Private foundation · EIN 27-2898736 · Los Angeles, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where The Michelson 20MM Foundation's grants went

It reported $843,039 in grants paid across 45 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 83.4% of those dollars to 37 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

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.20MM.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 45 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Public Policy Institute of California
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3207299
$50,000Public Policy ResearchExact name 1.00
Center for Accessible Technology
Berkeley, CA · EIN 94-2955192
$50,000Digital Services Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Nextgen Climate America
Redwood City, CA · EIN 46-2525580
$50,000Digital Services Access & AffordabilityExact name 1.00
The Education Trust
Washington, DC · EIN 52-1982223
$50,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Community Partners
Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match
$45,000Resources for Re-engaging Students Resources for People Impacted by Mass IncarcerationUnmatched Help match
New Venture Fund
Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345
$40,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Creative Commons Corporation
Mountain View, CA · EIN 04-3585301
$38,353Education Access & AffordabilitySame street 1.00
California Competes
Oakland, CA · EIN 88-2393598
$35,000Digital Learning & Workforce Skills Digital Services Access & Affordability Education Access & AffordabilityExact name 1.00
National Association for Community College Entr
Springfield, MA · no confident EIN match
$32,500Intellectual Property Education/SupportUnmatched Help match
Institute for Local Self Reliance
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 23-7394104
$25,000Digital Services Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
A New Way of Life Reentry Project
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4782503
$25,000Resources for People Impacted by Mass IncarcerationSame city 1.00
Believe in Students
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 81-3612875
$25,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4106993
$25,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Impact Justice
Oakland, CA · EIN 47-3363891
$25,000Resources for People Impacted by Mass IncarcerationSame address 1.00
Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management Education
Half Moon Bay, CA · EIN 41-2045091
$25,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 0.93
Insure the Uninsured Project
Sacramento, CA · EIN 27-4159194
$25,000Digital Services Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
The Oakland Public Education Fund
Oakland, CA · EIN 43-2014630
$25,000Digital Services Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
San Diego, CA · EIN 45-4739319
$25,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame street 1.00
Student Basic Needs Coalition
Chicago, IL · EIN 84-3785072
$25,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame city 1.00
The Giving Spirit
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 61-1405121
$25,000Innovative Learning PlatformSame address 1.00
Regents of the University of Ca Irvine
Irvine, CA · no confident EIN match
$25,000Resources for People Impacted by Mass IncarcerationUnmatched Help match
California State University Long Beach Research Fo
Long Beach, CA · no confident EIN match
$25,000Education Access & AffordabilityUnmatched Help match
Austin Pets Alive
Austin, TX · EIN 74-2893360
$12,500Resources for People Impacted by Mass IncarcerationSame address 1.00
Community College League of California
Sacramento, CA · EIN 68-0224448
$11,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Cal Poly Corporation
San Luis Obispo, CA · EIN 95-1648180
$10,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Campaign for College Opportunity
Sacramento, CA · EIN 20-0427622
$10,000Campaign for College OpportunityExact name 1.00
United Negro College Fund
Washington, DC · EIN 13-1624241
$10,000Intellectual Property Education/SupportSame address 1.00
Homeboy Industries
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4800735
$7,500Resources for People Impacted by Mass IncarcerationSame ZIP 1.00
The Center for Intellectual Property Understanding
Briarcliff, NY · EIN 81-1868933
$7,500Intellectual Property Education/SupportSame address 1.00
Unite-La
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 82-0576380
$6,000Access to Education and Workforce Opportunities Digital Services Access & AffordabilitySame ZIP 1.00
Long Beach State Foundation
Long Beach, CA · EIN 45-2163910
$5,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Connect to Compete
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 45-4868462
$5,000Digital Services Access & AffordabilitySame city 1.00
California State University Fresno Foundation
Fresno, CA · EIN 94-6003272
$5,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Hbcu Founders Initiative
San Francisco, CA · EIN 86-3846215
$5,000Intellectual Property Education/SupportExact name 1.00
The University Foundation at Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA · EIN 94-3001359
$5,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 1.00
Underground Scholars
Berkeley, CA · EIN 87-4290572
$5,000Resources for People Impacted by Mass IncarcerationSame address 1.00
UC College of the Law San Francisco
San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match
$5,000Education Access & AffordabilityUnmatched Help match
National Academy of Inventors
Tampa, FL · EIN 27-2310390
$3,500Intellectual Property Education/SupportSame address 1.00
Open Campus Media
Washington, DC · EIN 84-2427054
$2,500Resources for People Impacted by Mass IncarcerationSame address 1.00
Venturewell
Hadley, MA · no confident EIN match
$2,500Intellectual Property Education/SupportUnmatched Help match
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX · no confident EIN match
$2,500Intellectual Property Education/SupportUnmatched Help match
US IP Alliance
Atlanta, GA · no confident EIN match
$2,500Intellectual Property Education/SupportUnmatched Help match
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
Sacramento, CA · EIN 95-2707667
$2,000Education Access & AffordabilitySame address 0.83
A Place Called Home
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4427291
$1,244Community-Building/EnrichmentSame address 0.74
Social Justice Learning Institute
Inglewood, CA · EIN 26-3413373
$942Community-Building/EnrichmentSame address 1.00

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    24 recipients in common
  2. JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    9 recipients in common
  3. The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA
    9 recipients in common
  4. College Futures Foundation Oakland, CA
    9 recipients in common
  5. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA
    8 recipients in common
  6. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    7 recipients in common
  7. The Kresge Foundation Troy, MI
    7 recipients in common
  8. Lumina Foundation for Education Indianapolis, IN
    7 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.