Activate Global Inc

BERKELEY, CA EIN: 47-5502184 Website

ACTIVATE EMPOWERS SCIENTISTS TO REINVENT THE WORLD BY BRINGING THEIR RESEARCH TO MARKET. ACTIVATE PARTNERS WITH U.S. BASED FUNDERS, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER PILLARS OF THE HARD TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY TO HELP ENTREPRENEURIAL SCIENTISTS TRANSLATE THEIR BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS INTO COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$26.1M

-1.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$4.1M

Grant Count

51

Avg Grant Size

$81K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$7M$15M$22M$29M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$26,103,206$26,386,377$17,956,165
Revenue$23,823,486$26,734,894$18,338,872
Expenses$23,553,752$19,015,079$12,818,117
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$411,697$129,761$-720
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M$4M0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants202351 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

PERLUMI$340KPHOTONECT$194KFEON ENERGY$190KANTHOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGIE…$186KPASCAL TECHNOLOGIES INC$179KBLAZE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIE…$179KBREKLAND INCORPORATED$174KPULSENICS INC$116KROCKFIX$115KBANYU CARBON INC$112K

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K3$50–100K28$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

R TODD JOHNSONSECRETARY/INTERIM CEO (THRU …$399KMATTHEW B PRICEPRESIDENT AND CFO (THRU 9/24)$325KNAOMI A BAERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$316KAIMEE ROSEEXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR$300KKARIN D LIONCHIEF GROWTH & PARTNERSHIP O…$286KANDREW R CHANGMANAGING DIRECTOR - NEW YORK$269KJILL O FUSSMANAGING DIRECTOR - BERKELEY$255KSTEVEN H TRANVP, FINANCE AND CONTRACTS$221KBRENNA M TIEGLERCHIEF FELLOWSHIP OFFICER$214KPHILIP J LOEWSR DIRECTOR, EXPANSION (THRU…$191KDINA AMOUZIGHSR DIRECTOR, PEOPLE & CULTURE$189KSARAH MAJORIE MORRILLEDUCATION DIRECTOR$188KCYRUS WADIACHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (AS …$93K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
R TODD JOHNSONSECRETARY/INTERIM CEO (THRU 10/23)40$399,297
LIESL SCHINDLERCHAIRPERSON1
GABRIEL KRATREASURER1
TROY BREWSTERBOARD MEMBER1
MORRY CATERBOARD MEMBER1
ANDREW HSIEHBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/24)1
LIESEL PRITZKER SIMMONSBOARD MEMBER1
NICOLE SYSTROMBOARD MEMBER1
CYRUS WADIACHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (AS OF 10/23)40$93,256
MATTHEW B PRICEPRESIDENT AND CFO (THRU 9/24)40$325,377
NAOMI A BAERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$316,376
AIMEE ROSEEXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR40$300,117
KARIN D LIONCHIEF GROWTH & PARTNERSHIP OFFICER40$285,632
STEVEN H TRANVP, FINANCE AND CONTRACTS40$220,597
BRENNA M TIEGLERCHIEF FELLOWSHIP OFFICER40$214,481
ANDREW R CHANGMANAGING DIRECTOR - NEW YORK40$268,849
JILL O FUSSMANAGING DIRECTOR - BERKELEY40$255,190
SARAH MAJORIE MORRILLEDUCATION DIRECTOR40$188,320
DINA AMOUZIGHSR DIRECTOR, PEOPLE & CULTURE40$188,656
PHILIP J LOEWSR DIRECTOR, EXPANSION (THRU 04/24)40$190,830

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

16states
+8 more states

Cities

AlbertsonAmherstAmhurstAustinBarringtonBerkeleyBordentownBostonBoulderBrooklineBrooklynCambridgeCookevilleDenverEvanstonFederal WayGrahamHoustonIthacaKansas City

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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