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Mozilla Foundation’s grantmaking is anchored by a large cluster of public-interest technology fellowships and research grants, including $250,000 awards to New Venture Fund in both 2023 and 2024 for collaboration to advance public interest in the digital age. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs work on AI accountability, responsible computing, digital rights, broadband inequality, tenant screening audits, and data transparency, often through universities, advocacy groups, and collaborative intermediaries. Its program structure shows a mix of fellowship support, incubators, collaborative funds, and project grants. One thread is public-interest AI: trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York received $100,000 for research on greater transparency and accountability in AI, while the Regents of the University of California Berkeley received $150,000 for the AI Incident Database. Another thread is rights and civic infrastructure: Access Now Inc received $85,000 for the Digital Rights Emergency Fund and RightsCon, and Howard University received $150,000 to improve and expand Juris App educational content. The foundation also supports language justice, open projects, and creator-centered or climate-linked work through targeted grants and fellowship programs.
A clear theme is responsible computing and AI accountability. The foundation awarded $175,000 to Women’s March Network for project support to integrate responsible computing and ethics, and $150,000 to the Regents of the University of California Berkeley for the AI Incident Database. It also gave $100,000 to Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York for research on greater transparency and accountability in AI. Digital inclusion and access are another recurring area. Datakind Inc received $100,000 for an interactive data tool on broadband inequalities, while Northeastern University received $150,000 for development of a tenant screening audit tool. In language justice, Women Win Foundation received $150,000 for general operating support for language justice work. The foundation also supports public-interest technology education and infrastructure. Howard University received $150,000 to improve and expand Juris App educational content, and Code for Science and Society Inc received $50,000 for Real ML.
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$123.3M
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$41.2M
Most grants fall between $25K and $150K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$150K
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Typical grants cluster around moderate project support: the p25 is $25,000, the median is $50,000, and the p75 is $150,000. The recent list includes repeated support for large institutional projects, with several grants at $150,000 and a small number at $250,000. Some grantees appear only once, while some institutions receive support in adjacent years, such as New Venture Fund in 2023 and 2024. Mozilla Foundation is a public charity and a regular funder, and it also makes program-related investments. Several listed programs accept unsolicited proposals, including the Democracy x AI Incubator and multiple fellowship and infrastructure streams.
Mozilla Foundation gives nationally, with all listed recent grants going to US recipients. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, and California accounts for 18% of grants to recipients in the foundation’s home state. Recent recipients are spread across major hubs and university towns, including Washington, DC; New York, NY; Berkeley, CA; Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles, CA; Boston, MA; and San Francisco, CA. The recipient list also includes Brooklyn, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; and Portland, OR.
Recent grants center on responsible computing and AI accountability, digital rights, broadband inequality, tenant-screening audits, language justice, and public-interest technology education. Examples include grants for the AI Incident Database, broadband inequalities research, and Juris App educational content.
The typical recent grant size sits in a moderate project-support range: p25 is $25,000, median is $50,000, and p75 is $150,000. The recent grants list also includes a few larger awards at $250,000.
Some programs do. The Democracy x AI Incubator accepts unsolicited proposals, and several fellowship or infrastructure streams also accept unsolicited requests, including Mozilla Fellowships and Infrastructure Grants through Data Futures Lab.
The foundation gives nationally, and all listed recent grants go to US recipients. Pennsylvania is the top state by grant count, while California receives 18% of grants to recipients in the home state.
Recent examples include the Regents of the University of California Berkeley for the AI Incident Database, Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York for research on greater transparency and accountability in AI, and Women’s March Network for integrating responsible computing and ethics.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN AI. |
| ASPIRATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE'S AI BUSINESS MODELS RESEARCH. |
| ASPIRATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE'S POLICY TRACKER. |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE COLUMBIA CONVENING ON OPENNESS IN AI. |
| STILLMAN COLLEGE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $49,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE. |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $49,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE. |
| WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $49,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE. |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | PRAIRIE VIEW, TX | $49,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE. |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | CHICAGO, IL | $49,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE. |
| RHIZOMATICA COMMUNICATIONS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE LATAM COALITION. |
| BETACAMPS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP FOR AI CAMP. |
| INDIGIGENIUS | SPOKANE, WA | $25,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR FIRST LANGUAGES AI REALITY (FLAIR) INITIATIVE. |
| START SOMEWHERE LLC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP FOR THE SUMMIT EVENT. |
| THE ELEUTHERAL INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR DATA PROVENANCE INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP DATA SECURITY TOOLS. |
| THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN SCHOOL ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE (AFRISIG) 2024. |
| ARTICLE 19 INC | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | SPONSORSHIP FOR 2024 GLOBAL GATHERING. |
| ACCESS NOW INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE DIGITAL RIGHTS EMERGENCY FUND. |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $12,000 | 2025 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC AI NATIONAL SECURITY CASE. |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2024 | PHILANTHROPIC COLLAB TO ADVANCE PUBLIC INTEREST IN DIGITAL AGE. |
