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Grant recipient EIN 46-2907726Education

Who funds Berkeley Lab Foundation?

14 private foundations gave Berkeley Lab Foundation in Oakland, CA $16.6 million across 46 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2024.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 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

46 grants

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

  1. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    For lawrence berkeley national laboratory's enhanced weathering research

    $1,000,000
  2. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Support for building the circular bioeconomy with future feedstocks in the north san joaquin valley

    $480,735
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For the india energy program

    $425,000
  4. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    Environment and Science

    $150,000
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For improving the china energy program's communications and outreach strategies

    $20,000
  6. K2N2 Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    SAGE Camp

    $500
  7. Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA 2023

    To support decarbonization of the power and industrial sectors to improve public health

    $1,300,000
  8. Skyline FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    For lawrence berkeley national laboratory's enhanced weathering research

    $1,000,000
  9. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For the india energy program

    $425,000
  10. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    In support of research to develop a breakthrough ultrafast fiber laser technology that will lead to the first kilowatt class laser-plasma accelerator.

    $400,000
  11. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To continue studying the production and user experience of scientific software to develop a design system for scientific software user interfaces

    $245,000
  12. The Kavli FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    NWB guide 2023 ly

    $175,000
  13. The Kavli FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Aqnwb: enabling acquisition of neurophysiology data in NWB

    $75,000
  14. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For the china energy program's communications capacity building and strategic outreach

    $25,000
  15. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $16
  16. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    In support of research to develop a breakthrough ultrafast fiber laser technology that will lead to the first kilowatt class laser-plasma accelerator.

    $400,000
  17. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To study the production and user experience of scientific software to develop a design system for scientific software user interfaces

    $397,544
  18. Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA 2022

    To accelerate energy decarbonization

    $350,000
  19. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For the india program

    $300,000
  20. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    To support developing new tools, methods, and resources for aquatic symbiosis model systems.

    $200,000
  21. The Kavli FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2022

    Aqnwb: enabling acquisition of neurophysiology data in NWB

    $125,000
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $21
  23. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    In support of research to develop a breakthrough ultrafast fiber laser technology that will lead to the first kilowatt class laser-plasma accelerator.

    $1,600,000
  24. Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    To advance research on a clean energy transition

    $750,000
  25. MJS Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Pledged gift for the berkeley-tsingua joint research center on energy and climate change

    $500,000
  26. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For the india energy program

    $500,000
  27. Growald Climate Fund IncBrookline, MA 2021

    Climate

    $450,000
  28. Sequoia Climate FoundationIrvine, CA 2021

    To accelerate energy decarbonization

    $350,000
  29. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For power beyond coal in china

    $250,000
  30. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For the china energy program

    $250,000
  31. The Kavli FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Neurodata without borders support 2021

    $125,000
  32. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    To support developing new tools, methods, and resources for aquatic symbiosis model systems.

    $100,000
  33. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For work on diversity, equity, and inclusion

    $35,000
  34. MJS Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Program support for the berkeley-tsinghua joint research center on energy and climate change

    $500,000
  35. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For the assessment of nearzero emissions power sector pathways in china

    $250,000
  36. Growald Climate Fund IncBrookline, MA 2020

    Climate

    $200,000
  37. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    To support developing new tools, methods, and resources for aquatic symbiosis model systems.

    $200,000
  38. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    To support research to improve simulation and predictions of fire and vegetation change in California in the coming years and decades.

    $200,000
  39. The Kavli FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Community outreach coordinator for NWB2.0

    $125,000
  40. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For the international energy analysis department program on clean energy in india and china

    $1,500,000
  41. The Kavli FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Community outreach coordinator for NWB2.0

    $125,000
  42. Amy Klette Newman FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    To fund normal operations

    $5,000
  43. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    To support the work of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.

    $2,500
  44. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Promoting efficiency and alternate refrigerant leapfrogging in mexico

    $500,000
  45. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For the india program for electrification and fuel efficiency in transport

    $300,000
  46. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2018

    In support of efforts to demonstrate a path to compact free electron lasers for eventual use as powerful, affordable x-ray sources for scientific discovery.

    $240,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Oakland, CA and are not among Berkeley Lab Foundation’s funders above.

  1. Quest FoundationDanville, CA 80 grants Preselected only $3,962,839 to similar organizations
  2. T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family FoundationLafayette, CA 92 grants Accepts applications $9,183,295 to similar organizations
  3. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 64 grants Preselected only $2,059,415 to similar organizations
  4. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 142 grants Accepts applications $567,687 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 63 grants Preselected only $5,574,797 to similar organizations
  6. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 98 grants Preselected only $10,880,045 to similar organizations
  7. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 84 grants Preselected only $11,686,671 to similar organizations
  8. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 79 grants Accepts applications $110,201,561 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-2907726 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.