Craig Newmark Foundation
EIN 475338517 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$164.4M
230 grants · $18.3M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$150K
typical big bets · $75K–$500K
grant size
28%
balanced · 47/165 multi-year
repeat
$143.4M
Assets (2024)
165
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 566-6394
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.2M | $58.0M | $50.0M | 12 |
| 2017 | $8.7M | $83.5M | $35.3M | 28 |
| 2018 | $32.3M | $137.9M | $87.5M | 12 |
| 2019 | N/A | $172.0M | $47.5M | N/A |
| 2020 | $23.5M | $209.2M | $61.2M | 42 |
| 2022 | $41.8M | $192.0M | $51.3M | 79 |
| 2023 | $43.3M | $154.4M | $8.4M | 50 |
| 2024 | $12.6M | $143.4M | $7.4M | 7 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 230 grants on record
Minimum
$200
25th Pctl
$75K
Median
$150K
Average
$715K
75th Pctl
$500K
Maximum
$20.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.4% of US grants
· Rank #14 of 19 states
$25K across
1 grant
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (230 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNY School of Journalism | New York, NY | $20,000,000 | A PUBLIC GRADUATE SCHOOL DEDICATED TO JOURNALISM | 2018 |
| Bob Woodruff Family Foundation | New York, NY | $11,400,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Fidelity DAF | Washington, DC | $10,000,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Global Cyber Alliance Inc | East Greenbush, NY | $7,500,000 | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Blue Star Famiilies | Encinitas, CA | $6,900,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| IRAQ and Afghanistan Veterans of America | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | TO CONNECT, UNITE AND EMPOWER POST-9/11 VETERANS | 2018 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | TO PROMOTE LEARNING | 2018 |
| Consumer Reports | Yonkers, NY | $5,000,000 | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Civic Hall Labs Inc | New York, NY | $5,000,000 | General Purpose | 2022 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $5,000,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $4,000,000 | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Bob Woodruff Foundation | New York, NY | $3,000,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| Atlantic Council of the United States | Washington, DC | $3,000,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Bob Woodruff Family Foundation | New York, NY | $2,950,000 | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| The Markup News Inc | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| The Markup News Inc | New York, NY | $2,500,000 | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Global Cyber Alliance Inc | East Greenbush, NY | $2,500,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Institute for Security and Technology | Oakland, CA | $2,000,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Bob Woodruff Foundation | New York, NY | $1,600,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| Common Sense Media | San Francisco, CA | $1,500,000 | GENERAL PURPOSES | 2020 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $1,500,000 | UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ACROSS VARIOUS ACADEMIC DOMAINS | 2017 |
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