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Wm Keck Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 95-6092354 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $69.7M
- Grants reported
- 260
- Median grant
- $10K
- Future commitments
- $21M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 260 | $69.7M |
Where Wm Keck Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | TO ACCELERATE GROUNDBREAKING MEDICAL, CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | 2024 | $7.5M |
| CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY | ORANGE, CA | TO ENHANCE AND ELEVATE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITYS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 2024 | $4M |
| CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE | CLAREMONT, CA | TO ENHANCE CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE'S INTERDICIPLINARY SCIENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | 2024 | $4M |
| LINFIELD UNIVERSITY | MCMINNVILLE, OR | TO ENHANCE LINFIELD UNIVERSITY'S INTERDICIPLINARY SCIENCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION | 2024 | $2M |
| THE COLBURN SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | TO SUPPORT THE FOR THE NEW COLBURN CENTER AND ENDOW THE YOUTH ENSEMBLE | 2024 | $2M |
| MUSEUM ASSOCIATES | LOS ANGELES, CA | TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ART AND ART EDUCATION | 2024 | $2M |
| WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | WOODS HOLE, MA | TO CONSTRUCT AND FIELD A SELF-DEPLOYING AUTONOMOUS MOORING SYSTEM | 2024 | $1.6M |
| SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES | LA JOLLA, CA | TO DEVELOP MAPPING METHODS WITH GENERATIVE MANIFOLD NETWORKS | 2024 | $1.6M |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | TO UNDERSTAND HOW A NEURONAL COMMUNICATION PATHWAY ALSO FUNCTIONS IN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM | 2024 | $1.5M |
| UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FOUNDATION | EUGENE, OR | TO UNDERSTAND PARAMETERS THAT GOVERN TRANSCRIPTIONAL ADAPTATION TO ENABLE NOVEL RNA-BASED THERAPEUTICS | 2024 | $1.5M |
| UNIVERSITY OF UTAH | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | TO UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC AND EPIGENETIC CONTROL OF AGING | 2024 | $1.5M |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ASHBURN, VA | TO INVESTIGATE TERRESTRIAL LOCOMOTION IN VERTEBRATES | 2024 | $1.4M |
| THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | TO DEVELOP BIOLUMINESCENT PROBES FOR VISUALIZING GPCR LIGANDS | 2024 | $1.4M |
| LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY | LA JOLLA, CA | TO VALIDATE A NOVEL FUNCTION OF HISTONES AS RESERVOIRS OF CELLULAR ENERGY | 2024 | $1.3M |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | TO TEST FOR VIOLATION OF QUANTUM LINEARITY DUE TO GRAVITY | 2024 | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL, NC | TO UNDERSTAND NETWORK SWITCHING TO RESCUE DAMAGE IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | 2024 | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | TO UNDERSTAND T CELL IMMUNE-EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF THE THYMUS | 2024 | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA | SANTA BARBARA, CA | TO DECIPHER CORAL REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY | 2024 | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOUNDATION INC | ORLANDO, FL | TO DEVELOP MAGNETIC TOPOLOGICAL INSULATORS FOR LOSSLESS ELECTRONICS | 2024 | $1.3M |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON | MADISON, WI | TO EXPERIMENTALLY STUDY NITROGEN-FIXING ENZYMES | 2024 | $1.3M |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | TO UNDERSTAND THE NEURAL CIRCUITS THAT LINK ORAL SENSATION TO FEEDING BEHAVIOR | 2024 | $1.3M |
| REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE | RIVERSIDE, CA | TO DECIPHER SOCIAL COMMUNICATION IN STRESS-TOLERANT HONEYBEES | 2024 | $1.2M |
| TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY | WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | TO REALIZE A QUANTUM SPIN LIQUID USING STRAIN | 2024 | $1.2M |
| TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | NEW YORK, NY | TO STUDY THE CAUSES OF GENOME INSTABILITY | 2024 | $1.2M |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | TO STUDY HOW HETEROGENEITY CONTRIBUTES TO THE SPREAD OF PATHOGENS | 2024 | $1.2M |
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
- HTTPSWWWWMKECKORG
- Address
- 515 SOUTH FLOWER STREET SUITE 800 LOS ANGELES, CA, 90071
- Phone
- 2136122000
- Deadlines
- HTTPS://WWW.WMKECK.ORG/
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.WMKECK.ORG/
- Restrictions
- RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS ON AWARDS INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE AT: HTTPS://WWW.WMKECK.ORG/RESEARCH-APPLICATION-PROCESS/ AND HTTPS://WWW.WMKECK.ORG/SOCAL-APPLICATION-PROCESS/
Application information: https://www.wmkeck.org/
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Wm Keck Foundation'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.