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
- $826,342
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Covington, KY · 2022
To support a donor advised fund, requested by an employee or board member as part of matching gift or service recognition program.
- $823,500
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of Ny · Palisades, NY · 2020
In support of an international research effort to monitor volcanoes in real time.
- $823,219
Federation of American Scientists · Washington, DC · 2024
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.
- $822,650
Friends of the Osa · Washington, DC · 2022
In support of the integration of tracking technologies to study the movement ecology of multi-trophic interactions.
- $822,500
Brunswick Group Llc · New York, NY · 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.
- $821,875
Universite Grenoble Alpes · 2022
To support an open-source database of the three-dimensional architecture of cells involved in aquatic symbiosis to generate new knowledge on the mechanisms of cell-cell interactions.
- $817,727
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To accelerate corporate commitments, and progress toward meeting them, that de-link habitat conversion from farmed shrimp and aquafeed supply chains.
- $816,625
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
In support of the implementation of deforestation and conversion-free commitments by soy traders in south america.
- $815,000
Research Foundation of the City University of New York · New York, NY · 2024
To support investigations of the phenomenon of polariton condensation and the creation of interacting polariton states in materials coupled with optical cavities.
- $812,363
Friends of the Osa · Washington, DC · 2023
In support of the integration of tracking technologies to study the movement ecology of multi-trophic interactions.
- $810,242
Eth Zuerich Foundation · 2024
To support new concepts and technologies to advance knowledge about aquatic symbioses.
- $804,789
Instituto Conexao Povos Da Floresta · 2023
In support of empowering local communities to conserve their territories more effectively through internet connectivity in the brazilian amazon.
- $801,863
Friends of the Osa · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of the integration of tracking technologies to study the movement ecology of multi-trophic interactions.
- $801,790
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2020
In support of experimental research aimed at achieving optical control of topological properties and ordered phases in quantum materials.
- $800,000
Amazon Conservation Association · Washington, DC · 2024
To improve real-time monitoring of illegal gold mining in the amazon and mechanisms to use this information for better enforcement.
- $800,000
Associacao Sumauma Organizacao De Comunicacao E Projetos Sociais · 2024
To amplify the voices of forest peoples through journalism, raising awareness and promoting conservation efforts in the amazon.
- $800,000
Great Bear Initiative Society · 2024
In support of habitat protection.
- $800,000
Institute De Desenvolvimento Sustentavel Mamiraua · 2024
To expand and consolidate a participatory path for the sustainable use, effective management and conservation of coastal para mangroves.
- $800,000
Instituto Conexoes Sustentaveis · 2024
To catalyze a sociobioeconomy approach by establishing three regional, community-led business ecosystems that enhance local livelihoods and support the conservation of 1.35 million hectares in the brazilian amazon.
- $800,000
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To add conservation measures, improve transparency on conservation action taken, and publicly press the tuna regional fisheries management organizations (rfmos) to require on-board observers and/or electronic monitoring… read allTo add conservation measures, improve transparency on conservation action taken, and publicly press the tuna regional fisheries management organizations (rfmos) to require on-board observers and/or electronic monitoring on commercial fishing vessels. less
- $800,000
Nanwakolas Council · 2024
In support of durable marine stewardship.
- $800,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2024
In support of launching a new fellowship program to help federal executive agencies better prepare for emerging biotechnologies.
- $800,000
Oceans North Conservation Society · 2024
In support of habitat protection.
- $800,000
Regents of the University of California · La Jolla, CA · 2024
To support centralized mass spectrometry-based analyses to help scientists more quickly identify molecules that mediate aquatic symbiosis interactions.
- $800,000
Resources Legacy Fund · Sacramento, CA · 2024
To support conservation of u.s. Ocean habitat.
- $800,000
Seafood Task Force · McLean, VA · 2024
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.
- $800,000
Stichting Global Dialogue On Seafood Traceability · 2024
To expand and accelerate the use of the supply chain traceability standard and associated products developed by the global dialogue on seafood traceability.
- $800,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024
In support of research and development efforts for virtual science field trips to connect and engage people with science.
- $800,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
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
- $800,000
Center for Climate Crime Analysis · 2023
To support enforcement, litigation, and advocacy efforts, holding accountable national and international actors involved in illegal deforestation in the colombian and peruvian amazon.
- $800,000
Climcom Berlin - Climate and Company · 2023
To enable financial institutions and regulators to implement enhanced eu disclosure standards related to deforestation through suitable data and tools.
- $800,000
Foundation for the Conservation and Sustainable Development Peru · 2023
To stall the advance of illegal gold mining and its impacts in priority biodiversity areas, conservation corridors, and transboundary landscapes of colombia, peru, and brazil.
- $800,000
Fundacao De Empreendimentos Cientificos E Tecnologicos - Finatec · 2023
To support the development of multidisciplinary studies of indigenous lands in brazil.
