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12 funders with a record of paying for “composition”
Where the money went Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Trustees of Princeton University: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Lenore S & Bernard A Greenberg Fund → Los Angeles Philharmonic Associatio: $2.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Rockefeller Foundation → American Heart Association Inc: $860K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Global Secure Shipping: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Simons Foundation Inc → Rockefeller University: $378K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association → Florida Atlantic University: $226K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Center for the Advancement of → The Methodist Hospital Research Institute: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Charles Peck: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Society of Family Planning → George Washington University: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2025 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Washington State University Foundation: $49K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Rasmuson Foundation → Dolores Catherino: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Arts and Letters → Leila Adu-Gilmore: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → North End Composites LLC: $307K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Northwestern University: $278K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Rockefeller Foundation → Centro Internacional De Agricultura Tropical: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Sungji Hong: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Center for the Advancement of → Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance LLC: $74K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Society of Family Planning → Guttmacher Institute: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2025 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → University of Portland: $38K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Rasmuson Foundation → Allison Warden: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2022 American Academy of Arts and Letters → Sungji Hong: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Lenore S & Bernard A Greenberg Fund → Los Angeles Philharmonc Association: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Mit: $270K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Maine Technology Institute → Compotech Inc: $230K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Leah Reid: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Society of Family Planning → Washington State University: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Center for the Advancement of → Leidos Inc: $66K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Rasmuson Foundation → Emma M Hill: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2020 M J Murdock Charitable Trust → Trinity Western University: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024 American Academy of Arts and Letters → Nicole Mitchell: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Lenore S & Bernard A Greenberg Fund → Piano Spheres: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → The Rockefeller University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Maine Technology Institute → The Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor LLC: $161K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Maine Technology Institute → Acadian Composite Materials: $140K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Marlon Simon: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Nathan Shields: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Rafael Rosa: $80K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → David Dominique: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Panayiotis Kokoras: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Phyllis Chen: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Anthony Tidd: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Jonathan Bailey Holland: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Kate Gentile: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Orjan Sandred: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Nicolas Lell Benavides: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Rodney Jones: $70K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Keith Fitch: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Lisa Bielawa: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Pascal Le Boeuf: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Carl Walker: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Timothy Page: $65K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Eun Young Lee: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Donald Vega: $65K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Rez Abbasi: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Sky Macklay: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Igor Santos: $62K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Ashkan Behzadi: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Ming Tsao: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Nicole Mitchell: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Bekah Simms: $60K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Alexandre Lunsqui: $55K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Katherine Young: $52K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial → Joao Pedro Oliveira: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $3.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $3.5M John Simon Guggenheim Memorial: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial $2.2M Lenore S & Bernard A Greenberg Fund: $2.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Lenore S & Bernard A Greenber… $2.1M Maine Technology Institute: $1.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Maine Technology Institute $1.3M The Simons Foundation Inc: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $1.1M The Rockefeller Foundation: $960K on this topic. Open the funder. The Rockefeller Foundation $960K Center for the Advancement of: $266K on this topic. Open the funder. Center for the Advancement of $266K Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association: $226K on this topic. Open the funder. Great Lakes Observing System… $226K Society of Family Planning: $203K on this topic. Open the funder. Society of Family Planning $203K M J Murdock Charitable Trust: $99K on this topic. Open the funder. M J Murdock Charitable Trust $99K Rasmuson Foundation: $54K on this topic. Open the funder. Rasmuson Foundation $54K American Academy of Arts and Letters: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. American Academy of Arts and… $40K Trustees of Princeton University: received $3.1M on this topic Trustees of Princeton University $3.1M Los Angeles Philharmonic Associatio: