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12 funders with a record of paying for “chemistry”
Where the money went The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center: $23M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → New York University: $6.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 American Chemistry Council → Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiative: $5.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Stauffer Charitable Trust → University of Redlands: $3.0M across 6 grants, latest 2025 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Roy J Carver Charitable Trust → University of Iowa: $625K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Seisolo Foundation → Columbia University Trifunac-Thurnauer Fund: $600K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of California Irvine: $430K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Research Corporation Dba Research → University of Missouri: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Section of the Societe De → Columbia University: $78K across 2 grants, latest 2024 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Seattle Pacific University: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Organic Reactions Inc → Doc National Org Symposium: $14K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at Austin: $18M across 3 grants, latest 2023 John Stauffer Charitable Trust → Occidental Colllege: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Harvard College: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University System of Maryland: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of California San Diego: $366K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Roy J Carver Charitable Trust → Grinnell College: $195K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Research Corporation Dba Research → Queen's University: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Section of the Societe De → American Chemical Society: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Seisolo Foundation → University of Chicago: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Lewis & Clark College: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Organic Reactions Inc → Acs-Adams Award: $13K across 3 grants, latest 2024 American Chemistry Council → Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Rice University: $12M across 3 grants, latest 2023 John Stauffer Charitable Trust → Occidental College: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2025 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Emory University: $871K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → The Scripps Research Institute: $783K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $343K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Roy J Carver Charitable Trust → Morningside Univerity: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Research Corporation Dba Research → California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Section of the Societe De → New York University: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2024 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Reed College: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Organic Reactions Inc → Ewoc Division of Organic Chem: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Robert A Welch Foundation → University of Houston: $11M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Texas A&m University: $10M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Texas A&m Foundation: $10M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Rice University- Welch Institute: $5.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Baylor College of Medicine: $4.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at Dallas: $3.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Baylor University: $2.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Trinity University: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at San Antonio: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas Health San Antonio: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Texas Tech University: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 John Stauffer Charitable Trust → California Instutute of Technology: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Southern Methodist University: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at El Paso: $840K across 3 grants, latest 2023 John Stauffer Charitable Trust → Scripps College: $820K across 2 grants, latest 2025 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Texas Christian University: $640K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University College London: $614K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Stauffer Charitable Trust → University of the Pacific: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Simons Foundation Inc → Mrc Laboratory of Molecular Biology: $600K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: $580K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Robert A Welch Foundation → University of North Texas: $540K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The Texas Interscholastic League Foundation: $533K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Stauffer Charitable Trust → California Institute of Technology: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2025 The Robert A Welch Foundation → Jacqueline Barton Dervan: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Jr Univ: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2020 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $495K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $384K across 4 grants, latest 2020 The Robert A Welch Foundation → The University of Texas at Arlington: $380K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Trustees of Princeton University: $374K across 2 grants, latest 2020 The Robert A Welch Foundation: $110M on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert A Welch Foundation $110M The Simons Foundation Inc: $9.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $9.2M John Stauffer Charitable Trust: $8.9M on this topic. Open the funder. John Stauffer Charitable Trust $8.9M American Chemistry Council: $5.3M on this topic. Open the funder. American Chemistry Council $5.3M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $4.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $4.7M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $1.1M Roy J Carver Charitable Trust: $990K on this topic. Open the funder. Roy J Carver Charitable Trust $990K Seisolo Foundation: $650K on this topic. Open the funder. Seisolo Foundation $650K Research Corporation Dba Research: $360K on this topic. Open the funder. Research Corporation Dba Rese… $360K American Section of the Societe De: $171K on this topic. Open the funder. American Section of the Socie… $171K M J Murdock Charitable Trust: $66K on this topic. Open the funder. M J Murdock Charitable Trust $66K Organic Reactions Inc: $34K on this topic. Open the funder. Organic Reactions Inc $34K The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center: received $23M on this topic The University of Texas at Sout… $23M The University of Texas at Austin: received $18M on this topic The University of Texas at Aust… $18M Rice University: received $12M on this topic Rice University $12M University of Houston: received $11M on this topic University of Houston $11M Texas A&m University: received $10M on this topic Texas A&m University $10M Texas A&m Foundation: received $10M on this topic Texas A&m Foundation $10M New York University: received $6.1M on this topic New York University $6.1M Foundation for Chemistry Research and Initiative: received $5.3M on this