Carnegie Institution of Washington
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$18.8M
Foundation funders
29
Grants recorded
82
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Carnegie Institution of Washington?
Carnegie Institution of Washington is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($5.2M), Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ($3.4M), Association of Universities for Research ($2.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.8M in grants to Carnegie Institution of Washington between 2019–2025.
Show all 29 funders
| Mcmurtry Family Foundation of 2003 | $10,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Fdn of Greater Des Moines | $5,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| SYYK Foundation | $2,000 | 1 | 2022 |
| Honey Perkins Family Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
What grants has Carnegie Institution of Washington received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Association of Universities for Research | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $1,083,356 |
| 2024 | Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF METHODS DEVELOPMENT TO ADVANCE CELL ATLASES, SINGLE-CELL RESOLUTION CORAL PROTEOMICS, AND LONG-TERM CORAL CELL CULTURE SYSTEMS. | $1,042,405 |
| 2024 | Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION OF CELL ATLASES FOR MODEL SQUID ORGANISMS AND THEIR SYMBIONTS. | $439,003 |
| 2024 | Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | TO SUPPORT NEW CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AQUATIC SYMBIOSES. | $375,340 |
| 2024 | Johns Hopkins University | SUB-AWARD | $365,446 |
| 2024 | Craig and Barbara Barrett Foundation | CARNEGIE FUND SPONSORSHIP | $330,000 |
| 2024 | John Templeton Foundation | EXPLORATION OF TEMPORALLY ASYMMETRIC, UNIVERSAL NATURAL LAW OF INFO & EVOLVING SYSTEMS | $300,000 |
| 2024 | Alfred P Sloan Foundation | TO INVESTIGATE THE ECONOMIC AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACTS OF CENTRALIZED AND DECENTRALIZED LOW-CARBON AMMONIA PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES | $149,998 |
| 2024 | The Heising-simons Foundation | FOR EXOPLANET ATMOSPHERIC CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING | $124,996 |
| 2024 | Alfred P Sloan Foundation | TO SUPPORT THE 2024 WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION, SELECTION, AND EVOLUTION | $30,000 |
| 2024 | National Philanthropic Trust | HUMAN SERVICES | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Charities Aid Foundation America | CHARITABLE DONATION | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Donors Trust Inc | for general operations | $15,000 |
| 2024 | Mcmurtry Family Foundation of 2003 | TO FURTHER AND PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Strauss Foundation Td | GENERAL OPERATING | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF METHODS DEVELOPMENT TO ADVANCE CELL ATLASES, SINGLE-CELL RESOLUTION CORAL PROTEOMICS, AND LONG-TERM CORAL CELL CULTURE SYSTEMS. | $1,085,250 |
| 2023 | Association of Universities for Research | SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE | $757,144 |
| 2023 | Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF METHOD DEVELOPMENT AND CREATION OF CELL ATLASES FOR MODEL SQUID ORGANISMS AND THEIR SYMBIONTS. | $700,000 |
| 2023 | Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | TO SUPPORT NEW CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AQUATIC SYMBIOSES. | $375,337 |
| 2023 | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | RESEARCH | $325,589 |
| 2023 | Donald Danforth Plant Science Center | RESEARCH | $325,589 |
| 2023 | Alfred P Sloan Foundation | TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ABIOTIC ATMOSPHERES ON SUB-NEPTUNE AND ROCKY PLANETS, THE MOST COMMON PLANETS IN OUR GALAXY | $297,997 |
| 2023 | John Templeton Foundation | FREQUENCY DISTR IN COMPLEX ORGANIC MOLECULAR MIXTURES: BIOLOGICAL ANOMALIES & MEANING | $211,145 |
| 2023 | Carnegie Corporation of New York | For general support | $208,300 |
| 2023 | Eleftheria Foundation | GENERAL SUPPORT | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Society for Conservation Biology | TO SUPPORT APPLIED CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | $97,676 |
| 2023 | The Heising-simons Foundation | TO CONSTRAIN SMALL EXOPLANETS' VOLATILE BUDGETS VIA COUPLED MODELING & OBSERVATIONS | $55,000 |
| 2023 | Research Corporation dba Research | How does the microbiome-gut-brain cascade activate glia? A single-cell transcriptomic and functional roadmap in the fruit fly | $55,000 |
| 2023 | The Heising-simons Foundation | FOR THE 2023 AMP-UP WORKSHOP | $50,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 82 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Carnegie Institution of Washington?
Carnegie Institution of Washington is funded by 29 grantmakers, led by Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($5.2M), Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ($3.4M), Association of Universities for Research ($2.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $18.8M in grants to Carnegie Institution of Washington between 2019–2025.
Who is Carnegie Institution of Washington's largest funder?
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Carnegie Institution of Washington, with $5.2M across 9 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Carnegie Institution of Washington received?
IRS 990 filings record $18.8M in grants to Carnegie Institution of Washington across 82 grants from 29 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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