Someland Foundation

EIN 453438376

Menlo Park, CA 94025 |(650) 855-6800

Total Given 2016–2024
$87.6M
132 grants · $9.7M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$300K
typical big bets · $150K–$750K
grant size
34%
supporter · 27/79 multi-year
repeat
$2.5M
Assets (2024)
79
Distinct Recipients

About

THIS STATEMENT IS SUBMITTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REG. 1.6043-3(A)(1) AND FORM 990-PF GENERAL INSTRUCTION TO REPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN ASSETS THAT RESULTED IN A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRACTION OF ASSETS. DURING FISCAL YEAR DECEMBER 31, 2024, SOMELAND FOUNDATION MADE MULTIPLE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN CURRENT INCOME RESULTING IN A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRACTION. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE GRANTS PAYABLE OBLIGATIONS RELEASED BY SOMELAND FOUNDATION AND ASSUMED BY EVAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION AND KODAMA FOUNDATION. THESE DISTRIBUTIONS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE FOUNDATION'S ASSETS. SOMELAND FOUNDATION MADE ITS FINAL DISTRIBUTION IN 2025. RECIPIENTS' NAME, EIN AND ADDRESS: EVAN WILLIAMS FOUNDATION 93-3989013 135 MAIN STREET, 20TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105 KODAMA FOUNDATION 93-2977992 135 MAIN STREET, 20TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94105

Focus Areas

Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (650) 855-6800

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $3.9M $81.3M $2.4M 17
2017 $4.5M $112.4M $33.6M 12
2019 N/A $274.3M $77.6M N/A
2020 $32.9M $296.6M $26.8M 24
2021 $8.2M $328.8M $37.0M 19
2022 $17.2M $284.8M $31.7M 31
2023 $17.3M $310.3M $4.2M 25
2024 $3.6M $2.5M $13.3M 4

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 132 grants on record

Minimum
$30
25th Pctl
$150K
Median
$300K
Average
$663K
75th Pctl
$750K
Maximum
$6.3M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

3.8% of US grants · Rank #5 of 10 states $10.5M across 5 grants 1 of 254 counties

Top 1 counties

  1. 1 Harris 5 grants · $10.5M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (132 total)

Purpose
Spark Sf Public Schools San Francisco, CA $6,292,476 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY $4,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
National Redistricting Foundation Chicago, IL $4,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
San Francisco Unified School District - Student Nutrition Services San Francisco, CA $4,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
The Aclu Foundation Houston, TX $4,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
San Francisco Unified School District Spark San Francisco, CA $3,308,824 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
The Libra Foundation (Democracy Frontlines Fund) San Francisco, CA $3,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORTNAME OF RECIPIENT - THE LIBRA FOUNDATION (DEMOCRACY FRONTLINES FUND)STATEMENT REQUIRED BY IRS REG SEC... 2020
Democracy Frontlines Funding Collaborative Washington, DC $2,061,856 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Houston, TX $2,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
National Redistricting Foundation Chicago, IL $2,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
The Aclu Foundation New York, NY $2,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
The Aclu Foundation Houston, TX $2,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
The Aclu Foundation Houston, TX $2,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco, CA $1,561,633 STAFFING AND INNOVATION FUNDING 2016
University of California San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA $1,500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Data & Society New York, NY $1,500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Democracy Frontlines Funding Collabrative Washington, DC $1,030,928 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Democracy Frontlines Funding Collaborative Washington, DC $1,030,928 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Democracy Frontlines Funding Collaborative Washington, DC $1,030,928 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Earthjustice San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Sierra Club Foundation Oakland, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Voteorg (Get Out the Vote Radio) Oakland, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc Washington, DC $1,000,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022