The Elsevier Foundation concentrates its giving on research and knowledge-generation initiatives, favoring large, project-level investments rather than broad retail philanthropy. Grants are international in orientation (e.g., UNESCO) and flow to organizations that advance scholarly communication, research capacity, or research-related services.
Highly concentrated: very few, relatively large grants to research-focused organizations and partners; appears project- or partnership-driven rather than widely distributed small grants.
The Elsevier Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by a $210,000 award to UNESCO, showing a clear preference for international partnerships that support research and knowledge systems. Across the recent grants list, the foundation backs organizations that strengthen scholarly communication, research access, and research capacity, rather than making many small retail grants. Its portfolio also includes grants to groups such as Twas and Concern Worldwide, indicating that it funds both global research institutions and organizations working at the intersection of research and practical impact. The foundation’s support often takes the form of project-level awards to universities, research service providers, and international nonprofits. Recent recipients include National League for Nursing, Epicentre, and Falling Walls Foundation, which points to an interest in research-related infrastructure, health knowledge, and scientific exchange. The grant list also shows repeated funding relationships with some organizations across multiple years, which suggests a patterned, partnership-driven approach rather than one-off giving. With annual grants of $2,352,584 and a median grant size of $50,000, it operates at a level that favors targeted investments with defined program purposes.
In international research partnerships, The Elsevier Foundation gave $210,000 to UNESCO for research, and also awarded $100,000 to Twas for research. Those grants show a willingness to fund institutions that operate across borders and support knowledge exchange. In health-related research and implementation, the foundation gave $100,000 to Concern Worldwide for research and $100,000 to Epicentre for research. It also supported Stichting Aidsfonds Soa Aids Nederland with a $90,000 grant for research, indicating attention to health systems and health-focused evidence work. The foundation also funds research capacity and access. It gave $70,000 to Friends of Research 4 Life for research and $57,600 to Careers Research and Advisory Centre for research, reflecting support for research access, training, and scholarly services.
Typical awards cluster around a median of $50,000, with the 25th percentile at $32,500 and the 75th percentile at $100,000. That spread indicates a grantmaking model centered on mid-sized project support, with some larger commitments at the top end. The recent grant list shows repeat support to several organizations across 2023 and 2025, including UNESCO, Concern Worldwide, Careers Research and Advisory Centre, Friends for Research4life, Falling Walls Foundation, and Wildtype Technologies, which suggests ongoing partnerships rather than isolated awards. The foundation is classified as a Regular Funder and funds individuals as well as organizations. Some programs accept unsolicited requests, including New Scholars and HINARI/Research4Life Activities Grants.
$946K
$397K
$983K
$1.3M
Most grants fall between $33K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$33K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 15% of grants go to recipients in NC.
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Elsevier Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 45 | $1.3M | 39.8% |
| 2 | Germany | 12 |
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Notable grantees: UNESCO, JK Group Inc
Grant recipients are spread nationally, but the largest concentration is in New York state, which accounts for 30% of grants. Recent New York recipients include New York, Brooklyn, and other in-state organizations, while the list also reaches major research hubs such as Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, Washington, DC, and Singapore. Outside the United States, grants land in multiple countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Colombia. The pattern suggests a mix of U.S.-based and international grantees rather than a single-region focus.
It funds international organizations, research institutions and universities, scholarly societies and publishers, and research consultancies or service providers. The recent grants list includes UNESCO, Twas, National League for Nursing, and several research-related organizations, which fits that mix of beneficiaries.
The typical grant size is $50,000 at the median, with a 25th percentile of $32,500 and a 75th percentile of $100,000. Recent awards also include larger project grants such as $210,000 to UNESCO.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated funding to several recipients across multiple years, including UNESCO, Concern Worldwide, Careers Research and Advisory Centre, Friends for Research4life, Falling Walls Foundation, and Wildtype Technologies.
