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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.

99 grants matching “investigative” · $41.0M

$1.3M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support postdoctoral fellows at the black hole initiative, a unique interdisciplinary center bringing together investigators from astronomy, physics, mathematics, and philosophy to study black holes.
$1.1M
Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support investigations of galactic evolution and black hole physics by high-precision tracking of stars in the center of our galaxy.
$815,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To support investigations of the phenomenon of polariton condensation and the creation of interacting polariton states in materials coupled with optical cavities.
$662,574
University System of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2024
In support of investigating how archaeal responses to dna damage may have served as a predecessor to the emergence of sexual reproduction in microbial eukaryotes.
$600,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024
In support of the laboratory of dr. Aravind devarakonda, which will investigate topologically ordered and correlated electronic phases through exploratory synthesis of novel low-dimensional and superlattice materials.
$600,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support development of fabrication protocols for integration of thin-film oxide materials with photonic crystal cavities, and investigations of hybrid states of matter created by strong photon-phonon interactions in … read allTo support development of fabrication protocols for integration of thin-film oxide materials with photonic crystal cavities, and investigations of hybrid states of matter created by strong photon-phonon interactions in these structures. less
$587,875
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2024
To support investigation of the physics of quantum spin liquids in devices based on atomically thin materials, by developing complementary thermodynamic and spectroscopic experimental probes specifically for micron-size… read allTo support investigation of the physics of quantum spin liquids in devices based on atomically thin materials, by developing complementary thermodynamic and spectroscopic experimental probes specifically for micron-sized samples. less
$501,923
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Wissenschaften Ev · 2024
In support of investigating how brown algae, a group of seaweeds, evolved multicellularity.
$500,000
Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting · Washington, DC · 2024
To enable journalists to investigate and report on commercial and policy conditions that make deforestation, illegal fishing, and related financial crimes too common, and on efforts underway to change those conditions.
$437,730
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ · 2024
In support of experimental investigations of superconductivity and strongly correlated electronic phases in graphene and other atomically thin materials.
$431,342
Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
In support of experimental research aimed at investigating correlated topological phases in atomically thin materials using a suite of nanofabrication, electrical measurement and scanning probe techniques.
$400,000
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg · 2024
To support experimental investigations of the non-equilibrium thermodynamics of solid materials coupled with optical cavities.
$393,107
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024
In support of investigations of electronic states at interfaces between different topological phases using optical methods.
$350,000
University of British Columbia · 2024
In support of theoretical and experimental investigations of topological superconductivity in twisted two-dimensional cuprate structures.
$350,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
To support a molecular beam epitaxy facility for growth of record-mobility gallium arsenide quantum wells, as a key source of materials for scientists specializing in investigations of emergent phenomena in two-dimensio… read allTo support a molecular beam epitaxy facility for growth of record-mobility gallium arsenide quantum wells, as a key source of materials for scientists specializing in investigations of emergent phenomena in two-dimensional electron systems. less
$349,039
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
In support of the development of novel techniques for investigations of emergent properties of quantum materials using linear and nonlinear terahertz spectroscopy.
$320,094
Regents of the University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2024
In support of investigations of strongly correlated and topological materials using low-temperature angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.
$310,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
In support of scientific research aimed at engineering two-dimensional heterostructures to investigate new emergent phenomena arising from strong electron correlations.
$306,497
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
To support investigation of outstanding problems in quantum materials, including the strong correlation problem and quantum dynamics of many-body hamiltonians by creation of voltage-controllable superlattice structures … read allTo support investigation of outstanding problems in quantum materials, including the strong correlation problem and quantum dynamics of many-body hamiltonians by creation of voltage-controllable superlattice structures in two-dimensional materials. less
$286,636
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2024
In support of investigations of strongly correlated materials and exotic quantum fluids using scanning tunneling microscopy and spin noise spectroscopy.
$272,353
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To realize and investigate experimentally bloch-like hamiltonians in two, three and higher dimensions using josephson devices, and assess their topological properties.
$259,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College · Burlington, VT · 2024
To investigate the photonic and optoelectronic properties of stacked microcavity organic light emitting diodes constituting one dimensional photonic crystals.
$222,561
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
In support of the development and applications of novel neutron scattering techniques for investigations of exotic forms of magnetism in materials.
$200,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
To investigate the existence of new long range interactions or deviations from the inverse square law of gravity at the submicron scale using, for the first time, nuclear transitions.
$142,884
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
In support of investigations of emergent phenomena arising from electron correlations and topological order in heterostructures of two-dimensional materials assembled with a controlled twist angle between layers.
$142,055
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2024
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$6,336
American Physical Society · College Park, MD · 2024
In support of a partnership with the experimental physics investigators initiative to support and advance research done by mid-career physicists throughout the united states.
