Seti Institute

Mountain View, CA ·EIN 94-2951356 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$12.5M received 38 funders 82 grants · 2019–2024

Who funds Seti Institute?

Seti Institute is funded by 38 grantmakers, led by Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund ($3.0M), Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($2.5M), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to Seti Institute between 2019–2024.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund$2,975,12252020–2024
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$2,467,97462020–2023
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$2,457,00042021–2024
Association of Universities for Research$1,947,16852020–2024
Tenacre Foundation$587,40022021–2022
Amateur Radio Digital Communications$583,14242022–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$352,67612024
Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc$299,69922021–2024
The Queen Road Foundation Inc$213,61932021–2024
Marin Community Foundation$150,00022021–2023
Cornell University$92,46742021–2024
Network for Good$84,39612020
Johns Hopkins University$52,06232020–2024
Breakthrough Prize Foundation$50,00012023
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$45,00022023–2024
William K Bowes Jr Foundation$30,00012020
Brown University$24,83012024
The Second Foundation$20,00012024
Boone Family Foundation$20,00012022
University of Chicago$15,63912019
Laurie Clayton Foundation$15,00022020–2021
Impactassetsinc$11,50012020
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$10,00012024
Flying Elephants Foundation$10,00012022
Chrysanta Foundation$5,00012020

Showing top 25 of 38 funders by total given.

What grants has Seti Institute received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2024Tawani Charitable Distribution FundGENERAL SUPPORT$580,122
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationSciences$352,676
2024Association of Universities for ResearchSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE$294,054
2024Amateur Radio Digital Communications#1592 ENHANCE CURRICULUM BY ADDING HANDS-ON LABS THAT INCORPORATE EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES AND RADIO COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE.$194,698
2024The Queen Road Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$118,619
2024Richard Lounsbery Foundation IncSATELLITE IMPACTS AND COMMUNITY ASTRONOMY NETWORK (SICAN): SUPPORT TO HARNESS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF CITIZEN SCIENTISTS TO MONITOR SATELLITES$100,401
2024Cornell UniversityResearch$41,852
2024Amateur Radio Digital Communications#1388 SETI AND GNU RADIO WILL HOST A THREE DAY IN-PERSON HACKATHON AT THE HAT CREEK RADIO OBSERVATORY. PARTICIPANTS WILL ATTEND LECTURES ON HOW TO USE THE ALLEN TELESCOPE ARRAY AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES. THIS GRANT WILL COVER TRANSPORTATION, ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD.$26,040
2024Brown UniversitySUBCONTRACT GRANT$24,830
2024The Second FoundationCHARITABLE$20,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$16,500
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundCOMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES$10,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
2024Johns Hopkins UniversitySUB-AWARD$7,500
2024Edgemon Family FoundationOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$2,000
2024Stellar Solutions FoundationUNRESTRICTED DONATION$1,000
2024Honey Perkins Family Foundation IncGeneral & Unrestricted$500
2024Foundation for Intelligent Life on EarthSupport for science education$120
2024Stellar Solutions FoundationUNRESTRICTED DONATION$100
2024Samuel & Gertrude Horovitz Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$50
2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationIN SUPPORT OF TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR MOBILE APPLICATION AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND WELL-STRUCTURED SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS FOR A GROWING NETWORK OF DIGITAL TELESCOPE USERS.$1,204,790
2023Tawani Charitable Distribution FundGENERAL SUPPORT$985,000
2023Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$576,500
2023Association of Universities for ResearchSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE$511,133
2023Amateur Radio Digital CommunicationsCREATE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND RADIO COMMUNICATION FOR STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES.$99,393
2023Breakthrough Prize FoundationSUPPORT OF BIG PICTURE SCIENCE, A WEEKLY RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST PRODUCED BY RECIPIENT$50,000
2023Marin Community FoundationALLEN TELESCOPE ARRAY AND PROJECT SUPPORT$50,000
2023Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$35,000
2023Cornell UniversityResearch-Astronomy & Astrophysics$31,067
2023Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationIN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A USER APP FOR MOBILE DEVICES AND SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS THAT USE DIGITAL TELESCOPES.$13,500

Showing 30 most recent of 82 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Seti Institute?

Seti Institute is funded by 38 grantmakers, led by Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund ($3.0M), Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($2.5M), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($2.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to Seti Institute between 2019–2024.

Who is Seti Institute's largest funder?

Tawani Charitable Distribution Fund is the largest recorded funder of Seti Institute, with $3.0M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Seti Institute received?

IRS 990 filings record $12.5M in grants to Seti Institute across 82 grants from 38 funders between 2019–2024. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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