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12 funders with a record of paying for “evolution”
Where the money went
Largest: $405,000 to WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC — simons early career investigator in marine microbial ecology and evolution award
John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
60 matching grants · $23.5M · through 2024Largest: $309,135 to LEIDEN UNIVERSITY — stem cell models from long living mammals to study connections btw genetics & evolution of stress
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.
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
Largest: $128,333 to RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA — for research on the evolution of planetary systems
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
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.
Largest: $1.0M to (263) DOUBLE EDGE THEATRE PRODUCTIONS INC — to participate in barr's cultural evolution grants program
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
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…
The Scripps Research InstituteLa Jolla, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $20.6M · through 2023Largest: $8.7M to CARE EVOLUTION — grants for scientific research
Largest: $105,333 to YALE UNIVERSITY — evolutions afterschool program 2023-2026
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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 →