Tomkat Foundation

EIN 205730928 Private Foundation

Costa MESA, CA 92626 |(415) 529-5692

Total Given 2016–2024
$78.6M
88 grants · $8.7M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$138K
typical big bets · $38K–$788K
grant size
22%
balanced · 14/65 multi-year
repeat
$3.1M
Assets (2024)
65
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (415) 529-5692
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $31.3M $60.5M $961K 24
2017 $7.2M $71.5M $16.1M 10
2018 $7.6M $52.7M $1.2M 8
2019 N/A $51.1M $1.1M N/A
2020 $7.0M $62.3M $217K 2
2021 $12.2M $48.4M $2.8M 23
2022 $9.1M $48.0M $7.5M 19
2023 $3.0M $3.4M $5.0M 1
2024 $1.3M $3.1M $1.2M 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 88 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$38K
Median
$138K
Average
$893K
75th Pctl
$788K
Maximum
$24.5M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

1.1% of US grants · Rank #10 of 20 states $30K across 1 grant 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Harris 1 grant · $30K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (88 total)

Purpose
Beneficial State Foundation Oakland, CA $24,500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Beneficial State Foundation Oakland, CA $5,997,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Beneficial State Foundation Oakland, CA $5,032,549 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Nextgen Climate America Inc Sacramento, CA $4,670,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Beneficial State Foundation Oakland, CA $3,500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Nextgen Climate America Inc Sacramento, CA $3,500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Beneficial State Foundation Oakland, CA $2,985,603 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT 2023
Curiodyssey San Mateo, CA $2,050,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Center for American Progress Washington, DC $2,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Beneficial State Foundation Oakland, CA $1,313,384 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GRANT 2024
Nextgen Education Fund San Francisco, CA $1,300,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Beneficial State Foundation Oakland, CA $1,149,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Advanced Energy Economic Institute Washington, DC $1,075,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Nextgen Climate America Inc Sacramento, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Harvard University Cambridge, MA $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Advanced Energy Economic Institute Washington, DC $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Center for Ecoliteracy Berkeley, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Harvard University Cambridge, MA $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Rocky Mountain Institute Boulder, CO $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Harvard University Cambridge, MA $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Yale University New Haven, CT $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
Center for Ecoliteracy Berkeley, CA $900,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
Tomkat Ranch Educational Foundation san FRANCISCO, CA $750,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
East Bay Community Foundation Oakland, CA $715,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Rocky Mountain Institute Boulder, CO $662,800 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016

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