Funding search · EIN 850909048 · Torrance, CA
Carina Initiatives
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 107
- grants reported
- $28.3M
- total given
- 2020–2023
- filing years
- $100,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
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- 9 Dots Community Learning Center4 grants · $3.4M
- Aops Incorporated4 grants · $2.7M
- The Art of Problem Solving Initiative Inc Dba Beam2 grants · $2.7M
- The Art of Problem Solving Initiative2 grants · $2.3M
- The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University3 grants · $1.9M
- Brilliant Worldwide4 grants · $1.7M
- Global Talent Network Foundation2 grants · $1.5M
- The University of Chicago2 grants · $1.4M
- Regents of the University of Minnesota4 grants · $1.3M
- National Math Stars2 grants · $1.3M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 107 grants.
- $1.5M
The Art of Problem Solving Initiative Inc Dba Beam · New York, NY · 2021
Entity support
- $1.3M
National Math Stars · Wilmington, NC · 2023
General operating support
- $1.3M
The Art of Problem Solving Initiative · New York, NY · 2022
Entity support
- $1.2M
The Art of Problem Solving Initiative Inc Dba Beam · New York, NY · 2020
Entity support
- $1.0M
The Art of Problem Solving Initiative · New York, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $930,000
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
University research
- $882,978
Aops Incorporated · San Diego, CA · 2023
Support for the pathways program
- $865,000
9 Dots Community Learning Center · Torrance, CA · 2020
Entity support
- $850,000
9 Dots Community Learning Center · Torrance, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $850,000
9 Dots Community Learning Center · Torrance, CA · 2022
Entity support
- $850,000
9 Dots Community Learning Center · Torrance, CA · 2021
Entity support
- $830,280
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
University program
- $750,000
Global Talent Network Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General operating support
- $750,000
Global Talent Network Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Entity support
- $720,000
Brilliant Worldwide · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support for the development of free schools product
- $712,350
Aops Incorporated · San Diego, CA · 2021
Entity support
- $666,000
Aops Incorporated · San Diego, CA · 2020
Entity support
- $580,000
The Global Development Incubator · Washington, DC · 2022
Fiscal sponsorship
- $576,000
University of Chicago (Biplab Math Apps Research) · Chicago, IL · 2021
University research
- $530,280
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
University program
- $530,280
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2021
University program
- $517,200
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Entity support
- $504,760
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $500,000
Digital Harbor Foundation · Baltimore, MD · 2022
Fiscal sponsorship
- $470,000
The University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
University research
- $441,019
Aops Incorporated · San Diego, CA · 2022
Entity support
- $425,750
Brilliant Worldwide · San Francisco, CA · 2020
Entity support
- $375,750
Brilliant Worldwide · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Entity support
- $369,200
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2020
University research
- $342,400
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
University research
- $324,053
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
University research
- $308,463
Regents of the University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
University research
- $282,800
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Entity support
- $275,000
The Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2020
Entity support
- $264,000
Animo Games Studio Llc · Torrance, CA · 2023
Support for the development of free schools product
- $250,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technologyofc of Engineering Outreach Programs · Cambridge, MA · 2022
University program
- $250,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technologyoffice of Engineering Outreach Program · Cambridge, MA · 2021
University program
- $234,400
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Entity support
- $220,000
The Global Development Incubator · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
To support research on how to effectively develop top math talent
- $200,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
University program
- $200,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022
University program
- $200,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2021
University program
- $200,000
The Excellence Project · Grayslake, IL · 2021
Entity support
- $187,750
Brilliant Worldwide · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Entity support
- $168,500
Sigmacamp · East Setauket, NY · 2023
General operating support
- $137,500
The Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2021
Entity support
- $126,495
National Bureau of Economic Research · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Support research to identify and develop mathematical talent
- $121,000
University of Chicago (Biplab Math Apps Research) · Chicago, IL · 2020
University research
- $120,000
African Institute for Mathematica Sciences-the Next Einstein Initiative · 2023
Support for rwanda mathematical olympiad program
- $111,300
Games for Change Foundation · Woodside, NY · 2021
Fiscal sponsorship
- $110,000
Addiscoder · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General operating support
- $110,000
Addiscoder · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Entity support
- $100,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Office of Engineering Outreach Progr · Cambridge, MA · 2023
University program
- $100,000
The Promys Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Entity support
- $100,000
The Excellence Project · Grayslake, IL · 2020
Entity support
- $50,000
Mathcounts Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Mathcounts Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Entity support
- $50,000
Cambridge Math Circle · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Entity support
- $50,000
Mathcounts Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Entity support
- $50,000
Chaim Gingold · Torrance, CA · 2020
Fellowship
- $50,000
Mathcounts Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2020
Entity support
- $48,000
Jason Newman · Torrance, CA · 2020
Fellowship
- $47,000
Chumpsquad Llc · Somerville, MA · 2021
Entity support
- $45,000
Andrew Huff · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Carlos Pedroso · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Jason Newman · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Jord Farrell · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Katharine Killick · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Lucas Lerin Salafranca · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Luis Diaz Peralta · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Marcos Donnantuoni · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Michael Kam · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $45,000
Seyed Ali Nikkah · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $43,000
Jord Farrell · Torrance, CA · 2020
Fellowship
- $42,000
James Kay · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $40,000
Lucas Lerin Salafranca · Torrance, CA · 2020
Fellowship
- $40,000
Luis Diaz Peralta · Torrance, CA · 2020
Fellowship
- $40,000
Marcos Donnantuoni · Torrance, CA · 2020
Fellowship
- $37,500
Campersand Co · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
General operating support
- $37,500
Rocio Tome Gonzalez · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $33,750
Piotr Kornel Zarod · Torrance, CA · 2021
Fellowship
- $33,333
Mathematics Foundation of America · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Entity support
- $31,556
Trustees of Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
University research
- $23,530
Games for Change Foundation · Woodside, NY · 2020
Fiscal sponsorship
- $22,500
Andrew William Huff · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $22,500
Carlos Antonio Santos Pedroso · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $22,500
James David Kay · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $22,500
Katharine Killick · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $22,500
Lucas Lerin Salafranca · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $22,500
Marcos Alfredo Donnantuoni · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $22,500
Michael Kamm · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $22,500
Piotr Kornel Zarod · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $22,500
Rocio Tome Gonzalez · Torrance, CA · 2022
Fellowship
- $20,000
The Global Development Incubator · Washington Dc, DC · 2023
To support low-income students' participation in advanced math programming
- $10,500
Athemath · Phoenix, AZ · 2020
Entity support
- $10,000
Alphastar Academy Llc · Santa Clara, CA · 2023
Support for low income attendees
- $10,000
Jones Hbcu Legacy Fund · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
General operating support
- $9,034
National Math Stars · Wilmington, NC · 2023
General operating supportnon cash grantdate: 5/5/2024cost basis: 9,034fmv: 9,034
- $7,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mathroots · Cambridge, MA · 2023
University program
- $7,500
Mathematical Staircase · Chicopee, MA · 2023
General operating support
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