Working Assumptions Foundation
EIN 912037968 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$253K
70 grants · $28K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$250
typical micro grants · $100–$3K
grant size
9%
transactional · 6/64 multi-year
repeat
$713K
Assets (2024)
64
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
JANE GOTTESMAN
Phone
(510) 704-9734
Deadlines
NONE
How to Apply
COMMON APPLICATION FORM
Restrictions
NONE
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $6K | $128K | $301K | 1 |
| 2017 | $19K | $1.4M | $2.0M | 34 |
| 2018 | $32K | $789K | $123K | 22 |
| 2019 | N/A | $414K | $2.1M | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | $2.3M | $2.4M | N/A |
| 2021 | $107K | $1.1M | $600K | 1 |
| 2022 | $10K | $35K | $852K | 1 |
| 2023 | $19K | $299K | $1.6M | 3 |
| 2024 | $60K | $713K | $1.9M | 8 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 70 grants on record
Minimum
$50
25th Pctl
$100
Median
$250
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$3K
Maximum
$107K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
17.6% of US grants
· Rank #2 of 15 states
$2K across
12 grants
6 of 254 counties
Top 6 counties
- 1 Tarrant
- 2 Parker
- 3 Dallas
- 4 Travis
- 5 Bexar
- 6 Collin
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (70 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn C White | Halifax, None | $107,143 | FOR INTENTIONAL WALK PROJECT | 2021 |
| Trudy Wilner Stack | Tucson, AZ | $25,000 | FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF PHOTOGRAPHY; THIS GRANT IS TO A SELECT GROUP OF ARTISTS AND SCHOLARS WHOSE... | 2018 |
| Christina Chan | Richmond, CA | $10,000 | TO SUPPORT ON SET SAFETY AND CARE DURING PRODUCTION OF SHORT FILM - SUNDAY ERRAND | 2022 |
| Evelyn C White | Halifax, None | $7,750 | GRANT | 2023 |
| Individual | Catonsville, MD | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT PHOTO-BASED PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT FAMILY IN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS | 2024 |
| Individual | Miami, FL | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT PHOTO-BASED PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT FAMILY IN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS | 2024 |
| Individual | New Hope, PA | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT PHOTO-BASED PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT FAMILY IN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS | 2024 |
| Individual | New York, NY | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT PHOTO-BASED PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT FAMILY IN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS | 2024 |
| Individual | Saint Joe, AR | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT PHOTO-BASED PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT FAMILY IN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS | 2024 |
| Individual | Santa Monica, CA | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT PHOTO-BASED PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT FAMILY IN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS | 2024 |
| Preston Gannaway Photography Llc | Forestville, CA | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT PHOTO-BASED PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT FAMILY IN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS | 2024 |
| Trent Davis Bailey Ltd | Denver, CO | $7,500 | TO SUPPORT PHOTO-BASED PROJECTS THAT LOOK AT FAMILY IN NEW, MEANINGFUL WAYS | 2024 |
| Venice Arts | Venice, CA | $6,175 | YEAR LONG PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM | 2017 |
| Venice Arts | Venice, CA | $6,125 | YEAR LONG PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM | 2016 |
| We Are & Mother | Berkeley, CA | $6,000 | CHARITABLE DONATION IN COLLABORATION WITH WE ARE & MOTHER PROVIDING LACTATION SERVICES AND CHILDCARE AT MOVERS... | 2023 |
| Jade Hewitt | Baton Rouge, LA | $5,000 | GAME FACE | 2023 |
| La Canada High School | La Canada, CA | $3,680 | COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION OF WORK BY THE STUDENTS IN TWO LA-AREA SCHOOLS | 2017 |
| Humanitas Academy of Art & Technology | Los Angeles, CA | $3,300 | COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION OF WORK BY THE STUDENTS IN TWO LA-AREA SCHOOLS | 2017 |
| Work and Family Researchers Network | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | SPONSORSHIP CONTRIBUTION | 2018 |
| Ariana Sturr | Inglewood, CA | $500 | 2017 HONORARIA STUDENT AWARDS | 2017 |
| Gayle Nicholls Ali | Altadena, CA | $500 | 2017 HONORARIA STUDENT AWARDS | 2017 |
| Joanne Miller | Bethesda, MD | $500 | 2017 HONORARIA STUDENT AWARDS | 2017 |
| Tsar Fedorsky | Gloucester, MA | $500 | 2017 HONORARIA STUDENT AWARDS | 2017 |
| Stefanie Motta | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 2017 HONORARIA STUDENT AWARDS | 2017 |
| Christina Lewis | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 2017 HONORARIA STUDENT AWARDS | 2017 |
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