Private foundation · EIN 22-3021586 · Boston, MA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Patrick J McGovern Foundation's grants went
It reported $66.5M in grants paid across 181 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 69.5% of those dollars to 114 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $46.2M 126 lines
- No confident match $8.66M 29
- Individuals, not shown $300K 1
- Outside the US $11M 24
- Not itemized $250K 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Website on filing
- HTTPS://WWW.MCGOVERN.ORG/
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 170 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA · EIN 52-1497470 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT DATA-DRIVEN CONSERVATION EFFORTS. | Same address 1.00 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA · EIN 94-1156365 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF POLICY AND EDUCATION WORK THROUGH THE INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN-CENTERED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | Known alias 1.00 |
| World Resources Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-1257057 | $1,500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE SCALING OF WRI'S DATA LAB AND STRENGTHEN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS. | Same address 1.00 |
| United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) FR · outside the US | $1,500,000 | TO PROMOTE ETHICAL GOVERNANCE OF AI | Foreign |
| Science for Africa Foundation (Sfa Foundation) KE · outside the US | $1,422,000 | TO SUPPORT GRAND CHALLENGES AFRICA IN RUNNING THE GRAND CHALLENGE ON AI | Foreign |
| The Aspen Institute Washington, DC · EIN 84-0399006 | $1,250,000 | TO ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND POLICY DISCOURSE AROUND AI. | Same address 1.00 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA · EIN 11-0303001 | $1,100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC CHARITIES | Known alias 1.00 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA · EIN 11-0303001 | $1,100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC CHARITIES | Known alias 1.00 |
| Boston Foundation Boston, MA · EIN 04-2104021 | $1,100,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES OF PUBLIC CHARITIES | Same street 1.00 |
| American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196605 | $1,000,000 | TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN HUMANITARIAN SERVICES. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Blue Star Families Encinitas, CA · EIN 80-0369895 | $1,000,000 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL TECH PLATFORM AS WELL AS ONGOING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION EFFORTS | Same street 1.00 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Washington, DC · EIN 13-0552040 | $1,000,000 | TO ESTABLISH AI GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND FOSTER AI-DRIVEN SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN UNDERSERVED REGIONS. | Same address 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $1,000,000 | TO FORTIFY ETHICAL TECHNOLOGY USE AND PUBLIC INTEREST TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE | Same address 1.00 |
| The American Ai Forum San Francisco, CA · EIN 84-1839493 | $1,000,000 | FOR SUPPORT TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP IN AI EDUCATION, LITERACY, AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. | Same city 1.00 |
| Breaktime Boston, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO SUSTAINABLY ADDRESS YOUTH HOMELESSNESS AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT THROUGH WORKFORCE TRAINING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMING | Unmatched Help match |
| Meridian Institute Dillon, CO · no confident EIN match | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE AI SAFETY FUND IN ADVANCING RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER MODELS | Unmatched Help match |
| Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (Oecd) FR · outside the US | $1,000,000 | TO SUPPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE OECD'S AI INDEX TO GUIDE AND INFORM POLICY ACROSS MEMBER COUNTRIES. | Foreign |
| Thomson Reuters Foundation UK · outside the US | $1,000,000 | TO ADVANCE AI AND DATA AND DIGITAL RIGHTS (DDR) AWARENESS AND GOVERNANCE | Foreign |
| Room to Read San Francisco, CA · EIN 91-2003533 | $750,000 | TO IMPROVE LITERACY AND GENDER EQUALITY OUTCOMES IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES | Same address 1.00 |
| Quillorg New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $750,000 | TO TEACH AI LITERACY TO 3M MIDDLE AND HIGH-SCHOOLERS THROUGH AI-POWERED CRITICAL THINKING AND WRITING EXERCISES | Unmatched Help match |
| Jhpiego Corporation Baltimore, MD · EIN 23-7424444 | $695,000 | TO IMPLEMENT A ML RISK MODEL FOR HIV INTERRUPTION-IN-TREATMENT WITH PALINDROME DATA IN NIGERIA | Same city 1.00 |
| Brac USA New York, NY · EIN 20-8456741 | $650,000 | TO SUPPORT FHIR-BASED PLATFORM FOR INTEROPERABILITY AND ADOPTION OF SMART GUIDELINES IN BANGLADESH | Same city 1.00 |
| Refed Chicago, IL · EIN 83-1579781 | $610,500 | TO USE AI/ML TO PROVIDE COMPANIES AND POLICYMAKERS WITH DATA DRIVEN, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC FOOD WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGIES. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Nexleaf Analytics Los Angeles, CA · EIN 90-0514027 | $600,000 | TO SUPPORT MINISTRIES OF HEALTH IN LEVERAGING REAL-TIME DATA TO IMPROVE VACCINE COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT | Same address 1.00 |
