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The Duke Endowment → Furman University: $26M across 10 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $2.6M across 7 grants, latest 2024American Museum of Natural History → Wildlife Conservation Society-Bronx Zoo: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2024Childnet Inc → Education Advantage LLC - Shelter: $1.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Community Foundation of the → Lakeshore Advantage: $713K across 3 grants, latest 2024Foundation for Global Sports Development → International Tennis Federation (Itf): $525K across 6 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → University of Southern California: $414K across 2 grants, latest 2024Rochkind Wagner Foundation → Preschool Advantage: $270K across 4 grants, latest 2025Pottstown Regional Community Foundation → Pottstown Athletic Club: $195K across 2 grants, latest 2023Seattle Foundation → Seattle Public Schools: $146K across 1 grant, latest 2022Laird Norton Family Foundation → Seattle Office of Arts & Culture (Creative Advantage Fiscal Sponsor the Sea: $76K across 4 grants, latest 2024Womenstrong International → Amal Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Urban Institute: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024American Museum of Natural History → New York Hall of Science: $574K across 4 grants, latest 2024Childnet Inc → Education Advantage LLC: $445K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Community Foundation of the → Lakeshore Advantage Foundation: $433K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Center for Improving Value in Health Care: $155K across 1 grant, latest 2024Pottstown Regional Community Foundation → Greater Pottstown Tennis Association: $124K across 3 grants, latest 2023Seattle Foundation → City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture: $109K across 2 grants, latest 2023Womenstrong International → Black Girl Rising: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Laura and John Arnold Foundation → The Regents of the University of California San Diego: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024American Museum of Natural History → Staten Island Zoo: $334K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Acumen LLC: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2023Womenstrong International → Climalab: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Pottstown Regional Community Foundation → Greater Pottstown Tennis and Learning Association: $37K across 1 grant, latest 2024Seattle Foundation → City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture: $26K across 1 grant, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → University of Southern California: $958K across 4 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $919K across 4 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Georgetown University: $875K across 2 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Brookings Institution: $834K across 5 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Brown University: $588K across 2 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Center for American Progress: $462K across 2 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Regents of the University of Michigan: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2022Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Cornell University: $298K across 1 grant, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Vanderbilt University Medical Center: $266K across 2 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Kng Health Consulting LLC: $217K across 2 grants, latest 2024American Museum of Natural History → Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corp: $207K across 4 grants, latest 2024American Museum of Natural History → New York Botanical Garden: $181K across 4 grants, latest 2024Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Wake Forest University Health Sciences: $163K across 1 grant, latest 2023Laura and John Arnold Foundation → American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Regents of the University of Minnesota: $128K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Johns Hopkins University: $124K across 2 grants, latest 2023Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Commonwealth Fund → Regents of the University of Colorado: $107K across 1 grant, latest 2022American Museum of Natural History → Queens Botanical Gardens: $91K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Commonwealth Fund → Brown University: $79K across 1 grant, latest 2022Laura and John Arnold Foundation → Regents of the University of Colorado: $53K across 1 grant, latest 2024Womenstrong International → Fundacion Barranquilla20: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Womenstrong International → Green Girls Platform: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025Womenstrong International → Power Shift Nepal: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Commonwealth Fund → Georgetown University: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Commonwealth Fund → Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: $46K across 1 grant, latest 2022Seattle Foundation → Afghan Advantage: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Duke Endowment: $26M on this topic. Open the funder.The Duke Endowment$26MLaura and John Arnold Foundation: $12M on this topic. Open the funder.Laura and John Arnold Foundat…$12MAmerican Museum of Natural History: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder.American Museum of Natural Hi…$3.4MChildnet Inc: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Childnet Inc$1.8MThe Commonwealth