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Private foundation (trust)EIN 203846597Est. 2006-05

THE THIEL FOUNDATION

LOS ANGELES, CA 90067

Total Assets

$44.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$4.3M

FY 2023

Grants Made

59

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$73K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$5K–$1.3M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$8.2M

Total Expenses

$3.3M

Qualifying Distributions

$4.9M

Distributable Amount

$3.5M

Min. Investment Return

$2.0M

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

59 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $5K through median $50K to maximum $1.3M, 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 $9.8M in 2021. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

223 grants

DONORS TRUST INC
$10.0M
4 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$3M
1 grant
DONORSTRUST
$1.3M
1 grant
THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
$325K
1 grant
BENOIT CHANTRE
$320K
4 grants
JAMES ALISON
$285K
3 grants
MARK ANSPACH
$260K
4 grants
MERCATUS CENTER INC
$250K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

222 grants

<$10K
9
grants
$10–50K
171
grants
$50–250K
36
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
5
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

21 states

California
$13.8M
63% of total
District of Columbia
$3.1M
14% of total
Virginia
$1.6M
7% of total
Texas
$686K
3% of total
Illinois
$526K
2% of total
Connecticut
$275K
1% of total
Pennsylvania
$273K
1% of total
Washington
$263K
1% of total
Florida
$250K
1% of total
New York
$225K
1% of total

+11 more states

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