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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Website | http://www.merid.org/ |
| Twitter username | MeridOrg |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meridian_Institute |
| Cause area | Count | Median | Mean | Minimum | 10th percentile | 20th percentile | 30th percentile | 40th percentile | 50th percentile | 60th percentile | 70th percentile | 80th percentile | 90th percentile | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 26 | 425,251 | 1,293,452 | 15,000 | 50,000 | 72,429 | 100,000 | 250,000 | 425,251 | 730,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,500,000 | 19,811,768 |
| Conflict Resolution | 1 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
| Population | 2 | 25,000 | 212,500 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| 9 | 500,000 | 473,467 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 74,548 | 106,655 | 250,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | 730,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,050,000 | |
| Clean Energy | 2 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Agriculture | 7 | 899,997 | 3,551,994 | 72,429 | 72,429 | 425,251 | 857,391 | 857,391 | 899,997 | 1,297,122 | 1,297,122 | 1,500,000 | 19,811,768 | 19,811,768 |
| FIXME | 4 | 200,000 | 575,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Nutrition | 1 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 | 1,664,598 |
| Donor | Total | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (filter this donee) | 26,528,556.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,664,598.00 | 0.00 | 899,997.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21,311,768.00 | 72,429.00 | 1,722,373.43 | 857,391.00 | 0.00 |
| Ford Foundation (filter this donee) | 2,300,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 300,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| W. K. Kellogg Foundation (filter this donee) | 2,050,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,050,000.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Walton Family Foundation (filter this donee) | 1,911,203.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 836,655.00 | 500,000.00 | 500,000.00 | 74,548.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hewlett Foundation (filter this donee) | 440,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 400,000.00 | 25,000.00 | 0.00 | 15,000.00 |
| Surdna Foundation (filter this donee) | 300,000.00 | 0.00 | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 250,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| John Merck Fund (filter this donee) | 100,000.00 | 50,000.00 | 50,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 33,629,759.43 | 50,000.00 | 100,000.00 | 1,664,598.00 | 250,000.00 | 899,997.00 | 2,050,000.00 | 836,655.00 | 23,811,768.00 | 1,272,429.00 | 1,821,921.43 | 857,391.00 | 15,000.00 |
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Graph of top 10 donors (for donations with known year of donation) by amount, showing the timeframe of donations
| Donor | Amount (current USD) | Amount rank (out of 26) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Merck Fund | 50,000.00 | 22 | Clean Energy | https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/ | -- | In partnership with the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, to assist lawmakers in Northeast states to expand their understanding of and support for regionally-coordinated carbon pricing policies. | |
| John Merck Fund | 50,000.00 | 22 | Clean Energy | https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/ | -- | To assist lawmakers in Northeast states to expand their understanding of and support for a regionally-coordinated carbon pricing policy and establish carbon pricing policies in the Northeast. | |
| Surdna Foundation | 50,000.00 | 22 | -- | https://surdna.org/grants-database/ | -- | To support AGree to: support education and advocacy for local/regional food systems and urban agriculture programs and investments; and positively influence immigration policy for the food and agriculture sector. Duration: 18 months. | |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 1,664,598.00 | 2 | Nutrition/basic nutrition | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to explore new approaches to improve companies’ practices with regards to marketing of breast milk substitutes with the goal of improving the nutrition of infants and young children; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| Surdna Foundation | 250,000.00 | 16 | -- | https://surdna.org/grants-database/ | -- | To support AGree’s platform for change and collaborative work on local food systems. Duration: 24 months. | |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 899,997.00 | 9 | Agriculture/agricultural policy and administrative management | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to support a U.S. initiative on food and agriculture policy. AGree: Transforming Food and Ag Policy. Investment start date: 6/18/2014 to end date: 6/30/2016. Grantee name: Meridian Institute; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: United states of america (the). | |
| W. K. Kellogg Foundation | 1,050,000.00 | 5 | -- | https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/2013/06/agree-transforming-food-and-ag-policy-p3023501 | -- | Purpose: Provide a venue where diverse groups can come together, identify areas of common ground and develop and implement targeted strategies for affecting transformative change in food and agriculture; Grant period: 2013-05-01 to 2016-02-29. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Colorado. | |
