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
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John and Marcia Goldman Foundation$65,00022024
5 Ryan Foundation$62,00022023–2024
Penner Family Foundation Inc$60,00022023–2024
The Benificus Foundation$60,00022023–2024
Quest Foundation$50,00012024
The Curran Foundation Inc$50,00012024
The Rock Foundation$50,00022023–2024
Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation$50,00012023
East Bay Community Foundation$42,97422023–2024
Siebert Williams Shank Foundation$35,00022023–2024
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund$35,00022023–2024
Nancy & Joachim Bechtle Foundation$30,00032023–2025
The Shelby and Frederick Gans Foundation$30,00022023–2024
Mirnahill Foundation$30,00022023–2024
Mckinnon Family Foundation$25,00012024
Jewish Family and Children's Services$20,00012024
Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation$20,00022023–2024
The Sato Fdn Separate Fund$20,00022023–2024
Prologis Foundation$20,00022023–2024
The North Ridge Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Orange County Community Foundation$20,00022023–2024
The Terrence and Ruth Elkes Foundation$20,00022023–2024
The Clark R Smith Family Foundation$20,00022023–2024
Change Happens Foundation$20,00012023
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$20,00012023
Tramiel Charitable Trust$18,00022023–2024
The Rhe Charitable Foundation$15,64522023–2024
Thelma Doelger Charitable Trust$15,00032023–2025
The Griffith Family Foundation$15,00022023–2024
Hoefer Family Foundation$15,00022023–2024
Akg Global Foundation$13,00022023–2025
The L Patton Kline Family Foundation$12,70012024
The Blackbaud Giving Fund$12,04212023
American Genetic Association$12,00022023–2024
Green Grand Foundation$10,50812024
Msb Cockayne Fund Inc$10,00012024
New England Foundation for the Arts$10,00012024
Players Philanthropy Fund Inc$10,00012024
Sunset Heights Assn Responsible People$10,00022023–2024
Elizabeth Ring Mather$10,00022023–2024
The William H Donner Foundation Inc$10,00022023–2024
Muller Family Foundation$10,00022023–2024
W L Lyons Brown Foundation$10,00012023
Oberndorf Family Foundation$10,00012023
The Nature Conservancy$8,00012024
Harold L Wyman Foundation Inc$7,00022023–2024
The Betsy & Alan D Cohn Foundation Inc$6,75032024–2025
Brezzo Family Foundation$6,61812023
Rolph-nicol Fund Tai Charitable Tr$6,52122023–2024
Fthree Foundation$6,00012024
Charities Aid Foundation America$5,43912024
Wender Weis Foundation for Children$5,10612024
Berger Family Foundation$5,00012024
The Greenspan Foundation 5223318$5,00022023–2024
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund$5,00022023–2024
The Laney and Pasha Thornton Foundation$5,00012023
Kelson Foundation$5,00012023
Rudolph Joseph Foundation$3,60032024
Samantha and Darren Bechtel Family$3,50012024
Sharon & Bob Ford Foundation$3,50022023–2024
Levine Family Charitable Foundation$3,07522023–2024
X&w Foundation$3,00012024
The May Family Foundation$3,00022023–2024
The Donohue Family Foundation$3,00022023–2024
Elman Legacy Foundation$3,00022023–2024
The Campos Epc Foundation$3,00012023
Washington Sycip Family Foundation$2,81822023–2024
Ross Stores Foundation$2,00012024
Hobsonlucas Family Foundation$2,00022023–2024
Rough-j-ranch Foundation$2,00022023–2024
Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw$2,00012023
Kalbach Family Foundation$1,82512023
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$1,69812024
Dowd Foundation Inc$1,65012023
Jay Gu and Lucy Hua Foundation$1,50012024
Li & Ye Family Foundation$1,50012024
The Sheng Foundation$1,50012023
The Miller Family Foundation$1,06412024
Tosa Foundation$1,00012024
The Wolfe Foundation$1,00012024
Rmlow Foundation$1,00012024
Swig Foundation$1,00012024
Young Family Foundation$1,00012024
Arthur and Charlotte Zitrin Foundation$69812024
Texas Instruments Foundation$49812024
Joy Hsiao-chih Family Foundation$40022024–2025
Stephen and Aegean Family Foundation$37912025
Redwood Heritage Foundation$37912025
The Roy & Niuta Titus Foundation$35012025
Qiu and Xu Family Foundation$34912024
Li and Wang Family Foundation$34912024
The Saramar Charitable Fund$29912024
The John M Bryan Family Fund$25012024
Gai Foundation$20012024
M & J Foundation$15912024
Memorial Fund Inc$10012024
Verizon Foundation$5012024

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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