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Grant recipient EIN 06-1660068Social science

Who funds Innovations for Poverty Action?

41 private foundations gave Innovations for Poverty Action in New York, NY $40 million across 147 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

147 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Gitlab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    Strengthening balcalab by expanding financial access for women-led msmes

    $125,000
  2. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Inclusive financial systems

    $2,500,000
  3. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Empower women and girls

    $2,000,000
  4. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Empower women and girls

    $1,900,000
  5. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Inclusive financial systems

    $889,443
  6. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Organizational strengthening and opening of new office

    $600,000
  7. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Empower women and girls; inclusive financial systems

    $530,000
  8. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Empower women and girls

    $471,792
  9. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2024

    To generate policy-relevant evidence around venezuelan migrant and refugee populations in colombia and ecuador and engage key actors to identify learning needs, share findings, and inform decision-making

    $400,000
  10. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Inclusive financial systems

    $348,425
  11. Douglas B Marshall Jr Family FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    Bridge grant

    $50,000
  12. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2024

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  13. First Dollar FoundationNapa, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $15,000
  14. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2024

    General operating purpose

    $3,580
  15. POINT72 Employee Directed Giving FoundationStamford, CT 2024

    General support

    $2,500
  16. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $10
  17. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Empower women and girls

    $1,380,000
  18. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Financial services for the poor

    $1,148,016
  19. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Financial services for the poor

    $1,102,647
  20. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Financial services for the poor

    $1,000,000
  21. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Empower women and girls

    $913,476
  22. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Financial services for the poor

    $745,276
  23. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Financial services for the poor

    $402,294
  24. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Global education

    $250,000
  25. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Organizational strengthening and opening of new office

    $200,000
  26. Douglas B Marshall Jr Family FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    Bridge grant

    $200,000
  27. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2023

    To generate policy-relevant evidence around venezuelan migrant and refugee populations in colombia and ecuador and engage key actors to identify learning needs, share findings, and inform decision-making

    $200,000
  28. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  29. William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation IncCleveland, OH 2023

    Human trafficking research initiative

    $25,000
  30. First Dollar FoundationNapa, CA 2023

    Charitable

    $10,000
  31. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2023

    General operating purpose

    $3,050
  32. Herbert O Wolfe Foundation IncBelmont, MA 2023

    Unrestricted contribution

    $1,000
  33. The Warburg Pincus FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General support

    $600
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $438
  35. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $400
  36. Baker Hughes FoundationHouston, TX 2023

    General support

    $200
  37. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Financial services for the poor

    $1,540,996
  38. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Organizational strengthening and opening of new office

    $1,000,000
  39. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2022

    To generate policy-relevant evidence around venezuelan migrant and refugee populations in colombia and ecuador and engage key actors to identify learning needs, share findings, and inform decision-making

    $900,000
  40. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2022

    To support the evidence base of the two generation approach in colombia and uganda

    $500,000
  41. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Financial services for the poor

    $451,433
  42. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Financial services for the poor

    $272,265
  43. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Financial services for the poor; vaccine delivery

    $247,288
  44. Douglas B Marshall Jr Family FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    Bridge grant

    $200,000
  45. The Gaudio Family FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Restricted grant to be allocated solely to ipa's work to benefit women and girls

    $150,000
  46. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To help build a community of social scientists whose research produces new empirical methods that are both rigorous and widely applicable

    $117,670
  47. POINT72 Employee Directed Giving FoundationStamford, CT 2022

    General support

    $50,000
  48. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2022

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  49. Flora Family FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    General operating expenses

    $25,000
  50. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    Randomized eval of scalable interventions to address factors causing fertility to exceed family size

    $19,009
  51. First Dollar FoundationNapa, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $10,000
  52. Greenwald Family Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2022

    General

    $5,000
  53. Herbert O Wolfe Foundation IncBelmont, MA 2022

    Unrestricted contribution

    $1,500
  54. The Midvale FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  55. The Cigna Group FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2022

    General operating purposes

    $1,250
  56. Honeybee FoundationWinnetka, IL 2022

    Charitable/public service

    $900
  57. The Warburg Pincus FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $750
  58. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $702
  59. Max Kagan Family FoundationAuburn, ME 2022

    Operational support

    $500
  60. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gifts

    $200
  61. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $75
  62. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $75
  63. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $61
  64. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $50
  65. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General support

    $25
  66. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Financial services for the poor

    $1,485,878
  67. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Financial services for the poor

    $1,250,000
  68. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2021

    To support the evaluation of disaster grantmaking practices

    $1,000,000
  69. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Financial services for the poor

    $460,145
  70. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Financial services for the poor

    $369,932
  71. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 2021

    To generate evidence to improve the impact of temporary working and residence permits for migrants in colombia.

