Santa Fe Institute

Santa Fe, NM ·EIN 85-0325494 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$8.9M received 42 funders 103 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Santa Fe Institute?

Santa Fe Institute is funded by 42 grantmakers, led by Mckinnon Family Foundation ($2.8M), James S Mcdonnell Foundation ($1.2M), Robert Galvin Foundation ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.9M in grants to Santa Fe Institute between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Mckinnon Family Foundation$2,775,00062019–2024
James S Mcdonnell Foundation$1,226,86132020–2021
Robert Galvin Foundation$700,00032021–2024
Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc$666,66722020–2021
Alfred P Sloan Foundation$580,32022024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation$303,05612024
J Craig Venter Institute$276,32142020–2023
The Bengier Foundation$230,00052020–2024
Wicklow Foundation$225,00022023–2024
The Sita Foundation$225,00052020–2024
Paul Galvin Memorial Foundation Trust$200,00012020
Proteus Foundation$175,00052020–2024
Donors Trust Inc$160,00042020–2023
John Templeton Foundation$155,97412020
National Philanthropic Trust$155,00052020–2024
Akg Global Foundation$110,00052021–2025
Russell Sage Foundation$109,28622021–2022
The Bessemer Giving Fund$100,00022023–2024
Whh Foundation$93,12542021–2024
Oklahoma City Community Foundation Inc$55,00022022–2023
Myriad Usa Inc$50,00012022
Jewish Communal Fund$50,00012022
The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund$32,00012020
Frumkin Falco Family Foundation$30,00042020–2023
The Stewart & Constance Greenfield$30,00032020–2022

Showing top 25 of 42 funders by total given.

What grants has Santa Fe Institute received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Akg Global FoundationDONATION$20,000
2024Alfred P Sloan FoundationTO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARCH PLATFORM FOR VIRTUAL COLLABORATION OF ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES$535,120
2024Mckinnon Family FoundationDEDICATED TO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, COMPUTATIONAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS.$500,000
2024The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation81366 USING EMERGENT ENGINEERING FOR INTEGRATING COMPLEX SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE AN EQUITABLE SOCIETY$303,056
2024Wicklow FoundationThe contribution of $185,000 is intended for the Santa Fe Institute$185,000
2024Robert Galvin FoundationPUBLIC CHARITY$150,000
2024The Bengier Foundationunrestricted$50,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$50,000
2024The Bessemer Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024The Sita FoundationEDUCATION$50,000
2024Alfred P Sloan FoundationTO SUPPORT A WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH DISCIPLINES ENGAGEMENT WITH AI$45,200
2024James J Pallotta Charitable TrustGENERAL PURPOSE$25,000
2024Proteus FoundationSUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$25,000
2024Akg Global FoundationDONATION$20,000
2024Whh FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$18,125
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$15,000
2024Princeton Area Community Foundation IncGeneral$15,000
2024Jack Schwartzman Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
2024The Lebaron FoundationGENERAL DONATION$1,000
2024Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationTO CARRY OUT SPECIFIC CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROJECTS$1,000
2023Mckinnon Family FoundationDEDICATED TO THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF COMPLEX ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, COMPUTATIONAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS$500,000
2023Robert Galvin FoundationPUBLIC CHARITY$275,000
2023Donors Trust Incfor general operations$50,000
2023The Bengier FoundationUNRESTRICTED$50,000
2023The Bessemer Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2023Wicklow FoundationThe contribution of $40,000 is intended for the Santa Fe Institute$40,000
2023J Craig Venter InstituteRESEARCH SUBGRANT$30,395
2023Whh FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2023Proteus FoundationSUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$25,000
2023The Sita FoundationEDUCATION$25,000

Showing 30 most recent of 103 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Santa Fe Institute?

Santa Fe Institute is funded by 42 grantmakers, led by Mckinnon Family Foundation ($2.8M), James S Mcdonnell Foundation ($1.2M), Robert Galvin Foundation ($700K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.9M in grants to Santa Fe Institute between 2019–2025.

Who is Santa Fe Institute's largest funder?

Mckinnon Family Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Santa Fe Institute, with $2.8M across 6 grants (2019–2024).

How much grant funding has Santa Fe Institute received?

IRS 990 filings record $8.9M in grants to Santa Fe Institute across 103 grants from 42 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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