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12 funders with a record of paying for “kavli”
Where the money went The Kavli Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $9.1M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Uc Santa Barbara: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Regents of the University of California: $775K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Heising-Simons Foundation → University of California Santa Barbara: $467K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → National Academy of Sciences: $326K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Anderson Stewart Family Foundation → Ucsb Foundation for Kavli Institute Fed Id #23-7314834: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Brinson Foundation → University of Chicago Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics: $120K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Rita Allen Foundation Inc → The Kavli Center for Ethics Science and the Public: $115K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Schlinger Chrisman Foundation → Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Llww Foundation → Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Uc Santa Barbara Foundation: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Mosher Foundation → Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics: $30K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Kelly-Laustsen Family Foundation → University of California Santa Barbara - Kavli Institute: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → University of California San Francisco Foundation: $7.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → Univ of California Santa Barbara: $563K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Brinson Foundation → University of Chicago: $115K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Mosher Foundation → Kavli Institute for Theoretical Phy: $1K across 1 grant, latest 2021 The Kavli Foundation → The Chancellors Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford: $6.2M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → Cornell University: $4.3M across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → Salk Institute for Biological Studies: $2.6M across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology: $2.5M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd: $2.3M across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at Mit: $1.9M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → National Academy of Sciences: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Uc San Diego Foundation: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Neural Systems Institute (Rockefeller University): $1.7M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → William Marsh Rice University: $1.3M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → The University of Tokyo: $1.3M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Marine Biological Laboratory: $1.2M across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Regents of the University of California at Berkeley: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University: $958K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ: $953K across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge: $925K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Sci: $880K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University: $852K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → The Rockefeller University: $833K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → University of California Berkeley Foundation: $774K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Romsdal Museum: $658K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Columbia University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → Peking University: $479K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: $461K across 4 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Illinois State University: $460K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Cosmology at the University of Cambridge: $438K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Stichting Nanoscience Tu Delft: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: $400K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → President and Fellows of Harvard College: $373K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience at Ucsf: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → University of Copenhagen: $347K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Roger Ulrich: $283K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Ku Leuven): $283K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Huda Zoghbi: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Harry Orr: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → David Allara: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Jacob Sagiv: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Jean-Louis Mandel: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → George Whitesides: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Christopher Walsh: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Ralph Nuzzo: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale De Lausanne: $246K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Conny Aerts: $233K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Institut Du Cerveau Et De La Moelle Epiniere: $214K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → American Association for the Advancement of Science: $180K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → California Institute of Technology: $180K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation: $63M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kavli Foundation $63M The Simons Foundation Inc: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $1.9M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $775K on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $775K The Heising-Simons Foundation: $467K on this topic. Open the funder. The Heising-Simons Foundation $467K The San Francisco Foundation: $326K on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $326K The Brinson Foundation: $235K on this topic. Open the funder. The Brinson Foundation $235K Anderson Stewart Family Foundation: $150K on this topic. Open the funder. Anderson Stewart Family Found… $150K Rita Allen Foundation Inc: $115K on this topic. Open the funder. Rita Allen Foundation Inc $115K Schlinger Chrisman Foundation: $100K on this topic. Open the funder. Schlinger Chrisman Foundation $100K Llww Foundation: $50K on this topic. Open the funder. Llww Foundation $50K Mosher Foundation: $31K on this topic. Open the funder. Mosher Foundation $31K Kelly-Laustsen Family Foundation: $1K on this topic. Open the funder. Kelly-Laustsen Family Foundat… $1K Johns Hopkins University: received $9.1M on this topic Johns Hopkins University $9.1M University of California San Francisco Foundation: received $7.0M on this topic University of California San Fr… $7.0M The Chancellors Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford: received $6.2M on this topic The Chancellors Masters and Sch… $6.2M Cornell University: received $4.3M on this topic Cornell University $4.3M Salk Institute for Biological Studies: received $2.6M on this topic Salk Institute for Biological S… $2.6M Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology: received $2.5M on this topic Kavli Institute for Nanoscience… $2.5M Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd: received $2.3M on this topic Kavli Institute for Brain and M… $2.3M National Academy of Sciences: received $2.1M on this topic National Academy of Sciences $2.1M Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers: received $2.1M on this topic Kavli Institute for Particle As… $2.1M Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at Mit: received $1.9M on this topic Kavli Institute for Astrophysic… $1.9M