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The Wenner-gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Inc Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-1813827 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $6.6M
- Grants reported
- 318
- Median grant
- $20K
- Future commitments
- $2M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 318 | $6.6M |
Where The Wenner-gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Inc gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL BROWN | SANTA FE, NM | SCHOOL OF ADVANCED RESEARCH, SANTA FE, NM - TO AID ESTABLISHMENT OF FELLOWSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY IN BLACK EXPERIENCES, SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO | 2024 | $71K |
| TRACIE CANADA | DURHAM, NC | CANADA, TRACIE (DUKE U.) "TACKLING THE EVERYDAY: RACE AND NATION IN BIG-TIME COLLEGE FOOTBALL" | 2024 | $40K |
| DOUAA SHEET | WASHINGTON, DC | SHEET, DOUAA (AMERICAN U.) "THE POLITICS OF DIGNITY AND THE TUNISIAN TRUTH COMMISSION" | 2024 | $40K |
| NISHITA TRISAL | NEW DELHI | TRISAL, NISHITA (ASHOKA U.) "BANKING ON UNCERTAINTY: DEBT AND INTERDEPENDENCE IN KASHMIR" | 2024 | $40K |
| NAZL OZKAN | ISTANBUL | OZKAN, NAZL (KOC U.) "CONTESTING SECULAR EQUALITY: PROVOCATION NARRATIVE, PRESS, AND ALEVIS IN TURKEY" | 2024 | $40K |
| NADIDE OZGE SERIN | WALLA WALLA, WA | SERIN, NADIDE OZGE (WHITMAN COLLEGE) "WRITING OF DEATH: ETHICS AND POLITICS OF THE DEATH FAST RESISTANCE IN TURKEY (2000-2007)" | 2024 | $40K |
| EMINE REZZAN KARAMAN | ISTANBUL | KARAMAN, EMINE REZZAN (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR) "GETTING JUSTICE FOR THE FORCIBLY DISAPPEARED THROUGH JUDICIO-POLITICS IN TURKEY" | 2024 | $40K |
| JACOB NERENBERG | LEIDEN | NERENBERG, JACOB (LEIBNIZ-ZENTRUM MODERNER ORIENT) "NERENBERG, JACOB (LEIBNIZ-ZENTRUM MODERNER ORIENT) "LAND LOCKED: INDIGENOUS LABOUR AND CITIZENSHIP ON AN ASIA-PACIFIC FRONTIER"" | 2024 | $40K |
| JAMIE ALLISON HAVERKAMP | LEWISTON, ME | HAVERKAMP, JAMIE (BATES COLLEGE) "CLIMATE COLONIALITY: RESILIENCE, RESISTANCE AND RESTOR(Y)ING IN ANDEAN WORLDS" | 2024 | $40K |
| NICHOLAS GARCIA JOHNSON | ATLANTA, GA | JOHNSON, NICHOLAS GARCIA (EMORY U.) "EMERGENT CITIZENSHIPS: MAPUCHE (INDIGENOUS) AND CHILEAN (NON-INDIGENOUS) POLITICS AND BELONGING IN PERI-URBAN SANTIAGO, (CHILE)." | 2024 | $40K |
| CAROLINA SANCHEZ BOE | PARIS | BOE, CAROLINA (AARHUS U.) "DIGITAL DETENTION ELECTRONIC MONITORING OF ASYLUM SEEKERS IN THE USA" | 2024 | $40K |
| MINWOO JUNG | CHICAGO, IL | JUNG, MINWOO (LOYOLA U. CHICAGO) "QUEER GEOPOLITICS: RIGHTS PROJECTS IN CONTESTED ASIA" | 2024 | $40K |
| MOHAMMAD HASAN ASHRAF | DHAKA | ASHRAF, MOHAMMAD (JAHANGIRNAGAR U.) "LABOURING FOR GLOBAL FAST FASHION: MULTI-SITED ETHNOGRAPHY OF REGIMENTED PRODUCTION REGIME, GARMENT WORKERS LIFE, SOCIAL REPRODUCTION AND HEALTH IN BANGLADESH" | 2024 | $40K |
