Funding search · EIN 943397785 · Palo Alto, CA

Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation

Name: Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation grants, 2020–2024
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.

4,004
grants reported: $1.46B
total given: 2020–2024
filing years: $100,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

research development employee gift trustee recommended science quantum

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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

Marine and freshwater conservation: fisheries management, Amazon basin, Canadian coast
Fundamental science instrumentation: astronomy, quantum imaging, electron microscopy
Bay Area land acquisition, open space, and wildfire resilience science
Science museums and informal STEM learning, heavily Bay Area
Deforestation-free commodity supply chains and nature-related financial disclosure
Patient care improvement, notably diagnostic excellence in medicine

Typical grant

Median grant is $100,000, with the middle half running $5,000 to $400,000, so most of the file is small. The money concentrates at the top: multi-year initiative grants of $1M to $20M go to large intermediaries (New Venture Fund, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, MakeWay), university instrument builds, and named research programs. Repeat giving is the norm rather than the exception; Smithsonian, UC Regents, Stanford, Exploratorium, Nature Conservancy and MakeWay each appear multiple times in a single year.

Their words

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

“IN SUPPORT OF”
“TO ADVANCE”
“durable marine conservation”
“science-based fisheries management”
“advancing our understanding of”
“to enable”

Positioning adjacent work

Frame instrument or method work as new capability for a field, not one lab's project.
Connect conservation work to Amazon freshwater, Bering Sea fisheries, or Bay Area land protection specifically.
Ask $1M to $3M for a multi-year build with a named platform, database, or facility.
Emphasize open data, community access, and resources shared with the broader scientific community.

Worth knowing: California dominates by a wide margin (1,366 of 4,004 grants), and Bay Area institutions like Exploratorium, UC campuses, Stanford and Cal Academy recur year after year, which reads as relationship-driven. Recent large checks flow increasingly through fiscal sponsors and intermediaries (New Venture Fund, Multiplier, Resources Legacy Fund, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors) rather than direct to operating nonprofits.

