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12 funders with a record of paying for “frontieres”
Where the money went Gates Foundation → Digital Frontiers Institute Npc: $5.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → National Academy of Sciences: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation → Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc Dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc: $1.0M across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Electronic Frontier Foundation: $991K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $981K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $600K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc: $410K across 7 grants, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Youth With A Mission Strategic Frontiers: $324K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund → Frontier Science and Technology: $248K across 13 grants, latest 2024 Inasmuch Foundation → Frontier Media Group: $203K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation → Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc: $168K across 13 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc: $147K across 22 grants, latest 2023 Gates Foundation → Bankable Frontier Associates LLC: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at Mit: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation → Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc: $894K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Impactassets Inc: $425K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Ford Foundation → University of Queensland: $420K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund → Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $259K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Frontiers (Mio Frontiers): $224K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Inasmuch Foundation → Last Frontier Council Boy Scouts of America: $70K across 10 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Elife Sciences Publications Ltd: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Bank of America Charitable → Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gates Foundation → Frontier Nutrition Inc: $764K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Reporters Sans Frontieres: $302K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → The Conversation Us Inc: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Servant Foundation → Frontiers (Mio Frontiers): $195K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation → Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $150K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → National Geographic Society: $59K across 1 grant, latest 2024 John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated) → Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc: $4K across 2 grants, latest 2021 The Bank of America Charitable → Blue Frontier Campaign: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Avocats Sans Frontieres Quebec: $275K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Ford Foundation → Impact Capital Managers Institute Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → New York University School of Medicine: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: $85K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Ford Foundation → Bridges Impact Foundation: $76K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → Materials Research Society (Mrs): $35K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Youth With A Mission Strategic Frontiers: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Initiative On Frontier Biotechnology Inc: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Frontier Partners: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Servant Foundation → Final Frontier Ministries: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc: $8K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Servant Foundation → Frontier Ventures: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gates Foundation: $8.7M on this topic. Open the funder. Gates Foundation $8.7M The Kavli Foundation: $3.6M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kavli Foundation $3.6M The Ford Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. The Ford Foundation $2.2M Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Fo… $2.0M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $1.1M John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (Consolidated): $1.0M on this topic. Open the funder. John D and Catherine T Macart… $1.0M Servant Foundation: $807K on this topic. Open the funder. Servant Foundation $807K The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund: $669K on this topic. Open the funder. The Goldman Sachs Charitable… $669K Inasmuch Foundation: $273K on this topic. Open the funder. Inasmuch Foundation $273K The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund: $248K on this topic. Open the funder. The Administrators of the Tul… $248K The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: $168K on this topic. Open the funder. The Robert Wood Johnson Found… $168K The Bank of America Charitable: $149K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $149K Digital Frontiers Institute Npc: received $5.7M on this topic Digital Frontiers Institute Npc $5.7M Bankable Frontier Associates LLC: received $2.3M on this topic Bankable Frontier Associates LLC $2.3M National Academy of Sciences: received $1.8M on this topic National Academy of Sciences $1.8M Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc: received $1.6M on this topic Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc $1.6M Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at Mit: received $1.3M on this topic Kavli Institute for Astrophysic… $1.3M Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc Dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc: received $1.0M on this topic Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc… $1.0M Electronic Frontier Foundation: received $991K on this topic Electronic Frontier Foundation $991K California Institute of Technology: received $981K on this topic California Institute of Technol… $981K Frontier Nutrition Inc: received $764K on this topic Frontier Nutrition Inc $764K Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc: received $600K on this topic Electronic Frontier Foundation… $600K Impactassets Inc: received $425K on this topic Impactassets Inc $425K University of Queensland: received $420K on this topic University of Queensland $420K Youth With A Mission Strategic Frontiers: received $324K on this topic Youth With A Mission Strategic… $324K Reporters Sans Frontieres: received $302K on this topic Reporters Sans Frontieres $302K Avocats Sans Frontieres Quebec: received $275K on this topic Avocats Sans Frontieres Quebec $275K Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: received $259K on this topic Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc $259K The Conversation Us Inc: received $250K on this topic The Conversation Us Inc $250K Frontier Science and Technology: received $248K on this topic Frontier Science and Technology $248K Frontiers (Mio Frontiers): received $224K on this topic Frontiers (Mio Frontiers) $224K Frontier Media Group: received $203K on this topic Frontier Media Group $203K Frontiers (Mio Frontiers): received $195K on this topic Frontiers (Mio Frontiers) $195K Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc: received $155K on this topic Electronic Frontier Foundation… $155K Impact Capital Managers Institute Inc: received $100K on this topic Impact Capital Managers Institu… $100K New York University School of Medicine: received $85K on this topic New York University School of M… $85K Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: received $85K on this topic Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $85K Bridges Impact Foundation: received $76K on this topic Bridges Impact Foundation $76K Last Frontier Council Boy Scouts of America: received $70K on this topic Last Frontier Council Boy Scout… $70K Elife Sciences Publications Ltd: received $59K on this topic Elife Sciences Publications Ltd $59K National Geographic Society: received $59K on this topic National Geographic Society $59K Materials Research Society (Mrs): received $35K on this topic Materials Research Society (Mrs) $35K Youth With A Mission Strategic Frontiers: received $31K on this topic Youth With A Mission Strategic… $31K Initiative On Frontier Biotechnology Inc: received $25K on this topic Initiative On Frontier Biotechn… $25K Frontier Partners: received $16K on this topic Frontier Partners $16K Final Frontier Ministries: received $10K on this topic Final Frontier Ministries $10K Frontier Ventures: received $6K on this topic Frontier Ventures $6K Blue Frontier Campaign: received $1K on this topic Blue Frontier Campaign $1K 12 funders, 36 recipients, grants matching “frontieres” 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: $28,996 to MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC — program/operating support
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Largest: $12,500 to MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC — medical/scientific research & programs
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Largest: $152,425 to FRONTIERS (MIO FRONTIERS) — religious ministry
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Largest: $78,000 to FRONTIER MEDIA GROUP — general operating
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Largest: $29,690 to FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY — subcontract grant award
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Largest: $2.0M to DIGITAL FRONTIERS INSTITUTE NPC — financial services for the poor
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Largest: $125,000 to ImpactAssets Inc — to support the collaborative for frontier finance which is focused on increasing the supply of appropriate capital for early-stage small and growing businesses in frontier and emer…
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Largest: $100,000 to IMPACT CAPITAL MANAGERS INSTITUTE INC — to support the new frontiers in value creation - icm-tideline joint research initiative, exploring the additionality of impact-focused fund managers
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Largest: $61,375 to MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC — matching gift
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Largest: $491,242 to CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — to study how rare-earth ions doped in crystals interact with each other and other atoms in their vicinity. these systems will be used to explore and advance the entanglement fronti…
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Largest: $922,200 to KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE RESEARCH AT MIT — science and technology at astronomys frontier: the mit kavli institute and the u.s. extremely large telescope program
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Largest: $893,919 to MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERS USA INC — general operating support
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