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Cause Science and technologyAll States1,567 funders

Foundations that fund science and technology

1,567 private foundations with a return in the last two years gave $516.6 million to science and technology organizations in 2,425 grants. The median grant was $15,000, and 520 of these foundations accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2023 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Ranked by giving to science and technology

Top 50

Grants in each foundation’s latest return to organizations whose IRS category is science and technology.

  1. NSN Foundation IncRoseland, NJ · tax year 2023 1 grant Preselected only $115,000,000 to science and technology
  2. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 24 grants Preselected only $31,828,272 to science and technology
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $25,900,334 to science and technology
  4. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $24,780,000 to science and technology
  5. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 30 grants Accepts applications $22,998,007 to science and technology
  6. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 19 grants Preselected only $17,471,313 to science and technology
  7. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 36 grants Preselected only $15,749,356 to science and technology
  8. Sergey Brin Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $14,254,258 to science and technology
  9. Aphorism FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $14,000,000 to science and technology
  10. Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA · tax year 2023 6 grants Preselected only $12,524,000 to science and technology
  11. Probalistic Computing Foundation IncCambridge, MA · tax year 2025 3 grants Preselected only $9,900,000 to science and technology
  12. William H Miller III Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $7,724,125 to science and technology
  13. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 23 grants Accepts applications $5,878,808 to science and technology
  14. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $5,555,730 to science and technology
  15. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 25 grants Preselected only $5,443,906 to science and technology
  16. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $4,643,112 to science and technology
  17. The Klarman Family FoundationBoston, MA · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $4,200,000 to science and technology
  18. Ed Rachal FoundationCorpus Christi, TX · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $4,000,000 to science and technology
  19. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $3,869,390 to science and technology
  20. The Simons Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 31 grants Preselected only $3,576,013 to science and technology
  21. Jonathan M Nelson Family FoundationProvidence, RI · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $3,550,000 to science and technology
  22. Valhalla FoundationWoodside, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $3,416,000 to science and technology
  23. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $3,388,688 to science and technology
  24. The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $3,273,395 to science and technology
  25. Margaret A Cargill FoundationEden Prairie, MN · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $3,102,000 to science and technology
  26. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $3,050,000 to science and technology
  27. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $3,028,000 to science and technology
  28. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL · tax year 2024 9 grants Preselected only $2,750,000 to science and technology
  29. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA · tax year 2024 4 grants Preselected only $2,465,622 to science and technology
  30. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $2,456,538 to science and technology
  31. Freedom Together FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $2,245,000 to science and technology
  32. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $2,215,000 to science and technology
  33. Musk FoundationAustin, TX · tax year 2024 3 grants Preselected only $2,205,000 to science and technology
  34. The Argosy FoundationMilwaukee, WI · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $2,167,000 to science and technology
  35. Adam R Scripps FoundationFt Mitchell, KY · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $2,100,000 to science and technology
  36. Endowment for Regional Sustainability ScienceThe Woodlands, TX · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $2,055,000 to science and technology
  37. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR · tax year 2024 7 grants Preselected only $2,047,773 to science and technology
  38. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $2,000,000 to science and technology
  39. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $1,900,000 to science and technology
  40. Wm Keck FoundationLos Angeles, CA · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $1,660,000 to science and technology
  41. Dalio Foundation IncWestport, CT · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $1,654,674 to science and technology
  42. Sijbrandij FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $1,600,000 to science and technology
  43. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,565,000 to science and technology
  44. The Bellwether FoundationSt Louis, MO · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $1,400,000 to science and technology
  45. Michael Antonov Charitable Foundation IncWoodbury, NY · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $1,350,000 to science and technology
  46. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,270,500 to science and technology
  47. QuadriviumNew York, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $1,250,000 to science and technology
  48. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $1,250,000 to science and technology
  49. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA · tax year 2024 6 grants Preselected only $1,210,859 to science and technology
  50. Gerard B Lambert FoundationHarrison, NY · tax year 2024 2 grants Preselected only $1,200,000 to science and technology

Open to applications

25 foundations

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $25,900,334 to science and technology
  2. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $24,780,000 to science and technology
  3. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA · tax year 2024 30 grants Accepts applications $22,998,007 to science and technology
  4. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ · tax year 2024 23 grants Accepts applications $5,878,808 to science and technology
  5. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 25 grants Accepts applications $5,555,730 to science and technology
  6. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY · tax year 2024 14 grants Accepts applications $4,643,112 to science and technology
  7. The Klarman Family FoundationBoston, MA · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $4,200,000 to science and technology
  8. Ed Rachal FoundationCorpus Christi, TX · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $4,000,000 to science and technology
  9. Harold Alfond FoundationPortland, ME · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $3,869,390 to science and technology
  10. Jonathan M Nelson Family FoundationProvidence, RI · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $3,550,000 to science and technology
  11. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA · tax year 2024 9 grants Accepts applications $3,388,688 to science and technology
  12. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA · tax year 2024 11 grants Accepts applications $3,028,000 to science and technology
  13. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $2,215,000 to science and technology
  14. Wm Keck FoundationLos Angeles, CA · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $1,660,000 to science and technology
  15. Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable TrustNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,565,000 to science and technology
  16. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,270,500 to science and technology
  17. Richard King Mellon FoundationLigonier, PA · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $1,140,000 to science and technology
  18. Doris Duke Charitable Foundation IncNew York, NY · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $1,112,800 to science and technology
  19. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA · tax year 2024 8 grants Accepts applications $1,106,002 to science and technology
  20. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA · tax year 2024 5 grants Accepts applications $957,500 to science and technology
  21. TBL Charitable FoundationNewtonville, MA · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $875,000 to science and technology
  22. The Marisla FoundationLaguna Beach, CA · tax year 2024 4 grants Accepts applications $785,000 to science and technology
  23. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI · tax year 2024 3 grants Accepts applications $651,999 to science and technology
  24. The Conrad Prebys FoundationSan Diego, CA · tax year 2024 2 grants Accepts applications $650,000 to science and technology
  25. James S McDonnell FoundationSt Louis, MO · tax year 2024 1 grant Accepts applications $575,000 to science and technology

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