Behavioral Ideas Lab donations received

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Basic donee information

ItemValue
Country

Donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 12 500,852 936,829 -1,536,768 55,000 225,250 399,993 489,230 500,852 727,580 986,120 1,055,811 2,291,117 5,361,516
Financing 2 -1,536,768 1,912,374 -1,536,768 -1,536,768 -1,536,768 -1,536,768 -1,536,768 -1,536,768 5,361,516 5,361,516 5,361,516 5,361,516 5,361,516
Criminal justice reform 3 225,250 226,748 55,000 55,000 55,000 55,000 225,250 225,250 225,250 399,993 399,993 399,993 399,993
Health 1 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230 489,230
Evidence-Based Policy 4 986,120 1,208,475 500,852 500,852 500,852 986,120 986,120 986,120 1,055,811 1,055,811 2,291,117 2,291,117 2,291,117
Global development 2 686,248 706,914 686,248 686,248 686,248 686,248 686,248 686,248 727,580 727,580 727,580 727,580 727,580

Donation amounts by donor and year for donee Behavioral Ideas Lab

Donor Total 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Laura and John Arnold Foundation (filter this donee) 6,003,373.00 990,082.00 0.00 2,346,117.00 986,120.00 1,055,811.00 625,243.00
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (filter this donee) 5,238,576.00 -1,536,768.00 686,248.00 0.00 6,089,096.00 0.00 0.00
Total 11,241,949.00 -546,686.00 686,248.00 2,346,117.00 7,075,216.00 1,055,811.00 625,243.00

Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (12 donations)

DonorAmount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 12)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-1,536,768.0012018-07-13Financing/Formal sector financial intermediarieshttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to rigorously test the triggers and obstacles for uptake and usage of mobile money and digital financial services by poor households in developing countries, by supporting digital financial service providers to adopt and use A/B testing and quick experime; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Laura and John Arnold Foundation489,230.0052018Healthhttp://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/-- Grant period: 2018 - 2019. Affected countries: United States.
Laura and John Arnold Foundation500,852.0062018Evidence-Based Policyhttp://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/-- Grant period: 2018 - 2020. Affected countries: United States.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation686,248.0072017-05-26Global development/Promotion of development awareness (non-sector allocable)https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to apply behavioral science to explore opportunities to shift the giving behavior of individual donors in the US; Aid type: Development awareness. Affected countries: United states of america (the).
Laura and John Arnold Foundation55,000.0022016Criminal justice reformhttp://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/-- Grant period: 2016 - 2017. Affected countries: United States.
Laura and John Arnold Foundation2,291,117.00112016Evidence-Based Policyhttp://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/-- Grant period: 2016 - 2018. Affected countries: United States.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation5,361,516.00122015-10-28Financing/Formal sector financial intermediarieshttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to rigorously test the triggers and obstacles for uptake and usage of mobile money and digital financial services by poor households in developing countries, by supporting digital financial service providers to adopt and use A/B testing and quick experime; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation727,580.0082015-08-26Global development/Promotion of development awareness (non-sector allocable)https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to apply behavioral science to explore opportunities to shift the giving behavior of individual donors in the US; Aid type: Development awareness. Affected countries: United states of america (the).
Laura and John Arnold Foundation986,120.0092015Evidence-Based Policyhttp://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/-- Grant period: 2015 - 2018. Affected countries: United States.
Laura and John Arnold Foundation1,055,811.00102014Evidence-Based Policyhttp://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/-- Grant period: 2014 - 2015. Affected countries: United States.
Laura and John Arnold Foundation225,250.0032013Criminal justice reformhttp://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/-- Grant period: 2013 - 2014. Affected countries: United States.
Laura and John Arnold Foundation399,993.0042013Criminal justice reformhttp://www.arnoldfoundation.org/grants/-- Grant period: 2013 - 2014. Affected countries: United States.