The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · EIN 94-2278431. Reported 4,684 grants totalling $1.6B to 1,910 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$125,000median grant
$1.6Bgranted, 2021-2024
1,910recipients, as named on its returns
47%of grantees funded again the next year
$8.5Bassets, latest filing
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. The David and Lucile Packard 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.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $125,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $175 and the largest $79.5M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
1,910 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | $278.8M | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100.1M | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York City, NY | $65.8M | 41 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | Palo Alto, CA | $60.3M | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rf Catalytic Capital Inc | New York City, NY | $25.0M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $24.3M | 24 | 4 | 2024 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $24.2M | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate Breakthrough Inc | Berkeley, CA | $23.9M | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $19.1M | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $12.0M | 28 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $11.8M | 42 | 4 | 2024 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $11.7M | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | $10.2M | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Solidaire Network Inc | Malden, MA | $10.0M | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $9,850,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | $9,335,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | Den Haag | $8,963,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | $8,842,140 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $8,802,132 | 24 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amref Health Africa Inc | New York, NY | $8,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Island Conservation | Santa Cruz, CA | $7,800,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $6,362,558 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $6,104,600 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seafood Legacy Co Ltd | Chuoku, Tokyo | $6,049,050 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $5,812,000 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | $5,752,757 | 26 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,728,500 | 28 | 4 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $5,637,741 | 25 | 4 | 2024 |
| Policylink | Oakland, CA | $5,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $4,979,594 | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $4,788,500 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $4,700,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | Atlanta, GA | $4,675,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $4,455,458 | 23 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gmmb Inc | Washington, DC | $4,325,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ibis Reproductive Health Inc | Cambridge, MA | $4,300,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $4,274,500 | 26 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California - Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | $4,258,752 | 17 | 4 | 2024 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $4,241,397 | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $4,160,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Association for the Advancement of Science | Washington, DC | $4,125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Capital for Good USA | Paoli, PA | $4,125,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $4,100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dkt International Inc | Washington, DC | $4,021,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $3,861,314 | 18 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | New Orleans, LA | $3,850,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $3,810,864 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | $3,690,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | $3,654,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | $3,625,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Momsrising Education Fund | Bellevue, WA | $3,620,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $3,243,250 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Oakland Public Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $3,178,380 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Franklin-Mckinley School District | San Jose, CA | $3,150,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $3,059,256 | 15 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fishchoice Inc | Fort Collins, CO | $3,040,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | $3,038,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Inc | San Jose, CA | $3,003,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Monterey County | Monterey, CA | $2,955,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Compass Science Communication Incorporated | Clackamas, OR | $2,920,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,857,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | $2,850,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $2,820,361 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $2,736,443 | 15 | 4 | 2024 |
| Birdlife International | Cambridge | $2,705,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Colorado | Denver, CO | $2,687,500 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $2,685,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guttmacher Institute Inc | New York, NY | $2,650,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $2,621,500 | 16 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Resources Institute | Washington, DC | $2,620,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| US-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership | San Diego, CA | $2,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights Inc | New York, NY | $2,487,915 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Action Council of Monterey County Inc | Salinas, CA | $2,472,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Destination Home Sv | San Jose, CA | $2,456,250 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute of Women and Ethnic Studies | New Orleans, LA | $2,450,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | $2,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $2,385,408 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | $2,362,500 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dasra | Houston, TX | $2,350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Washington | Chicago, IL | $2,314,451 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Population Action International | Washington, DC | $2,312,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $2,253,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $2,251,651 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ecsv | San Jose, CA | $2,235,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children Now | Oakland, CA | $2,225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urge Unite for Reproductive and Gender Equity | Washington, DC | $2,200,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Public Service Inc | Washington, DC | $2,188,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Engage R&d Inc | Pasadena, CA | $2,170,635 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fresno Unified School District | Fresno, CA | $2,150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yayasan Upaya Indonesia Damai | Jakarta | $2,145,925 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $2,120,800 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | $2,120,175 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meridian Institute | Dillon, CO | $2,114,250 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health in Harmony Inc | Portland, OR | $2,100,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Corstone | Baltimore, MD | $2,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Urban Institute | Washington, DC | $2,100,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partnership