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Grant recipient EIN 88-3013217Science and technology

Who funds Convergent Research Inc?

8 private foundations gave Convergent Research Inc in Cambridge, MA $84.1 million across 24 grants, in tax years 2022 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2022 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

24 grants

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

  1. Probalistic Computing Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2025

    Data and computer sciences; research

    $9,500,000
  2. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    To provide support for scientific focused research

    $8,000,000
  3. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    To provide support for scientific focused research

    $8,000,000
  4. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    To provide support for focused research organization

    $4,000,000
  5. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    To provide support for scientific focused research

    $3,000,000
  6. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $1,547,218
  7. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $1,416,264
  8. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    To make mathematics more reliable, searchable, understandable, and accessible by developing open source proof-assistant software of great value for research, applications, and education

    $1,030,788
  9. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2024

    Marine sciene & policy research

    $527,732
  10. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    To support convergent research and its focused research organizations

    $15,800,000
  11. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    To provide support for eve (everything VS. Everything) fro.

    $8,000,000
  12. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    To provide support for parallelsquared technology institute phase 1.

    $3,000,000
  13. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    To provide support for immune-omics fro [ifro].

    $3,000,000
  14. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    To provide support for chi fro ai scientific research

    $2,000,000
  15. Probalistic Computing Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2023

    Research and advancement in AI and computer science

    $1,000,000
  16. Riley & Susan Bechtel FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To support research activities.

    $1,000,000
  17. Riley & Susan Bechtel FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To support research activities.

    $1,000,000
  18. Alfred P Sloan FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    To make mathematics more reliable, searchable, understandable, and accessible by developing open source proof-assistant software of great value for research, applications, and education

    $937,080
  19. Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the EnvironmentBoston, MA 2023

    Marine sciene & policy research

    $600,000
  20. William Randolph Hearst FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Support operations

    $200,000
  21. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Expanding convergent researchs capacity to attract philanthropic support

    $100,000
  22. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Cash - $8,200,000LLC interest - $964,687valuation method: fair market valuedate of gift: 12/31/2022purpose: general operations and focused research organizations.

    $9,164,687
  23. Merkin Family FoundationMarina Del Rey, CA 2022

    Medial research

    $1,000,000
  24. Founders Pledge IncNew York, NY 2022

    To conduct scientific roadmapping towards focused research organizations that have the potential to reduce existential risks to humanity

    $289,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other science and technology organizations in Cambridge, MA and are not among Convergent Research Inc’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 19 grants Preselected only $1,023 to similar organizations
  2. Aphorism FoundationSan Francisco, CA 7 grants Preselected only $36,660,000 to similar organizations
  3. Good Ventures FoundationPalo Alto, CA 5 grants Preselected only $3,707,937 to similar organizations
  4. Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationPalo Alto, CA 6 grants Preselected only $5,500,000 to similar organizations
  5. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 5 grants Accepts applications $2,284,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Heising-Simons FoundationLos Altos, CA 3 grants Preselected only $1,375,504 to similar organizations
  7. The Klarman Family FoundationBoston, MA 4 grants Accepts applications $1,175,000 to similar organizations
  8. John D and Catherine T MacArthur FoundationChicago, IL 3 grants Preselected only $376,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 88-3013217 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.