Private foundation · EIN 77-0444504 · San Carlos, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where The Benificus Foundation's grants went
It reported $220M in grants paid across 43 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 94.8% of those dollars to 35 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $209M 35 lines
- No confident match $11.3M 7
- Individuals, not shown $100K 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 42 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA · EIN 94-1156365 | $105,590,350 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 84-5024713 | $35,948,911 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute Basalt, CO · EIN 84-1305687 | $10,152,882 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research New York, NY · EIN 13-4141945 | $9,899,921 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| TED Foundation New York, NY · EIN 82-1934592 | $8,907,643 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Alliance for Climate Protection Dba Climate Reality Project Washington, DC · no confident EIN match | $6,904,856 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY · EIN 11-6107128 | $6,842,903 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Texas Children's Hospital Bellaire, TX · EIN 74-1100555 | $6,571,743 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 |
| Khan Academy Mountain View, CA · EIN 26-1544963 | $4,511,650 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| The ONE Campaign Washington, DC · EIN 01-0593565 | $4,276,462 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY · EIN 13-3615533 | $4,007,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same city 1.00 |
| New Schools Fund Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3281780 | $3,037,179 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same city 1.00 |
| Watttime Corporation Oakland, CA · EIN 47-1444637 | $2,516,063 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Arlington, VA · EIN 53-0242992 | $2,351,445 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 0.68 |
| Rice University Houston, TX · no confident EIN match | $2,019,320 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties San Jose, CA · no confident EIN match | $1,104,796 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Foundation for Excellence in Education Tallahassee, FL · no confident EIN match | $1,023,929 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Calmatters Sacramento, CA · EIN 47-2474086 | $1,014,161 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| The Museum of Language Arts Washington, DC · EIN 46-4894732 | $607,132 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 0.71 |
| Smarthistory Pleasantville, NY · EIN 27-2115614 | $419,319 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Carbonplan San Francisco, CA · EIN 84-4378880 | $335,004 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 |
| The E-Liability Institute San Rafael, CA · EIN 92-0891623 | $333,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Aspen Valley Land Trust Carbondale, CO · EIN 84-0574754 | $259,791 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Third Way Institute Washington, DC · EIN 26-0535276 | $250,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Carbon Removal Institute Alexandria, VA · no confident EIN match | $250,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Palo Alto, CA · EIN 77-0440090 | $226,014 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| The Aspen Institute Washington, DC · EIN 84-0399006 | $135,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Human Rights Watch New York, NY · EIN 13-2875808 | $125,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| St Anthony Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1513140 | $100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Dreamcatcher Foundation Islamorada, FL · EIN 20-0814986 | $100,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156258 | $30,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Best Buddies International Miami, FL · EIN 52-1614576 | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 0.91 |
| Wikimedia Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 20-0049703 | $25,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Known alias 1.00 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Bethesda, MD · EIN 13-1930701 | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same street 1.00 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project Dba the Alice Waters Institute Berkeley, CA · EIN 94-3248671 | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Mbolden Change Palo Alto, CA · EIN 20-4683289 | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 |
| Seva Foundation Berkeley, CA · EIN 38-2231279 | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| The Art of Problem Solving Initiative New York, NY · EIN 20-1239616 | $10,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same city 1.00 |
| San Francisco Food Bank San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3041517 | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Portola Valley, CA · EIN 27-0815321 | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Same address 1.00 |
| Aspen Music Festival and School Aspen, CO · no confident EIN match | $5,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
| Aspen Public Radioroaring Fork Public Radio Aspen, CO · no confident EIN match | $2,500 | GENERAL PURPOSE | Unmatched Help match |
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9 recipients in common - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
9 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.