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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $6.2M across 7 grants, latest 2024California Association for Research in → California Institute of Technology: $2.9M across 4 grants, latest 2023The Heising-Simons Foundation → The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: $1.9M across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Community Grants Annual Grant Pass-Thru: $1.4M across 12 grants, latest 2024The Marrs Mclean Trust #487601 → Baylor College of Medicine: $623K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Brinson Foundation → Carnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Pro: $468K across 5 grants, latest 2024The Zankel Scala Family Foundation → Whyhunger Inc: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024Local Oklahoma Music Association → Yukon High School Band Boosters Club: $84K across 2 grants, latest 2025Anderson Childrens Foundation → Bobby Duke Middle School: $44K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Svrcek Foundation → Carnegie Hall: $43K across 4 grants, latest 2025Adams Charitable Foundation → Bridges to Independence: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches Inc → Florida State University: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $3.4M across 2 grants, latest 2024California Association for Research in → University of California Santa Cruz: $1.6M across 2 grants, latest 2022The Heising-Simons Foundation → Regents of the University of California at San Diego: $1.2M across 5 grants, latest 2024The Marrs Mclean Trust #487601 → Baylor University: $623K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Ronald F Peterson Area Economic Development: $617K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Brinson Foundation → Carnegie Institution for Science: $115K across 1 grant, latest 2022Local Oklahoma Music Association → Edmond Memorial High School Band Boosters: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2025The Svrcek Foundation → New York Philharmonic: $43K across 4 grants, latest 2025Anderson Childrens Foundation → Cathedral City High School: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Zankel Scala Family Foundation → Circusense: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024Adams Charitable Foundation → International Rescue Committee: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2023Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches Inc → Palm Beach State College: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Trustees of Princeton University: $3.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024The Heising-Simons Foundation → California Association for Research in Astronomy: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023California Association for Research in → Uc Santa Cruz Foundation: $922K across 3 grants, latest 2023The Marrs Mclean Trust #487601 → Trinity University: $623K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Rockford University: $533K across 2 grants, latest 2023Local Oklahoma Music Association → Newcastle Band: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2025Anderson Childrens Foundation → Desert Mirage High School: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2022The Zankel Scala Family Foundation → Head Count Inc: $25K across 2 grants, latest 2024Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches Inc → University of Florida: $12K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Svrcek Foundation → The Metropolitan Opera: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2025Adams Charitable Foundation → Haveford Monthly Meeting: $9K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: $1.4M across 3 grants, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $1.2M across 3 grants, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique: $780K across 1 grant, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Leap Frog Group: $591K across 1 grant, latest 2020The Heising-Simons Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $573K across 3 grants, latest 2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $552K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Illinois Growth Enterprises: $421K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → The Mill Foundation: $338K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Cfnil Education - Career Pathways Focus Committee: $307K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Heising-Simons Foundation → Regents of the University of California Santa Cruz: $300K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Cfnil Youth & Families Focus Committee: $284K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Rockford University: $268K across 7 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Robert A Schlichting Family: $263K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Heising-Simons Foundation → Vanderbilt University: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Friends of Nachusa Grasslands: $222K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Zion Development Corporation: $218K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Illinois Growth Enterprises: $210K across 2 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford: $199K across 1 grant, latest 2022The Heising-Simons Foundation → Regents of the University of California at Irvine: $194K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Cfnil Sustainable Communities Focus Committee: $183K across 1 grant, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Rock Valley College Foundation: $180K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Cfnil Arts & Humanities Focus Committee: $172K across 4 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → Rockford Area Crimestoppers Inc: $170K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Kfact: $166K across 3 grants, latest 2024Community Foundation of Northern Il → United Way of Rock River Valley: $162K across 2 grants, latest 2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Danmarks Teksniske Universitet: $158K across 1 grant, latest 2020Community Foundation of Northern Il → Boylan Catholic High School: $157K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Kids Around the World Inc: $155K across 2 grants, latest 2023Community Foundation of Northern Il → Cfnil Human Services 2 Focus Committee (Basic Needs Compassionate Support): $155K across 4 grants, latest 2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $17M on this topic. Open the funder.Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo…$17MCommunity Foundation of Northern Il: $6.