$1.5M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support postdoctoral fellows at the black hole initiative, a unique interdisciplinary center bringing together investigators from astronomy, physics, mathematics, and philosophy to study black holes.
$1.1M
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg · 2023
To support experimental investigations of the non-equilibrium thermodynamics of solid materials coupled with optical cavities.
$950,000
Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support investigations of galactic evolution and black hole physics by high-precision tracking of stars in the center of our galaxy.
$700,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
To investigate the existence of new long range interactions or deviations from the inverse square law of gravity at the submicron scale using, for the first time, nuclear transitions.
$446,852
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
To support investigation of outstanding problems in quantum materials, including the strong correlation problem and quantum dynamics of many-body hamiltonians by creation of voltage-controllable superlattice structures … read allTo support investigation of outstanding problems in quantum materials, including the strong correlation problem and quantum dynamics of many-body hamiltonians by creation of voltage-controllable superlattice structures in two-dimensional materials. less
$420,000
University of British Columbia · 2023
In support of theoretical and experimental investigations of topological superconductivity in twisted two-dimensional cuprate structures.
$325,624
Regents of the University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2023
In support of investigations of strongly correlated and topological materials using low-temperature angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.
$325,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
In support of scientific research aimed at engineering two-dimensional heterostructures to investigate new emergent phenomena arising from strong electron correlations.
$296,135
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
In support of investigations of strongly correlated materials and exotic quantum fluids using scanning tunneling microscopy and spin noise spectroscopy.
$286,327
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ · 2023
In support of experimental investigations of superconductivity and strongly correlated electronic phases in graphene and other atomically thin materials.
$283,461
Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
In support of experimental research aimed at investigating correlated topological phases in atomically thin materials using a suite of nanofabrication, electrical measurement and scanning probe techniques.
$250,000
Pulitzer Center On Crisis Reporting · Washington, DC · 2023
To enable journalists to investigate and report on commercial and policy conditions that make deforestation, illegal fishing, and related financial crimes too common, and on efforts underway to change those conditions.
$248,299
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In support of investigations of electronic states at interfaces between different topological phases using optical methods.
$244,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2023
To support investigation of the physics of quantum spin liquids in devices based on atomically thin materials, by developing complementary thermodynamic and spectroscopic experimental probes specifically for micron-size… read allTo support investigation of the physics of quantum spin liquids in devices based on atomically thin materials, by developing complementary thermodynamic and spectroscopic experimental probes specifically for micron-sized samples. less
$239,580
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
In support of the development and applications of novel neutron scattering techniques for investigations of exotic forms of magnetism in materials.
$196,101
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
In support of the development of novel techniques for investigations of emergent properties of quantum materials using linear and nonlinear terahertz spectroscopy.
$174,345
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
In support of investigations of emergent phenomena arising from electron correlations and topological order in heterostructures of two-dimensional materials assembled with a controlled twist angle between layers.
$166,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College · Burlington, VT · 2023
To investigate the photonic and optoelectronic properties of stacked microcavity organic light emitting diodes constituting one dimensional photonic crystals.
$25,000
American Society for Cell Biology · Bethesda, MD · 2023
In support of travel awards for ten early career investigators to participate in the congressional life science fair in july 2023.
$1.6M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support postdoctoral fellows at the black hole initiative, a unique interdisciplinary center bringing together investigators from astronomy, physics, mathematics, and philosophy to study black holes.
$1.5M
Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support investigations of galactic evolution and black hole physics by high-precision tracking of stars in the center of our galaxy.
$647,897
University System of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2022
In support of investigating how archaeal responses to dna damage may have served as a predecessor to the emergence of sexual reproduction in microbial eukaryotes.
$560,000
University of British Columbia · 2022
In support of theoretical and experimental investigations of topological superconductivity in twisted two-dimensional cuprate structures.
$511,627
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2022
In support of an expanded model community science program designed to engage youth and their communities in scientific investigations that contribute to deeper understanding of a local ecosystem.
$491,640
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
In support of scientific research aimed at engineering two-dimensional heterostructures to investigate new emergent phenomena arising from strong electron correlations.
$463,913
Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support the scientific use of a new-generation adaptive optics system at the keck i telescope to investigate the environment around the black hole at the center of the milky way galaxy.
$452,951
Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science · 2022
In support of investigating how brown algae, a group of seaweeds, evolved multicellularity.
$443,322
Regents of the University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2022
In support of investigations of strongly correlated and topological materials using low-temperature angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.
$409,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$400,000
Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$387,266
American Physical Society · College Park, MD · 2022
A partnership with the experimental physics investigators initiative to support and advance research done by mid-career physicists throughout the united states.
$387,034
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2022
In support of investigations of electronic states at interfaces between different topological phases using optical methods.
$362,599
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
In support of the development and applications of novel neutron scattering techniques for investigations of exotic forms of magnetism in materials.
