Use the search bar to find and highlight foundations on the map. All foundations are displayed by default in blue, while the selected ones will be highlighted in red.
Data compiled for PIO Winter Meeting 2025 by Lucia Gomez Teijeiro (1), Nisa Thomas (2) and Jack O'Neill (3) (University of Geneva (1,2) / BFH (1) and Philea (3) respectively, 2025)
Methodology derived from the Mapping Philanthropy research project. Open Source and available at https://github.com/gomez-L/mapping_philanthropy
Use the search bar to find and highlight foundations in all networks at the same time. All foundations are displayed by default in blue, while the selected ones will be highlighted in red.
Here you will discover that foundation similarity is heterogeneous, as it depends on the dimension you explore 😊 !

Network arranging foundations by the number of board members in common.
Dot size indicates the number of board members each foundation has.
Foundations in the periphery have less board members in common, those overlapping have connected boards

Network arranging foundations by the similarity in their mission statements.
Transformer-based instructed retrieval ensures that purpose similarity is captured. Foundations in the periphery have more specific purposes, those in the center broader purposes.

Network arranging foundations by their geographical proximity, in kilometers.
It resembles a map.


Data compiled for PIO Winter Meeting 2025 by Lucia Gomez Teijeiro (1), Nisa Thomas (2) and Jack O'Neill (3) (University of Geneva (1,2) / BFH (1) and Philea (3) respectively, 2025)
Methodology derived from the Mapping Philanthropy research project. Open Source and available at https://github.com/gomez-L/mapping_philanthropy