Preston-Werner Foundation
EIN 832899018Total Given 2020–2024
$39.1M
386 grants · $7.8M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$75K
typical mid grants · $38K–$125K
grant size
32%
supporter · 65/201 multi-year
repeat
$41.0M
Assets (2024)
201
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(650) 804-7100
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | N/A | $32.1M | $32.4M | N/A |
| 2020 | $3.4M | $63.7M | $28.5M | 55 |
| 2021 | $5.0M | $67.1M | $3.0M | 80 |
| 2022 | $10.0M | $47.5M | $2.6M | 86 |
| 2023 | $9.4M | $46.2M | $2.8M | 84 |
| 2024 | $11.4M | $41.0M | $4.6M | 81 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 386 grants on record
Minimum
$800
25th Pctl
$38K
Median
$75K
Average
$101K
75th Pctl
$125K
Maximum
$1.0M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
0.5% of US grants
· Rank #17 of 23 states
$170K across
2 grants
2 of 254 counties
Top 2 counties
- 1 Jefferson
- 2 Travis
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (386 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potential Energy Coalition Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS WORK | 2022 |
| The Sunrise Project Inc | Dover, DE | $1,000,000 | CLIMATE FINANCE WORK | 2022 |
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2021 |
| Clean Air Task Force Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | INFRASTRUCTURE WORK IN THE US AND EUROPE | 2022 |
| Labor Education and Research Project | Brooklyn, NY | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTE | 2024 |
| Voices for a Sustainable Future | Takoma Park, MD | $500,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Ue Research and Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $490,000 | GREEN LOCOMOTIVES PROJECT | 2024 |
| Labor Education & Research Project | Brooklyn, NY | $400,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $320,000 | COMMON WEALTH | 2024 |
| Global Fund for Women Inc | San Francisco, CA | $307,000 | CHAMPIONS FOR CLIMATE PROGRAM | 2022 |
| People'S Action Institute | Chicago, IL | $300,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | GREEN NEW DEAL NETWORK | 2023 |
| Ue Research and Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | $300,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 2023 |
| The Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $300,000 | PUBLIC GRIDS | 2024 |
| Undauntedk12 | Oakland, CA | $300,000 | IRA IMPLEMENTATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $275,000 | CLIMATE AND COMMUNITY PROJECT | 2023 |
| Global Fund for Women Inc | Washington, DC | $258,000 | CHAMPIONS FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE PROGRAM | 2023 |
| Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | REPORTING ON GENDER, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, AND CLIMATE ACTION | 2020 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | COVID-19 RESPONSE - HEALTHCARE WORKERS' NEEDS | 2020 |
| The San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND | 2020 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | COVID-19 RESPONSE - HEALTHCARE WORKERS' NEEDS | 2020 |
| Young Men'S Christian Association of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | EMERGENCY CHILDCARE PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 | 2020 |
| Fuller Project for International Reporting Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | REPORTING ON GENDER, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, AND CLIMATE ACTION | 2021 |
| Cuny School of Labor and Urban Studies Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | FORWARD PUBLIC CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP OF ENERGY ASSETS | 2022 |