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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-4952986

Sea Change Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $37.4 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

    $37,350,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $208,518,596

  • Tax year 2023

    $45,537,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $225,257,068

  • Tax year 2022

    $46,567,179

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $229,495,527

  • Tax year 2021

    $44,400,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $294,480,176

  • Tax year 2020

    $45,927,465

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $316,657,107

  • Tax year 2019

    $46,887,500

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $293,321,088

  • Tax year 2017

    $49,581,668

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $224,706,479

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Promote clean energy

    $20,100,000
  2. Building Decarbonnization CoalitionPetaluma, CA

    Promote clean energy

    $5,000,000
  3. United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Promote clean energy

    $3,750,000
  4. Partnership Project IncWashington, DC

    Educate public about climate and clean energy

    $3,000,000
  5. Potential Energy Coalition IncNew York, NY

    Educate public about climate and clean energy

    $3,000,000
  6. United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $2,000,000
  7. Bluegreen Alliance FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Promote energy efficiency

    $175,000
  8. 2030 IncSanta Fe, NM

    Promote energy efficiency

    $175,000
  9. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    Promote energy efficiency

    $150,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $25,850,00088% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $3,500,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $31,000,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000,000
  3. New York1 grant $3,000,000
  4. Minnesota1 grant $175,000
  5. New Mexico1 grant $175,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Nathaniel SimonsPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Laura Baxter-SimonsCFO/SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Thomas SteinbachFORMER EXEC DIR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Anjali JaiswalEXEC DIR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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