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12 funders with a record of paying for “guaranteed”
Where the money went
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)Chicago, IL
28 matching grants · $9.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.5M to Centre for Democracy and Development (Limited by Guarantee) — to strengthen the efficiency and effectiveness of anti-corruption agencies in nigeria
Largest: $800,000 to CENTER FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS INC — core support for advocacy and litigation in the united states to advance and protect the rights of u.s. residents guaranteed under the u.s. constitution and international human rig…
Largest: $175,000 to COMMUNITY INVESTMENT GUARANTEE POOL LLC — 82612 general operating support for the community investment guarantee pool
Reinvent Stockton FoundationStockton, CACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $3.2M · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MADISON — research for guaranteed income pilots
Largest: $133,501 to BALTIMORE CIVIC FUND — baltimores guaranteed income pilot project will contract with the center for guaranteed income research and abt associates to conduct a randomized controlled trial (rct) evaluation…
Largest: $130,000 to Springboard for the Arts — for guaranteed income for artists and culture bearers: a 5-year pilot, research, and narrative change initiative advancing economic justice
Social Impact FundLos Angeles, CACharity · may take applications
15 matching grants · $755,000 · through 2025Largest: $55,000 to The Philadelpia City Fund — philly joy bank guaranteed incom program
Largest: $1.0M to REINVENT STOCKTON FOUNDATION — for use by its mayors for a guaranteed income in support of increasing awareness of the impact of guaranteed income on low-income communities in the united states
Largest: $300,000 to REINVENT STOCKTON FOUNDATION — for project support for mayors for a guaranteed income to improve the economic well-being of low-income californians by supporting current and emerging guaranteed income demonstrat…
Largest: $96,000 to Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania — support a post-doctorate fellowship to conduct qualitative research on youth and young adult participants in guaranteed income pilots
Largest: $600,000 to CRES LTD (LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) — for the promotion of an evidence-informed decision-making culture in uganda
Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA
7 matching grants · $1.7M · through 2024Largest: $250,000 to WESTAT INC — to serve as the research and evaluation technical partner to the center for strategic partnerships' guaranteed income coordinating council
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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 →