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12 funders with a record of paying for “machines”
Where the money went The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Future House Inc: $9.2M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Kaiser Foundation Hospitals: $5.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → The Eleutherai Institute: $1.8M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc → American Red Cross: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing → Henderson Sewing Machine Co Inc: $999K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Washington: $940K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Trustees of Boston University: $523K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Maine Technology Institute → Shucks Maine Lobster LLC: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Jobsohio → Caliber Mold and Machine Inc: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Mission Pre-Born Inc → Heartbeat of Miami: $194K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Colorado Knights of Columbus Charities → Marisol Health Inc: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Acahand Foundation → One Heart for Women and Children Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → New York University: $6.0M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Inaturalist: $3.8M across 1 grant, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → Safe Ai London Ltd: $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc → Huridocs (Association Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems in: $800K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Washington: $485K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing → Henderson Sewing Machine Co Inc: $414K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Bourgeois Guitars LLC: $317K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Mission Pre-Born Inc → Houston Pregnancy Center: $178K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Jobsohio → Findlay Machine & Tool Inc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Colorado Knights of Columbus Charities → Bella Natural Women's Care: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Acahand Foundation → Latishas House Foundation Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Precision Development: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Washington University: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → Ml4good Ltd: $955K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Uc Santa Cruz: $454K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc → Ras Ai Foundation: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of Oxford: $383K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Thermoformed Plastics of Ne LLC: $220K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Mission Pre-Born Inc → Womens Care Center South Ben: $149K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing → Pittsburgh Chapter National Tooling & Machining Foundation: $141K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Jobsohio → Premier Industrial Machine LLC: $75K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Colorado Knights of Columbus Charities → Boulder Pregnancy Resource Center: $33K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Acahand Foundation → Claritas House Outreach Ministry Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → University of Western Ontario: $825K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $700K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: $649K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Dandelion Health Inc: $495K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Cornell University: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University System of Maryland: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → Abfm Foundation Inc: $421K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc → Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Mit): $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University System of Maryland: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc → Huridocs: $400K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Carnegie Mellon University: $298K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Texas at Dallas: $286K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → Machine Intelligence Research Institute Inc: $270K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation → University of Chicago: $269K across 1 grant, latest 2020 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique: $261K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Canadian Institute for Advanced Research: $238K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Good Ventures Foundation → Cambridge in America: $224K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → North Carolina State University: $221K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Universite De Montreal: $209K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Nat'l Centre for Biological Science: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for → Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Good Ventures Foundation → Ai Safety Support Ltd: $198K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Montreal: $180K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Boston University: $175K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Maine Technology Institute → Maine Wood Heat Co Inc: $167K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Columbia University: $140K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc → Mobile Pathways: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc → Girl Effect: $140K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for: $18M on this topic. Open the funder. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fu… $18M Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder. Gordon E and Betty I Moore Fo… $14M Good Ventures Foundation: $4.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Good Ventures Foundation $4.4M The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc: $3.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Patrick J Mcgovern Founda… $3.3M The Simons Foundation Inc: $2.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $2.5M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $2.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $2.2M Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Advanced Robotics for Manufac… $1.6M Maine Technology Institute: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder. Maine Technology Institute $1.1M Mission Pre-Born Inc: $522K on this topic. Open the funder. Mission Pre-Born Inc $522K Jobsohio: $425K on this topic. Open the funder. Jobsohio $425K Colorado Knights of Columbus Charities: $123K on this topic. Open the funder. Colorado Knights of Columbus… $123K Acahand Foundation: $30K on this topic. Open the funder. Acahand Foundation $30K Future House Inc: received $9.2M on this topic Future House Inc $9.2M New York University: received $6.0M on this topic New York University $6.0M Kaiser Foundation Hospitals: received $5.5M on this topic Kaiser Foundation Hospitals $5.5M Inaturalist: received $3.8M on this topic Inaturalist $3.8M The Eleutherai Institute: received $1.8M on this topic The Eleutherai Institute $1.8M University of Washington: received $1.4M on this topic University of Washington $1.4M Safe Ai London Ltd: received $1.0M on this topic Safe