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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3846597

The Thiel Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,012,338

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $45,244,823

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,334,013

    Grants listed
    59
    Assets, end of year
    $44,447,969

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,668,150

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $28,591,177

  • Tax year 2021

    $9,803,000

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $28,757,625

  • Tax year 2020

    $5,471,615

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $32,930,009

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,822,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $36,803,759

  • Tax year 2018

    $4,650,446

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $12,369,873

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. DonorstrustAlexandria, VA

    General foundation grant

    $426,775
  2. Individual

    Imitatio grant

    $95,000
  3. Association Recherches MimetiquesMontreuil, France

    Imitatio grant

    $80,000
  4. Individual

    Imitatio grant

    $80,000
  5. Individual

    Imitatio grant

    $65,000
  6. Individual

    Imitatio grant

    $65,000
  7. Lumen Christi InstituteChicago, IL

    Imitatio grant

    $63,000
  8. Glass Darkly Films IncBourbonnais, IL

    Imitatio grant

    $53,313
  9. Individual

    Imitatio grant

    $50,000
  10. AdeodatusPasadena, CA

    General foundation grant

    $15,000
  11. Individual

    Imitatio grant

    $11,250
  12. Colloquium on Violence and ReligionAugusta, GA

    Imitatio grant

    $8,000

Approved for future payment

20 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  2. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  3. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  4. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  5. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  6. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  7. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  8. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  9. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  10. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  11. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  12. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  13. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  14. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  15. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  16. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  17. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  18. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  19. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000
  20. Individual

    Fellowship grant

    $100,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion1 grant $15,00065% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $8,00035% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $426,775
  2. Illinois2 grants $116,313
  3. California1 grant $15,000
  4. Georgia1 grant $8,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Peter ThielCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Hours 2Pay $0
  • Blake MastersDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jason CammDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • David WheelockPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Matthew AlexanderDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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