The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · EIN 20-4170342. Reported 2,237 grants totalling $521.0M to 1,007 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$100,000median grant
$521.0Mgranted, 2021-2024
1,007organizations funded
70%of grantees funded again the next year
$2.0Bassets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The Schmidt Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $100,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $60,000 and $225,000; the smallest was $300 and the largest $8,480,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 1,007 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Rights Watch Inc | New York, NY | $23.9M | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $17.0M | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $14.5M | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grist Magazine Inc | Seattle, WA | $9,500,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ellen Macarthur Foundation | Cowes | $8,863,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Climate Central Inc | Princeton, NJ | $8,575,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regenerative Agriculture Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $8,135,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Open Society International Inc | New York, NY | $7,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Jewish World Service Inc | New York, NY | $6,818,630 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rudolf Steiner Foundation Inc Dba Rsf Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | $6,582,993 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $6,460,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | $6,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conservation X Labs Inc | Washington, DC | $5,500,885 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | $5,415,538 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | Tucson, AZ | $5,321,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Apparel Impact Institute | Oakland, CA | $5,220,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food & Water Watch | Washington, DC | $4,365,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $3,810,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust | Oakland, CA | $3,475,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Realize Impact | Bainbridge Island, WA | $3,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rsf Social Finance | San Francisco, CA | $2,679,117 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,657,971 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Farmlink | Aptos, CA | $2,650,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $2,613,928 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virunga Foundation Uk | London | $2,538,367 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $2,513,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities for a Better Environment | Huntington Park, CA | $2,500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Myriad USA | New York City, NY | $2,497,786 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fund for Global Human Rights | Washington, DC | $2,470,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $2,422,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $2,402,859 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oo Project | Washington, DC | $2,370,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Justice Outside | Oakland, CA | $2,271,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $2,218,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mother Jones | San Francisco, CA | $2,200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Nantucket | Nantucket, MA | $2,175,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Resource Matters | Saintjossetennoode | $2,153,100 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | Eureka, CA | $2,118,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $2,104,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Woods Hole, MA | $2,010,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Voteorg | Oakland, CA | $2,000,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sustainable Economies Law Center | Oakland, CA | $1,976,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $1,920,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farmers Foundation | Davis, CA | $1,875,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $1,875,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guardian Org Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,850,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pesticide Action Network North America Regional Center | Berkeley, CA | $1,816,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earthworks | Washington, DC | $1,772,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $1,732,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center on Race Poverty & Environment | Delano, CA | $1,725,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | Berkeley, CA | $1,687,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | $1,675,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $1,634,718 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $1,600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $1,577,241 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Organization of Resource Councils Education Project Inc | Billings, MT | $1,555,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbia Riverkeeper | Hood River, OR | $1,550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gofundmeorg | Los Altos, CA | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Occidental Arts and Ecology Center | Occidental, CA | $1,444,032 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Independent Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,400,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Solon Center for Research and Publishing | Solon, ME | $1,375,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,371,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ocean Research & Conservation Association Inc | Vero Beach, FL | $1,364,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $1,354,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Accountability Counsel | San Francisco, CA | $1,350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ekvnv Yefolecvlke | Weogufka, AL | $1,350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Haifa | Haifa | $1,336,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Voter Registration Project | Washington, DC | $1,300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $1,285,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amah Mutsun Land Trust | Santa Cruz, CA | $1,280,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Impact | Alexandria, VA | $1,275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Kansas City Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $1,265,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Young Farmers Coalition | Hudson, NY | $1,255,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clean Ocean Access | Middletown, RI | $1,254,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | $1,250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for International Environmental Law | Washington, DC | $1,225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Delaware Riverkeeper Network | Bristol, PA | $1,200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Western Australia | Crawley | $1,196,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa | Kampala | $1,167,450 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central California Environmental Justice Network | Fresno, CA | $1,160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $1,153,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Advocates for Community Alternatives Inc | New York, NY | $1,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Missouri Rural Crisis Center | Columbia, MO | $1,150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Groundswell International Inc | Washington, DC | $1,138,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Comite Civico Del Valle Inc | Brawley, CA | $1,134,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,125,607 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oil Change International | Washington, DC | $1,110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Inclusive Development International | Asheville, NC | $1,102,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fian International Ev | Heidelberg | $1,100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement | Des Moines, IA | $1,100,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | Oakland, CA | $1,085,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability | Fresno, CA | $1,080,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York