Private foundation · EIN 20-1660400 · San Francisco, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Laney and Pasha Thornton Foundation's grants went
It reported $269,000 in grants paid across 41 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 94.6% of those dollars to 36 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $255K 36 lines
- No confident match $4,500 4
- Individuals, not shown $10K 1
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 40 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pacific Forest Trust San Francisco, CA · EIN 68-0292509 | $36,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Alonzo King Lines Ballet San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2933309 | $25,500 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3045948 | $25,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Virgin Unite USA New York, NY · EIN 20-3963486 | $25,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| The School for Ethics and Global Leadership Washington, DC · EIN 68-0635707 | $25,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Pci-Media Impact New York, NY · EIN 13-3280193 | $20,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Wild Africa Lafayette, CA · EIN 88-4164062 | $15,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Sonoma County Tomorrow Healdsburg, CA · EIN 94-3019165 | $10,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 |
| California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156258 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies Amherst, MA · EIN 04-3176123 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Verra Washington, DC · EIN 27-0566795 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same city 1.00 |
| Save the Elephants USA New York, NY · EIN 88-2429208 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Pachamama Alliance San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3249793 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1415298 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| San Francisco Symphony San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156284 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA · EIN 94-1156365 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Known alias 1.00 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2829914 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Upstream USA Boston, MA · EIN 35-2581424 | $5,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| San Francisco Performances San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2600147 | $3,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Friends of the Urban Forest San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2699528 | $2,500 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Oceanic Society Expeditions Ross, CA · EIN 94-3105570 | $2,500 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Peter Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation Ocnard, CA · no confident EIN match | $2,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Bay Area Ridge Trail Council Berkeley, CA · EIN 94-3148503 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 |
| Bay Nature Institute Dba Bay Nature Bay Nature Magazine Berkeley, CA · EIN 76-0744881 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Compassion & Choices Littleton, CO · EIN 84-1328829 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 |
| Full Circle Fund Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3373850 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same city 1.00 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2103580 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Kaminando Habitat Connectivity Initiative Oakland, CA · EIN 81-1235464 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Mothers Out Front Boston, MA · EIN 46-5758600 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 |
| Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies Santa Clara, CA · EIN 59-2751953 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Population Institute Washington, DC · EIN 52-0899578 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Rainforest Action Network San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3045180 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Sonoma Land Trust Santa Rosa, CA · EIN 51-0197006 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Ten Strands San Francisco, CA · EIN 27-4118171 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same city 1.00 |
| The Alliance for Climate Protection Washington, DC · EIN 87-0745629 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Tipping Point Community San Francisco, CA · EIN 20-2121739 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| The Webb Schools Claremont, CA · EIN 95-1856591 | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Global Heritage Fund San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Hampshire College Amherst, MA · no confident EIN match | $1,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Harvard Lampoon Trust Cambridge, MA · no confident EIN match | $500 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
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6 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.