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12 funders with a record of paying for “circularity”

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The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → International Union for Conservation of Nature and: $10M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Endeavor Foundation Inc → Incommon Non-Profit Civil Company: $1.3M across 12 grants, latest 2025The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → The Regents of the University of California: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2024United States Hispanic Chamber of → Circular Board Dba Hello Alice: $625K across 3 grants, latest 2024Neighborhood Progress Inc → Old Brooklyn Community: $389K across 2 grants, latest 2024Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc → Shanghai Ecocycle Circular Economy Research Center: $340K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Mcknight Foundation → Cornell University: $325K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Cleveland Neighbd Progress: $270K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Heinz Endowments → Pittsburgh Conservation Corps: $255K across 2 grants, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → University of Georgia: $185K across 1 grant, latest 2022Endowment of Circular Congregational Church Inc → Circular Congreg Church: $107K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Vf Foundation → World Business Council for Sustainable Development: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → United Nations Development Programme Regional Bure: $5.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Berkeley Lab Foundation: $481K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Mcknight Foundation → Poverty and Health Integrated Solutions: $325K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Cleveland Neighbd Progress: $159K across 1 grant, latest 2020The Heinz Endowments → New Sun Rising: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Vf Foundation → Industrial Commons: $75K across 3 grants, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2021Neighborhood Progress Inc → Venture Forward Strategies: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2021Endowment of Circular Congregational Church Inc → Circular Congregational Ch: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Avina Americas Inc: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Mcknight Foundation → Healthy Building Network: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Igem Foundation Inc: $195K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Vf Foundation → Adm Capital Foundation Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Cleveland Neighborhood Progress: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → Dream in Green Inc: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2021Neighborhood Progress Inc → Suite 1300 Services: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Building Markets Ltd: $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → African Development Bank: $1.6M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → The Global Environment Technology Foundation: $1.1M across 1 grant, latest 2024The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Pan American Development Foundation: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Korea Social Investment Foundation: $375K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → United Nations Development Programme - Bangladesh: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Centre for Supporting Green Development (Greenhub): $282K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Sea Cleaners Charitable Trust: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Les Zinzins Du Bonheur: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Moi Jeu Tri: $195K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Associazione Arces: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc → Watamu Marine Association: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024Ocean Conservancy → Ocean First Institute: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neighborhood Progress Inc → Suite 1300 Services: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2021Neighborhood Progress Inc → Your Refilling Station: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neighborhood Progress Inc → Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022Neighborhood Progress Inc → Wake Robin Fermented Foods: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc: $25M on this topic. Open the funder.The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc$25MThe Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder.The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fu…$2.0MThe Endeavor Foundation Inc: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder.The Endeavor Foundation Inc$1.3MThe Mcknight Foundation: $850K on this topic. Open the funder.The Mcknight Foundation$850KUnited States Hispanic Chamber of: $625K on this topic. Open the funder.United States Hispanic Chambe…$625KNeighborhood Progress Inc: $479K on this topic. Open the funder.Neighborhood Progress Inc$479KThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $476K on this topic. Open the funder.The Robert Wood Johnson Found…$476KThe Heinz Endowments: $360K on this topic. Open the funder.The Heinz Endowments$360KRockefeller Brothers Fund Inc: $340K on this topic. Open the funder.Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc$340KOcean Conservancy: $289K on this topic. Open the funder.Ocean Conservancy$289KThe Vf Foundation: $225K on this topic. Open the funder.The Vf Foundation$225KEndowment of Circular Congregational Church Inc: $116K on this topic. Open the funder.Endowment of Circular Congreg…$116KInternational Union for Conservation of Nature and: received $10M on this topicInternational Union for Conserv…$10MUnited Nations Development Programme Regional Bure: received $5.0M on this topicUnited Nations Development Prog…$5.0MAvina Americas Inc: received $3.3M on this topicAvina Americas Inc$3.3MBuilding Markets Ltd: received $1.7M on this topicBuilding Markets Ltd$1.7MAfrican Development Bank: received $1.6M on this topicAfrican Development Bank$1.6MIncommon Non-Profit Civil Company: received $1.3M on this topicIncommon Non-Profit Civil Compa…$1.3MThe Regents of the University of California: received $1.3M on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$1.3MThe Global Environment Technology Foundation: received $1.1M on this topicThe Global Environment Technolo…$1.1MCircular Board Dba Hello Alice: received $625K on this topicCircular Board Dba Hello Alice$625KPan American Development Foundation: received $600K on this topicPan American Development Founda…$600KBerkeley Lab Foundation: received $481K on this topicBerkeley Lab Foundation$481KOld Brooklyn Community: received $389K on this topicOld Brooklyn Community$389KKorea Social Investment Foundation: received $375K on this topicKorea Social Investment Foundat…$375KShanghai Ecocycle Circular Economy Research Center: received $340K on this topicShanghai Ecocycle Circular Econ…$340KCornell University: received $325K on this topicCornell University$325KPoverty and Health Integrated Solutions: received $325K on this topicPoverty and Health Integrated S…$325KUnited Nations Development Programme - Bangladesh: received $300K on this topicUnited Nations Development Prog…$300KCentre for Supporting Green Development (Greenhub): received $282K on this topicCentre for Supporting Green Dev…$282KCleveland Neighbd Progress: received $270K on this topicCleveland Neighbd Progress$270KPittsburgh Conservation Corps: received $255K on this topicPittsburgh Conservation Corps$255KSea Cleaners Charitable Trust: received $250K on this topicSea Cleaners Charitable Trust$250KHealthy Building Network: received $200K on this topicHealthy Building Network$200KLes Zinzins Du Bonheur: received $200K on this topicLes Zinzins Du Bonheur$200KMoi Jeu Tri: received $195K on this topicMoi Jeu Tri$195KIgem Foundation Inc: received $195K on this topicIgem Foundation Inc$195KUniversity of Georgia: received $185K on this topicUniversity of Georgia$185KCleveland Neighbd Progress: received $159K on this topicCleveland Neighbd Progress$159KAssociazione Arces: received $150K on this topicAssociazione Arces$150KCircular Congreg Church: received $107K on this topicCircular Congreg Church$107KNew Sun Rising: received $105K on this topicNew Sun Rising$105KWorld Business Council for Sustainable Development: received $100K on this topicWorld Business Council for Sust…$100KIndustrial Commons: received $75K on this topicIndustrial Commons$75KWatamu Marine Association: received $60K on this topicWatamu Marine Association$60KAdm Capital Foundation Inc: received $50K on this topicAdm Capital Foundation Inc$50KAmerican Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers: received $50K on this topicAmerican Society of Agricultura…$50KUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation Inc: received $49K on this topicUniversity of Georgia Research…$49KCleveland Neighborhood Progress: received $48K on this topicCleveland Neighborhood Progress$48KDream in Green Inc: received $35K on this topicDream in Green Inc$35KVenture Forward Strategies: received $30K on this topicVenture Forward Strategies$30KSuite 1300 Services: received $20K on this topicSuite 1300 Services$20KOcean First Institute: received $20K on this topicOcean First Institute$20KSuite 1300 Services: received $10K on this topicSuite 1300 Services$10KYour Refilling Station: received $10K on this topicYour Refilling Station$10KManufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network: received $10K on this topicManufacturing Advocacy & Growth…$10KWake Robin Fermented Foods: received $10K on this topicWake Robin Fermented Foods$10KCircular Congregational Ch: received $8K on this topicCircular Congregational Ch$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 →