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Grant recipient EIN 82-2903153Education

Who funds Heterodox Academy?

51 private foundations gave Heterodox Academy in New York, NY $8.9 million across 112 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

112 grants

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

  1. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2025

    Unrestricted

    $1,000,000
  2. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2025

    Education

    $250,000
  3. Ed FoundationJohnson City, TX 2025

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Robin and Sandy Stuart FoundationLake Forest, IL 2025

    General Support

    $75,000
  5. The Allen & Company Foundation IncNew York, NY 2025

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Better Natures FoundationOxford, MA 2025

    General purpose

    $7,500
  7. The Bluebell FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FL 2025

    General purpose of the organization

    $5,000
  8. D27 FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Walker Family FoundationBeaverton, OR 2025

    Education

    $5,000
  10. Seb Charitable FundBrooklyn, NY 2025

    General support

    $535
  11. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2024

    Unrestricted

    $250,000
  12. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2024

    Education

    $250,000
  13. Arthur Vining Davis Foundation #2Pittsburgh, PA 2024

    Private higher education

    $180,000
  14. The Margaret and Daniel Loeb FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  15. Robin and Sandy Stuart FoundationLake Forest, IL 2024

    General Support

    $75,000
  16. The Melville FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FL 2024

    Charitable grant

    $50,000
  17. The Kovner FoundationJupiter, FL 2024

    Education

    $50,000
  18. Oneroot FoundationKetchum, ID 2024

    To support the improvement of higher education and academic research

    $40,000
  19. The Allen & Company Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  20. The Lindy Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2024

    Operating support

    $25,000
  21. D27 FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  22. Robert & Roni Lemle Family FoundationOld Westbury, NY 2024

    General operating fund

    $10,000
  23. Nathan and Esther K Wagner Family FoundationHighland Park, IL 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  24. Better Natures FoundationOxford, MA 2024

    General purpose

    $10,000
  25. The Martin J Gross Family Foundation ILivingston, NJ 2024

    Charity

    $5,000
  26. The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold FoundationStudio City, CA 2024

    Support of programs fostering viewpoint diversity

    $5,000
  27. The Webber Family FoundationAustin, TX 2024

    Advocating for principles of open inquiry & constructive disagreement in higher education institutions

    $3,600
  28. Campbell Family FoundationWilmette, IL 2024

    Further the origiaztions exempt purposes

    $2,000
  29. Horace Dawson FoundationRockville, MD 2024

    General operating support

    $1,062
  30. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2023

    Education

    $200,000
  31. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $150,000
  32. The Achelis & Bodman FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Campus communities network and

    $100,000
  33. John & Amy Griffin FoundationPearl River, NY 2023

    General support

    $50,000
  34. The Melville FoundationNorth Palm Beach, FL 2023

    Charitable grant

    $50,000
  35. The Margaret and Daniel Loeb FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $50,000
  36. Robin and Sandy Stuart FoundationLake Forest, IL 2023

    General Support

    $50,000
  37. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2023

    Operating support

    $42,500
  38. Select Equity Group FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gift

    $30,000
  39. The Allen & Company Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  40. Bellevue FoundationDallas, TX 2023

    General Fund

    $10,000
  41. D27 FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  42. Robert & Roni Lemle Family FoundationOld Westbury, NY 2023

    General operating fund

    $5,000
  43. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  44. The Sharna and Irvin Frank FoundationTulsa, OK 2023

    Operations

    $2,500
  45. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $500
  46. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2022

    Promoting open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement

    $285,222
  47. Edelman Family FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    To hire an executive director

    $260,000
  48. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2022

    Education

    $200,000
  49. Beth and Ravenel Curry FoundationErie, PA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $130,000
  50. The William H Donner Foundation IncTarrytown, NY 2022

    General support

    $100,000
  51. Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater FoundationLake City, SC 2022

    To further the mission of enhancing the quality of research and education

    $100,000
  52. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2022

    Operating support

    $60,000
  53. The Margaret and Daniel Loeb FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Charitable

    $50,000
  54. The Harjen Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General contribution

    $30,000
  55. The Allen & Company Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    unrestricted

    $25,000
  56. The Martin J Gross Family Foundation ILivingston, NJ 2022

    Charity

    $10,000
  57. Bellevue FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    General

    $10,000
  58. D27 FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  59. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  60. Campbell Family FoundationWilmette, IL 2022

    Further the organization's exempt purposes

    $2,000
  61. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $661
  62. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2021

    Promoting open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement

    $855,669
  63. Edelman Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    To provide general support to the academy promoting diversity on college campuses.

