The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
REDWOOD CITY, CA
$21MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Artworks donated - wag id: 405307 - diebenkorn, richard (ocean park no. 9, 1968)
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Robertson Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-7068398 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: ROBERTSON FOUNDATION
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | $20.6M |
| 2023 | 256 | $105.2M |
Where Robertson Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Success Academy Charter Schools
NEW YORK, NY
$10MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
General operating support
Robertson Scholars Leadership Program
CHAPEL HILL, NC
$9.7MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
General operating support and scholarships
Environmental Defense Fund Inc
NEW YORK, NY
$7MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Decarbonizing the trucking sector, reducing methane & climate in china
The Rockefeller University
NEW YORK, NY
$5MTax year 2023
Grant purpose
Therapeutic development fund
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Figures are aggregated from Robertson Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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