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Private foundation (trust)EIN 204170342Est. 2007-03

THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION

PALO ALTO, CA 94301

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$2.0B

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$185.4M

FY 2024

Grants Made

695

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$267K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$400–$8M

Typical

Deadlines

Online process, please see details at:…

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$15.6M

11th hour project - funded events and activities related to increasing education and awareness around climate change, renewable energy, sustainable food and agriculture, human rights and marine technology

Program 2

$557K

Remain nantucket - sponsored community events with social, climate and environmental sustainability messages

Program 3

$252K

Middle c - property 100% used by nantucket non-profits - nantucket community music center and nantucket adult community school

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$103.7M

Total Expenses

$227.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$209.1M

Distributable Amount

$95.1M

Min. Investment Return

$94.6M

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

695 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $400 through median $130K to maximum $8M, 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

MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
$8M
1 grant
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INC
$6.7M
1 grant
SUSTAINABLE MARKETS FOUNDATION
$3.5M
1 grant
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC
$3.4M
1 grant
REALIZE IMPACT
$3.2M
1 grant
SOGOREA TE LAND TRUST
$3.2M
1 grant
KQED INC
$3M
1 grant
RSF SOCIAL FINANCE
$2.7M
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

500 grants

<$10K
$10–50K
$50–250K
323
grants
$250K–1M
153
grants
$1–5M
22
grants
$5M+
2
grants

Geographic Focus

45 states

California
$61.3M
37% of total
New York
$24.0M
15% of total
District of Columbia
$19.5M
12% of total
Washington
$8.4M
5% of total
Massachusetts
$5.2M
3% of total
Minnesota
$4.1M
2% of total
Colorado
$3.5M
2% of total
New Mexico
$3.1M
2% of total
Virginia
$2.7M
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$2.7M
2% of total

+35 more states

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