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Basic donee information

ItemValue
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Facebook page PurdueUniversity
Websitehttp://www.purdue.edu
Twitter usernamelifeatpurdue
Wikipedia pagehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purdue_University
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Donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 51 170,000 903,500 -388,424 0 20,000 59,000 100,000 170,000 256,608 449,005 750,000 2,854,746 10,072,080
Agriculture 21 256,608 1,676,237 -388,424 0 0 20,000 85,582 256,608 298,216 1,000,000 2,854,746 4,992,837 10,072,080
Global health 8 100,000 196,729 -37 0 50,000 50,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 500,000 673,871 673,871
Education 1 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379 12,379
2 15,000 32,075 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 49,150 49,150 49,150 49,150 49,150
International Higher Education and Strategic Projects 1 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500 15,500
Other 4 178,000 221,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 178,000 178,000 178,000 200,000 200,000 458,000 458,000 458,000
Past Programs 1 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000
Philosophy and Theology 1 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298 60,298
Higher Education 4 153,000 237,637 84,831 84,831 84,831 153,000 153,000 153,000 328,961 328,961 383,754 383,754 383,754
Nutrition 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
AI safety 1 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000
Character Virtue Development 1 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
Women's equality organisations and institutions 1 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005 449,005
Scholarly Communications 2 539,000 644,500 539,000 539,000 539,000 539,000 539,000 539,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000
Scientific research 1 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000
Human Sciences 1 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820 3,499,820

Donation amounts by donor and year for donee Purdue University

Donor Total 2022 2021 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2001 1998 1996 1994 1993
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (filter this donee) 37,323,814.24 0.00 0.00 479,514.24 5,563,727.60 773,871.00 -405,246.46 11,291,997.00 293,003.00 1,277,832.00 6,534,698.86 100,000.00 0.00 11,414,417.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
John Templeton Foundation (filter this donee) 3,810,118.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,499,820.00 250,000.00 60,298.00 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) 2,247,500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 750,000.00 0.00 539,000.00 59,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 15,500.00 200,000.00 458,000.00 226,000.00
Open Philanthropy (filter this donee) 1,670,000.00 170,000.00 1,500,000.00 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 0.00 0.00
Sloan Foundation (filter this donee) 950,546.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 383,754.00 0.00 0.00 328,961.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 153,000.00 84,831.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
W. K. Kellogg Foundation (filter this donee) 64,150.00 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 64,150.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Lilly Endowment (filter this donee) 12,379.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12,379.00 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
Total 46,078,507.24 170,000.00 1,500,000.00 479,514.24 5,959,860.60 1,523,871.00 3,094,573.54 12,409,958.00 412,301.00 1,277,832.00 6,534,698.86 253,000.00 84,831.00 11,414,417.00 64,150.00 15,500.00 200,000.00 458,000.00 226,000.00

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Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (51 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 51)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
Open Philanthropy170,000.00262022-12AI safety/technical researchhttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/grants/purdue-university-language-model-research/-- Intended use of funds (category): Direct project expenses

Intended use of funds: Grant "to support research led by Professor Xiangyu Zhang on improving the robustness of language models against adversarial attacks." The webpage https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/xyzhang/ is linked.
Open Philanthropy1,500,000.0072021-08Scientific research/tools and techniqueshttps://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/scientific-research/purdue-preclinical-data-research-brubakerHeather Youngs Chris Somerville Intended use of funds (category): Direct project expenses

Intended use of funds: Grant "to support research led by Dr. Douglas Brubaker on developing a computational model to translate preclinical data in mouse disease models to humans. [...] Dr. Brubaker intends to use this funding to develop a computational model that uses mouse data from an Alzheimer’s disease study conducted by Washington University to attempt to predict the study’s human trial outcomes."

Donor reason for selecting the donee: The grant page says: "It is not uncommon that preclinical data from mice fail to translate to similar preclinical results in humans, limiting the applicability of mouse data to human medicine. [...] Our scientific research team believes that Dr. Brubaker’s computational model, if successful, could improve drug discovery and reduce reliance on mouse experiments."

