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The Christensen Fund Grants

Private foundation · EIN 94-6055879 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$13.2M
Grants reported
134
Typical grant
$76.1K
Future commitments
$1.7M

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
An Email Should Be Electronically S
Deadlines
See below
Application materials
Prospective grantees are invited to submit full proposals electronically (pre-grant inquiry). The information to be included, not limited to: identity, contact information, tax status, registration and governing documents, financial statements, key officers and major funders, organizational background, governance, key priorities, activities, and practices of the organization. A detailed project purpose, project description, budget, activities, timeline, and anticipated results are required for grants over which the christensen fund exercised expenditure responsibility.
Restrictions
No restrictions
Original filing text
Contact
AN EMAIL SHOULD BE ELECTRONICALLY S
Address
ADDRESS WWWCHRISTENSENFUNDORG SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94107
Phone
4156441620
Deadlines
SEE BELOW
Application materials
PROSPECTIVE GRANTEES ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT FULL PROPOSALS ELECTRONICALLY (PRE-GRANT INQUIRY). THE INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED, NOT LIMITED TO: IDENTITY, CONTACT INFORMATION, TAX STATUS, REGISTRATION AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, KEY OFFICERS AND MAJOR FUNDERS, ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND, GOVERNANCE, KEY PRIORITIES, ACTIVITIES, AND PRACTICES OF THE ORGANIZATION. A DETAILED PROJECT PURPOSE, PROJECT DESCRIPTION, BUDGET, ACTIVITIES, TIMELINE, AND ANTICIPATED RESULTS ARE REQUIRED FOR GRANTS OVER WHICH THE CHRISTENSEN FUND EXERCISED EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY.
Restrictions
NO RESTRICTIONS

Reported organization name: THE CHRISTENSEN FUND

Where The Christensen Fund 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.

Indigenous Peoples Rights Inc

West Boothbay Harbor, ME

$350KTax year 2024

General support

International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs

Copenhagen, KBENHAVN

$350KTax year 2024

General support

Snowchange Cooperative

Lehtoi

$325KTax year 2024

General support

Rudolf Steiner Foundation Dba Rsf Social Finance

San Francisco, CA

$300KTax year 2024

Support for the pawanka fund

Center for Research and Development in Drylands

Marsabit, EASTERN

$300KTax year 2024

General support

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Christensen Fund's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing 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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