Funding search · EIN 911521697 · Seattle, WA

Discovery Institute

Name: Discovery Institute grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

47
grants reported: $3.0M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $30,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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 scientific scentific

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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.

Top recipients

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

William Marsh Rice University4 grants · $1.0M
Education Access Llc4 grants · $495,000
Rice University1 grant · $260,000
Documentary Foundation1 grant · $225,000
Stony Brook Foundation2 grants · $171,352
Chesalon USA5 grants · $129,880
Continental Economics3 grants · $107,000
Baylor University3 grants · $96,000
Morio Labs4 grants · $96,000
Tellus1 Scientific Llc3 grants · $92,504

Giving over time

$621,546

2021

$494,767

2022

$559,004

2023

$1.3M

2024

Grant history

All 47 reported grants, largest first.

$260,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Scientific research
$260,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2024
Scientific research
$260,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2023
Scientific research
$260,000
William Marsh Rice University · Houston, TX · 2022
Scientific research
$260,000
Rice University · Houston, TX · 2021
Scientific research
$225,000
Documentary Foundation · Gig Harbor, WA · 2021
Support
$125,000
Education Access Llc · Aubrey, TX · 2024
Scientific research
$125,000
Education Access Llc · Aubrey, TX · 2024
Scientific research
$125,000
Education Access Llc · Aubrey, TX · 2022
Scientific research
$120,000
Education Access Llc · Aubrey, TX · 2023
Scientific research
$85,676
Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2024
Research
$85,676
Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2024
Research
$75,000
Biola University · La Mirada, CA · 2021
Scentific research
$48,000
Morio Labs · Fullerton, CA · 2022
Scientific research
$42,500
Continental Economics · Edgewood, NM · 2024
Research
$42,500
Continental Economics · Edgewood, NM · 2024
Research
$32,400
Chesalon USA · Houston, TX · 2022
Scientific research
$32,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2024
Scientific research
$32,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2024
Scientific research
$32,000
Baylor University · Waco, TX · 2023
Scientific research
$31,252
Tellus1 Scientific Llc · Huntsville, AL · 2024
Scientific research
$31,252
Tellus1 Scientific Llc · Huntsville, AL · 2024
Scientific research
$30,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2023
Scientific research
$30,000
Tellus1 Scientific Llc · Huntsville, AL · 2023
Scientific research
$26,466
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2021
Scientific research
$25,080
Chesalon USA · Yuma, AZ · 2021
Scientific research
$25,000
Chesalon USA · Houston, TX · 2024
Scientific research
$25,000
Chesalon USA · Houston, TX · 2024
Scientific research
$24,000
Morio Labs · Fullerton, CA · 2023
Scientific research
$22,400
Chesalon USA · Houston, TX · 2023
Scientific research
$22,000
Continental Economics · Edgewood, NM · 2023
Research
$15,000
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
Scientific research
$12,604
Biola University · La Mirada, CA · 2023
Scentific research
$12,000
Morio Labs · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Scientific research
$12,000
Morio Labs · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Scientific research
$10,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2021
Scientific research
$8,367
Freed-Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2022
Scientific research
$7,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Scientific research
$7,000
Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Scientific research
$7,000
Freed-Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2024
Scientific research
$7,000
Freed-Hardeman University · Henderson, TN · 2024
Scientific research
$6,000
Arete Global Consulting Llc · Riverdale, MD · 2024
Research
$6,000
Arete Global Consulting Llc · Riverdale, MD · 2024
Research
$6,000
Arete Global Consulting Llc · Riverdale, MD · 2023
Research
$6,000
Arete Global Consulting Llc · Riverdale, MD · 2022
Scientific research
$5,720
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2024
Research
$5,720
Hope College · Holland, MI · 2024
Research

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