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12 funders with a record of paying for “forecast”
Where the money went
Largest: $2.7M to FORECASTING RESEARCH INSTITUTE — advancing the science of forecasting
Largest: $98,000 to Forecast Public Artworks — to support a grant program for minnesota mid-career public artists
Largest: $200,000 to Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amaznia — to apply science and technology to refine scientific forecast mapping of amazon fires and work with partners to apply tools for reducing forest destruction.
California Healthcare FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $407,981 · through 2024Largest: $235,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE — connected care accelerator data collection extension; uc irvine health care forecast conference, 2024; understanding needs and experiences of older black californians: deep-dive on…
The Gretler FoundationSanta Barbara, CA
5 matching grants · $570,000 · through 2025Largest: $130,000 to THE UCSB FOUNDATION — fund in econ & economic forecast pr
Largest: $750,000 to OPEN CLIMATE FIX LTD — to expand the use of ml-enabled renewable energy forecasting in india
Wisconsin Cranberry BoardWisconsin Rapids, WICharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $310,735 to WISCONSIN STATE CRANBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION — weather forecasts and marketing, assist cranberry growers
Maine Technology InstitutePortland, MECharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $189,625 · through 2024Largest: $24,350 to Ocean Data Network Inc — ocean data network's core competency is sub-surface oceanographic data collection in collaboration with the fishing industry which we offer to customers ranging from the navy to bl…
Largest: $42,504 to Columbia University — impact of climate variability on foreign animal disease: forecasting highly pathogenic avian influenza
American Society of Health-SystemBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $692,377 · through 2024Largest: $352,620 to AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACISTS — ashp student leadership award; diversion prevention asses tool; pharmacy forecast report; pharmacy student clinical skills competition; ashp national public awareness campaign; spe…
Largest: $326,354 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY — to optimize, scale, and study the social science prediction platform, an online resource for collecting and cataloguing expert forecasts about the results of social science experim…
Largest: $1.2M to CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER — develop a prognostic ai model for forecasting cd patient outcomes
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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 →