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Private non-operating foundationEIN 205522254Est. 2007-09

THE ELFENWORKS FOUNDATION

SAN MATEO, CA 94401

Total Assets

$2.6M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$399K

FY 2023

Grants Made

14

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$28K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$100K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$954K

Raise awareness of issues that include education, public health, social justice, sustenance, and non-violence by providing support for media production of books, films and audio cds. The foundation provides awards and outreach support in film, print, web and award programs to other exempt organizations and to visionary individuals.

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$1.8M

Total Expenses

$957K

Qualifying Distributions

$954K

Min. Investment Return

$72K

Grant Range

14 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $100K, 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 $469K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

45 grants

GLOBAL IMPACT
$250K
1 grant
FRACTURED ATLAS
$219K
3 grants
UCSF FOUNDATION
$165K
3 grants
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$149K
1 grant
IDEAS UNITED LLC
$132K
2 grants
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$100K
1 grant
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM
$100K
4 grants
LAKE TAHOE WILDLIFE CARE
$100K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

45 grants

<$10K
26
grants
$10–50K
9
grants
$50–250K
10
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

California
$677K
47% of total
Virginia
$275K
19% of total
New York
$234K
16% of total
Georgia
$142K
10% of total
Massachusetts
$100K
7% of total
Missouri
$10K
1% of total
New Jersey
$10K
1% of total
Tennessee
$5K
0% of total
Arkansas
$2K
0% of total

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