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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 84-5162617

Astera Institute

A private foundation in Berkeley, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $83.3 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $83,250,631

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,621,829,919

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,003,858,714

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,736,656,183

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,690,396,167

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $352,450,596

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Renaissance Charitable FoundationIndianapolis, IN

    General support

    $45,469,255
  2. Charityvest IncFairfield, CT

    Support exempt purpose

    $36,202,097
  3. Prime Coalition IncCambridge, MA

    General support

    $1,529,279
  4. Standford UniversityStanford, CA

    Standford university development

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $81,671,35298% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,529,2792% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Indiana1 grant $45,469,255
  2. Connecticut1 grant $36,202,097
  3. Massachusetts1 grant $1,529,279
  4. California1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jed McCalebPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $0
  • Caitlin HallCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Hours 40Pay $311,226
  • Anika GuptaCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER Hours 40Pay $114,871

The return

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