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 “marines” · $53.3M

$2.7M
Great Bear Initiative Society · 2024
In support of durable marine stewardship.
$2.4M
Makeway Foundation · 2024
In support of durable marine conservation.
$1.7M
West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation · 2024
In support of durable marine conservation.
$1.6M
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society · 2024
In support of durable marine conservation.
$1.5M
Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2024
For the acquisition and permanent protection of the martha property in marin county.
$1.4M
Oceans North Conservation Society · 2024
To advance the protection of marine ecosystems and sustainable uses by coastal communities in the eastern canadian arctic.
$800,000
Nanwakolas Council · 2024
In support of durable marine stewardship.
$750,000
National Indian Brotherhood · 2024
To support marine conservation in canada.
$650,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
To support marine habitat conservation.
$650,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
In support of durable marine conservation in british columbia.
$500,000
Nature Canada · 2024
In support of durable marine conservation.
$400,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support and protect marine habitat in the alaskan arctic and central arctic ocean.
$315,728
Seas at Risk Vzw · 2024
To safeguard arctic marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them from the impacts of shipping.
$299,995
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2024
To support developing new tools, methods, and resources for aquatic symbiosis model systems.
$250,000
Environment America Research and Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2024
To support marine habitat education and outreach.
$250,000
National Indian Brotherhood · 2024
To support marine conservation in canada.
$113,125
Kawerak · Nome, AK · 2024
To support rising inuit leaders to advocate for u.s. Arctic coastal and marine habitat protection and stewardship.
$61,000
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2024
To support a donor advised fund, requested by an employee or board member as part of matching gift or service recognition program.
$30,000
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
To support 2024 capitol hill ocean week.
$28,640
Alaska Marine Conservation Council · Homer, AK · 2024
In support of protecting the health and resilience of alaska's bering sea.
$20,000
Koninklijk Nioz · 2024
In support of the "m2c2 - marine microbial chemical communication" conference taking place at nioz - royal netherlands institute for sea research, texel, the netherlands on march 16-20, 2025.
$15,000
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers · Piscataway, NJ · 2024
In support of the october 2024 marine imaging workshop in monterey, ca, focused on bringing together scientists and engineers to present the state of the art in marine imaging and discuss strategies for effective advanc… read allIn support of the october 2024 marine imaging workshop in monterey, ca, focused on bringing together scientists and engineers to present the state of the art in marine imaging and discuss strategies for effective advancement of the field. less
$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
$2,256
Marin County Bicycle Coalition · Fairfax, CA · 2024
Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operational support.
$1,244
Jewish Community Federation of S F Marin Peninsula & Sonoma Counties · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operational support.
$500
Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Employee or trustee recommended gift for general operational support.
$5.0M
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2023
To support arctic marine habitat protection beyond national jurisdiction.
$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.
$2.8M
Forever Costa Rica Association · 2023
To support the effective management and sustainable use of key, expanded marine protected areas.
$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.
$1.5M
Marine Science Institute · Redwood City, CA · 2023
In support of facility and core asset maintenance and repair and enhancements for educational programming and administrative office space.
$1.4M
Oceans North Conservation Society · 2023
To advance the protection of marine ecosystems and sustainable uses by coastal communities in the eastern canadian arctic.
$1.1M
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2023
To support the launch of a new advanced research training course in the molecular and cell biology of symbiosis and associated infrastructure improvements at the marine biological laboratory to benefit the aquatic symbi… read allTo support the launch of a new advanced research training course in the molecular and cell biology of symbiosis and associated infrastructure improvements at the marine biological laboratory to benefit the aquatic symbiosis research community. less
$773,354
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2023
In support of developing research infrastructure for culturing and rearing aquatic organisms to advance collaborations and discoveries in aquatic symbiosis research.
$594,500
Marine Fish Conservation Network · Washington, DC · 2023
In support of sustainable fisheries outreach and education.
$315,728
Seas at Risk Vzw · 2023
To safeguard arctic marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them from the impacts of shipping.
$272,052
Alaska Marine Conservation Council · Homer, AK · 2023
In support of protecting the health and resilience of alaska's bering sea.
$200,000
Environment America Research and Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2023
To support marine habitat education and outreach.
$150,000
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2023
To support the transition to pole-and-line tuna fishing and reduce the pressure of longline use in the galapagos marine reserve.
$142,000
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2023
To support documenting marine mammal habitat use in kotzebue sound with recommendations for conservation policy.
$112,500
Kawerak · Nome, AK · 2023
To support rising inuit leaders to advocate for u.s. Arctic coastal and marine habitat protection and stewardship.
