Myrtle L Atkinson Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · EIN 95-6047161. Reported 221 grants totalling $1,797,000 to 91 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Myrtle L Atkinson Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $2,000 and the largest $55,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sempervirens Fund | Los Altos, CA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Map International | Brunswick, GA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army - Los Angeles | Long Beach, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | Albert Lea, MN | $51,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seattle Preparatory School | Seattle, WA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Nebraska Foundation | Lincoln, NE | $41,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Green Foothills | Palo Alto, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Job Train | Menlo Park, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation Michigan | Brighton, MI | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mid-Peninsula High School | Menlo Park, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pegasus Project | Albany, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Steamboat Springs, CO | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Ann Chapel | Palo Alto, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Whidbey Camano Land Trust | Greenbank, WA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Seattle, WA | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Encompass Nw | Snoqualmie, WA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mary Lyon Foundation | Shelburne Falls, MA | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifewater International | San Luis Obispo, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Willamette University | Salem, OR | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literacy Project | Greenfield, MA | $21,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | East Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Epilepsy Foundation | Bowie, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Camano Island Parks | Stanwood, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Karen | North Salem, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partners for Youth | Steamboat Springs, CO | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Salvation Army - Socal | Carson, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Washington National Cathedral | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Willamette Univ - Native American Program | Salem, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La CASA De Las Madres | San Francisco, CA | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of San Mateo | San Mateo, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for International Securitycoop | Stanford, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Save the Redwoods League | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stanford Hospital Spiritual Care Service | Stanford, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Beyond Borders | Norristown, PA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mali Kalanso | San Francisco, CA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Best Friends Animial Foundation | Kanab, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Burn Pits 360 Veterans Organization | Robstown, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp for All | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California White Shark Project | Inverness, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope for Haiti's Children | Cincinnati, OH | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ironman Foundation | Tampa, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain School | Vershire, VT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army - National | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saveaafox Corp | Lakeville, MN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UC Hastings Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Woodside Village Church | Woodside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gardening the Community | Springield, MA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Franklin Land Trust | Shelburne Falls, MA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jakson Street Youth Services | Corvalis, OR | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Phoenix | Denver, CO | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fred Hutchinson Cander Research Center | Seattle, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Api Chaya | Seattle, WA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lavender Rights Project | Tacoma, WA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adventures in Caring Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of San Mateo County | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bowdoin Parents Fund | Brunswick, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture | Deerfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cora | San Mateo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Gacier & Environment Res | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Honnold Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lifewater International | Bentonville, AR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mountain School of Milton Academy | Vershire, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Scierosis Society | Carrollton, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Redwoods | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford - Center for International Security & Cooperation | Stanford, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford Health Care | Stanford, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Just One Project | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Art Garden | Shelburne Falls, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Artst Trust | Seattle, WA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Involved in Sustaining Agri | South Deerfield, MA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lambda Legal | New York, NY | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Api Chya | Seattle, WA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jackson Street Youth Services | Corvalis, OR | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Phoenix Foundation | Denver, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abundant Grace Coast Side | Half Moon Bay, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Arts Fund | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monkworx Social Services | Ridgewood, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood - Missouri | St Louis, MO | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
57 of 91 (63%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 81%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 121 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | $445,000 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 53 | $445,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 55 | $450,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $457,000 | $5,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 53% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Myrtle L Atkinson Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 5 Pembroke Place, Menlo Park, CA, 94025. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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