The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
How to apply
Deadlines
Restrictions
Send applications to
Not publishedSAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94104The filing names a person as the application contact. We publish role-based contacts (a committee, an office, a shared inbox) but not named individuals.a phone number for applications is on the filing. On the filing, not published; see “How to reach them” for any published channel.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2024 return.
What its returns show
Stated the same way on all 11 Form 990-PF returns on record (FY2014 to FY2024).
On its FY2024 Form 990-PF return this foundation listed grants to 126 named recipients.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Financials
Giving
$750K
FY2024 · qualifying distributions
Total assets
$11.2M
FY2024 · end of year
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024
Expenses
$899K
FY2024
Giving by year
Total assets by year
Year
Form
Revenue
Expenses
Giving
Assets
Net assets
FY2024
990-PF
$1,634,405
$899,198
$750,000
$11,231,422
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
What they fund
Recipient focus areas
Arts and culture$827K · 154
Education$649K · 158
International affairs$293K · 59
Environment$231K · 66
Philanthropy and grantmaking$163K · 50
Human services$162K · 95
Where recipients are
CA$5.7M · 1,619
NY$1.3M · 208
ID$1M · 140
DC$836K · 119
MA$251K · 36
CO$214K · 37
RI$173K · 16
NC$106K · 6
Based on the 46% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
Grants paid
2,324 on file
Recipient
Purpose
Amount
Year
Source
HARVARD UNIVERSITYBOSTON, MA
DEVOTED TO EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, LEARNING, AND RESEARCH, AND TO DEVELOPING LEADERS IN MANY DISCIPLINES WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE GLOBALLY.
$20,000
2023
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
$6,261,225
FY2023
990-PF
$291,180
$768,242
$600,000
$5,527,018
$5,527,018
FY2022
990-PF
−$11,520
$1,122,361
$1,001,000
$6,004,080
$6,004,080
FY2021amended
990-PF
$1,931,920
$1,192,743
$947,751
$7,187,961
$7,187,961
FY2020
990-PF
$220,734
$1,051,770
$998,950
$6,448,784
$6,448,784
FY2019
990-PF
$258,129
$1,003,777
$960,600
$7,220,523
$7,220,523
FY2018
990-PF
$109,442
$981,038
$938,901
$7,966,171
$7,966,171
FY2017
990-PF
$215,846
$965,675
$950,751
$8,837,767
$8,837,767
FY2016
990-PF
$160,535
$990,760
$960,870
$9,587,596
$9,587,596
FY2015
990-PF
$148,837
$972,672
$969,176
$10,417,821
$10,417,821
CHINA INSTITUTE IN AMERICA INCNEW YORK, NY
DEDICATED TO DEEPENING THE WORLDS UNDERSTANDING OF CHINA THROUGH PROGRAMS IN BUSINESS, ART, CULTURE, CUISINE, AND EDUCATION.
Expanding liberal and professional knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community and preparing leaders who are dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service.
$20,000
2018
WOMEN'S MEDIA CENTERWAHINGTON, DC
Works with the media to ensure that womens stories are told and womens voices are heard.
$20,000
2017
Harvard University-Women's Initiative #310572Cambridge, MA
Strive to explore and understand leadership through seminars, discussions, and interactive workshops over the course of a semester.
EXPANDING LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE, CREATING A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY AND PREPARING LEADERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO ETHICAL CONDUCT AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICE.
$20,000
2021
HARVARD UNIVERSITYBOSTON, MA
DEVOTED TO EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING, LEARNING, AND RESEARCH, AND TO DEVELOPING LEADERS IN MANY DISCIPLINES WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE GLOBALLY.
Expanding liberal and professional knowledge, creating a diverse and inclusive community and preparing leaders who are dedicated to ethical conduct and compassionate service.
$20,000
2017
Sf MomaSan Francisco, CA
Assemble unparalleled collections, create exhilarating exhibitions, and develop engaging public programs.
$20,000
2016
Tmp-Trey Mcintyre ProjectBoise, ID
Support, nurture and produce the artistic vision of artist Trey McIntyre.
$20,000
2014
BROWN UNIVERSITYPROVIDENCE, RI
Serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry.
$20,000
2017
TIDES CENTERYOUTH ART EXCHANGESAN FRANCISCO, CA
Shared creative practice between professional artists and public high school students, furthering youth as leaders, thinkers, and artists in San Francisco.
$20,000
2017
HARVARD UNIVERSITYBOSTON, MA
Devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally.
Tto design and implement solar energy solutions to assist those living in energy poverty with their economic, educational, health care and agricultural development.
$19,275
2019
KQEDSAN FRANCISCO, CA
SERVES THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ALTERNATIVE TO COMMERCIAL MEDIA.
$19,265
2024
EASTSIDE PREPEAST PALO ALTO, CA
Committed to opening vew doors for students historically underrepresented in higher education.
$19,000
2019
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATIONMatched to this organization because 29 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.SAN FRANCISCO, CA
PROMOTE MORE AND BETTER JEWISH PHILANTHROPY, DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE ENGAGED IN JEWISH LIFE AND FOSTER RESILIENT AND SECURE JEWISH COMMUNITIES.
$19,000
2022
EASTSIDE PREPEAST PALO ALTO, CA
Committed to opening vew doors for students historically underrepresented in higher education.
$19,000
2018
SF- MARIN FOOD BANKSAN FRANCISCO, CA
SUPPLY FOOD TO 400+ PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, WHO PROVIDE FREE FOOD PROGRAMS FOR HUNGRY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.
$19,000
2022
EASTSIDE PREPEAST PALO ALTO, CA
Committed to opening vew doors for students historically underrepresented in higher education.
Educate and inspire a new generation of skilled, visionary and enterprising leaders to transform business and public policy and create a more just, prosperous and sustainable world.