    $350,000
  72. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Delivery of solutions to improve global health; financial services for the poor

    $247,288
  73. Douglas B Marshall Jr Family FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    Bridge grant

    $200,000
  74. The Gaudio Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Restricted grant to be allocated solely to ipas work to benefit women and girls

    $150,000
  75. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    An evaluation of scalable interventions to address factors influencing family size in burkina faso

    $69,336
  76. POINT72 Employee Directed Giving FoundationStamford, CT 2021

    General Support

    $50,000
  77. The Manglaben Chimanbhai Patel Family FoundationSan Diego, CA 2021

    Research and policy of programs for impoverished people in developing countries

    $50,000
  78. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    75627 Expanding the health module of follow-up sur

    $29,334
  79. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $25,000
  80. Flora Family FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    General operating expenses

    $25,000
  81. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    An evaluation of scalable interventions to address factors influencing family size in burkina faso

    $20,000
  82. Tara Health FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2021

    General operating support

    $15,000
  83. First Dollar FoundationNapa, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $10,000
  84. Herbert O Wolfe Foundation IncBelmont, MA 2021

    Unrestricted contribution

    $3,000
  85. Leaves of Grass FundLincoln, MA 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  86. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $794
  87. The Charles H and Melanie K Berman FoundationStamford, CT 2021

    Unrestricted grant

    $250
  88. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $106
  89. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $60
  90. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gifts

    $50
  91. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $17
  92. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2020

    Evaluation of factors causing fertility to exceed desired family size in burkina faso

    $234,060
  93. Bainum Family FoundationWashington, DC 2020

    Two generations for impact

    $150,395
  94. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To help build a community of social scientists whose research produces new empirical methods that are both rigorous and widely applicable

    $128,796
  95. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    75627 Expanding the health module of follow-up sur

    $117,336
  96. Mulago FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Exempt purpose of organization

    $100,000
  97. POINT72 Employee Directed Giving FoundationStamford, CT 2020

    General Support

    $40,000
  98. Dancing Tides Foundation IncGarden City, NY 2020

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  99. First Dollar FoundationNapa, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $10,000
  100. Herbert O Wolfe Foundation IncBelmont, MA 2020

    Unrestricted contribution

    $3,000
  101. Robert and Virginia Shiller FoundationBelmont, MA 2020

    General support

    $2,000
  102. Scarlet Charitable TrustBoston, MA 2020

    General & unrestricted

    $2,000
  103. The Midvale FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,500
  104. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $706
  105. Farrell Family FoundationKentfield, CA 2020

    Funds for discretionary use

    $182
  106. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $50
  107. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $50
  108. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $50
  109. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $40
  110. Baxter International FoundationDeerfield, IL 2020

    Matching gifts grant

    $35
  111. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General support

    $33
  112. The Sumner Family Foundation IncCalifon, NJ 2019

    General support

    $250,000
  113. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To study the behavioral welfare economics of potential interventions in four kinds of critical consumer decisions

    $140,365
  114. Bainum Family FoundationWashington, DC 2019

    Improving early childhood outcomes in nyarugusu refugee camp

    $125,000
  115. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2019

    A randomized evaluation of scalable interventions

    $117,030
  116. The Ressler Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    General support

    $25,000
  117. First Dollar FoundationNapa, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $10,000
  118. Radhika & Ambarish Malpani Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  119. Herbert O Wolfe Foundation IncBelmont, MA 2019

    Unrestricted contribution

    $3,000
  120. Robert and Virginia Shiller FoundationBelmont, MA 2019

    General support

    $2,000
  121. The Midvale FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $500
  122. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Socio-emotional skills in workforce development

    $1,200,000
  123. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Intimate partner violence 2 expanding the evidence base and advancing pilots to scale

    $700,000
  124. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Evidence consolidation

    $600,000
  125. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Small and medium enterprises program

    $350,000
  126. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Renewed support for targeting the ultra poor agenda

    $333,090
  127. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $250,000
  128. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Leaders in action-intimate partner violence evaluation in peru

    $200,000
  129. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Pangani intimate partner violence endline radio study

    $200,000
  130. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2018

    75627 Expanding the health module of follow-up sur

    $146,670
  131. First Dollar FoundationNapa, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $10,000
  132. Robert and Virginia Shiller FoundationBelmont, MA 2018

    General support

    $2,000
  133. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General operating support

    $385
  134. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Research and learning opportunities

    $1,158,000
  135. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    General operating support - capital campaign

    $750,000
  136. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Intimate partner violence 2 expanding the evidence base and advancing pilots to scale

    $700,000
  137. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Evidence consolidation

    $600,000
  138. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Delivery of solutions to improve global health

    $575,000
  139. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Delivery of solutions to improve global health; financial services for the poor; water, sanitation and hygiene

    $500,000
  140. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Small and medium enterprises program

    $350,000
  141. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Renewed support for targeting-the-ultra-poor agenda

    $331,910
  142. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Water, sanitation and hygiene

    $299,695
  143. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Study of community media to prevent violence against women

    $175,000
  144. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2017

    Mental models project

    $175,000
  145. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Extension: uganda market depth study

    $70,000
  146. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Financial services for the poor; research and learning opportunities

    $25,000
  147. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Financial services for the poor

    $12,840

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other social science organizations in New York and are not among Innovations for Poverty Action’s funders above.

  1. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 11 grants Preselected only $6,431,500 to similar organizations
  2. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 55 grants Accepts applications $21,346,046 to similar organizations
  3. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 10 grants Preselected only $11,800,750 to similar organizations
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 30 grants Accepts applications $8,276,490 to similar organizations
  5. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 4 grants Preselected only $675,000 to similar organizations
  6. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 11 grants Accepts applications $56,263,875 to similar organizations
  7. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 31 grants Accepts applications $33,078,000 to similar organizations
  8. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 20 grants Accepts applications $17,844,610 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 06-1660068 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.