Private foundation · EIN 26-0799587 · Los Altos, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Heising-Simons Foundation's grants went
It reported $152M in grants paid across 712 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 88.8% of those dollars to 385 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $135M 635 lines
- No confident match $16.4M 70
- Individuals, not shown $290K 4
- Outside the US $280K 3
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.
- Website on filing
- WWW.HSFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 702 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY · EIN 11-6107128 | $4,000,000 | TO ADVANCE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES | Known alias 1.00 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY · EIN 13-2654926 | $3,100,000 | TO ADVANCE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES | Known alias 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley Riverside, CA · EIN 94-6002123 | $1,562,429 | TO TEST THE QUANTUM COHERENCE OF GRAVITY | Exact name 1.00 |
| Third Sector New England Boston, MA · EIN 04-2261109 | $1,550,000 | FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENT COLLABORATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of California at San Diego LA Jolla, CA · EIN 95-6006144 | $1,500,000 | FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE SIMONS OBSERVATORY | Same street 1.00 |
| The California Education Partners San Francisco, CA · EIN 80-0562254 | $1,500,000 | FOR A MULTI-DISTRICT EARLY GRADES CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATION | Same address 1.00 |
| Edvance Modesto, CA · no confident EIN match | $1,500,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| The University Corporation San Francisco State San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1384645 | $1,499,943 | FOR UPGRADING THE PLANETARIUM AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY | Same address 1.00 |
| Tides Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 51-0198509 | $1,275,850 | FOR THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY RESPONSIVE FUND | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| California Association for Research in Astronomy Kamuela, HI · EIN 95-3972799 | $1,200,000 | TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCALES INSTRUMENT | Same address 1.00 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley Riverside, CA · EIN 94-6002123 | $1,155,000 | FOR THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CHILD CARE EMPLOYMENT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund Washington, DC · EIN 87-4680230 | $1,100,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Climateworks Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 26-2303250 | $1,050,000 | TO ADVANCE CLIMATE FINANCE, DECARBONIZE GLOBAL SHIPPING, AND SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION | Same street 1.00 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 82-1517696 | $1,030,928 | FOR THE DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND | Same city 1.00 |
| Family Values Work a Multi-State Consortium Milwaukee, WI · EIN 27-0321696 | $1,020,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Powermylearning New York, NY · EIN 13-3935309 | $1,000,000 | FOR FAMILY PLAYLISTS IN THE EARLY GRADES | Same address 1.00 |
| University of California- Davis Davis, CA · EIN 46-4117124 | $1,000,000 | FOR THE CENTER FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESEARCH IN HONOR OF [name withheld] | Same ZIP 0.83 |
| Neo Philanthropy New York, NY · EIN 13-3191113 | $1,000,000 | FOR THE FOUR FREEDOMS FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $1,000,000 | FOR CHILD CARE FOR EVERY FAMILY NETWORK | Same address 1.00 |
| United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 83-1740146 | $950,000 | TO ADVANCE CLEAN VEHICLE STANDARDS, TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION, AND EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION POLICY | Same city 1.00 |
| New Venture Fund Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345 | $925,000 | FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD GOVERNANCE AND FINANCING PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
| Trustees of Purdue University W Lafayette, IN · no confident EIN match | $922,413 | TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE MATH LANGUAGE RESOURCES FOR EMERGING BILINGUALS | Unmatched Help match |
| Climate Power Education Fund Washington, DC · EIN 92-2286208 | $850,000 | FOR CLIMATE POWER EDUCATION FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| The Partnership Project Washington, DC · EIN 52-2192070 | $800,000 | FOR THE CLEAN VEHICLES CAMPAIGN | Same address 1.00 |
| The Greenlining Institute Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3173571 | $800,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Partnership Project Washington, DC · EIN 52-2192070 | $783,000 | FOR THE CHARGE CAMPAIGN | Same address 1.00 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA · EIN 94-1156365 | $775,000 | FOR THE STANFORD CENTER ON EARLY CHILDHOOD | Known alias 1.00 |
| Public Media Group of Southern California Burbank, CA · EIN 95-2211661 | $770,000 | FOR THE FAMILY MATH INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603 | $746,000 | FOR THE CENTER ON POVERTY AND INEQUALITY | Known alias 1.00 |
| Society for Research in Child Development Washington, DC · EIN 35-6005842 | $717,770 | FOR THE SRCD POLICY FELLOWSHIP | Same city 1.00 |
| New America Foundation Washington, DC · EIN 52-2096845 | $640,000 | FOR THE EARLY EDUCATION AND ENGLISH LEARNER TEAMS | Same address 1.00 |
| Tides Center San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3213100 | $625,000 | FOR THE STARFISH INSTITUTE'S STEM EDUCATION WORK | Same address 1.00 |
| Teachers College Columbia University New York, NY · EIN 13-1624202 | $600,000 | FOR ECPIHE PHASE III | Same address 1.00 |
| Low Income Investment Fund San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2952578 | $600,000 | TO CHAMPION AN EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION FACILITIES STRATEGY FOR CALIFORNIA | Same address 1.00 |
| Center for American Progress Washington, DC · EIN 30-0126510 | $600,000 | FOR THE TACKLING CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 83-1740146 | $600,000 | TO SUPPORT WESTERN TRANSMISSION, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND POWER SECTOR ANALYSIS | Same city 1.00 |
| Unbounded Learning New York, NY · EIN 47-5223320 | $600,000 | FOR EVIDENCE-BASED LITERACY INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS | Same address 1.00 |
| Child CARE Aware of America Arlington, VA · EIN 94-3060756 | $600,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, NJ · no confident EIN match | $600,000 | FOR 2023 AND 2024 STATE OF PRESCHOOL YEARBOOK | Unmatched Help match |
| Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Madison, WI · no confident EIN match | $600,000 | FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE BABY'S FIRST YEARS STUDY | Unmatched Help match |
| California Association for Research in Astronomy Kamuela, HI · EIN 95-3972799 | $599,671 | FOR UPGRADES AND ENGINEERING INTERVENTIONS FOR THE KECK PLANET FINDER (KPF) | Same address 1.00 |
| American Indian College Fund Denver, CO · EIN 52-1573446 | $569,600 | TO STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD WORKFORCE PATHWAYS AT TRIBAL COLLEGES | Same address 1.00 |
| The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $566,115 | FOR INSTRUMENTATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO CARBONATE CLUMPED ISOTOPE ANALYSIS | Unmatched Help match |
| Children's Funding Project Washington, DC · EIN 84-3704279 | $550,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Erikson Institute Chicago, IL · EIN 36-2593545 | $550,000 | FOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN EARLY MATH | Same street 1.00 |
| Family Engagement Lab San Francisco, CA · EIN 37-1905784 | $550,000 | FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MATH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH | Same address 1.00 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mountain View, CA · EIN 20-5205488 | $530,000 | FOR MOVEMENT AND POWER-BUILDING FUND | Exact name 1.00 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA · EIN 95-1643307 | $516,571 | FOR RESEARCH ON THE OBSERVATIONAL SIGNATURES OF QUANTUM GRAVITY | Same address 1.00 |
| Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · no confident EIN match | $508,591 | TO DEVELOP AND TEST TECHNOLOGIES FOR U/TH RADIOISOTOPE DATING | Unmatched Help match |
| Aip Foundation College Park, MD · EIN 83-4485064 | $500,250 | FOR THE TEAM-UP PROJECT | Same address 1.00 |
6 more lines ($2.56M) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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79 recipients in common - Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY
75 recipients in common - WK Kellogg Foundation Battle Creek, MI
75 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.