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12 funders with a record of paying for “extreme”
Where the money went Association of Universities for Research → Gmto Corporation Inc: $9.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Rockefeller Foundation → The One Campaign: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → University of Exeter: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Advanced Science Research Center: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Foundation to Promote Open Society → New Venture Fund: $800K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Barr Foundation → (197) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc: $625K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth: $300K across 4 grants, latest 2023 Select Equity Group Foundation → Extreme Kids & Crew Inc: $211K across 9 grants, latest 2025 The Heising-Simons Foundation → University of Washington: $195K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Co2 Foundation → Grist Magazine: $98K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dr Scholl Foundation → Camp Extreme-Project Extreme: $60K across 3 grants, latest 2024 House Everyone Stl → Centenary Umc Kaleidoscope: $39K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Association of Universities for Research → Wiyn Consortium Inc: $2.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → The Regents of the University of California San Francisco: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Stanford University: $816K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Atlantafulton County Pre-Arrest Diversion Inc: $450K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Barr Foundation → (194) Metropolitan Area Planning Council: $415K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Rockefeller Foundation → Thenudge Foundation: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Heising-Simons Foundation → Colorado State University: $176K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Co2 Foundation → Ecoadapt: $98K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth: $75K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Select Equity Group Foundation → Extreme Kids & Crew Inc: $53K across 3 grants, latest 2022 House Everyone Stl → St Patrick Center: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Dr Scholl Foundation → Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Queens College: $458K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley → University of California San Francisco: $433K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Barr Foundation → (242) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Rockefeller Foundation → Dalberg Catalyst: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Foundation to Promote Open Society → New America Foundation: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Heising-Simons Foundation → Trustees of Princeton University: $154K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Co2 Foundation → University of Washington - Friday Harbor Labs: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2024 House Everyone Stl → Urban City Services: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Annie E Casey Foundation Inc → Global Project Against Hate and Extremism: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Maryland: $395K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Wesleyan University: $375K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Espci: $375K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Mit: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Yale University: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Pennsylvania: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Southern California: $301K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Harvard College: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → New York University: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Instituto De Telecomunicacoes: $260K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin-Madison: $244K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Rockefeller Foundation → Jacaranda Health: $225K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Columbia University: $211K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Barr Foundation → (294) Trustees of Boston University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Barr Foundation → (240) Trustees of Boston University: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Accountability Lab: $198K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Foundation to Promote Open Society → Oil and Gas Action Network (Glasgow Actions): $196K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Chicago: $194K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Toronto: $188K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Tel Aviv University: $185K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Barr Foundation → (834) Trustees of Boston University: $180K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Rockefeller Foundation → Seed Global Health: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heising-Simons Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Cuny - City College: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → City College: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Rockefeller Foundation → American National Red Cross: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Heising-Simons Foundation → University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: $138K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Central Florida: $130K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Princeton University: $126K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → The University of Chicago: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Wisconsin Madison: $122K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research: $11M on this topic. Open the funder. Association of Universities f… $11M The Simons Foundation Inc: $7.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $7.3M The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley: $3.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The Leona M and Harry B Helms… $3.4M The Rockefeller Foundation: $3.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The Rockefeller Foundation $3.0M Barr Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Barr Foundation $2.0M Foundation to Promote Open Society: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder. Foundation to Promote Open So… $1.8M The Heising-Simons Foundation: $812K on this topic. Open the funder. The Heising-Simons Foundation $812K Annie E Casey Foundation Inc: $385K on this topic. Open the funder. Annie E Casey Foundation Inc $385K Co2 Foundation: $281K on this topic. Open the funder. Co2 Foundation $281K Select Equity Group Foundation: $264K on this topic. Open the funder. Select Equity Group Foundation $264K House Everyone Stl: $94K on this topic. Open the funder. House Everyone Stl $94K Dr Scholl Foundation: $65K on this topic. Open the funder. Dr Scholl Foundation $65K Gmto Corporation Inc: received $9.0M on this topic Gmto Corporation Inc $9.0M Wiyn Consortium Inc: received $2.3M on this topic Wiyn Consortium Inc $2.3M The One Campaign: received $2.0M on this topic The One Campaign $2.0M University of Exeter: received $1.8M on this topic University of Exeter $1.8M The Regents of the University of California San Francisco: received $1.1M on this topic The Regents of the University o… $1.1M Advanced Science Research Center: received $1.0M on this topic Advanced Science Research