Palo Alto, California · EIN 204170342. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $137.6M across 546 grants in 2023, a median of $102K each.
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Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.
As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202443209349108109. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.
The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.
The 15 largest of the 546 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Human Rights Watch Inc | NY | $8,480,000 | PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS |
| 2 | Ellen Macarthur Foundation | n/a | $5,000,000 | ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS |
| 3 | Rudolf Steiner Foundation Inc Dba Rsf Social Finance | CA | $3,881,900 | PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA |
| 4 | Climate Central Inc | NJ | $3,525,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS |
| 5 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | NY | $3,140,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS, ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA |
| 6 | Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | CA | $3,000,000 | OCEAN STEWARDSHIP AND RESEARCH |
| 7 | American Jewish World Service Inc | NY | $2,732,000 | PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN HAITI, BUILDING ENERGY ACCESS IN AFRICA |
| 8 | Grist Magazine Inc | WA | $2,562,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS |
| 9 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | NY | $2,550,000 | ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (US OR GENERAL) |
| 10 | Conservation X Labs Inc | DC | $2,100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (US OR GENERAL) |
| 11 | Regenerative Agriculture Foundation | MN | $2,035,000 | WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM |
| 12 | Greenpeace Fund Inc | DC | $1,700,000 | STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS |
| 13 | Kqed Inc | CA | $1,500,000 | STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| 14 | Tides Center | CA | $1,398,000 | STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS |
| 15 | Apparel Impact Institute | CA | $1,250,000 | ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 378 | $95.6M |
| 2021 | 367 | $85.3M |
| 2022 | 606 | $107.8M |
| 2023 | 546 | $137.6M |
Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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