| WOMEN'S MARCH NETWORK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $175,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| ADELPHI UNIVERSITY | GARDEN CITY, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATING RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY | SAN JOSE, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR GIGBOX RESEARCH. |
| PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY | HEMPSTEAD, TX | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATING RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| WOMEN WIN FOUNDATION | JAMAICA PLAIN, MA | $150,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LANGUAGE JUSTICE WORK. |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY | BERKELEY, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE AI INCIDENT DATABASE. |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TENANT SCREENING AUDIT TOOL. |
| TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY | MALAMAZOO, MI | $150,000 | 2024 | EVENT SPONSORSHIP FOR SAN FRANCISCO SUMMIT. |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATING RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | EAST LANSING, MI | $150,000 | 2024 | EVENT SPONSORSHIP FOR SAN FRANCISCO SUMMIT. |
| HOWARD UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND JURIS APP EDUCATIONAL CONTENT. |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC | NOTRE DAME, IN | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT AND RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR THE BIG DATA DONATION PROJECT. |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK ON BEHALF OF T | ALBANY, NY | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE AMAZON MINING WATCH. |
| STILLMAN COLLEGE | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $150,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| TIDEPOOL PROJECT | PALO ALTO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR P5.JS ACCESS LAB WORKING GROUP. |
| DATAKIND INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTERACTIVE DATA TOOL ON BROADBAND INEQUALITIES. |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| PLAYERS PHILANTHROPY FUND | TOWSON, MD | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE ETHICS AND RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING. |
| CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BUILDING, MAINTAINING & ADDING FEATURES TO ZENO. |
| WHOSE KNOWLEDGE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| THE EARTH GENOME | LOS ALTOS, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC | PORTLAND, OR | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR REAL ML. |
| REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | DENVER, CO | $50,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS. |
| COLBY COLLEGE | COLBY, KS | $49,991 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE COMPUTING ETHICS NARRATIVES REPOSITORY. |
| LESBIANS WHO TECH & ALLIES | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT FOR THE 2023 WOMEN'S CONVENTION. |
| APC THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN SCHOOL ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE. |
| THE DATA NUTRITION PROJECT INC | JERSEY CITY, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION INDEX. |
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN AI.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE'S AI BUSINESS MODELS RESEARCH.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE COLUMBIA CONVENING ON OPENNESS IN AI.
Current and upcoming funding from Mozilla Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
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Deadline: 2026 US cycle open (with the Mellon Foundation): up to $125K per institution for accredited US higher-education faculty teams; deadline TBA as of Aug 29, 2026.
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PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
$49,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$49,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RENEWAL OF RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING CHALLENGE.
BETACAMPS INC
$30,000SPONSORSHIP FOR AI CAMP.
INDIGIGENIUS
$25,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR FIRST LANGUAGES AI REALITY (FLAIR) INITIATIVE.
START SOMEWHERE LLC
$25,000SPONSORSHIP FOR THE SUMMIT EVENT.
THE ELEUTHERAL INSTITUTE
$25,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR DATA PROVENANCE INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP DATA SECURITY TOOLS.
THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS
$20,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN SCHOOL ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE (AFRISIG) 2024.
ARTICLE 19 INC
$15,000SPONSORSHIP FOR 2024 GLOBAL GATHERING.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC AI NATIONAL SECURITY CASE.
PHILANTHROPIC COLLAB TO ADVANCE PUBLIC INTEREST IN DIGITAL AGE.
WOMEN'S MARCH NETWORK
$175,000PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY
$150,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATING RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
$150,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATING RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
WOMEN WIN FOUNDATION
$150,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LANGUAGE JUSTICE WORK.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY
$150,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE AI INCIDENT DATABASE.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TENANT SCREENING AUDIT TOOL.
PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
$150,000EVENT SPONSORSHIP FOR SAN FRANCISCO SUMMIT.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$150,000PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
$150,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTEGRATING RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$150,000EVENT SPONSORSHIP FOR SAN FRANCISCO SUMMIT.
PROJECT SUPPORT TO IMPROVE AND EXPAND JURIS APP EDUCATIONAL CONTENT.
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DU LAC
$150,000PROJECT AND RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR THE BIG DATA DONATION PROJECT.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$150,000PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE AMAZON MINING WATCH.
PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR INTERACTIVE DATA TOOL ON BROADBAND INEQUALITIES.
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$50,000PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE ETHICS AND RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING.
PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BUILDING, MAINTAINING & ADDING FEATURES TO ZENO.
WHOSE KNOWLEDGE
$50,000PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
$50,000PROJECT SUPPORT TO INTEGRATE RESPONSIBLE COMPUTING AND ETHICS.
COLBY COLLEGE
$49,991PROJECT SUPPORT FOR THE COMPUTING ETHICS NARRATIVES REPOSITORY.
LESBIANS WHO TECH & ALLIES
$25,000SPONSORSHIP SUPPORT FOR THE 2023 WOMEN'S CONVENTION.
APC THE ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESSIVE COMMUNICATIONS
$25,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN SCHOOL ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE.
THE DATA NUTRITION PROJECT INC
$25,000PROJECT SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION INDEX.
