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10 funders with a record of paying for “zoonotic”
Where the money went
Largest: $56,542 to Arizona State University — zoonotic implications of host genetics, immunity, and virome in bats
Largest: $249,550 to ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE INC — to document the public health benefits of indigenous and local community forest management in terms of reduced risk of forest fires and emerging zoonotic disease
Largest: $100,000 to UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO — harnessing fruit bat conservation to combat zoonotic risk in madagaskar
Largest: $268,697 to Wildlife Conservation Society — as one-time only funding for support of a one health framework to prevent future pandemics of zoonotic origin as part of a request for proposals (rfp) on "reimagining multilaterali…
Largest: $250,000 to ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE — fund the project to mitigate the risk of zoonotic disease emergence via human-wildlife interactions in southeast asia
Largest: $80,000 to INTERNEWS NETWORK — support for earth journalism network to strengthen african journalists' capacity to report on zoonotic diseases for great ape conservation.
All of USNew Glarus, WI
2 matching grants · $2,000 · through 2025Largest: $1,000 to Green County Humane Society — animal welfare and protection organization focused on care of local stray and abandoned animals along with preventing zoonotic disease
Largest: $50,000 to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY — general operating and program support, including zoonotic diseases
Largest: $43,443 to ORE KOREN — zoonotic disease outbreaks and political conflict in africa
Largest: $100,000 to THE GOOD FOOD INSTITUTE INC — building a more sustainable and secure global food system. powering solutions to combat climate change, environmental degradation, and the rise of zoonotic and antibiotic-resistant…
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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 →