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Flora L Thornton Foundation: 67 grants to organizations, $2.2 million (tax year ended November 2024)
Flora L Thornton Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 67 grants to organizations totaling $2,222,000 in its tax year ended November 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 25, 2025. The largest was $140,000 to Greenbelt Alliance in San Francisco, CA for general support.
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- EIN
- 953855595
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $50,581,991
- Grants paid
- $2,222,000
- Tax year ended
- November 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202512379349100426. It reported $2,222,000 in grants paid; 67 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbelt Alliance | San Francisco, CA | General support | $140,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| As You Sow | Oakland, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Defense Fund | San Francisco, CA | General support | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $90,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Science Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Education | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | General support | Animal-related | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Environmental Health | Oakland, CA | General support | Health care | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Environmental Law Center | Charlottesville, VA | General support | $70,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Population Media Center | South Burlington, VT | General support | Education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rainforest Alliance | New York, NY | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sustainable Conservation | San Francisco, CA | General support | Environment | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | General support | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Climate Center | Santa Rosa, CA | General support | Education | $55,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| CPMC Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural History Museum of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pacific Forest Trust | San Francisco, CA | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rare | Arlington, VA | General support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | General support | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Redwoods League | San Francisco, CA | General support | Environment | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (glaza) | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pepperwood Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | General support | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rising Artist Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conservation International | Arlington, VA | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art (lacma) | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust (daf) #9464X739 | San Francisco, CA | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Muse-Ique | Pasadena, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | San Francisco, CA | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Science in the Public Interest | Washington, DC | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Classical California Kusc | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Conservancy | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Students Run La | Tarzana, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Usc | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Film Society | San Francisco, CA | General support | $22,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dalberg Catalyst | Washington, DC | General support | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | General support | Animal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Community of Friends | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Bird Rescue | Fairfield, CA | General support | Animal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peter's Place Nursery School | San Francisco, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Jazz Organization | San Francisco, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Biochar Initiative | Portland, OR | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Commonwealth Club | San Francisco, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Engender Health | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Experimental Farm Network | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food Forward | North Hollywood, CA | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fos Feminista | New York, NY | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hampshire College | Amherst, MA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Day School | San Francisco, CA | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Harvest Charities | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| After-School All-Stars Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bay Area Warriors | San Francisco, CA | General support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Alliance for Family Farmers | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Epic | Washington, DC | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Every Mother Counts | New York, NY | General support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Base Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | General support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ucsf Regents Scholarships | San Francisco, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yolo Basin Foundation | Davis, CA | General support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spur | San Francisco, CA | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wild Aid | New York, NY | General support | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Generation Atomic | Saint Paul, MN | General support | Environment | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Conservatory Theater (act) | San Francisco, CA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sonoma Ashram Foundation | Sonoma, CA | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $247,000 |
| Education | $205,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $140,000 |
| Animal-related | $105,000 |
| Health care | $75,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $35,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,652,000 |
| Virginia | $150,000 |
| New York | $143,000 |
| District of Columbia | $125,000 |
| Vermont | $60,000 |
| Colorado | $55,000 |
| Oregon | $15,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $10,000 |
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Updated August 25, 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.