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Funders to approach for Wikimedia Endowment

San Francisco, California$130M revenue37 funders on file

The mission of the Wikimedia Endowment is to act as a permanent fund that can support in perpetuity the operations and activities of current and future wikimedia projects, which are projects that are approved by and advance the purposes of the wikimedia foundation or its successor if the wikimedia foundation ceases to exist. It aims to create a solid financial foundation for the future of wikimedia…

Your prospects by chance and grant size

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$150k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 401 in 201 in 10$10k$30k$100k$300k$1.0MChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$570k–$3.6Mover two years, from 4–7 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$1.0Mfrom 10 new funders

Half the value is in your top 6 funders, of 148

$0$2.1M$4.3Mhalf from the top 6likely range1st10thAll 148
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: Mozilla Foundation ($760k/yr), The End Fund Inc ($12M/yr), National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc ($200k/yr)1 in 16$1.0M
  2. 2Silicon Valley Community FoundationSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($43k/yr), Water Foundation ($330k/yr), West Virginia University Foundation Inc ($120k/yr)1 in 12$130k
  3. 3The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationSimilar grantees: Science and Technology Futures Inc ($1.4M/yr), The University of Montana Foundation ($850k/yr), World Science Foundation ($200k/yr)1 in 25$280k
  4. 4Resources Legacy FundSimilar grantees: Water Foundation ($250k/yr), Mongabay Org Corp ($63k/yr), Climate Resolve ($58k/yr)1 in 14$85k
  5. 5The Andrew W Mellon FoundationSimilar grantees: Wiki Education Foundation ($1.3M/yr), Mozilla Foundation ($1.2M/yr), Chicago Public Media Inc ($650k/yr)1 in 40$660k
  6. 6Crankstart FoundationGives in California (319 of 503)Similar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($75k/yr), National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc ($13k/yr), The University of Montana Foundation ($20k/yr)1 in 31$280k
  7. 7The Heising-Simons FoundationSimilar grantees: National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc ($10k/yr), Seattle Foundation ($55k/yr), Science Friday Initiative Inc ($330k/yr)1 in 34$270k
  8. 8Kenneth Rainin FoundationGives in California (248 of 348)Similar grantees: National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc ($5k/yr)1 in 16$47k
  9. 9Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($460/yr), Water Foundation ($510k/yr), Mongabay Org Corp ($410k/yr)1 in 12$21k
  10. 10The Schmidt Family FoundationSimilar grantees: Water Foundation ($150k/yr), The University of Florida Foundation Inc ($46k/yr), National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ($5k/yr)1 in 34$160k
  11. 11William Randolph Hearst FoundationSimilar grantees: The University of Florida Foundation Inc ($150k/yr), Emily Krzyzewski Center Inc ($100k/yr), University of Kentucky Research Foundation ($130k/yr)1 in 29$87k
  12. 12The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($610/yr), Mozilla Foundation ($1.3M/yr), Mongabay Org Corp ($590k/yr)1 in 23$48k
  13. 13Marin Community FoundationGives in California (1136 of 2181)Similar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($16k/yr), Science Friday Initiative Inc ($16k/yr), Uc Santa Barbara Foundation ($88k/yr)1 in 25$51k
  14. 14Every OrgSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($10k/yr), Paypal Charitable Giving Fund ($6k/yr)1 in 29$68k
  15. 15The Skoll FoundationSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($200k/yr), Mozilla Foundation ($74k/yr), International Women's Media Foundation ($15k/yr)1 in 27$57k
  16. 16The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($1k/yr), Wiki Education Foundation ($700k/yr), Water Foundation ($4.0M/yr)1 in 31$71k
  17. 17East Bay Community FoundationGives in California (1035 of 1678)Similar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($8k/yr), Working America Education Fund ($19k/yr), Online News Association ($6k/yr)1 in 29$61k
  18. 18The Zellerbach Family FoundationGives in California (276 of 300)Similar grantees: National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc ($20k/yr), Mission Asset Fund ($75k/yr)1 in 18$21k
  19. 19California Healthcare FoundationGives in California (321 of 573)Similar grantees: Seattle Foundation ($60k/yr), Independent Sector ($25k/yr), Ucla Foundation ($56k/yr)1 in 29$50k
  20. 20The David and Lucile Packard FoundationSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($430/yr), Mongabay Org Corp ($310k/yr), National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc ($160k/yr)1 in 38$79k
  21. 21John D and Catherine T Macarthur FoundationSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($810/yr), Chicago Public Media Inc ($160k/yr), Mongabay Org Corp ($170k/yr)1 in 20$18k
  22. 22Conrad N Hilton FoundationSimilar grantees: National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc ($50k/yr), Make-A-Wish Foundation of America ($11k/yr), Seattle Foundation ($240k/yr)1 in 37$52k
  23. 23The Rockefeller FoundationSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($250k/yr), Make-A-Wish Foundation of America ($5k/yr), National Immigration Law Center ($680k/yr)1 in 19$13k
  24. 24Amateur Radio Digital CommunicationsSimilar grantees: Wikimedia Foundation Inc ($3k/yr), West Virginia University Foundation Inc ($15k/yr), Virginia Tech Foundation Inc ($34k/yr)1 in 31$35k
  25. 25The James Irvine FoundationGives in California (795 of 990)Similar grantees: Seattle Foundation ($230k/yr), Climate Resolve ($5k/yr), National Immigration Law Center ($670k/yr)1 in 37$47k