Our Grants

Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded $411 million in grants. Our grants database contains awards from July 2017 until now and is updated weekly. Comprehensive details can be found as part of the Foundation’s annual 990-PF filing.

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Amount $250,000
Focus area Climate + Data
Location Boulder, CO, USA
Awarded 2022

Rocky Mountain Institute

to support the build out of a transparent, open-source tool to drive enhanced speed and scale of the voluntary carbon market to achieve a 1.5°C future

World Resources Institute

to support the work of the WRI Global Data Lab and data-driven climate efforts

The Aspen Institute, Inc.

to support the growth of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub Program

Nethope

to support the Digital Leadership Institute

Open Data Institute Limited

to support the ODI Data Institutions Programme and related Responsible Data Stewardship.
Amount $300,000
Focus area Emergent AI + Society
Location Oakland, CA, USA
Awarded 2022

Institute for Security and Technology

to support the design of sustainable solutions to enhance the security of the global commons

The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University

to provide support for the advancement of policy and education work through Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

CyberPeace Institute

towards the creation of a digital public good that informs cybersecurity capacity building and technical and policy recommendations to decrease the human rights impact of cyberattacks globally.
Amount $500,000
Focus area Tech + Workforce
Location Boston, MA, USA
Awarded 2022

DXtera Institute

To support operations as well as the EdSAFE AI Alliance

CyberPeace Institute

to support work ensuring vulnerable communities' rights to security, dignity and equity in cyberspace
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Grantee Fiscal Sponsor Grant Amount Focus Area Location Date
Rocky Mountain Institute to support the build out of a transparent, open-source tool to drive enhanced speed and scale of the voluntary carbon market to achieve a 1.5°C future $250,000 Climate + Data Boulder, CO, USA 2022
World Resources Institute to support the work of the WRI Global Data Lab and data-driven climate efforts $1,500,000 Data as a Public Good Washington, DC, USA 2022
The Aspen Institute, Inc. to support the growth of the Aspen Tech Policy Hub Program $150,000 Emergent AI + Society Washington, DC, USA 2022
Nethope to support the Digital Leadership Institute $600,000 Tech + Workforce Fairfax, VA, USA 2022
Open Data Institute Limited to support the ODI Data Institutions Programme and related Responsible Data Stewardship. $1,000,000 Data as a Public Good LONDON, LND, GBR 2022
Institute for Security and Technology to support the design of sustainable solutions to enhance the security of the global commons $300,000 Emergent AI + Society Oakland, CA, USA 2022
The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University to provide support for the advancement of policy and education work through Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence $1,500,000 Emergent AI + Society Stanford, CA, USA 2022
CyberPeace Institute towards the creation of a digital public good that informs cybersecurity capacity building and technical and policy recommendations to decrease the human rights impact of cyberattacks globally. $100,000 Tech for Good Geneva, GE, CHE 2022
DXtera Institute To support operations as well as the EdSAFE AI Alliance $500,000 Tech + Workforce Boston, MA, USA 2022
CyberPeace Institute to support work ensuring vulnerable communities' rights to security, dignity and equity in cyberspace $250,000 Emergent AI + Society Geneva, GE, CHE 2022
The Aspen Institute, Inc. to support building a public narrative around AI and human dignity $150,000 Data as a Public Good Washington, DC, USA 2022
The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University to provide support for Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence's priority areas. $750,000 Emergent AI + Society Stanford, CA, USA 2021
Institute for International Urban Development GDI Solutions (A Subsidiary of Global Development Incubator, Inc.) Towards improving the capacity of the AI Climate platform to use machine learning (ML) to identify socially vulnerable areas and predict and map flooding hazards, landslides, and land values in Honduras. $101,131 Climate + Data Cambridge, MA, USA 2021
Americans for Oxford, Inc. to support priority areas for Oxford University, Institute for Ethics in AI $550,000 Emergent AI + Society New York, NY, USA 2021
World Resources Institute to support the work of the WRI Global Data Lab and related activities. $500,000 Climate + Data Washington, DC, USA 2021
Wild Chimpanzee Foundation in support of automated, accurate, and accessible species detection in West Africa through use of machine learning (ML) on camera trap video assets, to provide insights of climate change on wildlife to enable conservation efforts on species abundance. $100,000 Climate + Data Leipzig, SN, DEU 2021
Open Data Institute Limited to support to ODI Data Institutions Programme and related Responsible Data Stewardship. $250,000 Emergent AI + Society LONDON, LND, GBR 2021
