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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943256415Est. 1998-08

THE DRAPER FOUNDATION

SAN MATEO, CA 94401

Total Assets

$130.2M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$6.5M

FY 2023

Grants Made

87

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$75K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$200–$1M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$6.6M

Qualifying Distributions

$6.5M

Distributable Amount

$6.7M

Min. Investment Return

$6.7M

Undistributed Income

$6.7M

Payout rate 97%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.97%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

87 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $200 through median $25K to maximum $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

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $6.5M in 2023. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

239 grants

SCHWAB FUND FOR CHARITABLE GIVING
$2.3M
6 grants
POINT OWOOD FOUNDATION INC
$2.1M
4 grants
DRAPER RICHARDS KAPLAN FOUNDATION
$2M
2 grants
THE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE
$850K
2 grants
SMITH COLLEGE
$725K
4 grants
BIZWORLD FOUNDATION
$712K
4 grants
RAVENSWOOD EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$667K
1 grant
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FDN INC FBO UTSA
$642K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

239 grants

<$10K
125
grants
$10–50K
59
grants
$50–250K
43
grants
$250K–1M
12
grants
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

20 states

California
$7.5M
44% of total
New York
$2.8M
17% of total
Florida
$2.3M
14% of total
Texas
$1.5M
9% of total
Massachusetts
$943K
6% of total
Pennsylvania
$500K
3% of total
Utah
$420K
2% of total
Virginia
$331K
2% of total
Hawaii
$200K
1% of total
North Carolina
$100K
1% of total

+10 more states

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