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Private foundation (trust)EIN 371795297Est. 2020-06

FOUNDERS PLEDGE INC

NEW YORK, NY 100031502

Total Assets

$7.7M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$33.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

76

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$435K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$2.5M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$33.0M

Founders pledge, inc. Is a non-profit organization created to encourage and facilitate charitable giving by entrepreneurs and investors. During 2023, the organization gave grants to 76 charitable organizations.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$34.6M

Total Expenses

$36.8M

Qualifying Distributions

$36.8M

Distributable Amount

$320K

Min. Investment Return

$316K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

76 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $150K to maximum $2.5M, 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 $33.0M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

286 grants

CLEAN AIR TASK FORCE (CATF)
$6.0M
3 grants
CENTER FOR APPLIED RATIONALITY
$4.3M
3 grants
ALIGNMENT RESEARCH CENTER
$4.0M
2 grants
FOUNDERS PLEDGE LTD
$3.2M
1 grant
REDWOOD RESEARCH
$3.2M
3 grants
CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM USA INC (CEA)
$3.1M
2 grants
BERKELEY EXISTENTIAL RISK INITIATIVE
$2.8M
4 grants
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$2.8M
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

286 grants

<$10K
55
grants
$10–50K
63
grants
$50–250K
87
grants
$250K–1M
58
grants
$1–5M
23
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

32 states

California
$40.6M
51% of total
Massachusetts
$12.2M
15% of total
Pennsylvania
$4.8M
6% of total
District of Columbia
$4.4M
6% of total
New York
$3.1M
4% of total
Illinois
$2.8M
4% of total
Colorado
$2.7M
3% of total
Texas
$2.5M
3% of total
Maryland
$2.1M
3% of total
Delaware
$930K
1% of total

+22 more states

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