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 2026. 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 | United States |
| Wikipedia page | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Cummings_Foundation |
| Facebook username | NathanCummingsFoundation |
| Website | http://www.nathancummings.org/ |
| Donations URL | http://www.nathancummings.org/what-we-fund/grants |
| Page on philosophy informing donations | http://www.nathancummings.org/about-the-foundation/mission-statement |
| Grant application process page | http://www.nathancummings.org/how-apply |
| Data entry method on Donations List Website | SQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/nathan-cummings-foundation |
| 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 | 17 | 10,000 | 10,794 | 0 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 13,000 | 25,000 | 34,000 |
| Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | 17 | 10,000 | 10,794 | 0 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 13,000 | 25,000 | 34,000 |
If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.
| Cause area | Number of donations | Number of donees | Total | 1993 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development & Evaluation Grant (filter this donor) | 17 | 15 | 183,500.00 | 92,500.00 | 91,000.00 |
| Total | 17 | 15 | 183,500.00 | 92,500.00 | 91,000.00 |
Graph of spending by cause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by cause area and year (cumulative)
If you hover over a cell for a given subcause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.
For the meaning of “classified” and “unclassified”, see the page clarifying this.
| Subcause area | Number of donations | Number of donees | Total | 1993 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | 17 | 15 | 183,500.00 | 92,500.00 | 91,000.00 |
| Classified total | 17 | 15 | 183,500.00 | 92,500.00 | 91,000.00 |
| Unclassified total | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total | 17 | 15 | 183,500.00 | 92,500.00 | 91,000.00 |
Graph of spending by subcause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by subcause area and year (cumulative)
Graph of spending by donee and year (incremental, not cumulative)
Graph of spending by donee and year (cumulative)
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Graph of top 10 donees (for donations with known year of donation) by amount, showing the timeframe of donations
| Donee | Amount (current USD) | Amount rank (out of 17) | Donation date | Cause area | URL | Influencer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Clean Air Policy | 5,000.00 | 12 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | To explore ways in which American and European transportation of ficials can trade information and share perspectives. | |
| Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | 12,500.00 | 5 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | For "Covering/Uncovering the Culture Wars," a conference of journalists covering the ideological conflicts relating to art, culture, and religion; and for publication of the proceedings in the Columbia Journalism Review. | |
| Tides Foundation / Health Care Reform Strategies | 10,000.00 | 6 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | For a meeting to solicit the views of activists working to involve their constituencies in the health care reform debate. | |
| Shefa Fund | 5,000.00 | 12 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | For a report on funding priorities in the Middle East after the peace accords. | |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | 5,000.00 | 12 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | To support the travel expenses incurred in efforts to communicate to American environmental organizations the lessons learned from European ecological transportation associations. | |
| Northwest Environment Watch | 10,000.00 | 6 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | For a report on the lifecycle and environmental impacts of certain every day objects. | |
| New York Foundation for the Arts | 10,000.00 | 6 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | For the printing and dissemination of a special edition of FYI newsletter containing a report on cultural diversity. | |
| Hastings Center | 10,000.00 | 6 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | For a conference on "The Goals of Medicine," to discuss the future directions of medicine, especially the role of individuals in taking care of their own health. | |
| Harvard University | 0.00 | 17 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | To plan a working group of African American and Jewish participants on racism and antiSemitism, and to frame issues for study and discussion. (1992 award, $10,000). | |
| Brandeis University | 25,000.00 | 2 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081201105713/http://www.nathancummings.net/annual93/000171.html | -- | For a report on Jewish foundations, including analysis of their structure, decisionmaking processes, and giving philosophy. | |
| Catholics for a Free Choice | 34,000.00 | 1 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081118174121/http://www.nathancummings.org/annual92/000188.html | -- | To explore strategies for moderating the abortion debate by developing middleground solutions. | |
| World Resources Institute | 14,000.00 | 3 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081118174121/http://www.nathancummings.org/annual92/000188.html | -- | To plan, organize, and conduct a conference on the environmental dimensions of tax policy. | |
| University of Oregon | 10,000.00 | 6 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081118174121/http://www.nathancummings.org/annual92/000188.html | -- | To provide support for the planning of a conference which will explore the nature of contemporary supremacy movements and their relationships to one another and to the wider society. | |
| The Public Health Institute | 13,000.00 | 4 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081118174121/http://www.nathancummings.org/annual92/000188.html | -- | To conduct a workshop on "Jobs and the Environment," at which activists from the environmental and the labor movements will work together on problem solving exercises designed to illuminate crucial issues of ecology and economic development. | |
| National Foundation for Jewish Culture | 5,000.00 | 12 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081118174121/http://www.nathancummings.org/annual92/000188.html | -- | To bring together a small group of artists, presenters, and community leaders for a retreat focusing on what it means to be a Jew and an artist. | |
| National Foundation for Jewish Culture | 5,000.00 | 12 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081118174121/http://www.nathancummings.org/annual92/000188.html | -- | To convene a consultation with Jewish arts administrators, selected artists, and major presenters as a first step in creating a National Jewish Performance Network. | |
| Harvard University | 10,000.00 | 6 | Research, Development & Evaluation Grant | https://web.archive.org/web/20081118174121/http://www.nathancummings.org/annual92/000188.html | -- | To plan a working group of AfricanAmerican and Jewish participants on racism and antisemitism, and to frame issues for study and discussion. |
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