Organization · EIN 04-3243004 · Waltham, MA · Education
Who funds Proteus Fund?
73 private foundations reported paying Proteus Fund $27.8M on returns for tax year 2023.
73 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 73
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$2,917,243 24 grant lines |
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE DISABILITY & PHILANTHROPY FORUM TO CENTER THE PERSPECTIVES OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND ENGAGE PHILANTHROPY ON A COLLECTIVE… +9 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Vital Projects Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$2,705,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY · Preselected only |
$2,426,000 9 grant lines |
ADVANCING GLOBAL CHILDREN'S AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS +5 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Foundation to Promote Open Society New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,807,700 6 grant lines |
TO BUILD SOLIDARITY BETWEEN FAITH COMMUNITIES AND THE LGBTQ AND RACIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS IN ORDER TO ADVANCE CIVIL RIGHTS AND INCLUSIVE DEM… +5 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ |
$1,616,667 3 grant lines |
81324 SUPPORTING THE DISABILITY & PHILANTHROPY FORUM AS A PHILANTHROPY-SERVING ORGANIZATION ADDRESSING GAPS IN DISABILITY REPRESENTATION AN… +2 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Foundation for a Just Society New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,404,000 9 grant lines |
TO PROVIDE GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT +8 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Popplestone Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | DEMOCRACY & CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - PIPER FUND FOR JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE & MONEY IN POLITICS WORK 08/01/2023-08/03/2024 | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Jpb Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$950,000 3 grant lines |
PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY IN THE UNITED STATES AND SUPPORTING SOCIAL MOVEMENTS +2 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Open Society Institute New York, NY |
$915,000 | TO SUPPORT THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE DONOR COLLABORATIVE, A FISCALLY-SPONSORED PROJECT OF THE GRANTEE, TO ASSIST ITS M… | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Arcus Foundation New York, NY |
$825,000 4 grant lines |
SUPPORT FOR THE RIGHTS, FAITH, AND DEMOCRACY COLLABORATIVE (RFDC) FUND TO COMBAT HARMFUL AND OVERLY BROAD RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS AND ADVOCATE… +3 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation New York, NY |
$775,000 | TO SUPPORT THE VISITING ROOM PROJECT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI |
$700,000 4 grant lines |
Promise of an Equitable Future | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 08/2024 |
| The Heising-Simons Foundation Los Altos, CA · Preselected only |
$665,357 3 grant lines |
FOR EMBRACERACE +2 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation Omaha, NE · Preselected only |
$650,787 2 grant lines |
PROGRAM SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL |
$530,000 2 grant lines |
in support of its project, ReFrame +1 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA · Preselected only |
$525,000 4 grant lines |
REFRAME - BUILDING THE NARRATIVE POWER ECOSYSTEM TO SUPPORT HEALTH: TO BUILD THE NARRATIVE POWER ECOSYSTEM BY DEPLOYING TRAINING, RESEARCH… +3 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
| Raikes Foundation Seattle, WA · Preselected only |
$500,000 3 grant lines |
IMPACT-DRIVEN PHILANTHROPY COLLABORATIVE FUND +2 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Flock Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$500,000 | PROGRAM/PROJECT SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA |
$480,000 2 grant lines |
FOR THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE +1 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Democracy Fund Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$475,000 2 grant lines |
Program support for Rise Together Fund +1 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Proteus Fund
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Proteus Fund, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- Laura and John Arnold Foundation Houston, TX
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $16.8M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $13.1M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Annie E Casey Foundation Baltimore, MD
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $4.12M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Carnegie Corporation of New York New York, NY
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $16.5M to them - Marguerite Casey Foundation Seattle, WA
Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $4.23M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $730K to them - Park Foundation Ithaca, NY
Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $2.47M to them - Walton Family Foundation Bentonville, AR
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $41.8M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Neo Philanthropy New York, NY
36 shared funders · 124 funders in all - Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA
34 shared funders · 180 funders in all - Social Good Fund Richmond, CA
24 shared funders · 159 funders in all - New Venture Fund Washington, DC
36 shared funders · 192 funders in all - Tides Center San Francisco, CA
36 shared funders · 153 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
22 shared funders · 831 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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