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Washington, D.C.$840k revenue12 funders on file

The mission of The Marathon Initiative is to develop the diplomatic, military, and economic strategies that the united states needs to navigate protracted competitions with great power rivals. Motivated by the conviction that strategy is possible and necessary, marathon's focus is on developing such strategies through deep, rigorous, and independent research, informed by history, geography, and scholarship. Marathon's goal is to equip america and its leaders with strategies for the hardest problems of great power competition, strategies that are of the utmost rigor but at the same time relevant, realistic, and…

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$110k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 20$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$0–$310kover two years, from 0–2 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$10kfrom 1 new funder

Half the value is in your top 14 funders, of 155

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  1. 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: Movement Strategy Center ($300k/yr), The Philanthropy Roundtable ($130k/yr), Migration Policy Institute ($430k/yr)1 in 24$170k
  2. 2The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: Movement Strategy Center ($200k/yr), The Marshall Project Inc ($150k/yr), R Street Institute ($280k/yr)1 in 40$110k
  3. 3Waverley Street FoundationSimilar grantees: Movement Strategy Center ($930k/yr), University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc ($490k/yr)1 in 69$430k

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