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Private foundation (trust)EIN 260799587Est. 2007-12

THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION

LOS ALTOS, CA 94022

Total Assets

$872.1M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$152.1M

FY 2023

Grants Made

712

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$214K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$4M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$493K

For 51 pegasi b science summit expenses

Program 2

$317K

For facilitation of families lead california community of practice

Program 3

$192K

For california department of education senior policy advisor

Program 4

$150K

For ecids implementation in california

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$152.1M

Total Expenses

$189.5M

Qualifying Distributions

$173.6M

Distributable Amount

$44.8M

Min. Investment Return

$44.1M

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

712 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $150K to maximum $4M, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Top Recipients

500 grants

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INC
$4M
1 grant
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
$3.7M
8 grants
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
$3.5M
2 grants
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO
$3.1M
7 grants
PARTNERSHIP PROJECT INC
$3.0M
6 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$2.9M
7 grants
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$2.6M
12 grants
TIDES FOUNDATION
$2.3M
7 grants

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
350
grants
$250K–1M
135
grants
$1–5M
15
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

35 states

California
$62.4M
44% of total
District of Columbia
$23.3M
16% of total
New York
$13.4M
9% of total
Massachusetts
$6.8M
5% of total
Illinois
$3.6M
3% of total
Virginia
$2.9M
2% of total
Texas
$2.9M
2% of total
Arizona
$2.5M
2% of total
Oregon
$2.4M
2% of total
Colorado
$2.1M
1% of total

+25 more states

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