The Roddenberry Foundation

EIN 954755672

Glendora, CA 91740 |(818) 382-7800

https://WWW.RODDENBERRYFOUNDATION.ORG
Total Given 2018–2023
$27.4M
658 grants · $4.6M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$12K
typical small grants · $4K–$15K
grant size
7%
transactional · 37/564 multi-year
repeat
$83.7M
Assets (2023)
564
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person JESSIE BEEBE
Phone (818) 382-7800
Deadlines N/A
How to Apply EACH FOUNDATION PROGRAM HAS A DIFFERENT TIMELINE AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES VARY FROM PROGRAM TO PROGRAM. ALL OF OUR DEADLINES, ELIGIBILITY, AND CRITERIA ARE LISTED ON THE FOUNDATION'S WEBSITE
Restrictions N/A

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 $6.7M $79.2M $2.6M 57
2019 N/A $89.0M $5.0M N/A
2020 $6.6M $90.4M $11.2M 187
2021 $5.2M $99.9M $4.4M 122
2022 $3.9M $80.2M $2.6M 139
2023 $5.1M $83.7M $5.2M 153

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 658 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$4K
Median
$12K
Average
$42K
75th Pctl
$15K
Maximum
$4.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

3.9% of US grants · Rank #5 of 34 states $440K across 14 grants 6 of 254 counties

Top 6 counties

  1. 1 Travis 7 grants · $193K
  2. 2 Harris 3 grants · $165K
  3. 3 Denton 1 grant · $50K
  4. 4 Dallas 1 grant · $15K
  5. 5 Victoria 1 grant · $15K
  6. 6 Bexar 1 grant · $2K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (658 total)

Purpose
J David Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, CA $4,000,000 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2018
Academy Museum Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $2,000,000 PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MUSEUM 2020
Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 RESEARCH EFFORTS RELATED TO COVID-19 2021
Gladstone Institutes-Per Agreement San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 STEM CELLS RESEARCH 2022
J David Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Academy Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $800,000 PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW ACADEMY MUSEUM 2021
Gladstone Institute San Francisco, CA $550,000 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2018
The J Gladstone Institute San Francisco, CA $500,000 RESEARCH EFFORTS RELATED TO COVID-19 2020
Gladstone Institutes San Francisco, CA $500,000 RESEARCH EFFORTS RELATED TO COVID-19 2021
Academy Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $400,000 PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, OPERATIONS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE NEW ACADEMY MUSEUM 2022
Academy Foundation Beverly Hills, CA $400,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Elypta Ab $333,334 DEVELOPMENT OF A LIQUID BIOPSY TO ENABLE EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER (OPTIMIZING FOR LOW-COST AND BROAD USE POTENTIAL) 2023
As You Sow Oakland, CA $310,000 THE ENVIRONMENT 2018
The Contentement Foundation Santa Monica, CA $300,000 FOUR PILLARS OF WELLBEING PROGRAMS IN THE USA 2020
The Contentment Foundation Santa Monica, CA $300,000 COMMUNITY IN SCHOOLS DEPLOYMENT OF CONTENTMENT FOUNDATION'S FOUR PILLARS OF WELL BEING PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES 2021
The Contentment Foundation Santa Monica, CA $300,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
As You Sow Berkeley, CA $250,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
Bibliotheques Sans Frontiereslibraries Without Borders Paris, None $250,000 OFFLINE INTERNET TO REVOLUTIONIZE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN SENEGAL 2020
Digital Green Foundation San Francisco, CA $250,000 BUILDING RESILIENT FARMING COMMUNITIES 2020
Generation You Employed Inc Washington, DC $250,000 SUPPORTING HEALTHCARE TO MANAGE COVID-19 WITH UPSKILLING AND NEW HIRES 2020
Global Gene Corporation Pte Ltd Singapore, None $250,000 CO-TRACE - THE COVID-19 RISK DETERMINATION AND CONTACT TRACING PLATFORM 2020
The J Gladstone Institute San Francisco, CA $250,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2020
As You Sow Berkeley, CA $250,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
As You Sow Berkeley, CA $200,000 PROMOTE CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY, COALITION BUILDING, AND LEGAL STRATEGIES 2021
J Gladstone Institute San Francisco, CA $200,000 COVID 19 RESEARCH 2021