$60,000
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2023
To support a donor advised fund, requested by an employee or board member as part of matching gift or service recognition program.
$30,000
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2023
To support 2023 capitol hill ocean week.
$2,044
Marin County Bicycle Coalition · Fairfax, CA · 2023
In support of general operations.
$4.0M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the expansion of herencia colombia to include marine protected areas.
$871,300
Oceans North Conservation Society · 2022
To advance the protection of marine ecosystems and sustainable uses by coastal communities in the eastern canadian arctic.
$800,000
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
To support the launch of a new advanced research training course in the molecular and cell biology of symbiosis and associated infrastructure improvements at the marine biological laboratory to benefit the aquatic symbi… read allTo support the launch of a new advanced research training course in the molecular and cell biology of symbiosis and associated infrastructure improvements at the marine biological laboratory to benefit the aquatic symbiosis research community. less
$793,850
Marine Science Institute · Redwood City, CA · 2022
In support of facility and core asset maintenance and repair and enhancements for educational programming and administrative office space.
$763,366
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
In support of developing research infrastructure for culturing and rearing aquatic organisms to advance collaborations and discoveries in aquatic symbiosis research.
$600,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2022
To support marine habitat analysis and education.
$576,500
Marine Fish Conservation Network · Washington, DC · 2022
In support of sustainable fisheries outreach and education.
$566,125
Instituto Milenio De Oceanografia De Chile · 2022
To support enhancement of training in aquatic symbiosis through the international course ecology and diversity of marine microorganisms (ecodim), hosted by the university of concepcion, chile, to benefit the aquatic sym… read allTo support enhancement of training in aquatic symbiosis through the international course ecology and diversity of marine microorganisms (ecodim), hosted by the university of concepcion, chile, to benefit the aquatic symbiosis research community. less
$538,610
Pew Charitable Trusts · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
In support of research using environmental dna (edna) to collect and analyze geospatial and dynamic species data in three marine protected areas off the california coast spanning one of the most substantial species grad… read allIn support of research using environmental dna (edna) to collect and analyze geospatial and dynamic species data in three marine protected areas off the california coast spanning one of the most substantial species gradients in the world. less
$345,701
Seas at Risk Vzw · 2022
To safeguard arctic marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them from the impacts of shipping.
$236,202
Friends of the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands · Valhalla, NY · 2022
To support the planning and execution of a project to showcase marine conservation opportunities and urgency in the eastern tropical pacific.
$200,000
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
To support developing new tools, methods, and resources for aquatic symbiosis model systems.
$200,000
Environment America Research and Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2022
To support marine habitat education and outreach.
$200,000
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
To support development of a marine habitat conservation and management analysis framework.
$197,750
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
To support documenting marine mammal habitat use in kotzebue sound with recommendations for conservation policy.
$147,875
Kawerak · Nome, AK · 2022
To support rising inuit leaders to advocate for u.s. Arctic coastal and marine habitat protection and stewardship.
$100,000
Pew Charitable Trusts · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
To strengthen u.s. Arctic marine governance.
$99,995
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
To support developing new tools, methods, and resources for aquatic symbiosis model systems.
$71,978
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2022
To support a donor advised fund, requested by an employee or board member as part of matching gift or service recognition program.
$51,722
Icc Foundation · 2022
To support inuit engagement in arctic shipping issues and marine conservation.
$50,000
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2022
In support of the 2022 microbial diversity course and the 50th anniversary celebration.
$30,000
O'Neill Sea Odyssey · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
In support of the core program, a one-day field trip for students supplemented by standards-based marine science curriculum.
$25,000
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation · Silver Spring, MD · 2022
To support 2022 capitol hill ocean week.
$20,000
Marine Conservation Biology Institute · Seattle, WA · 2022
To support mpatlas.org
$10,000
Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2022
In support of general operations.
$600
Duke University · Durham, NC · 2022
In support of marine lab annual fund 1131091.
$250
Trips for Kids Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2022
In support of general operations.
$200
Greek Orthodox Church of Marin County · Novato, CA · 2022
In support of general operations.
$650,000
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2020
To support outreach and education to conserve marine habitat.
$600,000
Oceans North Conservation Society · 2020
To advance the protection of marine ecosystems and sustainable uses by coastal communities in the Eastern Canadian Arctic.
$500,000
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2020
To support efforts to increase resilience to illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing and other threats to marine life and the ecological integrity of the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
$350,000
University of Oregon · Eugene, OR · 2020
To support the study of propulsion in marine animals that use multiple fluidic jets to move.
