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Grant recipient EIN 20-4504068Science and technology

Who funds Meedan Inc?

5 private foundations gave Meedan Inc in San Francisco, CA $3.7 million across 18 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 to 2024, 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

18 grants

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

  1. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2024

    To use ML to help media organizations collaboratively respond to misinformation with verified fact checks

    $500,000
  2. Mansueto FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    General support

    $250,000
  3. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    78799 developing new technologies to detect public health misinformation and respond at scale to improve information equity across cultures

    $21,334
  4. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    To use ML to help media organizations collaboratively respond to misinformation with verified fact checks

    $500,000
  5. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2023

    78799 developing new technologies to detect public health misinformation and respond at scale to improve information equity across cultures

    $191,999
  6. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2023

    To support Grantee's efforts to combat mis- and dis-information that adversely impacts public health and democracy, and to support Grantee's general operations

    $150,000
  7. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2023

    To support the research, development and distribution of innovative fact-checking, verification and annotation technology to combat online disinformation.

    $70,000
  8. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2022

    78799 developing new technologies to detect public health misinformation and respond at scale to improve information equity across cultures

    $320,001
  9. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2022

    Develop tools allowing journalists to combat misinformation on whatsapp, with a focus on spanish-language communities in the u.s. Around the 2022 midterm elections in preparation for the 2024 elections.

    $225,000
  10. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2021

    To support Grantee's efforts to combat mis- and dis-information that adversely impacts public health and democracy, and to support Grantee's general operations

    $350,000
  11. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2021

    To support Grantee's efforts to research about and combat mis- and disinformation on encrypted networks

    $125,000
  12. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    78799 Developing new technologies to detect public

    $106,666
  13. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    76485 Facilitating development of machine-learning

    $36,291
  14. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2020

    To support Grantee's efforts to research about and combat mis- and disinformation on encrypted networks

    $250,000
  15. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2020

    To support Grantee's response to misinformation relating to the Covid-19 health crises

    $200,000
  16. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    76485 Facilitating development of machine-learning

    $145,166
  17. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 2020

    To use artificial intelligence to identify the most urgent questions about covid-19 from local newsrooms and match them with answers from medical experts and scientists in english and spanish.

    $50,000
  18. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2019

    76485 Facilitating development of machine-learning

    $181,458

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Meedan Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 67 grants Preselected only $24,124 to similar organizations
  2. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 9 grants Preselected only $35,343,538 to similar organizations
  3. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 24 grants Preselected only $19,272,753 to similar organizations
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 21 grants Accepts applications $7,433,275 to similar organizations
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 57 grants Accepts applications $142,331,834 to similar organizations
  6. Founders Pledge IncNew York, NY 4 grants Preselected only $2,043,000 to similar organizations
  7. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 19 grants Preselected only $18,008,750 to similar organizations
  8. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 5 grants Accepts applications $7,444,431 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 20-4504068 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.