| ALICE MARTINS VILLELA PINTO | CAMPINAS SAO PAULO | PINTO, ALICE (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR) "THE RETAKE" | 2024 | $40K |
| MARCOS FREIRE DE ANDRADE NEVES | BERLIN | FREIRE DE ANDRADE NEVES, MARCOS (FREE U. OF BERLIN) NOT DEAD YET" | 2024 | $40K |
| ALLISON ENFIELD CAINE | LARAMIE, WY | CAINE, ALLISON (WYOMING, U. OF) "RESTLESS ECOLOGIES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND MULTISPECIES SURVIVAL IN THE PERUVIAN ANDES" | 2024 | $40K |
| AYNUR KADIR | VANCOUVER | KADIR, AYNUR (BRITISH COLUMBIA, U. OF) "SAFEKEEPING CULTURE: GRASSROOTS PRESERVATION AS UYGHUR SURVIVAL" | 2024 | $40K |
| GASPARD RENAULT | PANTIN | RENAULT, GASPARD (MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE) "EDGES OF THE FOREST. A MULTI-SPECIES FILM ANTHROPOLOGY." | 2024 | $40K |
| BREMEN DONOVAN | MARSEILLE | DONOVAN, BREMEN (VIRGINIA, U. OF) "BIG MOUTH" | 2024 | $40K |
| ANNA ILONA ROBERTS | CHESTER | ROBERTS, ANNA (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR) "CAN BONOBO (PAN PANISCUS) COMMUNICATIVE COMPLEXITY ENABLE SOCIAL COMPLEXITY?" | 2024 | $40K |
| LOWE HUNTER | OAKLAND, CA | HUNTER, ELIZABETH (INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR) "AFROPEAN FEMINIST METHODOLOGIES: TOWARDS AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF TOGETHERNESS." | 2024 | $40K |
| JOSEPH KLEIN | SANTA CRUZ, CA | KLEIN, JOSEPH (CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ, U. OF) "THE WORLD FOR A CORAL: FORTUNE AND BELONGING ON THE REEFS OF SOUTHEAST SULAWESI, INDONESIA" | 2024 | $40K |
| SAMANTHA FLADD | PULLMAN, WA | FLADD, SAMANTHA (WASHINGTON STATE U.) "ACCUMULATING IDENTITY IN TRASH: SPATIAL MODIFICATION AND SPIRITUAL STEWARDSHIP IN ANCESTRAL HOPI VILLAGES" | 2024 | $40K |
| DARCIE DEANGELO | LOWELL, MA | DEANGELO, DARCIE (OKLAHOMA, U OF) "LEARNING TO LOVE RATS" | 2024 | $40K |
| MICHELLE ELIZABETH YOUNG | NASHVILLE, TN | YOUNG, MICHELLE (VANDERBILT U.) "BEYOND THE HORIZON: PERICENTRIC COMPLEXITY IN THE CHAVIN PHENOMENON AT ATALLA, PERU" | 2024 | $35.6K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- DR DANILYN RUTHERFORD
- Address
- WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION 655 THIRD AVENUE 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY, 10017
- Phone
- 2126835000
- Deadlines
- SEE WWW.WENNERGREN.ORG
- Application materials
- THE FOUNDATION OPERATES AN ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS. PLEASE REFER TO THE PROGRAMS SECTION OF THE WENNER-GREN FOUNDATION WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION - WWW.WENNERGREN.ORG/PROGRAMS. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FOUNDATION'S GRANT PROGRAMS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO INQUIRES@WENNERGREN.ORG OR BY CALLING 212-683-5000.
- Restrictions
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About this data
Figures are aggregated from The Wenner-gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.