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12 funders with a record of paying for “neurosciences”
Where the money went The Mcknight Foundation → The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience: $22M across 19 grants, latest 2024 Robertson Foundation → New York Stem Cell Foundation Inc: $9.7M across 3 grants, latest 2022 The Kavli Foundation → University of California San Francisco Foundation: $7.0M across 1 grant, latest 2022 John Templeton Foundation → Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: $5.7M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Esther & Joseph Klingenstein Fund: $2.6M across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Charles A Dana Foundation → University of California Los Angeles: $2.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 Barrow Foundation Uk → The Society of British Neurological Surgeons: $1.5M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Pershing Square Foundation → Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of California Berkeley: $375K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Tiny Blue Dot Inc → University of Oregon: $375K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Gruber Foundation → Society for Neuroscience: $250K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Grass Foundation → Society for Neuroscience: $52K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Robertson Foundation → The New York Stem Cell Foundation Inc: $3.8M across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Loyola University of Chicago: $1.0M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Sci: $880K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Simons Foundation Inc → Icahn School of Medicine: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Pershing Square Foundation → Massachusetts Institute of Technology: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Faculdades Catolicas: $435K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Barrow Foundation Uk → Dignity Health Dba St Joseph's Hospital: $354K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Tiny Blue Dot Inc → Uc Santa Barbara: $300K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Georgia Tech Research Corporation: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Gruber Foundation → Schwab Charitable Fund: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Grass Foundation → University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Massachusetts General Hospital (Mgh): $1.0M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Pershing Square Foundation → Cornell University: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → New York University: $281K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → University of California San Diego: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 John Templeton Foundation → Regents of the University of Minnesota: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Tiny Blue Dot Inc → Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Grass Foundation → Hector Arciniega: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Pershing Square Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Pershing Square Foundation → The Rockefeller University: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Brown University: $354K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → University of California Berkeley: $354K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience at Ucsf: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Charles A Dana Foundation → American Association for the Advancement of Science (Aaas): $332K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → American Brain Foundation: $283K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → President & Fellows of Harvard College: $268K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Charles A Dana Foundation → University of Minnesota: $263K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → International Brain Research Organization (Ibro): $252K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Pershing Square Foundation → Regents of the University of California San Francisco: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Harry Orr: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Huda Zoghbi: $250K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Pershing Square Foundation → Broad Institute: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Pershing Square Foundation → New York University: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Pershing Square Foundation → Stanford University: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Pershing Square Foundation → The Broad Institute of Mit and Harvard: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Pershing Square Foundation → The Regents of the University of California: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Pershing Square Foundation → Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: $250K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Social Good Fund: $235K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → Morehouse School of Medicine Inc: $230K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → University of Washington: $219K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Institute for Methods Innovation: $197K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Alfred P Sloan Foundation → Northwestern University: $196K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → University of California Irvine: $195K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Johns Hopkins University: $186K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Charles A Dana Foundation → Society for Neuroscience (Sfn): $185K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Simons Foundation Inc → University of Cape Town: $180K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Kavli Foundation → Winrich Freiwald: $167K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Doris Ying Tsao: $167K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kavli Foundation → Stichting Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Trust Foundation: $159K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Mcknight Foundation: $22M on this topic. Open the funder. The Mcknight Foundation $22M Robertson Foundation: $14M on this topic. Open the funder. Robertson Foundation $14M The Kavli Foundation: $9.7M on this topic. Open the funder. The Kavli Foundation $9.7M The Charles A Dana Foundation: $7.