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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-3116560

Hopper-Dean Foundation

A private foundation in Menlo Park, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 67 grants and $6.8 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

    $6,815,932

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $44,409,797

  • Tax year 2023

    $22,094,900

    Grants listed
    76
    Assets, end of year
    $43,178,815

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,489,794

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $45,969,731

  • Tax year 2021

    $16,893,600

    Grants listed
    53
    Assets, end of year
    $45,438,431

  • Tax year 2020

    $12,375,307

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $29,285,733

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,255,003

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $30,033,919

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,238,334

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $24,091,094

Grants paid in 2024

67 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $501,600
  2. Climate Finance Tracker (one Earth Philanthropy)Culver City, CA

    Charitable

    $495,980
  3. Georgia Tech Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $495,980
  4. Last Mile Education FundLafayette, CO

    Charitable

    $495,980
  5. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Charitable

    $495,980
  6. Rewriting the Code IncDurham, NC

    Charitable

    $413,405
  7. Alliance for Youth OrganizingWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $250,800
  8. Cambodian Children's FundSanta Monica, CA

    Charitable

    $250,800
  9. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $250,800
  10. Center for Working Families Fund (tides Foundation)San Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $250,800
  11. Climate Cabinet EducationSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $250,800
  12. Resist IncJamaica Plain, MA

    Charitable

    $250,800
  13. TEAM4TECH FoundationMenlo Park, CA

    Charitable

    $250,408
  14. The Knowledge HouseBronx, NY

    Charitable

    $247,548
  15. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $246,750
  16. Station 1 Laboratory IncLawrence, MA

    Charitable

    $246,750
  17. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $246,518
  18. Streetcode AcademyE Palo Alto, CA

    Charitable

    $198,038
  19. A2SV FoundationPalo Alto, CA

    Charitable

    $100,000
  20. Addiscoder IncCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $99,019
  21. Black in Robotics (stock Donator Inc)Palo Alto, CA

    Charitable

    $99,019
  22. EmpowrAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $99,019
  23. Center for Community Action and Environmental JusticeRiverside, CA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  24. Deep Learning Indaba LimitedUnited Kingdom

    Charitable

    $50,000
  25. Natives in TechTulsa, OK

    Charitable

    $50,000
  26. Out in TechNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  27. Resource GenerationBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $50,000
  28. Siblings KeeperJenkintown, PA

    Charitable

    $50,000
  29. IntechCharlotte, NC

    Charitable

    $49,333
  30. One Earth Philanthropy (aka Daughers for Earth)Culver City, CA

    Charitable

    $41,326
  31. West Harlem Enironmental Action IncNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $25,000
  32. Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $17,488
  33. ThousandcurrentsSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $17,234
  34. QT Library IncSomerville, MA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  35. Grassroots InternationalBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $14,390
  36. Deep Learning Indaba LimitedUnited Kingdom

    Charitable

    $10,000
  37. Last Mile Education FundLafayette, CO

    Charitable

    $8,957
  38. Center for Popular DemocracyBrooklyn, NY

    Charitable

    $8,771
  39. Climate Justice AllianceLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $7,992
  40. The Earth Hacks FoundationHarlan, IA

    Charitable

    $7,700
  41. Rainforest Action NetworkSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $7,540
  42. The Peninsula College FundSan Jose, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  43. Rewriting the Code IncDurham, NC

    Charitable

    $4,127
  44. The Knowledge HouseBronx, NY

    Charitable

    $3,853
  45. Climate Cabinet EducationSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $3,775
  46. The Knowledge HouseBronx, NY

    CH

    $3,138
  47. Georgia Tech Foundation IncAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $2,884
  48. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    Charitable

    $2,884
  49. One Earth Philanthropy (aka Daughers for Earth)Culver City, CA

    Charitable

    $2,363
  50. Resist IncJamaica Plain, MA

    Charitable

    $2,335
  51. EmpowrAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $1,966
  52. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,892
  53. Women's Foundation CaliforniaOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $1,778
  54. Cambodian Children's FundSanta Monica, CA

    Charitable

    $1,731
  55. TEAM4TECH FoundationMenlo Park, CA

    Charitable

    $1,510
  56. Center for Climate IntegrityWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,499
  57. EarthjusticeSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $1,417
  58. Addiscoder IncCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $914
  59. NDN Collective IncRapid City, SD

    Charitable

    $906
  60. The Pennysylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA

    Charitable

    $802
  61. Fast ForwardSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $781
  62. Black in Robotics (stock Donator Inc)Palo Alto, CA

    Charitable

    $757
  63. Station 1 Laboratory IncLawrence, MA

    Charitable

    $653
  64. Intech Foundation IncCharlotte, NC

    Charitable

    $556
  65. BVM Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    Charitable

    $430
  66. Alliance for Youth OrganizingWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $237
  67. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Charitable

    $219

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education15 grants $1,587,66436% of the total
  2. Human services4 grants $654,93715% of the total
  3. Civil rights4 grants $502,26711% of the total
  4. Jobs and employment2 grants $498,86411% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $302,5317% of the total
  6. Environment6 grants $273,0236% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $560,73713% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California23 grants $2,039,268
  2. New York10 grants $1,158,198
  3. Massachusetts10 grants $878,503
  4. Georgia6 grants $846,797
  5. Colorado2 grants $504,937
  6. Washington2 grants $498,864
  7. North Carolina4 grants $467,421
  8. District of Columbia3 grants $252,536
  9. Pennsylvania2 grants $50,802
  10. Oklahoma1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Heidi HopperCEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jeff DeanCFO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Victoria L DeanCRO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Natalie M DeanSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

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