New York, New York · EIN 137029285. 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 $146.6M across 539 grants in 2024, a median of $15K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543199349101234. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
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.
The 15 largest of the 539 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central European University | NY | $38,025,318 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 2 | Central European University | NY | $31,983,066 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 3 | Bard College | NY | $12,500,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 4 | Media Development Investment Fund | NY | $5,000,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 5 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | NY | $5,000,000 | TO ADVANCE OPEN SOCIETIES AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACIES IN POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE BY HOSTING AND SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WOMEN'S POLITICAL LEADERSHIP FUND, A FISCALLY-SPONSORED PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE |
| 6 | The Barack Obama Foundation | IL | $3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATIONS EFFORTS TO SCALE UP THEIR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND IN PARTICULAR, OBAMA FOUNDATION LEADERS, SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS PROGRAMS |
| 7 | Bard College | NY | $2,825,471 | TO SUPPORT BARD COLLEGE'S CENTER FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AS THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE HUB FOR THE OPEN SOCIETY UNIVERSITY NETWORK'S OPERATIONS |
| 8 | Aspiration | CA | $2,000,000 | TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY RULES DURING THE 2024 EU ELECTIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE AND MITIGATE THE SPREAD OF DISINFORMATION |
| 9 | Reset Tech | DC | $2,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE GRANTEES WORK IN PROTECTING PUBLIC SAFETY, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND ELECTION INTEGRITY BY ENCOURAGING EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT |
| 10 | Institute of International Education Inc | NY | $1,500,000 | TO ALLOW THE GRANTEE TO MANAGE A TRAVEL AND LEARNING FUND FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN CONVENINGS, EXCHANGES, EDUCATION, GLOBAL LEARNING, CONDUCTING RESEARCH, AND TRAVEL |
| 11 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | NY | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR PUBLIC INTEREST MEDIA TO SEED NEW REVENUE STREAMS FOR PUBLIC INTEREST MEDIA IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH |
| 12 | Tides Foundation | CA | $1,350,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ASIA EMPOWERMENT FUND FOR CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS ADVANCING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE |
| 13 | International Development Economics Associates | n/a | $1,250,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 14 | Access Now | NY | $1,200,000 | TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 15 | Brac Usa Inc | NY | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT BRAC USA'S ULTRA POOR GRADUATION INITIATIVE, WHICH AIMS TO MOBILIZE GOVERNMENTS GLOBALLY TO SCALE GRADUATION AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS THROUGH GOVERNMENT SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,168 | $127.9M |
| 2021 | 1,191 | $309.5M |
| 2022 | 929 | $221.8M |
| 2023 | 666 | $269.2M |
| 2024 | 539 | $146.6M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
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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