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12 funders with a record of paying for “dialogue”
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Largest: $334,000 to COALITION FOR DIALOGUE ON AFRICA — core support for high level dialogue series to raise public awareness and serve as an invaluable guide for practitioners, stakeholders, civil society leaders, and academics on crit…
Largest: $1.0M to ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY — to support the institute for peace and security studies work on peace, security and development through academic programs, research outputs, and dialogues
Largest: $400,000 to Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars — for engaging african peacebuilding scholars and practitioners to inform policy dialogues in the united states through the southern voices network for peacebuilding
Clean Future ForumWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
49 matching grants · $55.6M · through 2024Largest: $5.2M to Citzens for Responsible Energy Solutions Forum Inc — to provide policymakers with thoughtful educational resources and opportunities for dialogue in support of solutions to address climate and clean energy development and other publi…
Largest: $35,000 to RESET DIALOGUES US — for its project, getting to reconciliation: a comparative perspective - reset dialogues and sarajevo
Largest: $25,000 to LITTLE MANILA FOUNDATION — advancing health and racial equity through community dialogues: to support the initiation of regional convenings of asian american, native hawaiian and pacific islander (aanhpi) le…
Largest: $500,000 to AFRICAN INST FOR DEV POLICY RESEARCH AND DIALOGUE — for general operating support
Largest: $40,000 to GLOBAL DIALOGUE — to enhance research capacity for initiatives related to rule of law issues in south asia
Largest: $500,000 to INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC DIALOGUE — advancing civic engagement
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
13 matching grants · $3.8M · through 2024Largest: $260,532 to CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE INSTITUTE INC — advancing the scientific understanding and practice of intellectual humility
The German Marshall Fund of theWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $831,038 · through 2024Largest: $170,400 to MACWILLIAMS SANDERS COMMUNICATION — transatlantic dialogue
Clean Future Action FundWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $20.1M · through 2024Largest: $4.8M to American Energy American Jobs Inc — to provide policymakers with thoughtful educational resources and opportunities for dialogue in support of solutions to address climate and clean energy development and other publi…
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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 →