Funding search · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · grants
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: all 4,004 grants
Largest first · $1.46B across 2020–2024 · back to the overview
- $1.4M
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2020
To support integration of environmental and social indicators into infrastructure planning in Peru.
- $1.4M
Wildlife Conservation Society · Bronx, NY · 2022
To advance the green climate fund's creation of a high ambition fund for nature protection.
- $1.4M
World Economic Forum · 2022
To support the tropical forest alliance in efforts to enhance deforestation and conversion-free (dcf) commitments through public-private partnerships in south america.
- $1.4M
Regents of the University of California · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
In support of the renovation and refurbishment of lick observatory to bolster and expand the capacity to serve the bay area public with astronomy-based programming while maintaining an active scientific research and tra… read allIn support of the renovation and refurbishment of lick observatory to bolster and expand the capacity to serve the bay area public with astronomy-based programming while maintaining an active scientific research and training program. less
- $1.4M
Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
To develop online tools that improve at-sea fisheries transparency, in particular a fishing vessel rapid risk assessment for use by the insurance industry.
- $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.
- $1.4M
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2020
To support the early career development of twenty scholars in diagnostic excellence.
- $1.4M
Fundacao Getulio Vargas · 2023
To support the adoption of a territorial governance mechanism along the br-319 corridor in amazonas state, brazil.
- $1.4M
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To develop a method to form a trapped gas of ultracold francium-silver molecules, and a scheme to use these molecules to detect time-asymmetric forces in the atomic nucleus with sensitivity orders of magnitude beyond th… read allTo develop a method to form a trapped gas of ultracold francium-silver molecules, and a scheme to use these molecules to detect time-asymmetric forces in the atomic nucleus with sensitivity orders of magnitude beyond that of current experiments. less
- $1.4M
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In support of the digitization and documentation of an extensive collection of historical botany specimens from california.
- $1.4M
California Council On Science and Technology · Sacramento, CA · 2020
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.
- $1.4M
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2020
In support of the development, field testing, manufacturing and dissemination of sensor-based kits and platforms for education, conservation, and scientific purposes.
- $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.
- $1.4M
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In support of strategic development and refinement of two youth-serving programs, the explainer and field trip programs.
- $1.4M
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources · 2023
To support the development of an iucn policy on synthetic biology in relation to nature conservation.
- $1.4M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of accelerating development and deployment of a wildfire management and evacuation platform in two high-risk, low-income Northern California regions and to enable rich data exchange with early detection senso… read allIn support of accelerating development and deployment of a wildfire management and evacuation platform in two high-risk, low-income Northern California regions and to enable rich data exchange with early detection sensors, satellite imaging, fire spread models, vegetation/fuel models and community notification. less
- $1.4M
Weizmann Institute of Science · 2023
In support of a philanthropic, academic, and industrial collaborative to develop a compact laser phase plate to improve image contrast, boost throughput, and improve the signal-to-noise ratio in cryo-electron microscopy.
- $1.4M
Foundations of Success · Bethesda, MD · 2022
To support the assessment and redesign of widely utilized conservation approaches aimed at achieving conservation at scale.
- $1.4M
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In support of a research and development fund and process to spur nimble exhibit and public program development.
- $1.4M
Instituto De Pesquisa Ambiental Da Amazonia · 2024
To secure the conservation of forest and freshwater ecosystems in the brazilian amazon.
- $1.4M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
To support scientific research and development of novel, science-based enabling solutions for wildfire resilience in california.
- $1.3M
Windward Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
For development of pathways to launch a global fire satellite constellation.
- $1.3M
Seafood Task Force · McLean, VA · 2022
To put in place the conditions necessary for seafood task force members to verifiably meet their public commitments to improve production practices in thailand, indonesia, vietnam and india.
- $1.3M
Leap Frog Group · Washington, DC · 2022
In support of a national reporting system that recognizes hospital and health system performance in standards of diagnostic excellence.
- $1.3M
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2023
In support of the implementation of deforestation and conversion-free commitments by meatpackers in south america.
