The Roberts Foundation

EIN 942967074

New York, NY 10001 |(650) 653-2422

Total Given 2017–2024
$291.1M
153 grants · $36.4M avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $5K–$192K
grant size
35%
supporter · 39/111 multi-year
repeat
$503.2M
Assets (2024)
111
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Youth Development Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (650) 653-2422

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $32.6M $82.4M $8.3M 69
2018 $32.6M $89.2M $46.5M 79
2019 N/A $160.2M $75.9M N/A
2020 $31.6M $268.3M $131.1M 1
2021 $49.0M $416.2M $96.0M 1
2022 $49.7M $309.4M $135.4M 1
2023 $45.7M $397.6M $65.5M 1
2024 $49.8M $503.2M $156.2M 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 153 grants on record

Minimum
$350
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$25K
Average
$1.9M
75th Pctl
$192K
Maximum
$49.8M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (153 total)

Purpose
Total Grants Paid - See Attachment San Mateo, CA $49,796,447 See Attachment 2024
Total Grants Paid - See Attachment San Mateo, CA $49,701,845 See Attachment 2022
Total Grants Paid - See Attachment San Mateo, CA $49,045,803 See Attachment 2021
Total Grants Paid - See Attachment San Mateo, CA $45,741,340 See Attachment 2023
Total Grants Paid - See Attachment San Mateo, CA $31,611,438 See Attachment 2020
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA $10,068,776 ROBERTS CHALLENGE; ROBERTS PAVILION PLEDGE 2018
Redf San Francisco, CA $7,000,000 2017 Matching Gift; STRATEGIC GROWTH CAMPAIGN PLEDGE 2017
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA $5,091,199 ROBERTS CHALLENGE; ROBERTS PAVILION PLEDGE 2017
Culver Academies Culver, IN $5,000,000 Scholarship Endowment; CMA Barracks and Barrack Renovation 2017
Redf San Francisco, CA $3,500,000 2018 Matching Gift; STRATEGIC GROWTH CAMPAIGN PLEDGE 2018
Culver Academies Culver, IN $3,000,000 Scholarship Endowment; CMA Barracks and Barrack Renovation 2018
Teach for America New York, NY $2,815,000 Bay Area; HI; NY; Fall Fling; 2018 Annual Benefit Dinner 2018
Teach for America New York, NY $2,612,500 Bay Area; HI; NY; Fall Fling; 2016 Annual Benefit Dinner; 2017 Annual Benefit Dinner 2017
American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC $2,500,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 2017
Environmental Defense Fund Washington, DC $2,500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
Year Up Bay Area Boston, MA $2,000,000 General Support 2018
New Leaders New York, NY $1,762,500 General Support; Bay Area; Alfred Nobel Elementary School 2017
New Leaders New York, NY $1,525,000 General Support; Bay Area; Alfred Nobel Elementary School 2018
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA $1,155,000 2014 Expansion Campaign; 2018 Annual Fund 2018
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco, CA $1,050,000 2014 Expansion Campaign; 2017 Annual Fund 2017
Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula Menlo Park, CA $1,024,800 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC $1,000,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS 2018
Child Mind Institute New York, NY $934,977 2017 ADVOCACY AWARD DINNER; 2017 FALL LUNCHEON; RESEARCH PROGRAM; 2017
Dunn School Los Olivos, CA $900,000 Leading Matters; General Support 2018
Child Mind Institute New York, NY $870,195 2018 ADVOCACY AWARD DINNER; 2018 FALL LUNCHEON; RESEARCH PROGRAM; 2018