Largest Foundation Support for Science and Technology for 2012

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Rank
Foundation
Grants
Total Given
1
Gates Foundation
149

218,924,686
2
Moore Foundation
101

116,406,920
3
Simons Foundation
173

71,288,375
4
Packard Foundation
61

59,217,348
5
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
211

57,538,382
6
Lemelson Foundation
9

26,305,108
7
Robert A. Welch Foundation
364

22,071,000
8
Intel Foundation
115

21,457,902
9
Richard King Mellon Foundation
76

18,796,200
10
W.M. Keck Foundation
32

18,625,000
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11
Walton Family Foundation
15

17,499,420
12
McKnight Foundation
17

14,300,000
13
Carnegie Corporation of New York
32

14,264,700
14
The Priem Family Foundation
2

13,010,083
15
Stephen Bechtel Fund
54

12,440,719
16
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
16

10,643,750
17
Ann and Bill Swindells Charitable Trust
3

10,300,000
18
Tosa Foundation
2

10,250,000
19
The G. Harold & Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation
42

10,060,773
20
Helmsley Charitable Trust
4

9,583,145
21
John Templeton Foundation
55

9,388,485
22
Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation
3

9,166,668
23
Starr Foundation
3

8,900,000
24
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
9

8,260,000
25
3M Foundation
139

8,203,273
26
ExxonMobil Foundation
46

8,195,607
27
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
46

7,806,300
28
The Sherman Fairchild Foundation, Inc.
20

7,582,279
29
Ruth Mott Foundation
10

7,495,740
30
James S. McDonnell Foundation
52

7,014,375
31
Robertson Foundation
1

7,000,000
32
The PNC Foundation
103

6,954,594
33
The Noyce Foundation
36

6,273,455
34
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
7

6,200,000
35
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
79

6,091,863
36
Kellogg Foundation
16

6,082,362
37
Waitt Foundation
29

5,934,709
38
Merck Company Foundation
13

5,884,923
39
Hall Family Foundation (MO)
4

5,752,851
40
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (NC)