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Foundations that fund science and research in Virginia

746 private foundations gave $115 million for science and research to organizations in Virginia in their latest year. The largest was Gates Foundation, with $25.3 million in 26 grants.

Foundations ranked by science and research grants to recipients in Virginia, latest year
FoundationGrantsAmountAccepts applications
Gates Foundation (Washington)26$25.3 millionYes
Red Gates Foundation2$21.1 millionNo
Commonwealth Foundations2$3.3 millionNo
John Templeton Foundation (Pennsylvania)5$3.2 millionYes
The Fred C Gloeckner Foundation Inc (Connecticut)1$3.0 millionYes
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation (California)6$2.8 millionNo
Margaret A Cargill Foundation (Minnesota)3$2.7 millionNo
Walton Family Foundation Inc (Arkansas)2$2.3 millionNo
Colcom Foundation (Pennsylvania)3$2.2 millionYes
Danville Regional Foundation7$2.2 millionYes
Alfred P Sloan Foundation (New York)6$2.0 millionYes
The Lemelson Foundation (Oregon)1$1.6 millionNo
The Searle Freedom Trust (Wisconsin)4$1.6 millionNo
The Coca-Cola Foundation Inc (Georgia)2$1.6 millionYes
The Schmidt Family Foundation (California)3$1.5 millionYes
Quantitative Foundation1$1.5 millionNo
Seadream Family Foundation Inc (New Jersey)1$1.5 millionNo
Reinsch Pierce Family Foundation Inc3$1.0 millionYes
Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc (Maryland)1$1.0 millionNo
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (California)2$982,563Yes
Sarah Scaife Foundation Incorporated (Pennsylvania)3$970,000Yes
Carnegie Corporation of New York (New York)3$842,000Yes
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation (California)6$815,000Yes
Susan & Teresa Schwab Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation Inc (Maryland)1$739,024No
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (Michigan)3$674,848No

Amounts count grants whose purpose or recipient matches science and research, paid to recipients in Virginia. A foundation based in another state appears when it gives here.

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