Ai London Ltd $1.0M American Red Cross: received $1.0M on this topic American Red Cross $1.0M Precision Development: received $1.0M on this topic Precision Development $1.0M Washington University: received $1.0M on this topic Washington University $1.0M Henderson Sewing Machine Co Inc: received $999K on this topic Henderson Sewing Machine Co Inc $999K Ml4good Ltd: received $955K on this topic Ml4good Ltd $955K University of Western Ontario: received $825K on this topic University of Western Ontario $825K Huridocs (Association Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems in: received $800K on this topic Huridocs (Association Human Rig… $800K Johns Hopkins University: received $700K on this topic Johns Hopkins University $700K The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University: received $649K on this topic The Board of Trustees of the Le… $649K Trustees of Boston University: received $523K on this topic Trustees of Boston University $523K Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $500K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $500K Dandelion Health Inc: received $495K on this topic Dandelion Health Inc $495K Uc Santa Cruz: received $454K on this topic Uc Santa Cruz $454K Cornell University: received $450K on this topic Cornell University $450K University System of Maryland: received $450K on this topic University System of Maryland $450K Abfm Foundation Inc: received $421K on this topic Abfm Foundation Inc $421K Henderson Sewing Machine Co Inc: received $414K on this topic Henderson Sewing Machine Co Inc $414K Shucks Maine Lobster LLC: received $400K on this topic Shucks Maine Lobster LLC $400K Ras Ai Foundation: received $400K on this topic Ras Ai Foundation $400K Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Mit): received $400K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $400K University System of Maryland: received $400K on this topic University System of Maryland $400K Huridocs: received $400K on this topic Huridocs $400K University of Oxford: received $383K on this topic University of Oxford $383K Bourgeois Guitars LLC: received $317K on this topic Bourgeois Guitars LLC $317K Carnegie Mellon University: received $298K on this topic Carnegie Mellon University $298K University of Texas at Dallas: received $286K on this topic University of Texas at Dallas $286K Machine Intelligence Research Institute Inc: received $270K on this topic Machine Intelligence Research I… $270K University of Chicago: received $269K on this topic University of Chicago $269K Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique: received $261K on this topic Centre National De La Recherche… $261K Caliber Mold and Machine Inc: received $250K on this topic Caliber Mold and Machine Inc $250K Canadian Institute for Advanced Research: received $238K on this topic Canadian Institute for Advanced… $238K Cambridge in America: received $224K on this topic Cambridge in America $224K North Carolina State University: received $221K on this topic North Carolina State University $221K Thermoformed Plastics of Ne LLC: received $220K on this topic Thermoformed Plastics of Ne LLC $220K Universite De Montreal: received $209K on this topic Universite De Montreal $209K Nat'l Centre for Biological Science: received $200K on this topic Nat'l Centre for Biological Sci… $200K Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia: received $200K on this topic Rector & Visitors of the Univer… $200K Ai Safety Support Ltd: received $198K on this topic Ai Safety Support Ltd $198K Heartbeat of Miami: received $194K on this topic Heartbeat of Miami $194K University of Montreal: received $180K on this topic University of Montreal $180K Houston Pregnancy Center: received $178K on this topic Houston Pregnancy Center $178K Boston University: received $175K on this topic Boston University $175K Maine Wood Heat Co Inc: received $167K on this topic Maine Wood Heat Co Inc $167K Womens Care Center South Ben: received $149K on this topic Womens Care Center South Ben $149K Pittsburgh Chapter National Tooling & Machining Foundation: received $141K on this topic Pittsburgh Chapter National Too… $141K Columbia University: received $140K on this topic Columbia University $140K Mobile Pathways: received $140K on this topic Mobile Pathways $140K Girl Effect: received $140K on this topic Girl Effect $140K Findlay Machine & Tool Inc: received $100K on this topic Findlay Machine & Tool Inc $100K Premier Industrial Machine LLC: received $75K on this topic Premier Industrial Machine LLC $75K Marisol Health Inc: received $45K on this topic Marisol Health Inc $45K Bella Natural Women's Care: received $45K on this topic Bella Natural Women's Care $45K Boulder Pregnancy Resource Center: received $33K on this topic Boulder Pregnancy Resource Cent… $33K One Heart for Women and Children Inc: received $10K on this topic One Heart for Women and Childre… $10K Latishas House Foundation Inc: received $10K on this topic Latishas House Foundation Inc $10K Claritas House Outreach Ministry Inc: received $10K on this topic Claritas House Outreach Ministr… $10K 12 funders, 63 recipients, grants matching “machines” 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: $194,148 to Heartbeat of Miami — operation equip machine & training
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Largest: $340,703 to UC SANTA CRUZ — accelerating oceanographic research with spectroscopy and machine learning
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Largest: $3.8M to INATURALIST — to enable inaturalist to realize its potential as a global scientific and conservation sensor by 2030, harnessing data from its user community and optimizing advances in machine le…
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Largest: $153,585 to CALIBER MOLD AND MACHINE INC — economic development
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Largest: $1.0M to AMERICAN RED CROSS — to support new initiatives in machine learning, data science, and data cultures to advance lifesaving biomedical service distribution and disaster response across the us
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Largest: $259,579 to MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY — to investigate how humans and machines collaborate on making decisions
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Largest: $9.2M to FUTURE HOUSE INC — support for scientific institute focused on accelerating biological research through machine learning
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Largest: $880,758 to THE ELEUTHERAI INSTITUTE — machine learning research
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Largest: $15,500 to Big Papou's Kitchen — forming & panning machine will be capable of producing 23,040 patties per hour. based on machine that big papou's kitchen now uses to produce 2,000 patties per hour. machine capabl…
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Largest: $44,750 to BELLA NATURAL WOMEN'S CARE — provide ultrasound machines for pregnancy centers
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Largest: $2,212 to EDGEWOOD CHILDRENS RANCH INC — grant to support the edgewood children's ranch programs (includes a $2,140.00 giving machine matching donation and $72.23 related to giving machine program transaction fees)
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Largest: $988,515 to HENDERSON SEWING MACHINE CO INC — research subawards
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