Meedan Inc funds university-based research and engineering projects that build fact-checking and misinformation-detection tools for journalism and public information ecosystems. Their grants consistently support academic teams and tech development rather than community service providers, emphasizing tool development, evaluation, and applied research. Funding is U.S.-centered and focused on higher-education partners working at the intersection of computer science, journalism, and verification.
Meedan Inc’s recent grantmaking centers on university teams building fact-checking tools, with repeated awards to the same research partners over multiple years. The largest grant in the provided record is $284,170 in 2025 to the Univ of Massachusetts Amherst to develop fact-checking tools, followed by a $277,311 award to the same institution in 2024 for the same purpose. That pattern points to sustained support for tool development rather than one-time project funding. The foundation also backed the University of Pennsylvania with grants of $195,364 in 2025 and $127,688 in 2024, again tied to developing fact-checking tools. Other recent university recipients include the University of Connecticut and The State Univ of New Jersey. Across the record, the grants support applied research and engineering work for journalism and public information ecosystems, especially projects that improve verification, misinformation detection, and related workflows. Meedan Inc operates as a public charity and gives at a regional scale, with a clear emphasis on higher-education partners working on computational approaches to media credibility.
A core theme in Meedan Inc’s giving is academic research on automated verification. In 2025, it gave $284,170 to the Univ of Massachusetts Amherst for fact-checking tools, and in 2024 it gave that same university $277,311 for the same purpose. The foundation also supported the University of Connecticut with $152,453 in 2025 and $147,542 in 2024, both for developing fact-checking tools. Another recurring thread is collaboration with journalism-adjacent research teams: the University of Pennsylvania received $195,364 in 2025 and $127,688 in 2024 to develop fact-checking tools. Meedan Inc also funded The State Univ of New Jersey with $131,263 in 2024, reinforcing its focus on university-based technology development for verification and misinformation detection.
Typical grant size clusters tightly around a little over $130,000: the p25 is $127,688, the median is $131,263, and the p75 is $147,542. The record also includes larger awards, but the distribution suggests a fairly narrow funding band. Grants recur across years to the same university partners, including the Univ of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Connecticut. Meedan Inc is a public charity, makes no program-related investments, and does not fund individuals. The pattern shown is project-based support for institutional research teams rather than open application or individual awards.
$632K
$4M
$6.7M
$6.9M
Most grants fall between $128K and $148K, with a median of $131K.
25th Percentile
$128K
Median
$131K
75th Percentile
$148K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Concentrated, relatively few but large grants (several six-figure awards) primarily to repeat university grantees; program-focused technical R&D funding rather than broad or small community grants.
Notable grantees: University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Pennsylvania, University of Connecticut, The State University of New Jersey (Rutgers), University of Colorado Boulder
All eight recent grants in the record went to U.S. recipients. Pennsylvania appears as the top state by grant count, supported by awards to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Massachusetts also appears through the Univ of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, while Connecticut is represented by the University of Connecticut in Mansfield. New Jersey and Colorado also appear in the recent grants list, with The State Univ of New Jersey in Piscataway and Univ of Colorado Boulder in Boulder. The recipient distribution is regional, and 0% of grants in the record went to recipients in California.
It funds university-based research and engineering teams, especially higher-education partners developing fact-checking tools. The recent grants list shows awards to the Univ of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Pennsylvania, University of Connecticut, The State Univ of New Jersey, and Univ of Colorado Boulder.
The grant-size distribution is tightly grouped: p25 is $127,688, the median is $131,263, and p75 is $147,542. That suggests most awards fall in a fairly narrow range around the low-to-mid $130,000s.
Yes. The Univ of Massachusetts Amherst appears in both 2024 and 2025, the University of Pennsylvania appears in both years as well, and the University of Connecticut received awards in both 2024 and 2025. That indicates repeat support for selected research partners.
The recent grants are entirely U.S.-based. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, with recipient locations including Philadelphia, Amherst in Massachusetts, Mansfield in Connecticut, Piscataway in New Jersey, and Boulder in Colorado.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST | AMHERST, MA | $284,170 | 2025 | Develop fact-checking tools |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $195,364 | 2025 | Develop fact-checking tools |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | MANSFIELD, CT | $152,453 | 2025 | Develop fact-checking tools |
| UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST | AMHERST, MA | $277,311 | 2024 | Develop fact-checking tools |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | MANSFIELD, CT | $147,542 | 2024 | Develop fact-checking tools |
| The State Univ of New Jersey | Piscataway, NJ | $131,263 | 2024 | Develop fact-checking tools |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $127,688 | 2024 | Develop fact-checking tools |
| Univ of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO | $58,957 | 2024 | Develop fact-checking tools |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST | AMHERST, MA | $129,875 | 2023 | DEVELOP FACT-CHECKING TOOLS |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $129,782 | 2023 | DEVELOP FACT-CHECKING TOOLS |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT | MANSFIELD, CT | $110,163 | 2023 | DEVELOP FACT-CHECKING TOOLS |
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
$152,453Develop fact-checking tools
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
$147,542Develop fact-checking tools
The State Univ of New Jersey
Develop fact-checking tools
Univ of Colorado Boulder
$58,957Develop fact-checking tools
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
$110,163DEVELOP FACT-CHECKING TOOLS