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Private foundation (trust)EIN 946055879Est. 1960-01

THE CHRISTENSEN FUND

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$354.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$13.2M

FY 2024

Grants Made

134

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$99K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$942–$350K

Typical

Deadlines

See below

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$257K

Collaborative work to promote shared learning and best practices across various community, public policy, and philanthropic domains.

Program 2

$149K

To connect partners from across east africa towards a platform of shared vision in addressing regional priorities.

Program 3

$65K

To enhance transparency about the sustainable development goals.

Program 4

$47K

The christensen fund and indudor will distill insights and takeaways from cop28 to prepare for cop29 discussions.

Focus Areas

Environment

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$25.6M

Total Expenses

$26.1M

Qualifying Distributions

$20.9M

Distributable Amount

$16.7M

Min. Investment Return

$17.1M

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

134 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $942 through median $76K to maximum $350K, 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 2024. Peak $14.0M in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

500 grants

NATIVE AMERICANS IN PHILANTHROPY
$1.9M
7 grants
RAINFOREST FOUNDATION INC
$1.0M
6 grants
INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL
$1.0M
5 grants
INTERNATIONAL WORK GROUP FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
$1.0M
6 grants
FONDO DEFENSORES AC
$890K
4 grants
KIVULINI TRUST
$780K
4 grants
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS INC
$765K
5 grants
RUDOLF STEINER FOUNDATION DBA RSF SOCIAL FINANCE
$750K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
97
grants
$10–50K
126
grants
$50–250K
245
grants
$250K–1M
32
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

29 states

California
$4.9M
21% of total
District of Columbia
$4.1M
18% of total
Colorado
$2.6M
11% of total
New York
$2.2M
10% of total
Arizona
$1.3M
6% of total
Massachusetts
$1.0M
4% of total
Washington
$861K
4% of total
Maine
$765K
3% of total
Alaska
$725K
3% of total
Hawaii
$720K
3% of total

+19 more states

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