- $1.3M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support strategies that help shift behavior of agribusiness toward responsible and deforestation- and conversion-free sourcing.
- $1.3M
Yellowstone To Yukon Conservation Initiative · Bozeman, MT · 2023
In support of efforts to catalyze new investment mechanisms to support implementation of the global biodiversity framework.
- $1.3M
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support strategies that help shift behavior of agribusiness toward responsible and deforestation- and conversion-free sourcing.
- $1.3M
Ellen MacArthur Foundation · 2023
To support the big food redesign challenge.
- $1.3M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support arctic science diplomacy, permafrost emissions policy change, and bering strait risk mitigation.
- $1.3M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
In support of research to develop and implement nanoscale nitrogen-vacancy nuclear magnetic resonance (nv-nmr) and magnetic resonance imaging (nv-mri) with potential wide ranging impact on chemical and biological scienc… read allIn support of research to develop and implement nanoscale nitrogen-vacancy nuclear magnetic resonance (nv-nmr) and magnetic resonance imaging (nv-mri) with potential wide ranging impact on chemical and biological sciences. less
- $1.3M
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the greening of china-brazil beef and soy trade.
- $1.3M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
In support of research to develop and implement nanoscale nitrogen-vacancy nuclear magnetic resonance (nv-nmr) and magnetic resonance imaging (nv-mri) with potential wide ranging impact on chemical and biological scienc… read allIn support of research to develop and implement nanoscale nitrogen-vacancy nuclear magnetic resonance (nv-nmr) and magnetic resonance imaging (nv-mri) with potential wide ranging impact on chemical and biological sciences. less
- $1.3M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
In support of field measurements and modeling efforts aimed at advancing the understanding of methane emissions from tropical wetlands, including sites in africa and south america.
- $1.3M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
In support of research to develop and implement nanoscale nitrogen-vacancy nuclear magnetic resonance (nv-nmr) and magnetic resonance imaging (nv-mri) with potential wide ranging impact on chemical and biological scienc… read allIn support of research to develop and implement nanoscale nitrogen-vacancy nuclear magnetic resonance (nv-nmr) and magnetic resonance imaging (nv-mri) with potential wide ranging impact on chemical and biological sciences. less
- $1.3M
Institute for Healthcare Improvement · Boston, MA · 2023
To promote collaboration between the society to improve diagnosis in medicine's diagnostic quality improvement seed grant program and the institute for healthcare improvement's age-friendly health systems movement, with… read allTo promote collaboration between the society to improve diagnosis in medicine's diagnostic quality improvement seed grant program and the institute for healthcare improvement's age-friendly health systems movement, with the aim to improve diagnosis. less
- $1.3M
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2022
To protect ecological hotspots and secure science-based fisheries management in the u.s. Bering and chukchi seas.
- $1.3M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
To support scientific research and development of novel, science-based enabling solutions for wildfire resilience in california.
- $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.
- $1.3M
Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg · 2024
In support of research to develop a new imaging approach that relies on shaped electrons to extract entirely new information from a sample - namely coherence properties.
- $1.3M
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2020
To support a facilities and programmatic refresh effort that enhances visitor experience, better communicates organizational mission and values, and drives strategy for years to come.
- $1.3M
Smithsonian Institution · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To support expansion of the technical capabilities of the event horizon telescope and enable high-resolution, high-speed imaging of supermassive black holes.
- $1.3M
American College of Radiology · Reston, VA · 2023
To support the development of an ai lifecycle management framework, including external validation and oversight strategies, to manage the complexity of ensuring safety and effectiveness of imaging-based ai applications … read allTo support the development of an ai lifecycle management framework, including external validation and oversight strategies, to manage the complexity of ensuring safety and effectiveness of imaging-based ai applications in the clinical environment. less
- $1.3M
Council of Medical Specialty Societies · Chicago, IL · 2023
To develop, launch, and monitor a competitive grant program for medical specialty societies to support the development of resources and programs focused on diagnostic excellence.
