Aspiration
San Francisco, CA ·EIN 91-2106274 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings
Who funds Aspiration?
Aspiration is funded by 26 grantmakers, led by Open Society Institute ($3.4M), Foundation to Promote Open Society ($2.0M), The Ford Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.5M in grants to Aspiration between 2020–2025.
Showing top 25 of 26 funders by total given.
What grants has Aspiration received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Minneapolis Foundation | DONOR ADVISED, GENERAL | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Open Society Institute | TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY RULES DURING THE 2024 EU ELECTIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE AND MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF DISINFORMATION | $2,000,000 |
| 2024 | Alfred P Sloan Foundation | TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON THE BUILDING, DEPLOYMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF OPEN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE | $605,000 |
| 2024 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR SUPPORT OF THE CRITICAL INTERNET STUDIES INSTITUTE | $600,000 |
| 2024 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | TO SUPPORT THE CRITICAL INTERNET STUDIES INSTITUTE, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC-INTEREST ORIENTED INTERNET | $500,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE COALITION FOR INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH TO ADVANCE, DEFEND, AND SUSTAIN ETHICAL RESEARCH THAT WILL SUPPORT EVIDENCE-BASED GOVERNANCE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOCIETY | $400,000 |
| 2024 | Democracy Fund Inc | Program support for The Revival Lab | $300,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE/CADENCE PROJECT COMMITTEE'S RESEARCH ON DIAGNOSING THE HARMS OF UNACCOUNTABLE AND CONCENTRATED POWER WITHIN THE TECH INDUSTRY AND PROVIDING ACTIONABLE, SCALABLE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS | $275,000 |
| 2024 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | TO SUPPORT AI NOW INSTITUTE, A PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, AS IT WORKS TO PROMOTE ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN TECH AND AI AND SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS | $250,000 |
| 2024 | Alfred P Sloan Foundation | TO INVESTIGATE AI CHATBOTS FOR ACCURACY AND BIAS AND DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS VIA VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK, WHILE DEVELOPING A NETWORK OF ONLINE VIDEO PRACTITIONERS | $246,234 |
| 2024 | The James Irvine Foundation | For Impact Assessment and Learning in CA | $232,800 |
| 2024 | New Venture Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $170,000 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur | IN SUPPORT OF THE COALITION FOR INDEPENDENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Omidyar Network Fund Inc | To support Grantee's project, AI Now | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Freedom Together Foundation | LABOR AND AI AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FELLOWSHIP AND LAB | $120,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | TIE-OFF CORE SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE INSIGHTS FUND TO SUPPORT WORK ON THE ECONOMICS, MAINTENANCE, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF OPEN SOURCE INFRASTRUCTURE | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Wallace Global Fund Ii | SUPPORT FOR WORK TO END FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Mozilla Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE'S AI BUSINESS MODELS RESEARCH. | $60,000 |
| 2024 | Mozilla Foundation | PROJECT SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE'S POLICY TRACKER. | $50,000 |
| 2024 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DIGITAL POLICY LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITY AND COMMUNITY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED PROFESSIONALS IN TECHNOLOGY POLICY | $30,000 |
| 2024 | Tides Foundation | QUALITY EDUCATION | $10,000 |
| 2023 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY REBUILDING FOR KETIDA (FORMERLY: EDITORIA), A DIGITAL-FIRST MONOGRAPH PUBLISHING PLATFORM | $595,000 |
| 2023 | The Skoll Foundation | Reset | $500,000 |
| 2023 | Open Society Institute | TO SUPPORT THE AI NOW INSTITUTE IN THEIR WORK ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ACCOUNTABILITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS SENSITIVE AND RESPONSIVE TO THE PEOPLE WHO BEAR THE HIGHEST RISK OF BIAS, ERROR, OR EXPLOITATION BY PRODUCING RESEARCH, SHAPING STANDARDS AND PRACTICES AND HELPING SHAPE A RIGOROUS AND INCLUSIVE FIELD FOCUSED ON THESE ISSUES. | $400,000 |
| 2023 | The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | FOR SUPPORT OF THE CRITICAL INTERNET STUDIES INSTITUTE | $310,000 |
| 2023 | The Ford Foundation | CORE SUPPORT FOR AI NOW INSTITUTE/CADENCE PROJECT COMMITTEE'S RESEARCH ON DIAGNOSING THE HARMS OF UNACCOUNTABLE AND CONCENTRATED POWER WITHIN THE TECH INDUSTRY AND PROVIDING ACTIONABLE, SCALABLE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS | $300,000 |
| 2023 | New Venture Fund | CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Internet Society Foundation | RESEARCH | $190,068 |
| 2023 | Omidyar Network Fund Inc | Support for Grantee's project, Proof News | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Omidyar Network Fund Inc | To support Grantee's project, AI Now | $100,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 50 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Aspiration?
Aspiration is funded by 26 grantmakers, led by Open Society Institute ($3.4M), Foundation to Promote Open Society ($2.0M), The Ford Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.5M in grants to Aspiration between 2020–2025.
Who is Aspiration's largest funder?
Open Society Institute is the largest recorded funder of Aspiration, with $3.4M across 3 grants (2021–2024).
How much grant funding has Aspiration received?
IRS 990 filings record $13.5M in grants to Aspiration across 50 grants from 26 funders between 2020–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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