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Grant recipient EIN 85-0325494Science and technology

Who funds Santa Fe Institute?

42 private foundations gave Santa Fe Institute in Santa Fe, NM $17.3 million across 117 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

117 grants

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

  1. William H Miller III Foundation IncWest Palm Beach, FL 2025

    General support

    $7,724,125
  2. McKinnon Family FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.

    $500,000
  3. Frumkin Falco Fam Fdn-BalPennington, NJ 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  4. Hackett Family FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2025

    General operating

    $10,000
  5. Harris Finch FoundationRaleigh, NC 2025

    General operating

    $2,500
  6. The Lebaron FoundationWarren, VT 2025

    General donation

    $1,000
  7. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support development of the arch platform for virtual collaboration of academic communities

    $535,120
  8. McKinnon Family FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    Dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems.

    $500,000
  9. The Robert Wood Johnson FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2024

    81366 using emergent engineering for integrating complex systems to achieve an equitable society

    $303,056
  10. Wicklow FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    The contribution of $185,000 is intended for the Santa Fe Institute

    $185,000
  11. Robert Galvin FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Public charity

    $150,000
  12. The Bengier FoundationRedwood City, CA 2024

    unrestricted

    $50,000
  13. The Sita FoundationSaratoga, CA 2024

    Education

    $50,000
  14. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To support a workshop on research disciplines engagement with ai

    $45,200
  15. Pettit FoundationTorrance, CA 2024

    Support.

    $25,000
  16. James J Pallotta Charitable TrustWeston, MA 2024

    General purpose

    $25,000
  17. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2024

    Support interdisciplinary scientific research

    $25,000
  18. Akg Global FoundationPleasanton, CA 2024

    Donation

    $20,000
  19. WHH FoundationSan Marino, CA 2024

    General support

    $18,125
  20. Frumkin Falco Fam Fdn-BalPennington, NJ 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  21. Jack Schwartzman Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2024

    General support

    $2,000
  22. The Lebaron FoundationWarren, VT 2024

    General donation

    $1,000
  23. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    To carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural projects

    $1,000
  24. McKinnon Family FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems

    $500,000
  25. Robert Galvin FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Public charity

    $275,000
  26. The Bengier FoundationRedwood City, CA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  27. Wicklow FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    The contribution of $40,000 is intended for the Santa Fe Institute

    $40,000
  28. WHH FoundationSan Marino, CA 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  29. Pettit FoundationTorrance, CA 2023

    Support.

    $25,000
  30. The Sita FoundationSaratoga, CA 2023

    Education

    $25,000
  31. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2023

    Support interdisciplinary scientific research

    $25,000
  32. The Richard Salomon Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    Charitable

    $20,000
  33. Akg Global FoundationPleasanton, CA 2023

    Donation

    $20,000
  34. Pellegrini Paolo & Henrietta Jones FDN Jones FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Unrestricted grant for donee's exempt purpose

    $20,000
  35. Frumkin Falco Fam Fdn-BalPennington, NJ 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  36. The Lebaron FoundationWarren, VT 2023

    General donation

    $1,000
  37. Jack Schwartzman Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2023

    General support

    $1,000
  38. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural projects

    $1,000
  39. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $198
  40. McKinnon Family FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    Dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems

    $1,000,000
  41. Robert Galvin FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Public charity

    $275,000
  42. The Bengier FoundationRedwood City, CA 2022

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  43. The Sita FoundationSaratoga, CA 2022

    Education

    $50,000
  44. WHH FoundationSan Marino, CA 2022

    General support

    $25,000
  45. Pettit FoundationTorrance, CA 2022

    Support.

    $25,000
  46. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2022

    Support interdisciplinary scientific research

    $25,000
  47. Akg Global FoundationPleasanton, CA 2022

    Donation

    $20,000
  48. The Stewart & Constance Greenfield FoundationWestport, CT 2022

    Support

    $10,000
  49. Frumkin Falco Fam Fdn-BalPennington, NJ 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  50. The Lebaron FoundationWarren, VT 2022

    General donation

    $1,000
  51. Whitman Family FoundationBirmingham, MI 2022

    Omidyar challange - scientific and social research

    $1,000
  52. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural projects

    $1,000
  53. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $282
  54. Morton H Meyerson Family FoundationDallas, TX 2022

    General purpose support

    $250
  55. James S McDonnell FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    Adaptation, aging, and the arrow of time

    $500,000
  56. James S McDonnell FoundationSt Louis, MO 2021

    Support for the james s. Mcdonnell postdoctoral fellows conference phase 3

    $474,132
  57. Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund IncWilmington, DE 2021

    the SFI Davis Scholars Program

    $333,334
  58. Robert Galvin FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Public charity

    $275,000
  59. McKinnon Family FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems

    $250,000
  60. The Sita FoundationSaratoga, CA 2021

    Education

    $50,000
  61. Russell Sage FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    Measuring and Analyzing Boundary Rhetoric over Time

    $44,963
  62. The Bengier FoundationRedwood City, CA 2021

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  63. WHH FoundationSan Marino, CA 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  64. Pettit FoundationTorrance, CA 2021

    Support.