Yes. The New Scholars Program accepts unsolicited applications, and so do the The Lancet-Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Awards and HINARI/Research4Life Activities Grants. Other programs listed, such as Seed Grants for Research Capacity and Nurse Faculty, do not accept unsolicited requests.
Its top state by grant count is New York, which receives 30% of grants. Recent recipients in that state include organizations in New York and Brooklyn, alongside a broader set of U.S. and international grantees.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $241K |
10.6% |
| 3 | Netherlands | 9 | $294K | 8.0% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 9 | $148K | 8.0% |
| 5 | Tunisia | 6 | $31K | 5.3% |
| 6 | India | 4 | $21K | 3.5% |
| 7 | France | 3 | $555K | 2.6% |
| 8 | Belgium | 2 | $150K | 1.8% |
| 9 | Italy | 2 | $103K | 1.8% |
| 10 | Japan | 2 | $50K | 1.8% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Current and upcoming funding from Elsevier Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not specified in the provided content; the program is listed as an Elsevier Foundation award and appears to target researchers and innovators working in chemistry and climate solutions.
Who can apply: Institutions and research groups in developing countries, especially those with limited outside contacts and in the 48 Least Developed Countries, may apply. Visiting experts must be experts in sustainability; nominations of women scientists are particularly welcomed.
Deadline: September 1, 2016
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNESCO | PARIS | $210,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| CONCERN WORLDWIDE | DUBLIN | $100,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| FALLING WALLS FOUNDATION | BERLIN | $90,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| STICHTING AIDSFONDS SOA AIDS NEDERLAND | AMSTERDAM | $90,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| WILDTYPE TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| FRIENDS OF RESEARCH 4 LIFE | DOVER, DE | $70,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| CAREERS RESEARCH AND ADVISORY CENTRE (CRAC) | CAMBRIDGE | $57,600 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE | SINGAPORE | $32,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA | MEDELLIN | $27,972 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| IMC WEEKENDSCHOOL | AMSTERDAM | $25,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| ITOCA | LYTTELTON CENTURION | $16,790 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| CHINESE WOMEN SCIENTISTS (CWAST) | BEIJING | $15,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| JUSTINE AKORFA EFAU DAGADU | NEWYORK, NY | $10,500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| KEVIN CHRISTOPHER BROWN JR | SAN MARCOS, CA | $10,500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| JAYE WILSON | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| SENEGAL ALFRED MABRY | ITHACA, NY | $10,500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | WINSTONSALEM, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| HAMPTON UNIVERSITY | HAMPTON, VA | $10,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY | TUSKEGEE, AL | $10,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | DURHAM, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| VISHAL CHAUDHARY | NEW DELHI | $10,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| THE FOUNDATION FOR NC A&T STATE | GREENSBORO, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| FOUNDATION CONGOLAISE POUR LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE | BUREAU REGIONAL AFRIQUE | $5,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| KIDSHELP KAMBODSCHA | KOLN | $4,809 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| PEDRO DE LUNA FRERIE | SAO PAULO | $4,125 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| FIESOLE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT RETREAT SERIES | FIESOLE | $3,210 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| INTI MUDA INDONESIA | JAKARTA | $3,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| ROTARY CLUB OF MADRAS (CYCLONE MICHAUNG) | CHENNAI | $2,500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| HOPE FOUNDATION (CYCLONE MICHAUNG) | DELHI | $2,500 | 2025 | RESEAARCH |