113 grants matching “held” · $5.9M

$60,000
Instituto Socioambiental · 2024
To achieve territorial governance, management and protection across 5 million hectares of collectively-held lands in the amazon biome of brazil.
$50,000
University of Geneva · 2024
To support travel expenses of the attendees of the quantum materials synthesis 2025 conference, to be held in porto, portugal.
$40,000
Chancellor Masters & Scholars of the University of Oxford · 2024
To support a one-time workshop titled "means to facilitate awareness and transmission of insights from one discipline that may have unexpected application in distant disciplines" to be held march 24-26, 2025 at the univ… read allTo support a one-time workshop titled "means to facilitate awareness and transmission of insights from one discipline that may have unexpected application in distant disciplines" to be held march 24-26, 2025 at the university of oxford, uk. less
$40,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation · College Park, MD · 2024
To support the 8th annual fundamentals of quantum materials winter school and workshop, a week-long program to be held in january 2025, with about forty selected students/postdocs and about ten invited speakers from aro… read allTo support the 8th annual fundamentals of quantum materials winter school and workshop, a week-long program to be held in january 2025, with about forty selected students/postdocs and about ten invited speakers from around the us and canada. less
$30,000
The University of Tokyo · 2024
In support of the quantum materials synthesis 2024 conference, to be held in okinawa, japan, which will assemble leading experts in quantum materials synthesis to discuss recent progress in the creation of novel quantum… read allIn support of the quantum materials synthesis 2024 conference, to be held in okinawa, japan, which will assemble leading experts in quantum materials synthesis to discuss recent progress in the creation of novel quantum materials systems. less
$25,000
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation · 2024
To support the 2024 okinawa microscopy workshop, to be held april 2-7, 2024 in japan, in expanding its attendee pool to offer training opportunities to imaging scientists from non-profit organizations across southeast a… read allTo support the 2024 okinawa microscopy workshop, to be held april 2-7, 2024 in japan, in expanding its attendee pool to offer training opportunities to imaging scientists from non-profit organizations across southeast asia. less
$22,500
Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning-McGill University · 2024
In support of the ancient rocks 'n clocks meeting to be held in may 2025 in montreal, canada, with a goal to develop a consensus about best practices for estimating the timing of the major transitions in the early evolu… read allIn support of the ancient rocks 'n clocks meeting to be held in may 2025 in montreal, canada, with a goal to develop a consensus about best practices for estimating the timing of the major transitions in the early evolution of life on earth. less
$20,000
Barcelona Supercomputing Center-National Supercomputing Center · 2024
In support of the comparative genomics of unicellular eukaryotes conference: interactions and symbioses held from september 30 to october 5, 2024, in sant feliu de guixols, spain.
$20,000
International Society for Microbial Ecology · 2024
In support of the 19th international society for microbial ecology symposium held from august 18-23, 2024, in cape town, south africa.
$20,000
Smithsonian Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of international participation to advance the directions of tropical research at the conference commemorating 100 years of ecology research, to be held june 17-20, 2024 on barro colorado island at the gamboa … read allIn support of international participation to advance the directions of tropical research at the conference commemorating 100 years of ecology research, to be held june 17-20, 2024 on barro colorado island at the gamboa rainforest reserve in panama. less
$20,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
To support a workshop aimed at discussing recent advances in controlling materials' properties by light and vacuum fluctuations in optical cavities, to be held at stanford university in october 2024.
$20,000
Aspen Center for Physics · Aspen, CO · 2024
To support the era of binary supermassive black holes conference to be held at the aspen center for physics in aspen, colorado from february 2-7 2025.
$17,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support a workshop on atomically-precise fabrication of van der waals materials, to be held in july 2024.
$15,000
Stichting the European Society for Evolutionary Developmental Biology · 2024
In support of the european society for evolutionary developmental biology meeting to be held on june 25-28, 2024, in helsinki, finland.
$12,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
To support a workshop, organized by the extreme quantum materials alliance at rice university and held october 7-9, 2024, focusing on various aspects of the phenomenon of quantum entanglement in quantum materials.
$10,000
University of Colorado Foundation · Denver, CO · 2024
To support the "fire-plan community meeting", to be held in boulder, colorado at the environmental data science innovation & inclusion lab (esiil), november 7-8, 2024.
$10,000
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System · Madison, WI · 2024
In support of the beneficial microbes meeting, which focuses on the symbionts that are associated with a wide variety of hosts, from plants to mice to fish to insects. It will be held from july 21-july 25, 2024 in madis… read allIn support of the beneficial microbes meeting, which focuses on the symbionts that are associated with a wide variety of hosts, from plants to mice to fish to insects. It will be held from july 21-july 25, 2024 in madison, wisconsin. less
$10,000
Force11 · Davis, CA · 2024
In support of the force2024 (future of research communications and e-scholarship) conference to be held at the university of california, los angeles, from august 1-3, 2024.
$10,000
Lakeside Pte Conference Nfp · Evanston, IL · 2024
To support the vibrio2024 meeting, supporting scientists studying the marine bacterial genus vibrio across all areas of symbiosis, pathogenesis, ecology, and environmental persistence, to be held from october 20-23, 202… read allTo support the vibrio2024 meeting, supporting scientists studying the marine bacterial genus vibrio across all areas of symbiosis, pathogenesis, ecology, and environmental persistence, to be held from october 20-23, 2024 in lima, peru. less
$10,000
American Geophysical Union · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of the american geophysical union lgbtq+ geoscientists and allies reception to be held in december of 2024.
