The Susie Tompkins Buell Foundation
EIN 770266801Total Given 2016–2023
$2.4M
142 grants · $303K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$14K
typical small grants · $3K–$25K
grant size
24%
balanced · 25/105 multi-year
repeat
$7.8M
Assets (2023)
105
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 439-1144
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $355K | $6.7M | $218K | 23 |
| 2017 | $352K | $7.6M | $354K | 26 |
| 2018 | $413K | $7.4M | $731K | 30 |
| 2019 | N/A | $7.6M | $1.4M | N/A |
| 2020 | $403K | $8.0M | $336K | 28 |
| 2021 | $109K | $9.0M | $529K | 4 |
| 2022 | $402K | $7.7M | $339K | 21 |
| 2023 | $386K | $7.8M | $319K | 10 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 142 grants on record
Minimum
$40
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$14K
Average
$17K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$100K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
SB
Susie Tompkins Buell
President
Leadership
MB
Mark Buell
Vice President
Leadership
BV
Belinda Viray-Munoz
Executive Director
Leadership
SB
Susie Tompkins Buell
President
Leadership
MB
Mark Buell
Vice President
Leadership
BV
Belinda Viray-Munoz
Executive Director
Leadership
SB
Susie Tompkins Buell
President
Leadership
MB
Mark Buell
Vice President
Leadership
BV
Belinda Viray-Munoz
Executive Director
Leadership
SB
Susie Tompkins Buell
President
Leadership
MB
Mark Buell
Vice President
Leadership
BV
Belinda Viray-Munoz
Executive Director
Leadership
SB
Susie Tompkins Buell
President
Leadership
MB
Mark Buell
Vice President
Leadership
BV
Belinda Viray-Munoz
Executive Director
Leadership
SB
Susie Tompkins Buell
President
Leadership
MB
Mark Buell
Vice President
Leadership
BV
Belinda Viray-Munoz
Executive Director
Leadership
SB
Susie Tompkins Buell
President
Leadership
MB
Mark Buell
Vice President
Leadership
BV
Belinda Viray-Munoz
Executive Director
Leadership
SB
Susie Tompkins Buell
President
Leadership
MB
Mark Buell
Vice President
Leadership
BV
Belinda Viray-Munoz
Executive Director
Leadership
Grants Awarded (142 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghaaz Project at Vital Voices Global Partnership | Washington, DC | $100,000 | VITAL VOICES GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP INVESTS IN WOMEN WHO ARE TAKING ON THE WORLD'S GREATEST CHALLENGES. | 2023 |
| Remake | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | TO GET WOMEN IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY PAID FAIRLY | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $50,000 | TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC POLICIES AND ENSURE ACCESS TO... | 2022 |
| Red Wine & Blue Education Fund | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | NATIONAL NETWORK OF WOMEN TO SUPPORT DIVERSE LIBRARY SHELVES FOR CHILDREN TO PROMOTE BOOKS THAT DISCUSS DIVERSITY,... | 2022 |
| Commonwealth Club | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | CLIMATE CHANGE / ENVIRONMENT | 2018 |
| Representation Project | Ross, CA | $50,000 | SOCIAL JUSTICE | 2018 |
| Remake | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | TO GET WOMEN IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY PAID FAIRLY | 2021 |
| Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | $50,000 | BUILD REPRESENTATIVE NEWSROOMS THAT PUT LOCAL WOMEN JOURNALISTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ADVANCING NARRATIVE CHANGE | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $50,000 | TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES, ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC POLICIES AND ENSURE ACCESS TO... | 2023 |
| Red Wine & Blue Education Fund | Cleveland, OH | $50,000 | NATIONAL NETWORK OF WOMEN TO SUPPORT DIVERSE LIBRARY SHELVES FOR CHILDREN TO PROMOTE BOOKS THAT DISCUSS DIVERSITY,... | 2023 |
| Remake | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | TO GET WOMEN IN THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY PAID FAIRLY | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | $50,000 | HEALTH / HUMAN RIGHTS | 2016 |
| Representation Project | Ross, CA | $50,000 | SOCIAL JUSTICE | 2017 |
| Global Press Institute | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | SOCIAL CHANGE / EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Global Press Institute | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | SOCIAL CHANGE / EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Global Press Institute | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | SOCIAL CHANGE / EDUCATION | 2017 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | SOCIAL CHANGE / EDUCATION | 2016 |
| Ignite | Brier, WA | $35,000 | SOCIAL CHANGE / EDUCATION | 2018 |
| Ultraviolet Education Fund | Washington, DC | $35,000 | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | 2018 |
| Ignite | Brier, WA | $35,000 | SOCIAL CHANGE / EDUCATION | 2017 |
| Ultraviolet Education Fund | Washington, DC | $35,000 | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | 2017 |
| Ignite | Brier, WA | $34,000 | SOCIAL CHANGE/EDUCATION | 2021 |
| Ignite | Brier, WA | $33,000 | SOCIAL CHANGE/EDUCATION | 2020 |
| The Representation Project | Sacramento, CA | $25,100 | THE REPRESENTATION PROJECT USES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF STORYTELLING TO AWAKEN CONSCIOUSNESS AROUND HARMFUL... | 2023 |
| Global Press Institute | Washington, DC | $25,000 | BUILD REPRESENTATIVE NEWSROOMS THAT PUT LOCAL WOMEN JOURNALISTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF ADVANCING NARRATIVE CHANGE | 2022 |