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Private foundations Stanford, CAtax years 2024 to 2025

Private foundations in Stanford, CA

13 private foundations based in Stanford, CA filed a 990-PF in the last two years. In their latest returns they gave $8.1 million in 121 grants, and 3 say they accept applications.

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Foundations with a return in the last two years, each by its latest return (tax years 2024 to 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Largest givers

By grants paid, latest return
  1. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of TeachingStanford, CA · tax year 2024 24 grants Preselected only $2,400,000 giving
  2. The Chi-Li Pao Foundation USAStanford, CA · tax year 2025 7 grants Preselected only $2,340,000 giving
  3. Renee B Fisher Foundation IncStanford, CA · tax year 2025 9 grants Accepts applications $1,621,716 giving
  4. Global Education Analytics InstituteStanford, CA · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $661,655 giving
  5. Guestrin Family FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $323,993 giving
  6. Scandanavian Consortium for Organizational ResearchStanford, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $276,377 giving
  7. Outcomes Research InstituteStanford, CA · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $191,000 giving
  8. Shoucheng Zhang FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2024 5 grants Preselected only $178,154 giving
  9. Avy L & Roberta L Miller FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2025 64 grants Preselected only $43,050 giving
  10. Eleftheria FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $20,000 giving
  11. Li Jiang Shan Family FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $20,000 giving
  12. Diffenbaugh FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $13,000 giving

Foundations that accept applications

Largest first

The return gives an application contact and does not check the preselected-only box.

  1. Renee B Fisher Foundation IncStanford, CA · tax year 2025 9 grants Accepts applications $1,621,716 giving
  2. Diffenbaugh FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $13,000 giving
  3. Zhou & Eesley Family FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2025 0 grants Accepts applications $0 giving

Giving by cause

Grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education6 foundations $2,552,11663% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 foundations $1,303,99332% of the total
  3. Health1 foundation $200,0005% of the total
  4. International aid1 foundation $3,600<1% of the total
  5. Animals2 foundations $2,300<1% of the total
  6. Religion1 foundation $2,000<1% of the total
  7. 5 other causes $3,850<1% of the total

Most active small givers

Foundations with under $1 million in assets, by the number of grants they listed.

  1. Avy L & Roberta L Miller FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2025 64 grants Preselected only $43,050 giving
  2. Diffenbaugh FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2025 5 grants Accepts applications $13,000 giving
  3. Outcomes Research InstituteStanford, CA · tax year 2025 2 grants Preselected only $191,000 giving
  4. Global Education Analytics InstituteStanford, CA · tax year 2025 1 grant Preselected only $661,655 giving
  5. Scandanavian Consortium for Organizational ResearchStanford, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $276,377 giving
  6. Li Jiang Shan Family FoundationStanford, CA · tax year 2024 1 grant Preselected only $20,000 giving