- $800,000
Instituto De Conservacao E Desenvolvimento Sustentavel Do Amazonas · 2023
To monitor the licensing process of and deforestation trends along the br-319 and inform territorial planning strategies and the promotion of sustainable value chains in the highway corridor.
- $800,000
National Academy of Sciences · Washington, DC · 2023
In support of the new voices in sciences, engineering, and medicine program at the national academies, which provides new perspectives and recommendations on emerging national and global issues, helps improve comm. And … read allIn support of the new voices in sciences, engineering, and medicine program at the national academies, which provides new perspectives and recommendations on emerging national and global issues, helps improve comm. And idea exchange. less
- $800,000
Regents of the University of California · La Jolla, CA · 2023
To support centralized mass spectrometry-based analyses to help scientists more quickly identify molecules that mediate aquatic symbiosis interactions.
- $800,000
Sociedad Zoologica De Frankfurt · 2023
To stall the advance of illegal gold mining and its impacts in priority biodiversity areas, conservation corridors, and transboundary landscapes of colombia, peru, and brazil.
- $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
- $800,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Palisades, NY · 2022
In support of the next generation noble gas mass spectrometers to make unprecedented measurements of high accuracy and precision on interference-free noble gas isotope systems.
- $800,000
Climateworks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2020
To support an integrated strategy for environmentally and socially responsible infrastructure development in Para, Brazil.
- $800,000
Global Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2020
To demonstrate a model for the sustainable protection of national parks.
- $800,000
Woods Hole Research Center · Falmouth, MA · 2020
In support of research to develop an Arctic Carbon Monitoring and Prediction System that will incorporate ground based, airborne and satellite remote sensing data and computer modeling into a policy framework.
- $800,000
World Economic Forum · 2020
In support of the Tropical Forest Alliance in mobilizing finance and policy action to support zero-deforestation supply chains as part of the UNFCCC COP 26.
- $799,022
Interacademy Partnership · Washington, DC · 2020
In support of a global network of science academies to conduct a landscape analysis to combat predatory academic journals and conferences.
- $796,296
Foundations of Success · Bethesda, MD · 2024
To support further understanding of evidence-based adaptive management and the integration of behavioral science into the conservation standards.
- $795,019
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · Palisades, NY · 2023
In support of the next generation noble gas mass spectrometers to make unprecedented measurements of high accuracy and precision on interference-free noble gas isotope systems.
- $795,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To support the development of new techniques for probing quantum materials using scattering of spin waves, and the development of artificial topological superconductors.
- $793,950
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support work to set recently burned landscapes and those not yet impacted by large-scale wildfire on a trajectory for ecological resilience.
- $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.
- $792,743
San Diego Society of Natural History Balboa Park · San Diego, CA · 2023
In support of a collaboration to launch a state-wide urban nature alliance to improve understanding of and community engagement with the biodiversity in urban green spaces.
- $792,690
Napa County Land Trust · Napa, CA · 2024
To strengthen priority wildlife corridors west of lake berryessa through acquisition and permanent protection of multiple strategic properties totaling over 1,800 acres.
- $789,760
Bscs Science Learning · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
In support of platform enhancements and expanded reach for a robust citizen science community and educational platform.
- $785,496
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
In support of research to develop chiral-based molecular quantum sensors for biological applications.
- $780,000
Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique · 2024
To support the development of a novel noise-correlation angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy instrument capable of mapping dynamic electron correlations.
- $780,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To implement new mechanisms to expand area-based conservation and enhance effective management systems in the brazilian amazon.
- $780,000
World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
To support improvements in food and landuse programs for small and family farmers in brazil.
- $780,000
Future Earth · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
To support transdisciplinary research projects, selected through international solicitations, that advance knowledge about tipping points in the earth system and improve the assessment of risk of crossing them.
- $779,983
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the implementation of the green road infrastructure guidelines in colombia and promote their dissemination across other amazon countries.
- $775,306
Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
In support of postdoctoral fellows at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics.
- $775,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2020
In support of developing engineered structures to control sound waves and heat on the nanoscale.
- $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.
- $772,000
Associated Universities · Green Bank, WV · 2023
To support observations at the green bank telescope to detect low frequency gravitational waves using pulsar timing.
- $772,000
Associated Universities · Green Bank, WV · 2022
To support observations at the green bank telescope to detect low frequency gravitational waves using pulsar timing.
- $767,000
Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To establish an independent industry-led entity to serve as a home for the global dialogue on seafood traceability (gdst) and to facilitate widespread use of its traceability standards by the seafood industry.
- $765,000
Great Bear Initiative Society · 2020
To enable sustainable shipping.
- $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.
- $760,000
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
In support of research into developing a novel quantum acoustic instrument to elucidate nonequilibrium dynamical processes in individual biological macromolecules with single-quantum resolution.
- $759,890
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2020
In support of the development of novel techniques for investigations of emergent properties of quantum materials using linear and nonlinear terahertz spectroscopy.
