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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-0799587

The Heising-Simons Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 671 grants and $149.6 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.

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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

    $149,587,063

    Grants listed
    671
    Assets, end of year
    $810,497,642

  • Tax year 2023

    $152,123,392

    Grants listed
    712
    Assets, end of year
    $872,096,521

  • Tax year 2022

    $142,582,553

    Grants listed
    670
    Assets, end of year
    $847,180,696

  • Tax year 2021

    $136,080,395

    Grants listed
    591
    Assets, end of year
    $866,467,309

  • Tax year 2020

    $132,558,968

    Grants listed
    637
    Assets, end of year
    $752,996,597

  • Tax year 2019

    $101,371,056

    Grants listed
    480
    Assets, end of year
    $592,364,420

  • Tax year 2018

    $90,148,551

    Grants listed
    283
    Assets, end of year
    $554,158,328

Grants paid in 2024

671 grants, largest first

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

  1. Environmental Defense Fund IncNew York, NY

    To advance climate and clean energy policies

    $3,600,000
  2. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    To advance climate and clean energy policies

    $3,300,000
  3. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    For the democracy frontlines fund

    $2,061,856
  4. Global ImpactWashington, DC

    For the emerging bilingual collaborative

    $2,000,000
  5. National Association for Family School and Community EngagementAlexandria, VA

    For the center for family math

    $1,900,000
  6. California Education PartnersSan Francisco, CA

    For the preschool to third grade coherence collaboration (P3CC)

    $1,500,000
  7. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    For the emerging bilingual collaborative

    $1,500,000
  8. Arizona State University Foundation for A New American UniversityTempe, AZ

    For the children's equity project

    $1,313,000
  9. Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundWashington, DC

    For general support

    $1,200,000
  10. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    For the center for the study of child care employment

    $1,155,000
  11. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    For practitioners' voice ca 2.0

    $1,124,831
  12. Alliance for Early SuccessWashington, DC

    For general support

    $1,000,000
  13. Center for Community ChangeWashington, DC

    For general support

    $1,000,000
  14. Environmental Defense Fund IncNew York, NY

    To validate methanesat measurements

    $1,000,000
  15. International Council on Clean TransportationWashington, DC

    For general support

    $1,000,000
  16. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    For the four freedoms fund

    $1,000,000
  17. Philanthropic Ventures FoundationOakland, CA

    To support quality upk implementation in california

    $1,000,000
  18. Powermylearning IncNew York, NY

    For family playlists and organizational effectiveness support

    $1,000,000
  19. Rocky Mountain InstituteBoulder, CO

    To advance u.s. Power ($600,000) and transportation sector transformation ($400,000)

    $1,000,000
  20. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    For the raising child care fund

    $1,000,000
  21. Advanced Energy InstituteWashington, DC

    To reform wholesale power markets, expand transmission, engage in utility planning in key states ($800,000), and defend clean energy tax credits ($100,000).

    $900,000
  22. Climate Power Education FundWashington, DC

    For general support

    $850,000
  23. Society for Research in Child DevelopmentWashington, DC

    For the SRCD policy fellowship

    $817,770
  24. Learning Policy InstituteE Palo Alto, CA

    For general support

    $780,000
  25. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityRedwood City, CA

    For the stanford center on early childhood

    $775,000
  26. American Indian College FundDenver, CO

    To strengthen indigenous early childhood pedagogy and workforce pathways at tribal colleges

    $750,000
  27. English Learners Success ForumAlbuquerque, NM

    For general support

    $750,000
  28. Teachers College Columbia UniversityNew York, NY

    For ecpihe phase III

    $750,000
  29. United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To advance clean vehicle standards and transportation electrification

    $750,000
  30. TNTP IncNew York, NY

    To prototype a pipeline for TK educators ready to serve multilingual learners

    $749,335
  31. Center for American ProgressWashington, DC

    For the tackling climate and environmental injustice program

    $700,000
  32. Climateworks FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To advance climate finance

    $700,000
  33. Edsource IncOakland, CA

    For general support

    $700,000
  34. Gridlab IncBerkeley, CA

    For general support

    $700,000
  35. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    To continue implementing the district innovation and leadership for early education (dial ee)