Communities Organizing Fund Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,075,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mango Materials Inc | Oakland, CA | $1,052,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | $1,050,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Swaniti Initiative | Houston, TX | $1,045,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catchafire Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,034,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fisheye Collaborative Inc | Arlington, VA | $1,023,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Energy Economy Inc | Santa Fe, NM | $1,009,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Burlington, VT | $1,006,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| People Food & Land Foundation | Tollhouse, CA | $1,004,900 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pie Ranch | Pescadero, CA | $1,002,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Adas Cafe | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Deep Medicine Circle | Oakland, CA | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Rivers Network Dba International Rivers | Oakland, CA | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Katchi Technologies Inc | Tusket | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocean Visions Inc | Leesburg, VA | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Common Market Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $975,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Media Advocacy Project Inc | Hudson, NY | $975,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Womin Alliance Trust | Johannesburg | $961,906 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wildearth Guardians | Santa Fe, NM | $953,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Makesense | Paris | $952,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $950,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Water Center | Visalia, CA | $945,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fibershed | San Geronimo, CA | $940,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc | Minneapolis, MN | $926,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Coalfield Justice | Washington, PA | $925,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rogue Climate | Phoenix, OR | $913,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Clean Energy Works | Washington, DC | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Land Stewardship Project | Minneapolis, MN | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Black Food and Justice Alliance | Atlanta, GA | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oil & Gas Action Network | Berkeley, CA | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Physicians Scientists and Engineers for Healthy Energy | Oakland, CA | $900,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regenerative Agriculture Alliance | Northfield, MN | $890,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $887,621 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Illuminative Inc | Lafayette, CO | $884,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Circle of Life Connections | El Cerrito, CA | $878,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mountain Watershed Association | Melcroft, PA | $875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| We Are Healers Inc | Portland, OR | $875,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hoopa Valley Tribe | Hoopa, CA | $872,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| 350ORG | Boston, MA | $855,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Native Conservancy | Cordova, AK | $855,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cultural Survival Inc | Cambridge, MA | $851,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Indivisible Civics | Washington, DC | $850,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Chain Workers Alliance | Los Angeles, CA | $840,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Campaign for the Environment Fund | Austin, TX | $826,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Induced Polarization Associates | Seattle, WA | $825,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breach Collective | Eugene, OR | $816,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alliance for a Just Society | Seattle, WA | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capital B News Inc | New York, NY | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for the Alleghenies | Johnstown, PA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Consumer Watchdog | Los Angeles, CA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hmong American Farmers Association | West Saint Paul, MN | $800,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Insight Garden Program | Berkeley, CA | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Institute for Local Self Reliance Inc | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA | Pittsboro, NC | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Santa Monica Bay Foundation | Playa Del Rey, CA | $800,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southwest Georgia Project for Community Education Inc | Albany, GA | $800,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Great Bubble Barrier | Amsterdam | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists Inc | Cambridge, MA | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Movement Builders Inc | Atlanta, GA | $783,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenfaith | New York, NY | $780,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stichting Deep Sea Conservation Coalition | Amsterdam | $780,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Buckminster Fuller Institute | San Francisco, CA | $775,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Earth Care International | Santa Fe, NM | $775,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration Inc | Oakland, CA | $766,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Astraea Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $750,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Health Coalition | National City, CA | $750,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Climate Action Network | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy | Minneapolis, MN | $747,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fractracker Alliance | Johnstown, PA | $745,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Physicians for Social Responsibility Pennsylvania Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $735,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Tilth | Richmond, CA | $715,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Cultural Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $710,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Environmental Justice Alliance | Oakland, CA | $705,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Natural Capitalism Solutions Inc | Longmont, CO | $703,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jobs With Justice San Francisco Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Native American Rights Fund | Boulder, CO | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New York City Environmental Justice Alliance Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nextgen Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | $700,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation | Boston, MA | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Land Loss Prevention Project in | Durham, NC | $695,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amnesty International Limited | London | $685,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Bucket Brigade | New Orleans, LA | $680,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Naca-Inspired Schools Network | Albuquerque, NM | $675,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seedchange | Ottawa | $661,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Indij Public Media | Phoenix, AZ | $660,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $655,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $655,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congressional Progressive Caucus Center | Washington, DC | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenwave Organization Corp | New Haven, CT | $650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perpetual Use Inc | Tampa, FL | $650,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University System of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | $650,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | $645,962 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services | Pittsburgh, PA | $645,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virunga Foundation | London | $640,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for a Green Economy | Syracuse, NY | $632,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $625,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons, NE | $620,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kuaaina Ulu Auamo | Kaneohe, HI | $615,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Institute for Environment and Development | London | $610,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Black Women for Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Civil Liberties Defense Center | Eugene, OR | $600,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council Inc | Billings, MT | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Environmental Justice Network | Raleigh, NC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Civil Justice Fund | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Solar One | Long Island City, NY | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stiftelsen Trygg Mat Tracking | Oslo | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Synergia - Initiatives for Human Rights | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Verde | Portland, OR | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rural Coalition | Washington, DC | $585,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stichting Banktrack | Nijmegen | $585,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Empowered By Light Foundation | Corte Madera, CA | $576,120 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for Justice | New York, NY | $575,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Children of the Setting Sun Productions | Bellingham, WA | $575,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cultural Fire Management Council | Hoopa, CA | $575,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Plateforme Francaise De Protection Des Lanceurs D'alerte En Afrique | Paris | $575,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Africa Development Fund Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $570,037 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre US Ltd | New York, NY | $550,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Common Ground | Ruther Glen, VA | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Farmers Legal Action Group Inc | St Paul, MN | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fishtek Marine | Dartington | $550,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc | New Market, TN | $550,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Osa Conservation | Washington, DC | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts | New Bedford, MA | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ytt Northern Chumash Nonprofit | San Luis Obispo, CA | $550,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Abalobi ICT4FISHERIES | Muizenberg | $545,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Story of Stuff Project | Berkeley, CA | $545,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Institute for Rural Studies Inc | Santa Cruz, CA | $535,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Californians Against Waste Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $530,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Native Movement | Fairbanks, AK | $530,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Indian Land Tenure Foundation | Little Canada, MN | $526,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Carrizo Comecrudo Nation of Texas Inc | Floresville, TX | $525,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Civil Eats | Cotati, CA | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southwest Organizing Project | Albuquerque, NM | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $525,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Recycling Corporation | Minneapolis, MN | $521,250 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Canticle Farm | Oakland, CA | $520,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chesapeake Bay Trust | Annapolis, MD | $516,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Africa Institute for Energy Governance | Kampala | $510,653 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Transnational Environmental Accountability | Rockville, MD | $510,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Indigenous Environmental Network | Bemidji, MN | $510,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spark Northwest | Seattle, WA | $505,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $504,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rhode Island Food Policy Council | Providence, RI | $502,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rena Flying Coyote Collective | Los Angeles, CA | $502,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cheyenne River Youth Project | Eagle Butte, SD | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Coalition for Green Capital | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Crag Law Center | Portland, OR | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food and Environment Reporting Network | New York, NY | $500,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Justice Action Center | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marshall Project Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| No One Left Behind Inc | Merrifield, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Savannah Ocean Exchange | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tule River Indian Tribe | Porterville, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voices for a Sustainable Future Inc | Takoma Park, MD | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yes Nature to Neighborhoods | Richmond, CA | $500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Food Safety | San Francisco, CA | $495,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
567 of 1,007 (56%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 70%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Human Rights Watch Inc
PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA, CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS - Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation
OCEAN STEWARDSHIP AND RESEARCH - Ellen Macarthur Foundation
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS - Rudolf Steiner Foundation Inc Dba Rsf Social Finance
PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA - Sustainable Markets Foundation
CAPACITY BUILDING, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA, ENCOURAGING A JUST TRANSITION AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS, PROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS (US OR GENERAL) - Climate Central Inc
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR PARTNERS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 1,766 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 367 | $85.3M | $100,000 |
| 2022 | 629 | $112.8M | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 546 | $137.6M | $101,875 |
| 2024 | 695 | $185.4M | $130,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Schmidt Family Foundation has 626 of them, worth $114.2M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Steiner Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,467,820 |
| Human Rights Watch Inc | New York, NY | $2,225,000 |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | $2,000,000 |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,500,000 |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,500,000 |
| Swaniti Initiative | Houston, TX | $1,483,000 |
| Myriad USA | New York City, NY | $1,200,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $1,175,000 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | Eureka, CA | $1,140,000 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $1,100,000 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | $850,000 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $833,000 |
| Venn Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $800,000 |
| Center for Biological Diversity Inc | Tucson, AZ | $750,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 33% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund277 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc240 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program181 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc176 shared recipientsSilicon Valley Community Foundation172 shared recipientsTides Foundation160 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $100,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Schmidt Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 555 Bryant Street 370, Palo Alto, CA, 94301. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 20-4170342 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email [email protected] and we will correct it.