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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-3242506

Waverley Street Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 144 grants and $282.1 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $282,093,983

    Grants listed
    144
    Assets, end of year
    $2,738,173,726

  • Tax year 2023

    $225,507,334

    Grants listed
    107
    Assets, end of year
    $2,783,969,793

  • Tax year 2022

    $164,094,172

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $2,844,578,227

  • Tax year 2021

    $124,475,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,992,959,475

  • Tax year 2020

    $84,450,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,988,003,660

Grants paid in 2024

144 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thousand CurrentsSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $20,000,000
  2. Climate Imperative FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $18,000,000
  3. Climate Imperative FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $18,000,000
  4. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    California ambitions program

    $10,000,000
  5. Stichting European Climate FoundationThe Hague, Netherlands

    ReNew 2030 Project

    $10,000,000
  6. Stichting Foundation for International LawDen Haag, Netherlands

    Capacity strengthening

    $8,333,334
  7. Grid Alternatives IncOakland, CA

    Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund

    $8,000,000
  8. Conservation International FoundationArlington, VA

    Broadleaf Initiative

    $7,500,000
  9. Potential Energy Coalition IncNew York, NY

    Communications support

    $7,000,000
  10. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT)

    $5,000,000
  11. California Volunteers FundSacramento, CA

    Climate Corps expansion

    $5,000,000
  12. Vereniging MilieudefensieAmsterdam, Netherlands

    General Operating Support

    $5,000,000
  13. Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal DefenseNovato, CA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000,000
  14. Earth Island Institute IncBerkeley, CA

    Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

    $5,000,000
  15. Windward FundWashington, DC

    Hive fund

    $5,000,000
  16. Deep South Center for Environmental JusticeNew Orleans, LA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000,000
  17. Climate Jobs National Resource CenterNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $4,750,000
  18. Building Decarbonization CoalitionLewes, DE

    Healthy Building, Healthy Communities Project

    $4,500,000
  19. Climate and Clean Energy Equity FundWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $4,250,000
  20. Taproot EarthTulsa, OK

    General Operating Support

    $4,000,000
  21. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT)

    $4,000,000
  22. Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkely, CA

    Innovative Genomics Institute

    $4,000,000
  23. Clean Future Forum IncWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $4,000,000
  24. Selco FoundationBangalore, India

    General Operating Support

    $4,000,000
  25. Windward FundWashington, DC

    Rural Climate Partnership

    $4,000,000
  26. Girl Scouts of the USANew York, NY

    Connecting people to nature

    $3,500,000
  27. Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY

    Years Project

    $3,000,000
  28. The Earth Species ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General Operating Support

    $3,000,000
  29. Global Greengrants Fund IncBoulder, CO

    Agroecology Fund

    $3,000,000
  30. The Sunrise Project Australia LTDSurry Hills, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $2,500,000
  31. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    Climate project support

    $2,500,000
  32. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    Regenerative agriculture and conservation

    $2,500,000
  33. Fuse CorpsSan Francisco, CA

    Fellowship program

    $2,500,000
  34. The New SchoolNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $2,400,000
  35. Intertribal Agriculture Council IncBillings, MT

    General Operating Support

    $2,000,000
  36. Avina Americas IncWashington, DC

    MapBiomas

    $2,000,000
  37. Global Greengrants Fund IncBoulder, CO

    Safety training & support

    $2,000,000
  38. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC

    The Fund for Equitable Good Food Procurement

    $2,000,000
  39. Transparency International EvBerlin, Germany

    Climate Governance Integrity Programme

    $2,000,000
  40. National League of Cities InstituteWashington, DC

    Smart Surfaces Coalition

    $2,000,000
  41. Initiative for Responsible Mining AssuranceSeattle, WA

    General Operating Support

    $1,666,672
  42. League of Conservation Voters Education FundWashington, DC

    Civic engagement

    $1,500,000
  43. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Poder Latinx Collective Fund

    $1,500,000
  44. Regenerative Agriculture FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Soil Health Opportunities & Tools (SHOT) Fund

    $1,500,000
  45. Foodcorps IncPortland, OR

    FARM TO School programs

    $1,500,000
  46. Asociacion Interamericana Para La DefensaSan Francisco, CA

    Energy transition

    $1,422,494
  47. La Cosecha Community Supported AgricultureAlbuquerque, NM

    Project Food Hub

    $1,250,000
  48. People Powered Global HubBrooklyn, NY

    Civic Engagement

    $1,170,486
  49. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT)

