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Private foundation (trust)EIN 710929445Est. 2003-04

THE CHRISTENSEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

SAN CARLOS, CA 94070

Total Assets

$12.4M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$541K

FY 2024

Grants Made

37

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$15K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$3K–$84K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$759K

Total Expenses

$600K

Qualifying Distributions

$545K

Distributable Amount

$596K

Min. Investment Return

$606K

Payout rate 91%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.91%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

37 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $3K through median $11K to maximum $84K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $767K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

280 grants

EPATT
$292K
5 grants
EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREP
$250K
6 grants
LAUGHING PONY RESCUE
$227K
6 grants
2ND HARVEST FOOD BANK
$221K
6 grants
BAY AREA CANCER CONNECTIONS
$155K
6 grants
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
$123K
6 grants
TEAM SWIFT
$112K
6 grants
BANCROFT LIBRARY
$100K
5 grants

Grant Size Distribution

280 grants

<$10K
163
grants
$10–50K
110
grants
$50–250K
7
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

California
$3.5M
97% of total
Illinois
$80K
2% of total
Minnesota
$20K
1% of total
New Hampshire
$15K
0% of total
Colorado
$4K
0% of total
Massachusetts
$3K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$350
0% of total

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