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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3142932

Compton Foundation Inc

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $1.5 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

    $1,536,282

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,565,007

  • Tax year 2023

    $938,545

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $8,846,618

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,719,146

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $15,929,078

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,764,875

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $30,091,670

  • Tax year 2020

    $3,944,711

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $29,536,306

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,164,717

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $32,704,506

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,020,938

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $34,041,228

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    [individual]

    $292,440
  2. Individual

    [individual]

    $280,726
  3. Individual

    [individual]

    $237,000
  4. Individual

    [individual]

    $196,392
  5. Individual

    [individual]

    $140,324
  6. Individual

    [individual]

    $107,640
  7. Individual

    [individual]

    $104,960
  8. Individual

    money in politics

    $100,000
  9. Individual

    [individual]

    $30,000
  10. Individual

    Spritual [individual]

    $21,800
  11. Individual

    Children & Youth

    $10,000
  12. Community Resilience OrganizationsBurlington, VT

    community welfare

    $10,000
  13. Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT

    education

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

1 grant

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Democracy Now ProductionsNew York, NY

    Peace

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $10,00067% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont2 grants $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Vanessa ComptonVice President and Co-chair Hours 2Pay $10,000
  • Emilie CortesTreasurer Hours 2Pay $10,000
  • Alexandra TomaSecretary Hours 2Pay $10,000
  • Jakada ImaniPresident and Co-chair Hours 2Pay $10,000
  • June WilsonExecutive Director Hours 40Pay $264,900

The return

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