Thiel Foundation
EIN 203846597
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$57.1M
610 grants · $7.1M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$50K
typical mid grants · $25K–$80K
grant size
32%
supporter · 131/409 multi-year
repeat
$44.4M
Assets (2023)
409
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
AARON HANNON
Phone
(323) 990-2000
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $7.0M | $13.1M | $5.0M | 94 |
| 2017 | $7.5M | $16.7M | $13.0M | 100 |
| 2018 | $4.7M | $12.4M | $2.9M | 82 |
| 2019 | $7.1M | $36.8M | $22.2M | 41 |
| 2020 | $7.6M | $32.9M | $13.4M | 59 |
| 2021 | $12.2M | $31.7M | $8.8M | 84 |
| 2022 | $6.7M | $28.6M | $5.7M | 90 |
| 2023 | $4.3M | $44.4M | $8.2M | 60 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 610 grants on record
Minimum
$870
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$50K
Average
$94K
75th Pctl
$80K
Maximum
$4.3M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
3.6% of US grants
· Rank #5 of 33 states
$1.1M across
17 grants
5 of 254 counties
Top 5 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Brazos
- 3 Collin
- 4 Harris
- 5 Tarrant
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (610 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donors Trust Inc | Menlo Park, CA | $4,345,224 | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 2020 |
| Donors Trust Inc | Menlo Park, CA | $4,250,000 | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 2021 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | GRANTS | 2021 |
| Donors Trust Inc | Menlo Park, CA | $1,370,000 | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 2022 |
| Donorstrust | Alexandria, VA | $1,276,111 | GENERAL FOUNDATION GRANT | 2023 |
| SENS Research Foundation Inc | Mountain View, CA | $1,250,000 | Thiel Foundation General Grant | 2016 |
| San Francisco Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $790,000 | Ainur Fund Grant | 2017 |
| Mercatus Center Inc | Arlington, VA | $750,000 | GENERAL FOUNDATION GRANTS | 2019 |
| Helen Whitney Productions LLC | New York, NY | $700,000 | Thiel Foundation General Grant | 2016 |
| San Francisco Community Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $501,500 | Ainur Fund Grant | 2016 |
| Curie Co Inc | New York, NY | $500,000 | Breakout Labs Grant - development of a new class of sustainable and safe industrial enzymes for consumer products | 2018 |
| Inhalon Biopharma Inc | Carrboro, NC | $500,000 | BOL GRANTS | 2019 |
| Napigen Inc | Wilmington, DE | $500,000 | BOL GRANTS | 2019 |
| Nuclease Probe Technologies Inc | Belmont, MA | $500,000 | BOL GRANTS | 2019 |
| Glyscend Inc | Baltimore, MD | $500,000 | BOL GRANTS | 2019 |
| Dropgenie Inc | West Hollywood, CA | $500,000 | BOL GRANTS | 2019 |
| Biolectric Devices Inc | San Jose, CA | $500,000 | BOL GRANTS | 2019 |
| Sf Community Foundation Ainur Fund | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | GENERAL FOUNDATION GRANTS | 2019 |
| Orion BioScience Inc | Lawrence, KS | $350,000 | Breakout Labs Grant - development of a novel therapeutic platform to reverse autoimmune diseases including Type I Diabetes | 2018 |
| Pelitex Inc | Syracuse, NY | $350,000 | Breakout Labs Grant - development of next generation magnetic beads to enable liquid biopsy | 2018 |
| Peroxygen Systems Inc | Knoxville, TN | $350,000 | Breakout Labs Grant - development of an on site electrolyzer for the synthesis of hydrogen peroxide and industrial chemicals | 2018 |
| Opus 12 Incorporated | Berkeley, CA | $350,000 | Breakout Labs Grant | 2016 |
| BioInk Corp | San Francisco, CA | $350,000 | Breakout Labs Grant - development of new medical diagnostic technologies | 2017 |
| Blumio Inc | San Francisco, CA | $350,000 | Breakout Labs Grant - development of wearable continuous blood pressure monitor technology | 2017 |
| Cal Wave Power Technologies Inc | Berkeley, CA | $350,000 | Breakout Labs Grant - development of technology to convert energy from ocean waves to electricity | 2017 |