    $1,000,000
  50. Regents of University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Climate Hubs Learning Partnership

    $1,000,000
  51. The Chisholm Legacy Project IncBurtonsville, MD

    The Chisholm Legacy Project

    $1,000,000
  52. New York City Environmental Justice AllianceBrooklyn, NY

    Climate Hubs Learning Partnership

    $1,000,000
  53. The Graduate Center Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Climate Hubs Learning Partnership

    $1,000,000
  54. Climate Power Education FundWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  55. Climate MuseumNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  56. Central Valley Community FoundationFresno, CA

    Regional planning support

    $1,000,000
  57. Chef Ann FoundationBoulder, CO

    Farm to school programs

    $1,000,000
  58. Natura Y Ecosistemas Mexicanos AcAlcaldia Alvaro Obregon, Mexico

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  59. College of Menominee NationKeshena, WI

    Climate Hubs Learning Partnership

    $1,000,000
  60. Re-Earth Initiative IncLong Island City, NY

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  61. Nia Tero FoundationSeattle, WA

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  62. Global Fairness InitiativeWashington, DC

    SEWA support

    $1,000,000
  63. Friends of the EarthWashington, DC

    FARM TO School programs

    $1,000,000
  64. Just Associates IncWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  65. Panorama GlobalSeattle, WA

    Community health support

    $1,000,000
  66. Spirit Rock Meditation CenterWoodacre, CA

    Connecting people to nature

    $1,000,000
  67. The Center for Cultural PowerOakland, CA

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  68. Yayasan Solidaritas Dana NusantaraJakarta, Indonesia

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  69. Center for Rural AffairsLyons, NE

    National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

    $1,000,000
  70. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    Youth civic engagement

    $1,000,000
  71. Arizona Board of Regents University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

    Indigenous Resilience Center

    $1,000,000
  72. Environmental Law Alliance WorldwideEugene, OR

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  73. Earthrights International IncWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  74. Friends of the Earth InternationalAmsterdam, Netherlands

    Communications support

    $1,000,000
  75. Movement Strategy CenterOakland, CA

    Center for Engagement, Environmental Justice and Health

    $1,000,000
  76. Malala FundWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  77. Root Capital IncCambridge, MA

    General Operating Support

    $1,000,000
  78. Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Renewable energy solutions

    $1,000,000
  79. American Public Health Association IncWashington, DC

    Project Smart Surfaces Coalition

    $1,000,000
  80. Resist IncSomerville, MA

    LIFE (Liberating Investment in the Food and Farm system) Fund

    $1,000,000
  81. Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY

    Working Power

    $1,000,000
  82. International Land and Forest Tenure FacilityStockholm, Sweden

    General Operating Support

    $950,000
  83. United Nations Economic CommissionVitacura, Chile

    Escazu Agreement implementation

    $813,600
  84. Centre for Environmental RightsCape Town, South Africa

    General Operating Support

    $750,000
  85. Environmental Defenders Office LTDSydney, Australia

    General Operating Support

    $750,000
  86. Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Green Schoolyards America

    $750,000
  87. The Groundwork TrustPietermaritzburg, South Africa

    General Operating Support

    $750,000
  88. Corporacion Fiscalia Del Medio Ambiente (fima)Santiago, Chile

    General Operating Support

    $725,000
  89. Community Alliance with Family Farmers FoundationDavis, CA

    Family farming & sustainable agriculture

    $700,000
  90. LQ FoundationBayside, NY

    COP30 public awareness

    $700,000
  91. World Media Foundation Inc DBA Living on EarthBoston, MA

    Climate Hubs Learning Partnership

    $680,000
  92. Open Briefing LTDPenzance, United Kingdom

    General Operating Support

    $600,000
  93. Kitchen Table AdvisorsBerkeley, CA

    General Operating Support

    $600,000
  94. Community Alliance with Family Farmers FoundationDavis, CA

    General Operating Support

    $600,000
  95. Movement Strategy CenterOakland, CA

    HEAL Food Alliance

    $600,000
  96. Soul Fire Farm Institute IncPetersburg, NY

    General Operating Support

    $600,000
  97. National Young Farmers CoalitionAlbany, NY

    General Operating Support

    $600,000
  98. Business and Human Rights Resource CentreLondon, United Kingdom

    Energy transition

    $550,000
  99. Future Generations UniversityFranklin, WV

    Sharing community climate solutions

    $500,000
  100. Inquiring Systems IncSanta Rosa, CA

    Community access to nature

    $500,000
  101. Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $500,000
  102. Community Movement Builders IncAtlanta, GA

