Erasca Foundation
EIN 871300086Total Given 2023–2025
$739K
26 grants · $246K avg/year
based on 3 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$22K
typical small grants · $10K–$25K
grant size
24%
balanced · 5/21 multi-year
repeat
$1.3M
Assets (2025)
21
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 421-7555
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $434K | $2.8M | $-671K | 7 |
| 2024 | $210K | $1.8M | $-1.0M | 9 |
| 2025 | $95K | $1.3M | $-1.2M | 10 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 26 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$22K
Average
$28K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$265K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JL
Jonathan Lim
3+ yrs
President & Director
Leadership
NC
Nicholas Chetwyn
3+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
DC
David Chacko
3+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
EG
Ebun Garner
3+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MV
Michael Varney
3+ yrs
Director
PM
Pratik Multani
Director
VH
Valerie Harding-Start
3+ yrs
Director
JH
Julie Hambleton
3+ yrs
Director
AC
Alexander Casdin
3+ yrs
Director
JB
James Bristol
3+ yrs
Director
JL
Jonathan Lim
3+ yrs
President & Director
Leadership
NC
Nicholas Chetwyn
3+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
DC
David Chacko
3+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
EG
Ebun Garner
3+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
AC
Alexander Casdin
3+ yrs
Director
JB
James Bristol
3+ yrs
Director
JH
Julie Hambleton
3+ yrs
Director
VH
Valerie Harding-Start
3+ yrs
Director
PM
Patrik Multani
2 yrs
Director
MV
Michael Varney
3+ yrs
Director
JL
Jonathan Lim
3+ yrs
President & Director
Leadership
NC
Nicholas Chetwyn
3+ yrs
Vice President
Leadership
DC
David Chacko
3+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
EG
Ebun Garner
3+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
MV
Michael Varney
3+ yrs
Director
PM
Patrik Multani
2 yrs
Director
VH
Valerie Harding-Start
3+ yrs
Director
JH
Julie Hambleton
3+ yrs
Director
AC
Alexander Casdin
3+ yrs
Director
JB
James Bristol
3+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (26 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $265,000 | Donor Advised Fund to support and fund cancer research, education and other initiatives. | 2023 |
| Life Science Cares Inc | San Diego, CA | $50,000 | To activate the financial and human capital of the life sciences industry and partner with nonprofits to disrupt the... | 2023 |
| The POETIC Foundation Inc | Staten Island, NY | $50,000 | To support the Pediatric Oncology Experimental Therapeutics Investigators' Consortium (POETIC) and promote the... | 2023 |
| Curebound DBA Padres Pedal the Cause | San Diego, CA | $31,200 | To raise and invest strategic funding in translational cancer research projects aimed at accelerating new... | 2023 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | $30,000 | "General operating support". This organization's philosophy is to drive both scientific breakthroughs... | 2024 |
| Curebound DBA Padres Pedal the Cause | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | "General operating support". This organization raises and invests strategic funding in translational cancer... | 2024 |
| Life Science Cares Inc | Half Moon Bay, CA | $25,000 | "General operating support". This organization activates the financial and human capital of the life... | 2024 |
| American Indian Cancer Foundation | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 | "General operating support". This organization is a Native-governed foundation that addresses the tremendous... | 2024 |
| Cancer Angels of San Diego | Encinitas, CA | $25,000 | "General operating support". This organization is the only non-profit that helps all types of Stage IV... | 2024 |
| SBCS Corporation | Chula Vista, CA | $25,000 | "General operating support". This organization is a community-based non-profit established in 1971 that... | 2024 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $25,000 | "General operating support". This organization is a hub of innovation that brings the power of diversity to... | 2024 |
| Life Science Cares Inc | San Diego, CA | $25,000 | "General operating support". This organization activates the financial and human capital of the life... | 2025 |
| The Brain Tumor Network Inc | Pointe Vedra Beach, FL | $25,000 | To provide free, individualized navigation to help patients and loved ones manage a primary brain tumor diagnosis,... | 2023 |
| The Clearity Foundation | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | "General operating support". This organization strives to improve the survival and quality of life of women... | 2024 |
| Family Health Centers of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | "General operating support." The organization is dedicated to providing caring, affordable, high-quality... | 2025 |
| Mama's Kitchen | San Diego, CA | $15,000 | "General operating support." The organization provides nutritional support to San Diego residents at risk of... | 2025 |
| The Brain Tumor Network Inc | Pointe Vedra Beach, FL | $10,000 | "General operating support". This organization provides free, individualized navigation to help patients and... | 2024 |
| Every Cure Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | "General operating support." The organization applies AI to biomedical data to identify the most promising... | 2025 |
| Best Buddies International Inc | San Diego, CA | $10,000 | "General operating support." The organization is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that... | 2025 |
| Omar's Dream Foundation | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | "General operating support." The organization enables hospitalized and medically-supervised children to... | 2025 |
| Omar's Dream Foundation | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | To enable hospitalized and medically-supervised children to remotely attend school. | 2023 |
| San Diego Coastkeeper | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | "General operating support". The San Diego Coastkeeper protects and restores swimmable, drinkable, fishable... | 2025 |
| Foundation for the Children of the Californias | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | "General operating support." The Foundation for the Children of the Californias is a tri-national... | 2025 |
| National Brain Tumor Society | Newton, MA | $2,500 | To invest in, mobilize, and unite the brain tumor community to discover a cure, deliver effective treatments, and... | 2023 |
| Lazarex Cancer Foundation | Danville, CA | $1,500 | "General operating support." The organization strives to improve cancer health outcomes, FDA cancer clinical... | 2025 |