$6,000
The University College London · 2024
In support of a discussion-focused, invitation-only workshop, held in june 2024 in london, to discuss the salient challenges to the adoption of advanced quantum technologies for biosciences applications.
$100,000
Instituto Socioambiental · 2023
To achieve territorial governance, management and protection across 5 million hectares of collectively-held lands in the amazon biome of brazil.
$50,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2023
To support a summit on science misinformation held in conjunction with the annual members taking place may 24-26, 2023 in washington, dc in-person and online.
$45,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
In support of a workshop to be held in honolulu, hi in october 2023 assembling a group of emergent phenomena in quantum systems (epiqs) grantees and researchers from south korea supported by the samsung foundation.
$30,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation · College Park, MD · 2023
To support the 7th annual fundamentals of quantum materials winter school and workshop, a week-long program to be held in january 2024, with about forty selected students/postdocs and about ten invited speakers from aro… read allTo support the 7th annual fundamentals of quantum materials winter school and workshop, a week-long program to be held in january 2024, with about forty selected students/postdocs and about ten invited speakers from around the us and canada. less
$30,000
Association for Health Learning and Inference · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
To support an international ai clinical trials and evaluation conference held in partnership with the university of birmingham.
$20,000
Scientific Committee On Oceanic Research · Newark, DE · 2023
In support of the in-person surface ocean lower atmosphere study (solas) summer school to be held in 2023, which brings together talented interdisciplinary students and scientists to tackle earth science at the air-sea … read allIn support of the in-person surface ocean lower atmosphere study (solas) summer school to be held in 2023, which brings together talented interdisciplinary students and scientists to tackle earth science at the air-sea regime. less
$15,000
The Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2023
In support of the international cassiopea workshop and conference to be held may 10-12, 2024.
$15,000
Danmarks Teksniske Universitet · 2023
In support of the 6th trait-based approaches to ocean life workshop to be held in copenhagen, denmark, in august 2023.
$15,000
Estonian University of Life Sciences · 2023
In support of the symposium of aquatic microbial ecology (same17) meeting to be held on august 20 - 25, 2023, in tartu, estonia.
$15,000
Field Museum of Natural History · Chicago, IL · 2023
In support of the international society of endocytobiology meeting to be held at the field museum in chicago, illinois, in fall 2023.
$15,000
Florida State University Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2023
To support a winter school on theory of correlations in flat bands, to be held in january 2023 at the national high magnetic field laboratory.
$15,000
Indian Institute of Technology Madras · 2023
To support the 12th international conference on highly frustrated magnetism (hfm 2024), to be held in chennai, india, january 8-13, 2024.
$15,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
In support of travel expenses for speakers, students, and postdocs to attend the second cofi advanced instrumentation and analysis techniques school held december 9-17, 2023, in san juan, puerto rico.
$15,000
Regents of the University of California · Riverside, CA · 2023
In support of the yosemite symbiosis workshop to be held at the sierra nevada research institute in spring 2024.
$15,000
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization · 2023
In support of the conference on fractionalization and emergent gauge fields in quantum matter, held in december 2023 in trieste, italy.
$15,000
Universidad Nacional De Quilmes · 2023
In support of the 3rd latin american congress on microbial ecology to be held in bernal, buenos aires, argentina, in august 2023.
$15,000
Universidad Politecnica De Madrid · 2023
In support of the 15th european nitrogen fixation congress to be held in naples, italy in august 2023.
$15,000
Universiteit Leiden · 2023
In support of symbiosium, a symposium on symbiosis, to be held in leiden, netherlands, in may 2023.
$12,500
Aspen Center for Physics · Aspen, CO · 2023
In support of the aspen winter conference on extreme black holes held march 5-10 in aspen, colorado, which will highlight the astrophysics of black holes across the entire mass range from stellar to supermassive.
$10,000
American Geophysical Union · Washington, DC · 2023
In support of the american geophysical union lgbtq+ event to be held at their fall meeting on december 11-15, 2023, in san francisco, ca.
$10,000
National Association of Academies of Science · Louisville, KY · 2023
In support of youth participation in the american association for the advancement of science (aaas) annual meeting to be held in denver, colorado in february 2024.
$10,000
University Corp Atmo · Boulder, CO · 2023
In support of the national ocean sciences bowl to be held in 2024.
$10,000
Materials Research Society · Warrendale, PA · 2023
In support of the fall materials research society symposium held november 26 - december 1, 2023 in boston, massachusetts.
$10,000
Gordon Research Conferences · West Kingston, RI · 2023
In support of the 2023 gordon research conference on microbial population biology to be held in andover, new hampshire, on july 9-14, 2023.
$8,286
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ · 2023
In support of the 5th annual symposium on quantum materials synthesis held september 8 -10, 2022 in maui, hawaii.
$7,500
Regents of the University of California · La Jolla, CA · 2023
In support of the 7th molecular life of diatoms meeting held on july 12-20, 2023, in san diego, ca.
$6,000
Coastal Quest · Oakland, CA · 2023
In support of the california wildfire conference, to be held october 24-26, 2023, and inclusive conference attendance.
$5,000
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation · Fullerton, CA · 2023
In support of the west coast bacterial physiologists meeting to be held on december 15-17, 2023 at the asilomar conference grounds in pacific grove, ca.
$5,000
Phycological Society of America · Wilmington, NC · 2023
In support of the phycological society of america 2023 annual meeting, including the early career researcher symposium and social, to be held in providence, ri, on june 25-29, 2023.
$2.0M
Instituto Socioambiental · 2022
