The Gordon E. and Betty I. Moore Foundation concentrates on high-impact science, conservation, and research capacity building, funding major universities, research institutes, and large conservation NGOs to advance basic science, ocean and biodiversity protection, and evidence-based policy. They favor institutional investments—research platforms, technical capacity, and scalable conservation strategies—plus education and public engagement through museums and science education programs. Grants frequently support both fundamental physical/biological research and applied conservation initiatives (especially marine and forest ecosystems) with attention to tools, data, and monitoring. Geographic emphasis is California and Washington, DC partners, with substantial global conservation investments in priority geographies (Amazon, Arctic, coastal seas).
The Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation’s recent giving is anchored by large-scale investments in science, conservation, and health research infrastructure. One of its largest grants, $20 million to Broad Institute Inc, supported a unique technology platform and associated resources tied to immersive educational experiences and frontline pandemic response. The foundation also made a $16.26 million grant to Conservation International Foundation to launch a seed fund for country packages for forests, nature, and climate. These awards sit alongside major support for university-based research platforms, ocean and forest conservation, and policy-oriented implementation work. The foundation’s portfolio shows a preference for institutions that can build durable systems rather than short-term projects. Recent grants supported the Thirty Meter Telescope, a global geo-trees initiative for tropical forests, and conservation finance structures in British Columbia, the Arctic, and the Amazon. Health and science capacity are also visible in funding for diagnostic excellence, nursing leadership, and long-term research stations. Across the grants list, the foundation appears to back technical infrastructure, field-based conservation, and mechanisms that can move from research into policy and practice.
In basic science and research infrastructure, the foundation gave $10.75 million to the Regents of the University of California for the Thirty Meter Telescope, and another $8.66 million to the Regents of the University of California in Berkeley for infrastructure, construction, and renovations at the Richard B. Gump South Pacific Research Station. Those awards point to a sustained interest in platforms that support long-horizon scientific work. Its conservation funding includes $10 million to the Coast Conservation Endowment Fund Foundation for the Great Bear Sea Project Finance for Permanence and $10 million to Oceans North Conservation Society for the Qikiqtani and Omushkego project finance for permanence conservation projects. The foundation also backed climate and biodiversity policy with $7 million to Resources Legacy Fund for a funding facility to help countries develop and implement policies for nature and climate. In marine and forest systems, it gave $4 million to World Wildlife Fund Inc for the expansion of Herencia Colombia to include marine protected areas, and $8 million to Smithsonian Institution for the Global Geo-Trees Initiative for tropical forests.
$1.2B
$11.5B
$2.7B
$483.2M
Most grants fall between $5K and $429K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$429K
About 38% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Top 10 recipient countries by grant volume for Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 2,563 | $994.2M | 84.9% |
| 2 | Canada | 139 | $115.8M |
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Concentrated, large-scale grants to established institutions and repeat grantees (many multi-year and multi-grant relationships), combining big strategic investments in a relatively small set of universities and conservation NGOs with targeted funding for policy, monitoring platforms, and public education initiatives.
Notable grantees: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC, OCEAN CONSERVANCY INC, NATURE CONSERVANCY
Typical grant size centers on a median of $100,000, with a lower quartile of $5,000 and an upper quartile of $428,545. The recent grants list also includes repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Regents of the University of California, Oceans North Conservation Society, New Venture Fund, Resources Legacy Fund, and World Wildlife Fund Inc. That pattern suggests multi-year support for selected institutions and initiatives rather than one-off grants. The foundation is a regular funder, and it also makes program-related investments. Individuals are eligible for funding, though the recent grants list here is concentrated in institutional awards.
Grant recipients are heavily concentrated in the United States, which accounts for 84.9% of recipient-country grants, while Canada is the next-largest destination at 4.6%. Within the U.S., California appears often in the recent grants list, including recipients in Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, Pasadena, Davis, Sacramento, Napa, Palo Alto, and Redwood City. New York is the top state by grant count overall. Outside the U.S. and Canada, the recent grants include recipients in the United Kingdom, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Peru, the Netherlands, Japan, and Spain.
The recent grants are heavily institutional. Examples include universities such as the Regents of the University of California, research organizations like Broad Institute Inc and Smithsonian Institution, and conservation intermediaries such as Conservation International Foundation, Oceans North Conservation Society, and Resources Legacy Fund.
