Northeastern University donations received

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Donee donation amounts by donor and year
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Basic donee information

Item	Value
Country
Facebook page	northeastern
Website	http://www.northeastern.edu
Twitter username	northeastern
Wikipedia page	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeastern_University
Instagram username	northeastern

Donee donation statistics

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	43	244,251	523,463	1,900	10,000	50,000	100,000	200,000	244,251	300,000	400,000	575,000	1,250,000	6,017,000
	13	399,106	1,008,658	1,900	3,500	5,000	9,500	75,000	399,106	400,000	1,250,000	1,885,050	1,995,959	6,017,000
FIXME	9	300,000	285,000	35,000	35,000	100,000	230,000	300,000	300,000	300,000	300,000	400,000	600,000	600,000
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
Scholarly Communications	4	50,000	197,000	38,000	38,000	38,000	50,000	50,000	50,000	200,000	200,000	500,000	500,000	500,000
Developmental Disabilities	2	56,500	153,250	56,500	56,500	56,500	56,500	56,500	56,500	250,000	250,000	250,000	250,000	250,000
Global health	3	369,604	406,535	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	369,604	369,604	369,604	750,000	750,000	750,000	750,000
Technology, Journalism	1	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000
Economics	1	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000	125,000
Education	2	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000
Public Engagement	1	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400	216,400
Character Virtue Development	2	216,605	230,428	216,605	216,605	216,605	216,605	216,605	216,605	244,251	244,251	244,251	244,251	244,251
Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities	2	355,000	377,500	355,000	355,000	355,000	355,000	355,000	355,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000
Initiatives	1	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000	575,000
Natural Sciences	1	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000	1,950,000

Donation amounts by donor and year for donee Northeastern University

Donor	Total	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2009	2008	2007	2002	2000	1998	1997	1996	1995	1993	1991	1982	1973
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (filter this donee)	13,020,651.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	400,000.00	1,995,959.00	399,106.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	1,250,000.00	0.00	1,885,050.00	1,070,036.00	3,500.00	6,017,000.00	0.00	0.00
John Templeton Foundation (filter this donee)	2,627,256.00	0.00	216,605.00	216,400.00	0.00	2,194,251.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (filter this donee)	1,543,000.00	38,000.00	250,000.00	0.00	0.00	500,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	400,000.00	355,000.00
Ford Foundation (filter this donee)	1,300,000.00	0.00	100,000.00	300,000.00	0.00	300,000.00	0.00	300,000.00	0.00	300,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (filter this donee)	1,219,604.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	369,604.00	100,000.00	750,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sloan Foundation (filter this donee)	700,000.00	125,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	575,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Barr Foundation (filter this donee)	635,000.00	0.00	35,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	600,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
MacArthur Foundation (filter this donee)	630,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	400,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	230,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
John Merck Fund (filter this donee)	306,500.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	56,500.00	0.00	0.00	250,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hewlett Foundation (filter this donee)	300,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	300,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Knight Foundation (filter this donee)	135,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Nathan Cummings Foundation (filter this donee)	91,900.00	0.00	0.00	1,900.00	75,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	10,000.00	0.00	5,000.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total	22,508,911.00	163,000.00	601,605.00	518,300.00	75,000.00	3,394,251.00	1,175,000.00	300,000.00	400,000.00	2,675,563.00	729,106.00	755,000.00	56,500.00	300,000.00	1,250,000.00	250,000.00	1,885,050.00	1,070,036.00	3,500.00	6,017,000.00	400,000.00	355,000.00

Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (43 donations)

