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12 funders with a record of paying for “agora”
Where the money went
Largest: $2.0M to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — for the center for economy and society at the snf agora institute
Largest: $225,000 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — core support for the p3 lab at the snf agora institute to advance social science research with social movement organizations on how to make democratic participation possible, proba…
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
4 matching grants · $900,000 · through 2024Largest: $500,000 to AGORA POLICY ADVISORY LTDGTE — to strengthen data-driven and participatory approaches to policymaking and governance
Largest: $571,317 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — p3 lab at snf agora institute - building health equity: to invest in the development of the scholarly and field-based infrastructure needed to support deep, sustained learning with…
Largest: $1.4M to AGORA THINK TANKS GGMBH — to support decarbonization to foster public health
Largest: $50,000 to AGORA MINISTRIES INC — assist children
Largest: $10,000 to AGORA FOUNDATION — education and outreach
Ed Rachal FoundationCorpus Christi, TX
3 matching grants · $375,000 · through 2024Largest: $200,000 to AGORA MINISTRIES — general operations
The John J and Pauline GerlachColumbus, OHCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $110,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to AGORA CHRISTIAN SERVICES INC — social services
Largest: $2.5M to AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CLASSICAL STUDIES IN ATHENS — support of the agora excavations poject
Largest: $1.0M to Johns Hopkins University — project support for the snf agora institute at johns hopkins university
Largest: $2,000 to THE AGORA GROUP — general operations
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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 →