To achieve territorial governance, management and protection across 5 million hectares of collectively-held lands in the amazon biome of brazil.
$2.0M
Instituto Internacional De Educacao Do Brasil · 2022
To achieve territorial protection across 3.9 million hectares of collectively-held lands in the amazon biome of brazil.
$50,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation · College Park, MD · 2022
To support the 6th annual fundamentals of quantum materials winter school and workshop, a week-long program to be held in january 2023.
$50,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
In support of a workshop on the context dependence of mutualism and parasitism to be held in december 2022 in panama.
$35,000
Aspen Center for Physics · Aspen, CO · 2022
To support a conference on novel quantum states of matter in two-dimensional structures obtained by twisting adjacent atomically thin layers. The event will assemble about seventy scientists from the us and abroad and w… read allTo support a conference on novel quantum states of matter in two-dimensional structures obtained by twisting adjacent atomically thin layers. The event will assemble about seventy scientists from the us and abroad and will be held in march 2023. less
$30,000
University of Maryland College Park Foundation · College Park, MD · 2022
To support the 5th annual fundamentals of quantum materials winter school, a week-long program to be held january 17-21, 2022.
$25,900
San Diego State University Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
In support of the 20/20 virision meeting to be held on november 19-22, 2022, in san diego, california.
$20,000
University of Cape Town · 2022
In support of a workshop to be held for african life science researchers from october 21-26, 2022 at the university of cape town on the context of imaging infection and will focus on host-pathogen/parasite interactions.
$20,000
University of British Columbia · 2022
In support of the 13th international conference on materials and mechanisms of superconductivity and high temperature superconductors, to be held in vancouver, canada from july 17-22, 2022.
$20,000
University of Texas System · Austin, TX · 2022
In partial support of the epiqs postdoctoral symposium, to be held in april 2023, which will assemble about forty postdoctoral researchers from epiqs-funded research groups.
$20,000
Institut Pasteur De Montevideo · 2022
In support of a workshop to be held for latin american life science researchers from september 17-22, 2022 in uruguay on the context of imaging infection and will focus on host-pathogen/parasite interactions.
$15,000
Uwm Foundation · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
To support travel funds for the conference towards real-time galactic dynamics held by the lorentz center on july 25-29, 2022 in leiden, netherlands.
$15,000
Regents of the University of California · Riverside, CA · 2022
In support of the yosemite symbiosis workshop to be held in spring 2023.
$15,000
University of California Merced Foundation · Merced, CA · 2022
In support of the squid-vibrio annual meeting to be held at the sierra nevada research institute in 2023.
$10,000
Academy Health · Washington, DC · 2022
In support of the 2022 academy health's health datapalooza and national health policy conference sponsorship, to be held april 4-5 in arlington, virginia.
$10,000
University of Geneva · 2022
In support of the international conference on correlated matter and light, to be held from september 7-9, 2022 in geneva, switzerland.
$10,000
George Mason University Foundation · Fairfax, VA · 2022
To support the 2022 medical society consortium on climate & health's annual meeting that will be held virtually on march 5-7, 2022.
$7,500
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · Rockville, MD · 2022
In support of the microbial glycobiology conference to be held in lisbon, portugal on june 12-16, 2022.
$5,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
In support of a symposium to be held at stanford university in honor of prof. Zhi-xun shen's 60th birthday, focusing on the topics of high-temperature superconductivity and topological materials.
$2,000
National Society of Black Physicists · Arlington, VA · 2022
In support of the students involved in the 2022 national society of black physicists astro networking event to be held in charlottesville, virginia on november 6-9, 2022.
$50,000
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ · 2020
In support of the 5th Quantum Materials Synthesis symposium, to be held from September 1-3, 2020 in Maui, Hawaii.
$40,000
Society To Improve Diagnosis in Medicine · Evanston, IL · 2020
To support the 13th Annual Diagnostic Error in Medicine Conference, to be held October 18-20, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN.
$30,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2020
In support of the virtual Planetary Health Alliance meeting, to be held April 25-30, 2021.
$30,000
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2020
To support Capitol Hill Oceans Week to be held from June 9-11, 2020 in Washington D.C.
$20,000
Assoc for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanogra · Waco, TX · 2020
In support of the Ocean Sciences Meeting to be held February 16-21, 2020 in San Diego, CA.
$20,000
Society for Conservation Biology · Washington, DC · 2020
To support the 6th International Marine Conservation Congress to be held August 24-27, 2020 in Kiel, Germany.
$20,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
In support of the fourth international workshop on microbial life under extreme energy limitation, to be held September 7-11, 2020 at Sandbjerg Castle, Denmark.
$20,000
Society for Medical Decision Making · Hillsborough, NJ · 2020
To support the 2020 Annual Meeting to be held virtually in October 2020.
$15,000
Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique · 2020
In support of the 10th Congress of the International Symbiosis Society & 3rd International Conference on Holobionts meeting to be held on July 18-23, 2021 in Lyon, France.
$15,000
European Molecular Biology Laboratory · 2020
In support of the Workshop in Plankton Imaging, to be held in Villefranche-sur-mer, France from May 27-29, 2020.
$15,000
International Society for Microbial Ecology · 2020
In support of the Unity in Diversity Virtual Microbial Ecology Summit to be held on November 11-12, 2020 and open-access charges for publications in International Society of Microbial Ecology (ISME) journals by invited … read allIn support of the Unity in Diversity Virtual Microbial Ecology Summit to be held on November 11-12, 2020 and open-access charges for publications in International Society of Microbial Ecology (ISME) journals by invited speakers. less
$15,000
Numfocus · Austin, TX · 2020
