The Schmidt Family Foundation grants
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From 2022 to 2024, The Schmidt Family Foundation reported 1,870 grants totaling $435,762,189 to 480 nonprofits. The typical grant was $100,000.
Most grants went to nonprofits in California, Washington, DC, New York.
From IRS Form 990 and 990-PF grant records.
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Causes it pays most: environment, education, food and nutrition, arts and culture, community improvement.
Recent grants
| Nonprofit | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation, CA | $8,000,000 | 2024 | Ocean stewardship and research |
| Human Rights Watch Inc, NY | $6,665,000 | 2024 | Capacity building, fostering youth development and leadership, protecting human rights (us or general), protecting human rights in africa |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation, NY | $3,537,500 | 2024 | Capacity building, protecting human rights in africa, encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, protecting human rights (us or g |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc, NY | $3,400,000 | 2024 | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, protecting human rights (us or general) |
| Realize Impact, WA | $3,200,000 | 2024 | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels |
| Sogorea TE Land Trust, CA | $3,175,000 | 2024 | Supporting indigenous communities' land stewardship, self-determination, and cultural representation |
| Kqed Inc, CA | $3,000,000 | 2024 | Strengthening civic engagement |
| Rsf Social Finance, CA | $2,679,117 | 2024 | Protecting human rights in africa |
| Grist Magazine Inc, WA | $2,513,000 | 2024 | Capacity building |
| Myriad Usa, NY | $2,447,786 | 2024 | Protecting human rights in africa, protecting human rights (us or general), encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels |
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Questions people ask
How much does The Schmidt Family Foundation give?
It reported 1,870 grants totaling $435,762,189 to 480 nonprofits from 2022 to 2024. The typical grant was $100,000, and grants ranged from $300 to $8,480,000.
Where does The Schmidt Family Foundation give?
Most of its grants went to nonprofits in California, Washington, DC, New York.
Does The Schmidt Family Foundation fund the same nonprofits again?
59 percent of the nonprofits it paid received grants in more than one year from 2022 to 2024.
Does The Schmidt Family Foundation accept applications?
IRS records do not say. Read the guidelines on its website before you reach out; some foundations only give to groups they choose.