The Christensen Fund

EIN 946055879

Menlo Park, CA 94025 |(415) 644-1620

https://CHRISTENSENFUND.ORG
Total Given 2020–2024
$55.4M
567 grants · $11.1M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$75K
typical mid grants · $15K–$150K
grant size
36%
supporter · 109/307 multi-year
repeat
$354.5M
Assets (2024)
307
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person AN EMAIL SHOULD BE ELECTRONICALLY S
Phone (415) 644-1620
Deadlines SEE BELOW
How to Apply INITIAL REQUESTS FOR FUNDING ARE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY. PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES ARE THEN INVITED TO SUBMIT FULL PROPOSALS ELECTRONICALLY (PRE-GRANT INQUIRY). THE INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED, NOT LIMITED TO: IDENTITY, CONTACT INFORMATION, TAX STATUS, REGISTRATION AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PAST HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE, MANAGEMENT, ACTIVITIES, AND PRACTICES OF THE APPLYING ORGANIZATION, PROJECT PURPOSE, PROJECT DESCRIPTION, BUDGET, ACTIVITIES, TIMELINE, ANTICIPATED RESULTS, AND REQUESTED AMOUNT.
Restrictions NO UNSOLICITED PREPROPOSALS FOR GRANTS TO BE AWARDED IN THE NEXT CALENDAR YEAR WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $11.5M $354.4M $13.8M 126
2022 $14.9M $325.9M $8.1M 146
2023 $14.0M $343.1M $6.7M 156
2024 $14.9M $354.5M $25.6M 139

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 567 grants on record

Minimum
$75
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$75K
Average
$98K
75th Pctl
$150K
Maximum
$1.0M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

1.5% of US grants · Rank #13 of 30 states $323K across 5 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Travis 3 grants · $270K
  2. 2 El Paso 2 grants · $53K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (567 total)

Purpose
Native Americans in Philanthropy Washington, DC $1,000,000 CORE SUPPORT FOR THE TRIBAL NATIONS BIODIVERSITY FUND 2022
Native American Rights Fund Boulder, CO $500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE LINE OF WORK THAT SEEKS TO ASSIST TRIBAL NATIONS IN ADDRESSING THE BOARDING SCHOOL HISTORY,... 2022
Native Americans in Philanthropy Washington, DC $500,000 CORE SUPPORT FOR THE TRIBAL NATIONS BIODIVERSITY FUND 2023
Native American Rights Fund Boulder, CO $500,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Rainforest Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY $400,000 CORE SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL ALLIANCE OF TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES -- A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF THE RAINFOREST... 2022
Servicios Integrales Emuri (Sine) Ac Creel, None $400,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Servicios Integrales Emuri Ac Creel, None $400,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Amah Mutsun Land Trust Santa Cruz, CA $370,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights Inc Port Moresby, None $360,000 SUPPORT FOR LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, EMPOWERMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING TO DEFEND LAND RIGHTS AND LIVELIHOODS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2020
Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc West Boothbay Harbor, ME $350,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs Copenhagen, None $350,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs Copenhagen, None $350,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc West Boothbay Harbor, ME $350,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Mountain Societies Development Support Program Khorog, None $325,000 SUPPORT FOR A RE-GRANTING PROGRAM TO ADVANCE PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE PROCESSES AND SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT... 2020
Snowchange Cooperative Lehtoi, None $325,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Snowchange Cooperative Lehtoi, None $325,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
Pacific Network on Globalisation Suva, None $320,000 SUPPORT TO A NETWORK OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WORKING ON ISSUES RELATED TO ECONOMIC AND LAND GOVERNANCE IN THE PACIFIC. 2020
Institute for Sustainable Development Strategy Bishkek, None $310,000 SUPPORT OF INDIGENOUS-LED INITIATIVES THROUGH A PROGRAM OF SMALL GRANTS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND... 2020
Rudolf Steiner Foundation Dba Rsf Social Finance San Francisco, CA $300,000 SUPPORT FOR THE PAWANKA FUND, A GLOBAL INDIGENOUS-LED FUND THAT PROVIDES GRANTS TO INDIGENOUS INITIATIVES THAT... 2020
Center for Research and Development in Drylands Marsabit, None $300,000 TO GENERATE DATA FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE RECOGNITION OF PASTORALISM AS A VIABLE LIVELIHOOD... 2022
Land Is Life Inc Brooklyn, NY $300,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation Honolulu, HI $300,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
National Congress of American Indians Fund Washington Dc, DC $300,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
National Congress of American Indians Fund Washington, DC $300,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
Fondo Defensores Ac Guadalajara, None $300,000 SUPPORT FOR THE LATIN AMERICAN OBSERVATORY OF INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND SOCIOENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS -- A... 2023