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Buckminster Fuller Institute

San Francisco, CAEIN: 95-3273023Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

Buckminster Fuller Institute The Buckminster Fuller Institute is dedicated to accelerating the development and deployment of solutions which radically advance human well being and the health of our planet's ecosystems.

General Population
International
Innovation/Disruption/Tech-Optimism
Sustainability/Green Economy
Evidence-Based/Data-Driven/Effective Altruism
Science & Research
Low-Income/Economically Disadvantaged
Environment

Annual Revenue

$5,041,849

Known Funders

12

Grants Received

16

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$5,041,849$2,470,865$3,239,742
2023$2,938,662$4,171,476$703,781
2022$2,355,219$3,372,816$1,937,594
2020$1,086,568$1,281,778$680,672
2019$1,529,502$792,166$913,232
2018$465,596$526,309$276,430
2017$703,634$602,735$312,778
2016$623,415$851,258$352,663

Top Funders

$275,000 (2024)
$267,500 (2021)
NOVO FOUNDATION

HURLEY, NY

$200,000 (2024)
NOVO FOUNDATION

HURLEY, NY

$150,000 (2024)
$35,000 (2021)
$32,760 (2022)
$25,000 (2021)
$25,000 (2023)
$3,000 (2024)

Showing top 10 of 12 funders.

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

B

Barbara Merz

Treasurer

Officer
S

Stuart Cowan

Executive Dir.

Officer
T

Tom Chi

Chairman

Officer
G

George Orbelian

Secretary

Officer

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