Other notes: Intended funding timeframe in months: 60.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation500,000.00142018-10-23Global health/infectious disease controlhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop a cost effective manufacturing process for poorly water soluble drugs used to treat diseases afflicting developing countries; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-20,485.76492018-03-01Agriculture/agricultural researchhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop an effective bird deterrent that relies on a naturally occurring metabolite, methyl anthranilate (MA), produced by the sorghum plant and proven to repel bird pests such as the red-billed quelea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation100,000.00282017-10-24Global health/Reproductive health carehttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to prevent preeclampsia in pregnant women in remote, low-resource settings by developing a wearable sensor that automatically measures blood pressure and body position, and transmits the results to a medical unit to determine disease risk; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation50,000.00372017-10-23Global health/Medical serviceshttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to improve maternal health in Uganda by developing a cloud-based digital tracking tool to record health and stock data at local health clinics, as well as diagnostic laboratory data, to optimize ordering of medical supplies; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation50,000.00372017-10-23Global health/Reproductive health carehttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to improve maternal health in Uganda by developing a cloud-based digital tracking tool to record health and stock data at local health clinics, as well as diagnostic laboratory data, to optimize ordering of medical supplies; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation4,984,153.0042017-10-19Agriculture/agricultural researchhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to strengthen the hybrid sorghum research and seed program in Ethiopia for capability to develop and commercialize drought and Striga tolerant sorghum hybrids by public, parastatal, and private agencies, towards raising income, food security, and liveliho; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Ethiopia.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation449,005.00162017-09-11Women's equality organisations and institutionshttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to update and expand a feminist movements database and analyze movements’ impact on economic empowerment, policies, and rights—ultimately in service of informing tradeoffs and policymaker decisions regarding funding and support for local women’s organizat; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara|Developing countries, unspecified.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation20,000.00412017-07-19Agriculture/agricultural researchhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop an effective bird deterrent that relies on a naturally occurring metabolite, methyl anthranilate (MA), produced by the sorghum plant and proven to repel bird pests such as the red-billed quelea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Lilly Endowment12,379.00442017-03Education/Youthhttps://lillyendowment.org/for-current-grantees/recent-grants/?fa=28&date=17-03-- Purpose: SYPF 2017 - Summer Camp Enhancement Program; Teens as Teachers. Affected cities: West Lafayette, IN.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-89,430.40502017-01-09Agriculture/agricultural developmenthttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase the productivity and incomes of poor farmers by facilitating the growth of the input and output markets associated with sorghum and millet in the Sahel; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Mali|Burkina faso.
Sloan Foundation383,754.00172017Higher Education/Education and Professional Advancement for Underrepresented Groupshttps://sloan.org/grant-detail/8173-- Grant investigator: Kevin Gibson; initiative: Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership; to recruit, support, and graduate Indigenous students earning graduate degrees in STEM disciplines through the consortial efforts of the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP).
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation673,871.00122016-09-30Global health/infectious disease controlhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop a cost effective manufacturing process for poorly water soluble drugs used to treat diseases afflicting developing countries; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation750,000.00112016-06-13Scholarly Communicationshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/purdue-university/21600657/-- Program name: Scholarly Communications.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation100,000.00282016-04-13Global health/STD control including HIV/AIDShttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop a low-cost, paper-based, diagnostic test using wax for controlling fluid flow that can detect HIV from a pinprick of blood for use in low-resource settings; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-388,424.00512015-11-17Agriculture/agricultural developmenthttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase the productivity and incomes of poor farmers by facilitating the growth of the input and output markets associated with sorghum and millet in the Sahel; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Mali|Burkina faso.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-1,548.86462015-08-04Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest controlhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to validate scientifically the applicability of this hermetic storage technology to agricultural commodities other than cowpea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-11,453.67482015-07-10Agriculture/agricultural serviceshttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-3,819.93472015-07-10Agriculture/agricultural extensionhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal.
John Templeton Foundation3,499,820.0052015Human Scienceshttps://templeton.org/grants/grant-database-- For project Chinese Religious Markets and Spiritual Capital: A Research and Networking Initiative; Project leaders: Fenggang Yang,Jonathan Pettit. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation298,216.00192014-11-06Agriculture/agricultural researchhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop an effective bird deterrent that relies on a naturally occurring metabolite, methyl anthranilate (MA), produced by the sorghum plant and proven to repel bird pests such as the red-billed quelea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation921,701.00102014-08-26Agriculture/agricultural developmenthttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase the productivity and incomes of poor farmers by facilitating the growth of the input and output markets associated with sorghum and millet in the Sahel; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Mali|Burkina faso.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation10,072,080.0012014-04-30Agriculture/agricultural developmenthttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase the use of hermetic storage technologies by 20% of grain stored on-farm in target countries, thereby reducing cereal and legume grain post-harvest losses and so increasing incomes and improving food security of smallholder farmers in Sub-Sahar; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation539,000.00132014-03-13Scholarly Communicationshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/purdue-university/11400664/-- Program name: Scholarly Communications.
