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Private non-operating foundationEIN 852066977Est. 2021-10

FILECOIN FOUNDATION FOR THE

MIDDLETOWN, DE 19709

Total Assets

$16.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$6.7M

FY 2023

Grants Made

4

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$1.7M

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1M–$2.1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$6.6M

The charitable mission of the filecoin foundation for the decentralized web is to preserve humanity's most important information, and the foundation seeks to advance humankind by bringing web3 to life through education, research, and development. The foundation supports programs that educate the public about how the internet works and what a decentralized future means for business, governments, and consumers alike. In 2024, the foundation continued its charitable activities around initiatives to support its mission.

Focus Areas

Public & Societal Benefit

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$24.6M

Total Expenses

$13.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$13.6M

Min. Investment Return

$942K

Grant Range

4 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1M through median $1.8M to maximum $2.1M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $8.6M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

20 grants

ELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION
$6M
4 grants
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION
$5.8M
4 grants
HARVARD OFFICE FOR SPONSORED PROGRAMS
$4.7M
3 grants
WITNESS INC
$3M
3 grants
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OPEN LEARNING
$2M
2 grants
SPRITELY NETWORKED COMMUNITIES INSTITUTE
$1.2M
2 grants
CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION
$500K
1 grant
ACCESS NOW
$50K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
1
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
9
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

4 states

California
$12.3M
53% of total
Massachusetts
$6.7M
29% of total
New York
$3.0M
13% of total
Delaware
$1.2M
5% of total

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