CyberPeace Institute to support work ensuring vulnerable communities' rights to security, dignity and equity in cyberspace. $250,000 Emergent AI + Society Geneva, GE, CHE 2021
Duke University for Duke Institute for Health Innovation to work with the Aga Khan University to develop analytical frameworks to help clinical and operational decision-makers audit, evaluate, and monitor AI systems in healthcare settings. $555,056 Digital Health Durham, NC, USA 2021
Meridian Institute To provide support for the Lacuna Fund’s health equity track. $250,000 Digital Health Dillon, CO, USA 2021
The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University To provide support for Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence's priority areas. $500,000 Emergent AI + Society Stanford, CA, USA 2020
Instituto Protea Brazil Foundation To provide support for the early diagnosis of breast cancer using an AI driven approach. $150,000 Digital Health Sao Paulo, SP, BRA 2020
World Resources Institute To provide support for the ongoing development of the Data Lab Initiative. $500,000 Climate + Data Washington, DC, USA 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) To provide support for the Schwarzman College of Computing Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing Scholars Program. $500,000 Emergent AI + Society Cambridge, MA, USA 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) To provide support for MIT Lincoln Laboratory Beaver Works' efforts around diversity and inclusion, including scaling up outreach efforts at the MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute, as well as building and scaling its model for public use. $250,000 Tech + Workforce Cambridge, MA, USA 2020
Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford Americans for Oxford, Inc. To provide support for priority areas at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford. $500,000 Emergent AI + Society Oxford, GBR 2020
The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University To provide support for Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence's data initiatives on COVID-19, Collective and Augmented Intelligence Against COVID-19 (CAIAC). $350,000 Emergent AI + Society Stanford, CA, USA 2020
Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute, Inc. To provide support for the Hopi Covid Response. $100,000 Solidarity Kykotsmovi, AZ, USA 2020
Open Data Institute Limited To provide support for Institutions for Trustworthy Data Access. $250,000 Emergent AI + Society LONDON, LND, GBR 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) To provide support for the McGovern Institute for Brain Research for research into Point of Care Rapid COVID-19 Testing based on CRISPR technology. $300,000 Solidarity Cambridge, MA, USA 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) To provide discretionary support for the McGovern Institute for Brain Research Fund ($100,000) and to provide research funding for the study of the science of punishment ($750,000). $850,000 Tech + Workforce Cambridge, MA, USA 2020
Data & Society Research Institute To provide support for the Disinformation Lab Project, countering disinformation around the 2020 census. $100,000 Emergent AI + Society New York, NY, USA 2020
World Resources Institute To provide support for the Data Lab and Resource Watch: Actionable Data for a Sustainable Future Project. $250,000 Climate + Data Washington, DC, USA 2020
Environmental Law Institute To provide support for the Center for Energy, Environment, and the Digital Economy. $350,000 Climate + Data Washington, DC, USA 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) To provide support for the AI Cures Fund at J-Clinic and to support work related to machine learning for antiviral screening. $210,000 Digital Health Cambridge, MA, USA 2020
World Resources Institute To provide support for real-time monitoring, visualizing, and reporting of climate data. $200,000 Climate + Data Washington, DC, USA 2019
The Aspen Institute, Inc. To provide support for convening a Roundtable on AI and distributing a published report of findings. $200,000 Emergent AI + Society Washington, DC, USA 2019
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute To provide support for the four programs focused on developing talent: Connections for Women, Summer Research for Women in Mathematics, Summer Graduate Schools, and the Mathical Book Prize. $250,000 Tech + Workforce Berkeley, CA 2019
World Resources Institute To provide support for Resource Watch. $150,000 Climate + Data Washington, DC, USA 2018
The Aspen Institute, Inc. To provide support for the Convening in the Dialogue on Public Libraries Series. $250,000 Tech for Good Washington, DC, USA 2018
The Aspen Institute, Inc. To provide support for the Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence. $200,000 Emergent AI + Society Washington, DC, USA 2018
University of California, Berkeley Foundation To provide support for the Simons Institute's Theory of Computing Programs 2018-19. $250,000 Tech + Workforce Berkeley, CA 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) To provide expendable support for the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. $10,000,000 Neuroscience Cambridge, MA, USA 2017
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) To provide support for the McGovern Entrepreneurship Award at MIT Sloan School of Management. $5,500 Legacy Cambridge, MA, USA 2017