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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943380876Est. 2002-03

THE FENTON FAMILY FOUNDATION

PALO ALTO, CA 94304

Total Assets

$13.1M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$521K

FY 2024

Grants Made

27

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$19K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$135K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Corporate Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$1.3M

Total Expenses

$614K

Qualifying Distributions

$530K

Distributable Amount

$631K

Min. Investment Return

$631K

Undistributed Income

$630K

Payout rate 84%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.84%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

27 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $135K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $761K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

128 grants

STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$409K
4 grants
AUDUBON SOCIETY CALIFORNIA
$375K
3 grants
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
$370K
5 grants
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
$265K
3 grants
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION
$250K
2 grants
STANFORD ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
$126K
2 grants
THE ACCELERATION PROJECT
$110K
3 grants
HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES
$75K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

128 grants

<$10K
91
grants
$10–50K
23
grants
$50–250K
14
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

9 states

California
$1.9M
73% of total
Connecticut
$370K
15% of total
New York
$124K
5% of total
District of Columbia
$79K
3% of total
Washington
$40K
2% of total
New Mexico
$31K
1% of total
Hawaii
$17K
1% of total
Georgia
$15K
1% of total
Virginia
$5K
0% of total

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