    $700,000
  36. Arizona Board of Regents University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

    To support the second development phase of magaox

    $626,580
  37. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For the starfish institute's STEM education work

    $625,000
  38. James Bell AssociatesArlington, VA

    For the national home visiting resource center

    $611,983
  39. Arizona Board of Regents University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

    For the nautilus space observatory

    $600,000
  40. Community InitiativesOakland, CA

    For the just solutions

    $600,000
  41. Futuro Media GroupNew York, NY

    For general support

    $600,000
  42. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    For the pipeline education fund

    $600,000
  43. Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido IncAustin, TX

    For coalition work around operation lone star

    $600,000
  44. Rutgers the State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick, NJ

    For 2023 and 2024 state of preschool yearbook

    $600,000
  45. Windward FundWashington, DC

    For the moving forward network

    $600,000
  46. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    To test the quantum coherence of gravity

    $582,899
  47. Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    For the data reduction pipeline for the high-resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization (hispec) instrument

    $549,998
  48. Center for Applied Environmental Law & PolicyWashington, DC

    For general support

    $525,000
  49. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    To advance clean transportation and clean power

    $505,000
  50. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For the development of skipper technology

    $500,288
  51. California Budget & Policy CenterSacramento, CA

    For general support

    $500,000
  52. Center for Law and Social PolicyWashington, DC

    For general support

    $500,000
  53. Community PartnersLos Angeles, CA

    For parent voices ca

    $500,000
  54. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    For the georgetown center on poverty and inequality

    $500,000
  55. Houston in Action NetworkHouston, TX

    For houston in action's youth justice transformation work and latinx/aapi organizing cohorts

    $500,000
  56. Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network IncGoleta, CA

    To provide community observing time access to the las cumbres observatory network

    $500,000
  57. National Women's Law CenterWashington, DC

    For general support

    $500,000
  58. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    To advance climate and clean energy regulations

    $500,000
  59. Parent Institute for Quality Education IncNational City, CA

    For general support

    $500,000
  60. Partnership Project IncWashington, DC

    For the climate action campaign

    $500,000
  61. Philanthropic Ventures FoundationOakland, CA

    For capacity building support to education program grantees

    $500,000
  62. Regents of the University of California at IrvineIrvine, CA

    For community math

    $500,000
  63. Solar United NeighborsWashington, DC

    For general support

    $500,000
  64. The Children's Funding ProjectWashington, DC

    For funding the next generation

    $500,000
  65. The Regents of the University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    To expand dreme teacher educator resources to support math in upk

    $495,000
  66. Stand for Children Leadership CenterPortland, OR

    For great first eight prek/tk

    $489,968
  67. Regents of the University of ColoradoBoulder, CO

    For studying how amo physics can inform the development of gravity theories

    $476,476
  68. Citizens Utility Board Consumer Education and Research FundChicago, IL

    For general support

    $475,000
  69. Education Development Center IncWaltham, MA

    For integration of math into community education programs

    $475,000
  70. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    For the initiative for energy justice

    $475,000
  71. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    To seed a youth apprenticeship program starting in high schools in an effort to bring diverse youth into the ece workforce

    $450,000
  72. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For research on the observational signatures of quantum gravity

    $432,931
  73. Formerly Incarcerated Convicted People and Families MovementWindermere, FL

    For general support

    $429,643
  74. Ceres IncBoston, MA

    To advance transportation electrification and climate finance sector reform

    $425,000
  75. National Association for Family Child Care FoundationWashington, DC

    For general support

    $425,000
  76. Blu Educational FoundationSN Bernrdno, CA

    For general support

    $400,000
  77. Building Decarbonization CoalitionLewes, DE

    For general support

    $400,000
  78. CCF Community Initiatives FundLos Angeles, CA

    For la partnership for early childhood investment

    $400,000
  79. Children's Network of Solano CountyFairfield, CA

    For general support

    $400,000
  80. Community Asset Development Re-Defining EducationLos Angeles, CA

    For general support

    $400,000
  81. Environmental Defense Fund IncNew York, NY

    For general support

    $400,000
  82. Family Resource NavigatorsSan Leandro, CA

    For general support

    $400,000
  83. Forth Mobility FundPortland, OR

    To advance equitable transportation electrification policies

    $400,000
  84. Gente OrganizadaPomona, CA

    For general support

    $400,000
  85. La Luz CenterSonoma, CA

    For parents/padres lead

    $400,000
  86. Momsrising Education FundBellevue, WA

    For general support

    $400,000
  87. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    For the sustainable ferc project

