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Astera Institute: 4 grants to organizations, $83.3 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Astera Institute, a private foundation in Berkeley, CA, paid 4 grants to organizations totaling $83,250,631 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $45,469,255 to Renaissance Charitable Foundation in Indianapolis, IN for general support.
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- EIN
- 845162617
- Based in
- Berkeley, CA
- Assets
- $2,621,829,919
- Grants paid
- $83,250,631
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202543189349105414. It reported $83,250,631 in grants paid; 4 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Charitable Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $45,469,255 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charityvest Inc | Fairfield, CT | Support exempt purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $36,202,097 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prime Coalition Inc | Cambridge, MA | General support | Human services | $1,529,279 | apps.irs.gov |
| Standford University | Stanford, CA | Standford university development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $81,671,352 |
| Human services | $1,529,279 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Indiana | $45,469,255 |
| Connecticut | $36,202,097 |
| Massachusetts | $1,529,279 |
| California | $50,000 |
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Updated November 14, 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.