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The Charles A Dana Foundation $7.5M John Templeton Foundation: $6.1M on this topic. Open the funder. John Templeton Foundation $6.1M The Pershing Square Foundation: $4.3M on this topic. Open the funder. The Pershing Square Foundation $4.3M The Simons Foundation Inc: $3.8M on this topic. Open the funder. The Simons Foundation Inc $3.8M Barrow Foundation Uk: $1.9M on this topic. Open the funder. Barrow Foundation Uk $1.9M Alfred P Sloan Foundation: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Alfred P Sloan Foundation $1.2M Tiny Blue Dot Inc: $690K on this topic. Open the funder. Tiny Blue Dot Inc $690K The Gruber Foundation: $450K on this topic. Open the funder. The Gruber Foundation $450K The Grass Foundation: $72K on this topic. Open the funder. The Grass Foundation $72K The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience: received $22M on this topic The Mcknight Endowment Fund for… $22M New York Stem Cell Foundation Inc: received $9.7M on this topic New York Stem Cell Foundation I… $9.7M University of California San Francisco Foundation: received $7.0M on this topic University of California San Fr… $7.0M Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago: received $5.7M on this topic Rehabilitation Institute of Chi… $5.7M The New York Stem Cell Foundation Inc: received $3.8M on this topic The New York Stem Cell Foundati… $3.8M Esther & Joseph Klingenstein Fund: received $2.6M on this topic Esther & Joseph Klingenstein Fu… $2.6M University of California Los Angeles: received $2.0M on this topic University of California Los An… $2.0M The Society of British Neurological Surgeons: received $1.5M on this topic The Society of British Neurolog… $1.5M Loyola University of Chicago: received $1.0M on this topic Loyola University of Chicago $1.0M Massachusetts General Hospital (Mgh): received $1.0M on this topic Massachusetts General Hospital… $1.0M Johns Hopkins University: received $911K on this topic Johns Hopkins University $911K Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Sci: received $880K on this topic Kavli Institute for Systems Neu… $880K University of California Berkeley: received $729K on this topic University of California Berkel… $729K New York University: received $531K on this topic New York University $531K Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory: received $500K on this topic Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory $500K Icahn School of Medicine: received $500K on this topic Icahn School of Medicine $500K Massachusetts Institute of Technology: received $500K on this topic Massachusetts Institute of Tech… $500K Cornell University: received $500K on this topic Cornell University $500K Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University: received $500K on this topic Kavli Institute for Systems Neu… $500K The Rockefeller University: received $500K on this topic The Rockefeller University $500K Faculdades Catolicas: received $435K on this topic Faculdades Catolicas $435K University of Oregon: received $375K on this topic University of Oregon $375K Brown University: received $354K on this topic Brown University $354K Dignity Health Dba St Joseph's Hospital: received $354K on this topic Dignity Health Dba St Joseph's… $354K Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience at Ucsf: received $350K on this topic Kavli Institute for Fundamental… $350K American Association for the Advancement of Science (Aaas): received $332K on this topic American Association for the Ad… $332K Uc Santa Barbara: received $300K on this topic Uc Santa Barbara $300K American Brain Foundation: received $283K on this topic American Brain Foundation $283K President & Fellows of Harvard College: received $268K on this topic President & Fellows of Harvard… $268K University of Minnesota: received $263K on this topic University of Minnesota $263K International Brain Research Organization (Ibro): received $252K on this topic International Brain Research Or… $252K Society for Neuroscience: received $250K on this topic Society for Neuroscience $250K Regents of the University of California San Francisco: received $250K on this topic Regents of the University of Ca… $250K Harry Orr: received $250K on this topic Harry Orr $250K Huda Zoghbi: received $250K on this topic Huda Zoghbi $250K Broad Institute: received $250K on this topic Broad Institute $250K Stanford University: received $250K on this topic Stanford University $250K The Broad Institute of Mit and Harvard: received $250K on this topic The Broad Institute of Mit and… $250K The Regents of the University of California: received $250K on this topic The Regents of the University o… $250K Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York: received $250K on this topic Trustees of Columbia University… $250K Social Good Fund: received $235K on this topic Social Good Fund $235K Morehouse School of Medicine Inc: received $230K on this topic Morehouse School of Medicine Inc $230K Georgia Tech Research Corporation: received $225K on this topic Georgia Tech Research Corporati… $225K University of California San Diego: received $225K on this topic University of California San Di… $225K University of Washington: received $219K on this topic University of Washington $219K Schwab Charitable Fund: received $200K on this topic Schwab Charitable Fund $200K Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors: received $200K on this topic Rockefeller Philanthropy Adviso… $200K Institute for Methods Innovation: received $197K on this topic Institute for Methods Innovation $197K Northwestern University: received $196K on this topic Northwestern University $196K University of California Irvine: received $195K on this topic University of California Irvine $195K Society for Neuroscience (Sfn): received $185K on this topic Society for Neuroscience (Sfn) $185K University of Cape Town: received $180K on this topic University of Cape Town $180K Winrich Freiwald: received $167K on this topic Winrich Freiwald $167K Doris Ying Tsao: received $167K on this topic Doris Ying Tsao $167K Stichting Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Trust Foundation: received $159K on this topic Stichting Federation of Europea… $159K Society for Neuroscience: received $52K on this topic Society for Neuroscience $52K Regents of the University of Minnesota: received $20K on this topic Regents of the University of Mi… $20K Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies: received $15K on this topic Neuroscience School of Advanced… $15K University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc: received $10K on this topic University of Massachusetts Fou… $10K Hector Arciniega: received $10K on this topic Hector Arciniega $10K 12 funders, 60 recipients, grants matching “neurosciences” only. 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