Uc San Diego Foundation: received $1.8M on this topic Uc San Diego Foundation $1.8M Kavli Neural Systems Institute (Rockefeller University): received $1.7M on this topic Kavli Neural Systems Institute… $1.7M Uc Santa Barbara: received $1.3M on this topic Uc Santa Barbara $1.3M William Marsh Rice University: received $1.3M on this topic William Marsh Rice University $1.3M The University of Tokyo: received $1.3M on this topic The University of Tokyo $1.3M Marine Biological Laboratory: received $1.2M on this topic Marine Biological Laboratory $1.2M Regents of the University of California at Berkeley: received $1.1M on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $1.1M Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University: received $958K on this topic Kavli Institute for Astronomy a… $958K Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ: received $953K on this topic Kavli Institute for the Physics… $953K The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge: received $925K on this topic The Chancellor Masters and Scho… $925K Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Sci: received $880K on this topic Kavli Institute for Systems Neu… $880K Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University: received $852K on this topic Kavli Institute for Brain Scien… $852K The Rockefeller University: received $833K on this topic The Rockefeller University $833K Regents of the University of California: received $775K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $775K University of California Berkeley Foundation: received $774K on this topic University of California Berkel… $774K Romsdal Museum: received $658K on this topic Romsdal Museum $658K Univ of California Santa Barbara: received $563K on this topic Univ of California Santa Barbara $563K Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University: received $500K on this topic Kavli Institute for Systems Neu… $500K Columbia University: received $500K on this topic Columbia University $500K Peking University: received $479K on this topic Peking University $479K University of California Santa Barbara: received $467K on this topic University of California Santa… $467K Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: received $461K on this topic Trustees of Columbia University… $461K Illinois State University: received $460K on this topic Illinois State University $460K Kavli Institute for Cosmology at the University of Cambridge: received $438K on this topic Kavli Institute for Cosmology a… $438K Stichting Nanoscience Tu Delft: received $400K on this topic Stichting Nanoscience Tu Delft $400K University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education: received $400K on this topic University of Chinese Academy o… $400K President and Fellows of Harvard College: received $373K on this topic President and Fellows of Harvar… $373K Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience at Ucsf: received $350K on this topic Kavli Institute for Fundamental… $350K University of Copenhagen: received $347K on this topic University of Copenhagen $347K Roger Ulrich: received $283K on this topic Roger Ulrich $283K Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Ku Leuven): received $283K on this topic Katholieke Universiteit Leuven… $283K Huda Zoghbi: received $250K on this topic Huda Zoghbi $250K Harry Orr: received $250K on this topic Harry Orr $250K David Allara: received $250K on this topic David Allara $250K Jacob Sagiv: received $250K on this topic Jacob Sagiv $250K Jean-Louis Mandel: received $250K on this topic Jean-Louis Mandel $250K George Whitesides: received $250K on this topic George Whitesides $250K Christopher Walsh: received $250K on this topic Christopher Walsh $250K Ralph Nuzzo: received $250K on this topic Ralph Nuzzo $250K Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale De Lausanne: received $246K on this topic Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale De L… $246K Conny Aerts: received $233K on this topic Conny Aerts $233K Institut Du Cerveau Et De La Moelle Epiniere: received $214K on this topic Institut Du Cerveau Et De La Mo… $214K American Association for the Advancement of Science: received $180K on this topic American Association for the Ad… $180K California Institute of Technology: received $180K on this topic California Institute of Technol… $180K Ucsb Foundation for Kavli Institute Fed Id #23-7314834: received $150K on this topic Ucsb Foundation for Kavli Insti… $150K University of Chicago Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics: received $120K on this topic University of Chicago Kavli Ins… $120K The Kavli Center for Ethics Science and the Public: received $115K on this topic The Kavli Center for Ethics Sci… $115K University of Chicago: received $115K on this topic University of Chicago $115K Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics: received $100K on this topic Kavli Institute of Theoretical… $100K Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics Uc Santa Barbara Foundation: received $50K on this topic Kavli Institute for Theoretical… $50K Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics: received $30K on this topic Kavli Institute for Theoretical… $30K University of California Santa Barbara - Kavli Institute: received $1K on this topic University of California Santa… $1K Kavli Institute for Theoretical Phy: received $1K on this topic Kavli Institute for Theoretical… $1K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “kavli” 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: $80,000 to KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THE PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS OF THE UNIVERSE AT THE UNIV — kavli astrophysics postdoctoral fellowship at kavli ipmu masafusa onoue and boris kalita
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Largest: $25,000 to KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS — in furtherance of section 501(c)(3) charitable purpose
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Largest: $750,000 to UC SANTA BARBARA — the simons fund for visiting scientists at the kavli institute of theoretical physics
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Largest: $120,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR COSMOLOGICAL PHYSICS — brinson prize fellowship in observational cosmology
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Largest: $100,000 to UCSB FOUNDATION FOR KAVLI INSTITUTE FED ID #23-7314834 — support advancing scientific research
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Largest: $248,812 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA — for the kavli institute for theoretical physics
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Largest: $65,000 to THE KAVLI CENTER FOR ETHICS SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC — civic science fellow
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Largest: $50,000 to KAVLI INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL PHYSICS — support for youth.
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Largest: $775,306 to Regents of the University of California — in support of postdoctoral fellows at the kavli institute for theoretical physics.
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Largest: $50,000 to KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATION — kitp postdoctoral scholars program
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Largest: $326,250 to NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES — to name a seat in the fred kavli auditorium of the historic nas building. for the climate change initiative. for inclusive, diverse, and equitable engineering for all (ideea) and f…
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Largest: $1,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA - KAVLI INSTITUTE — unrestricted for charitable exempt purpose
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