Center $1.0M Stanford University: received $816K on this topic Stanford University $816K New Venture Fund: received $800K on this topic New Venture Fund $800K (197) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc: received $625K on this topic (197) Mystic River Watershed As… $625K Queens College: received $458K on this topic Queens College $458K Atlantafulton County Pre-Arrest Diversion Inc: received $450K on this topic Atlantafulton County Pre-Arrest… $450K University of California San Francisco: received $433K on this topic University of California San Fr… $433K (194) Metropolitan Area Planning Council: received $415K on this topic (194) Metropolitan Area Plannin… $415K (242) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc: received $400K on this topic (242) Mystic River Watershed As… $400K University of Maryland: received $395K on this topic University of Maryland $395K Wesleyan University: received $375K on this topic Wesleyan University $375K Espci: received $375K on this topic Espci $375K Mit: received $325K on this topic Mit $325K Yale University: received $325K on this topic Yale University $325K University of Pennsylvania: received $325K on this topic University of Pennsylvania $325K University of Southern California: received $301K on this topic University of Southern Californ… $301K Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth: received $300K on this topic Campaign for the Fair Sentencin… $300K Harvard College: received $260K on this topic Harvard College $260K New York University: received $260K on this topic New York University $260K Instituto De Telecomunicacoes: received $260K on this topic Instituto De Telecomunicacoes $260K Thenudge Foundation: received $250K on this topic Thenudge Foundation $250K Dalberg Catalyst: received $250K on this topic Dalberg Catalyst $250K University of Wisconsin-Madison: received $244K on this topic University of Wisconsin-Madison $244K Jacaranda Health: received $225K on this topic Jacaranda Health $225K Columbia University: received $211K on this topic Columbia University $211K Extreme Kids & Crew Inc: received $211K on this topic Extreme Kids & Crew Inc $211K New America Foundation: received $200K on this topic New America Foundation $200K (294) Trustees of Boston University: received $200K on this topic (294) Trustees of Boston Univer… $200K (240) Trustees of Boston University: received $200K on this topic (240) Trustees of Boston Univer… $200K Accountability Lab: received $198K on this topic Accountability Lab $198K Oil and Gas Action Network (Glasgow Actions): received $196K on this topic Oil and Gas Action Network (Gla… $196K University of Washington: received $195K on this topic University of Washington $195K University of Chicago: received $194K on this topic University of Chicago $194K University of Toronto: received $188K on this topic University of Toronto $188K Tel Aviv University: received $185K on this topic Tel Aviv University $185K (834) Trustees of Boston University: received $180K on this topic (834) Trustees of Boston Univer… $180K Colorado State University: received $176K on this topic Colorado State University $176K Seed Global Health: received $175K on this topic Seed Global Health $175K Trustees of Princeton University: received $154K on this topic Trustees of Princeton University $154K California Institute of Technology: received $150K on this topic California Institute of Technol… $150K Cuny - City College: received $150K on this topic Cuny - City College $150K City College: received $150K on this topic City College $150K American National Red Cross: received $150K on this topic American National Red Cross $150K University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: received $138K on this topic University Corporation for Atmo… $138K University of Central Florida: received $130K on this topic University of Central Florida $130K Princeton University: received $126K on this topic Princeton University $126K The University of Chicago: received $125K on this topic The University of Chicago $125K University of Wisconsin Madison: received $122K on this topic University of Wisconsin Madison $122K Grist Magazine: received $98K on this topic Grist Magazine $98K Ecoadapt: received $98K on this topic Ecoadapt $98K University of Washington - Friday Harbor Labs: received $85K on this topic University of Washington - Frid… $85K Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth: received $75K on this topic Campaign for the Fair Sentencin… $75K Camp Extreme-Project Extreme: received $60K on this topic Camp Extreme-Project Extreme $60K Extreme Kids & Crew Inc: received $53K on this topic Extreme Kids & Crew Inc $53K Centenary Umc Kaleidoscope: received $39K on this topic Centenary Umc Kaleidoscope $39K St Patrick Center: received $30K on this topic St Patrick Center $30K Urban City Services: received $25K on this topic Urban City Services $25K Global Project Against Hate and Extremism: received $10K on this topic Global Project Against Hate and… $10K Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois: received $5K on this topic Boys Hope Girls Hope of Illinois $5K 12 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “extreme” 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: $636,202 to STANFORD UNIVERSITY — simons collaboration on extreme electrodynamics of compact sources
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Largest: $71,250 to ACTION FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY (ACE) — deliver and analyze a national social media campaign connecting extreme weather events and fossil fuel pollution, including data collection about how info is received in the wake o…
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Largest: $200,000 to (294) TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY — climate: to support research on extreme heat impacts and interventions in chelsea and east boston
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Largest: $39,000 to CENTENARY UMC KALEIDOSCOPE — extreme weather relief
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Largest: $71,440 to EXTREME KIDS & CREW INC — celebration grant
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Largest: $1.5M to THE ONE CAMPAIGN — in general support of its mission to fight extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in africa, by raising public awareness and educating policy makers about the import…
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Largest: $194,625 to UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON — to develop and use novel emulators to simulate extreme weather events in past climates
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Largest: $669,554 to UNIVERSITY OF EXETER — uncovering new genetic mechanisms underlying extreme early-onset type 1 diabetes
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Largest: $200,000 to NEW AMERICA FOUNDATION — to support the grantee's research on gender-based extremism, authoritarian leanings, and how ai exacerbates current trends
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Largest: $5.1M to GMTO CORPORATION INC — scientific research and development for the us extremely large telescope program
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Largest: $20,000 to Camp Extreme-Project Extreme — scholarships for at-risk teens to attend project extreme programs
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Largest: $75,000 to CAMPAIGN FOR THE FAIR SENTENCING OF YOUTH — support to expand and enhance the movement to abolish extreme sentencing for youth
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