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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-1772345

Excelerate Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Folsom, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $409,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $409,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $10,372,935
  • Tax year 2023

    $338,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $10,594,262
  • Tax year 2022

    $341,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $9,524,431
  • Tax year 2021

    $386,750

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,018,305
  • Tax year 2020

    $338,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $10,889,313
  • Tax year 2019

    $419,182

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,734,483
  • Tax year 2018

    $423,276

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,983,840
  • Tax year 2017

    $334,138

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $10,044,815

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. UC Davis FoundationDavis, CA

    Grants to support staffing budgets of a specific program, as well as general program support for campus and public arboretum operations.

    $90,000
  2. We Are Family FoundationNew York, NY

    Grant for "Youth to the Front" program to support the organization's thats dedicated to the vision of a global family by creating and supporting programs that promote cultural diversity while nurturing and mentoring the vision, talents, and ideas of young people who are positively changing the world.

    $55,000
  3. The Transgender DistrictSan Francisco, CA

    Grant to support for core programs for organization that create a thriving environment that fosters the rich history, culture, legacy and empowerment of transgender people.

    $50,000
  4. United Way of GreenwichGreenwich, CT

    Support the Early Childhood Achievement Gap solutions, helping at-risk students

    $50,000
  5. Muhammad Ali CenterLouisville, KY

    Fundraiser event sponsorship for organization whose charter is to mobilize Muhammad Ali's legacy to foster respect, inspire generations of changemakers, and advance social justice.

    $46,000
  6. Individual

    Sponsor riders of a cycling event, which raises funds for SF AIDS Foundation and community.

    $15,500
  7. Transportation Association of GreenRiverside, CT

    General program support of the organization and to help meet budget shortfall. Organization specializes in transportation services for elderly disabled individuals and transportation for the disadvantaged of all ages.

    $15,000
  8. Individual

    Sponsorship of the annual Light in the Grove fundraising event for organization that provides, in perpetuity, a place of remembrance so that the lives of people who died from [individual] are not forgotten and the story is known by future generations.

    $15,000
  9. Give us the FloorSan Francisco, CA

    General support for organization that is helping teens deal with distress though unique peer support groups.

    $15,000
  10. George Mason University FoundationFairfax, VA

    Grant to support organization whose mission it is to drive diversity into the field of national security.

    $12,000
  11. Individual

    Support for fundraising event for [individual] firefighter [individual].

    $10,000
  12. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt SinaNew York, NY

    Support for annual fundraising event. This organization seeks to help both prevent prostrate cancer and improve the qualify of life for those in treatment.

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    Support for scholarships. Organization enables youngsters from under represented groups to study effects of climate change along side professionals in the field.

    $10,000
  14. Greenwich Point ConservancyOld Greenwich, CT

    Sponsor for annual fundraising event to support the renovation of historic buildings in town.

    $7,500
  15. Individual

    Grant to offset the costs of a public function put on by the [individual]'s non-profit organization.

    $6,000
  16. Memorial Sloan Kettering FoundationNew York, NY

    Sponsor of rider raising money for cancer research.

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    Sponsor participant for annual [individual] , helping to raise money for HIV and aging research.

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights2 grants $105,00046% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $102,00044% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $15,0007% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $7,5003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $155,000
  2. Connecticut3 grants $72,500
  3. New York3 grants $66,000
  4. Kentucky1 grant $46,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $12,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jonathan Alex SloanPresident Hours 10Pay $60,500
  • Ernest LewisBoard Member Hours 6Pay $50,500
  • Edward DadakisTreasurer Hours 6Pay $50,500
  • Farah PandithSecretary Hours 6Pay $50,500

The return

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