In support of JuliaCon 2020 to be held in Lisbon, Portugal from July 27-31, 2020.
$15,000
Regents of the University of California · Davis, CA · 2020
In support of the 2020 Personalized Medicine for Coral Reefs: Beneficial Microbes for Marine Organisms (BMMO) Workshop, to be held July 4, 2020 in Bremen, Germany.
$15,000
The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of Cambridge · 2020
In support of the Comparative biology and ecology of apicomplexans and dinoflagellates meeting to be held September 7-11, 2020 in Roscoff, France.
$15,000
The Deep-Sea Biology Society · 2020
In support of the 7th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems to be held in 2023 in Brazil.
$15,000
University of Florida Board of Trustees · Gainesville, FL · 2020
In support of the International Conference on Low Energy Electrodynamics in Solids, to be held from June 28 to July 3, 2020 in Portland, ME.
$15,000
University of Hawaii Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2020
In support of the second meeting of marine fungal biology researchers to be held at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (Coconut Island) on October 21-23, 2020.
$10,000
Consortium for Ocean Leadership · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of the 2020 and 2021 National Ocean Sciences Bowl finals competitions, to be held virtually from April 12-21, 2020 and in Durham, New Hampshire and on a yet to be determined date in 2021.
$10,000
Aspen Center for Physics · Aspen, CO · 2020
In support of the Aspen Center's Winter Workshop on low-dimensional solids, to be held from February 2-7, 2020 in Aspen, CO.
$10,000
International Society for Reef Studies · Waco, TX · 2020
In support of the 14th International Coral Reef Symposium to be held in Bremen, Germany from July 5-10, 2020.
$10,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2020
In support of a workshop, to be held in April 2021, aiming to bring together top experts in the areas of topological materials and correlated electron systems to highlight the recent achievements in each area and to pro… read allIn support of a workshop, to be held in April 2021, aiming to bring together top experts in the areas of topological materials and correlated electron systems to highlight the recent achievements in each area and to provide a forum for cross-talk among the subjects. less
$10,000
Force11 · La Jolla, CA · 2020
In support of the FORCE2020 (Future of Research Communications and e-Scholarship) conference to be held October 19-21, 2020 in San Sebastian, Spain.
$10,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2020
In support of CarpentryCon2020 to be held in Madison Wisconsin June 29 to July 1, 2020 or virtually.
$10,000
University of Miami · Miami, FL · 2020
In support of The Future of Microbial Metabarcoding Meeting to be held in April 2021 in Miami, Florida.
$10,000
Regents of the University of California · Irvine, CA · 2020
In support of the Connections Across Borders conference on microbial communities at the interface between ecology and evolution, to be held from September 6-8, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico.
$10,000
Florida State University Foundation · Tallahassee, FL · 2020
In support of the National High Magnetic Field lab's 8th annual theory winter school, to be held from January 6-8, 2020 in Tallahassee, FL.
$10,000
Uc Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2020
In support of the 2021 APS West Coast Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference to be held January 15-17, 2021 in Santa Cruz, California.
$10,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2020
In support of the 2020 Symposium on Polar Microbes and Viruses to be held May 2-7, 2020 in Tvaerminne, Finland.
$7,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2020
In support of meeting expenses for the 2021 ProSynFest gathering to be held in Cordoba, Spain from February 24-27, 2021.
$7,500
Board of Regents of the Univ of Wisconsin System · Madison, WI · 2020
In support of the Beneficial Microbes Meeting to be held July 12-16, 2020 in Madison, Wisconsin.
$7,500
American Society for Microbiology · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of the 9th Conference on Biofilms to be held on November 14-18, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
$7,500
The University of Warwick · 2020
In support of a one-week workshop exploring bioelectricity in microbes, to be held April 26-31, 2021 at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences in Cambridge, UK.
$7,500
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2020
In support of the second Microbiome Center Consortium meeting to be held June 16-17, 2020 at the Neubauer Collegium, in Chicago, IL.
$7,500
Geochemical Society · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of the Goldschmidt Conference to be held in Hawaii, June 21-26, 2020.
$7,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2020
In support of Gene Flow and Microbial Evolution Synthesis Meeting to be held during fall 2020 in Friday Harbour Labs, WA.
$6,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2020
In support of the 16th Plenary Meeting of the Research Data Alliance, to be held November 10-12, 2020 in San Jose, Costa Rica.
$6,000
Numfocus · Austin, TX · 2020
In support of the 2020 SciPy Conference to be held July 6-12, 2020 in Austin, TX, which brings together participants from industry, academia, and government to showcase their latest projects, learn from skilled users an… read allIn support of the 2020 SciPy Conference to be held July 6-12, 2020 in Austin, TX, which brings together participants from industry, academia, and government to showcase their latest projects, learn from skilled users and developers, and collaborate on code development. less
$5,000
New York University · New York, NY · 2020
In support of the Astro Hack Week 2020 meeting, to be held August 31 to September 4, 2020, at the Flatiron Institute in New York.
$5,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2020
In support of the Future of the Correlated Electron Problem Workshop, to be held from January 27-29, 2020 at John Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD.
$5,000
Gordon Research Conferences · West Kingston, RI · 2020
In support of the 2022 Gordon Research Seminar on Marine Microbes, to be held in Les Diablerets, Switzerland from May 23-24, 2022.
$5,000
Communication Network · Naperville, IL · 2020
In support of the ComNetworkV 2020 virtual gathering to be held September 23-25, 2020.
$5,000
The Deep-Sea Biology Society · 2020
In support of the eDSBS online conference to be held on August 20-21, 2020.
$1,500
Regents of the University of California · La Jolla, CA · 2020
In support of the 2020 Ocean Sciences "Rainbow Reception for the LGBTQIA+ Community" to be held in San Diego, California on February 20, 2020.

