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Grant recipient EIN 47-5677755Science and technology

Who funds Institute for Security and Technology?

12 private foundations gave Institute for Security and Technology in Oakland, CA $10 million across 30 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

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

30 grants

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

  1. Craig Newmark FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    General purpose

    $1,000,000
  2. Craig Newmark FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General purpose

    $700,000
  3. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2024

    To advance cross-sector efforts to evaluate and mitigate potential risks associated with the advancement of LLMS

    $400,000
  4. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Semiconductor policy research and workshops

    $240,597
  5. The Bockus Brown Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Contribution to the donee to unite technology and policy leaders to create solutions

    $25,000
  6. Craig Newmark FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General purpose

    $2,000,000
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For the cyber program

    $1,000,000
  8. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    To accelerate multi-stakeholder coordination to mitigate the risks of open-source ai

    $400,000
  9. Smith Richardson Foundation IncGreensboro, NC 2023

    General operating support

    $200,000
  10. Omidyar Network Fund IncRedwood City, CA 2023

    To support Grantee's project, Generative Identity

    $150,000
  11. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For website redesign

    $20,000
  12. Craig Newmark FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General Purpose

    $1,000,000
  13. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For the cyber program

    $1,000,000
  14. The Patrick J McGovern Foundation IncBoston, MA 2022

    To support the design of sustainable solutions to enhance the security of the global commons

    $300,000
  15. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For the ransomware task force

    $187,500
  16. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For fundraising capacity building

    $70,000
  17. RAPID7 Cybersecurity FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    General contribution

    $50,000
  18. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For the cyber program

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

    For the ransomware task force

    $187,500
  20. Charles Koch FoundationArlington, VA 2021

    Educational Programs

    $5,754
  21. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 2020

    For understanding the implications of technological change on nuclear stability

    $200,000
  22. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For the cyber program

    $200,000
  23. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $97,000
  24. Charles Koch FoundationArlington, VA 2020

    Educational Programs

    $5,754
  25. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    For a project that addresses technical vulnerabilities of emerging nuclear command, control, and communications.

    $50,000
  26. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For a project to address distributed denial of service ddos attacks

    $50,000
  27. Saga FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2019

    Operating support

    $35,000
  28. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For a project to address distributed denial of service ddos attacks

    $150,000
  29. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For strategic plan development

    $50,000
  30. Saga FoundationKalamazoo, MI 2018

    Nonproliferation awareness

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in Oakland, CA and are not among Institute for Security and Technology’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 29 grants Preselected only $8,759 to similar organizations
  2. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 7 grants Preselected only $1,046,839 to similar organizations
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2 grants Accepts applications $550,000 to similar organizations
  4. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 2 grants Preselected only $400 to similar organizations
  5. The Yelp FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2 grants Preselected only $150 to similar organizations
  6. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 7 grants Preselected only $9,736,877 to similar organizations
  7. The Benificus FoundationSan Carlos, CA 2 grants Preselected only $4,535,017 to similar organizations
  8. The Susan Thompson Buffett FoundationOmaha, NE 1 grant Preselected only $1,501,150 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 47-5677755 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.