    $200,000
  64. Thomas W Smith Foundation IncBoca Raton, FL 2021

    Education

    $150,000
  65. Darla Moore and Richard Rainwater FoundationLake City, SC 2021

    To further the mission of enhancing the quality of research and education

    $100,000
  66. The Margaret and Daniel Loeb FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Charitable

    $100,000
  67. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2021

    To develop a K-12 member program to complement its higher education member program.

    $75,000
  68. The Achelis & Bodman FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support

    $75,000
  69. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2021

    Operating support

    $60,000
  70. The Harjen Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General contribution

    $25,000
  71. The Allen & Company Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  72. Bellevue FoundationDallas, TX 2021

    General fund

    $10,000
  73. Lisa & Michael Leffell FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Education

    $5,000
  74. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  75. D27 FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  76. The Sharna and Irvin Frank FoundationTulsa, OK 2021

    Operations

    $3,000
  77. Linda Sue Pfarrer Nortillo Charitable FoundationVero Beach, FL 2021

    Unrestricted support of organizations charitable purpose

    $2,500
  78. The Cedars Foundation IncWaterford, VA 2021

    General use

    $1,000
  79. The Graham Stretch Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  80. Shirley and Harry Beer Charitable FoundationSan Diego, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $1,000
  81. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $394
  82. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2020

    Inquiry, diversity, and constructive disagreement on american college campus

    $855,669
  83. The Rodel FoundationPhoenix, AZ 2020

    Education

    $150,000
  84. The Margaret and Daniel Loeb FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Charitable

    $100,000
  85. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2020

    Operating support

    $60,000
  86. The Allen & Company Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  87. The Harjen Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General contribution

    $15,000
  88. Edmund Beck FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Achieve charitable purpose

    $10,000
  89. Bellevue FoundationDallas, TX 2020

    General fund

    $10,000
  90. Lisa & Michael Leffell FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Education

    $5,000
  91. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  92. The Plato Malozemoff FoundationLincoln, MA 2020

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,000
  93. The Cedars Foundation IncWaterford, VA 2020

    General use

    $1,000
  94. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2020

    Matching Gifts

    $750
  95. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $500
  96. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $69
  97. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2019

    Promoting Open Inquiry, Viewpoint Diversity, and

    $855,669
  98. The Margaret and Daniel Loeb FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Charitable

    $100,000
  99. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2019

    Operating support

    $55,000
  100. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support to advance open inquiry viewpoint diversity and constructive disagreement on campuses and in academic disciplines

    $50,000
  101. Mike & Sofia Segal FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Operations

    $50,000
  102. The Ondulado Fund fka Richard Grinold FundPebble Beach, CA 2019

    Charitable Contribution

    $20,000
  103. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2019

    General Donation

    $15,000
  104. Lisa & Michael Leffell FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Education

    $10,000
  105. The Craft FoundationGlendale, CA 2019

    General support

    $5,000
  106. Campbell Family FoundationWilmette, IL 2019

    Further the organization's exempt purposes

    $1,000
  107. Campbell Family FoundationWilmette, IL 2019

    Further the organization's exempt purposes

    $1,000
  108. S&P Global Foundation fka the McGraw-Hill Research FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    General support of secondary educational programs.

    $100
  109. The Ondulado Fund fka Richard Grinold FundPebble Beach, CA 2018

    Charitable Contribution

    $100,000
  110. The Snider FoundationCollegeville, PA 2018

    Operating support

    $45,000
  111. John & Amy Griffin FoundationPearl River, NY 2018

    General support

    $20,000
  112. Lisa & Michael Leffell FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Education

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in New York, NY and are not among Heterodox Academy’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 620 grants Preselected only $12,574,682 to similar organizations
  2. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 339 grants Preselected only $533,620 to similar organizations
  3. American Express FoundationNew York, NY 623 grants Accepts applications $417,138 to similar organizations
  4. Verizon FoundationBasking Ridge, NJ 253 grants Preselected only $1,255,743 to similar organizations
  5. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 413 grants Accepts applications $388,918,387 to similar organizations
  6. Carnegie Corporation of New YorkNew York, NY 353 grants Accepts applications $106,492,300 to similar organizations
  7. The Hyde and Watson FoundationWarren Township, NJ 120 grants Accepts applications $1,403,500 to similar organizations
  8. The Lazard Charitable FoundationNew York, NY 71 grants Accepts applications $841,863 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 82-2903153 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.