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Grant recipient EIN 43-2095418Science and technology

Who funds World Science Foundation?

18 private foundations gave World Science Foundation in New York, NY $19.6 million across 61 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

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

61 grants

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

  1. The Della Pietra FoundationJericho, NY 2025

    Unrestricted

    $60,000
  2. The Brandt Jackson FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Support

    $10,000
  4. MJS Foundation IncNew York, NY 2025

    Gift pledged at the 2025 festival gala

    $10,000
  5. The Dianne & David Stern FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    General support

    $5,000
  6. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    World science festival big ideas series

    $1,365,877
  7. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    WSF ecosystem building: a shared space for scientists, writers, thinkers, and creators

    $233,096
  8. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2024

    Cultivating genius initiative

    $228,093
  9. The Della Pietra FoundationJericho, NY 2024

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  10. Resnick FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    Donee's tax exempt purpose

    $50,000
  11. The Dianne & David Stern FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $6,000
  12. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Support

    $2,500
  13. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2023

    World science festival big ideas series

    $1,365,878
  14. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2023

    Cultivating genius initiative

    $684,281
  15. The Della Pietra FoundationJericho, NY 2023

    Unrestricted

    $100,000
  16. Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation IncJericho, NY 2023

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  17. The Loreen Arbus FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2023

    To cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future

    $25,000
  18. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  19. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    World science festival big ideas series

    $910,585
  20. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    World science festival big ideas series

    $910,585
  21. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    Cultivating genius initiative

    $684,281
  22. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    World science scholars travel program for 2022 world science festival

    $200,000
  23. Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation IncJericho, NY 2022

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  24. The Brandt Jackson FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $14,400
  25. Sea Stone FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Religious, educational, or artistic

    $500
  26. The Simons Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    World science festival outright and matching grant

    $2,400,000
  27. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    Cultivating genius initiative

    $684,283
  28. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    Cultivating genius initiative

    $522,834
  29. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    The big ideas series: production, distribution, and evaluation, the world science festival (WSF)

    $447,704
  30. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    The big ideas series: production, distribution, and evaluation, the world science festival (WSF)

    $298,470
  31. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    Cultivating genius initiative

    $199,982
  32. The Bill and Ann Ziff FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $100,000
  33. Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation IncJericho, NY 2021

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  34. The Della Pietra FoundationJericho, NY 2021

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  35. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Support

    $5,000
  36. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  37. The Simons Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    World science festival outright and matching grant

    $3,000,000
  38. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2020

    The big ideas series: production, distribution, and evaluation, the world science festival (WSF)

    $373,088
  39. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2020

    The big ideas series: production, distribution, and evaluation, the world science festival (WSF)

    $373,087
  40. The Simons Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    World science summit gift

    $100,000
  41. The Kavli FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    World science festival

    $100,000
  42. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2020

    Table donation

    $15,000
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $12
  44. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2019

    The Big Ideas Series: Production, Distribution, an

    $746,175
  45. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2019

    The Big Ideas Series: Production, Distribution, an

    $746,174
  46. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2019

    General Donation

    $350,000
  47. The Kavli FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Vannevar bush event 2020 at world science festival

    $200,000
  48. Stephen Dellapietra and Pamela Hurst- Dellapietra Family Foundation IncJericho, NY 2019

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  49. The Loreen Arbus FoundationBeverly Hills, CA 2019

    To cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future

    $45,000
  50. Vranos FoundationPennington, NJ 2019

    To aid the donee organization in carrying out their exempt functions

    $14,000
  51. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2019

    General Donation

    $12,500
  52. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2019

    General Donation

    $2,500
  53. William A Haseltine Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future

    $1,000
  54. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2018

    Big Ideas Series-Production Distribution Evaluate

    $749,860
  55. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2018

    Cultivating Genius Initiative

    $599,948
  56. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2018

    Big Ideas Series-Production Distribution Evaluate

    $249,953
  57. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2018

    Table Donation

    $12,500
  58. The Asen FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Support

    $5,000
  59. The Dianne & David Stern FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    General support

    $5,000
  60. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2018

    Table Donation

    $2,500
  61. Seven Turns Fund IncNew York, NY 2017

    For donee's exempt purpose

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in New York, NY and are not among World Science Foundation’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 16 grants Preselected only $8,168 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 8 grants Accepts applications $251,950 to similar organizations
  3. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 12 grants Preselected only $3,400,027 to similar organizations
  4. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 8 grants Accepts applications $1,505,686 to similar organizations
  5. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 8 grants Accepts applications $18,013 to similar organizations
  6. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 3 grants Preselected only $780 to similar organizations
  7. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 12 grants Preselected only $6,095,000 to similar organizations
  8. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 3 grants Preselected only $2,750,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 43-2095418 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.