The foundation funds science and research infrastructure, marine conservation, forest and biodiversity conservation, science-policy capacity, and public science education. Recent grants include support for the Thirty Meter Telescope, climate-resilient fisheries management, protected-area finance, and the Global Geo-Trees Initiative for tropical forests.
Typical grant size is centered at a median of $100,000, with a lower quartile of $5,000 and an upper quartile of $428,545. The recent list also shows many awards well above that range, including multiple seven- and eight-figure grants.
Yes. Several organizations appear more than once in the recent grants list, including Regents of the University of California, Oceans North Conservation Society, New Venture Fund, Resources Legacy Fund, and World Wildlife Fund Inc. That indicates recurring support across years for selected institutions and initiatives.
Recipient locations are concentrated in the United States, which accounts for 84.9% of recipient-country grants. California appears frequently in the recent grants list, while New York is the top state by grant count overall.
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TRUSTEE & PRESIDENT
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
4.6% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 49 | $27.2M | 1.6% |
| 4 | Brazil | 43 | $31.8M | 1.4% |
| 5 | Switzerland | 40 | $54.9M | 1.3% |
| 6 | Germany | 27 | $31M | 0.9% |
| 7 | Peru | 20 | $9.8M | 0.7% |
| 8 | Netherlands | 16 | $8.5M | 0.5% |
| 9 | Spain | 14 | $9.6M | 0.5% |
| 10 | Japan | 14 | $6.4M | 0.5% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROAD INSTITUTE INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $20,000,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF A UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES THAT SUPPORTS IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT ALSO BENEFITS FRONTLINE PANDEMIC RESPONSE. |
| MAKEWAY FOUNDATION | VANCOUVER, BC | $10,000,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DURABILITY. |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CLIMATE RESILIENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT. |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $8,250,000 | 2025 | TO STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSERVATION AND MARKETS INITIATIVE. |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $8,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT LAUNCH OF THE GLOBAL GEO-TREES INITIATIVE FOR TROPICAL FORESTS, WHICH WILL CREATE A HIGH-RESOLUTION CARBON BIOMASS VERIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF FOREST RESEARCH SITES. |
| RESOURCES LEGACY FUND | SACRAMENTO, CA | $6,500,000 | 2025 | TO LAUNCH A FUNDING FACILITY THAT WILL SUPPORT COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AMBITIOUS POLICIES FOR NATURE AND CLIMATE. |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000,000 | 2025 | THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC EXCELLENCE CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING, AND ACTION (DXCELERATOR) AT UCSF. |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $5,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT MAINSTREAMING THE INTEGRATION OF NATURAL CAPITAL APPROACHES INTO DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND FINANCE. |
| PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST | PALO ALTO, CA | $4,250,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP OF WILDLIFE PASSAGE, ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION AND PROTECTED WATERSHED IN THE SOUTH BAY. |
| INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,990,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ACCELERATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF NATURE-RELATED DISCLOSURES AT A GLOBAL SCALE. |
| THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $3,500,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE ACQUISITION AND PERMANENT PROTECTION OF RICHMOND RANCH IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY. |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $3,400,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTOTYPE RADIO-TELESCOPE DISH FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION EVENT HORIZON TELESCOPE AT THE TEIDE OBSERVATORY IN THE CANARY ISLANDS, ENABLING IMPROVED IMAGING OF SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS. |
| CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES INC | MILLBROOK, NY | $3,322,613 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF A WESTERN U.S. FIRE ECOLOGY AND FOREST RESILIENCE SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE TO ADVANCE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF FUTURE WILDFIRE RESILIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP IMPLICATIONS RAPIDLY AND SYNTHETICALLY. |
| UNIVERSITAET WIEN | VIENNA | $3,222,267 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO INTEGRATE QUANTUM COMPUTING WITH ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, CREATING A NEW IMAGING TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN PROVIDE HIGHLY DETAILED IMAGES OF BIOLOGICAL AND MATERIAL SAMPLES BEYOND THE CAPABILITIES OF CURRENT METHODS. |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | PALISADES, NY | $3,191,160 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE EARTH'S INTERNAL DYNAMICS BY INTEGRATING QUANTUM GEOPHYSICS, GEODYNAMICS, AND SEISMOLOGY, ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEEP EARTH. |
