The Kavli Foundation
A science patron chasing transformative ideas at the frontiers of physics and the brain
Peer societies
Five societies The Kavli Foundation is read alongside.
SF
Simons Foundation
A mathematician's foundation built to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic…
APSF
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
A New York foundation established in 1934 by industrialist Alfred P. Sloan Jr. to advance scientific…
WMKF
W. M. Keck Foundation
A major foundation that funds pioneering science, engineering, and medical research at the riskiest edge of…
DF
Dana Foundation
A private philanthropy that has focused a long endowed legacy onto a single frontier, the place where…
LF
Leinweber Foundation
A bold backer of fundamental science alongside Michigan opportunity
Who backs KF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
A science patron chasing transformative ideas at the frontiers of physics and the brain
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Frontier
At home at the edge of what comes next.
The Frontier is restless and pioneering, always testing what comes next. Its gift is innovation and adaptability, its challenge is focus, and not leaving its longtime members behind.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Citadel.
Strengths
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