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The Thiel Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 20-3846597 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$1M
Grants reported
12
Typical grant
$64K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

$2M

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: THE THIEL FOUNDATION

Where The Thiel 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.

Donorstrust

ALEXANDRIA, VA

$426.8KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

General foundation grant

James Alison

MADRID

$95KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Imitatio grant

Association Recherches Mimetiques

MONTREUIL

$80KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Imitatio grant

Benoit Chantre

AMBOISE

$80KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Imitatio grant

Cynthia Haven

STANFORD, CA

$65KTax year 2024

Grant purpose

Imitatio grant

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from The Thiel 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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