Foundation president, Harvey Fineberg, and chairman emeritus and co-founder, Gordon Moore, discuss the Statement of Founders’ Intent with staff.
Our ability to take risks and make long-term and relatively large commitments often allow us to undertake challenges not accessible to many other organizations.
Stanford University
$2,500,000
36 months
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Oct 2025
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Los Angeles
$2,000,000
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Davis
$1,500,000
University of California, Irvine
Columbia University
New York University
Oregon State University
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (Rutgers University Foundation)
University of Arizona (Arizona Board of Regents)
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Georgia
University of Illinois
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mushkegowuk Council
17 months
Conservation of Western James and Southwestern Hudson Bays
The Engine Coalition
$1,004,000
38 months
Inventor Entrepreneurial Training
Federation of American Scientists
$3,996,500
24 months
Science Policy Entrepreneurship
Exploratorium
$3,523,625
12 months
Building A Sustainable Future
Ben Franklin Northeast
$562,500
9 months
AI-enabled Tools to Support Science Inquiry and Learning
Renaissance Philanthropy
$500,000
18 months
Supporting Curiosity and Problem Solving – AI-enhanced Learning Tools Competition
Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands
$505,000
Galápagos Conservation and Sustainability