Project Inc | Washington, DC | $2,075,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Policy Impact | Berkeley, CA | $2,050,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $2,050,000 | 10 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $2,036,363 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Engenderhealth Inc | Washington, DC | $2,017,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Law and Social Policy | Washington, DC | $1,998,791 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,975,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ocean Conservancy Inc | Washington, DC | $1,960,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $1,957,525 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fs Feminista | New York, NY | $1,950,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Assoc Inc | Washington, DC | $1,950,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford JR University | Stanford, CA | $1,942,000 | 5 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,938,477 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Justice Outside | Oakland, CA | $1,928,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Fishery Advocates | Santa Cruz, CA | $1,920,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women's Foundation of Mississippi | Jackson, MS | $1,912,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Arlington, VA | $1,905,385 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation Santa Cruz County | Aptos, CA | $1,900,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ethiopian Public Health Association | Addis Ababa | $1,900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and | Seattle, WA | $1,869,814 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County | San Jose, CA | $1,851,250 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Health Development Initiative | Kigali | $1,849,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Children's Partnership | Los Angeles, CA | $1,835,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climate Advisers Inc | Washington, DC | $1,825,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Search for Common Ground | Washington, DC | $1,825,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California - Davis | Davis, CA | $1,809,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $1,800,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stichting Rutgers | Utrecht | $1,800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Msi-US | Washington, DC | $1,790,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yayasan Pusat Segitiga Karang | Sanur, Bali | $1,780,750 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Conversation Indonesia Foundation | Jakarta, Jawa Barat | $1,765,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Latino Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,753,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| First Focus | Washington, DC | $1,725,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Environmental Associates | San Francisco, CA | $1,718,483 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $1,700,250 | 8 | 3 | 2024 |
| Converge Inc | Ridgeland, MS | $1,669,817 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Climate Lead Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,666,667 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| GIVE2ASIA | Oakland, CA | $1,658,720 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $1,655,161 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for US Global Leadership | Washington, DC | $1,650,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| School of Arts and Culture at Mhp | San Jose, CA | $1,641,750 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Population Services International | Washington, DC | $1,641,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Issue One | Washington, DC | $1,635,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stichting Fern | Brussels | $1,630,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Silicon Valley Creates | San Jose, CA | $1,627,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Observatorio Ciudadano | Temuco, Araucania | $1,623,400 | 9 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $1,600,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,600,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Community Change | Washington, DC | $1,575,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Inc | Washington, DC | $1,550,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $1,550,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pronatura Noroeste Ac | Ensenada, Baja California S | $1,546,125 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Health Federation of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $1,541,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Project on Government Oversight | Washington, DC | $1,520,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| International Labor Rights Forum | Washington, DC | $1,512,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Defending American Values Coalition | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Enterprise Corporation | Jackson, MS | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Nations Development Programme | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $1,487,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parks California | Sacramento, CA | $1,485,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mississippi Votes | Jackson, MS | $1,475,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Foundation for Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | $1,456,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $1,450,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Center for Health Policy Development | Portland, ME | $1,450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | $1,433,250 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dogwood Alliance Inc | Asheville, NC | $1,426,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $1,412,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics Inc | Itasca, IL | $1,400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Digital Green Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| If When How | Oakland, CA | $1,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California - Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,400,000 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Health Organization | Geneva | $1,400,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Network for Sustainable Development | Addis Ababa | $1,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yayasan Ekosistim Nusantara Berkelanjutan | Jakarta, Jakarta Raya | $1,385,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Planned Parenthood Federation - Worldwide Inc | Washington, DC | $1,362,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,360,400 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Health Council Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $1,360,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Public Health Institute | New Orleans, LA | $1,350,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The One Campaign | Washington, DC | $1,350,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,348,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yayasan Ekosistim Nusantara Berkelanjutan | Jakarta | $1,345,005 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California - San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $1,337,500 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $1,320,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | $1,316,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| General Incorporated Association of Sailors for the Sea Japan | Yokohama, Kanagawa | $1,315,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $1,300,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| David Suzuki Foundation | Vancouver, British Columbia | $1,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Speak Up Africa | Dakar | $1,300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| States United Democracy Center Inc | Washington, DC | $1,300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Niskanen Center Inc | Washington, DC | $1,300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocean Outcomes | Portland, OR | $1,295,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Perkumpulan