Graph of top 10 donors by amount, showing the timeframe of donations

Donor	Amount (current USD)	Amount rank (out of 43)	Donation date	Cause area	URL	Influencer	Notes
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	38,000.00	36	2018-03-15	Scholarly Communications	https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/northeastern-university/1711-05153/	--	Program name: Scholarly Communications.
Sloan Foundation	125,000.00	29	2018	Economics/Economic Institutions, Behavior, & Performance	https://sloan.org/grant-detail/8526	--	Grant investigator: David Lazer; to develop a plan for facilitating responsible and reproducible research on administrative data from multiple social media sources.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	200,000.00	26	2017-12-07	Scholarly Communications	https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/northeastern-university/1708-04718/	--	Program name: Scholarly Communications.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	50,000.00	35	2017-05-22	Scholarly Communications	https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/northeastern-university/21700130/	--	Program name: Scholarly Communications.
Barr Foundation	35,000.00	37	2017-03-27	FIXME	https://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/	--	To conduct a research study on philanthropy and nonprofit news and journalism and dissemination activities, in partnership with the Shorenstein Center.
Ford Foundation	100,000.00	30	2017-01-01	FIXME	http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all	--	For "Behind the Lynching," a project to examine the violence experienced by African-Americans during the segregation/civil rights era from the 1930s through the 1960s. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; 9177456###No Intention@@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
John Templeton Foundation	216,605.00	24	2017	Character Virtue Development	https://templeton.org/grants/grant-database	--	For project Gratitude as a Fount of Virtue: Examining How Gratitude Fosters Other Noble Character Traits; Project leaders: David DeSteno,. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME.
Ford Foundation	300,000.00	17	2016-06-01	FIXME	http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all	--	Tie-off core support for the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy to work with scholars, institutions and advocates worldwide to address issues of human rights and economic development. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; 9177456###No Intention@@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
John Templeton Foundation	216,400.00	25	2016	Public Engagement	https://templeton.org/grants/grant-database	--	For project Informal Science Education via Storytelling: Teaching Scientists and Philosophers How to Communicate with the Public; Project leaders: David DeSteno, Lisa Feldman-Barrett. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME.
Nathan Cummings Foundation	1,900.00	43	2016	--	http://www.nathancummings.org/sites/default/files/fin_stmts_ye_dec._31_20162015.pdf	--
Nathan Cummings Foundation	75,000.00	33	2015	--	http://www.nathancummings.org/sites/default/files/2015.pdf	--
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	500,000.00	10	2014-09-11	Scholarly Communications	https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/northeastern-university/31400609/	--	Program name: Scholarly Communications.
Ford Foundation	300,000.00	17	2014-06-01	FIXME	http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all	--	Core support for the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy to work with scholars, institutions and advocates worldwide to address issues of human rights and economic development. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; 9177456###No Intention@@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
John Templeton Foundation	244,251.00	22	2014	Character Virtue Development	https://templeton.org/grants/grant-database	--	For project Behavioral Measures of Virtue: Moving from the Lab to the “Real World”; Project leaders: David DeSteno. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME.
MacArthur Foundation	400,000.00	11	2014	FIXME	https://www.macfound.org/grants/	--	In support of the project, Mobilizing Private-Sector Counter-Proliferation Efforts for Global Supply Chains (over two years). Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts; affected cities: Boston.
John Templeton Foundation	1,950,000.00	3	2014	Natural Sciences	https://templeton.org/grants/grant-database	--	For project The control principles of complex systems; Project leaders: Albert-Laszlo Barabasi,Jean-Jacques Slotine. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME.
Barr Foundation	600,000.00	8	2013-03-07	FIXME	https://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/	--	To support the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy’s research and technical assistance provided to Barr Foundation’s transportation-strategy partners.
Sloan Foundation	575,000.00	9	2013	Initiatives/New York City Initiatives	https://sloan.org/grant-detail/7138	--	Grant investigator: Stephen Flynn; to support the rapid and sustained recovery of the metro New York City area and bolster resilience after Superstorm Sandy.
Ford Foundation	300,000.00	17	2012-06-01	FIXME	http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all	--	Core support for the Program on Human Rights and the Global Economy to work with scholars, institutions and advocates worldwide to address issues of human rights and economic development. Affected regions: 1045###United States###50@@@1110###Worldwide###50; 9177456###No Intention@@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	400,000.00	11	2011-06-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/2011/07/macarthur-foundation-research-network-on-housing-and-families-with-children-p3018071	--	Purpose: Enhance understanding on how to improve racial/ethnic equity in housing related outcomes that are crucial for healthy child development and on making and disseminating recommendations about policy levers to improve housing choices for families of all racial/ethnic backgrounds by conducting a study; Grant period: 2011-06-01 to 2011-12-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
Ford Foundation	300,000.00	17	2009-12-01	FIXME	http://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/grants-database/grants-all	--	Core support for the Program on Human Rights & Global Economy to work with scholars, institutions & advocates nationally & internationally to address issues of human rights & economic development. Affected regions: 1045###United States###100; 9177456###No Intention@@@; United States; affected countries: FIXME.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	369,604.00	15	2009-09-21	Global health/Tuberculosis control	https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf	--	to isolate persisters from M. tuberculosis and test them for tolerance to antibiotics; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	1,995,959.00	2	2009-03-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/2009/04/diversitydata-a-new-focus-on-data-driven-policy-advocacy-for-vulnerable-children-p3011081	--	Purpose: Enhance partnerships and provide more comprehensive and timely information to assist communities in understanding well-being of children and support planning, policy, and actions that make measureable improvements in the lives of vulnerable children and promote racial/ethnic equity; Grant period: 2009-03-01 to 2012-02-29. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
