Filecoin Foundation for the
EIN 852066977Total Given 2021–2024
$23.2M
20 grants · $5.8M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$1.0M
typical big bets · $605K–$1.6M
grant size
75%
deep partner · 6/8 multi-year
repeat
$16.4M
Assets (2024)
8
Distinct Recipients
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(202) 849-9002
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.7M | $55.0M | $23.0M | 4 |
| 2022 | $6.2M | $31.9M | $24.2M | 5 |
| 2023 | $8.6M | $12.3M | $2.0M | 7 |
| 2024 | $6.7M | $16.4M | $24.6M | 4 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 20 grants on record
Minimum
$50K
25th Pctl
$605K
Median
$1.0M
Average
$1.2M
75th Pctl
$1.6M
Maximum
$2.1M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
MB
Marta Belcher
4+ yrs
Dir./President/Secretary/Treasury
Leadership
MK
Megan Klimen
4+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
CT
Clara Tsao
4+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
BB
Brian Behlendorf
4+ yrs
Director
RR
Rainey Reitman
4+ yrs
Director
KS
Kristin Smith
4+ yrs
Director
S2
Sheila Warren From August 2022
2 yrs
Director
MB
Marta Belcher
4+ yrs
Dir./President/Secretary/Treasury
Leadership
CT
Clara Tsao
4+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
MK
Megan Klimen
4+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
S2
Sheila Warren From August 2022
2 yrs
Director
KS
Kristin Smith
4+ yrs
Director
RR
Rainey Reitman
4+ yrs
Director
BB
Brian Behlendorf
4+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (20 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,112,144 | OPERATING | 2024 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | OPERATING | 2023 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 | OPERATING | 2024 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,920,131 | OPERATING | 2023 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,750,000 | OPERATING | 2022 |
| Harvard Office for Sponsored Programs | Boston, MA | $1,559,055 | OPERATING | 2023 |
| Harvard Office for Sponsored Programs | Boston, MA | $1,559,055 | OPERATING | 2024 |
| Harvard Office for Sponsored Programs | Boston, MA | $1,559,055 | OPERATING | 2022 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,309,180 | OPERATING | 2022 |
| Witness Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 | OPERATING | 2021 |
| Witness Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 | OPERATING | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open Learning | Cambridge, MA | $1,000,000 | OPERATING | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open Learning | Cambridge, MA | $1,000,000 | OPERATING | 2024 |
| Witness Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000,000 | OPERATING | 2022 |
| Spritely Networked Communities Institute | Lewes, DE | $606,944 | OPERATING | 2022 |
| Spritely Networked Communities Institute | Lewes, DE | $600,000 | OPERATING | 2023 |
| Creative Commons Corporation | Mountain View, CA | $500,000 | OPERATING | 2023 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $436,393 | OPERATING | 2021 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | OPERATING | 2021 |
| Access Now | New York, NY | $50,000 | OPERATING | 2021 |