    EARTHseed Permaculture Center

    $500,000
  103. Community PartnersLos Angeles, CA

    Center for Good Food Purchasing

    $500,000
  104. Outdoor AfroOakland, CA

    General Operating Support

    $500,000
  105. University of Massachusetts Foundation IncNewton, MA

    Climate Hubs Learning Partnership

    $491,400
  106. Cape Farewell (ocean)Dorchester, United Kingdom

    Our Life is Here charitable project

    $425,997
  107. EarthworksWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $425,000
  108. Ideagarden Institute IncHealdsburg, CA

    Plant Futures Initiative

    $400,000
  109. Groundswell Charitable FoundationEl Segundo, CA

    General Operating Support

    $375,000
  110. Res Publica US IncNew York, NY

    Event sponsorship

    $300,000
  111. Institute for Governance & Sustainable DevelopmentWashington, DC

    Energy transition

    $300,000
  112. Amis Du Wellbeing ProjectParis, France

    Connecting people to nature

    $300,000
  113. WildcoastDel Mar, CA

    Environmental conservation

    $270,000
  114. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    Great Lakes Regional Center support

    $250,000
  115. Croatan InstituteDurham, NC

    Regenerative Agriculture Program

    $250,000
  116. Food System 6 Accelerator IncRedwood City, CA

    General Operating Support

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

    General Operating Support

    $250,000
  118. Emerald Cities Collaborative IncWashington, DC

    Culture & climate

    $250,000
  119. Second Nature IncCambridge, MA

    General Operating Support

    $250,000
  120. LQ FoundationBayside, NY

    COP30 public awareness

    $200,000
  121. Global Alliance for Incinerator AlternativesBerkeley, CA

    General Operating Support

    $200,000
  122. The Hopi Foundation LomasuminagwtukwsiumaniKykotsmovi, AZ

    General Operating Support

    $160,000
  123. Growald Climate FundBrookline, MA

    Event sponsorship

    $150,000
  124. The Great Gathering of Humanity IncTucson, AZ

    General Operating Support

    $100,000
  125. Ideagarden Institute IncHealdsburg, CA

    FARMpreneurs

    $100,000
  126. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Event sponsorship

    $100,000
  127. The Climate RegistryLos Angeles, CA

    Event sponsorship

    $75,000
  128. Albie Sachs Trust for ConstitutionalismCape Town, South Africa

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  129. The Tibet FundNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  130. Hopi Tutskwa Permaculture Institute IncKykotsmovi, AZ

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  131. Fundacion Ambiente Y Recursos NaturalesCiudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  132. Foundation EarthWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  133. Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY

    Global Gas and Oil Network

    $50,000
  134. The Angel NetworkJohannesburg, South Africa

    Community resilience

    $50,000
  135. The Groundwork TrustPietermaritzburg, South Africa

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  136. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias SocialesCiudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  137. Eco House Asociacion CivilCiudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  138. Pha Food and Farming CampaignCape Town, South Africa

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  139. Asociacion Civil Periodistas Por El PlanetaCiudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  140. AdsglobalFalls Church, VA

    Connecting music and the environment

    $50,000
  141. Lof Newen MapuNeuquen Capital, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  142. Asociacion Civil Jovenes Por El ClimaBuenos Aires, Argentina

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  143. Meridian InstituteDillon, CO

    Global Alliance for the Future of Food

    $5,000
  144. Fundar Centro de Analisis E Investigacion AcVilla Coyoacan Alcaldia Coyoacan, Mexico

    General Operating Support

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

49 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Taproot EarthTulsa, OK

    General Operating Support

    $0
  2. Open Briefing LTDPenzance, United Kingdom

    General Operating Support

    $0
  3. Vereniging MilieudefensieAmsterdam, Netherlands

    General Operating Support

    $0
  4. Global Fairness InitiativeWashington, DC

    Sewa support

    $0
  5. Thousand CurrentsSan Francisco, CA

    General Operating Support

    $0
  6. Grid Alternatives IncOakland, CA

    Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund

    $0
  7. Stichting European Climate FoundationThe Hague, Netherlands

    ReNew2030 Project

    $0
  8. Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY

    Working Power

    $0
  9. Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous PeoplesArcata, CA

