MD · 2024
Kavli special symposia and plenary sessions 2024-2028
$40,000
Romsdal Museum · 2024
Gift for biennial events at fred kavli knowledge center (norway)
$35,000
Materials Research Society (Mrs) · Warrendale, PA · 2024
Symposium x - mrs/the kavli foundation frontiers of materials 2024-2025
$25,000
Society for Neuroscience · Washington, DC · 2024
2025 webinar series in neurobiology and changing ecosystems
$25,000
American Associates of the Sts Forum · New York, NY · 2024
Membership agreement - 2024
$25,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024
Standing committee on science communication
$20,000
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (Nasem) · Washington, DC · 2024
Science and entertainment exchange - informing and inspiring stem content in film and tv
$20,000
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (Nasem) · Washington, DC · 2024
Guiprr membership, 2023-2025
$17,262
Carnegie Institution for Science · Washington, DC · 2024
Carnegie kavli prize events 2024
$15,000
Cosyne · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2024
Cosyne 2025 sponsorship
$15,000
Thinking About Thinking · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Neuroscience and ai convention 2024
$15,000
Brainmind · Watertown, MA · 2024
Brainmind nyc 2024
$12,500
American Chemical Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Kavli foundation emerging leader in chemistry lecture
$12,000
University of Massachusetts - Amherst · Hadley, MA · 2024
Cephalopod neuroscience conference
$12,000
American Astronomical Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Fred kavli plenary lecture 2024-2028
$12,000
International Astronomical Union · 2024
Iau general assembly 2024
$10,000
Curators of the University of Missouri Special Trust · Columbia, MO · 2024
Aris sponsorship 2025
$10,000
Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2024
Science communication textbook for scientists
$10,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Science and the american presidency
$10,000
Gordon Research Conferences · East Greenwich, RI · 2024
Gordon research conference: neuroethology 2025
$10,000
Researchamerica · Arlington, VA · 2024
2024 advocacy awards
$6,075
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers · Stanford, CA · 2024
Kipac - scicomm training 2024
$6,000
Materials Research Society (Mrs) · Warrendale, PA · 2024
Fred kavli early career lectureship 2021-2025
$5,000
Society for Neuroeconomics · 2024
Fred kavli lecture and workshops 2020-2024
$4,000
University of California Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Sts young leaders forum support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call. Most private foundations do not accept unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.