| STEM NEXT OPPORTUNITY FUND | SAN DIEGO, CA | $3,000,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO PIVOT TO A NEW STRUCTURE FOR BROADENED IMPACT AND FIELD LEADERSHIP. |
| EARTH FIRE ALLIANCE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $3,000,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY PREPARATION OF THE FIRESAT PROGRAM. |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | COVINGTON, KY | $3,000,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF SEED FUNDING FOR EARLY STAGE, INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN BASIC RESEARCH, AS IDENTIFIED BY HYPOTHESIS FUND'S SCIENTIST SCOUTS. |
| GREAT BEAR INITIATIVE SOCIETY | VANCOUVER, BC | $2,700,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF DURABLE MARINE STEWARDSHIP. |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | BERKELEY, CA | $2,643,572 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PILOTING, AND EVALUATION OF RESOURCES AND MATERIALS THAT AIM TO TEACH SCIENTIFICALLY GROUNDED REASONING FOR YOUTH AND NON-EXPERT SCIENTISTS. |
| ASOCIACION PARA LA CONSERVACION DE LA CUENCA AMAZONICA | LIMA | $2,600,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS REQUIRED FOR LOS AMIGOS BIOLOGICAL STATION TO BE A LEADING VENUE FOR TROPICAL FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH IN THE WESTERN AMAZON. |
| NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION | RESTON, VA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFORESTATION AND CONVERSION-FREE COMMITMENTS BY MEATPACKERS IN SOUTH AMERICA. |
| INATURALIST | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $2,500,000 | 2025 | TO ENABLE INATURALIST TO REALIZE ITS POTENTIAL AS A GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC AND CONSERVATION SENSOR BY 2030, HARNESSING DATA FROM ITS USER COMMUNITY AND OPTIMIZING ADVANCES IN AI TO INFORM CRITICAL INSIGHTS AND TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE. |
| THE TECH INTERACTIVE | SAN JOSE, CA | $2,492,357 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF AN EARTHQUAKE EXHIBITION AREA WITH A SHAKE TABLE SIMULATOR, THEMED DESIGN CHALLENGES, AND INTERACTIVE DATA VISUALIZATION ACTIVITIES. |
| MAKEWAY FOUNDATION | VANCOUVER, BC | $2,428,153 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF DURABLE MARINE CONSERVATION. |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | BERKELEY, CA | $2,361,675 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC EFFORTS TO ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AT THE PUBLIC SCIENCE CENTER. |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,350,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMISSIONING OF THE HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SPECTROGRAPH FOR EXOPLANET CHARACTERIZATION (HISPEC) FOR THE W. M. KECK OBSERVATORY, WHICH WILL CREATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EXOPLANETS THROUGH HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY. |
| CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,200,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE COMPLETE DIGITIZATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF AN EXTENSIVE GLOBAL COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL BOTANY SPECIMENS. |
| OCEAN CONSERVANCY INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,193,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT ECOLOGICAL HOTSPOTS AND STRENGTHEN SCIENCE-BASED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE U.S. BERING AND CHUKCHI SEAS. |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,133,414 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTER PLAN FOR CAMPUS SITE. |
| ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS INCORPORATED | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,127,741 | 2025 | TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN BIODIVERSITY ACTION PROJECTS THROUGH TARGETED PROGRAMMING IN SCIENCE CENTERS AND MUSEUMS. |
| CONSERVATION X LABS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING EMPIRICALLY VALIDATED MULTIMODAL AND AUTONOMOUS AI MODELS THAT WILL ACCELERATE THE SPEED AND SCALE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM AGRICULTURAL USE OF POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE TO CONSERVATION-FOCUSED MANAGEMENT THAT WILL ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY. |
| OCEANA CANADA | TORONTO, ON | $2,000,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF DURABLE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT. |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRAFAST LASER DATA LINK TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENABLE MILLIMETER-WAVE ASTRONOMY FROM MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT, ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES AND MECHANISMS OF STAR FORMATION. |
| MULTIPLIER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING FOR SCALE OF SENSOR-BASED KITS AND PLATFORMS FOR CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. |