John Templeton Foundation250,000.00222014Character Virtue Developmenthttps://templeton.org/grants/grant-database-- For project Measuring virtues: Overcoming self-report limitations for cost-effective scalable assessment; Project leaders: Louis Tay,Stephen Stark. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME.
Sloan Foundation328,961.00182014Higher Education/Education and Professional Advancement for Underrepresented Groupshttps://sloan.org/grant-detail/7601-- Grant investigator: Kevin Gibson; initiative: Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership; to increase the number of indigenous Americans obtaining advanced degrees in STEM disciplines and to develop the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP) as a national network.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation293,003.00202013-09-19Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest controlhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to validate scientifically the applicability of this hermetic storage technology to agricultural commodities other than cowpea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation59,000.00362013-03-14Past Programshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/purdue-university/11300635/-- Program name: Past Programs.
John Templeton Foundation60,298.00352013Philosophy and Theologyhttps://templeton.org/grants/grant-database-- For project Faith and Reason: Themes from Swinburne; Project leaders: Michael Bergmann,Jeffrey Brower. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1,000,000.0092012-10-25Agriculture/agricultural researchhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop a genetic and genomic resource that enables a better understanding of the phenotypic variation that will assist sorghum researchers to translate such knowledge into practical applications in sorghum improvement; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara; affected countries: Burkina faso|Ghana.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation69,485.78342012-07-10Agriculture/agricultural extensionhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation208,346.22232012-07-10Agriculture/agricultural serviceshttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-37.14452011-12-08Global health/malariahttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop novel dimeric drugs designed to block a key protein in the malaria parasite that limits the accumulation of anti-malarials in the parasite’s digestive system; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation4,992,837.0032011-11-08Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest controlhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to improve the livelihoods of sorghum farmers in Ethiopia and Tanzania through increased crop yields by developing, promoting, and deploying Striga control in a participatory and value chain approach in partnerships with key stakeholders; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara; affected countries: Tanzania, united republic of|Ethiopia.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation100,000.00282011-10-12Nutrition/basic nutritionhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to use a breath test to assess moderately malnourished children for pancreatic enzyme deficiencies that inhibit starch digestion, and test local foods for their ability to deliver glucose to these children; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: Developing countries, unspecified.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1,099,709.0082011-04-12Agriculture/Plant and post-harvest protection and pest controlhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to validate scientifically the applicability of this hermetic storage technology to agricultural commodities other than cowpea; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation256,608.28212011-03-25Agriculture/agricultural serviceshttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation85,581.72322011-03-25Agriculture/agricultural extensionhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation100,000.00282010-04-12Global health/malariahttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to develop novel dimeric drugs designed to block a key protein in the malaria parasite that limits the accumulation of anti-malarials in the parasite’s digestive system; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected regions: South of Sahara.
Sloan Foundation153,000.00272010Higher Education/Education and Professional Advancement for Underrepresented Groupshttps://sloan.org/grant-detail/7641-- Grant investigator: Kevin Gibson; to fund the recruitment and retention portion of the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership Program at Purdue University for an additional three years.
Sloan Foundation84,831.00332009Higher Education/Education and Professional Advancement for Underrepresented Groupshttps://sloan.org/grant-detail/7645-- Grant investigator: Kevin Gibson; to fund for an additional year the recruitment and retention portion of the Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership at Purdue University.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation8,559,671.3122007-05-21Agriculture/agricultural serviceshttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation2,854,745.6962007-05-21Agriculture/agricultural extensionhttps://iatiregistry.org/publisher/bmgf-- to increase regional trade and raise farm income with non-chemical, hermetic storage for cowpea grain; Aid type: Project-type interventions. Affected countries: Niger (the)|Burkina faso|Benin|Cameroon|Ghana|Nigeria|Chad|Togo|Mali|Senegal.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation15,000.00432001-04-01--https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/2001/04/leadership-for-higher-ed-701-conference-0085700-- Purpose: Provide conference support for the Global Consortium of Higher Education and Research for Agriculture; Grant period: 2001-04-01 to 2002-03-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Indiana.
W. K. Kellogg Foundation49,150.00392001-04-01--https://www.wkkf.org:443/grants/grant/2001/04/develop-exhibit-educational-displays-0086993-- Purpose: Develop and exhibit high-quality educational displays relating to the theme of "Sustaining Family Farms and Rural Communities," for use at the 2001 Farm Progress Show; Grant period: 2001-04-01 to 2002-03-31. Affected countries: United States; affected states: Indiana.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation15,500.00421998-10-29International Higher Education and Strategic Projectshttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/purdue-university/49800604/-- Program name: International Higher Education and Strategic Projects.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation200,000.00241996-03-18Otherhttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/purdue-university/19600647/-- Program name: Other.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation458,000.00151994-12-12Otherhttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/purdue-university/49400881/-- Program name: Other.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation178,000.00251993-12-13Otherhttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/purdue-university/49300317/-- Program name: Other.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation48,000.00401993-06-07Otherhttps://mellon.org/grants/grants-database/grants/purdue-university/29300078/-- Program name: Other.