Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Type: Private foundation · EIN: 26-3241764 · Headquarters: Houston, TX 77027-3049 · Website
NTEE code: T20 · Applications: Preselected only — does not accept unsolicited applications
Total grants paid: $994,992,262.00 (2020–2024, all fiscal years on file). This total comes from the GetFunded foundation-years file (grants_paid), never from adding up the grants below.
Only 2227 of this foundation's grants on file were matched to a named recipient ($735,394,377.00); $259,597,885.00 across 892 grants was not linked to a named recipient and is counted in the total above, not listed below. The 20 largest matched grants shown here total $98,436,549.00 — a subset of the total, not the total itself.
Foundation data: grants paid, latest complete year 2023 (2024 partial — included, each grant labelled by fiscal year). Each grant below shows its fiscal year plainly. 990-PF grant rows carry no recipient EIN — the recipient name shown is the organisation GetFunded matched the row to; matches can be wrong, so check the filing object ID against the source filing.
| Recipient | City / State | Amount | Fiscal year | Filing object ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| America Achieves Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000,000.00 | FY2021 | 202233199349106393 |
| America Achieves Inc. | New York, NY | $10,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202333199349104643 |
| Civica Foundation | Lehi, UT | $10,000,000.00 | FY2022 | 202333199349104643 |
| Evidence for Healthcare Improvement | Boston, MA | $6,400,000.00 | FY2020 | 202320879349100867 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | $5,050,000.00 | FY2020 | 202320879349100867 |
| Center for Effective Public Policy | Kensington, MD | $5,016,100.00 | FY2021 | 202233199349106393 |
| Mdrc | New York, NY | $5,000,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513219349102841 |
| Center for Effective Public Policy | Kensington, MD | $4,799,548.00 | FY2020 | 202320879349100867 |
| Center for Effective Public Policy | Kensington, MD | $4,555,791.00 | FY2023 | 202443209349107604 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $4,000,000.00 | FY2020 | 202320879349100867 |
| Justice Action Network Foundation | Washington, DC | $4,000,000.00 | FY2023 | 202443209349107604 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $3,500,000.00 | FY2022 | 202333199349104643 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $3,500,000.00 | FY2023 | 202443209349107604 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $3,500,000.00 | FY2024 | 202513219349102841 |
| Center for Effective Public Policy | Kensington, MD | $3,466,347.00 | FY2022 | 202333199349104643 |
| Coalition for Public Safety | Washington, DC | $3,235,120.00 | FY2020 | 202320879349100867 |
| Mdrc | New York, NY | $3,200,000.00 | FY2020 | 202320879349100867 |
| Childrens Hospital Corporation | Boston, MA | $3,124,535.00 | FY2020 | 202320879349100867 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | $3,075,000.00 | FY2021 | 202233199349106393 |
| Center for Effective Public Policy | Kensington, MD | $3,014,108.00 | FY2024 | 202513219349102841 |
| Total of grants shown on this page (matched grants only) | $98,436,549.00 | |||
Grants paid by fiscal year
From the foundation-years file. "Not linked" grants are counted here and in the total above, but have no named recipient to list. "Basis" is which 990-PF line the grants-paid figure was read from — qualifying distributions or disbursements for charitable purposes; the two lines are not the same measure. Years after FY2024, where present, are totals only — the matched-grant files end at FY2024, so no named grants are shown for those years.
| Fiscal year | Grants paid | Basis | Grants on file | Linked | Not linked | Amount not linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $213,131,001.00 | qualifying_distributions | 789 | 576 | 213 | $56,778,493.00 |
| FY2023 | $194,217,508.00 | qualifying_distributions | 644 | 454 | 190 | $53,506,657.00 |
| FY2022 | $199,203,277.00 | qualifying_distributions | 591 | 421 | 170 | $42,406,075.00 |
| FY2021 | $172,514,794.00 | qualifying_distributions | 530 | 375 | 155 | $47,056,670.00 |
| FY2020 | $215,925,682.00 | qualifying_distributions | 565 | 401 | 164 | $59,849,990.00 |
| All years on file | $994,992,262.00 | 3119 | 2227 | 892 | $259,597,885.00 |
Sources
Foundation profile on GetFunded: https://getfunded.ai/funder/e869dc5e-45cd-408d-acb8-f499ccec8130
Foundation data: GetFunded Open Foundation List (release data-2026-10-08), CC BY 4.0 — Open Funder Database contributors (GetFunded), from IRS e-file data. Built from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Also listed on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer: EIN 26-3241764.
Each grant above names its filing object ID so it can be checked against the source filing. No purpose text is published with these grants (the source withholds it pending a privacy review).