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12 funders with a record of paying for “evolution”
Where the money went The Scripps Research Institute → Care Evolution: $21M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Childrens Hospital Corporation: $7.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Medical University of Graz: $4.3M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $4.2M across 5 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → The University of Chicago: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Barr Foundation → (263) Double Edge Theatre Productions Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Hawaii: $762K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Frederick A Deluca Foundation Inc → Yale University: $512K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Heising-Simons Foundation → Arizona Board of Regents University of Arizona: $448K across 4 grants, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Inc: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Wenner-Gren Foundation for → Fredrick Kyalo Manthi: $36K across 2 grants, latest 2024 International Association for → Rocio Deanna: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Templeton Foundation → Trustees of Princeton University: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Northwestern University: $2.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Rockefeller University: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Barr Foundation → (896) World Music Inc: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of North Carolina Chapel Hill: $940K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Smithsonian Institution: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heising-Simons Foundation → Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia: $128K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John S and James L Knight Foundation → The Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Wenner-Gren Foundation for → Amir Khorasani Ejbarkolaei: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 International Association for → Ritu Yadav: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Templeton Foundation → Prosocial World: $2.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University of Chicago: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Georgia Tech Research Corporation: $925K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Smithsonian Tropical Research Inst: $750K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Paul G Allen Family Foundation → Australian Institute of Marine Science: $422K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Barr Foundation → (384) Waltham Public Schools: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Heising-Simons Foundation → The Governing Council of the University of Toronto: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Wenner-Gren Foundation for → Ruth Mace: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 John S and James L Knight Foundation → National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc: $18K across 2 grants, latest 2023 International Association for → Thiago Cobra E Monteiro: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Templeton Foundation → University of Durham: $2.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Duke University: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → University of Vienna: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 John Templeton Foundation → University of British Columbia: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford: $983K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: $981K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → University Hospital of Cologne: $969K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $942K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Leiden University: $900K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → The University of Exeter: $884K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Northwestern University: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Simons Foundation Inc → American Museum of Natural History: $729K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Woods Hole Oceanographic: $675K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Wellesley College: $627K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst: $627K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Arizona: $627K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Glasgow: $625K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Hebrew University Association Jerusalem Palestine: $617K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Mit: $576K across 5 grants, latest 2023 John Templeton Foundation → Trustees of Purdue University: $550K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Duke University: $540K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Boise State University: $540K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Portland State University: $540K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Tel Aviv University: $537K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $527K across 2 grants, latest 2020 The Simons Foundation Inc → Salk Inst for Biological Studies: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Florida: $492K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Marine Biological Laboratory: $492K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Texas A&m University: $492K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Trustees of Dartmouth College: $492K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Oregon: $492K across 2 grants, latest 2023 John Templeton Foundation: $21M on this topic. Open the funder. John Templeton Foundation $21M The Scripps Research Institute: $21M on this topic. Open the funder. The Scripps Research Institute $21M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $14M The Simons Foundation Inc: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $11M The Paul G Allen Family Foundation: $8.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Paul G Allen Family Found… $8.9M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $4.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $4.0M Barr Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Barr Foundation $2.2M The Heising-Simons Foundation: $701K on this topic. Open the funder. The Heising-Simons Foundation $701K The Frederick A Deluca Foundation Inc: $512K on this topic. Open the funder. The Frederick A Deluca Founda… $512K John S and James L Knight Foundation: $143K on this topic. Open the funder. John S and James L Knight Fou… $143K The Wenner-Gren Foundation for: $81K on this topic. Open the funder. The Wenner-Gren Foundation for $81K International Association for: $14K on this topic. Open the funder. International Association for $14K Care Evolution: received $21M on this topic Care Evolution $21M Childrens Hospital Corporation: received $7.5M on this topic Childrens Hospital Corporation $7.5M Medical University of Graz: received $4.3M on this topic Medical University of Graz $4.3M Regents of the University of California: received $4.2M on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $4.2M Trustees of Princeton University: received $2.9M on this topic Trustees of Princeton University $2.9M Prosocial World: received $2.8M on this topic Prosocial World $2.8M Northwestern University: received $2.8M on this topic Northwestern University $2.8M University of Chicago: received $2.5M on this topic University of Chicago $2.5M University of Durham: received $2.1M on this topic University of Durham $2.1M Duke University: received $1.9M on this topic Duke University $1.9M The University of Chicago: received $1.5M on this topic The University of Chicago $1.5M University of Vienna: received $1.3M on this topic University of Vienna $1.3M Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research: received $1.2M on this topic Whitehead Institute for Biomedi… $1.2M University of British Columbia: received $1.1M on this topic University of British Columbia $1.1M (263) Double Edge Theatre Productions Inc: received $1.0M on this topic (263) Double Edge Theatre Produ… $1.0M Rockefeller University: received $1.0M on this topic Rockefeller University $1.0M (896) World Music Inc: received $1.0M on this topic (896) World Music Inc $1.0M Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford: received $983K on this topic Chancellor Masters and Scholars… $983K Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania: received $981K on this topic Trustees of the University of P… $981K University Hospital of Cologne: received $969K on this topic University Hospital of Cologne $969K California Institute of Technology: received $942K on this topic California Institute of Technol… $942K University of North Carolina Chapel Hill: received $940K on this topic University of North Carolina Ch… $940K Georgia Tech Research Corporation: received $925K on this topic Georgia Tech Research Corporati… $925K Leiden University: received $900K on this topic Leiden University $900K The University of Exeter: received $884K on this topic The University of Exeter $884K University of Hawaii: received $762K on this topic University of Hawaii $762K Smithsonian Institution: received $750K on this topic Smithsonian Institution $750K Smithsonian Tropical Research Inst: received $750K on this topic Smithsonian Tropical Research I… $750K Northwestern University: received $750K on this topic Northwestern University $750K American Museum of Natural History: received $729K on this topic American Museum of Natural Hist… $729K Woods Hole Oceanographic: received $675K on this topic Woods Hole Oceanographic $675K Wellesley College: received $627K on this topic Wellesley College $627K Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst: received $627K on this topic Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst $627K University of Arizona: received $627K on this topic University of Arizona $627K University of Glasgow: received $625K on this topic University of Glasgow $625K Hebrew University Association Jerusalem Palestine: received $617K on this topic Hebrew University Association J… $617K Mit: received $576K on this topic Mit $576K Trustees of Purdue University: received $550K on this topic Trustees of Purdue University $550K Boise State University: received $540K on this topic Boise State University $540K Portland State University: received $540K on this topic Portland State University $540K Tel Aviv University: received $537K on this topic Tel Aviv University $537K Regents of the University of California: received $527K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $527K Yale University: received $512K on this topic Yale University $512K Salk Inst for Biological Studies: received $500K on this topic Salk Inst for Biological Studies $500K University of Florida: received $492K on this topic University of Florida $492K Marine Biological Laboratory: received $492K on this topic Marine Biological Laboratory $492K Texas A&m University: received $492K on this topic Texas A&m University $492K Trustees of Dartmouth College: received $492K on this topic Trustees of Dartmouth College $492K University of Oregon: received $492K on this topic University of Oregon $492K Arizona Board of Regents University of Arizona: received $448K on this topic Arizona Board of Regents Univer… $448K Australian Institute of Marine Science: received $422K on this topic Australian Institute of Marine… $422K (384) Waltham Public Schools: received $225K on this topic (384) Waltham Public Schools $225K Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia: received $128K on this topic Rector & Visitors of the Univer… $128K The Governing Council of the University of Toronto: received $125K on this topic The Governing Council of the Un… $125K Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Incubator Inc: received $75K on this topic Diaspora Vibe Cultural Arts Inc… $75K The Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association: received $50K on this topic The Greater Washington Educatio… $50K Fredrick Kyalo Manthi: received $36K on this topic Fredrick Kyalo Manthi $36K Amir Khorasani Ejbarkolaei: received $25K on this topic Amir Khorasani Ejbarkolaei $25K Ruth Mace: received $20K on this topic Ruth Mace $20K National Minority Supplier Development Council Inc: received $18K on this topic National Minority Supplier Deve… $18K Rocio Deanna: received $10K on this topic Rocio Deanna $10K Ritu Yadav: received $2K on this topic Ritu Yadav $2K Thiago Cobra E Monteiro: received $2K on this topic Thiago Cobra E Monteiro $2K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “evolution” 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: $405,000 to WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC — simons early career investigator in marine microbial ecology and evolution award
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Largest: $309,135 to LEIDEN UNIVERSITY — stem cell models from long living mammals to study connections btw genetics & evolution of stress
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Largest: $1.5M to REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA — to support investigations of galactic evolution and black hole physics by high-precision tracking of stars in the center of our galaxy.
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Largest: $249,779 to PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — to investigate new models for the evolution and effective use of hybrid and virtual meetings within a globally distributed scientific collaboration
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Largest: $128,333 to RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — for research on the evolution of planetary systems
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Largest: $2.5M to CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CORPORATION — to support the allen discovery center for human brain evolution at boston children's hospital and harvard medical school
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Largest: $2,000 to VICTORIA VALTIERRA — systematics and evolution of baccharis l. section caulopterae dc. s.s. (asteraceae: astereae) taxonomy, evolution, and biogeography of baccharis l. sect. caulopterae s.s.
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Largest: $1.0M to (263) DOUBLE EDGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS INC — to participate in barr's cultural evolution grants program
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Largest: $20,000 to WELDEYARED HAILU REDA — reda, weldeyared (university of addis ababa) to aid dissertation write-up in human evolution at u of chicago, hosted by zeray alemseged
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Largest: $75,000 to DIASPORA VIBE CULTURAL ARTS INCUBATOR INC — to support the publication of writer elisa turner's collection (1987-2007) of art reviews, profiles, and reported stories documenting prominent visual artists and other significant…
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Largest: $8.7M to CARE EVOLUTION — grants for scientific research
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Largest: $105,333 to YALE UNIVERSITY — evolutions afterschool program 2023-2026
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