Aphorism Foundation
EIN 464347021
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2017–2023
$155.9M
91 grants · $22.3M avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$858K
typical big bets · $250K–$1.9M
grant size
22%
balanced · 16/72 multi-year
repeat
$1.1B
Assets (2023)
72
Distinct Recipients
About
WA - THE FOUNDATION MADE NO CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS IN WASHINGTON. DE - THE FOUNDATION HAD NO BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN DELAWARE.
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 362-5990
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $78.4M | $846.3M | $21.7M | 32 |
| 2019 | N/A | $811.1M | $24.4M | N/A |
| 2020 | $9.6M | $992.4M | $192.6M | 8 |
| 2022 | $12.8M | $1.1B | $-152.2M | 18 |
| 2023 | $55.1M | $1.1B | $59.3M | 33 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 91 grants on record
Minimum
$30K
25th Pctl
$250K
Median
$858K
Average
$1.7M
75th Pctl
$1.9M
Maximum
$24.5M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.1% of US grants
· Rank #11 of 18 states
$2.0M across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (91 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwab Charitable Fund | San Francisco, CA | $24,455,517 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Probabilistic Computing Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | $14,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $10,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Harvard Law School | Cambridge, MA | $8,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Science for America Inc | Cambridge, MA | $6,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Openai Inc | San Francisco, CA | $5,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Opportunitywork Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| The Miami Foundation | Miami, FL | $5,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Miami Foundation Inc | Miami, FL | $4,852,409 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Do Something Inc | New York, NY | $4,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Brigham and Women'S Hospital | Boston, MA | $3,674,085 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $2,808,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Opportunitywork Inc | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Inc | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| New America Foundation | Washington, WA | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2020 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Inc | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2022 |
| Cz Biohub Network | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Inc | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| New America | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Pecan Street Inc | Austin, TX | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | $2,000,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2017 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | $1,880,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $1,840,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |