MapLight donations received

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Basic donee information

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Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MapLight

Donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 10 250,000 311,891 35,000 35,000 75,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 450,000 450,000 500,000 500,000 508,905
Technology 1 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000 35,000
FIXME 4 150,000 231,250 75,000 75,000 75,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 250,000 250,000 450,000 450,000 450,000
Politics 3 450,000 383,333 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 450,000 450,000 450,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
Evidence-Based Policy 2 500,000 504,453 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 508,905 508,905 508,905 508,905 508,905

Donation amounts by donor and year for donee MapLight

Donor Total 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Hewlett Foundation (filter this donee) 1,150,000.00 450,000.00 500,000.00 200,000.00 0.00 0.00
Arnold Ventures (filter this donee) 1,008,905.00 0.00 500,000.00 0.00 508,905.00 0.00
MacArthur Foundation (filter this donee) 775,000.00 0.00 450,000.00 0.00 250,000.00 75,000.00
Ford Foundation (filter this donee) 150,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 150,000.00 0.00
Knight Foundation (filter this donee) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 3,083,905.00 450,000.00 1,450,000.00 200,000.00 908,905.00 75,000.00

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Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (10 donations)

Graph of top 10 donors (for donations with known year of donation) by amount, showing the timeframe of donations

Graph of donations and their timeframes
DonorAmount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 10)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
Hewlett Foundation450,000.0042016-03-21Politicshttps://hewlett.org/grants/maplight-for-support-of-voters-edge-providing-candidate-and-ballot-information-to-educate-voters-1/-- For Support Of Voter's Edge, Providing Candidate And Ballot Information To Educate Voters.
Hewlett Foundation500,000.0022015-07-13Politicshttps://hewlett.org/grants/maplight-for-support-of-voters-edge-providing-candidate-and-ballot-information-to-educate-voters-0/-- For Support Of Voter's Edge, Providing Candidate And Ballot Information To Educate Voters.
Arnold Ventures500,000.0022015Evidence-Based Policyhttps://www.arnoldventures.org/grants/-- To provide general operating support.
MacArthur Foundation450,000.0042015FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- In support of general operations (over three years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: California; affected cities: Berkeley.
Hewlett Foundation200,000.0072014-05-29Politicshttps://hewlett.org/grants/maplight-for-support-of-voters-edge-providing-candidate-and-ballot-information-to-educate-voters/-- For Support Of Voters Edge, Providing Candidate And Ballot Information To Educate Voters.
Ford Foundation150,000.0082013-03-01FIXMEhttp://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all-- General support to reveal money’s influence on U.S. politics and promote government transparency through research and education. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; @@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Arnold Ventures508,905.0012013Evidence-Based Policyhttps://www.arnoldventures.org/grants/-- To compile lobbying records and public officials' financial disclosure data to increase transparency in government.
MacArthur Foundation250,000.0062013FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- In support of general operations (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: California; affected cities: Berkeley.
MacArthur Foundation75,000.0092012FIXMEhttps://www.macfound.org/grants/-- In support of general operations. Affected countries: United States; affected states: California; affected cities: Berkeley.
Knight Foundation35,000.0010--Technologyhttps://knightfoundation.org/grants/6841-- Grant period: 07/22/2015 - 12/31/2016; part of the challenge: Knight News Challenge, Knight Prototype Fund: Arts and Technology; goal: Providing in-depth voter information that is easily accessible, neutral and factual on one platform; the mobile-optimized guide provides voter information on federal, state and local elections, including endorsements, candidate biographies, ballot measure summaries, top funder lists, videos, news, and more.