The Draper Foundation
San Mateo, CA · EIN 94-3256415. Reported 364 grants totalling $27.0M to 187 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. 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. The Draper 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $45 and the largest $1,050,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $4,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving | Orlando, FL | $2,077,921 | 8 | 5 | 2024 |
| California Policy Center | Tustin, CA | $1,650,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Independent Institute | Oakland, CA | $1,650,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bizworld Foundation | Oakland, CA | $1,384,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Point Owood Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,325,350 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Makeschoolorg | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation | East Palo Alto, CA | $999,999 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Libertas Institute | Lehi, UT | $975,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smith College | Northampton, MA | $750,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Brink Technology Inc | Austin, TX | $700,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Texas Fdn Inc Fbo Utsa | Austin, TX | $641,999 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Csssa Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Texas Fdn Inc | Austin, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Carla and David Crane Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Art of Living Foundation | Chino Hills, CA | $275,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Endeavor Global Inc | New York, NY | $260,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bayorg | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Phillips Andover Academy | Andover, MA | $227,000 | 7 | 5 | 2024 |
| Benioff Childrens Hospitals | Oakland, CA | $210,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Laudato Si' Challenge Foundation | Fairfax, CA | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| UCLA | Pasadena, CA | $210,000 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Point O Woods Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sfmoma | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stand Together Trust | Arlington, VA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Daniel R Sayre Memorial Foundation | Kailua Kona, HI | $200,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ryder Institute | San Mateo, CA | $199,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Refugee Relief International Inc | San Francisco, CA | $190,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Voting Block USA Inc | Santa Cruz, CA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford University Development Services | Stanford, CA | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tie Foundation | Santa Clara, CA | $160,000 | 6 | 5 | 2024 |
| Corporation Chileno Alemana De Beneficencia | Comuna De Vitacura, Santiago | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Listen First Project | Cary, NC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Museum of Modern Art - Nyc | New York, NY | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Canyon School Booster Club | Los Angeles, CA | $145,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School | Hillsborough, CA | $115,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Transparency | Hinsdale, IL | $110,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $102,660 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Afc Growth Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| David Lynch Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Endeavor Global Inc | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gofundmeorg | Redwood City, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gv Bk Fd Ai Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hudson Institute | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Purdue Research Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Schools | Atherton, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Steve Menzies Global Foundation Inc | Omaha, NE | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Theatreworks Silicon Valley | Redwood City, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Excellence in Education | Tallahassee, FL | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Glimmer | San Francisco, CA | $54,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Institute of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Outward Bound International | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Public Policy Foundation | Austin, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UCLA Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Stanford Cage Club | Stanford, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hoover Institution | Stanford, CA | $35,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jumpstart | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Oak Knoll PTO | Williamstown, NJ | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | $32,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| American Conservatory Theatre Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Iam Angel Fund Social Impact Fund | Wauwatosa, WI | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Icivics Inc | Cambridge, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Hawn Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Pasadena, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Americans for Liberty Foundation | Austin, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Afc Growth Fund | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anderson Collection - Stanford Univ Dev | Stanford, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food for the Poor Inc | Coconut Creek, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation | Norwalk, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Open Mind Legacy Project | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Dance Palace | Point Reyes Station, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Community Campaign | Atherton, CA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Augie's Quest to Cure Als | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| GO2 Fka Addario Lung Cancer Fdn | San Carlos, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Msk | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Professional Children's School | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Heph Foundation | Oak Park, IL | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Junior League of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $19,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Addario Lung Cancer Foundation | San Carlos, CA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $15,918 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Afriends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & | Palo Alto, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bruin Ventures | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Issnaf | Atherton, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fast Forward | San Francisco, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Energy Nexus | Oakland, CA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rainforest Trust | Warrenton, VA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Church at Point O' Woods | Greenwich, CT | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Addiction Education Society Inc | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Fdn | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brigham Young University | Provo, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Build Our Ballpark Inc | Waterloo, IA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chamber of Mothers | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Civic Soul | Monte Sereno, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Comic Relief US | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dreamorg | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Epatt | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Every Mother Counts | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Golden Apple Fdn for Excellence in Teaching | Chigaco, IL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legacy Global Programs | Mesa, AZ | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Edge San Diego | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Goal | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| One League Global Scholarship Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parker School | Kamuela, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Population Action International | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shine Global Inc | New York City, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Research Institute | Pasadena, CA | $8,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child and Family Institute | Menlo Park, CA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $6,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heard Natural Science Museum | Mckinney, TX | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atherton Police Activities League | Atherton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | Sausalito, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Health Council | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Island | South Dennis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equal Justice Initiative | Montgomery, AL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Growing Home Inc | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Moms First | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stanford Hcm Center | Stanford, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tourette Association of America | Bayside, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Calarts Redcat | Valencia, CA | $4,640 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Camp Kesem | Los Angeles, CA | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy # | San Francisco, CA | $4,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eden Reforestation Projects | Glendora, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| San Mateo County Historical Assoication | Redwood City, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| There With Care of the Bay Area | Redwood City, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| I Am Als | Washington, DC | $2,581 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Autism Speaks Inc | Princeton, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cathy's Critters LLC | Princeton, TX | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation | Atherton, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Open Collective Foundation | Walnut, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Point O'woods Volunteer Fire Co | Point Owoods, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Elizabeth F Gamble Garden | Palo Alto, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lemo Foundation | Redwood City, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Resolve | Mclean, VA | $2,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tidepool Project | Palo Alto, CA | $2,030 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bayview Yacht Club Junior Sailors Inc | Detroit, MI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Department of Justice | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foundation for San Mateo Area Chamber Edu | San Mateo, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Impact Africa Network Inc | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust | Point Reyes Station, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University Impact | Provo, UT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth on Course | Monterey, CA | $1,579 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & | Palo Alto, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Little Essentials (sandie Tromber) | Brooklyn, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vcu Foundation | Richmond, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Church at Point O' Woods | Rockville Centre, NY | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elizabeth's Smile | Westport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Croix Fdn for Community Dev Inc | Christiansted, VI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Teachaids | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Thrive | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Woodside Vaulters | Redwood City, CA | $850 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Marin Fund | Point Reyes Station, CA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Lustgarten Foundation | Uniondale, NY | $522 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Atherton Police Officers' Association | Menlo Park, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Earth Justice | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Santa Cruz Montessori | Aptos, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | Oakland, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virgie Giles Foundation | Vallejo, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Inverness Foundation | Iverness, CA | $490 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Els for Autism Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Family & Community Services | San Francisco, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation | San Jose, CA | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
67 of 187 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 49%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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 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.
- Corporation Chileno Alemana De Beneficencia
SEE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY GRANTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 197 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 47 | $3,036,260 | $10,000 |
| 2021 | 58 | $6,127,134 | $15,459 |
| 2022 | 58 | $4,588,809 | $19,550 |
| 2023 | 87 | $6,502,835 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 114 | $6,789,726 | $10,000 |
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 Draper Foundation has 1 of them, worth $747,164. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| University of Texas Foundation | Austin, TX | $747,164 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 58% 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
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. 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 The Draper Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 55 East 3RD Avenue, San Mateo, CA, 94401. 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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