received $2.1M on this topic Los Angeles Philharmonic Associ… $2.1M American Heart Association Inc: received $860K on this topic American Heart Association Inc $860K Global Secure Shipping: received $500K on this topic Global Secure Shipping $500K Regents of the University of California: received $450K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $450K Rockefeller University: received $378K on this topic Rockefeller University $378K North End Composites LLC: received $307K on this topic North End Composites LLC $307K Northwestern University: received $278K on this topic Northwestern University $278K Mit: received $270K on this topic Mit $270K Compotech Inc: received $230K on this topic Compotech Inc $230K Florida Atlantic University: received $226K on this topic Florida Atlantic University $226K The Rockefeller University: received $200K on this topic The Rockefeller University $200K The Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor LLC: received $161K on this topic The Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor… $161K Acadian Composite Materials: received $140K on this topic Acadian Composite Materials $140K The Methodist Hospital Research Institute: received $125K on this topic The Methodist Hospital Research… $125K Centro Internacional De Agricultura Tropical: received $100K on this topic Centro Internacional De Agricul… $100K Sungji Hong: received $95K on this topic Sungji Hong $95K Charles Peck: received $80K on this topic Charles Peck $80K Leah Reid: received $80K on this topic Leah Reid $80K Marlon Simon: received $80K on this topic Marlon Simon $80K Nathan Shields: received $80K on this topic Nathan Shields $80K Rafael Rosa: received $80K on this topic Rafael Rosa $80K David Dominique: received $75K on this topic David Dominique $75K Panayiotis Kokoras: received $75K on this topic Panayiotis Kokoras $75K Phyllis Chen: received $75K on this topic Phyllis Chen $75K Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance LLC: received $74K on this topic Alpha Space Test and Research A… $74K Nicole Mitchell: received $70K on this topic Nicole Mitchell $70K Anthony Tidd: received $70K on this topic Anthony Tidd $70K Jonathan Bailey Holland: received $70K on this topic Jonathan Bailey Holland $70K Kate Gentile: received $70K on this topic Kate Gentile $70K Orjan Sandred: received $70K on this topic Orjan Sandred $70K Nicolas Lell Benavides: received $70K on this topic Nicolas Lell Benavides $70K Rodney Jones: received $70K on this topic Rodney Jones $70K George Washington University: received $68K on this topic George Washington University $68K Guttmacher Institute: received $68K on this topic Guttmacher Institute $68K Washington State University: received $68K on this topic Washington State University $68K Leidos Inc: received $66K on this topic Leidos Inc $66K Keith Fitch: received $65K on this topic Keith Fitch $65K Lisa Bielawa: received $65K on this topic Lisa Bielawa $65K Pascal Le Boeuf: received $65K on this topic Pascal Le Boeuf $65K Carl Walker: received $65K on this topic Carl Walker $65K Timothy Page: received $65K on this topic Timothy Page $65K Eun Young Lee: received $65K on this topic Eun Young Lee $65K Donald Vega: received $65K on this topic Donald Vega $65K Rez Abbasi: received $62K on this topic Rez Abbasi $62K Sky Macklay: received $62K on this topic Sky Macklay $62K Igor Santos: received $62K on this topic Igor Santos $62K Ashkan Behzadi: received $60K on this topic Ashkan Behzadi $60K Ming Tsao: received $60K on this topic Ming Tsao $60K Bekah Simms: received $60K on this topic Bekah Simms $60K Alexandre Lunsqui: received $55K on this topic Alexandre Lunsqui $55K Katherine Young: received $52K on this topic Katherine Young $52K Joao Pedro Oliveira: received $50K on this topic Joao Pedro Oliveira $50K Washington State University Foundation: received $49K on this topic Washington State University Fou… $49K University of Portland: received $38K on this topic University of Portland $38K Dolores Catherino: received $18K on this topic Dolores Catherino $18K Allison Warden: received $18K on this topic Allison Warden $18K Emma M Hill: received $18K on this topic Emma M Hill $18K Leila Adu-Gilmore: received $15K on this topic Leila Adu-Gilmore $15K Trinity Western University: received $11K on this topic Trinity Western University $11K Los Angeles Philharmonc Association: received $10K on this topic Los Angeles Philharmonc Associa… $10K Piano Spheres: received $1K on this topic Piano Spheres $1K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “composition” 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: $80,000 to RAFAEL ROSA — music composition
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Largest: $15,000 to LEILA ADU-GILMORE — charles ives fellowship in music composition to an outstanding young composer
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Largest: $200,000 to THE ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY — investigating symbol-like reasoning in the brain: neural mechanisms of compositional action planning
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Largest: $18,000 to EMMA M HILL — fellowship - music composition
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Largest: $50,000 to ReForm Composites Engineering LLC — establishing continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic (cfrtp) composite engineering & manufacturing capabilities in maine.
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Largest: $2.4M to TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — in support of research to develop an innovative instrument that will enable researchers unprecedented access to the chemical composition and distribution of small molecules within …
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Largest: $2.0M to LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATIO — to support commissions of new compositions and general support of orchestra.
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Largest: $250,000 to AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION INC — expanding research on the biolmolecular composition of food and its links to agricultural practices
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Largest: $66,060 to LEIDOS INC — studies the formation and microstructure of ceramic-nanomaterial composites under microgravity to produce novel high-temperature, porous, conductive materials.
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Largest: $49,000 to WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION — ultra high-performance waterproof sealer compositions and methods for concrete preservation
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Largest: $67,500 to Washington State University — documenting the composition of clinicians providin
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Largest: $103,646 to Florida Atlantic University — an autonomous digital holographic imaging system for detecting cyanobacterial composition abundance in lake erie
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