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12 funders with a record of paying for “atrocity”
Where the money went
Largest: $365,000 to THE HENRY L STIMSON CENTER — protecting civilians in conflict program and atrocity prevention study group
Largest: $130,000 to GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC — charles e. scheidt master's fellowship for genocide and mass atrocity prevention fund
Largest: $200,000 to CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSIT — to support the blavatnik school of government to disseminate research findings and identify a suitable implementation strategy for anchoring accountability for mass atrocities thro…
Largest: $400,000 to AL-HAQ — general operating support. to further its mission of securing a just, secure, and peaceful future for palestinians and israelis, during 2024 fmep provided general operating support…
Largest: $60,000 to JEWISH WORLD WATCH — support of prevention of mass atrocities in the sudan & congo
Largest: $90,000 to CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION DE CRIMENES ATROCES AC — to contribute to breaking the cycle of impunity of grave crimes and atrocities in mexico through innovative mechanisms and approaches focused on high-level perpetrators.
Wu Wei Harmony FoundationSan Francisco, CA
3 matching grants · $8,000 · through 2024Largest: $5,000 to PACIFIC ATROCITIES EDUCATIONS — to support the work to educate young people about history
Largest: $10,000 to THE IMMIGRANT STORY — i lived to tell the world: stories from survivors of holocaust, genocide and the atrocities of war
ImpactassetsincBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $130,000 · through 2023Largest: $130,000 to GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — charles e. scheidt master's fellowship for genocide and mass atrocity prevention
Largest: $5,113 to AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE — support programs for prevention of genocides and mass atrocities.
Alliance for Open Society Int'LNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $199,998 · through 2023Largest: $199,998 to YALE UNIVERSITY — to provide analysis of extensive open source and commercial satellite imagery of russia's atrocities in ukraine to civil society organizations working to ensure accountability for …
Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to AUSCHWITZ INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF GENOCIDE AND MASS ATROCITIES — general operating support
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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 →