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Funders to approach for Institute for the Future

Palo Alto, California$8.9M revenue27 funders on file

Institute for the Future is the world's leading futures organization. Our mission is to prepare the world to create better, more equitable futures by disrupting short-term thinking with visions of transformative possibilities.

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$170k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$30k$100k$300k$1.0M$3.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$170k–$1.4Mover two years, from 2–4 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$770kfrom 3 new funders

Half the value is in your top 9 funders, of 158

$0$700k$1.4Mhalf from the top 9likely range1st10thAll 158
FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: International Food Policy Research Institute ($8.4M/yr), Independent Sector ($450k/yr), Institute for Nonprofit News ($180k/yr)1 in 16$450k
  2. 2The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Nonprofit Finance Fund ($860k/yr), Independent Sector ($18k/yr), Native Americans in Philanthropy ($50k/yr)1 in 27$520k
  3. 3Carnegie Corporation of New YorkSimilar grantees: Institute for Nonprofit News ($100k/yr), The Century Foundation Inc ($360k/yr), International Research & Exchanges Board Inc ($550k/yr)1 in 32$200k

155 more funders on the list for Institute for the Future

The full ranking, every way in, an approach plan for each funder and the CSV are included from the $75 plan up.

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