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12 funders with a record of paying for “discourse”
Where the money went
Largest: $250,000 to ALLIED MEDIA PROJECTS INC — core support for the critical minded initiative to engage in research and grantmaking to increase resources for, and representation of, critics of color in cultural discourse in th…
Largest: $233,333 to PAN AFRICAN CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE — to conduct research, analysis, and training to educate and build the capacity of non-state actors (women, youth, smallholder farmers, local and indigenous communities) in south afr…
Root ChangeWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
14 matching grants · $157,259 · through 2024Largest: $13,269 to ALLIES IN CARING INC — to provide financial resources to emerging and established u.s.-based community power groups that represent communities most impacted by most impacted by economic, racial and socia…
Largest: $600,000 to EDUCATION REIMAGINED — for national discourse on transforming public education
Largest: $1.3M to THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC — to enhance public understanding and policy discourse around ai.
Largest: $200,000 to WAR HORSE NEWS — to increase development capacity and revenue, expand investigative reporting, and to understand and monitor the organizations impact on public discourse and policy change
Largest: $73,000 to DUKE UNIVERSITY - CIVIL DISCOURSE PROJECT (FORMERLY ARETE INITIATIVE) — restricted - civil discourse project
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
5 matching grants · $610,000 · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to University of Miami — in support of the climate discourse observatory
Largest: $158,452 to POLICY IMPACT — california legislative staff education institute - improving health policy: to support learning opportunities, increased capacity and strengthened relationships among legislative, …
Wk Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI
4 matching grants · $782,844 · through 2022Largest: $400,000 to THE ROOSEVELT INSTITUTE — shape and inform public discourse and policies for a more equitable and inclusive economy centered on the well-being of communities and our planet, through research and analysis an…
The Jewish Women'S Foundation of NyincNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2023Largest: $20,000 to JIMENA JEWS INDIGENOUS TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA — see schedule i, part iv, supplemental information jimena aims to achieve universal recognition for the heritage and history of the one million indigenous jewish refugees from the m…
Largest: $200,000 to UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO — how teachers learn: orchestrating disciplinary discourse in science, literature, and mathematics classrooms
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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 →