    $400,000
  88. New Teacher CenterCity of Industry, CA

    For the redesign of instructional coaching models to center MLLS

    $400,000
  89. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    To advance u.s. Climate policy

    $400,000
  90. Regents of the University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    For journalism training for the science communication program

    $400,000
  91. San Jose Grail Family ServicesSan Jose, CA

    For general support

    $400,000
  92. United Way Santa Cruz CountyCapitola, CA

    For cradle to career santa cruz county

    $400,000
  93. West Harlem Environmental Action IncNew York, NY

    For general support

    $400,000
  94. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    To collect in-situ data at the greenland ice sheet margin during the winter season

    $398,891
  95. American Physical SocietyCollege Park, MD

    For the aps gender inclusive physics community

    $387,252
  96. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For a molecular beam spin precession experiment searching for the cp-violating nuclear magnetic quadrupole moment (MQM)

    $377,966
  97. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    For early edge california

    $375,000
  98. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    For embracerace

    $375,000
  99. Arizona Board of Regents University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

    For the development of skipper technology

    $370,497
  100. University of ChicagoChicago, IL

    For the development of skipper technology

    $359,140
  101. The Goodnation Foundation IncNew York, NY

    For the shelley and felton white institute

    $353,571
  102. Electrification Coalition FoundationWashington, DC

    To advance vehicle electrification

    $350,000
  103. Erikson InstituteChicago, IL

    For racial justice in early math

    $350,000
  104. Partnership Project IncWashington, DC

    For the equitable & just national climate forum

    $350,000
  105. Partnership Project IncWashington, DC

    For the methane partners campaign

    $350,000
  106. State Democracy ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    To support the green new deal network fund

    $350,000
  107. Sunrise Project IncWilmington, DE

    For u.s. Financial regulatory work

    $350,000
  108. Teachers Development GroupPortland, OR

    For rehumanizing math early on

    $350,000
  109. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    To implement phase two of the astrophysics postdoctoral launch program

    $342,794
  110. Reach Institute for School LeadershipAlameda, CA

    For general support

    $339,871
  111. Community PartnersLos Angeles, CA

    For parent voices

    $333,333
  112. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    For the california prospective faculty gender equity initiative

    $333,333
  113. Children NowOakland, CA

    For general support

    $330,000
  114. Community InitiativesOakland, CA

    For attendance works

    $330,000
  115. Tandem Partners in Early LearningSan Francisco, CA

    To build organizational capacity in math

    $330,000
  116. University of Kansas Center for Research IncLawrence, KS

    To collect measurements of ice-shelf rivers and estuaries at petermann glacier

    $329,851
  117. Bipartisan Policy Center IncWashington, DC

    For the early education initiative

    $325,000
  118. Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    To develop and pilot a transfer academy program in astronomy in san diego

    $323,920
  119. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For research on the observational signatures of quantum gravity

    $322,213
  120. American Association for the Advancement of ScienceWashington, DC

    For ai science technology policy fellowship

    $300,000
  121. Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    For too small to fail

    $300,000
  122. Californians TogetherLong Beach, CA

    For general support

    $300,000
  123. Carolina Federation FundDurham, NC

    For durham for all chapter development and organizing in other NC counties

    $300,000
  124. Catalyst CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    For general support

    $300,000
  125. Child Care Law CenterBerkeley, CA

    For general support

    $300,000
  126. Community InitiativesOakland, CA

    For education of california legislative staff on early learning

    $300,000
  127. Credible Messenger Mentoring MovementWashington, DC

    For general support

    $300,000
  128. Foundation for City CollegeNew York, NY

    For the climate policy fellows program

    $300,000
  129. Global ImpactWashington, DC

    For the galaxy leader fellowship

    $300,000
  130. Global ImpactWashington, DC

    For research on family engagement and chronic absenteeism

    $300,000
  131. Health Federation of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    For home grown

