The Benificus Foundation
EIN 770444504Total Given 2016–2024
$676.3M
264 grants · $75.1M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$250K
typical big bets · $30K–$2.0M
grant size
57%
supporter · 63/111 multi-year
repeat
$98.3M
Assets (2024)
111
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(650) 384-0240
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.5M | $258.1M | $13.3M | 9 |
| 2017 | $19.3M | $323.4M | $-2.1M | 23 |
| 2018 | $19.0M | $320.7M | $1.1M | 16 |
| 2019 | N/A | $395.8M | $1.6M | N/A |
| 2020 | $71.2M | $468.1M | $-427K | 29 |
| 2021 | $59.2M | $639.0M | $2.0M | 33 |
| 2022 | $99.9M | $296.1M | $2.7M | 55 |
| 2023 | $220.1M | $227.4M | $2.6M | 43 |
| 2024 | $186.0M | $98.3M | $42.4M | 56 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 264 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$30K
Median
$250K
Average
$2.6M
75th Pctl
$2.0M
Maximum
$105.6M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
2.3% of US grants
· Rank #7 of 15 states
$44.0M across
6 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Harris
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (264 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | $105,590,350 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $45,776,097 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $35,948,911 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $35,947,646 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute | Basalt, CO | $31,888,840 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Calico Life Sciences Llc | South San Francisco, CA | $31,400,000 | PARKINSON'S DISEASE RESEARCH | 2024 |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | $26,927,907 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research | New York, NY | $21,383,580 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $16,190,923 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2021 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $10,909,060 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2020 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute | Basalt, CO | $10,152,882 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute | Basalt, CO | $10,135,118 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Aspen Global Change Institute | Basalt, CO | $10,063,169 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson'S Research | New York, NY | $9,899,921 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Ted Foundation | New York, NY | $8,927,018 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Ted Foundation | New York, NY | $8,907,643 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | $8,369,501 | CHARITABLE | 2018 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $8,078,312 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Ted Foundation | New York, NY | $7,412,671 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | $7,094,660 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Alliance for Climate Protection Dba Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | $7,063,038 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Alliance for Climate Protection Dba Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | $7,000,001 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2024 |
| Alliance for Climate Protection Dba Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | $6,904,856 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $6,858,031 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $6,842,903 | GENERAL PURPOSE | 2023 |