Santa Fe Institute
THE SANTA FE INSTITUTE IS A TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH COMMUNITY THAT EXPANDS THE BOUNDARIES OF SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING. ITS AIM IS TO DISCOVER, COMPREHEND, AND COMMUNICATE THE COMMON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES IN COMPLEX PHYSICAL, COMPUTATIONAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL SYSTEMS THAT UNDERLIE MANY OF THE MOST PROFOUND PROBLEMS FACING SCIENCE AND SOCIETY TODAY.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$86.2M
+67.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$31K
-13.4% YoY
Grant Count
1
-50.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$31K
+73.3% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $86,204,412 | $51,582,043 | $86,579,005 |
| Revenue | $51,822,371 | $9,241,440 | $11,410,848 |
| Expenses | $16,973,641 | $46,348,060 | $15,398,513 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $3,312,865 | $724,918 | $1,140,495 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 1 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
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
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID KRAKAUER | PRESIDENT | 37.5 | $444,647 |
| GEOFFREY WEST | DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR | 37.5 | $292,350 |
| JENNIFER DUNNE | VP - SCIENCE | 37.5 | $261,549 |
| MELANIE MITCHELL | PROFESSOR | 37.5 | $231,089 |
| SIDNEY REDNER | PROFESSOR | 37.5 | $225,051 |
| CRIS MOORE | PROFESSOR | 37.5 | $187,529 |
| WILLIAM M TRACY | VP - STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS | 37.5 | $211,130 |
| JANET GUNN | SECRETARY/VP - ADMIN | 37.5 | $162,475 |
| DAVID WOLPERT | PROFESSOR | 37.5 | $188,690 |
| SUZETTE FRONK | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 37.5 | $150,369 |
| KATHERINE COLLINS | CHAIR OF THE BOARD, TRUSTEE | 2.5 | — |
| IAN MCKINNON | VICE CHAIR, TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| GARY BENGIER | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| ROSS BUHRDORF | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| JOHN CHISHOLM | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| ELIZABETH DAVIS | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| FRED DOTZLER | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| BILL GURLEY | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| JOHN HAGEL III | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| CARL KAWAJA | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| MARI KOOI | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| MICHAEL MAUBOSSIN | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| ROBERT MAXFIELD | TRUSTEE (THRU 8/24) | 0.5 | — |
| JOHN H MILLER | EX OFFICIO | 1 | — |
| DARLA MOORE | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| JERRY MURDOCK | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| GERRY OHRSTROM | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| PIERRE OMIDYAR | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| JAMES PALOTTA | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| SAM PETERS | TRUSTEE | 1 | — |
| TOBY SHANNAN | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| GRAHAM SPENCER | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| EUGENE STARK | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| DAN TIERNEY | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| VIJAY ULLAL | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| D A WALLACH | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
| JOSH WOLFE | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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