California Academy of Sciences

San Francisco, CA ·EIN 94-1156258 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

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$20.2M received 122 funders 200 grants · 2023–2025

Who funds California Academy of Sciences?

California Academy of Sciences is funded by 122 grantmakers, led by Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($5.8M), Gerson Bakar Foundation ($5.0M), California Institute for Biodiversity ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $20.2M in grants to California Academy of Sciences between 2023–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$5,766,21972023–2024
Gerson Bakar Foundation$5,000,00022023–2024
California Institute for Biodiversity$1,985,12412024
Troper Wojcicki Foundation$1,000,00022023–2024
Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund$1,000,00012023
The San Francisco Foundation$650,25522023–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$583,00022023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$564,00022023–2024
Marin Community Foundation$276,50022023–2024
The Anne Wojcicki Foundation$200,00022023–2024
The Bernard Osher Foundation$200,00022023–2024
The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation$200,00022023–2024
Stuart & Jesse Abelson Foundation$200,00022023–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$180,00022023–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$172,21622023–2024
Golden State Community Foundation$125,18822023–2024
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund$117,00022023–2024
Jewish Community Federation of San$107,24622023–2024
Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation$100,00022023–2024
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund$100,00042023–2024
T Rowe Price Program for Charitable$90,50032023–2025
Koret Foundation$80,00022023–2024
The Lb Research and Education$75,00022023–2024
The Simons Foundation Inc$74,29212023
American Museum of Natural History$68,33222023–2024

Showing top 25 of 122 funders by total given.

What grants has California Academy of Sciences received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025T Rowe Price Program for CharitableMULTIPLE$40,000
2025Akg Global FoundationDONATION$10,000
2025Nancy & Joachim Bechtle FoundationGENERAL$10,000
2025Thelma Doelger Charitable TrustCharitable Contribution to support charity's mission to explore, explain, and sustain life on Earth$5,000
2025The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSE$4,500
2025Stephen and Aegean Family FoundationTo regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.$379
2025Redwood Heritage FoundationSupport Science$379
2025The Roy & Niuta Titus FoundationThe mission of the California Academy of Sciences is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.$350
2025Joy Hsiao-chih Family FoundationENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION$200
2024Gerson Bakar FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500,000
2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationIN SUPPORT OF THE COMPLETE DIGITIZATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF AN EXTENSIVE GLOBAL COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL BOTANY SPECIMENS.$2,200,000
2024California Institute for BiodiversityGrants & Funding$1,985,124
2024Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationIN SUPPORT OF A COLLABORATION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND UTILITY OF PUBLICLY COLLECTED DATA FOR BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION DECISION-MAKING.$1,000,000
2024The San Francisco FoundationFOR GENERAL SUPPORT. FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.$609,779
2024Troper Wojcicki FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT ($470K/YEAR) AND SCIENCE TRUSTEES TABLE AT THE ANNUAL GALA ($30K/YEAR)$500,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustPUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT$337,150
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationSciences$103,466
2024The Anne Wojcicki FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$100,000
2024The Bernard Osher FoundationLIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTES$100,000
2024The Horace W Goldsmith FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$100,000
2024Stuart & Jesse Abelson FoundationGENERAL$100,000
2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundEDUCATION$93,500
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$89,750
2024Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$75,500
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$55,000
2024John and Marcia Goldman Foundation2024 ANNUAL GRANT$50,000
2024Quest FoundationCAREERS IN SCIENCE PROGRAM$50,000
2024The Curran Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024Robert and Dana Emery Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT RELATED TO YOUTH ACADEMICS AND ENRICHMENT$50,000
2024Golden State Community FoundationGENERAL PROGRAMMING$40,000

Showing 30 most recent of 200 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds California Academy of Sciences?

California Academy of Sciences is funded by 122 grantmakers, led by Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation ($5.8M), Gerson Bakar Foundation ($5.0M), California Institute for Biodiversity ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $20.2M in grants to California Academy of Sciences between 2023–2025.

Who is California Academy of Sciences's largest funder?

Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation is the largest recorded funder of California Academy of Sciences, with $5.8M across 7 grants (2023–2024).

How much grant funding has California Academy of Sciences received?

IRS 990 filings record $20.2M in grants to California Academy of Sciences across 200 grants from 122 funders between 2023–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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