| SCRATCH FOUNDATION | BOSTON, MA | $1,960,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATION OF AI INTO A CODING PLATFORM TO SUPPORT CREATIVE LEARNING FOR YOUTH AT SCALE. |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,930,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS PLATFORM. |
| INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT | BOSTON, MA | $1,896,061 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SOCIETY TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS IN MEDICINE'S DIAGNOSTIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SEED GRANT PROGRAM AND THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEMS MOVEMENT, WITH THE AIM TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS. |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,886,403 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDRAISING AND GROWTH IN ORGANIZATION DONOR BASE. |
| UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | HONOLULU, HI | $1,881,916 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF SMART SENSORS INTEGRATED INTO A SUBSEA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE IN THE VANUATU-NEW CALEDONIA REGION TO ADVANCE OCEAN SCIENCE, GEOPHYSICS, AND EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI WARNING. |
| NEW VENTURE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,879,765 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO ADVANCE WILDFIRE RESILIENCE IN ALASKA. |
| NATURE CONSERVANCY | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,817,875 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFORESTATION AND CONVERSION-FREE COMMITMENTS BY SOY TRADERS IN SOUTH AMERICA. |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $1,800,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE, LOW-COST, AND ERROR-FREE LONG-READ SEQUENCING PLATFORM USING RESONANT NANOPHOTONIC BIOSENSORS. |
| SCIENCE PHILANTHROPY ALLIANCE INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,800,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE SCIENCE PHILANTHROPY ALLIANCE'S 2024 ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR BASIC RESEARCH. |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,797,244 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE-THEMED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. |
| SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,753,656 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF ONLINE COMMUNITY RESEARCH GUIDES FOR YOUTH TO LEARN ABOUT WATER AND AGRICULTURE AND APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE TO INFORM LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION. |
| SONOMA LAND TRUST | SANTA ROSA, CA | $1,750,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF THE ACQUISITION AND PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THE KISER RANCH PROPERTY IN SONOMA COUNTY. |
| WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW RESEARCH FOUNDATION | VANCOUVER, BC | $1,700,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF DURABLE MARINE CONSERVATION. |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY | BRONX, NY | $1,693,424 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE AMAZON WATERS ALLIANCE IN MOBILIZING COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION TO CONSERVE THE INTEGRITY OF AMAZON FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS AND TO ADVANCE THE DESIGNATION OF 3 MILLION HECTARES OF UNDESIGNATED PUBLIC FOREST LANDS. |
BROAD INSTITUTE INC
$20,000,000IN SUPPORT OF A UNIQUE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES THAT SUPPORTS IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT ALSO BENEFITS FRONTLINE PANDEMIC RESPONSE.
MAKEWAY FOUNDATION
$10,000,000IN SUPPORT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DURABILITY.
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$10,000,000TO SUPPORT CLIMATE RESILIENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.
NEW VENTURE FUND
$8,250,000TO STRENGTHEN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSERVATION AND MARKETS INITIATIVE.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$8,000,000TO SUPPORT LAUNCH OF THE GLOBAL GEO-TREES INITIATIVE FOR TROPICAL FORESTS, WHICH WILL CREATE A HIGH-RESOLUTION CARBON BIOMASS VERIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF FOREST RESEARCH SITES.
RESOURCES LEGACY FUND
TO LAUNCH A FUNDING FACILITY THAT WILL SUPPORT COUNTRIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AMBITIOUS POLICIES FOR NATURE AND CLIMATE.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$5,000,000THIS GRANT WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF THE DIAGNOSTIC EXCELLENCE CENTER FOR ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING, AND ACTION (DXCELERATOR) AT UCSF.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$5,000,000TO SUPPORT MAINSTREAMING THE INTEGRATION OF NATURAL CAPITAL APPROACHES INTO DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND FINANCE.
PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST
$4,250,000TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP OF WILDLIFE PASSAGE, ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION AND PROTECTED WATERSHED IN THE SOUTH BAY.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS FOUNDATION
$3,990,000TO SUPPORT THE ACCELERATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF NATURE-RELATED DISCLOSURES AT A GLOBAL SCALE.