    $300,000
  132. Immigrant Legal Resource CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For the immigrant justice network, texas-based work, and detention-related projects (dignity not detention, budget to save lives)

    $300,000
  133. Low Income Investment FundSan Francisco, CA

    To champion an early care and education facilities strategy for california

    $300,000
  134. Low Income Investment FundSan Francisco, CA

    For ece supply building

    $300,000
  135. Mathtalk PBCCambridge, MA

    To connect school and community math

    $300,000
  136. New York UniversityNew York, NY

    For math in family child care

    $300,000
  137. Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    To initiate fabrication of the next generation keck imager and spectrograph

    $300,000
  138. Regents of the University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    To expand the astrotech instrumentation program

    $300,000
  139. Resource Media A Nonprofit CorporationSan Francisco, CA

    To support power market transformation and transmission in PJM and miso

    $300,000
  140. Science Friday Initiative IncNew York, NY

    For general support

    $300,000
  141. Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program ManagementSacramento, CA

    For the california alliance for youth and community justice

    $300,000
  142. Silicon Valley De-BugSan Jose, CA

    For general support

    $300,000
  143. Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs IncCalabasas, CA

    For interrupting criminalization

    $300,000
  144. Texas Immigration Law CouncilAustin, TX

    For the texas resiliency taskforce

    $300,000
  145. The Children's Funding ProjectWashington, DC

    For general support

    $300,000
  146. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    For frontline season 43

    $300,000
  147. Windward FundWashington, DC

    For collectrify: a frontline-led energy fund

    $300,000
  148. Catalyst CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA

    For multilingual learning specialist capacity at QC california

    $298,602
  149. The Regents of the University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    For clumped isotope paleo-hydroclimate analysis

    $297,595
  150. Regents of the University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    To study exoplanet diversity and atmospheres

    $294,989
  151. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    For the national park foundation science fellowship program

    $292,026
  152. Trustees of Tufts CollegeBoston, MA

    To evaluate the impact of professional learning for sausd teachers on home to school practices

    $289,159
  153. National Consumer Law Center IncBoston, MA

    To advance utility affordability and equitable transportation electrification

    $280,000
  154. California Child Care Resource and Referral NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    For general support

    $275,000
  155. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For the leaderstrust for organizational capacity building for heising-simons foundation grantees

    $275,000
  156. Regents of the University of California DavisDavis, CA

    For research on family engagement and chronic absenteeism with a focus on latino kindergarten students

    $271,200
  157. University of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    To support the kitp fellows program

    $257,825
  158. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    For child care for every family network

    $252,230
  159. Black Californians United for Early Care and EducationPleasant Hill, CA

    For general support

    $250,000
  160. Californians Dedicated to Education FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    For systemic family engagement in education in california

    $250,000
  161. Center for Rural AffairsLyons, NE

    To support clean energy development in the midwest

    $250,000
  162. Civil Rights CorpsWashington, DC

    For general support

    $250,000
  163. Climateworks FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To decarbonize ports and support the mission of climateworks foundation

    $250,000
  164. Dignity and Power NowLos Angeles, CA

    For general support

    $250,000
  165. Education Trust IncWashington, DC

    For education trust-west

    $250,000
  166. Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling IncGreenwood LK, NY

    For the documentary film my mom, the scientist

    $250,000
  167. Fund for Guaranteed IncomeNew York, NY

    For general support

    $250,000
  168. Human Rights Watch IncNew York, NY

    For the u.s. Immigration and criminal justice programs

    $250,000
  169. Immigrant Legal Resource CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For general support

    $250,000
  170. James Bell AssociatesArlington, VA

    For the national home visiting network

    $250,000
  171. Just Futures Law IncCanton, MA

    For general support

    $250,000
  172. Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    For narrative infrastructure in la county

    $250,000
  173. Mathtalk PBCCambridge, MA

    For the math!everywhere! Project

    $250,000
  174. National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated WomenRoxbury, MA

    For general support

    $250,000
  175. National Women's Law CenterWashington, DC

    For the state administrators and advocates convening

    $250,000
  176. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    For the community resource hub for safety and accountability

