Musk Foundation
EIN 852133087
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2020–2023
$461.3M
79 grants · $115.3M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$300K
typical big bets · $61K–$1.4M
grant size
20%
balanced · 13/64 multi-year
repeat
$9.5B
Assets (2023)
64
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(737) 235-6956
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.2M | $3.0B | $155.9M | 4 |
| 2022 | $214.5M | $5.1B | $2.6B | 32 |
| 2023 | $236.6M | $9.5B | $20.5M | 43 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 79 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$61K
Median
$300K
Average
$5.8M
75th Pctl
$1.4M
Maximum
$102.3M
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
43.6% of US grants
· Rank #1 of 13 states
$249.7M across
34 grants
6 of 254 counties
Top 6 counties
- 1 Travis
- 2 Harris
- 3 Cameron
- 4 Hidalgo
- 5 Bexar
- 6 Denton
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (79 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Foundation - See Attachment a | Austin, TX | $102,267,186 | TO SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS | 2023 |
| The Foundation - See Attachment a | Houston, TX | $89,941,380 | TO SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS | 2022 |
| X Prize Foundation Inc | Culver City, CA | $54,000,000 | SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CARBON REMOVAL | 2022 |
| X Prize Foundation Inc | Culver City, CA | $54,000,000 | SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CARBON REMOVAL | 2023 |
| Fidelity Charitable - See Attachment a | Cincinnati, OH | $36,086,291 | FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES | 2022 |
| The Foundation | Austin, TX | $34,808,757 | TO SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS | 2023 |
| Fidelity Charitable | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000,000 | FOR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES | 2023 |
| The Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000,000 | TO SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS | 2022 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $7,000,000 | SUPPORT COMPUTER SCIENCE WORK AND UNFINISHED LEARNING PROGRAMS | 2022 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $5,000,000 | EDUCATION | 2020 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston, MA | $5,000,000 | COVID-19 VACCINE RESEARCH FUND | 2020 |
| X Prize Foundation Inc | Culver City, CA | $4,000,000 | SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CARBON REMOVAL | 2022 |
| Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $4,000,000 | SUPPORT CODING EDUCATION | 2023 |
| Creative Visions Foundation | Malibu, CA | $2,500,000 | SUPPORT RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT POPULATION ISSUES | 2022 |
| Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District | Los Fresnos, TX | $2,215,110 | SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS | 2023 |
| Givedirectly Inc | New York, NY | $2,200,000 | SUPPORT FINANCIAL AID FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY | 2023 |
| Sea Turtle Inc | South Padre Island, TX | $2,082,265 | SUPPORT EDUCATION, CONSERVATION, AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR SEA TURTLES | 2022 |
| Codeorg | Seattle, WA | $2,000,000 | SUPPORT ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCE IN SCHOOLS | 2023 |
| Brownsville Independent School District | Brownsville, TX | $1,750,000 | SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS | 2023 |
| Sbp - Long-Term Home Rebuilding | New Orleans, LA | $1,425,000 | SUPPORT DISASTER RELIEF | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $1,280,000 | SUPPORT THE REFUGEE CRISIS IN AND AROUND UKRAINE | 2022 |
| Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $1,240,000 | SUPPORT CODING EDUCATION | 2022 |
| Drk-Landesverband Westfalen-Lippe Ev | Munster, None | $1,129,700 | SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS IN CONNECTION WITH DISASTER RELIEF | 2022 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN AND CONVENTIONAL AID RESPONSES | 2023 |
| Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District | Harlingen, TX | $997,088 | SUPPORT SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS | 2023 |