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WOLFRAM FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
WOLFRAM FOUNDATION (EIN 45-3729064)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-26
IRS object ID
201741469349200604
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Primary Exempt PurposeTO HELP REALIZE THE PROMISE OF COMPUTATION, AND SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE BY AGGREGATING SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL DATA FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, AS WELL AS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFICALLY-BASED ENTREPRENEURIAL ENDEAVORS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

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The "Sematic Representation of Mathematical Knowledge Workshop" was a unique event that brought together experts from computation, theorem proving, as well as practising mathematicians to discuss the possibility of the creation of a precise computer language to express arbitrary mathematical statements.$64,484
The Wolfram Summer Programs, supported through the Wolfram Foundation, are four summer programs aimed at promoting the use of science and computation to explore new areas of research, develop new innovative technology, and strengthen STEM skills. Wolfram Science Summer School is a unique educational and career opportunity to learn and do an original project at the frontiers of science, primarily for college and graduate students. Wolfram Innovation Summer School is a new program in which students learn hands-on from senior staff at Wolfram how to apply Wolfram's unique approach to creating ideas and turning them into products and companies. Wolfram Tech Innovation Summer Camp is a camp providing a unique opportunity for entrepreneurial precollege students to learn about innovative technology and how to create it. Wolfram High Summer Camp is a two-week project-oriented camp for high-school students, teaching cutting-edge programming and mathematical computation. There is a track for lea
The Foundational Questions Institute (FQXi), through the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, awarded the Wolfram Foundation a grant to develop a high profile series of Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) on "The Physics of Informationother big questions of foundational character. The project is collaborative with institutions such as the University of Oxford and Karolinska Institute. The primary aim was the developement of the MOOCs to acquaint the interested public with the latest developments in research with a computational slant into the most fundamental questions in the physical and biological sciences. The materials developed with this grant are expected to go live mid-2016 and be offered as courses on ComplexityExplorer, https://www.complexityexplorer.org/. We anticipate to enroll at least 1,000 students for each MOOC. The materials have attracted several other researchers to develop their own MOOCs using this project as a model.
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FORM 990EZ PART I LINE 10DONEES NAME:ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION GRANT DONEES ADDRESS:630 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10111 PURPOSE OF PAYMENT:WOLFRAM FOUNDATION INCURRED EXPENSES BENEATH THE AMOUNT:6116
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