Top recipients

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

Regents of the University of California149 grants · $123.3M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University79 grants · $41.2M
California Institute of Technology43 grants · $33.2M
Regents of the University of California53 grants · $32.7M
World Wildlife Fund31 grants · $30.1M
New Venture Fund24 grants · $26.9M
Oceans North Conservation Society12 grants · $21.7M
Broad Institute2 grants · $21.6M
Smithsonian Institution10 grants · $21.3M
President and Fellows of Harvard College38 grants · $20.2M

Giving over time

$271.5M

2020

$386.7M

2022

$401.8M

2023

$403.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 4,004 grants.

$20.0M
Broad Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2024
In support of a unique technology platform and associated resources that supports immersive educational experiences that also benefits frontline pandemic response.
$16.3M
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
To support the launch of a seed fund to support country packages for forests, nature, and climate.
$12.8M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
To support a finance hub that will support implementation of the Conservation and Financial Markets Initiative's goal of increasing awareness of natural resource risk among financial institutions.
$10.8M
Regents of the University of California · Oakland, CA · 2022
To provide support for the thirty meter telescope.
$10.0M
Makeway Foundation · 2024
In support of british columbia durability.
$10.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
To support climate resilient fisheries management.
$10.0M
Regents of the University of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
This grant will support the creation of the diagnostic excellence center for engagement, learning, and action (dxcelerator) at ucsf.
$10.0M
Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation · 2022
To support the great bear sea project finance for permanence.
$10.0M
Internationaler Naturerbe Fonds - Legacy Landscapes Fund · 2022
In support of the long-term effective management, financial sustainability, and impact monitoring of the yasuni biosphere reserve, ecuador.
$10.0M
Oceans North Conservation Society · 2022
To support the qikiqtani and omushkego project finance for permanence conservation projects.
$9.6M
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
To provide support for the thirty meter telescope.
$8.9M
Regents of the University of California · Davis, CA · 2022
To support the betty irene moore school of nursing at the university of california, davis in developing, implementing and executing a national fellowship program for nurse leaders and innovators.
$8.7M
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In support of the infrastructure, construction and renovations required for the richard b. Gump south pacific research station to be a leading venue for 21st century ecosystem research.
$8.3M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To strengthen implementation of the conservation and markets initiative.
$8.1M
Regents of the University of California · Davis, CA · 2020
To support the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis in developing, implementing and executing a national fellowship program for nurse leaders and innovators.
$8.0M
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2024
To support launch of the global geo-trees initiative for tropical forests, which will create a high-resolution carbon biomass verification system based on a worldwide network of forest research sites.
$8.0M
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources · 2022
In support of iucn's green list protected area management certification to achieve 30% global conservation.
$7.0M
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2023
To launch a funding facility that will support countries to develop and implement ambitious policies for nature and climate.
$6.5M
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
To launch a funding facility that will support countries to develop and implement ambitious policies for nature and climate.
$6.2M
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
To provide support for the thirty meter telescope.
$5.9M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
To achieve the financial sustainability of 16.7 million hectares of national-level Amazon protected areas in Peru.
$5.8M
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2020
To support the launch of the Blue Nature Alliance for ocean conservation.
$5.0M
Regents of the University of California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
This grant will support the creation of the diagnostic excellence center for engagement, learning, and action (dxcelerator) at ucsf.
$5.0M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
To support mainstreaming the integration of natural capital approaches into development policy and finance.
$5.0M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To strengthen implementation of the conservation and markets initiative.
$5.0M
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
To support arctic marine habitat protection beyond national jurisdiction.
$5.0M
Oceans North Conservation Society · 2023
To support the qikiqtani and omushkego project finance for permanence conservation projects.
$5.0M
Intl Naturerbe Fonds - Legacy Landscapes · 2020
In support of the Legacy Landscapes Fund.
$5.0M
Regents of the University of California · Oakland, CA · 2020
To provide support for the Thirty Meter Telescope.
$5.0M
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2020
In support of the long-term biodiversity conservation and the improvement of livelihoods in the Greater Madidi Legacy Landscape, Bolivia.
$4.3M
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
To support the long-term stewardship of wildlife passage, endangered species conservation and protected watershed in the south bay.
$4.0M
Napa County Land Trust · Napa, CA · 2023
To support the permanent protection of walt ranch in napa county.
$4.0M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the expansion of herencia colombia to include marine protected areas.
$4.0M
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Oakland, CA · 2023
To fund 5 health-system-based prospective evaluations of the implementation of machine-learning-based diagnostic decision support (ml-dds) algorithms that will be coordinated through the kaiser permanente augmented inte… read allTo fund 5 health-system-based prospective evaluations of the implementation of machine-learning-based diagnostic decision support (ml-dds) algorithms that will be coordinated through the kaiser permanente augmented intelligence initiative. less
$4.0M
International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support the acceleration and standardization of nature-related disclosures at a global scale.
$3.9M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To improve the protection, management, governance, and economic activities of brazilian amazon protected areas.
$3.9M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the development of enabling conditions to meet the 30x30 biodiversity conservation goal in peru with a focus on andean and coastal-marine ecosystems.