Nathan Cummings Foundation	10,000.00	39	2009	--	http://www.nathancummings.org/sites/default/files/financials123109.pdf	--
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	100,000.00	30	2008-08-20	Global health/Tuberculosis control	https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf	--	to pulse-label tuberculosis cells with green fluorescent protein. While active cells divide and dilute the GFP, latent cells, which are dormant, will remain bright green, allowing for their observation and tracking.; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	399,106.00	14	2008-06-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/2008/07/diversitydata-next-steps-p0126606	--	Purpose: Address the multi-dimensional nature of quality of life and the disparities in opportunities for improving quality of life for all Americans by enhancing the DiversityData Web site and issuing DiversityData briefs and reports; Grant period: 2008-06-01 to 2011-05-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
MacArthur Foundation	230,000.00	23	2008	FIXME	https://www.macfound.org/grants/	--	To support a pilot study on the rights of defendants in Chinese lower criminal court cases. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts; affected cities: Boston.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	750,000.00	7	2007-09-07	Global health/Tuberculosis control	https://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf	--	to isolate persisters from M. tuberculosis and test them for tolerance to antibiotics; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Nathan Cummings Foundation	5,000.00	41	2007	--	http://www.nathancummings.org/sites/default/files/2007_audited_financials.pdf	--
John Merck Fund	56,500.00	34	2002-04	Developmental Disabilities	https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/	--	Focus: John Merck Scholars II ProgramTo provide support for doctoral-level graduate students working with, or on behalf of, children who are mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds and their families.
Hewlett Foundation	150,000.00	27	2000-04-17	Education	https://hewlett.org/grants/northeastern-university-for-the-general-education-in-research-universities-program/	--	For The General Education In Research Universities Program.
Hewlett Foundation	150,000.00	27	2000-04-17	Education	https://hewlett.org/grants/northeastern-university-for-the-general-education-in-research-universities-program/	--	For The General Education In Research Universities Program.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	1,250,000.00	5	1998-07-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/1998/07/university-transformation-0062092	--	Purpose: Support university transformation through expanding models of community partnership that connect community to the teaching/learning process; Grant period: 1998-07-01 to 2002-09-30. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
John Merck Fund	250,000.00	21	1997-05	Developmental Disabilities	https://www.jmfund.org/program-grants/	--	Focus: John Merck Scholars II ProgramTo provide support for doctoral-level graduate students working with, or on behalf of, children who are mentally retarded or emotionally disturbed from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds and their families.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	1,885,050.00	4	1996-04-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/1996/03/graduate-medical-education-primary-care-0039106	--	Purpose: Foster institutional change to redirect health professions higher education; encourage multidisciplinary approaches to meeting the health needs of people; Grant period: 1996-04-01 to 2000-10-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	9,500.00	40	1995-08-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/1995/08/graduate-nursing-advancing-education-0033493	--	Purpose: Foster institutional change to redirect health professions higher education; encourage multidisciplinary approaches to meeting the health needs of people; Grant period: 1995-08-01 to 1996-07-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	1,060,536.00	6	1995-02-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/1995/02/healthy-futurescontinuationboston-hs-0025855	--	Purpose: Develop a cadre of qualified students from communities to enter health professions education for careers in community-based health services by introducing youth to health careers and fostering academic achievement; Grant period: 1995-02-01 to 1999-08-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	3,500.00	42	1993-12-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/1993/12/juvenile-justice-system-in-south-africa-0022730	--	Purpose: Assist in the design of a "Juvenile Justice System" for South Africa; Grant period: 1993-12-01 to 1994-11-30. Affected countries: South Africa\|United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation	6,017,000.00	1	1991-09-01	--	https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/1991/07/redirecting-hpr-toward-community-based-0000596	--	Purpose: Improve the health of Americans by redirecting health professions education toward community-based primary health care practice; Grant period: 1991-09-01 to 1998-04-30. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Massachusetts.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	400,000.00	11	1982-03-17	Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities	https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/northeastern-university/18200056/	--	Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation	355,000.00	16	1973-03-13	Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities	https://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/northeastern-university/17300037/	--	Program name: Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities.
Knight Foundation	100,000.00	30	--	Technology, Journalism	https://knightfoundation.org/grants/4814	--	Grant period: 06/01/2010 - 05/31/2012; goal: To expand a proven model, the Investigative Reporting Seminar, into an institute serving community newspapers and digital news startups.
Knight Foundation	35,000.00	37	--	Technology	https://knightfoundation.org/grants/6846	--	Grant period: 08/07/2015 - 02/07/2016; part of the challenge: Knight Prototype Fund: Arts and Technology; goal: To prototype a website that will enable the public to view personalized and non-personalized versions of common retail websites, and will deliver a consumer report on which websites are engaging in price discrimination or price steering.