Making Waves Foundation Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Richmond, CA EIN 68-0204312

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$151.2M

Foundation funders

24

Grants recorded

82

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Making Waves Foundation Inc?

Making Waves Foundation Inc is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by John H and Regina K Scully Foundation ($144.5M), The Board of Trustees of the Leland ($2.2M), Payette River Foundation ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $151.2M in grants to Making Waves Foundation Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
John H and Regina K Scully Foundation$144,510,659102019–2024
The Board of Trustees of the Leland$2,175,00072020–2024
Payette River Foundation$2,000,00072019–2025
Tipping Point Community$698,00042021–2025
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$600,00022022–2023
La Centra-Sumerlin Foundation$400,00012021
Horatio Alger Assn of$161,00012020
Marin Community Foundation$100,00042022–2025
Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation$100,00042021–2024
Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation$100,00032021–2023
Quest Foundation$75,00032020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$75,00052020–2024
Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson Fdn$50,00052021–2025
5 Ryan Foundation$45,00052020–2024
Allen Matkins Foundation$35,00022022–2024
The San Francisco Foundation$27,50032020–2022
The Chicago Community Trust$20,00022020–2022
Hendrickson Family Foundation Uad April 27$18,00042022–2025
The Landfall Foundation Inc$11,00022020–2023
Heffernan Group Foundation$5,00012020
The Joseph & Mercedes McMicking$4,50022020–2021
Earthward Bound Foundation$2,50032023–2025
Moor Children's Foundation$2,00012022
Bay City Capital Foundation$1,50012020

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$19M$38M$58M$77M3 grants201914 grants202013 grants202118 grants202215 grants202312 grants20247 grants2025

What grants has Making Waves Foundation Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Payette River FoundationCareer Pathways Pilot Program$300,000
2025Tipping Point CommunityEDUCATION ISSUE AREA$248,000
2025Payette River FoundationCareer Pathways Pilot Program$200,000
2025Marin Community FoundationPROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT$25,000
2025Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FdnGENERAL PURPOSE$10,000
2025Hendrickson Family Foundation Uad April 27GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025Earthward Bound FoundationEducation$1,000
2024John H and Regina K Scully FoundationGeneral Support$3,488,263
2024The Board of Trustees of the LelandPROGRAM SUPPORT$350,000
2024John H and Regina K Scully FoundationConstruction$335,004
2024Allen Matkins FoundationALLEN MATKINS SCHOLARSHIP FUND$25,000
2024Quest FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$25,000
2024Marin Community FoundationSCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT$25,000
2024Robert and Dana Emery Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT RELATED TO YOUTH ACADEMICS AND ENRICHMENT$25,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustRELIGION$15,000
20245 Ryan FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$11,000
2024Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FdnCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
2024Hendrickson Family Foundation Uad April 27GENERAL$3,000
2024Earthward Bound FoundationEducation$1,000
2023John H and Regina K Scully FoundationGeneral Support$11,064,532
2023John H and Regina K Scully FoundationConstruction$4,409,921
2023The Board of Trustees of the LelandPROGRAM SUPPORT$350,000
2023Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$300,000
2023Payette River FoundationCAP PROGRAM$300,000
2023Tipping Point CommunityEDUCATION ISSUE AREA$200,000
2023Robert and Ruth Halperin FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS$25,000
2023Marin Community FoundationSCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT$25,000
2023Robert and Dana Emery Family FoundationUNRESTRICTED GRANT RELATED TO YOUTH ACADEMICS AND ENRICHMENT$25,000
2023National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$15,000
2023Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FdnCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000

Showing 30 most recent of 82 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Making Waves Foundation Inc?

Making Waves Foundation Inc is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by John H and Regina K Scully Foundation ($144.5M), The Board of Trustees of the Leland ($2.2M), Payette River Foundation ($2.0M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $151.2M in grants to Making Waves Foundation Inc between 2019–2025.

Who is Making Waves Foundation Inc's largest funder?

John H and Regina K Scully Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Making Waves Foundation Inc, with $144.5M across 10 grants (2019–2024).

How much grant funding has Making Waves Foundation Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $151.2M in grants to Making Waves Foundation Inc across 82 grants from 24 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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