    Indigenous Climate Action Project

    $0
  10. Global Greengrants FundBoulder, CO

    Agroecology Fund

    $0
  11. United Nations Economic Commission For Latin AmeVitacura, Chile

    Escazu Agreement Implementation

    $0
  12. Food System 6 Accelerator IncRedwood City, CA

    General Operating Support

    $0
  13. Girl Scouts of the USANew York, NY

    Connecting people to nature

    $0
  14. Intertribal Agriculture CouncilBillings, MT

    General Operating Support

    $0
  15. Chef Ann FoundationBoulder, CO

    Farm to school programs

    $0
  16. Natura Y Ecosistemas MexicanosMexico City, Mexico

    General Operating Support

    $0
  17. Re-Earth Initiative IncLong Island City, NY

    General Operating Support

    $0
  18. Centre for Environmental RightsMowbray, South Africa

    General Operating Support

    $0
  19. First Nations Development InstituteLongmont, CO

    Regenerative agriculture and conservation

    $0
  20. Clean Future Forum IncWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $0
  21. Environmental Law Alliance WorldwideEugene, OR

    General Operating Support

    $0
  22. Avina Americas IncWashington, DC

    MapBiomas

    $0
  23. EarthRights International IncWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $0
  24. Regenerative Agriculture FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    Soil Health Opportunities & Tools (SHOT) Fund

    $0
  25. The New SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $0
  26. Ideagarden Institute IncorporatedHealdsburg, CA

    Plant Futures Initiative

    $0
  27. FoodCorps IncPortland, OR

    Farm to school programs

    $0
  28. Stichting Foundation for International LawDen Haag, Netherlands

    Capacity strengthening

    $0
  29. Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    Innovative Genomics Institute

    $0
  30. Liberty Hill FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General Operating Support

    $0
  31. Earth Island InstituteBerkeley, CA

    Green Schoolyards America

    $0
  32. Transparency International eVBerlin, Germany

    Climate Governance Integrity Programme

    $0
  33. Kitchen Table AdvisorsBerkeley, CA

    General Operating Support

    $0
  34. Friends of the EarthWashington, DC

    Farm to school programs

    $0
  35. Just Associates IncWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $0
  36. The Earth Species ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General Operating Support

    $0
  37. Panorama GlobalSeattle, WA

    community health support

    $0
  38. Spirit Rock Meditation CenterWoodacre, CA

    Connecting people to nature

    $0
  39. FUSE CorpsSan Francisco, CA

    Fellowship program

    $0
  40. The Center for Cultural PowerOakland, CA

    General Operating Support

    $0
  41. Institute for Governance & Sustainable DevelopmentWashington, DC

    energy transition

    $0
  42. Community Alliance with Family Farmers FoundationDavis, CA

    General Operating Support

    $0
  43. Yayasan Solidaritas Dana NusantaraJakarta Selatan, Indonesia

    General Operating Support

    $0
  44. Center for Rural AffairsLyons, NE

    National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

    $0
  45. Ideagarden Institute IncorporatedHealdsburg, CA

    FARMpreneurs

    $0
  46. The Groundwork TrustPietermaritzburg, South Africa

    General Operating Support

    $0
  47. LQ FoundationBayside, NY

    COP30 public awareness

    $0
  48. Windward FundWashington, DC

    Rural Climate Partnership

    $0
  49. Outdoor AfroOakland, CA

    General Operating Support

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment29 grants $98,311,67252% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking15 grants $35,275,00019% of the total
  3. International aid10 grants $26,300,00014% of the total
  4. Education6 grants $7,391,4004% of the total
  5. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,000,0003% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture7 grants $4,950,0003% of the total
  7. 6 other causes16 grants $12,035,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California37 grants $119,092,494
  2. New York23 grants $42,820,486
  3. District of Columbia20 grants $33,775,000
  4. Colorado5 grants $8,505,000
  5. Virginia3 grants $7,800,000
  6. Louisiana1 grant $5,000,000
  7. Oklahoma1 grant $4,000,000
  8. Washington3 grants $3,666,672
  9. Massachusetts6 grants $3,571,400
  10. Oregon2 grants $2,500,000

Officers, directors and trustees

12 people as filed

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

  • Laurene Powell JobsVICE CHAIR/DIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Anne Marie BurgoyneTREASURER/SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • J Bradley PowellDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Reed JobsDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Mona SimpsonDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Michael KleinDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Lisa JacksonCHAIR OF THE BOARD/Director Hours 6Pay $0
  • Jared BlumenfeldPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $920,193
  • Jagadha SivanCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Hours 40Pay $658,941
  • Darren WalkerDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Rafael ReifDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0
  • Radhika FoxDIRECTOR Hours 4Pay $0

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