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12 funders with a record of paying for “philosophy”
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John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA
34 matching grants · $7.3M · through 2024Largest: $201,969 to UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM — panpsychism and panentheism: philosophy of mind meets philosophy of religion
Largest: $500,000 to UNC CH PHILOSOPHY POLITICS & ECONOMICS — restricted - philosophy, politics & economics
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
8 matching grants · $3.6M · through 2023Largest: $2.0M to University of Utah — support for red butte garden and arboretum as follows:1.a minimum of $25,000 for maintenance and upkeep of the water conservation garden,2.support for school programs manager salar…
Buddhist Film FoundationOakland, CACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $148,938 · through 2024Largest: $77,153 to GESAR MUKPO - FULL PROOF LLC — grants to provide direct support to filmmakers submitting funding proposals supporting the foundations mission to produce educational film resources concerning buddhist cultures, p…
Largest: $1.0M to MIAMI DADE COLLEGE — guided by the philosophy of mdc founder, colonel mitchell wolfson, to create a vibrant community for all of us by educating miami dade countys current and future residents, mdc fou…
The Stanley & JoyceBeverly Hills, CA
5 matching grants · $163,000 · through 2023Largest: $50,000 to OJAI VALLEY SCHOOL — to support ojai valley schools philosophy which is contained in the words integer vitae, meaning wholeness of life, symmetry of life, soundness of life, and, therefore, poise and s…
Largest: $276,265 to UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD — to study trust in ai from the perspectives of philosophy, sociology, social and clinical psychology, computer science, and law, and to operationalize findings in a toolkit for use …
Largest: $1.6M to PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE — to support postdoctoral fellows at the black hole initiative, a unique interdisciplinary center bringing together investigators from astronomy, physics, mathematics, and philosophy…
Largest: $200,000 to THE ATLAS SOCIETY — to promote open objectivism: the philosophy of reason, achievement, individualism, and freedom
Largest: $100,000 to Intercollegiate Studies Institute — to support core programs in philosophy, culture, politics, and history
Largest: $10,000 to THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE — kenny & maria c chin foundation scholarship funds for philosophy and international relations departments
Largest: $33,000 to MERCATUS CENTER — f.a. hayek program for advanced study in philosophy, politics and economics and pdta
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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 →