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Grant recipient EIN 46-4626500Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds FFWD?

27 private foundations gave FFWD in San Francisco, CA $11.4 million across 58 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 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.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

58 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Equinix FoundationRedwood City, CA 2025

    General operating support

    $100,000
  2. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $250,000
  3. Akamai Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2024

    Continued support for vertical of Fast Forward alumni tech nonprofits

    $125,000
  4. Equinix FoundationRedwood City, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $100,000
  5. Kamath Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $35,000
  6. Burnham Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted (see general explanation)

    $24,842
  7. Kamath Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Funds for Adalat.AI

    $10,000
  8. The Ruettgers Family Charit FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General support

    $6,000
  9. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    One year of general operating support

    $3,668
  10. Bachmann Strauss Family FundAlbany, NY 2024

    General Charitable

    $2,000
  11. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2023

    To support the scaling of nonprofit organizations that create high-quality instructional materials.

    $2,750,000
  12. Salesforce FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Support youth education and employment development

    $1,500,000
  13. Aphorism FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $1,250,000
  14. The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Fast forward commonapp collaboration

    $200,000
  15. Akamai Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2023

    Continued support for vertical of Fast Forward alumni tech nonprofits

    $100,000
  16. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels

    $100,000
  17. The McKnight FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    To help Midwest communities leverage federal funding and equitably transition to clean energy

    $100,000
  18. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Climate cabinet education

    $100,000
  19. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Climate cabinet education

    $100,000
  20. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $100,000
  21. Winslow FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Climate Cabinet Education Fund

    $50,000
  22. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2023

    Climate cabinet education - addressing rural community health: to support capacity building among public utility directors and local leaders in rural and unincorporated, low-income communities throughout california to make informed decisions about transitioning to equitable, clean energy for improved air quality and health.

    $50,000
  23. Kamath Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  24. Stanrose FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    This gift is to fund the teams we met at Fast Forward 2023

    $20,000
  25. Radhika & Ambarish Malpani Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    Fund for Karya

    $10,000
  26. Strauss Foundation TDSaint Louis, MO 2023

    General operating

    $9,500
  27. Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation IncPennington, NJ 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $7,000
  28. The Ruettgers Family Charit FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General support

    $5,000
  29. Bachmann Strauss Family FundAlbany, NY 2023

    General Charitable

    $4,000
  30. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    For support of California activities

    $2,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $11
  32. Walton Family Foundation IncBentonville, AR 2022

    To support the scaling of nonprofit organizations that create high-quality instructional materials.

    $1,250,000
  33. Akamai Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2022

    women and BIPOC Fast Forward alumni tech nonprofit founders for further wraparound support

    $100,000
  34. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    One year of general operating support for programs that support new nonprofits combining the best tech with sustainable business models; and that engage philanthropy to support the acceleration of social impact

    $50,000
  35. Kamath Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  36. Radhika & Ambarish Malpani Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  37. Westly FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Grand prize winner

    $5,000
  38. Strauss Foundation TDSaint Louis, MO 2022

    General operating

    $4,000
  39. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    For support of California activities

    $2,200
  40. Bachmann Strauss Family FundAlbany, NY 2022

    General Charitable

    $2,000
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  42. Anantaa-Om FoundationGreenwich, CT 2021

    General operating support

    $100,000
  43. 128 Collective FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $100,000
  44. Kamath Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  45. Akamai Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2021

    Fast Forward 2021 Demo Day Sponsorship

    $11,000
  46. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    For support of California activities

    $2,800
  47. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  48. Akamai Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2020

    Supporting tech nonprofit entrepreneurs at Fast Forward's demo day

    $9,000
  49. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    For support of California activities

    $3,400
  50. Bachmann Strauss Family FundAlbany, NY 2020

    General Charitable

    $2,000
  51. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  52. Hewlett Packard Enterprise FoundationWashington, DC 2019

    Hpe accelerating impact

    $1,234,835
  53. Stanrose FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  54. Bachmann Strauss Family FundAlbany, NY 2019

    General Charitable

    $1,600
  55. Hewlett Packard Enterprise FoundationWashington, DC 2018

    Hpe accelerating impact

    $1,159,075
  56. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    This grant provides two years of project support for the expansion of raheem ai in 33 large, medium and small u.s. Cities.

    $100,000
  57. Stanrose FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  58. The Ruettgers Family Charit FoundationBoston, MA 2017

    General support

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among FFWD’s funders above.

  1. Esb Charitable FoundationSan Francisco, CA 72 grants Preselected only $8,782,300 to similar organizations
  2. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 65 grants Accepts applications $29,539,697 to similar organizations
  3. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 159 grants Accepts applications $5,746,647 to similar organizations
  4. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 57 grants Accepts applications $2,996,490 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 44 grants Preselected only $5,507,905 to similar organizations
  6. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 82 grants Accepts applications $17,937,839 to similar organizations
  7. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 29 grants Preselected only $2,900,351 to similar organizations
  8. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 9 grants Preselected only $10,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 46-4626500 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.