Organization · EIN 46-4950751 · Chicago, IL · Arts, culture & humanities
Who funds The Barack Obama Foundation?
75 private foundations reported paying The Barack Obama Foundation $37.2M on returns for tax year 2023.
75 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 75
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchins Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$5,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CHARITY'S MISSION. | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Knight Foundation Beaverton, OR · Preselected only |
$5,000,000 | THIS GIFT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. Filed as “BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Open Society Institute New York, NY |
$3,000,000 | TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATIONS EFFORTS TO SCALE UP THEIR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND IN PARTICULAR, OBAMA FOUNDATION LEADERS, SCHOLARS AND FELLO… | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Prudential Foundation Newark, NJ · Preselected only |
$2,332,689 2 grant lines |
A MORE INCLUSIVE AMERICA MUSEUM EXHIBIT, THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER +1 more | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, WA |
$2,000,000 | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANTMAKING Filed as “BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION THE” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Hearthland Foundation Los Angeles, CA · Preselected only |
$2,000,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation Oakland, CA |
$2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Mansueto Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$1,904,203 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ford Foundation New York, NY |
$1,600,000 | CORE SUPPORT FOR THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Filed as “BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | MY BROTHER'S KEEPER ALLIANCE - IMPROVING YOUTH HEALTH: TO SUPPORT THE ENGAGEMENT OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES IN THE NATIONAL MY BROTHER'S KEE… | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
| The Lewis Foundation Aspen, CO · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Anne Wojcicki Foundation Los Altos, CA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Dhanam Foundation Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | US LEADERS PROGRAM | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Sacks Family Foundation Highland Park, IL · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund San Francisco, CA |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT Filed as “BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Philippe and Ana Laffont Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,000,000 | GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Rattner Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$600,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT Filed as “BARACK OBAMA FOUNDATION” |
Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Iger Bay Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$500,000 | GENERAL | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Sinegal Family Foundation Bellevue, WA · Preselected only |
$500,000 | PROGRAM SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Mount Pleasant Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$460,000 | Charity | Same city 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like The Barack Obama Foundation
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with The Barack Obama Foundation, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $164K to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $23.5M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - American Express Foundation New York, NY
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $2.75M to them - Ge Foundation Norwalk, CT
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $659K to them - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 18 of the 25 closest peers · $2.15M to them - The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $20M to them - Citizens Charitable Foundation Johnston, RI
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $58.4K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - Chubb Charitable Foundation Philadelphia, PA
Paid 16 of the 25 closest peers · $956K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Medecins Sans Frontieres USA New York, NY
21 shared funders · 2370 funders in all - The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Washington, DC
13 shared funders · 614 funders in all - International Rescue Committee New York, NY
22 shared funders · 769 funders in all - American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Washington, DC
18 shared funders · 2434 funders in all - President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA
17 shared funders · 831 funders in all - New Venture Fund Washington, DC
17 shared funders · 192 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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