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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
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.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $456,895 | $1,384,340 | $920,295 | $714,265 |
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.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 52% 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.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CA | FOR AGENCY BY DESIGN - OAKLAND | $125,000 | 2025 | |
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Leshner | FOUNDER & PRESIDENT | 8.00 | $0 |
| David Wagonfeld | TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Joanne Schneider | SECRETARY | 1.25 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $247,619 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $909,569 | $683,878 | $894,754 | $1,967,480 | $1,693,881 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $416,843 | $1,007,308 | $821,915 | $1,882,007 | $1,468,286 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | −$3,943 | $681,124 | $916,242 | $2,254,699 | $2,062,200 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $792,121 | $1,006,187 | $1,049,802 | $3,183,422 | $2,747,267 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $806,430 | $1,007,283 | $1,212,861 | $3,448,886 | $2,961,333 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $629,288 | $1,150,517 | $1,014,745 | $3,859,739 | $3,162,186 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $943,199 | $1,248,328 | $1,089,848 | $4,280,408 | $3,683,415 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $464,478 | $1,015,242 | $1,079,923 | $4,457,474 | $3,988,544 |
| THREE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECTS AND REIMAGINING TEACHER TIME AT MISSION HS |
| $106,565 |
| 2019 |
| PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CA | FOR AGENCY BY DESIGN-OAKLAND | $100,000 | 2023 |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA - BAY AREABALTIMORE, MD | FINAL PAYMENT OF A THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR TEACHER AND EDUCATION LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT REDESIGN PROJEC | $100,000 | 2016 |
| SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONSTOCKTON, CA | THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM | $100,000 | 2019 |
| NEW TEACHER CENTERSANTA CRUZ, CA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2017 |
| NEW TEACHER CENTERSANTA CRUZ, CA | THIRD PAYMENT OF A FOUR-YEAR GRANT FOR GROWTH CAPITAL CAMPAIGN IN YEAR ONE AND GENERAL OPERATING SUP | $100,000 | 2016 |
| SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONSTOCKTON, CA | THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR THE RESIDENCY @ TCSJ PROGRAM | $100,000 | 2020 |
| SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONSTOCKTON, CA | THE RESIDENCY @TCSJ PROGRAM | $100,000 | 2021 |
| PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATIONOAKLAND, CA | AGENCY BY DESIGN OAKLAND | $100,000 | 2022 |
| KHAN ACADEMYMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | FINAL PAYMENT OF A THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR THE KHAN LAB SCHOOL | $75,000 | 2016 |
| DONORSCHOOSEORGMatched to this organization because 41 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.NEW YORK, NY | FOR SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY AS PART OF THE #BESTSCHOOLDAY EVENT IN MARCH 2016 | $53,000 | 2016 |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INCBALTIMORE, MD | FOR THE ALUMNI LEADERSHIP NETWORK IN THE BAY AREA | $50,000 | 2017 |
| THE RECTORS AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIACHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | FOR THE CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCES CENTER | $50,000 | 2017 |
| KHAN ACADEMYMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | FOR THE TEACHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM | $50,000 | 2017 |
| NEW TEACHER CENTERSANTA CRUZ, CA | TWO-YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2019 |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | FIRST PAYMENT OF A THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2016 |
| NEW TEACHER CENTERSANTA CRUZ, CA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2018 |
| NEW TEACHER CENTERSANTA CRUZ, CA | TWO-YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2020 |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA - BAY AREASAN FRANCISCO, CA | THREE-YEAR GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ALUMNI LEADERSHIP NETWORK | $50,000 | 2019 |
| RECTOR AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIACHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR THE CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCES CENTER | $50,000 | 2019 |
| THE RECTORS AND VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIACHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | FOR THE CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCES CENTER | $50,000 | 2018 |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA | FOR CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY | $50,000 | 2025 |
| KHAN ACADEMYMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR THE TEACHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM | $50,000 | 2019 |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2017 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Dec 31, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202531329349103913
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202421849349100727
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202301299349103560
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202221349349100237
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202131339349103068
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202021509349101127
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201901339349103435
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201801349349103930
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201721329349101977
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.