Open Foundations · New York

Alfred P Sloan Foundation

New York, New York · EIN 131623877. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $83.0M across 442 grants in 2024, a median of $125K each.

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$83.0M
paid in 2024
442
grants paid
$125K
median grant
12%
to first-time recipients
$2.2B
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
GRANTS
Address
630 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 2200, NEW YORK, NY, 10111
Phone
2126491649
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION FOR DETAILS
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION FOR DETAILS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533189349105603. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

research fellowshipresearch writingsciencedevelopdevelopmentuniversitystudystudents

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 442 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$1,479,024TO STUDY THE TECHNO-ECONOMICS OF CRITICAL INDUSTRIES AND THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS
2Peri Support FundMA$1,332,967TO IMPROVE THE AVAILABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCURACY OF DATA ON THE U.S. CARE ECONOMY
3Convergent ResearchMA$1,030,788TO MAKE MATHEMATICS MORE RELIABLE, SEARCHABLE, UNDERSTANDABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE BY DEVELOPING OPEN SOURCE PROOF-ASSISTANT SOFTWARE OF GREAT VALUE FOR RESEARCH, APPLICATIONS, AND EDUCATION
4Research Foundation of the City University of NyNY$1,025,621TO PROVIDE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND MENTORING TO PROMISING STUDENTS TRANSFERRING FROM CUNY COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO CUNY SENIOR COLLEGES
5National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering IncVA$1,001,000TO ADMINISTER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE SLOAN INDIGENOUS GRADUATE PARTNERSHIP (SIGP) PROGRAM
6University of California Santa CruzCA$925,775TO LAUNCH A SUSTAINABLE NETWORK OF OPEN SOURCE PROGRAM OFFICES ACROSS THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SYSTEM
7Harvard UniversityMA$875,419TO ENABLE THE SAFE ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE DATA BY EXPANDING BOTH AN OPEN-SOURCE LIBRARY OF SOFTWARE TOOLS AS WELL AS A GROWING COMMUNITY OF USERS
8University of California BerkeleyCA$843,319TO IMPROVE THE USER EXPERIENCE (UX) OF SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPEN SOURCE DESIGN SYSTEM, INFRASTRUCTURE FOR COLLABORATIVE PROTOTYPING ON USER INTERFACES, AND TRAINING CURRICULUM
9Social Science Research CouncilNY$767,551TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SLOAN SCHOLAR ALUMNI OF THE LEGACY, UCEM, AND SIGP PROGRAMS VIA THE SLOAN SCHOLARS MENTORING NETWORK, TRACK SCHOLAR OUTCOMES, AND FACILITATE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN CURRENT SLOAN SCHOLARS AND ALUMNI
10Wikimedia FoundationCA$715,000TO LEVERAGE AI FOR THE BENEFIT OF WIKIPEDIAS READERS AND CONTRIBUTORS, INCLUDING TOOLS TO ADDRESS VANDALISM
11Research Corporation for Science AdvancementAZ$660,000TO ADMINISTER AWARDS FROM THE 2024 SCIALOG: SUSTAINABLE MINERALS, METALS, AND MATERIALS (SM3) CONFERENCE
12Ensemble Studio Theatre IncNY$640,000TO COMMISSION, DEVELOP, PRODUCE, AND DISSEMINATE NEW SCIENCE PLAYS IN NEW YORK AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY
13University of California DavisCA$623,618TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE VIRTUAL REALITY USER INTERFACE (VRUI) AND ITS COMMUNITY OF CONTRIBUTORS
14AspirationCA$605,000TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON THE BUILDING, DEPLOYMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF OPEN DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
15Sundance InstituteCA$600,000TO SUPPORT A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FILM PROGRAM AT THE NATION'S PRE-EMINENT INDEPENDENT FILM CENTER THAT INCLUDES SCREENWRITING FELLOWSHIPS, FEATURE FILM PRIZES, SCIENCE AND FILM PANELS, AND ASSOCIATED OUTREACH

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020431$77.1M
2021430$79.2M
2022432$85.6M
2023445$83.2M
2024442$83.0M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
California21%
New York15%
Massachusetts10%
District of Columbia8%
Illinois4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Adam FalkTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT · 2024
Bonnie L BasslerTRUSTEE · 2024
Cynthia BarnhartTRUSTEE · 2024
Diana WagnerTRUSTEE · 2024
Francine BermanTRUSTEE · 2024
Frederick HendersonTRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN · 2024
Jeff KnightTRUSTEE · 2024
Judith ChevalierTRUSTEE · 2024
Michael PuruggananTRUSTEE · 2024
Paul JacobsonTRUSTEE · 2024
Ray JayawardhanaTRUSTEE · 2024
Ruth BrennerTREASURER/SECRETARY/SR VP FINANCE & OP · 2024
Susan TierneyTRUSTEE · 2024
Thad HillTRUSTEE (AS OF JULY 2024) · 2024
Valerie SmithTRUSTEE · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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