$3.9M
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
To support the conservation and effective management of wetlands in beni, bolivia, and the amazon estuary in brazil through scientific research, knowledge, improved livelihoods, communications and applied policy.
$3.8M
Inaturalist · San Rafael, CA · 2023
To enable inaturalist to realize its potential as a global scientific and conservation sensor by 2030, harnessing data from its user community and optimizing advances in machine learning and ai to inform scientific and … read allTo enable inaturalist to realize its potential as a global scientific and conservation sensor by 2030, harnessing data from its user community and optimizing advances in machine learning and ai to inform scientific and conservation insights. less
$3.7M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the development of codex planetarius and pathways for its adoption in international trade.
$3.7M
Instituto De Pesquisas Ecologicas · 2022
To secure effective management of 20 million hectares of protected areas and indigenous peoples and local communities lands in the amazon biome of brazil.
$3.7M
X Prize Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2022
To support a global xprize competition to drive innovation and hardware able to rapidly detect and extinguish wildfires.
$3.6M
National Quality Forum · Washington, DC · 2022
To support improved data infrastructure and methods for measuring diagnostic quality.
$3.6M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
To support the development and adoption of science-based targets for nature.
$3.5M
The Conservation Fund a Nonprofit Corporation · Arlington, VA · 2024
In support of the acquisition and permanent protection of richmond ranch in santa clara county.
$3.5M
Conservation X Labs · Washington, DC · 2022
To scale breakthrough conservation technology tools and models.
$3.4M
Smithsonian Institution · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support the construction of a prototype radio-telescope dish for the next-generation event horizon telescope at the teide observatory in the canary islands, enabling improved imaging of supermassive black holes and t… read allTo support the construction of a prototype radio-telescope dish for the next-generation event horizon telescope at the teide observatory in the canary islands, enabling improved imaging of supermassive black holes and their environments. less
$3.4M
World Economic Forum · 2023
To support nature-positive transitions that will contribute to the implementation of the global biodiversity framework.
$3.3M
Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
In support of efforts to strengthen organizational impact through key facility renovation, exhibit development, and programming.
$3.3M
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the career development and advance the research of thirty scholars in diagnostic excellence.
$3.3M
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies · Millbrook, NY · 2024
In support of a western u.s. Fire ecology and forest resilience science collaborative to advance new knowledge and improved understanding of future wildfire resilience and stewardship implications rapidly and synthetica… read allIn support of a western u.s. Fire ecology and forest resilience science collaborative to advance new knowledge and improved understanding of future wildfire resilience and stewardship implications rapidly and synthetically. less
$3.3M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the conservation of the amazon biome in colombia and peru.
$3.3M
Science Communication Lab · Berkeley, CA · 2022
In support of a research-practice collaboration that spans the development of a compelling science documentary and the research on audience impact to provide new insights for effective, evidence-based science communicat… read allIn support of a research-practice collaboration that spans the development of a compelling science documentary and the research on audience impact to provide new insights for effective, evidence-based science communication. less
$3.2M
Universitaet Wien · 2024
In support of research to integrate quantum computing with electron microscopy, creating a new imaging technology that can provide highly detailed images of biological and material samples beyond the capabilities of cur… read allIn support of research to integrate quantum computing with electron microscopy, creating a new imaging technology that can provide highly detailed images of biological and material samples beyond the capabilities of current methods. less
$3.2M
X Prize Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2020
To support a global XPRIZE competition to drive innovation and hardware able to rapidly detect and extinguish wildfires.
$3.2M
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Palisades, NY · 2024
To support the development of a three-dimensional model of the earth's internal dynamics by integrating quantum geophysics, geodynamics, and seismology, advancing our understanding of the deep earth.
$3.1M
Regents of the University of California · Davis, CA · 2023
To support the participation and graduation of 32 students in the doctoral program at the betty irene moore school of nursing at the university of california, davis.
$3.1M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support implementation of business practices that reduce habitat conversion, overfishing, and illegal practices in the management, sourcing, and trade of agriculture and seafood commodities.
$3.0M
Earth Fire Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In support of initial operational capability preparation of the firesat program.
$3.0M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Covington, KY · 2024
In support of seed funding for early stage, innovative opportunities in basic research, as identified by hypothesis fund's scientist scouts.
$3.0M
STEM Next Opportunity Fund · San Diego, CA · 2024
In support of organizational capacity to pivot to a new structure for broadened impact and field leadership.
$3.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
In support of the conservation of biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction by activating the international high seas treaty.
$3.0M
Space Science Institute · Boulder, CO · 2022
In support of the development and distribution of solar education kits that include safe eclipse viewing glasses and educational materials and guidance for public libraries across the country.
$3.0M
Royal Inst for the Adv of Learning - McGill Univ · 2020
To support the construction of CHIME outrigger telescopes to localize Fast Radio Bursts, identify their origins, and use them as probes of the distribution of matter in the universe.
$3.0M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2022
To accelerate integration of natural capital approaches into development policy and finance.
$3.0M
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2022
In support of scaling up adoption of behavioral science in environmental conservation through the center for behavior & the environment.
$2.9M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
To support increased understanding of biodiversity adaptation to climate change and other stresses using conservation technologies.
$2.9M