| Ford Foundation | 1,000,000.00 | 6 | FIXME | http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all | -- | For the Initiative on Food and Agriculture Policy to promote reforms to the U.S. food and agricultural system that improve the livelihoods of the rural poor. Affected regions: 276###Developing Countries###25@@@1045###United States###75; @@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME. | |
| Walton Family Foundation | 730,000.00 | 11 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation | -- | ||
| Walton Family Foundation | 106,655.00 | 18 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation | -- | ||
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 19,811,768.00 | 1 | Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest control | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to develop an Africa-based and Africa-led partnership, and to substantially control aflatoxin contamination in key staple crops across sub-Saharan Africa.; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Africa; affected countries: Burkina faso|Ethiopia|Ghana|Kenya|Tanzania, united republic of|Nigeria|Mali|Uganda. | |
| W. K. Kellogg Foundation | 1,000,000.00 | 6 | -- | https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/2011/08/initiative-on-food-and-agriculture-policy-ifap-p3018873 | -- | Purpose: Establish a long-term vision for the food and agriculture system and seek opportunities for aligning federal policy through activities to inform and educate policy makers; Grant period: 2011-05-01 to 2012-12-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Colorado. | |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 1,500,000.00 | 3 | Agriculture/agricultural policy and administrative management | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to support a U.S. initiative on food and agriculture policy. Foundation Working Group on Food and Agriculture Policy. Investment start date: 3/11/2011 to end date: 12/31/2012. Grantee name: Meridian Institute; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified. | |
| Walton Family Foundation | 500,000.00 | 12 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation | -- | ||
| Ford Foundation | 1,000,000.00 | 6 | FIXME | http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all | -- | For the Initiative on Food and Agriculture Policy to promote reforms to the U.S. food and agricultural system that improve the livelihoods of the rural poor. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; 9177456###No Intention@@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME. | |
| Hewlett Foundation | 400,000.00 | 15 | Population | https://hewlett.org/grants/meridian-institute-for-phase-i-implementation-of-the-foundation-working-group-on-food-and-agriculture-policy-initiative/ | -- | For Phase I Implementation Of The Foundation Working Group On Food And Agriculture Policy Initiative. | |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 72,429.00 | 21 | Agriculture/agricultural research | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to support a study of innovations for agricultural value chains using science and technology; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| Ford Foundation | 200,000.00 | 17 | FIXME | http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all | -- | For the Foundation Working Group on Food and Agriculture Policy to develop a National Initiative on Food and Agriculture to promote policies that improve the livelihoods of the rural poor worldwide. Affected regions: 1045###United States###50@@@1110###Worldwide###50; @@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME. | |
| Ford Foundation | 100,000.00 | 19 | FIXME | http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all | -- | To coordinate the Foundation Working Group on Food and Agriculture Policy as its members explore how to work together to build a stronger food and agriculture system. Affected regions: 1045###United States###50@@@1110###Worldwide###50; @@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME. | |
| Walton Family Foundation | 500,000.00 | 12 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation | -- | ||
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 425,251.43 | 14 | Agriculture/agricultural research | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to support a study of innovations for agricultural value chains using science and technology; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| Hewlett Foundation | 25,000.00 | 25 | Population | https://hewlett.org/grants/meridian-institute-for-the-foundation-working-group-on-food-and-agriculture-policy/ | -- | For The Foundation Working Group On Food And Agriculture Policy. | |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 1,297,122.00 | 4 | Agriculture/agricultural research | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to support a study of innovations for agricultural value chains using science and technology; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara. | |
| Walton Family Foundation | 74,548.00 | 20 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/walton-family-foundation | -- | ||
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | 857,391.00 | 10 | Agriculture/agricultural land resources | https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf | -- | to support and manage innovation and product development processes that lay the groundwork for bringing soil health and plant nutrition products into use; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara; affected countries: Bangladesh|Nepal|Pakistan|Bhutan|India|Sri lanka. | |
| Hewlett Foundation | 15,000.00 | 26 | Conflict Resolution | https://hewlett.org/grants/meridian-institute-for-the-workshop-on-assessing-environmental-outcomes-of-community-based-collaboratives/ | -- | For The Workshop On Assessing Environmental Outcomes Of Community-Based Collaboratives. |