    $250,000
  177. R Street InstituteWashington, DC

    To enhance power sector competition

    $250,000
  178. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    For berkeley excel planning fund

    $250,000
  179. Regents of the University of California DavisDavis, CA

    To support state emission standards, the environmental justice fellowship program, and critical minerals modeling

    $250,000
  180. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    For the platform for agriculture and climate transformation

    $250,000
  181. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    For the abundant futures fund narrative project

    $250,000
  182. Sobrato Early Academic Language ProgramMilpitas, CA

    For general support

    $250,000
  183. Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs IncSan Francisco, CA

    For the mass liberation fund

    $250,000
  184. Start EarlyChicago, IL

    To strengthen and connect the home visiting field

    $250,000
  185. Start EarlyChicago, IL

    For the first five years fund

    $250,000
  186. The Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NY

    For the people's coalition for safety & freedom

    $250,000
  187. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    For the early educator investment collaborative

    $250,000
  188. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For abriendo puertas opening doors

    $250,000
  189. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For the community justice exchange

    $250,000
  190. Tribal Child Care Association of CaliforniaColusa, CA

    For general support

    $250,000
  191. University of California Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA

    For the kavli institute for theoretical physics

    $248,812
  192. Regents of the University of California Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA

    For the shadow the scientists astronomical observing outreach initiative

    $244,266
  193. The Regents of the University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    For the keck planet finder community cadence initiative

    $237,792
  194. Families in SchoolsLos Angeles, CA

    For general support

    $237,500
  195. University System of New HampshireDurham, NH

    To develop a technique to visualize microbes in permafrost thaw environments

    $236,757
  196. Arizona State University Foundation for A New American UniversityTempe, AZ

    For research on the observational signatures of quantum gravity

    $236,453
  197. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    For studying solar system dynamics through the analysis of triassic and jurassic geological records

    $232,032
  198. Asian Law CaucusSan Francisco, CA

    For general support

    $225,000
  199. Calstart IncPasadena, CA

    To advance clean vehicles policies

    $225,000
  200. Woodwell Climate Research CenterFalmouth, MA

    For mapping thaw slumps in arctic permafrost

    $218,292
  201. Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL

    To investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation

    $217,754
  202. A New Way of Life Reentry ProjectLos Angeles, CA

    For general support

    $215,000
  203. Carolina Migrant Network IncCharlotte, NC

    For general support

    $215,000
  204. University of MarylandCollege Park, MD

    To test the quantum coherence of gravity

    $207,605
  205. Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN

    To enhance mathematics learning in early childhood classrooms

    $206,691
  206. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    To repurpose the caltech submillimeter observatory telescope

    $206,437
  207. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    To investigate spectroscopic signatures of planet formation

    $201,036
  208. 9TO5 National Association of Working Women IncMilwaukee, WI

    For leadership reimagined to provide leadership support for HSF human rights grantees

    $200,000
  209. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    For the resilient democracy fund

    $200,000
  210. Anti Police-Terror Project IncOakland, CA

    For general support

    $200,000
  211. Association for Energy Affordability IncBronx, NY

    To advance building electrification policy in new york

    $200,000
  212. Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity IncHawkinsville, GA

    For general support

    $200,000
  213. California Children and Families Foundation IncAlameda, CA

    For general support

    $200,000
  214. CangressLos Angeles, CA

    For general support

    $200,000
  215. Capacity ShopSan Francisco, CA

    For the resource and curriculum development project

    $200,000
  216. Common Cause Education FundWashington, DC

    For california initiative for technology and democracy

    $200,000
  217. Designing Justice & Designing SpacesOakland, CA

    For general support

    $200,000
  218. Detention Watch NetworkWashington, DC

    For general support

    $200,000
  219. Drug Policy AllianceNew York, NY

    For general support

    $200,000
  220. Environmental Protection NetworkWashington, DC

    To support community-based organizations with technical assistance in order to access state and federal climate funding programs

