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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “atmospheric”
Where the money went
Largest: $294,989 to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ — to study exoplanet diversity and atmospheres
Largest: $750,000 to SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION — 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 co…
Largest: $150,000 to STONY BROOK FOUNDATION — charitable - support the existing maze-landeau fellowship & the maze-landeau graduate student fund for the benefit of the school of marine & atmospheric sceinces
Largest: $500,000 to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EARTH OCEAN & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES — for application to recruitment and/or research efforts
Largest: $1.4M to UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER — support for fetch4: fate, emissions, and transport of ch4 in past and modern atmospheres
Largest: $5,000 to CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES — to advance the health and well-being of children and adolescents by integrating medical care, preventive services, medical education and research in response to the needs of our co…
Largest: $95,000 to ASHEVILLE SCHOOL — to support the mission to prepare our students for college and life, and to provide an atmosphere in which all members of a diverse school community appreciate and strive for excel…
Largest: $47,500 to ELLEN PRAGER — to support the research and writing of combating ocean and atmosphere misinformation and misunderstandings, to be published by columbia university press in 2024
Largest: $50,000 to Our Children's Trust — to protect the earth's atmosphere and natural systems for present and future generations.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $192,704 · through 2022Largest: $69,500 to University of Miami — support for the rosenstiel school of marine and atmospheric science. support for bascom palmer eye institute, general operating support. support for the center for autism & related…
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $996,112 · through 2024Largest: $441,157 to UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH — education/research
Largest: $285,000 to BAIS YAAKOV — to provide comprehensive judaic studies and challenging secular studies education to orthodox jewish young women in an atmosphere that fosters a love of learning, traditional jewis…
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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 →