Funding search · EIN 711035523 · Wilmington, DE

Dw Gore Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

89
grants reported
$2.5M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Givewell Maximum Impact Fund5 grants · $490,000
  • Year Up5 grants · $180,000
  • Wikimedia Foundation5 grants · $155,000
  • MIT Poverty Action Lab5 grants · $140,000
  • Brain & Behavior Research Foundation5 grants · $130,000
  • Building Excellent Schools4 grants · $130,000
  • Camfed USA4 grants · $120,000
  • Jumpstart5 grants · $100,000
  • Our World in Data5 grants · $100,000
  • Pencils of Promise1 grant · $100,000

Giving over time

$760,000
2021
$410,000
2022
$370,000
2023
$1.0M
2024

Grant history

All 89 reported grants, largest first.

  • $250,000

    Givewell Maximum Impact Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Educational research

  • $100,000

    Pencils of Promise · New York, NY · 2024

    Education

  • $100,000

    Givewell Maximum Impact Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Educational research

  • $100,000

    Givewell Maximum Impact Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Educational research

  • $75,000

    Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Educational research

  • $50,000

    Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Schizophrenia research

  • $50,000

    Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2024

    Education

  • $50,000

    Building Excellent Schools · Boston, MA · 2024

    Educational research

  • $50,000

    Climate Systems Engineering Initiative University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Educational research

  • $50,000

    Jumpstart · Boston, MA · 2024

    Educational research

  • $50,000

    MIT Poverty Action Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Poverty abatement research

  • $50,000

    Our World in Data · 2024

    Educational research

  • $50,000

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024

    Health research

  • $50,000

    Year Up · New Castle, DE · 2024

    Education

  • $40,000

    Building Excellent Schools · Boston, MA · 2022

    Educational research

  • $40,000

    Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University · 2022

    Education

  • $40,000

    Year Up · Boston, MA · 2022

    Education

  • $35,000

    Year Up · Boston, MA · 2021

    Education

  • $35,000

    Year Up · Boston, MA · 2021

    Education

  • $30,000

    Brookings Institution · Washington, DC · 2023

    Education

  • $30,000

    Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Educational research

  • $30,000

    MIT Poverty Action Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Poverty abatement research

  • $30,000

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023

    Health research

  • $30,000

    Brookings · Washington, DC · 2022

    Education

  • $30,000

    Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Educational research

  • $30,000

    MIT Poverty Action Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Poverty abatement research

  • $30,000

    Brookings · Washington, DC · 2021

    Education

  • $30,000

    Brookings · Washington, DC · 2021

    Education

  • $30,000

    Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $30,000

    Camfed USA · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $30,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2021

    Educational research

  • $30,000

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2021

    Educational research

  • $25,000

    American Council for Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2024

    Educational research

  • $25,000

    Center for Ai Safety · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Global issues

  • $25,000

    Charter School of Wilmington · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    Education

  • $25,000

    Eleos Ai · Waltham, MA · 2024

    Global issues

  • $25,000

    Leading Youth Through Empowerment · Wilmington, DE · 2024

    Education

  • $20,000

    Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Schizophrenia research

  • $20,000

    Building Excellent Schools · Boston, MA · 2023

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Climate Systems Engineering Initiative University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Jumpstart · Boston, MA · 2023

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Our World in Data · 2023

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Year Up · New Castle, DE · 2023

    Education

  • $20,000

    Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Schizophrenia research

  • $20,000

    Solar Geo-Engineering Research Program at Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Education research

  • $20,000

    Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2021

    Schizophrenia research

  • $20,000

    Brain & Behavior Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2021

    Schizophrenia research

  • $20,000

    Building Excellent Schools · Boston, MA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University · 2021

    Education

  • $20,000

    Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University · 2021

    Education

  • $20,000

    Givewell Maximum Impact Fund · Oakland, CA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Givewell Maximum Impact Fund · Oakland, CA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Solar Geo-Engineering Research Program at Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021

    Education research

  • $20,000

    Solar Geo-Engineering Research Program at Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2021

    Education research

  • $20,000

    Springfield Preparatory Charter School · Springfield, MA · 2021

    Education

  • $20,000

    Springfield Preparatory Charter School · Springfield, MA · 2021

    Education

  • $20,000

    Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $20,000

    Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $15,000

    MIT Poverty Action Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2021

    Poverty abatement research

  • $15,000

    MIT Poverty Action Lab · Cambridge, MA · 2021

    Poverty abatement research

  • $10,000

    American Council for Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2023

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    American Council for Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2022

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Hertz Foundation · Pleasanton, CA · 2022

    College scholarships

  • $10,000

    Jumpstart · Boston, MA · 2022

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Our World in Data · 2022

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Allfed · Fairbanks, AK · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Allfed · Fairbanks, AK · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    American Council for Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    American Council for Trustees and Alumni · Washington, DC · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Evidence Action · Washington, DC · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Evidence Action · Washington, DC · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Excel Academy Charter School · East Boston, MA · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Excel Academy Charter School · East Boston, MA · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Girls Who Code · New York, NY · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Hertz Foundation · Pleasanton, CA · 2021

    College scholarships

  • $10,000

    Hertz Foundation · Pleasanton, CA · 2021

    College scholarships

  • $10,000

    Jumpstart · Boston, MA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Jumpstart · Boston, MA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Kurzgesagt · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Mercatus Center · Arlington, VA · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Our World in Data · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Our World in Data · 2021

    Educational research

  • $10,000

    Ted-Ed · New York, NY · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Ted-Ed · New York, NY · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Transitmatters · Boston, MA · 2021

    Education

  • $10,000

    Transitmatters · Boston, MA · 2021

    Education

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.