    $25,000
  65. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2021

    Support interdisciplinary scientific research

    $25,000
  66. Akg Global FoundationPleasanton, CA 2021

    Donation

    $20,000
  67. The Stewart & Constance Greenfield FoundationWestport, CT 2021

    Support

    $10,000
  68. SHG FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    For charitable purposes

    $8,000
  69. Frumkin Falco Fam Fdn-BalPennington, NJ 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  70. Jack Schwartzman Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    General fund

    $2,000
  71. The Lebaron FoundationWarren, VT 2021

    General donation

    $1,000
  72. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    To carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural projects

    $1,000
  73. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $367
  74. McKinnon Family FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems

    $500,000
  75. Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund IncWilmington, DE 2020

    SFI Davis Scholars Program

    $333,333
  76. James S McDonnell FoundationSt Louis, MO 2020

    Support for the james s. Mcdonnell postdoctoral fellows conference phase 2

    $252,729
  77. Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation TrustChicago, IL 2020

    Public charity

    $200,000
  78. John Templeton FoundationWest Conshohocken, PA 2020

    Progress in complexity science: three research syntheses from the santa fe institute

    $155,974
  79. Russell Sage FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Measuring and Analyzing Boundary Rhetoric over Time

    $64,323
  80. The Sita FoundationSaratoga, CA 2020

    Education

    $50,000
  81. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2020

    Fund interdisciplinary scientific research

    $50,000
  82. The Bengier FoundationRedwood City, CA 2020

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  83. Akg Global FoundationPleasanton, CA 2020

    Donation

    $30,000
  84. Pettit FoundationTorrance, CA 2020

    Support.

    $25,000
  85. The Stewart & Constance Greenfield FoundationWestport, CT 2020

    Support

    $10,000
  86. Frumkin Falco Fam Fdn-BalPennington, NJ 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $5,000
  87. Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO 2020

    Program support

    $2,500
  88. Jack Schwartzman Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    General fund

    $2,000
  89. The Lebaron FoundationWarren, VT 2020

    General donation

    $1,000
  90. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General operating support

    $1,000
  91. Whitman Family FoundationBirmingham, MI 2020

    Omidyar challange - scientific and social research

    $1,000
  92. Davidow Family FoundationWoodside, CA 2020

    General fund

    $1,000
  93. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    To carry out specific charitable, educational, and cultural projects

    $1,000
  94. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $369
  95. The Lampert FoundationBay Harbor Islands, FL 2019

    General unrestricted

    $100,000
  96. The Sita FoundationSaratoga, CA 2019

    Education

    $50,000
  97. Proteus FoundationMiddleburg, VA 2019

    Fund interdisciplinary scientific research

    $50,000
  98. Smart Family Foundation of New YorkNew Rochelle, NY 2019

    Global classroom

    $50,000
  99. The Bengier FoundationRedwood City, CA 2019

    Unrestricted

    $40,000
  100. Akg Global FoundationPleasanton, CA 2019

    Donation

    $30,000
  101. McKinnon Family FoundationNew York, NY 2019

    Dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems

    $25,000
  102. Robert Galvin FoundationChicago, IL 2019

    Public charity

    $25,000
  103. The Stewart & Constance Greenfield FoundationWestport, CT 2019

    Support

    $10,000
  104. Frumkin Falco Fam Fdn-BalPennington, NJ 2019

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  105. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2019

    In support of a Santa Fe Institute workshop focused on the concepts of ecosystem resilience and function to be held May 8-9, 2019 in Santa Fe, NM.

    $7,500
  106. The Lebaron FoundationWarren, VT 2019

    Education and research

    $1,000
  107. Jack Schwartzman Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2019

    General fund

    $1,000
  108. Forward VisionSaratoga Springs, NY 2018

    General purposes

    $150,000
  109. James M Collins FoundationDallas, TX 2018

    To further the intended purpose of religious, educational and scientific organizations.

    $50,000
  110. The Maxfield FoundationMarble Falls, TX 2018

    Science research

    $50,000
  111. The Nick and Leslie Hanauer FoundationSeattle, WA 2018

    Contribution

    $40,000
  112. McKinnon Family FoundationNew York, NY 2018

    Dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the fundamental principles of complex adaptive systems, including physical, computational, biological, and social systems

    $25,000
  113. Robert Galvin FoundationChicago, IL 2018

    Public charity

    $25,000
  114. The Stewart & Constance Greenfield FoundationWestport, CT 2018

    Support

    $10,000
  115. Frumkin Falco Fam Fdn-BalPennington, NJ 2018

    Unrestricted general

    $10,000
  116. Jonathan & Kathleen Altman FNDTNSanta Fe, NM 2018

    Donation

    $2,000
  117. Jack Schwartzman Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2018

    General fund

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in New Mexico and are not among Santa Fe Institute’s funders above.

  1. The John C Griswold Family FoundationWilmington, DE 5 grants Preselected only $58,560 to similar organizations
  2. Carina Initiatives IncTorrance, CA 1 grant Preselected only $37,500 to similar organizations
  3. Remy's Good Day FundSanta Fe, NM 2 grants Accepts applications $35,000 to similar organizations
  4. Teaumen & Grace Fuite FoundationTucson, AZ 6 grants Preselected only $30,000 to similar organizations
  5. Sizwin Itp FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2 grants Preselected only $20,000 to similar organizations
  6. Kenneth L Calhoun Char TRBrooklyn, OH 1 grant Accepts applications $5,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 85-0325494 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.