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Find who already funds work like yours. Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
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7 funders with a record of paying for “hubble”
Where the money went Association of Universities for Research → University of Arizona: $8.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 John Templeton Foundation → Duke University: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Arvest Foundation → Tlc Student Funds: $5K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Artists Fellowship Inc → Leslie Norman Hubble: $4K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Moss Adams Foundation → Cecilia Hubble: $3K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Hubble Foundation: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Brookheim Foundation → Ilan-Lael Fdn: $2K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Association of Universities for Research → University of California - Berkeley: $6.9M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → California Institute of Technology: $6.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Texas at Austin: $5.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Colorado at Boulder: $4.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → The Johns Hopkins University: $4.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of California - Santa Cruz: $3.7M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Chicago: $3.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of California - Los Angeles: $3.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $3.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Michigan: $2.9M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Washington: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Arizona State University: $2.8M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Princeton University: $2.7M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Massachusetts - Amherst: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Minnesota - Twin Cities: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Carnegie Institution of Washington: $2.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Wisconsin - Madison: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Hawaii: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Maryland: $2.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Northwestern University: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Eureka Scientific Inc: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Rutgers the State University of New Jersey: $1.6M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Notre Dame: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Harvard University: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of California - Davis: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of California - Santa Barbara: $1.5M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → The Pennsylvania State University: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Columbia University in the City of New York: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → The University of Virginia: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of California - San Diego: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Seti Institute: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Yale University: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Cornell University: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Boston University: $1.0M across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Southwest Research Institute: $949K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Florida: $924K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign: $916K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → The Ohio State University: $861K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Texas A & M University: $832K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Central Florida Board of Trustees: $797K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Toledo: $764K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → American Museum of Natural History: $748K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of California - Riverside: $686K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → New Mexico State University: $674K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Dartmouth College: $671K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Institute for Advanced Study: $639K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Pittsburgh: $620K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → New York University: $605K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Utah: $576K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Auburn University: $568K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Tufts University: $549K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Rochester Institute of Technology: $522K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Michigan State University: $495K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → Planetary Science Institute: $495K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research → University of Missouri - Columbia: $483K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Association of Universities for Research: $112M on this topic. Open the funder. Association of Universities f… $112M John Templeton Foundation: $400K on this topic. Open the funder. John Templeton Foundation $400K Arvest Foundation: $5K on this topic. Open the funder. Arvest Foundation $5K Artists Fellowship Inc: $4K on this topic. Open the funder. Artists Fellowship Inc $4K Moss Adams Foundation: $3K on this topic. Open the funder. Moss Adams Foundation $3K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $2K The Brookheim Foundation: $2K on this topic. Open the funder. The Brookheim Foundation $2K University of Arizona: received $8.1M on this topic University of Arizona $8.1M University of California - Berkeley: received $6.9M on this topic University of California - Berk… $6.9M California Institute of Technology: received $6.0M on this topic California Institute of Technol… $6.0M University of Texas at Austin: received $5.5M on this topic University of Texas at Austin $5.5M University of Colorado at Boulder: received $4.4M on this topic University of Colorado at Bould… $4.4M The Johns Hopkins University: received $4.3M on this topic The Johns Hopkins University $4.3M University of California - Santa Cruz: received $3.7M on this topic University of California - Sant… $3.7M University of Chicago: received $3.2M on this topic University of Chicago $3.2M University of California - Los Angeles: received $3.2M on this topic University of California - Los… $3.2M Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $3.0M on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $3.0M University of Michigan: received $2.9M on this topic University of Michigan $2.9M University of Washington: received $2.8M on this topic University of Washington $2.8M Arizona State University: received $2.8M on this topic Arizona State University $2.8M Princeton University: received $2.7M on this topic Princeton University $2.7M University of Massachusetts - Amherst: received $2.5M on this topic University of Massachusetts - A… $2.5M University of Minnesota - Twin Cities: received $2.5M on this topic University of Minnesota - Twin… $2.5M Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory: received $2.3M on this topic Smithsonian Institution Astroph… $2.3M Carnegie Institution of Washington: received $2.3M on this topic Carnegie Institution of Washing… $2.3M University of Wisconsin - Madison: received $2.0M on this topic University of Wisconsin - Madis… $2.0M University of Hawaii: received $2.0M on this topic University of Hawaii $2.0M University of Maryland: received $2.0M on this topic University of Maryland $2.0M Northwestern University: received $1.8M on this topic Northwestern University $1.8M Eureka Scientific Inc: received $1.8M on this topic Eureka Scientific Inc $1.8M Rutgers the State University of New Jersey: received $1.6M on this topic Rutgers the State University of… $1.6M University of Notre Dame: received $1.5M on this topic University of Notre Dame $1.5M Harvard University: received $1.5M on this topic Harvard University $1.5M University of California - Davis: received $1.5M on this topic University of California - Davis $1.5M University of California - Santa Barbara: received $1.5M on this topic University of California - Sant… $1.5M The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory: received $1.4M on this topic The Johns Hopkins University Ap… $1.4M The Pennsylvania State University: received $1.3M on this topic The Pennsylvania State Universi… $1.3M Columbia University in the City of New York: received $1.3M on this topic Columbia University in the City… $1.3M The University of Virginia: received $1.3M on this topic The University of Virginia $1.3M University of California - San Diego: received $1.2M on this topic University of California - San… $1.2M Seti Institute: received $1.2M on this topic Seti Institute $1.2M Yale University: received $1.1M on this topic Yale University $1.1M Cornell University: received $1.0M on this topic Cornell University $1.0M Boston University: received $1.0M on this topic Boston University $1.0M Southwest Research Institute: received $949K on this topic Southwest Research Institute $949K University of Florida: received $924K on this topic University of Florida $924K University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign: received $916K on this topic University of Illinois at Urban… $916K The Ohio State University: received $861K on this topic The Ohio State University $861K Texas A & M University: received $832K on this topic Texas A & M University $832K University of Central Florida Board of Trustees: received $797K on this topic University of Central Florida B… $797K University of Toledo: received $764K on this topic University of Toledo $764K American Museum of Natural History: received $748K on this topic American Museum of Natural Hist… $748K University of California - Riverside: received $686K on this topic University of California - Rive… $686K New Mexico State University: received $674K on this topic New Mexico State University $674K Dartmouth College: received $671K on this topic Dartmouth College $671K Institute for Advanced Study: received $639K on this topic Institute for Advanced Study $639K University of Pittsburgh: received $620K on this topic University of Pittsburgh $620K New York University: received $605K on this topic New York University $605K University of Utah: received $576K on this topic University of Utah $576K Auburn University: received $568K on this topic Auburn University $568K Tufts University: received $549K on this topic Tufts University $549K Rochester Institute of Technology: received $522K on this topic Rochester Institute of Technolo… $522K Michigan State University: received $495K on this topic Michigan State University $495K Planetary Science Institute: received $495K on this topic Planetary Science Institute $495K University of Missouri - Columbia: received $483K on this topic University of Missouri - Columb… $483K Duke University: received $400K on this topic Duke University $400K Tlc Student Funds: received $5K on this topic Tlc Student Funds $5K Leslie Norman Hubble: received $4K on this topic Leslie Norman Hubble $4K Cecilia Hubble: received $3K on this topic Cecilia Hubble $3K Hubble Foundation: received $2K on this topic Hubble Foundation $2K Ilan-Lael Fdn: received $2K on this topic Ilan-Lael Fdn $2K 7 funders, 64 recipients, grants matching “hubble” only. 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