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Aphorism Foundation: 27 grants to organizations, $43.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Aphorism Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $43,449,493 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $10,005,300 to Earth Species Project in West Hollywood, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 464347021
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $1,057,987,675
- Grants paid
- $43,449,493
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349100049. It reported $43,449,493 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Species Project | West Hollywood, CA | General support | $10,005,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Probabilistic Computing Foundation Inc | Cambridge, MA | General support | Science and technology | $10,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Science for America Inc | Cambridge, MA | General support | Science and technology | $3,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | $2,200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CZ Biohub Network | San Francisco, CA | General support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | General support | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connected Learning Alliance | Dana Point, CA | General support | $1,865,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mathesar Foundation Inc | Commack, NY | General support | Education | $1,498,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Marshall Scholars Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | $1,461,858 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leadership Network | Carolina Beach, NC | General support | $1,200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cortico Corporation | Cambridge, MA | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leaders in Tech Inc | San Francisco, CA | General support | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | General support | Education | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Us Japan Research Institute | Washington, DC | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hypothesis Fund PBLLC | Mercer Island, WA | General support | $900,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General support | $515,835 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Management Leadership for Tomorrow | Bethesda, MD | General support | Education | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Him for Her Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | Employment | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | General support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dollar for | Vancouver, WA | General support | Human services | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food for Soul Inc | Liverpool, NY | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Institute | UK | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Limn | Durham, NC | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Locus Science Fiction Foundation | Oakland, CA | General support | $63,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Endeavor Global Inc | New York, NY | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Safecast Global | Wellesley, MA | General support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Science and technology | $13,000,000 |
| Education | $3,998,500 |
| Employment | $350,000 |
| Human services | $200,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $140,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 |
| Environment | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $17,283,300 |
| Massachusetts | $15,050,000 |
| New York | $4,150,358 |
| District of Columbia | $3,200,000 |
| North Carolina | $1,300,000 |
| Washington | $1,100,000 |
| New Hampshire | $515,835 |
| Maryland | $500,000 |
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Updated November 17, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.