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Grant recipient EIN 82-2385660International aid

Who funds Scholars at Risk Inc?

14 private foundations gave Scholars at Risk Inc in New York, NY $7.3 million across 33 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

33 grants

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

  1. The Benjamin B Rauch FundStamford, CT 2025

    General support

    $50,000
  2. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support activities of the us chapters of the scholars at risk network

    $200,000
  3. Charina Endowment Fund IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $150,000
  4. The Benjamin B Rauch FundStamford, CT 2024

    General support

    $500
  5. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To support academic freedom hubs in different world regions, linked together into a global confederation

    $1,000,000
  6. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Afghanistan Emergency Response

    $200,000
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $27
  8. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To support academic freedom hubs in different world regions, linked together into a global confederation

    $1,000,000
  9. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To continue support for research and communications capacity, including for free to think, an annual report that documents attacks on academic freedom

    $800,000
  10. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2022

    To provide general support

    $700,000
  11. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2022

    To provide general support

    $350,000
  12. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2022

    To support a working group on academic freedom

    $63,816
  13. Leon Levy FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    A grant to further the donee's exempt purpose.

    $10,000
  14. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Scholars at Risk

    $5,500
  15. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gifts

    $500
  16. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $11
  17. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To support efforts to aid scholars fleeing afghanistan

    $500,000
  18. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2021

    to provide general support

    $350,000
  19. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2021

    to support a working group on academic freedom

    $236,184
  20. Charina Endowment Fund IncNew York, NY 2021

    General support

    $150,000
  21. The Henry Luce Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Aid to Afghan Scholars

    $150,000
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $19
  23. Foundation to Promote Open SocietyNew York, NY 2020

    to provide general support

    $462,500
  24. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    To continue support for research and communications capacity, including for "free to think," a report on documenting attacks on academic freedom

    $400,000
  25. Open Society InstituteNew York, NY 2020

    matching gift program

    $3,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $23
  27. The Winston Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General purposes

    $75,000
  28. The Li Lu FoundationSeattle, WA 2019

    Contribution to support protecting threatened scholars

    $15,000
  29. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2019

    General support

    $5,000
  30. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    To support a project that expands capacity for medium- and long-term support for humanities scholars at risk of persecution

    $400,000
  31. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2018

    Matching Grant

    $4,000
  32. The Frank & Domna Stanton FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Charitable

    $1,500
  33. If Hummingbird Foundation IncGreenwich, CT 2017

    Educational

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other international aid organizations in New York, NY and are not among Scholars at Risk Inc’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 383 grants Preselected only $12,967,135 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 787 grants Accepts applications $4,180,431 to similar organizations
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 317 grants Accepts applications $77,267,165 to similar organizations
  4. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 358 grants Accepts applications $3,636,583 to similar organizations
  5. The Rockefeller FoundationNew York, NY 126 grants Preselected only $39,119,198 to similar organizations
  6. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 261 grants Preselected only $1,645,329 to similar organizations
  7. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 694 grants Accepts applications $1,745,234,603 to similar organizations
  8. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncNew York, NY 194 grants Preselected only $171,733,230 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-2385660 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.