THE CONSERVATION FUND A NONPROFIT CORPORATION
$3,500,000IN SUPPORT OF THE ACQUISITION AND PERMANENT PROTECTION OF RICHMOND RANCH IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$3,400,000TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTOTYPE RADIO-TELESCOPE DISH FOR THE NEXT-GENERATION EVENT HORIZON TELESCOPE AT THE TEIDE OBSERVATORY IN THE CANARY ISLANDS, ENABLING IMPROVED IMAGING OF SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTS.
CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES INC
$3,322,613IN SUPPORT OF A WESTERN U.S. FIRE ECOLOGY AND FOREST RESILIENCE SCIENCE COLLABORATIVE TO ADVANCE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF FUTURE WILDFIRE RESILIENCE AND STEWARDSHIP IMPLICATIONS RAPIDLY AND SYNTHETICALLY.
UNIVERSITAET WIEN
$3,222,267IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH TO INTEGRATE QUANTUM COMPUTING WITH ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, CREATING A NEW IMAGING TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN PROVIDE HIGHLY DETAILED IMAGES OF BIOLOGICAL AND MATERIAL SAMPLES BEYOND THE CAPABILITIES OF CURRENT METHODS.
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
$3,191,160TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF THE EARTH'S INTERNAL DYNAMICS BY INTEGRATING QUANTUM GEOPHYSICS, GEODYNAMICS, AND SEISMOLOGY, ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE DEEP EARTH.
STEM NEXT OPPORTUNITY FUND
$3,000,000IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO PIVOT TO A NEW STRUCTURE FOR BROADENED IMPACT AND FIELD LEADERSHIP.
EARTH FIRE ALLIANCE
$3,000,000IN SUPPORT OF INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY PREPARATION OF THE FIRESAT PROGRAM.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$3,000,000IN SUPPORT OF SEED FUNDING FOR EARLY STAGE, INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN BASIC RESEARCH, AS IDENTIFIED BY HYPOTHESIS FUND'S SCIENTIST SCOUTS.
GREAT BEAR INITIATIVE SOCIETY
$2,700,000IN SUPPORT OF DURABLE MARINE STEWARDSHIP.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$2,643,572IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, PILOTING, AND EVALUATION OF RESOURCES AND MATERIALS THAT AIM TO TEACH SCIENTIFICALLY GROUNDED REASONING FOR YOUTH AND NON-EXPERT SCIENTISTS.
ASOCIACION PARA LA CONSERVACION DE LA CUENCA AMAZONICA
$2,600,000IN SUPPORT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS REQUIRED FOR LOS AMIGOS BIOLOGICAL STATION TO BE A LEADING VENUE FOR TROPICAL FOREST ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH IN THE WESTERN AMAZON.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
$2,500,000IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFORESTATION AND CONVERSION-FREE COMMITMENTS BY MEATPACKERS IN SOUTH AMERICA.
INATURALIST
$2,500,000TO ENABLE INATURALIST TO REALIZE ITS POTENTIAL AS A GLOBAL SCIENTIFIC AND CONSERVATION SENSOR BY 2030, HARNESSING DATA FROM ITS USER COMMUNITY AND OPTIMIZING ADVANCES IN AI TO INFORM CRITICAL INSIGHTS AND TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO NATURE.
THE TECH INTERACTIVE
$2,492,357IN SUPPORT OF AN EARTHQUAKE EXHIBITION AREA WITH A SHAKE TABLE SIMULATOR, THEMED DESIGN CHALLENGES, AND INTERACTIVE DATA VISUALIZATION ACTIVITIES.
MAKEWAY FOUNDATION
$2,428,153IN SUPPORT OF DURABLE MARINE CONSERVATION.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$2,361,675TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC EFFORTS TO ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AT THE PUBLIC SCIENCE CENTER.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
$2,350,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMISSIONING OF THE HIGH-RESOLUTION INFRARED SPECTROGRAPH FOR EXOPLANET CHARACTERIZATION (HISPEC) FOR THE W. M. KECK OBSERVATORY, WHICH WILL CREATE NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EXOPLANETS THROUGH HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY.
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
$2,200,000IN SUPPORT OF THE COMPLETE DIGITIZATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF AN EXTENSIVE GLOBAL COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL BOTANY SPECIMENS.
