Solar Cookers International

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Sacramento, CA EIN 68-0153141

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$1.2M

Foundation funders

31

Grants recorded

120

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Solar Cookers International?

Solar Cookers International is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund ($300K), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($144K), The Bessemer Giving Fund ($143K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Solar Cookers International between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund$300,00052020–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$144,27542021–2024
The Bessemer Giving Fund$143,00022023–2024
Erik E and Edith H Bergstrom Foundation A$140,00052020–2024
Paul Bechtner Foundation$75,00072019–2025
Collier Community Foundation Inc$60,00012022
Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts$50,00012024
Giving Well Foundation Inc$45,00052020–2024
Foundation for the Carolinas$25,00022023–2024
Global Warming Mitigation Project$25,00012021
The Bower Charitable Foundation$20,00042021–2025
Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Inc$20,00022019–2020
The Loving Climate Foundation$15,00032023–2025
The Salon Family Foundation Inc$10,38072019–2025
The Meeker Rom Grausz Family Foundation$10,00022023–2024
Michael and Ina Korek Foundation Trust$10,00052020–2024
Rose Community Foundation$10,00012019
Robert H & Janet S Fleisher Foundation$8,00032021–2024
Tosa Foundation$7,50042021–2024
Dieter Family Foundation$6,03042022–2025
Louise Arnold Maddux$5,00052019–2023
Jos & Catherine JOHNSON FAMILY FDN$4,00022024–2025
American Express Foundation$3,461252020–2023
Kvistad Foundation$3,20042019–2022
The Wayne Family Foundation$3,00022024–2025
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Martin F Hatch Fund for Religious & Charitable Uses$3,00042020–2023
Duke Energy Foundation$1,53022020–2021
Agilent Technologies Foundation$1,05012020
Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation$1,00012021
Nicholson Family Foundation$40042021–2024
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$20022022–2024

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K6 grants2019 22 grants2020 22 grants2021 22 grants2022 22 grants2023 19 grants2024 7 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2025) to $320K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $31K.

What grants has Solar Cookers International received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Paul Bechtner FoundationSUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES$15,000
2025The Bower Charitable FoundationTo fund exempt function$5,000
2025The Loving Climate FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
2025The Wayne Family FoundationGeneral operations$2,000
2025The Salon Family Foundation IncCHARITABLE DONATION$1,500
2025Dieter Family FoundationCHARITABLE$1,000
2025Jos & Catherine JOHNSON FAMILY FDNGeneral and Unrestricted$1,000
2024Morris and Alma Schapiro FundGENERAL PURPOSE$75,000
2024The Bessemer Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$73,000
2024Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsENVIRONMENTAL$50,000
2024Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$39,500
2024Erik E and Edith H Bergstrom Foundation AFOR WORK IN TANZANIA$30,000
2024Giving Well Foundation IncGENERAL FUNDING$10,000
2024Paul Bechtner FoundationSUPPORT FOR SOCIAL SERVICES$10,000
2024Foundation for the CarolinasCHARITABLE GIFT$10,000
2024The Meeker Rom Grausz Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
2024The Loving Climate FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$5,000
2024Jos & Catherine JOHNSON FAMILY FDNGeneral and Unrestricted$3,000
2024Tosa FoundationINTERNATIONAL$2,000
2024Dieter Family FoundationCHARITABLE$2,000
2024Michael and Ina Korek Foundation TrustGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
2024The Salon Family Foundation IncCHARITABLE$1,500
2024Robert H & Janet S Fleisher FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$1,000
2024The Wayne Family FoundationGeneral operations$1,000
2024The Pfizer Foundation IncMATCHING GIFTS$100
2024Nicholson Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$100
2023Morris and Alma Schapiro FundGENERAL PURPOSE$75,000
2023The Bessemer Giving FundGENERAL SUPPORT$70,000
2023Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE$44,250
2023Erik E and Edith H Bergstrom Foundation AFOR WORK IN TANZANIA$30,000

Showing 30 most recent of 120 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Solar Cookers International?

Solar Cookers International is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund ($300K), Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program ($144K), The Bessemer Giving Fund ($143K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Solar Cookers International between 2019–2025.

Who is Solar Cookers International's largest funder?

Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund is the largest recorded funder of Solar Cookers International, with $300K across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Solar Cookers International received?

IRS 990 filings record $1.2M in grants to Solar Cookers International across 120 grants from 31 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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