Palo Alto, California · EIN 204170342. It paid $185.4M across 695 grants in 2024, a median of $130K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.
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These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.
From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202513219349104316. Entries appear as filed.
These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.
These are the 15 largest of the 695 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.
| # | Recipient | State | Amount | Purpose as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | CA | $8,000,000 | OCEAN STEWARDSHIP AND RESEARCH |
| 2 | Human Rights Watch Inc | NY | $6,665,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING, FOSTERING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (US OR GENERAL), PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA |
| 3 | Sustainable Markets Foundation | NY | $3,537,500 | CAPACITY BUILDING, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA, ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (US OR GENERAL) |
| 4 | Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | NY | $3,400,000 | ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (US OR GENERAL) |
| 5 | Realize Impact | WA | $3,200,000 | ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS |
| 6 | Sogorea Te Land Trust | CA | $3,175,000 | SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES' LAND STEWARDSHIP, SELF-DETERMINATION, AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATION |
| 7 | Kqed Inc | CA | $3,000,000 | STRENGTHENING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
| 8 | Rsf Social Finance | CA | $2,679,117 | PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA |
| 9 | Grist Magazine Inc | WA | $2,513,000 | CAPACITY BUILDING |
| 10 | Myriad Usa | NY | $2,447,786 | PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (US OR GENERAL), ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS |
| 11 | Justice Outside | CA | $2,090,000 | FOSTERING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP |
| 12 | Regenerative Agriculture Foundation | MN | $2,050,000 | WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM |
| 13 | Apparel Impact Institute | CA | $2,000,000 | ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS |
| 14 | Conservation X Labs Inc | DC | $2,000,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| 15 | California Farmlink | CA | $1,920,700 | WORKING TOWARDS A RESILIENT AND EQUITABLE FOOD SYSTEM |
| Tax year | Grants | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 378 | $95.6M |
| 2021 | 367 | $85.3M |
| 2022 | 606 | $107.8M |
| 2023 | 546 | $137.6M |
| 2024 | 695 | $185.4M |
Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.
Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. 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 count once and totals can run low. Full method.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.
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