$350,000
Marine Fish Conservation Network · Arlington, VA · 2020
To provide support for communicating the value of science-based fisheries management.
$332,400
Marine Biological Laboratory · Woods Hole, MA · 2020
To support developing new tools, methods, and resources for aquatic symbiosis model systems.
$203,881
Marine Affairs Research and Education · Woodinville, WA · 2020
To support access to conservation evidence for effective ocean habitat protection in North America.
$200,000
Nature Canada · 2020
To secure Canada's marine conservation targets.
$158,004
Danmarks Teksniske Universitet · 2020
In support of developing computational models of marine plankton ecosystems for multiple trophic levels. Model predictions will be tested using an autonomous field instrument in the California Current.
$130,000
Environment America Research and Policy Center · Denver, CO · 2020
To support marine habitat education and outreach.
$122,757
Icc Foundation · 2020
To support Inuit engagement in Arctic shipping issues and marine conservation.
$107,160
Seas at Risk Vzw · 2020
To protect Arctic marine ecosystems and the communities that depend on them from spills of heavy fuel oil.
$104,898
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of exploring how a land barrier, the Isthmus of Panama, catalyzed novel differentiation of symbiotic associations between marine animals and microbes over the past three million years.
$101,449
The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of Cambridge · 2020
In support of combining experimental and theoretical research aimed at understanding spatial and temporal aspects of marine ecosystem dynamics, from the single cell to marine microbial populations.
$87,661
Chancellor Masters & Scholars of Univ of Oxford · 2020
In support of using genetic model systems and advanced protein analysis tools to characterize how marine microbes extract nutrients from seawater.
$80,913
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
In support of using laboratory experiments and computer models to define the evolutionary rules that govern which combinations of form and function are possible for one type of marine diatom.
$79,801
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2020
To support a community-driven effort to restore and conserve the health and biodiversity of the highly productive ocean waters surrounding St. George Island in the Bering Sea and to foster access to marine resources in … read allTo support a community-driven effort to restore and conserve the health and biodiversity of the highly productive ocean waters surrounding St. George Island in the Bering Sea and to foster access to marine resources in them by the Unangan people and other sustainable activities. less
$66,553
University of Lincoln Higher Education Corporation · 2020
In support of using laboratory and field experiments, computer modeling, engineering, and underwater imaging to assess how fine-scale viscosity affects the ability of marine microbes to find and acquire food.
$64,400
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2020
In support of developing biosensors to report on the actions of marine microbes, providing molecular signals for studying microbial evolution and cell-cell communication in the ocean.
$50,638
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2020
To support a donor advised fund, requested by an employee or board member as part of a matching gift or service recognition program.
$50,310
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME · 2020
To support the Marine Resources Education Program, building industry leadership capacity in West Coast fisheries; and to provide technical support and electronic monitoring capacity in New England groundfish fisheries.
$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.
$30,000
University of Lincoln Higher Education Corporation · 2020
To support ongoing project efforts to determine how fine-scale viscosity affects the ability of marine microbes to find and acquire food.
$22,955
Arizona Board of Regents · Tucson, AZ · 2020
In support of ensuring marine microbe sequence data is integrated into a federally supported resource and accessible to the broader scientific community.
$20,000
Marin Country Day School · Corte Madera, CA · 2020
In support of general operations.
$20,000
Marine Science Institute · Redwood City, CA · 2020
In support of youth science programming in the Baylands.
$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.
$17,000
Makeway Foundation · 2020
To support a Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP) all-hands meeting.
$16,000
Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources · Missoula, MT · 2020
In support of high-bar journalism for marine conservation through Indigenous Protected Areas in Canada.
$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.
$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.
$9,760
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
To support continued engagement on issues concerni circumpolar marine conservation.
$6,000
Ocean Foundation · Washington, DC · 2020
To support the development of the "Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation" e-book.
$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
Marine Fish Conservation Network · Washington, DC · 2020
To support healthy forage fish communications.
$2,932
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2020
To support a donor advised fund, requested by an employee or board member as part of a matching gift or service recognition program.
$1,000
Trips for Kids Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2020
In support of general operations.
$1,000
Play Marin · Sausalito, CA · 2020
In support of general operations.
$1,000
The Marin Football Club · Greenbrae, CA · 2020
To support the COVID-19 Response Fund.
$268
Young Mens Christian Association of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2020
To support general operations for the Marin YMCA.
$200
Marin Academy · San Rafael, CA · 2020
In support of general operations.

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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