OCEAN CONSERVANCY INC
$2,193,000TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT ECOLOGICAL HOTSPOTS AND STRENGTHEN SCIENCE-BASED FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE U.S. BERING AND CHUKCHI SEAS.
THE EXPLORATORIUM
$2,133,414IN SUPPORT OF AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTER PLAN FOR CAMPUS SITE.
ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS INCORPORATED
$2,127,741TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF AND PARTICIPATION IN BIODIVERSITY ACTION PROJECTS THROUGH TARGETED PROGRAMMING IN SCIENCE CENTERS AND MUSEUMS.
CONSERVATION X LABS INC
$2,000,000IN SUPPORT OF DEVELOPING EMPIRICALLY VALIDATED MULTIMODAL AND AUTONOMOUS AI MODELS THAT WILL ACCELERATE THE SPEED AND SCALE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
NATURE CONSERVANCY
$2,000,000TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION AWAY FROM AGRICULTURAL USE OF POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE TO CONSERVATION-FOCUSED MANAGEMENT THAT WILL ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITAT AND WATER QUALITY.
OCEANA CANADA
$2,000,000IN SUPPORT OF DURABLE SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$2,000,000TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF ULTRAFAST LASER DATA LINK TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL ENABLE MILLIMETER-WAVE ASTRONOMY FROM MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT, ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLES AND MECHANISMS OF STAR FORMATION.
MULTIPLIER
$2,000,000IN SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING FOR SCALE OF SENSOR-BASED KITS AND PLATFORMS FOR CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES.
SCRATCH FOUNDATION
$1,960,000IN SUPPORT OF THE INTEGRATION OF AI INTO A CODING PLATFORM TO SUPPORT CREATIVE LEARNING FOR YOUTH AT SCALE.
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC
$1,930,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS PLATFORM.
INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT
$1,896,061TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE SOCIETY TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS IN MEDICINE'S DIAGNOSTIC QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SEED GRANT PROGRAM AND THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT'S AGE-FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEMS MOVEMENT, WITH THE AIM TO IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS.
THE EXPLORATORIUM
$1,886,403IN SUPPORT OF INCREASED FUNDRAISING AND GROWTH IN ORGANIZATION DONOR BASE.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
$1,881,916IN SUPPORT OF SMART SENSORS INTEGRATED INTO A SUBSEA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE IN THE VANUATU-NEW CALEDONIA REGION TO ADVANCE OCEAN SCIENCE, GEOPHYSICS, AND EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI WARNING.
NEW VENTURE FUND
$1,879,765IN SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO ADVANCE WILDFIRE RESILIENCE IN ALASKA.
NATURE CONSERVANCY
$1,817,875IN SUPPORT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFORESTATION AND CONVERSION-FREE COMMITMENTS BY SOY TRADERS IN SOUTH AMERICA.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
$1,800,000TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE, LOW-COST, AND ERROR-FREE LONG-READ SEQUENCING PLATFORM USING RESONANT NANOPHOTONIC BIOSENSORS.
SCIENCE PHILANTHROPY ALLIANCE INC
$1,800,000IN SUPPORT OF THE SCIENCE PHILANTHROPY ALLIANCE'S 2024 ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR BASIC RESEARCH.
THE EXPLORATORIUM
$1,797,244IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE-THEMED IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
$1,753,656IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF ONLINE COMMUNITY RESEARCH GUIDES FOR YOUTH TO LEARN ABOUT WATER AND AGRICULTURE AND APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE TO INFORM LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTION.
SONOMA LAND TRUST
$1,750,000IN SUPPORT OF THE ACQUISITION AND PERMANENT PROTECTION OF THE KISER RANCH PROPERTY IN SONOMA COUNTY.
WEST COAST ENVIRONMENTAL LAW RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$1,700,000IN SUPPORT OF DURABLE MARINE CONSERVATION.
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
$1,693,424TO SUPPORT THE AMAZON WATERS ALLIANCE IN MOBILIZING COLLABORATIVE KNOWLEDGE AND ACTION TO CONSERVE THE INTEGRITY OF AMAZON FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS AND TO ADVANCE THE DESIGNATION OF 3 MILLION HECTARES OF UNDESIGNATED PUBLIC FOREST LANDS.