Funding Knowledge Creation

By providing financial support to researchers and educational institutions, we advance scientific, academic, and cultural knowledge, because access to funding enables high-impact research and removes barriers to participation in scholarship. This strategy centers on enabling knowledge production through targeted financial investment in individuals, institutions, and research initiatives. It emphasizes the role of philanthropy in filling funding gaps that constrain innovation and inquiry, particularly in under-resourced or emerging fields. Unlike operational grantmaking or service delivery models, this approach focuses on upstream interventions that generate public goods in the form of evidence, insight, and educated leaders.

orgs running it

activities of those orgs

activity groups touched

who runs it

Organizations running this strategy · 5

what it looks like in practice

Activities of orgs running this strategy

A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above — what the strategy looks like on the ground.

Conducts educational, cultural, historical, and scientific research programs UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK REGENTS RESEARCH FUND
research
Engages in scholarly research and related projects across educational, cultural, historical, and scientific domains, supporting academic inquiry and knowledge advancement.
Funding research through donor-advised funds The Swartz Foundation
grantmaking
The Swartz Foundation channels grantmaking to support research via the Shanah Swartz-Gordon Fidelity DAF.
Funding scholarships The Swartz Foundation
grantmaking
The Swartz Foundation awards grants for scholarships at The Brearley School.
Funding scientific and academic research The Swartz Foundation
grantmaking
The Swartz Foundation awards grants to support research at academic and scientific institutions, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Yale University, New York University, Brandeis University, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, The Salk Institute, University of California San Diego, and University of Notre Dame.
Funding research on Argentinean development FOUNDATION FOR ARGENTINEAN DEVELOPMENT
grantmaking
Provides financial support for research and studies focused on Argentinean development, including specific initiatives such as a funded COVID-19 research laboratory.
Funding scholarships for Argentine studies FOUNDATION FOR ARGENTINEAN DEVELOPMENT
grantmaking
Provides grants for scholarships supporting academic work in Argentine studies.
Funding educational and research activities through grants to individuals SCHLUMBERGER FOUNDATION INC
grantmaking
Funds educational and research initiatives by awarding grants to individuals, supporting advanced study and scholarly work in targeted fields.
Funding science research SHEN FAMILY BRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION INC
grantmaking
Funds science research by awarding grants to external organizations.