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In support of the development, field testing, manufacturing and dissemination of sensor-based kits and platforms for education, conservation, and scientific purposes.
$2.8M
Regents of the University of California · La Jolla, CA · 2023
To support construction of a cryogenic chamber that enables the development and alignment of next-generation, large-format optical instruments for the w. M. Keck observatory.
$2.8M
Forever Costa Rica Association · 2023
To support the effective management and sustainable use of key, expanded marine protected areas.
$2.7M
Great Bear Initiative Society · 2024
In support of durable marine stewardship.
$2.7M
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
In support of research into developing a novel quantum acoustic instrument to elucidate nonequilibrium dynamical processes in individual biological macromolecules with single-quantum resolution.
$2.6M
Fundo Brasileiro Para a Biodiversidade · 2022
To support the designation of quilombola territories and sustainable use reserves as well as territorial planning, good governance, and the development of sustainable production value chains.
$2.6M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the creation of a field-based facility and science presence spanning the interface between the andes and the amazon lowland rainforest in peru.
$2.6M
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024
In support of the development, piloting, and evaluation of resources and materials that aim to teach scientifically grounded reasoning for youth and non-expert scientists.
$2.6M
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
To protect ecological hotspots and secure science-based fisheries management in the u.s. Bering and chukchi seas.
$2.6M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
To support continued development of a revolutionary accelerator design to expand the exploration of particle physics, enable new table-top physics, open up attosecond science and enable damage-free time-resolved study o… read allTo support continued development of a revolutionary accelerator design to expand the exploration of particle physics, enable new table-top physics, open up attosecond science and enable damage-free time-resolved study of molecular dynamics. less
$2.6M
Asociacion Para La Conservacion De La Cuenca Amazonica · 2024
In support of the infrastructure, construction and renovations required for los amigos biological station to be a leading venue for tropical forest ecosystem research in the western amazon.
$2.6M
Society To Improve Diagnosis in Medicine · Evanston, IL · 2020
To support a small grants program administered by the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine to catalyze innovation in diagnostic excellence.
$2.6M
Regents of the University of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To establish scalable demonstrations of diagnostic performance feedback for frontline clinicians developed in partnership with select medical specialty societies.
$2.5M
Inaturalist · San Rafael, CA · 2024
To enable inaturalist to realize its potential as a global scientific and conservation sensor by 2030, harnessing data from its user community and optimizing advances in ai to inform critical insights and to connect peo… read allTo enable inaturalist to realize its potential as a global scientific and conservation sensor by 2030, harnessing data from its user community and optimizing advances in ai to inform critical insights and to connect people to nature. less
$2.5M
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2024
In support of the implementation of deforestation and conversion-free commitments by meatpackers in south america.
$2.5M
Florida International University · Miami, FL · 2022
To support the conservation of transboundary freshwater habitat in the western amazon through scientific research and co-production of knowledge.
$2.5M
The Tech Interactive · San Jose, CA · 2024
In support of an earthquake exhibition area with a shake table simulator, themed design challenges, and interactive data visualization activities.
$2.4M
Makeway Foundation · 2024
In support of durable marine conservation.
$2.4M
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In support of creating new genetic data resources that will expand capabilities for understanding the marine biodiversity of moorea.
$2.4M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of accelerating solutions for the monitoring of remote, intact landscapes.
$2.4M
Napa County Land Trust · Napa, CA · 2020
To establish three high-functioning, priority wildlife corridors in Napa County through acquisition, permanent protection, and initial stewardship of strategic properties.
$2.4M
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
In support of research to develop an innovative instrument that will enable researchers unprecedented access to the chemical composition and distribution of small molecules within cells at nanometer resolution.
$2.4M
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To support strategic efforts to enhance visitor experience at the public science center.
$2.4M
Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the development and commissioning of the high-resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization (hispec) for the w. M. Keck observatory, which will create new knowledge about exoplanets through … read allTo support the development and commissioning of the high-resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization (hispec) for the w. M. Keck observatory, which will create new knowledge about exoplanets through high-resolution spectroscopy. less
$2.3M
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In support of strategic plan implementation for integrated content development and organizational capacity building.
$2.3M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of capacity to sustain wild salmon ecosystem conservation in Alaska.
$2.3M
The Tech Interactive · San Jose, CA · 2022
In support of improved visitor experience, including updated website, on-the-floor refresh, and new exhibit development.
$2.3M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of building grantee capacity to engage effectively around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
$2.3M
Centre De Regulacio Genomica Fundacio Privada · 2023
In support of creating standardized approaches for aquatic symbiosis cell atlases and a cell atlas database for the scientific community.
$2.3M
California Council On Science and Technology · Sacramento, CA · 2022
In support of efforts to ensure the long-term financial stability and impact of the california council on science and technology's science and technology policy fellowship program.
$2.2M
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In support of increased fundraising and growth in organization donor base.
$2.2M
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In support of fellowships for scientist-entrepreneurs to transform their discoveries into applications that will benefit society.
$2.2M
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In support of the complete digitization and documentation of an extensive global collection of historical botany specimens.

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