Prakarsa Laut Berkelanjutan Dan Berkeadilan Indonesia | Jakarta | $1,270,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gynuity Health Projects Inc | New York, NY | $1,267,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Deep South Center for Environmental Justice | New Orleans, LA | $1,260,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arrow | Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur | $1,255,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Yayasan Masyarakat Dan Perikanan Indonesia | Denspasar, Bali | $1,251,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Brookings Institution | Washington, DC | $1,250,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Catalyst Inc | Boston, MA | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oxfam-America Inc | Boston, MA | $1,250,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Access Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,245,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mongabay Org Corporation | Menlo Park, CA | $1,230,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Washington, DC | $1,225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Public Private Strategies Institute | Washington, DC | $1,225,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grupo De Ecologa Y Conservacin De Islas Ac | Ensenada, Baja California | $1,220,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Population Council Inc | New York, NY | $1,220,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | Sacramento, CA | $1,212,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vision Y Compromiso Inc | San Lorenzo, CA | $1,210,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fwd US Education Fund Inc | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| First Focus on Children | Washington, DC | $1,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Carter Center Inc | Atlanta, GA | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black in Marine Science | Upper Darby, PA | $1,190,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $1,180,000 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $1,170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization | Paris | $1,145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centre for Catalyzing Change | New Delhi, Delhi | $1,139,308 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pathfinder International | Watertown, MA | $1,130,948 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zero to Three - National Center for Infants Toddlers and Families | Washington, DC | $1,130,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Farm Africa Limited | London | $1,124,115 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,115,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Umito Partners Inc | Chiyodaku, Tokyo | $1,112,500 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Values at Work a Multi-State Consortium Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $1,110,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Bridges | Watsonville, CA | $1,105,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lifemoves | Santa Clara, CA | $1,102,250 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Perkumpulan Mandala Katalika Indonesia | South Jakarta, Jakarta Raya | $1,102,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Early Success | Washington, DC | $1,100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amplifychange | Bath | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bright Beginnings | Denver, CO | $1,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Power California | Los Angeles, CA | $1,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Elections Group LLC | Burr Ridge, IL | $1,100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Yayasan Tifa | Jakarta, Jakarta Raya | $1,100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Health Law Program Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,096,250 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cdp North America Inc | New York, NY | $1,096,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $1,088,400 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stichting Birdlife Europe | Brussels | $1,082,209 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nonprofit Builder Srl (llc) | Coppet, Vaud | $1,080,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Code for America Labs Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,075,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bill Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation | New York, NY | $1,057,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Women With a Vision Inc | New Orleans, LA | $1,055,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $1,054,001 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesvle, VA | $1,050,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | $1,050,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Staying Alive Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,050,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unidosus | Washington, DC | $1,050,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Afina Learning LLC | Denver, CO | $1,043,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ipas Development Foundation | New Delhi | $1,037,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Perkumpulan Jaringan Pantau Gambut | Jakarta | $1,035,062 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mississippi Coalition on Black Civic Participation | Jackson, MS | $1,020,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Arts Council Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | $1,014,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conservation Strategy Fund | Washington, DC | $1,010,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | $1,007,700 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
870 of 1,910 (46%) 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 47%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- American Online Giving Foundation
Matching Gift - General Operating Support - Liberty Hill Foundation
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS - Gmmb Inc
CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES - President and Fellows of Harvard College
FELLOWSHIPS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING - Partnership for Public Service Inc
DEMOCRACY, RIGHTS & GOVERNANCE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 2,922 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,400 | $463.9M | $60,000 |
| 2022 | 1,158 | $432.1M | $149,995 |
| 2023 | 1,097 | $367.0M | $150,000 |
| 2024 | 1,029 | $350.0M | $150,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has 686 of them, worth $641.4M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | Palo Alto, CA | $60.0M |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | $56.8M |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | $54.9M |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | $53.1M |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | $51.3M |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | $50.0M |
| Climate Breakthrough Inc | Berkeley, CA | $22.5M |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $19.5M |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | $15.0M |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $13.0M |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $7,295,000 |
| Climate Breakthrough Inc | San Francisco, CA | $6,000,000 |
| The Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,750,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York City, NY | $5,000,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $5,000,000 |
Where its money goes
54% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund279 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc232 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc210 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust195 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program192 shared recipientsSilicon Valley Community Foundation175 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $125,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 343 Second Street, Los Altos, CA, 94022. 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.
EIN 94-2278431 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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