- $1.3M
University of Hawaii Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
In support of an expanded stem education program that bridges indigenous ways of knowing with scientific research and issues.
- $1.3M
Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN · 2023
To support the creation and initial validation of standardized benchmarking tools in order to enable health systems to internally identify strengths and weaknesses for the development and deployment of ai technology.
- $1.3M
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support innovation awards at u.s. Institutions to incorporate open scholarship practices in academic departments.
- $1.2M
Conservation X Labs · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of accelerating technology solutions for conservation.
- $1.2M
Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford · 2023
In support of development of new methods to understand endosymbiosis and to create a database to support eukaryogenesis research.
- $1.2M
Stiftelsen the Stockholm Environment Institute · 2022
In support of making transparent supply chains the new norm globally.
- $1.2M
Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning - McGill University · 2023
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.
- $1.2M
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands · 2023
To advance understanding of eastern tropical pacific seamounts and deep-water systems.
- $1.2M
Seti Institute · Mountain View, CA · 2023
In support of technical improvements for mobile application and data infrastructure, development of educational materials, and well-structured scientific projects for a growing network of digital telescope users.
- $1.2M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
In support of infrastructure, community, and resource development to position for scaling microscopy to broad audiences.
- $1.2M
Climate Policy Initiative · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In support of improving the financial framework to foster deforestation- and conversion-free production.
- $1.2M
Fundo Brasileiro Para a Biodiversidade · 2023
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.
- $1.2M
Annual Reviews · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
To support the development of "s2o", a pilot program for open access annual reviews journals and knowable magazine, a digital magazine that communicates topical scientific knowledge to the public.
- $1.2M
West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation · 2022
In support of habitat conservation.
- $1.2M
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2020
In support of interdisciplinary postdoctoral fellows at the Black Hole Initiative to help lead new insights into the research and nature of black holes.
- $1.2M
Instituto Conexao Povos Da Floresta · 2024
In support of empowering local communities to conserve their territories more effectively through internet connectivity in the brazilian amazon.
- $1.2M
Activate Global · Berkeley, CA · 2022
In support of fellowships for scientist-entrepreneurs to transform their discoveries into applications that will benefit society.
- $1.2M
Cambia Limited · 2024
In support of technical enhancements and strategy development for a platform that connects patents and research knowledge to leading scientific researchers, relevant industries, and other stakeholders.
- $1.2M
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
In support of advancing land use and emissions monitoring, disclosure, and verification capacity in the soy sector in south america.
- $1.2M
Chabot Space and Science Center Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
In support of exhibit development and enhanced backend institutional capacity.
- $1.2M
Bscs Science Learning · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
In support of expanded educational reach and technical enhancements for a citizen and community science platform.
- $1.2M
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2020
To implement the finance collaboration for the Conservation and Financial Markets Initiative.
- $1.2M
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research · Cambridge, MA · 2023
In support of studying how small proteins critical for packaging sperm chromatin may play a role in shaping the course of evolution.
- $1.2M
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · Ashburn, VA · 2020
In support of an expanded five year project that will increase the number and diversity of biologists who have access to the unique state-of-the-art optical imaging microscopes that have been developed at Janelia Farm y… read allIn support of an expanded five year project that will increase the number and diversity of biologists who have access to the unique state-of-the-art optical imaging microscopes that have been developed at Janelia Farm years before they are commercially available. less
- $1.2M
Chabot Space & Science Center Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
In support of strengthening the floor experience for visitors and experimenting with formats for earned revenue programming.
- $1.2M
Federation of American Scientists · Washington, DC · 2023
In support of engaging scientists, engineers, and technologists with u.s. Federal policy makers to increase the use of scientifically sound evidence for public issues and decision making.
- $1.2M
Stiftelsen the Stockholm Environment Institute · 2023
In support of making transparent supply chains the new norm globally.
- $1.1M
Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg · 2023
To support experimental investigations of the non-equilibrium thermodynamics of solid materials coupled with optical cavities.
- $1.1M
Regents of the University of California · La Jolla, CA · 2024
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.
