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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$288.0M

+38.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$49.4M

-31.8% YoY

Grant Count

20

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$2.5M

-48.9% YoY

About The Clear Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Clear Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in OAKLAND, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $288.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 20 grants totaling $49.4M. Net investment income was $10.6M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

AmstonAtlantaBostonCambridgeChapel HillCharlotteChicagoDoverHighland ParkKansas CityMedfordNew HavenNew YorkNewtonSan FranciscoTowsonWalnutWashingtonWilmington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$74M$148M$222M$296M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$287,962,096$208,555,407$117,537,288
Revenue$269,542,773$219,626,118$151,012,759
Expenses$183,707,000$115,576,357$152,422,669
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$10,622,139$2,197,654$-393,926
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$30M$60M$91M$121M16 grants202015 grants202112 grants202215 grants202320 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION$19.2MHELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL$11.9MCLINTON HEALTH ACCESS IN…$4.5MEVIDENCE ACTION-MATERNAL…$2.9MNEW INCENTIVES$2.2MALIMA USA INC$2.0MYALE RESEARCH INITIATIVE$1.3MCLINTON HEALTH ACCESS IN…$1.2MDIMGAGI INC$1.0MDEVELOPMENT INNOVATION L…$896K

Grant Size Distribution

78 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K8$50–100K13$100–250K3$250–500K7$500K–1M20$1–5M17$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from The Clear Fund

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ELIE HASSENFELDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$425KTERYN MATTOXDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH$333KJULIE FALLERSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER$292KSTEPHANIE STOJANOVICDIRECTOR OF OUTREACH$289KALEX COHENPRINCIPAL RESEARCHER$262KBENJAMIN BATEMANDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (TO J…$249KNATALIE CRISPINTREASURER / PROGRAM OFFICER$239KERIN CROSSETTPROGRAM OFFICER$207KJOHN MACKESENIOR RESEARCHER$204KPAIGE HENCHENCHIEF OF STAFF / SECRETARY$204KMARGARET LLOYDHAUSERPHILANTHROPY ADVISOR$150KDAVE WILSONSENIOR PROGRAM ASSOCIATE$149K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ELIE HASSENFELDCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40$424,805
TERYN MATTOXDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH40$333,147
JULIE FALLERSENIOR PROGRAM OFFICER40$291,908
STEPHANIE STOJANOVICDIRECTOR OF OUTREACH40$288,882
ALEX COHENPRINCIPAL RESEARCHER40$262,052
NATALIE CRISPINTREASURER / PROGRAM OFFICER40$239,280
BENJAMIN BATEMANDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS (TO JUNE)40$248,875
PAIGE HENCHENCHIEF OF STAFF / SECRETARY40$204,172
ERIN CROSSETTPROGRAM OFFICER40$207,296
JOHN MACKESENIOR RESEARCHER40$204,365
MARGARET LLOYDHAUSERPHILANTHROPY ADVISOR40$150,100
DAVE WILSONSENIOR PROGRAM ASSOCIATE40$149,400
NORMA ALTSHULERBOARD MEMBER1
DANIELA AMODEIBOARD MEMBER1
JAMES MCCLAVEBOARD MEMBER1
CARI TUNABOARD MEMBER1
TIM OGDENCHAIR1
JULIA WISEVICE CHAIR / BOARD MEMBER (TO MAY)1

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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