The Hopper-Dean Foundation is a private family foundation based in Menlo Park, California. Established in 2011, it operates as a 501(c)(3) organization focused on philanthropic grantmaking across the United States.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$44.4M
+2.9% YoY
Annual Giving
$6.8M
-69.2% YoY
Grant Count
67
-11.8% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$102K
-65.0% YoY
Grantmaking
The foundation maintains significant grantmaking activity with the following characteristics:
Grant Range
$1,597 to $3,912,188
Average Grant
amount: $219 to $3,912,188
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation supports a wide range of cities and states across the United States, with documented giving in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Assets & Revenue (2023-2024):
- Total assets: $43.2 million to $54 million (varies by reporting source and year)
- Total giving: $22.3 million
- Total revenue: $874,937
- Total expenses: $22.9 million
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $44,409,797 | $43,178,815 | $45,969,731 |
| Revenue | $2,764,597 | $874,937 | $9,669,254 |
| Expenses | $7,734,315 | $22,985,392 | $29,447,709 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $7,027,032 | $22,257,800 | $28,629,794 |
| Net Investment Income | $2,128,335 | $209,548 | $9,074,771 |
| Distributable Amount | $3,147,346 | $2,631,998 | $3,073,375 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
211 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The foundation's leadership team serves without compensation:
- Heidi Hopper – CEO (2 hours/week)
- Jeff Dean – CFO (2 hours/week)
- Victoria L. Dean – CRO (1 hour/week)
- Natalie M. Dean – Secretary (1 hour/week)
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEIDI HOPPER | CEO | 2 | — |
| JEFF DEAN | CFO | 2 | — |
| VICTORIA L DEAN | CRO | 1 | — |
| NATALIE M DEAN | SECRETARY | 1 | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
The foundation has made significant grants supporting diversity and inclusion in STEM education:
$1M Hopper-Dean Foundation Gift for Diversity in CS**$4 million** to Howard University to expand the Bison STEM Scholars Program
Howard University Receives $4 Million Hopper-Dean Foundation Gift to Expand**$5 million** to the University of Texas at El Paso to promote computer science
UTEP receives $5 million to promote computer science ... - EurekAlert!**$3.3 million** to Cornell University's Computing and Information Science program for diversity efforts
$3.3M Gift to Support CIS Diversity Efforts**$1 million** to UC Berkeley's Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences department for diversity initiatives
Contact Information
Address: PO Box 2708, Menlo Park, CA 94026-2708
Phone: 650-210-5000
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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