topic Foundation for Chemistry Resear… $5.3M Rice University- Welch Institute: received $5.1M on this topic Rice University- Welch Institute $5.1M Baylor College of Medicine: received $4.2M on this topic Baylor College of Medicine $4.2M The University of Texas at Dallas: received $3.6M on this topic The University of Texas at Dall… $3.6M University of Redlands: received $3.0M on this topic University of Redlands $3.0M Baylor University: received $2.4M on this topic Baylor University $2.4M Occidental Colllege: received $2.0M on this topic Occidental Colllege $2.0M The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: received $1.6M on this topic The University of Texas Health… $1.6M Trinity University: received $1.2M on this topic Trinity University $1.2M The University of Texas at San Antonio: received $1.1M on this topic The University of Texas at San… $1.1M Harvard College: received $1.1M on this topic Harvard College $1.1M The University of Texas Health San Antonio: received $1.1M on this topic The University of Texas Health… $1.1M Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University: received $1.0M on this topic Arizona State University Founda… $1.0M Texas Tech University: received $1.0M on this topic Texas Tech University $1.0M University System of Maryland: received $1.0M on this topic University System of Maryland $1.0M Occidental College: received $1.0M on this topic Occidental College $1.0M California Instutute of Technology: received $1.0M on this topic California Instutute of Technol… $1.0M Southern Methodist University: received $900K on this topic Southern Methodist University $900K Emory University: received $871K on this topic Emory University $871K The University of Texas at El Paso: received $840K on this topic The University of Texas at El P… $840K Scripps College: received $820K on this topic Scripps College $820K The Scripps Research Institute: received $783K on this topic The Scripps Research Institute $783K Texas Christian University: received $640K on this topic Texas Christian University $640K University of Iowa: received $625K on this topic University of Iowa $625K University College London: received $614K on this topic University College London $614K Columbia University Trifunac-Thurnauer Fund: received $600K on this topic Columbia University Trifunac-Th… $600K University of the Pacific: received $600K on this topic University of the Pacific $600K Mrc Laboratory of Molecular Biology: received $600K on this topic Mrc Laboratory of Molecular Bio… $600K The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston: received $580K on this topic The University of Texas Medical… $580K University of North Texas: received $540K on this topic University of North Texas $540K The Texas Interscholastic League Foundation: received $533K on this topic The Texas Interscholastic Leagu… $533K California Institute of Technology: received $500K on this topic California Institute of Technol… $500K Jacqueline Barton Dervan: received $500K on this topic Jacqueline Barton Dervan $500K The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Jr Univ: received $500K on this topic The Board of Trustees - Leland… $500K The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: received $495K on this topic The Board of Trustees of the Le… $495K University of California Irvine: received $430K on this topic University of California Irvine $430K Regents of the University of California: received $384K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $384K The University of Texas at Arlington: received $380K on this topic The University of Texas at Arli… $380K Trustees of Princeton University: received $374K on this topic Trustees of Princeton University $374K University of California San Diego: received $366K on this topic University of California San Di… $366K Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $343K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $343K Grinnell College: received $195K on this topic Grinnell College $195K Morningside Univerity: received $170K on this topic Morningside Univerity $170K University of Missouri: received $120K on this topic University of Missouri $120K Queen's University: received $120K on this topic Queen's University $120K California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo: received $120K on this topic California Polytechnic State Un… $120K Columbia University: received $78K on this topic Columbia University $78K American Chemical Society: received $60K on this topic American Chemical Society $60K University of Chicago: received $50K on this topic University of Chicago $50K Seattle Pacific University: received $30K on this topic Seattle Pacific University $30K Lewis & Clark College: received $18K on this topic Lewis & Clark College $18K Reed College: received $18K on this topic Reed College $18K Doc National Org Symposium: received $14K on this topic Doc National Org Symposium $14K Acs-Adams Award: received $13K on this topic Acs-Adams Award $13K Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: received $10K on this topic Society of Environmental Toxico… $10K Ewoc Division of Organic Chem: received $7K on this topic Ewoc Division of Organic Chem $7K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “chemistry” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $10.6M to THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER — basic research in chemistry and related fields
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Largest: $250,000 to NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY — to increase the numbers of black/african american students who earn advanced chemistry degrees through a ms-to-phd bridge program that links chemistry departments at north carolina…
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Largest: $500,000 to The Board of Trustees - Leland Stanford Jr Univ — in support of scientific research by dr. harold hwang, utilizing 'soft chemistry' approaches for thin-film synthesis of oxide and hybrid quantum materials.
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Largest: $170,000 to UC BERKELEY - COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY — establish john stauffer endowment for summer chemistry research program.
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Largest: $10,000 to DOC NATIONAL ORG SYMPOSIUM — higher chemistry education
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Largest: $350,000 to HARVARD COLLEGE — studies in the chemistry of elementary processes on the prebiotic earth
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Largest: $100,000 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY — bringing new life to prebiotic peptide chemistry and to the physical chemistry curriculum
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Largest: $18,000 to LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE — start-up research package for new position in chemistry
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Largest: $39,000 to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY — provide scholarshipd to chemistry students
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Largest: $2.9M to FOUNDATION FOR CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND INITIATIVE — research support
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Largest: $65,803 to UNIVERSITY OF IOWA — chemistry - develop new undergraduate curricula in chemistry
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Largest: $200,000 to COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TRIFUNAC-THURNAUER FUND — scholarship fund to support students pursuing majors within the division of natural sciences, with a preference for chemistry majors.
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