Organization · EIN 36-2136497 · Chicago, IL

Who funds Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists?

21 private foundations reported paying Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists $812,381 on returns for tax year 2023.

21 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 21

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated)
Chicago, IL
$500,000 in support of general operations Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Holthues Trust
Muscatine, IA · Preselected only
$110,000 Strengthening the Bulletin's Communication Capacity to Build a Larger Audience and Create a Safer More Secure Planet Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Fullerton Family Charitable Fund
Aspen, CO
$75,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Sage Foundation
Brighton, MI
$40,000 General, charitable, educational Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The New-Land Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$20,000 PEACE/ARMS CONTROL Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Joan & James Shapiro Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$20,000 SEE ABOVE Same ZIP 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Schaffner Family Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$10,000 SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Sieg Dunlap Foundation
Bloomfield Hills, MI · Preselected only
$8,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 01/2024
Dudley T Dougherty Foundation
Issaquah, WA
$8,000 PEACE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Frankel Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$5,000 General & Unrestricted Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Richard & Ellen Sandor Family Foundation
Sarasota, FL · Preselected only
$5,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Same ZIP 0.95 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Leaves of Grass Fund
Lincoln, MA · Preselected only
$4,000 CHARITABLE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
John and Margaret Sagan Foundation
Evanston, IL · Preselected only
$1,500 GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Lloyd a Fry Foundation
Chicago, IL
$1,000 IN APPRECIATION OF THE IMPORTANT PUBLIC EDUCATION OBJECTIVES OF THE DOOMSDAY CLOCK Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 06/2024
Ruggles Family Foundation
Garden City, NY · Preselected only
$1,000 GENERAL PURPOSE Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 04/2024
Norwottock Charitable Trust
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$1,000 UNRESTRICTED Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
New Horizon Foundation
Evanston, IL · Preselected only
$1,000 Public Affairs Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 08/2024
Lewis-Sebring Family Foundation
Evanston, IL · Preselected only
$1,000 IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION Same city 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Kellcie Fund
Chicago, IL
$500 ALL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE FOR THE GENERAL, CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE OF EACH ORGANIZATION. Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Marvin & Annette Lee Foundation
Greenville, NH · Preselected only
$300 TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Same city 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 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Chicago, IL
    Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $4.12M to them
  2. Circle of Service Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $1.53M to them
  3. Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
    Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $26.4K to them
  4. Polk Bros Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $869K to them
  5. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $605K to them
  6. Mayer and Morris Kaplan Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $111K to them
  7. Meyer and Raena Hammerman Foundation Chicago, IL
    Paid 8 of the 25 closest peers · $10.7K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $8.85M to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL
    10 shared funders · 238 funders in all
  2. The Union of Concerned Scientists Cambridge, MA
    8 shared funders · 258 funders in all
  3. Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago, IL
    6 shared funders · 139 funders in all
  4. The Joffrey Ballet Chicago, IL
    7 shared funders · 77 funders in all
  5. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
    7 shared funders · 2370 funders in all
  6. The Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY
    6 shared funders · 281 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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