Organization · EIN 94-1156258 · San Francisco, CA · Arts, culture & humanities

Who funds California Academy of Sciences?

85 private foundations reported paying California Academy of Sciences $6.93M on returns for tax year 2023.

85 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers

Funders 85

FoundationPaidPurpose as filedMatchSource
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · Preselected only
$2,545,719
3 grant lines
IN SUPPORT OF A COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND UTILITY OF PUBLICLY COLLECTED DATA FOR BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION DECIS… +2 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Gerson Bakar Foundation
San Francisco, CA · Preselected only
$2,500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Troper Wojcicki Foundation
Los Altos, CA · Preselected only
$500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
BAND Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$150,000 bioGraphic
Filed as “CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES GGP”
Same address 0.75 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$100,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Bernard Osher Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 ARTS AND HUMANITIES Same street 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Anne Wojcicki Foundation
Los Altos, CA · Preselected only
$100,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Baker Street Foundation
San Francisco, CA · Preselected only
$100,000 TEACHER'S EDUCATION PROGRAM
Filed as “CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE”
Same address 0.90 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Stuart & Jesse Abelson Foundation
Chicago, IL · Preselected only
$100,000 GENERAL Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Simons Foundation
New York, NY · Preselected only
$74,292 ACTIVATING THE SCIENCE ACTION CLUB NETWORK FOR THE APRIL 2024 SOLAR ECLIPSE GIFT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
San Francisco, CA
$50,000
2 grant lines
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT +1 more Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$50,000 FOR THE BAYVIEW SCIENCE INSTITUTE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Koret Foundation
San Francisco, CA
$40,000 CAREERS IN SCIENCE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Lb Research and Education Foundation
Asheville, NC
$35,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund
San Francisco, CA · Preselected only
$30,000 FOR AN ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION; FOR THEIR 100-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT. Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
Penner Family Foundation
Bentonville, AR · Preselected only
$30,000 Education - General Operating Support Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Ellis Goodman Family Foundation
Glencoe, IL · Preselected only
$30,000 EDUCATIONAL
Filed as “CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE”
Same address 0.90 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Benificus Foundation
San Carlos, CA · Preselected only
$30,000 GENERAL PURPOSE Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
5 Ryan Foundation
Tiburon, CA · Preselected only
$28,000 GENERAL SUPPORT Same address 1.00 Wrong? 990-PF
FYE 12/2023
The Morgridge Family Foundation
Wilmington, DE · Preselected only
$25,000 For the Healthy Communities, Thriving Planet campaign's environmental learning pathway
Filed as “CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES GGP”
Same address 0.75 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 California Academy of Sciences

These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with California Academy of Sciences, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.

  1. The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
    Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $1.55M to them
  2. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
    Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $1.35M to them
  3. Sempra Foundation San Diego, CA
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $57.1K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  4. Crankstart Foundation San Jose, CA
    Paid 10 of the 25 closest peers · $9.89M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  5. American Express Foundation New York, NY
    Paid 12 of the 25 closest peers · $1.92M to them
  6. Frankel Family Foundation San Francisco, CA
    Paid 9 of the 25 closest peers · $33.8K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  7. The Springcreek Foundation Berkeley, CA
    Paid 7 of the 25 closest peers · $24K to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only
  8. Analog Devices Foundation Boston, MA
    Paid 11 of the 25 closest peers · $60.9K to them

Organizations with the most funders in common

  1. KQED San Francisco, CA
    32 shared funders · 232 funders in all
  2. Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums San Francisco, CA
    21 shared funders · 89 funders in all
  3. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA
    20 shared funders · 73 funders in all
  4. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Redwood City, CA
    24 shared funders · 560 funders in all
  5. San Francisco Ballet Association San Francisco, CA
    16 shared funders · 59 funders in all
  6. University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA
    18 shared funders · 176 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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