This is an online portal with information on donations that were announced publicly (or have been shared with permission) that were of interest to Vipul Naik. The git repository with the code for this portal, as well as all the underlying data, is available on GitHub. All payment amounts are in current United States dollars (USD). The repository of donations is being seeded with an initial collation by Issa Rice as well as continued contributions from him (see his commits and the contract work page listing all financially compensated contributions to the site) but all responsibility for errors and inaccuracies belongs to Vipul Naik. Current data is preliminary and has not been completely vetted and normalized; if sharing a link to this site or any page on this site, please include the caveat that the data is preliminary (if you want to share without including caveats, please check with Vipul Naik). We expect to have completed the first round of development by the end of July 2025. See the about page for more details. Also of interest: pageview data on analytics.vipulnaik.com, tutorial in README, request for feedback to EA Forum.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Website | http://www.missouri.edu/ |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Missouri |
| 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 | 14 | 200,000 | 437,476 | -85,716 | 10,000 | 46,035 | 100,000 | 189,000 | 200,000 | 249,964 | 317,900 | 506,380 | 1,700,000 | 2,280,000 |
| 6 | 46,035 | 55,980 | -85,716 | 0 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 46,035 | 46,035 | 65,560 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | |
| Animal welfare | 1 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 | 189,000 |
| Scientific research | 1 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 | 210,028 |
| Genetics | 2 | 249,964 | 292,738 | 249,964 | 249,964 | 249,964 | 249,964 | 249,964 | 249,964 | 335,511 | 335,511 | 335,511 | 335,511 | 335,511 |
| Sustainable Public Finance | 2 | 317,900 | 412,140 | 317,900 | 317,900 | 317,900 | 317,900 | 317,900 | 317,900 | 506,380 | 506,380 | 506,380 | 506,380 | 506,380 |
| Technology, Journalism | 2 | 1,700,000 | 1,990,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,700,000 | 2,280,000 | 2,280,000 | 2,280,000 | 2,280,000 | 2,280,000 |
| Donor | Total | 2020 | 2017 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2004 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Ventures (filter this donee) | 1,034,308.00 | 0.00 | 317,900.00 | 506,380.00 | 210,028.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| John Templeton Foundation (filter this donee) | 585,475.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 585,475.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Smith Richardson Foundation (filter this donee) | 335,879.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -85,716.00 | 100,000.00 | 265,560.00 | 56,035.00 |
| Open Philanthropy (filter this donee) | 189,000.00 | 189,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Knight Foundation (filter this donee) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 2,144,662.00 | 189,000.00 | 317,900.00 | 506,380.00 | 210,028.00 | 585,475.00 | -85,716.00 | 100,000.00 | 265,560.00 | 56,035.00 |
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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 14) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Philanthropy | 189,000.00 | 9 | Animal welfare/wild animal welfare/research | https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/us-policy/farm-animal-welfare/university-of-missouri-animal-welfare-research | Lewis Bollard | Donation process: The grant page says: "The project was endorsed by the Wild Animal Initiative due to its potential to expand the field of welfare biology." Intended use of funds (category): Direct project expenses Intended use of funds: The grant page says: "This funding will support the creation of a database of wildlife diseases and disease interventions, as well as a stress index measuring the impact of disease on wild animal welfare." Other notes: The role of Wild Animal Initiative in recommending the grant would be mentioned by Open Philanthropy in its later grant https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/us-policy/farm-animal-welfare/wild-animal-initiative-animal-welfare-research to Wild Animal Initiative. |
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| Arnold Ventures | 317,900.00 | 5 | Sustainable Public Finance | https://www.arnoldventures.org/grants/ | -- | To conduct research on public teacher pension plans in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas. Affected states: Missouri. | |
| Arnold Ventures | 506,380.00 | 3 | Sustainable Public Finance | https://www.arnoldventures.org/grants/ | -- | To expand access to information about public sector retirement systems. Affected states: Missouri. | |
| Arnold Ventures | 210,028.00 | 7 | Scientific research/research integrity | https://www.arnoldventures.org/grants/ | -- | To develop high-quality teachers in the Houston Independent School District in Texas. Affected states: Missouri. | |
| John Templeton Foundation | 335,511.00 | 4 | Genetics | https://templeton.org/grants/grant-database | -- | For project Creating a GM Community of Practice in KwaZulu-Natal: A Pilot for Assessing Adoption of Innovative Technology and Policy Development in South Africa; Project leaders: Willi Meyers,Jere Gilles. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME. | |
| John Templeton Foundation | 249,964.00 | 6 | Genetics | https://templeton.org/grants/grant-database | -- | For project Assessing and Communicating the Risks and Benefits of GM Cassava in Kenya; Project leaders: Harvey James,Corinne Valdivia. Affected regions: USA; affected countries: FIXME. | |
| Smith Richardson Foundation | -85,716.00 | 14 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/smith-richardson-foundation/ | -- | ||
| Smith Richardson Foundation | 100,000.00 | 10 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/smith-richardson-foundation/ | -- | ||
| Smith Richardson Foundation | 65,560.00 | 11 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/smith-richardson-foundation/ | -- | ||
| Smith Richardson Foundation | 200,000.00 | 8 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/smith-richardson-foundation/ | -- | ||
| Smith Richardson Foundation | 10,000.00 | 13 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/smith-richardson-foundation/ | -- | ||
| Smith Richardson Foundation | 46,035.00 | 12 | -- | http://conservativetransparency.org/donor/smith-richardson-foundation/ | -- | ||
| Knight Foundation | 2,280,000.00 | 1 | -- | Technology, Journalism | https://knightfoundation.org/grants/3837 | -- | Grant period: 09/20/2005 - 06/30/2011; goal: To establish a new home for the Committee of Concerned Journalists and move it toward self-sufficiency Since 1997, in conversations with thousands of journalists, the Committee of Concerned Journalists has crusaded on behalf of quality journalism as defined in the signature book, “The Elements of Journalism.” In 2001, a Knight pilot grant created the “Traveling Curriculum,’’ a training program designed to take the committee’s standard-setting work directly into newsrooms. The training, designed with teaching experts at Stanford University, has reached some 5,500 journalists from 100 news organizations. The web site, www.journalism.org, averages 32,000 unique visitors a month. Training sessions are followed by six-month reviews to push for and review tangible results. A formal assessment program by researchers at Stanford has established concrete changes at every newsroom to date. With this grant, the committee will move to the University of Missouri. There, it will train at least 4,000 additional journalists during the next three years as it develops a “fee for service” model for the training. |
| Knight Foundation | 1,700,000.00 | 2 | -- | Technology, Journalism | https://knightfoundation.org/grants/3824 | -- | Grant period: 09/20/2005 - 09/20/2009; goal: To establish a new home for the National Freedom of Information Coalition and expand its ability to support state groups. |