| Opportunitywork Washington, DC · EIN 81-3214432 | $600,000 | TO ANALYZE, ENGAGE, & DESIGN A DATA SCIENCE PATHWAY FOR SKILLED THROUGH ALTERNATIVE ROUTES (STARS) WORKERS | Same address 1.00 |
| The Marshall Project New York, NY · EIN 46-4353634 | $600,000 | TO SUPPORT THE DATA AND ANALYTICS TEAM IN PROVIDING ANALYSIS AND TRAINING TO SMALL NEWSROOMS AND REPORTERS NATIONWIDE | Same address 1.00 |
| Open Climate Fix UK · outside the US | $600,000 | TO PILOT THE USE OF ML-ENABLED RENEWABLE ENERGY FORECASTING IN RAJASTHAN INDIA | Foreign |
| Audere Seattle, WA · EIN 83-1442410 | $588,520 | TO ADVANCE AI-ENABLED RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST SOFTWARE PLATFORM | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Access Now New York, NY · EIN 27-0597430 | $500,000 | TO PROTECT DIGITAL RIGHTS IN THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT AND PROMOTE SOCIAL AND BENEFICIAL AI | Same address 1.00 |
| American Journalism Project Washington, DC · EIN 83-1772542 | $500,000 | TO ESTABLISH AN AI PRODUCT STUDIO FOR NONPROFIT NEWSROOMS | Same address 1.00 |
| Benefits Data Trust C/O Lynn E Feldman Esq Allentown, PA · EIN 20-3455598 | $500,000 | TO DESIGN AI TOOLS THAT RESPONSIBLY EXPAND ACCESS TO PUBLIC BENEFITS AND SERVICES | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Brookings Institution Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196577 | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE AI EQUITY LAB AND FURTHER RESEARCH ON NON-DISCRIMINATORY AI FRAMEWORKS AND POLICIES. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Carbonplan San Francisco, CA · EIN 84-4378880 | $500,000 | TO INCREASE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET AND TIE CDR POLICY AND INVESTMENTS TO THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE | Same address 1.00 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation New York, NY · EIN 81-2161937 | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE TRINITY CHALLENGE ON ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE | Same address 1.00 |
| Coding It Forward Pasadena, CA · EIN 82-1825067 | $500,000 | TO ADVANCE CODING IT FORWARDS FELLOWSHIP AND SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COST-SHARE STRATEGY ACROSS HOST OFFICES | Exact name 1.00 |
| Ffwd San Francisco, CA · EIN 46-4626500 | $500,000 | TO BUILD AI CAPACITY AND AWARENESS THROUGHOUT THE TECH FOR GOOD ECOSYSTEM | Same address 0.64 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603 | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE FORESIGHT ON EMERGING TECH PROJECT AT THE CENTER FOR SECURITY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY | Known alias 1.00 |
| Jhpiego Corporation Baltimore, MD · EIN 23-7424444 | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE HEALTHTECH HUB AFRICA | Same city 1.00 |
| Meedan San Francisco, CA · EIN 20-4504068 | $500,000 | TO USE ML TO HELP MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS COLLABORATIVELY RESPOND TO MISINFORMATION WITH VERIFIED FACT CHECKS | Same city 1.00 |
| Reach University Oakland, CA · EIN 27-1274290 | $500,000 | TO ENABLE SYSTEM-LEVEL CHANGE IN CS AND AI LITERACY EDUCATION THROUGH TEACHER TRAINING | Exact name 1.00 |
| Technology Matters Palo Alto, CA · EIN 88-2116913 | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRASO PLATFORM AND ADVANCE THE BETTER DEAL FOR DATA FRAMEWORK. | Same address 1.00 |
| Technovation Menlo Park, CA · EIN 20-8386654 | $500,000 | TO FURTHER TECHNOVATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER GIRLS WITH TECH SKILLS THROUGH AI AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS. | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Boston, MA · EIN 04-2717782 | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY FOOD RESPONSE AND ACCELERATE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION. | Same address 1.00 |
| Hidden Genius Project Oakland, CA · EIN 46-0689949 | $500,000 | TO SUSTAIN CORE ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DRIVE DYNAMIC OPERATION AND STRATEGIC GROWTH | Same address 1.00 |
| United Nations Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 58-2368165 | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISHA INITIATIVE. | Same address 1.00 |
| Watttime Corporation Oakland, CA · EIN 47-1444637 | $500,000 | TO ADVANCE THE INTEGRATION AND SCALING OF AI-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENTAL DATA FOR SUBSTANTIAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION. | Same address 1.00 |
| Windward Fund Washington, DC · EIN 47-3522162 | $500,000 | TO UNLOCK OPEN-SYSTEM CDR DATA FOR SHARED ACTION | Same address 1.00 |
| Benetech Palo Alto, CA · no confident EIN match | $500,000 | TO USE AI TO CREATE MORE ACCESSIBLE STEM CONTENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | Unmatched Help match |
| Climate Policy Radar UK · outside the US | $500,000 | TO USE AI TO HELP DISCOVER, STRUCTURE, SEARCH, AND COMPARE THE WORLD'S CLIMATE LAWS AND POLICIES | Foreign |
| Cyberpeace Institute SZ · outside the US | $500,000 | TO SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN RESPONSIBLY LEVERAGING AI FOR CYBERSECURITY | Foreign |
9 more lines ($1.35M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.