The Whitman Institute
EIN 942984079Total Given 2016–2023
$5.1M
152 grants · $642K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$50K
grant size
30%
supporter · 26/87 multi-year
repeat
$1.3M
Assets (2021)
87
Distinct Recipients
About
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Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(415) 982-0386
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $1.1M | $8.5M | $674K | 44 |
| 2017 | $1.1M | $7.3M | $542K | 45 |
| 2018 | $1.0M | $6.0M | $393K | 32 |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $2.3M | $241K | 20 |
| 2021 | $578K | $1.3M | $68K | 10 |
| 2023 | $57K | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 152 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$34K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$400K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
JB
Jorge Blandon
5 yrs
Chair
Leadership
PI
Pia Infante
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director
Leadership
JE
John Esterle
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director/Sec
Leadership
VW
Vanessa Whang
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonya Childress
5 yrs
Director
SF
Shannon Farley
6+ yrs
Director
JA
Jamie Allison
6+ yrs
Director
JB
Jorge Blandon
5 yrs
Chair
Leadership
PI
Pia Infante
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director
Leadership
JE
John Esterle
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director/Sec
Leadership
VW
Vanessa Whang
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonya Childress
5 yrs
Director
SF
Shannon Farley
6+ yrs
Director
JA
Jamie Allison
6+ yrs
Director
JB
Jorge Blandon
5 yrs
Chair
Leadership
PI
Pia Infante
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director
Leadership
JE
John Esterle
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director/Sec
Leadership
VW
Vanessa Whang
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
JA
Jamie Allison
6+ yrs
Director
SF
Shannon Farley
6+ yrs
Director
SC
Sonya Childress
5 yrs
Director
JA
Jamie Allison
6+ yrs
Chair
Leadership
JE
John Esterle
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director/Sec
Leadership
PI
Pia Infante
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director
Leadership
VW
Vanessa Whang
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonya Childress
5 yrs
Director
JB
Jorge Blandon
5 yrs
Director
SF
Shannon Farley
6+ yrs
Director
JA
Jamie Allison
6+ yrs
Chair
Leadership
JE
John Esterle
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director/Sec
Leadership
PI
Pia Infante
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director
Leadership
VW
Vanessa Whang
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
SC
Sonya Childress
5 yrs
Director
SF
Shannon Farley
6+ yrs
Director
JB
Jorge Blandon
5 yrs
Director
JA
Jamie Allison
6+ yrs
Chair
Leadership
PI
Pia Infante
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director
Leadership
JE
John Esterle
6+ yrs
Co-Executive Director/Sec
Leadership
VW
Vanessa Whang
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
LA
Les K Adler
Director
CU
Charles Ugalde
Director
SF
Shannon Farley
6+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (152 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $400,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2021 |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $352,500 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2020 |
| Community Initiatives | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 | JOURNALISM | 2020 |
| Thousand Currents | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2020 |
| Acce Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $85,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2020 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $85,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2020 |
| Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2020 |
| On the Move | Napa, CA | $85,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2020 |
| Right Question Institute | Cambridge, MA | $85,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2020 |
| Forward Together | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2020 |
| Voice of Witness | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2020 |
| Acce Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2016 |
| Thousand Currents | Oakland, CA | $65,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2018 |
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | $56,879 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2023 |
| Forward Together | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2018 |
| Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2018 |
| Right Question Institute | Cambridge, MA | $50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2018 |
| Voice of Witness | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | EDUCATIONAL | 2018 |
| Acce Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2018 |
| Blueprint North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2018 |
| Community Initiatives | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | JOURNALISM | 2018 |
| Community Initiatives | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | JOURNALISM | 2018 |
| On the Move | Napa, CA | $50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2018 |
| Community Initiatives | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | 2016 |
| International Development Exchange | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT | 2016 |