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The Schmidt Family Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 20-4170342 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$185.4M
Grants reported
695
Typical grant
$130K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$34.3M

How to apply

This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Ellyn Peabody
Deadlines
Online process, please see details at: https://tsffoundation.org/. Https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Application materials
Online process, please see details at the websites: https://tsffoundation.org/ https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Restrictions
Online process, please see details at the websites: https://tsffoundation.org/ https://www.schmidtmarine.org/
Original filing text
Contact
ELLYN PEABODY
Address
555 BRYANT ST 370 PALO ALTO, CA, 94301
Phone
6503767100
Deadlines
ONLINE PROCESS, PLEASE SEE DETAILS AT: HTTPS://TSFFOUNDATION.ORG/. HTTPS://WWW.SCHMIDTMARINE.ORG/
Application materials
ONLINE PROCESS, PLEASE SEE DETAILS AT THE WEBSITES: HTTPS://TSFFOUNDATION.ORG/ HTTPS://WWW.SCHMIDTMARINE.ORG/
Restrictions
ONLINE PROCESS, PLEASE SEE DETAILS AT THE WEBSITES: HTTPS://TSFFOUNDATION.ORG/ HTTPS://WWW.SCHMIDTMARINE.ORG/

Reported organization name: THE SCHMIDT FAMILY FOUNDATION

Application information: https://tsffoundation.org/

Where The Schmidt Family 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.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation

MONTEREY, CA

$8MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Ocean stewardship and research

Human Rights Watch Inc

NEW YORK, NY

$6.7MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Capacity building, fostering youth development and leadership, protecting human rights (us or general), protecting human rights in africa

Sustainable Markets Foundation

NEW YORK, NY

$3.5MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Capacity building, protecting human rights in africa, encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, protecting human rights (us or general)

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc

NEW YORK, NY

$3.4MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels, protecting human rights (us or general)

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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA

$3.2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Schmidt Family Foundation'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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