The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge”, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.
The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge”, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
Total Grant Value:$1,234,677,593
Number of Grants:7,743
Number of Funders:1,896
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:
Amount
Year
Funder
Subject
$75,165,000
2023
Wem Foundation
GENERAL
$25,000,000
2020
Bank of America Corporation Contributions Program
The Smithsonian announced the launch of its new “race, Community and Our Shared Future” initiative, which will explore how Americans currently understand, experience and confront race, its impact on communities and how that impact is shaping the nation’s future. The launch of the initiative is made possible through a $25 million commitment from founding partner, Bank of America.
To support launch of the global GEO-TREES initiative for tropical forests, which will create a high-resolution carbon biomass verification system based on a worldwide network of forest research sites.
To support expansion of the technical capabilities of the Event Horizon Telescope and enable high-resolution, high-speed imaging of supermassive black holes.
Donation to the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, National American Latino Museum, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture and program sponsorships
