Private foundation · Los Angeles, CA

The Kavli Foundation

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Typical grant size
$25K $75K $175K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
121
Repeat grantees
74
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Cynthia Friend
PRESIDENT
$792K
Alice Galstian
CFO/VP OF FINANCE
$338K
Mark Chancellor
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
$218K
Pauline Poompan
CONTROLLER
$208K
Rockell N Hankin
CHAIRMAN
$141K
Gunnar Nilsen
DIRECTOR
$107K
Douglas K Freeman
SECRETARY
$47K
Richard Meserve
DIRECTOR
$42K
Emily Ann Carter
DIRECTOR
$41K
Shirley Malcolm
DIRECTOR
$35K
Mary Sue Coleman
DIRECTOR
$35K
Henry Yang
DIRECTOR
Thomas E Everhart
DIRECTOR
$9K
Robert Conn
PRESIDENT/CEO
$852K
Eric Marshall
VP PUBLIC ENGAGE & PRIZES
$260K
Kevin Moses
VP SCIENCE PROGRAMS
$138K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
2.9%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
1,109
Total grants awarded
$253.6M
Total amount
$229K
Average grant
$9.0M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$17.4M
107 grants
2023
$18.5M
120 grants
2022
$49.0M
123 grants
2021
$27.5M
97 grants
2020
$25.0M
121 grants
2019
$24.1M
128 grants
2018
$24.3M
121 grants
2017
$24.9M
126 grants
2016
$22.5M
118 grants
2015
$5.5M
15 grants
2014
$9.0M
15 grants
2013
$5.9M
18 grants

Top recipients

32 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$16.8M
15 grants · MD · ≈ likely match
$14.4M
65 grants · WI
$11.4M
8 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$8.9M
Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute at Jhu
6 grants · MD
$8.0M
6 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$7.8M
15 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$7.2M
11 grants · CT · ≈ likely match
$6.7M
23 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$6.6M
The Chancellors Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford
1 grant
$6.2M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers
THE VIA PROJECT: THE MILKY WAY AS A DARK MATTER LABORATORY
CA · TY 2024
$2.0M
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND MIND - PHASE III
CA · TY 2024
$1.0M
Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology
KAVLI INSTITUTE INNOVATION AWARD KIND
TY 2024
$854K
Kavli Neural Systems Institute (rockefeller University)
KAVLI NSI PHASE III
NY · TY 2024
$833K
William Marsh Rice University
KAVLI EXPLORATION AWARD - CARBON NANOTUBES 2023
TX · TY 2024
$633K
National Academy of Sciences
KAVLI FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE SYMPOSIA
DC · TY 2024
$600K
Brandeis University
NICE SENGUPTA 2024
MA · TY 2024
$550K
Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE AT COLUMBIA : PHASE III-A
NY · TY 2024
$500K
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE RESEARCH PHASE III
MA · TY 2024
$500K
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience at the Norwegian University
KI FOR SYSTEMS NEUROSCENCE AT NTNU PHASE III
TY 2024
$500K
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Peking University
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS AT PEKING UNIVERSITY 2019-2023
TY 2024
$479K
University of Washington Foundation
NICE RIFFELL 2024
WA · TY 2024
$450K
William Marsh Rice University
QG3D-RICE 2024
TX · TY 2024
$427K
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THE PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS OF THE UNIVERSE - PHASE I
TY 2024
$375K
University of Copenhagen
KAVLI EXPLORATION AWARD - KERMEN 2023
TY 2024
$347K
The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge
KAVLI CENTRE FOR ETHICS, SCIENCE, AND THE PUBLIC
TY 2024
$250K
2024 KPL ROBERT LANGER, NANOSCIENCE
MA · TY 2024
$250K
2024 KPL DAVID CHARBONNEAU, ASTROPHYSICS
MA · TY 2024
$250K
Regents of the University of California at Berkeley
KAVLI CENTER FOR ETHICS, SCIENCE, AND THE PUBLIC
CA · TY 2024
$250K
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS OF THE UNIVERSE - PHASE II
TY 2024
$250K
2024 KPL SARA SEAGER, ASTROPHYSICS
MA · TY 2024
$250K
University of California Berkeley Foundation
KAVLI BERKELEY DISCOVERY FELLOWS 2024
CA · TY 2024
$220K
Institut Du Cerveau Et de LA Moelle Epiniere
KAVLI EXPLORATION AWARD - FKNE DE JUAN-SANZ 2023
TY 2024
$214K
President and Fellows of Harvard College
KAVLI-LAUKIEN POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
MA · TY 2024
$200K
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Education
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR THEORETICAL SCIENCES AT UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
TY 2024
$200K
Kavli Institute for Nanoscience at Delft University of Technology
KAVLI INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE PHASE III
TY 2024
$200K
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
NEURO OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (NOSS): DEEPLABCUT 2024
TY 2024
$196K
University of Minnesota Foundation
KAVLI EXPLORATION AWARD - HANDY 2024
MN · TY 2024
$170K
2024 KPL WINRICH FREIWALD, NEUROSCIENCE
NY · TY 2024
$167K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
KANWISHER KP AWARD DONATION: MCGOVERN INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN RESEARCH
MA · TY 2024
$167K
2024 KPL DORIS TSAO, NEUROSCIENCE
CA · TY 2024
$167K
Johns Hopkins University
JUSTICE IN BASIC RESEARCH AGENDAS (JUBRA): AN EQUITY-CENTERED PROTOCOL FOR ASSESSING BASIC RESEARCH (NCE SCISOC)
MD · TY 2024
$150K
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
QG3D-STANFORD 2024
CA · TY 2024
$144K
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
NEURO OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE (NOSS): MOOSE 2024
TY 2024
$135K
2024 KPL PAUL ALIVISATOS, NANOSCIENCE
IL · TY 2024
$125K
2024 KPL CHAD MIRKIN, NANOSCIENCE
IL · TY 2024
$125K
President and Fellows of Harvard College
KAVLI EXPLORATION AWARD - GARNER 2024
MA · TY 2024
$115K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (rpa)
SUPPORT OF SCIENCE PHILANTHROPY
NY · TY 2024
$110K
Romsdal Museum
OPERATIONS AND CAPITAL ENDOWMENT GRANT FOR FRED KAVLI KNOWLEDGE CENTER (KAVLI MOEN GARD) - 2024-2028
TY 2024
$100K
Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford Univers
KIPAC PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (nasem)
IMPLICATIONS OF RECENT SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON SCIENCE
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Falling Walls
ETHICS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ABOUT BREAKTHROUGH SCIENCE
TY 2024
$100K
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago
KAVLI SCHOLARS - ENCIEH ERFANI
IL · TY 2024
$100K
Trust for Conservation Innovation (multiplier)
CIVIC SCIENCE FUNDER COLLABORATIVE
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at Ucsd
KAVLI DISCOVERY FELLOWS 2024
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (ku Leuven)
KAVLI SCHOLARS -- MYKYTA KLIAPETS
TY 2024
$95K
Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT
INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR FOSTERING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH BASIC SCIENCE
MA · TY 2024
$81K
Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the Univ
KAVLI ASTROPHYSICS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AT KAVLI IPMU MASAFUSA ONOUE AND BORIS KALITA
TY 2024
$80K
Kavli Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN SCIENCE PHASE II - AMENDED
NY · TY 2024
$76K
Kavli Institute for Nanoscale Discovery at Oxford (kavli Insd)
KAVLI SCHOLAR AWARD 2024 - OXFORD
TY 2024
$71K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.