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The Kavli Foundation
Grantmaking profile built from public IRS Form 990 filings.
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Grants on file | 897 |
| Total giving on file | $219.1M |
| Typical grant size | $244K |
| Most recent filing year | 2025 |
| Cause focus | General grantmaking |
| Website | https://kavlifoundation.org |
What they fund
- 2019 NOBEL LAUREATES RECEPTION & DINNER: APRIL 21, 2020
- 2020 KAVLI INSTITUTES IN NEUROSCIENCE: POSTDOCTORAL SCIENCE FORUM
- 2020 KAVLI PRIZE AWARD - FABIAN
- 2020 KAVLI PRIZE AWARD - HAIDER
- 2020 KAVLI PRIZE AWARD - JULIUS
Largest recipients on file
| Recipient | State | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins University | MD | 17 | $20.7M |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | CA | 5 | $14.7M |
| The Chancellors Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford | 2 | $12.5M | |
| The Board of Trustess of the University of Chicago | IL | 2 | $10.0M |
| National Academy of Sciences | DC | 22 | $9.7M |
| Cornell University | NY | 4 | $8.6M |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | CA | 22 | $6.7M |
| Uc San Diego Foundation | CA | 14 | $6.0M |
| Kavli Neural Systems Institute (Rockefeller University) | NY | 6 | $5.2M |
| Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology | 6 | $5.1M |
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 FoundationGood Ventures Foundation
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