    $200,000
  221. Forward JusticeMorrisville, NC

    For general support

    $200,000
  222. Fund for the City of New York IncNew York, NY

    For the immigrant defense project

    $200,000
  223. Grassroots Leadership IncAustin, TX

    For general support

    $200,000
  224. Houston in Action NetworkHouston, TX

    For the da sheriff coalition

    $200,000
  225. Hua Nani Partners LLCHonolulu, HI

    For the state funding readiness project

    $200,000
  226. InadvanceOakland, CA

    For spadework

    $200,000
  227. Latinojustice PrldefNew York, NY

    For the fip academy and criminal legal reform

    $200,000
  228. National Association for the Education of Young ChildrenWashington, DC

    For general support

    $200,000
  229. National Conference of State LegislaturesDenver, CO

    For general support

    $200,000
  230. National Immigration Law CenterLos Angeles, CA

    For general support

    $200,000
  231. National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild IncWashington, DC

    For general support

    $200,000
  232. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    For the movement resilience fund

    $200,000
  233. New Breath FoundationOakland, CA

    For general support

    $200,000
  234. Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships IncWoburn, MA

    For general support

    $200,000
  235. Regents of the University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    To support clean energy in rural communities

    $200,000
  236. Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkStony Brook, NY

    For hidden-sector and ultralight dark matter searches using semiconductor technology

    $200,000
  237. Southern Center for Human RightsAtlanta, GA

    For general support

    $200,000
  238. State Democracy ProjectBrooklyn, NY

    For black men build

    $200,000
  239. Texas Center for Justice and EquityAustin, TX

    For general support

    $200,000
  240. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityRedwood City, CA

    For sustainability of dreme network resource

    $200,000
  241. The Century Foundation IncNew York, NY

    To advance public policies to lower child care and preschool costs for families

    $200,000
  242. The Goodnation Foundation IncNew York, NY

    For building beyond policing

    $200,000
  243. The Goodnation Foundation IncNew York, NY

    For the organiza TX project

    $200,000
  244. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    For the NY renews coalition

    $200,000
  245. Transgender Law CenterOakland, CA

    For general support

    $200,000
  246. Translash Media IncBrooklyn, NY

    For general support

    $200,000
  247. Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY

    For the renewable energy legal defense initiative

    $200,000
  248. Trustees of Tufts CollegeBoston, MA

    For the imaging a digital economy for all (idea) project

    $200,000
  249. Undocublack Network IncWashington, DC

    For general support

    $200,000
  250. United States Energy FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    To support strategic communications

    $200,000

Approved for future payment

264 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid; the largest 50 are shown.

  1. Environmental Defense Fund IncNew York, NY

    To support the edf legal team to protect and advance u.s. Climate policies

    $1,250,000
  2. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    For the early educator investment collaborative

    $1,250,000
  3. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    For the starfish institute's STEM education work

    $1,250,000
  4. James Bell AssociatesArlington, VA

    For national home visiting network and research center

    $1,200,000
  5. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    For the center for the study of child care employment

    $1,155,000
  6. Alliance for Early SuccessWashington, DC

    For general support

    $1,000,000
  7. Berkeley Lab FoundationOakland, CA

    For the design of a segmented 6-meter primary mirror

    $1,000,000
  8. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    For the four freedoms fund

    $1,000,000
  9. Philanthropic Ventures FoundationOakland, CA

    For capacity building support to education program grantees

    $850,000
  10. Erikson InstituteChicago, IL

    For racial justice in early math

    $800,000
  11. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    For embracerace

    $800,000
  12. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityRedwood City, CA

    For the stanford center on early childhood

    $775,000
  13. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityRedwood City, CA

    For the stanford center on early childhood

    $775,000
  14. University of Nebraska Board of RegentsLincoln, NE

    For the native american early childhood agenda

    $700,000
  15. Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR

    To characterize ice/ocean interactions at melting glaciers

    $691,625
  16. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    For the rise together fund

    $600,000
  17. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For research on the observational signatures of quantum gravity

    $597,837
  18. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For research on the observational signatures of quantum gravity

    $580,428
  19. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    For research on the observational signatures of quantum gravity

    $557,086
  20. Regents of the University of ColoradoBoulder, CO

    For studying how amo physics can inform the development of gravity theories

    $516,213
  21. Regents of the University of ColoradoBoulder, CO

    For studying how amo physics can inform the development of gravity theories

    $507,311
  22. Center for Law and Social PolicyWashington, DC

    For general support

    $500,000
  23. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    For the georgetown center on poverty and inequality

