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Grant recipient EIN 27-1678009Social science

Who funds Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc?

20 private foundations gave Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc in Washington, DC $31.1 million across 88 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

88 grants

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

  1. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2025

    Scaling the application of behavioral science for narrative change

    $250,000
  2. Wells Fargo FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    Deepening and scaling the application of behavioral science for narrative change

    $1,000,000
  3. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Public awareness and analysis

    $1,000,000
  4. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2024

    Project support grant to support the next phase of the partnership with ideas42 focused on dismantling harmful local narratives in detroit

    $310,000
  5. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Empower women and girls

    $257,667
  6. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Enhancing Employability through Behavioral Science

    $250,000
  7. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Global education

    $162,437
  8. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For support of the civic engagement portfolio

    $150,000
  9. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    Global education

    $102,789
  10. Sheldon and Audrey Katz FoundationSilver Spring, MD 2024

    Support of voter cast initiative

    $50,000
  11. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2024

    To evaluate new court notice and communication materials to improve outcomes for californias with outstanding fines and fees.

    $19,974
  12. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2024

    This sponsorship is to support an April 2024 roundtable event where college leadership will deepen their understanding of how behavioral design impacts participation.

    $5,000
  13. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    U.s. Economic mobility & opportunity

    $975,000
  14. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Public awareness and analysis

    $710,491
  15. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2023

    To transform admissions processes using behavioral science to increase adult enrollment in BA programs

    $600,000
  16. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    The purpose of this cross team effort between human services and detroit is to support the next phase of the partnership with ideas42 focused on dismantling harmful local narratives in detroit as identified in the first phase.

    $300,000
  17. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    Global education

    $190,000
  18. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX 2023

    Promoting College Success by Scaling Behavioral Communications

    $166,063
  19. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2023

    Behavioral science to enhance workforce development II

    $150,000
  20. Andrew Family FoundationOrland Park, IL 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $250
  21. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $120
  22. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Public awareness and analysis

    $988,556
  23. The Skoll FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Civic engagement work

    $400,000
  24. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    Behavioral science to enhance workforce development

    $350,000
  25. The Heckscher Foundation for ChildrenNew York, NY 2022

    Education and academic support

    $346,768
  26. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Public awareness and analysis

    $325,000
  27. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    Promoting College Success by Scaling Behavioral Communications

    $250,000
  28. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2022

    The purpose of this cross-team with the detroit program grant is to collaborate with community partners in detroit to design and implement behaviorally informed narrative change interventions aimed at shifting deleterious beliefs and attitudes about poverty and social policy.

    $250,000
  29. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Empower women and girls

    $242,000
  30. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    Global education

    $227,211
  31. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For support of the civic engagement portfolio

    $150,000
  32. Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation IncAlexandria, VA 2022

    General operating funds

    $135,000
  33. Pinkerton FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    After School & Summer Learning

    $100,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $164
  35. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Public awareness and analysis

    $1,189,144
  36. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Public awareness and analysis

    $1,059,831
  37. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    To help community colleges address behavioral design in their participation design work. (Linked to Participation Design RFP project)

    $517,000
  38. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2021

    To apply behavioral interventions aimed at increasing adult enrollment in bachelor's programs

    $494,000
  39. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    Tobacco control

    $487,296
  40. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    Promoting College Success by Scaling Behavioral Communications

    $475,000
  41. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For a behavioral insights research project to improve civic monitoring platforms

    $375,000
  42. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    Behavioral science to enhance workforce development

    $350,000
  43. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    The purpose of this cross-team with the detroit program grant is to collaborate with community partners in detroit to design and implement behaviorally informed narrative change interventions aimed at shifting deleterious beliefs and attitudes about poverty and social policy.

    $250,000
  44. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    To provide general operating support.

    $200,000
  45. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For support of resource mobilization planning

    $70,000
  46. Pinkerton FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    After School & Summer Learning

    $60,000
  47. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX 2021

    Consolidated Behavioral Intervention for College Success

    $51,220
  48. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    To study and promote the use of proportional fines in the criminal justice system.

    $21,272
  49. Lippman Kanfer Family FoundationOrange Village, OH 2021

    General

    $15,000
  50. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    Behavioral scientist digital magazine

    $15,000
  51. Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation IncAlexandria, VA 2021

    General operating funds

    $10,000
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $152
  53. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For the sustainable banking consumer campaign

    $1,500,000
  54. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Public awareness and analysis

    $593,831
  55. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    Tobacco control

    $500,000
  56. Lumina Foundation for Education IncIndianapolis, IN 2020

    To examine for adult learner-focused marketing and communications efforts by states and develop a more effective frameword

    $494,300
  57. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    To study and promote the use of proportional fines in the criminal justice system.

    $220,000
  58. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To support efforts to increase engagement with children's savings accounts through the use of behavioral design.

    $159,986
  59. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    Children, families, and communities

    $150,000
  60. Pinkerton FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    After School & Summer Learning

    $60,000
  61. The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Civic engagement fund

    $58,000
  62. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    To design tools and systems aimed at increasing court actor compliance with fines and fees policies.

    $53,604
  63. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For incorporating cultural competency into research practices and methodology

    $50,000
  64. Laura and John Arnold FoundationHouston, TX 2020

    To support the execution of demonstration projects, scaling of successful interventions, and institutionalization of evidence-based decision-making and behavioral science in new york city government.

    $25,000
  65. Lippman Kanfer Family FoundationOrange Village, OH 2020

    General

    $15,000
  66. Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation IncAlexandria, VA 2020

    General operating funds

    $10,000
  67. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $141
  68. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $778,953
  69. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2019

    Application of behavioral science to policy challenges in livelihoods development

    $600,000
  70. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For a behavioral insights research project to improve civic monitoring platforms

    $375,000
  71. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    Children, families, and communities

    $245,000
  72. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For internal cultural competency work

    $55,000
  73. Lippman Kanfer Family FoundationOrange Village, OH 2019

    General

    $15,000
  74. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $1,116,761
  75. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Financial services for the poor

    $973,413
  76. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For behavioral diagnoses and testing of new interventions in reproductive health programs

    $862,000
  77. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Strengthening social protection and workforce development through behavioral science

    $836,087
  78. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $584,140
  79. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2018

    Behavioral design of madagascar cash transfer program: endline

    $498,000
  80. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For behavioral economics study and pilot intervention to mobilize climate finance

    $475,000
  81. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Postsecondary success

    $318,723
  82. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Children, Families, and Communities

    $245,000
  83. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For the design of a behavioral insights research project to improve civic monitoring platforms

    $200,000
  84. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To support efforts to increase parental engagement with children's savings accounts through the use of behavioral design.

    $160,000
  85. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Financial services for the poor

    $1,000,000
  86. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 2017

    Global health and development public awareness and analysis

    $913,828
  87. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    Applying behavioral science to strengthen social protection and workforce development

    $802,358
  88. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    A beautiful home pilot project

    $106,600

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other social science organizations in District of Columbia and are not among Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 117 grants Accepts applications $34,970,823 to similar organizations
  2. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 55 grants Preselected only $36,833,075 to similar organizations
  3. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 68 grants Accepts applications $20,243,214 to similar organizations
  4. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 58 grants Accepts applications $24,707,987 to similar organizations
  5. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 36 grants Preselected only $8,115,708 to similar organizations
  6. Conrad N Hilton FoundationWestlake Village, CA 63 grants Accepts applications $20,451,000 to similar organizations
  7. Peter G Peterson FoundationNew York, NY 79 grants Accepts applications $16,521,940 to similar organizations
  8. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 61 grants Accepts applications $8,606,370 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 27-1678009 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.