Bay Area Discovery Museum

Sausalito, CA ·EIN 68-0033227 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$8.4M received 74 funders 198 grants · 2019–2025

Who funds Bay Area Discovery Museum?

Bay Area Discovery Museum is funded by 74 grantmakers, led by Koret Foundation ($1.2M), Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation ($1.0M), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($820K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.4M in grants to Bay Area Discovery Museum between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Koret Foundation$1,210,00092020–2024
Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation$1,000,00012020
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$820,00042021–2024
The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson$800,00022020–2021
National Philanthropic Trust$446,11042020–2023
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund$435,00042022–2024
Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation$355,00052020–2024
Tides Foundation$317,50012020
The Baker Street Foundation$260,00052020–2024
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation$250,00052020–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$216,00052020–2024
Marin Community Foundation$202,05852020–2024
The Strandberg Family Foundation$171,483102019–2024
Quest Foundation$159,99632020–2024
The Bernard Osher Foundation$135,00042021–2024
The San Francisco Foundation$129,80052020–2024
Hunter Family Foundation$125,00022023–2024
The Ayco Charitable Foundation$122,60052020–2024
The Akin Family Foundation$100,00012024
The Hearst Foundation$100,00012022
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund$93,00082020–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$85,00042020–2023
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$83,50052020–2024
The William H Donner Foundation Inc$65,00042021–2024
Jerry Cohen Foundation$60,00052020–2024

Showing top 25 of 74 funders by total given.

What grants has Bay Area Discovery Museum received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Porter Family FoundationFOR CAUSE$1,500
2025The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$1,000
2024Mimi and Peter Haas FundCONNECTIONS PROGRAM$145,000
2024The Akin Family FoundationDONATION$100,000
2024Hunter Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$98,000
2024Quest FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$90,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$89,700
2024The Baker Street FoundationOPERATING EXPENSES$55,000
2024Koret FoundationSTEM OUTREACH PROGRAMS$50,000
2024The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$50,000
2024The San Francisco FoundationFOR THE SPRING EVENT. FOR THE GREEN GOBLIN EVENT FOR LITTLE SCHOOL. FOR THE ANNUAL FUND. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. FOR BADM DISCOVERY AT DUSK.$49,800
2024Robert and Dana Emery Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT RELATED TO YOUTH ACADEMICS AND ENRICHMENT$35,000
2024The Bernard Osher FoundationARTS AND HUMANITIES$30,000
2024The Ayco Charitable FoundationARTS AND CULTURE$25,500
2024The Henderson Family FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
2024Jpmorgan Chase FoundationMATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)$20,000
2024Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundFOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$15,000
2024Crescent Porter Hale FoundationEDUCATION$15,000
2024The William H Donner Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$15,000
2024Charities Aid Foundation AmericaCHARITABLE DONATION$15,000
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$12,500
2024Broadcom FoundationMobile STEM Education "Try It Truck" for Bay Area children$10,000
2024Elkes Foundation IiiCharitable$10,000
2024Jerry Cohen FoundationENGINEERING CLASS$10,000
2024John and Marcia Goldman FoundationSCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS$10,000
2024Siebel Family Charitable FoundationSUPPORT$9,000
2024Jewish Community Federation of SanARTS/CULTURE/HUMANITIES$7,500
2024The Strandberg Family FoundationTHE MISSION OF THE BAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM IS TO IGNITE AND ADVANCE CREATIVE THINKING FOR ALL CHILDREN.$5,038
2024The Strandberg Family FoundationTHE MISSION OF THE BAY AREA DISCOVERY MUSEUM IS TO IGNITE AND ADVANCE CREATIVE THINKING FOR ALL CHILDREN.$5,038

Showing 30 most recent of 198 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Bay Area Discovery Museum?

Bay Area Discovery Museum is funded by 74 grantmakers, led by Koret Foundation ($1.2M), Leonard & Beryl Buck Foundation ($1.0M), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($820K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $8.4M in grants to Bay Area Discovery Museum between 2019–2025.

Who is Bay Area Discovery Museum's largest funder?

Koret Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Bay Area Discovery Museum, with $1.2M across 9 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Bay Area Discovery Museum received?

IRS 990 filings record $8.4M in grants to Bay Area Discovery Museum across 198 grants from 74 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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