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Good Ventures Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Palo Alto, California |
| Grants on file | 2,850 |
| Total giving on file | $2.6B |
| Typical grant size | $929K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
What they fund
- 2018 BEYOND THE BARS CONFERENCE
- 2023 EON ESSAY CONTEST
- 2024 EON ESSAY CONTEST
- 2024 EU TECH POLICY FELLOWSHIPS AND SUPPORT FOR TRAINING FOR GOOD
- 80,000 HOURS PROJECT
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaria Consortium | 25 | $365.3M | |
| Georgetown University | DC | 21 | $174.5M |
| Effective Ventures Foundation | 47 | $78.8M | |
| The Rand Corporation | CA | 12 | $63.5M |
| Johns Hopkins University | MD | 19 | $59.3M |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | CA | 65 | $53.3M |
| Sci Foundation | 7 | $50.7M | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | 34 | $47.4M |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | NY | 13 | $45.8M |
| Against Malaria Foundation | MO | 4 | $42.1M |
Other general grantmaking funders in California
The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationGordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationThe California EndowmentSergey Brin Family FoundationThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationConrad N Hilton Foundation
See more foundations in California or general grantmaking funders nationwide.
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