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11 funders with a record of paying for “disruptor”
Where the money went
The Center for Cultural PowerOakland, CACharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $130,000 · through 2023Largest: $10,000 to HARD R PRODUCTIONS LLC — disruptors fellowship
Alternatives Research and DevelopmentJenkintown, PACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $99,555 · through 2025Largest: $99,555 to JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY JUHRA — dr. fenna sille research grant immune disruptors and the developing brain: unraveling how immunotoxicants shape neurodevelopment; dr. lena smirnova research grant- advancing organo…
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $1.0M · through 2023Largest: $1.0M to KinoTek LLC — kinotek is a b2b saas platform that uses ai-driven technology deliver fast, objective human movement metrics. it is a disruptor in the $420 billion musculoskeletal health market wh…
Largest: $120,000 to Endeavor NWA Entrepreneurs — to support an initiative to help enhance profiles of northwest arkansas-based start-ups as innovators and disruptors, thereby increasing their ability to gain access to capital.
Largest: $75,000 to MICHIGAN CENTRAL CENTER FOR MOBILITY AND SOCIETY — michigan central young disruptors program
Largest: $75,000 to CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY — documentary film "the disruptors"
Largest: $100,000 to TRILOGY FILMS LLC — for the production of "the disruptors," a documentary film that explores stories of black female progressive prosecutors in america
Largest: $50,000 to ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES — support for healthy environment and endocrine disruptor strategies and its obesogen conference
Cerity Partners FoundationNovato, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $8,700 · through 2024Largest: $8,700 to DISRUPTORS ORG — provide general operating support
The Termeer InstituteCambridge, MACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $6,000 · through 2024Largest: $6,000 to LIFE SCIENCE CARES INC — termeer disruptors grant
Largest: $2,500 to CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY — in support of carter stewart's film the disruptors
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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 →