Program areas at Foundational Questions Institute
Contest prizes awarded through fqxi's essay contest program and the community site have allowed the Institute to provide the public with a deeper understanding of known and future discoveries in these areas and their potential implications for our world view. Winning entries from fqxi's contest can be found online, fqxi.org/community.essay.
Scientific consultants and subcontractors - fqxi's team of consultants help run the science programming for the organization and provides editorial and technical oversight for the organization's website, in particular the community site, fqxi.org/community.
Fqxi's grant program helps to redress incrementalism in research programming by establishing or expanding new "islands" of understanding via flexible funding of high-risk, high reward research in these areas. These grant and contest programs are able to expand the purview of scientific inquiry to include scientific disciplines fundamental to a deep understanding of reality, but which are currently largely unsupported by conventional grant sources.
Interest income was the result of temporary funds in a money market account.
Grants made by Foundational Questions Institute
Who funds Foundational Questions Institute
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Foundational Questions Institute
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Kavita Rajanna | Managing Director | $118,927 | 2023-11-15 |
| David Sloan | Scientific Programs Manager | | 2022-08-13 |
Financials for Foundational Questions Institute
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $3,229,547 | $1,637,445 | 97.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $327 | $1,204 | -72.8% |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Gross sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $3,229,874 | $1,638,649 | 97.1% |
Organizations like Foundational Questions Institute
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Julian Schwinger Foundation For Physics Research | 501(c)(3) | Los Angeles, CA | $1,660,530 |
| JRS Biodiversity Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Arlington, VA | $1,935,465 |
| The Trustees of Sailors' Snug Harbor in the City of New York | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $1,158,511 |
| Norman Holland-Hull Instrument Library | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $2,218,088 |
| The Lanier Theological Library Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $6,715,527 |
| Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution | 501(c)(3) | Philadelphia, PA | $1,052,336 |
| Community Impact Network | 501(c)(3) | Saint Louis, MO | $4,821,473 |
| The Serengeti Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Dripping Springs, TX | $4,073,804 |
| The Jason T Dickerson Family Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Canton, GA | $1,865,401 |
| Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Riverhead, NY | $1,931,145 |
Data update history
January 22, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
August 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
May 21, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Fetzer Institute May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $80,000 from Fetzer Institute Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Science and technology
Characteristics
Provides grantsConducts researchPartially liquidatedState / local levelTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 235 Ponce de Leon Pl M 217
- Decatur, GA 30030
- Metro area
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- County
- DeKalb County, GA
- Website URL
- fqxi.org/Â
- Phone
- (929) 300-3794
IRS details
- EIN
- 27-0632031
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990-PF
- Year formed
- 2014
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- T20: Private Foundations
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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