    $500,000
  24. Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network IncGoleta, CA

    To provide community observing time access to the las cumbres observatory network

    $500,000
  25. Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network IncGoleta, CA

    To provide community observing time access to the las cumbres observatory network

    $500,000
  26. Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network IncGoleta, CA

    To provide community observing time access to the las cumbres observatory network

    $500,000
  27. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    For the black migrant power fund (BMPF) of the four freedoms fund

    $500,000
  28. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityRedwood City, CA

    For getting down to facts 3

    $500,000
  29. The Children's Funding ProjectWashington, DC

    For funding the next generation

    $500,000
  30. Trustees of Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    For community math ecosystems

    $500,000
  31. Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR

    To characterize ice/ocean interactions at melting glaciers

    $455,254
  32. Arizona Board of Regents University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

    For the development of the science case for the nautilus observatory

    $450,000
  33. Arizona Board of Regents University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

    For the development of the science case for the nautilus observatory

    $450,000
  34. Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    For the data reduction pipeline for the high-resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization (hispec) instrument

    $442,283
  35. Education Development Center IncWaltham, MA

    For integration of math into community education programs

    $425,000
  36. American Council for an Energy-Efficient EconomyWashington, DC

    To support the utility ev working group and advance alternative fuel corridors for heavy-duty trucks

    $400,000
  37. Drug Policy AllianceNew York, NY

    For general support

    $400,000
  38. Forward JusticeMorrisville, NC

    For the second chance alliance

    $400,000
  39. National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild IncWashington, DC

    For general support

    $400,000
  40. Project South the Institution for the Elimination Poverty & GenocideAtlanta, GA

    For general support

    $400,000
  41. Start EarlyChicago, IL

    For general support

    $400,000
  42. American Physical SocietyCollege Park, MD

    For the aps gender inclusive physics community

    $394,387
  43. American Physical SocietyCollege Park, MD

    For the aps gender inclusive physics community

    $390,749
  44. Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    For the data reduction pipeline for the high-resolution infrared spectrograph for exoplanet characterization (hispec) instrument

    $369,836
  45. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    For the smart justice california education fund

    $350,000
  46. Regents of the University of California at San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    To develop and pilot a transfer academy program in astronomy in san diego

    $345,932
  47. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    For the california prospective faculty gender equity initiative

    $333,334
  48. Regents of the University of California at BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    For the california prospective faculty gender equity initiative

    $333,333
  49. Starting Over IncRiverside, CA

    For general support

    $332,920
  50. Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR

    To characterize ice/ocean interactions at melting glaciers

    $320,133

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education107 grants $26,954,17923% of the total
  2. Environment53 grants $23,924,73020% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking69 grants $14,466,64112% of the total
  4. Human services53 grants $9,788,8358% of the total
  5. Civil rights41 grants $6,542,0006% of the total
  6. Community development29 grants $5,650,8335% of the total
  7. 14 other causes159 grants $30,826,01426% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California285 grants $63,036,648
  2. District of Columbia83 grants $25,377,333
  3. New York68 grants $14,956,189
  4. Massachusetts35 grants $7,588,097
  5. Virginia10 grants $5,614,316
  6. Arizona17 grants $4,479,950
  7. Texas24 grants $4,012,000
  8. Colorado12 grants $3,823,620
  9. Illinois16 grants $2,923,155
  10. Oregon10 grants $1,745,266

Officers, directors and trustees

8 people as filed

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

  • Sushma RamanPRESIDENT & CEO (THRU 7/24/24) Hours 36.42Pay $495,351
  • Jennifer ShippSEC (THRU 7/8/24), INTERIM CEO & PRES Hours 36.3Pay $502,909
  • Kevin LuuCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER Hours 37.5Pay $392,499
  • Elizabeth D SimonsCHAIR OF THE BOARD Hours 20Pay $0
  • Caitlin HeisingVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD Hours 5Pay $0
  • Mark W HeisingVICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD Hours 5Pay $0
  • Chelsey ScaffidiSECRETARY Hours 36.36Pay $234,623
  • Judy BlumensteinTREASURER (THRU 1/7/24), FINANCE DIR Hours 36.33Pay $268,339

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