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Community Foundation of North…$6.8MThe Heising-Simons Foundation: $5.6M on this topic. Open the funder.The Heising-Simons Foundation$5.6MCalifornia Association for Research in: $5.5M on this topic. Open the funder.California Association for Re…$5.5MThe Marrs Mclean Trust #487601: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder.The Marrs Mclean Trust #487601$1.9MThe Brinson Foundation: $583K on this topic. Open the funder.The Brinson Foundation$583KLocal Oklahoma Music Association: $172K on this topic. Open the funder.Local Oklahoma Music Associat…$172KThe Zankel Scala Family Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder.The Zankel Scala Family Found…$150KAnderson Childrens Foundation: $102K on this topic. Open the funder.Anderson Childrens Foundation$102KThe Svrcek Foundation: $95K on this topic. Open the funder.The Svrcek Foundation$95KAdams Charitable Foundation: $64K on this topic. Open the funder.Adams Charitable Foundation$64KSymphonic Band of the Palm Beaches Inc: $36K on this topic. Open the funder.Symphonic Band of the Palm Be…$36KCalifornia Institute of Technology: received $6.9M on this topicCalifornia Institute of Technol…$6.9MRegents of the University of California: received $6.2M on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$6.2MTrustees of Princeton University: received $3.1M on this topicTrustees of Princeton University$3.1MThe Regents of the University of California Los Angeles: received $1.9M on this topicThe Regents of the University o…$1.9MUniversity of California Santa Cruz: received $1.6M on this topicUniversity of California Santa…$1.6MCommunity Grants Annual Grant Pass-Thru: received $1.4M on this topicCommunity Grants Annual Grant P…$1.4MThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: received $1.4M on this topicThe Board of Trustees of the Un…$1.4MRegents of the University of California at San Diego: received $1.2M on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$1.2MThe Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: received $1.2M on this topicThe Board of Trustees of the Le…$1.2MCalifornia Association for Research in Astronomy: received $1.2M on this topicCalifornia Association for Rese…$1.2MUc Santa Cruz Foundation: received $922K on this topicUc Santa Cruz Foundation$922KInstitut National De La Recherche Scientifique: received $780K on this topicInstitut National De La Recherc…$780KBaylor College of Medicine: received $623K on this topicBaylor College of Medicine$623KBaylor University: received $623K on this topicBaylor University$623KTrinity University: received $623K on this topicTrinity University$623KRonald F Peterson Area Economic Development: received $617K on this topicRonald F Peterson Area Economic…$617KLeap Frog Group: received $591K on this topicLeap Frog Group$591KMassachusetts Institute of Technology: received $552K on this topicMassachusetts Institute of Tech…$552KRockford University: received $533K on this topicRockford University$533KCarnegie Institution for Science Carnegie Observatories Instrumentation Pro: received $468K on this topicCarnegie Institution for Scienc…$468KIllinois Growth Enterprises: received $421K on this topicIllinois Growth Enterprises$421KThe Mill Foundation: received $338K on this topicThe Mill Foundation$338KCfnil Education - Career Pathways Focus Committee: received $307K on this topicCfnil Education - Career Pathwa…$307KRegents of the University of California Santa Cruz: received $300K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$300KCfnil Youth & Families Focus Committee: received $284K on this topicCfnil Youth & Families Focus Co…$284KRockford University: received $268K on this topicRockford University$268KRobert A Schlichting Family: received $263K on this topicRobert A Schlichting Family$263KVanderbilt University: received $250K on this topicVanderbilt University$250KFriends of Nachusa Grasslands: received $222K on this topicFriends of Nachusa Grasslands$222KZion Development Corporation: received $218K on this topicZion Development Corporation$218KIllinois Growth Enterprises: received $210K on this topicIllinois Growth Enterprises$210KUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford: received $199K on this topicUniversity of Illinois College…$199KRegents of the University of California at Irvine: received $194K on this topicRegents of the University of Ca…$194KCfnil Sustainable Communities Focus Committee: received $183K on this topicCfnil Sustainable Communities F…$183KRock Valley College Foundation: received $180K on this topicRock Valley College Foundation$180KCfnil Arts & Humanities Focus Committee: received $172K on this topicCfnil Arts & Humanities Focus C…$172KRockford Area Crimestoppers Inc: received $170K on this topicRockford Area Crimestoppers Inc$170KKfact: received $166K on this topicKfact$166KUnited Way of Rock River Valley: received $162K on this topicUnited Way of Rock River Valley$162KDanmarks Teksniske Universitet: received $158K on this topicDanmarks Teksniske Universitet$158KBoylan Catholic High School: received $157K on this topicBoylan Catholic High School$157KKids Around the World Inc: received $155K on this topicKids Around the World Inc$155KCfnil Human Services 2 Focus Committee (Basic Needs Compassionate Support): received $155K on this topicCfnil Human Services 2 Focus Co…$155KCarnegie Institution for Science: received $115K on this topicCarnegie Institution for Science$115KWhyhunger Inc: received $100K on this topicWhyhunger Inc$100KYukon High School Band Boosters Club: received $84K on this topicYukon High School Band Boosters…$84KEdmond Memorial High School Band Boosters: received $48K on this topicEdmond Memorial High School Ban…$48KBobby Duke Middle School: received $44K on this topicBobby Duke Middle School$44KCarnegie Hall: received $43K on this topicCarnegie Hall$43KNew York Philharmonic: received $43K on this topicNew York Philharmonic$43KNewcastle Band: received $40K on this topicNewcastle Band$40KCathedral City High School: received $33K on this topicCathedral City High School$33KBridges to Independence: received $30K on this topicBridges to Independence$30KCircusense: received $25K on this topicCircusense$25KInternational Rescue Committee: received $25K on this topicInternational Rescue Committee$25KDesert Mirage High School: received $25K on this topicDesert Mirage High School$25KHead Count Inc: received $25K on this topicHead Count Inc$25KFlorida State University: received $12K on this topicFlorida State University$12KPalm Beach State College: received $12K on this topicPalm Beach State College$12KUniversity of Florida: received $12K on this topicUniversity of Florida$12KThe Metropolitan Opera: received $10K on this topicThe Metropolitan Opera$10KHaveford Monthly Meeting: received $9K on this topicHaveford Monthly Meeting$9K
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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 →