$353,569
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
In support of investigations of strongly correlated materials and exotic quantum fluids using scanning tunneling microscopy and spin noise spectroscopy.
$337,671
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$337,411
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
In support of investigations of emergent phenomena arising from electron correlations and topological order in heterostructures of two-dimensional materials assembled with a controlled twist angle between layers.
$311,337
Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
In support of experimental research aimed at investigating correlated topological phases in atomically thin materials using a suite of nanofabrication, electrical measurement and scanning probe techniques.
$310,283
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ · 2022
In support of experimental investigations of superconductivity and strongly correlated electronic phases in graphene and other atomically thin materials.
$305,400
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
In support of a molecular beam epitaxy facility for growth of high-mobility gallium arsenide quantum wells, as a key source of materials for investigations of emergent phenomena in two-dimensional electron systems.
$304,000
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2022
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$298,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$265,600
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
In support of the development of novel techniques for investigations of emergent properties of quantum materials using linear and nonlinear terahertz spectroscopy.
$258,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$255,250
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
To support investigation of the physics of quantum spin liquids in devices based on atomically thin materials, by developing complementary thermodynamic and spectroscopic experimental probes specifically for micron-size… read allTo support investigation of the physics of quantum spin liquids in devices based on atomically thin materials, by developing complementary thermodynamic and spectroscopic experimental probes specifically for micron-sized samples. less
$239,376
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
To support investigation of outstanding problems in quantum materials, including the strong correlation problem and quantum dynamics of many-body hamiltonians by creation of voltage-controllable superlattice structures … read allTo support investigation of outstanding problems in quantum materials, including the strong correlation problem and quantum dynamics of many-body hamiltonians by creation of voltage-controllable superlattice structures in two-dimensional materials. less
$215,596
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2022
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$207,219
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$945,360
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2020
In support of investigations of emergent phenomena arising from electron correlations and topological order in heterostructures of two-dimensional materials assembled with a controlled twist angle between layers.
$759,890
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2020
In support of the development of novel techniques for investigations of emergent properties of quantum materials using linear and nonlinear terahertz spectroscopy.
$663,660
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2020
In support of investigations of strongly correlated materials and exotic quantum fluids using scanning tunneling microscopy and spin noise spectroscopy.
$475,000
Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
To support the scientific use of a new-generation adaptive optics system at the Keck I telescope to investigate the environment around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
$461,390
Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
In support of experimental research aimed at investigating correlated topological phases in atomically thin materials using a suite of nanofabrication, electrical measurement and scanning probe techniques.
$403,816
Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$350,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2020
In support of a molecular beam epitaxy facility for growth of high-mobility gallium arsenide quantum wells, as a key source of materials for the scientific community specializing in investigations of emergent phenomena … read allIn support of a molecular beam epitaxy facility for growth of high-mobility gallium arsenide quantum wells, as a key source of materials for the scientific community specializing in investigations of emergent phenomena in two-dimensional electron systems. less
$350,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2020
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$350,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2020
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$326,790
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ · 2020
In support of experimental investigations of superconductivity and strongly correlated electronic phases in graphene and other atomically thin materials.
$306,125
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2020
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$250,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2020
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$250,000
The Board of Trustees of the Univ of Illinois · Urbana, IL · 2020
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$250,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2020
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$250,000
The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Jr Univ · Stanford, CA · 2020
In support of theoretical investigations of emergent phenomena in quantum materials.
$248,890
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2020
In support of the development and applications of novel neutron scattering techniques for investigations of exotic forms of magnetism in materials.
$246,125
Regents of the University of California · San Francisco, CA · 2020
To develop a series of white papers that investigates potential investments in data and technology to advance diagnostic excellence.
$201,390
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2020
In support of investigations of electronic states at interfaces between different topological phases using optical methods.
$198,390
Regents of the University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2020
In support of investigations of strongly correlated and topological materials using low-temperature angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy.
$180,000
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · Piscataway, NJ · 2020
In support of novel approaches to the synthesis of artificial quantum materials and investigations of novel phenomena away from equilibrium in these materials.
$180,000
The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Jr Univ · Stanford, CA · 2020
To support the development and implementation of novel photoelectron spectroscopy and microwave impedance microscopy tools for investigations of complex materials.
$180,000
The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Jr Univ · Stanford, CA · 2020
In support of discovery-driven research on strongly correlated electron systems and the development of new experimental tools for investigations of complex materials.
$180,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2020
To support investigations of the emergent electronic properties in hybrid and nano-engineered artificial quantum materials.
$161,921
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2020
In support of developing a virus-bacterium-alga culture system and advancing methods to investigate how virus infection and stress impact gene flow and microbial evolution in cold, highly saline environments.
$143,790
The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Jr Univ · Stanford, CA · 2020
In support of scientific research aimed at engineering two-dimensional heterostructures to investigate new emergent phenomena arising from strong electron correlations.

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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