wanna start an actually-good sex research institute that isn't bound by academia and also helps teach people how to interpret research for themselves, how should I go about getting funding?
sweet! mb write them down in a easy to read format with justifications for why each one is interesting and the impact having the answer would have? may be easier to connect it to funding that way
Presumably documenting your proposed methodologies would also be important. Would also help you work out how much money you'd need to raise to answer each question.