Fund: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder.The Commonwealth Fund$1.2MThe Community Foundation of the: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of t…$1.1MFoundation for Global Sports Development: $525K on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation for Global Sports…$525KPottstown Regional Community Foundation: $356K on this topic. Open the funder.Pottstown Regional Community…$356KWomenstrong International: $300K on this topic. Open the funder.Womenstrong International$300KSeattle Foundation: $289K on this topic. Open the funder.Seattle Foundation$289KRochkind Wagner Foundation: $270K on this topic. Open the funder.Rochkind Wagner Foundation$270KLaird Norton Family Foundation: $76K on this topic. Open the funder.Laird Norton Family Foundation$76KFurman University: received $26M on this topicFurman University$26MPresident and Fellows of Harvard College: received $2.6M on this topicPresident and Fellows of Harvar…$2.6MWildlife Conservation Society-Bronx Zoo: received $2.0M on this topicWildlife Conservation Society-B…$2.0MUrban Institute: received $1.4M on this topicUrban Institute$1.4MEducation Advantage LLC - Shelter: received $1.4M on this topicEducation Advantage LLC - Shelt…$1.4MThe Regents of the University of California San Diego: received $1.1M on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$1.1MHenry J Kaiser Family Foundation: received $1.0M on this topicHenry J Kaiser Family Foundation$1.0MUniversity of Southern California: received $958K on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$958KJohns Hopkins University: received $919K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$919KGeorgetown University: received $875K on this topicGeorgetown University$875KBrookings Institution: received $834K on this topicBrookings Institution$834KLakeshore Advantage: received $713K on this topicLakeshore Advantage$713KBrown University: received $588K on this topicBrown University$588KNew York Hall of Science: received $574K on this topicNew York Hall of Science$574KInternational Tennis Federation (Itf): received $525K on this topicInternational Tennis Federation…$525KCenter for American Progress: received $462K on this topicCenter for American Progress$462KEducation Advantage LLC: received $445K on this topicEducation Advantage LLC$445KLakeshore Advantage Foundation: received $433K on this topicLakeshore Advantage Foundation$433KUniversity of Southern California: received $414K on this topicUniversity of Southern Californ…$414KRegents of the University of Michigan: received $400K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$400KStaten Island Zoo: received $334K on this topicStaten Island Zoo$334KCornell University: received $298K on this topicCornell University$298KPreschool Advantage: received $270K on this topicPreschool Advantage$270KVanderbilt University Medical Center: received $266K on this topicVanderbilt University Medical C…$266KKng Health Consulting LLC: received $217K on this topicKng Health Consulting LLC$217KBrooklyn Botanic Garden Corp: received $207K on this topicBrooklyn Botanic Garden Corp$207KPottstown Athletic Club: received $195K on this topicPottstown Athletic Club$195KNew York Botanical Garden: received $181K on this topicNew York Botanical Garden$181KWake Forest University Health Sciences: received $163K on this topicWake Forest University Health S…$163KCenter for Improving Value in Health Care: received $155K on this topicCenter for Improving Value in H…$155KAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research: received $150K on this topicAmerican Enterprise Institute f…$150KSeattle Public Schools: received $146K on this topicSeattle Public Schools$146KAcumen LLC: received $140K on this topicAcumen LLC$140KRegents of the University of Minnesota: received $128K on this topicRegents of the University of Mi…$128KJohns Hopkins University: received $124K on this topicJohns Hopkins University$124KGreater Pottstown Tennis Association: received $124K on this topicGreater Pottstown Tennis Associ…$124KBoard of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System: received $120K on this topicBoard of Regents of the Univers…$120KCity of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture: received $109K on this topicCity of Seattle Office of Arts…$109KRegents of the University of Colorado: received $107K on this topicRegents of the University of Co…$107KQueens Botanical Gardens: received $91K on this topicQueens Botanical Gardens$91KBrown University: received $79K on this topicBrown University$79KSeattle Office of Arts & Culture (Creative Advantage Fiscal Sponsor the Sea: received $76K on this topicSeattle Office of Arts & Cultur…$76KRegents of the University of Colorado: received $53K on this topicRegents of the University of Co…$53KAmal Foundation: received $50K on this topicAmal Foundation$50KBlack Girl Rising: received $50K on this topicBlack Girl Rising$50KClimalab: received $50K on this topicClimalab$50KFundacion Barranquilla20: received $50K on this topicFundacion Barranquilla20$50KGreen Girls Platform: received $50K on this topicGreen Girls Platform$50KPower Shift Nepal: received $50K on this topicPower Shift Nepal$50KGeorgetown University: received $48K on this topicGeorgetown University$48KIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: received $46K on this topicIcahn School of Medicine at Mou…$46KGreater Pottstown Tennis and Learning Association: received $37K on this topicGreater Pottstown Tennis and Le…$37KCity of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture: received $26K on this topicCity of Seattle Office of Arts…$26KAfghan Advantage: received $8K on this topicAfghan Advantage$8K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →