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Form 990-PFTax year 2022EIN 94-2984079

The Whitman Institute

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2022 lists 1 grant and $56,879 paid in grants.

Tax year 2022 (period ending Apr 4, 2023), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2022

    $56,879

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2021

    $300,879

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $74,986
  • Tax year 2020

    $577,557

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,286,459
  • Tax year 2019

    $1,350,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,355,505
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,250,000

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $4,047,252
  • Tax year 2017

    $1,002,500

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,465,549

Grants paid in 2022

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thousand CurrentsSan Francisco, CA

    Civic engagement

    $56,879

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $56,879100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $56,879

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • John EsterleCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SEC. Hours 40Pay $0
  • Pia InfanteCO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $0
  • Jamie AllisonDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jorge BlandonCHAIR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shannon FarleyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sonya ChildressDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vanessa WhangTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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