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THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR STRATEGIC INNOVATION

· PALO ALTO, CA · private_foundation · program funder

279recipients FY2016–24
$664Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 36 states and territories

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A national funder — 36 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 24 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Z.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CAlarge program funder33
GATES FOUNDATIONSEATTLE, WAlarge program funder32
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder30
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORKNEW YORK, NYprogram funder23
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATIONCHICAGO, ILlarge program funder21
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATIONPRINCETON, NJlarge program funder18
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBENTONVILLE, ARlarge program funder18
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAlarge program funder17
KRESGE FOUNDATIONTROY, MIlarge program funder16
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder16
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYprogram funder15
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATIONLOS ALTOS, CAlarge program funder15
LUMINA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION INCINDIANAPOLIS, INprogram funder15
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATIONBATTLE CREEK, MIlarge program funder14
ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATIONBALTIMORE, MDlarge program funder13
DEMOCRACY FUND INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder13
THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAprogram funder13
ASCENDIUM EDUCATION SOLUTIONS INCMADISON, WIprogram funder12
ECMC FOUNDATIONMINNEAPOLIS, MNprogram funder12
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETYNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder12
JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAlarge program funder12
FOUNDERS PLEDGE INCNEW YORK, NYprogram funder11
JOHN S AND JAMES L KNIGHT FOUNDATION INCMIAMI, FLprogram funder11
ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder10
CONRAD N HILTON FOUNDATIONWESTLAKE VLG, CAlarge program funder10

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
CONVERGENT RESEARCH INCMA32024$67,028,169
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYCA32024$26,019,467
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYMA62024$19,721,789
THE BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATIONIL12024$10,000,000
DIGITAL HARBOR FOUNDATION INCMD22024$9,594,431
CAMBRIDGE IN AMERICANY32024$8,932,701
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGOIL32024$8,869,834
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYNY42024$8,558,275
INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION INCNY22024$8,096,620
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCNY42024$7,857,511
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATIONWA22024$6,557,486
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITYCA62024$5,697,578
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGEMA62024$4,573,951
SEED SCIENCE FOUNDATIONVA22024$4,365,000
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUTURES INCMA32024$4,330,000
NEW VENTURE FUNDDC62024$3,965,000
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITYPA32024$3,911,711
PRINCETON UNIVERSITYNJ32024$3,819,262
GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLANDCA12024$3,500,000
SWANITI INITIATIVETX22024$3,000,000
CORNELL UNIVERSITYNY32024$2,917,163
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNY22024$2,504,259
HOMEWORLD COLLECTIVE INCMA22024$2,350,000
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONWA12024$2,150,503
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL ARTS AND SCIENCES FOUNDATIONNC12024$2,043,250
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCESDC32024$2,039,998
US DIGITAL RESPONSECA32024$1,929,613
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEOH12024$1,888,490
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANMI12024$1,833,857
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGOCA42024$1,615,260
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYMA32024$1,600,618
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATIONAZ12024$1,448,254
UC SANTA BARBARA FOUNDATIONCA12024$1,190,228
WOLFRAM FOUNDATIONIL12024$1,000,000
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATIONCO22024$1,000,000
SOUTHERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCGA22024$1,000,000
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTCA12024$1,000,000
ORGAN ALLIANCE INCNY22024$1,000,000
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPA32024$941,600
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FOUNDATIONMT12024$846,266
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATIONHI12024$818,378
LSST INCAZ42024$801,730
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADOCO12024$773,128
MERCATUS CENTER INCVA32024$750,000
DUKE UNIVERSITYNC12024$700,000
BIOBUILDER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INCMA22024$640,000
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL22024$596,958
INTERACT ATXCA22024$500,000
RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAVA22024$500,000
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYMA12024$500,000