- $1.1M
Fundacion Para La Conservacion Y El Desarrollo Sostenible · 2022
To reduce the risk of deforestation and habitat loss in the colombian and peruvian amazon through the identification, assessment, communication, and co-management of drivers by key actors in the region.
- $1.1M
Western Fire Chiefs Association · Wilsonville, OR · 2024
To support an integrated system for prioritizing, implementing, and tracking science-based wildfire mitigations in vulnerable communities.
- $1.1M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
In support of efforts to advance wildfire resilience in alaska.
- $1.1M
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Covington, KY · 2024
To support a donor advised fund, requested by an employee or board member as part of matching gift or service recognition program.
- $1.1M
Pri Association · 2022
To mainstream deforestation into the policies, practices, and portfolios of target investors and give land-use equal standing with the energy transition.
- $1.1M
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2020
In support of the development of a potential breakthrough solution to the issue of high energy costs as both a barrier to sustainable economic development and a driver of ecosystem degradation in rural Alaska. The proje… read allIn support of the development of a potential breakthrough solution to the issue of high energy costs as both a barrier to sustainable economic development and a driver of ecosystem degradation in rural Alaska. The project will provide proof of concept of a scalable vertical-axis wind turbine farm in the village of Igiugig, which will eventually supply the majority of local electricity demand. less
- $1.1M
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In support of increased fundraising and growth in organization donor base.
- $1.1M
National Conference of State Legislatures · Denver, CO · 2023
In support of increasing awareness of and options for immersive, phd-level science and technology policy fellowships in state legislatures.
- $1.1M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of the conservation legal strategies fund.
- $1.1M
Stichting Capitals Coalition · 2024
To support a set of rules and practices to accelerate adoption of impact valuation among market participants.
- $1.1M
National Quality Forum · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the development of international standards for novel data elements needed for measuring diagnostic quality.
- $1.1M
Seafood Task Force · McLean, VA · 2023
To put in place the conditions necessary for seafood task force members to verifiably meet their public commitments to improve production practices in thailand, indonesia, vietnam and india.
- $1.1M
Conservation International Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2020
To support efforts to engage with China around the Convention on Biological Diversity's 15th Conference of the Parties.
- $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
- $1.1M
Makeway Foundation · 2023
In support of habitat protection.
- $1.1M
Carnegie Institution of Washington · Baltimore, MD · 2023
In support of methods development to advance cell atlases, single-cell resolution coral proteomics, and long-term coral cell culture systems.
- $1.1M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
To ensure that policymakers recognize the potential for aquatic foods to contribute to net-zero, climate-resilient food systems and the steps they can take to act on this potential through government policies and progra… read allTo ensure that policymakers recognize the potential for aquatic foods to contribute to net-zero, climate-resilient food systems and the steps they can take to act on this potential through government policies and programs. less
- $1.1M
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023
To support hands-on research, mentoring, and professional development for students from underrepresented groups.
- $1.1M
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2022
To support hands-on research, mentoring, and professional development for students from underrepresented groups.
- $1.1M
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
For research demonstrating the efficacy of long-term retardants in conducting prescribed burns and establishing best-practice guidelines for their use in improving wildfire management and resilience.
- $1.1M
Natural Resource Governance Institute · New York, NY · 2023
To support a pragmatic vision for the colombian and peruvian amazon that aligns extractive policies with conservation goals in preparation for the global energy transition.
- $1.1M
Universite De Geneve · 2024
In support of creating an expansion microscopy image database of microbial eukaryotes accessible through an interactive platform.
- $1.1M
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2020
In support of research to develop precision experiments that search for new fundamental particles of nature.
- $1.1M
Makeway Foundation · 2024
In support of habitat protection.
- $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.
- $1.0M
Amazon Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2020
To establish a pilot frontline laboratory for wildlife population surveillance and pathogen screening as the first node of a widespread, decentralized network.
- $1.0M
Carnegie Institution of Washington · Baltimore, MD · 2024
In support of methods development to advance cell atlases, single-cell resolution coral proteomics, and long-term coral cell culture systems.