| DR VANIA GOMEZ ZUIN ZEIDLER | BERLIN | $2,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| DR KLAUS KUMMERER | AMSTERDAM | $1,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| BORHANE MAHJOUB | SOUSSE | $1,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| DR SAM ADU-KUMI | ACCRA | $1,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| CHEIMA BENNANI FERSI | RADES | $549 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| OLIVER OLSSON | HANNOVER | $549 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| KHAOULA KHWALDIA | MOHAMED V | $549 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| MYRIAM ELSCHAMI | BERLIN | $549 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| MARCO REICH | STUTTGART | $549 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| STEVE OSHIOKHAI ESHIEMOGIE | TROY, NY | $500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| AZANA COCHRAN | BRIGHTON, MI | $500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| TATJANA WASHINGTON | FLORENCE, SC | $500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| ZACH M WALLACE | BYRAM, MS | $500 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| ONYANGO ADONGO ABURA JOHN | NAKURU | $150 | 2025 | RESEARCH |
| UNESCO | PARIS | $245,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| FALLING WALLS FOUNDATION | BERLIN | $90,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| WILDTYPE TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| GIRLS INC OF NEW YORK CITY | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| STICHTING AIDSFONDS SOA AIDS NEDERLAND | AMSTERDAM | $70,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| EPICENTRE | BRUSSELS | $50,000 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| SOMALI SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS FUND (SOMASEF) | GEDO | $28,401 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
UNESCO
$210,000RESEARCH
CONCERN WORLDWIDE
$100,000RESEARCH
FALLING WALLS FOUNDATION
$90,000RESEARCH
STICHTING AIDSFONDS SOA AIDS NEDERLAND
$90,000RESEARCH
WILDTYPE TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD
$75,000RESEARCH
FRIENDS OF RESEARCH 4 LIFE
$70,000RESEARCH
CAREERS RESEARCH AND ADVISORY CENTRE (CRAC)
RESEARCH
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SINGAPORE
$32,000RESEARCH
UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA
$27,972RESEARCH
IMC WEEKENDSCHOOL
$25,000RESEARCH
ITOCA
$16,790RESEARCH
CHINESE WOMEN SCIENTISTS (CWAST)
$15,000RESEARCH
JUSTINE AKORFA EFAU DAGADU
$10,500RESEARCH
KEVIN CHRISTOPHER BROWN JR
$10,500RESEARCH
JAYE WILSON
$10,500RESEARCH
SENEGAL ALFRED MABRY
$10,500RESEARCH
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
$10,000RESEARCH
VISHAL CHAUDHARY
$10,000RESEARCH
THE FOUNDATION FOR NC A&T STATE
$10,000RESEARCH
FOUNDATION CONGOLAISE POUR LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE
$5,000RESEARCH
KIDSHELP KAMBODSCHA
$4,809RESEARCH
PEDRO DE LUNA FRERIE
$4,125RESEARCH
FIESOLE COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT RETREAT SERIES
$3,210RESEARCH
INTI MUDA INDONESIA
$3,000RESEARCH
ROTARY CLUB OF MADRAS (CYCLONE MICHAUNG)
$2,500RESEARCH
HOPE FOUNDATION (CYCLONE MICHAUNG)
$2,500RESEAARCH
DR VANIA GOMEZ ZUIN ZEIDLER
$2,000RESEARCH
DR KLAUS KUMMERER
$1,000RESEARCH
BORHANE MAHJOUB
$1,000RESEARCH
DR SAM ADU-KUMI
$1,000RESEARCH
CHEIMA BENNANI FERSI
$549RESEARCH
OLIVER OLSSON
$549RESEARCH
KHAOULA KHWALDIA
$549RESEARCH
MYRIAM ELSCHAMI
$549RESEARCH
MARCO REICH
$549RESEARCH
STEVE OSHIOKHAI ESHIEMOGIE
$500RESEARCH
AZANA COCHRAN
$500RESEARCH
TATJANA WASHINGTON
$500RESEARCH
ZACH M WALLACE
$500RESEARCH
ONYANGO ADONGO ABURA JOHN
$150RESEARCH
UNESCO
$245,000RESEARCH
FALLING WALLS FOUNDATION
$90,000RESEARCH
WILDTYPE TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD
$75,000RESEARCH
STICHTING AIDSFONDS SOA AIDS NEDERLAND
$70,000RESEARCH
EPICENTRE
$50,000RESEARCH
SOMALI SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS FUND (SOMASEF)
$28,401RESEARCH
