Excelerate Foundation Inc
Excelerate Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Folsom, California. It supports U.S.-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) public charities working to address pressing problems and opportunities in local communities, with grantmaking centered on health and healthcare services, social entrepreneurship, community development, and environmental education.
Excelerate Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Excelerate Foundation Inc gave $409K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), top state California. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $409,000
- +21.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- -5.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $24,059
- +28.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $10,372,935
- -2.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (46% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Excelerate Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
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The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Its grant applications are by invitation only. It proactively identifies potential partners, screens for alignment, and may conduct phone interviews or site visits. For proposals it considers a fit, the foundation co-develops a funding proposal with the organization covering project scope, budget, planned outcomes, and evaluation methodology. The board reviews and approves proposals and may conduct site visits and review progress on active grants.
- Contact
Mailing address: 50 Iron Point Circle 140, Folsom, CA 95630
Phone: (916) 586-8444
Website: https://excelerate-foundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Excelerate Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UC Davis Foundation ($90K). Together the top 10 received $364K.
Grant Size Distribution
88 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 88 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grants went to recipients in California (46% of grant dollars), Connecticut (22%), New York (16%), Kentucky (11%), and Virginia (3%). Its website describes its work as supporting local communities in the United States.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Excelerate Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 17 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. How we count
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 135% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $338K (2024) to $423K (2019). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $409K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UC Davis Foundation Davis, CA | Grants to support staffing budgets of a specific program, as well as general program support for campus and public arboretum operations. | $90,000 |
| We Are Family Foundation New York, NY | Grant for "Youth to the Front" program to support the organization's thats dedicated to the vision of a global family by creating and supporting programs that promote cultural diversity while nurturing and mentoring the vision, talents, and ideas of young people who are positively changing the world. | $55,000 |
| The Transgender District San Francisco, CA | Grant to support for core programs for organization that create a thriving environment that fosters the rich history, culture, legacy and empowerment of transgender people. | $50,000 |
| United Way of Greenwich Greenwich, CT | Support the Early Childhood Achievement Gap solutions, helping at-risk students | $50,000 |
| Muhammad Ali Center Louisville, KY | Fundraiser event sponsorship for organization whose charter is to mobilize Muhammad Ali's legacy to foster respect, inspire generations of changemakers, and advance social justice. | $46,000 |
| AIDSLifeCycle San Francisco, CA | Sponsor riders of a cycling event, which raises funds for SF AIDS Foundation and community. | $15,500 |
| Transportation Association of Green Riverside, CT | General program support of the organization and to help meet budget shortfall. Organization specializes in transportation services for elderly disabled individuals and transportation for the disadvantaged of all ages. | $15,000 |
| National AIDS Memorial GroveLight San Francisco, CA | Sponsorship of the annual Light in the Grove fundraising event for organization that provides, in perpetuity, a place of remembrance so that the lives of people who died from AIDS are not forgotten and the story is known by future generations. | $15,000 |
| Give us the Floor San Francisco, CA | General support for organization that is helping teens deal with distress though unique peer support groups. | $15,000 |
| George Mason University Foundation MS A Fairfax, VA | Grant to support organization whose mission it is to drive diversity into the field of national security. | $12,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,372,935 | $578,618 | $696,692 | $409,000 | 17 | $655,554 | $522,973 | $486,693 |
| 2024 | $10,594,262 | $699,884 | $616,994 | $338,000 | 18 | $576,485 | $653,755 | $486,900 |
| 2023 | $9,524,431 | $308,731 | $613,697 | $341,000 | 16 | $574,319 | $264,638 | $476,255 |
| 2022 | $9,018,305 | $402,656 | $645,420 | $386,750 | 20 | $601,330 | $358,546 | $509,470 |
| 2021 | $10,889,313 | $631,434 | $588,162 | $338,500 | 17 | — | $588,006 | $508,528 |
| 2020 | $9,734,483 | $249,030 | $672,957 | $419,182 | 19 | — | $207,653 | $474,510 |
| 2019 | $9,983,840 | $255,860 | $683,184 | $423,276 | 19 | — | $214,373 | $472,670 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Excelerate Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $487K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to support nonprofit organizations that motivate positive social change and community development. It seeks healthier, more educated, and better-connected local communities, and says it evaluates organizations based on leadership, program strength, potential community impact, clear goals, sound operations, and evidence-based approaches to measuring results. It provides general operating core support or specific programmatic support.
Its stated themes are Health and Healthcare Services, Social Entrepreneurship, Community Development, and Environmental Education. The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the kinds of work supported: We Are Family Foundation says it creates programs that promote mutual respect and appreciation of cultural diversity; United Way of Greenwich says it identifies local health, education, and self-sufficiency needs and works with partners on solutions; and The Transgender District describes its work as fostering transgender people’s history, culture, and empowerment.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 17 grants totaling $409,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $90,000, with a median of $15,000. The foundation’s website says grants typically range from $5,000 to $75,000 per year and last one to three years; it invests in approximately 10 organizations each year.
Notable 2025 grants included $90,000 to UC Davis Foundation for staffing budgets for a specific program and general support for campus and public arboretum operations; $55,000 to We Are Family Foundation for its “Youth to the Front” program; $50,000 to The Transgender District for core programs; $50,000 to United Way of Greenwich for early-childhood achievement-gap solutions; and $46,000 to Muhammad Ali Center for event sponsorship. Other grants included $15,500 to AIDSLifeCycle and $15,000 each to Transportation Association of Green, National AIDS Memorial GroveLight, and Give us the Floor.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jonathan Alex Sloan as President, Ernest Lewis as Board Member, Edward Dadakis as Treasurer, and Farah Pandith as Secretary.
Excelerate Foundation Inc is led by Jonathan Alex Sloan, President on every filing since 2019; all 4 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jonathan Alex Sloan
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$71K (2019) → $61K (2025)
Edward Dadakis
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
$61K (2019) → $51K (2025)
Ernest Lewis
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
$61K (2019) → $51K (2025)
Farah Pandith
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
$27K (2022) → $51K (2025)
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $61K, to Jonathan Alex Sloan (President). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Excelerate Foundation Inc
How much does Excelerate Foundation Inc give each year?
Excelerate Foundation Inc gave $409K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $338K across 18 grants.
What is Excelerate Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Excelerate Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $24,059, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Excelerate Foundation Inc give grants?
Excelerate Foundation Inc's top state is California, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Connecticut (22%) and New York (16%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (5 grants), New York, NY (3 grants) and Greenwich, CT (2 grants).
Does Excelerate Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 18% of Excelerate Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Excelerate Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Excelerate Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include UC Davis Foundation ($90,000), We Are Family Foundation ($55,000) and The Transgender District ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Excelerate Foundation Inc?
Excelerate Foundation Inc reported $10.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $656K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $487K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Excelerate Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s mission is to support nonprofit organizations that motivate positive social change and community development. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Excelerate Foundation Inc?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Excelerate Foundation Inc's EIN?
Excelerate Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1772345. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Excelerate Foundation Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 29, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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