- $759,424
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
To support new concepts and technologies to advance knowledge about aquatic symbioses.
- $756,157
American Physical Society · College Park, MD · 2024
To lower barriers to participation in physics.
- $755,000
Academy Health · Washington, DC · 2023
To explore the feasibility and usefulness of using internet search data for diagnostic research.
- $754,960
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2024
In support of expanding the freshman summer research institute, which allows underrepresented minority, low-income, and first-generation undergraduates to engage in research and formal coursework in math and computer sc… read allIn support of expanding the freshman summer research institute, which allows underrepresented minority, low-income, and first-generation undergraduates to engage in research and formal coursework in math and computer science. less
- $754,958
California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023
In support of expanding the freshman summer research institute, which allows underrepresented minority, low-income, and first-generation undergraduates to engage in research and formal coursework in math and computer sc… read allIn support of expanding the freshman summer research institute, which allows underrepresented minority, low-income, and first-generation undergraduates to engage in research and formal coursework in math and computer science. less
- $754,647
Space Science Institute · Boulder, CO · 2023
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.
- $753,100
Makeway Foundation · 2020
To support Inuit-led habitat protection and stewardship of the Eastern Canadian Arctic Ocean.
- $750,000
Environment Funders Canada Financeurs En Environnement Au Canada · 2024
In support of oceans collaborative durability.
- $750,000
Fundacion Para La Conservacion Y El Desarrollo Sostenible · 2024
To support the implementation of the green road infrastructure guidelines in colombia and promote their dissemination across other amazon countries.
- $750,000
National Indian Brotherhood · 2024
To support marine conservation in canada.
- $750,000
New York Botanical Garden · Bronx, NY · 2024
To develop an action plan for furthering plant-based conservation and restoration for climate resilience.
- $750,000
Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024
To support the development of a novel quantum-limited atomic force microscope with force sensitivity and atomic spatial resolution, which will enable new insights into charge order, quantum melting processes, and topolo… read allTo support the development of a novel quantum-limited atomic force microscope with force sensitivity and atomic spatial resolution, which will enable new insights into charge order, quantum melting processes, and topologically protected states. less
- $750,000
Academy Health · Washington, DC · 2023
To develop and disseminate a framework of diagnostic equity and its implications for health services research.
- $750,000
Fishchoice · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
To expand industry use of fisheryprogress.org and fishchoice.com, thus enabling and incentivizing seafood companies to improve sourcing decisions and management improvements in wild capture, commercial seafood productio… read allTo expand industry use of fisheryprogress.org and fishchoice.com, thus enabling and incentivizing seafood companies to improve sourcing decisions and management improvements in wild capture, commercial seafood production. less
- $750,000
Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
To support civic science engagement through the finding your roots series.
- $750,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
To support the development and adoption of a new business model for regenerative beef in the orinoquia grasslands.
- $750,000
Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency · Morgan Hill, CA · 2023
For the acquisition and permanent protection of the bates ranch reserve property in santa clara county.
- $750,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2023
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.
- $750,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
To support the development and adoption of a new business model for regenerative beef and non-timber forest products in the gran chaco foodscape.
- $750,000
Sdsn Association · New York, NY · 2022
To support science-based policy in the andes-amazon region.
- $750,000
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022
In support of the development and dissemination of online community research guides for youth to learn about ocean and atmospheric science and use this knowledge to inform local community action.
- $750,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2022
In support of the integration of oceanographic data with turtle tracking tags to study movement ecology.
- $750,000
University System of Maryland · College Park, MD · 2022
In support of using redox chemistry and synthetic biology to enable bidirectional bio-electronic communication between materials and microbes.
- $750,000
Washington University · St Louis, MO · 2022
In support of developing an experimental and data analytic toolkit to study lignin disassembly using advanced lignin model compounds, machine learning methods, and nuclear magnetic resonance measurements.
- $750,000
Greater Washington Educational Telecom Assoc · Arlington, VA · 2020
To support civic science engagement through the Finding Your Roots series.
- $750,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2020
In support of the SciServer data infrastructure for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V.
- $750,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2020
To support integration of environmental and social indicators into infrastructure planning in Peru.
- $750,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2020
To develop state-of-the-art computational models for the evolution of binary stars that lead to black hole collisions.
- $750,000
Trustees of Columbia University in the City of Ny · Palisades, NY · 2020
In support of Pangeo: a collection of open source software tools to advance knowledge in the climate sciences.
- $748,084
Global Fishing Watch · Washington, DC · 2022
To expand the use of transparency tools in west and east africa, as well as latin america, that improve implementation of port state controls and reduce illegally-caught fish from entering global supply chains.
- $740,112
University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2024
In support of continued seahawk-1 satellite operations to expand the scientific user base, validate its unique capabilities and advance research on coastal oceanography.
- $740,110
University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC · 2023
In support of continued seahawk-1 satellite operations to expand the scientific user base, validate its unique capabilities and advance research on coastal oceanography.

