Compton Foundation Inc
EIN 943142932Total Given 2018–2024
$42.7M
94 grants · $6.1M avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$104K
typical big bets · $20K–$481K
grant size
28%
balanced · 15/53 multi-year
repeat
$4.6M
Assets (2024)
53
Distinct Recipients
About
investment advice
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
Putney School
Phone
(415) 391-9001
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $20.5M | $34.0M | $4.3M | 17 |
| 2019 | $3.4M | $32.7M | $1.2M | 11 |
| 2020 | $9.3M | $29.5M | $260K | 16 |
| 2022 | $6.9M | $15.6M | $2.0M | 21 |
| 2023 | $1.0M | $8.8M | $292K | 15 |
| 2024 | $1.5M | $4.6M | $241K | 14 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 94 grants on record
Minimum
$1
25th Pctl
$20K
Median
$104K
Average
$454K
75th Pctl
$481K
Maximum
$15.8M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
VC
Vanessa Compton
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
RC
Randy Compton
2 yrs
Vice President
Leadership
RA
Rebecca DiDomenico to April
Vice President
Leadership
EC
Emilie Cortes
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
DC
Dan Compton
2 yrs
Secretary
Leadership
EF
Ellen Friedman
3 yrs
ExDirector
JI
Jakada Imani
6+ yrs
Board Member
SA
Stephen Perry to April
Board Member
AT
Alexandra Toma
6+ yrs
Board Member
Grants Awarded (94 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integrative groups see attached | San Francisco, CA | $15,765,170 | integrative groups | 2018 |
| see attached detail Integrative | San Francisco, CA | $1,733,730 | Integrative | 2020 |
| Peace groups see attached | San Francisco, CA | $1,508,361 | peace | 2018 |
| see attached detail Integrative | San Francisco, CA | $1,425,000 | Integrative | 2020 |
| see attached detail Environment | San Francisco, CA | $1,200,000 | Environment | 2020 |
| see attached detail Reproductive Ju | San Francisco, CA | $1,200,000 | Reproductive Justice | 2020 |
| see attached detail | San Francisco, CA | $1,198,924 | Integrative | 2019 |
| see Integrative detail | Berkeley, CA | $1,100,000 | Integrative | 2022 |
| see attached detail Peace | San Francisco, CA | $1,025,000 | Peace | 2020 |
| see Cross-Movement detail | Berkeley, CA | $855,000 | Cross-movement | 2022 |
| Environment groups see attached | San Francisco, CA | $769,850 | environment | 2018 |
| see attached detail Peace | San Francisco, CA | $757,896 | Peace | 2020 |
| see attached detail | San Francisco, CA | $738,750 | Environment | 2019 |
| see attached detail | San Francisco, CA | $705,116 | Peace | 2019 |
| see Peace detail | Berkeley, CA | $676,000 | Peace | 2022 |
| see Environment detail | Berkeley, CA | $625,000 | Environment | 2022 |
| see Reproductive Justice detail | Berkeley, CA | $625,000 | Reproductive Justice | 2022 |
| see Peace detail | Berkeley, CA | $566,600 | Peace | 2022 |
| Environment groups see attached | San Francisco, CA | $560,000 | environment | 2018 |
| see attached detail Reproductive Ju | San Francisco, CA | $531,775 | Reproductive Justice | 2020 |
| see attached detail Environment | San Francisco, CA | $525,110 | Environment | 2020 |
| see attached detail | San Francisco, CA | $507,887 | Reproductive Justice | 2019 |
| see Cross-movement detail | Berkeley, CA | $500,000 | Cross-movement | 2022 |
| Reproductive justice groups see at | San Francisco, CA | $489,875 | reproductive justice | 2018 |
| see Democracy detail | Berkeley, CA | $455,000 | Democracy | 2022 |