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The Benificus Foundation: 56 grants to organizations, $186 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Benificus Foundation, a private foundation in San Carlos, CA, paid 56 grants to organizations totaling $186,037,167 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $45,776,097 to Climate Imperative Foundation in San Francisco, CA for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 770444504
- Based in
- San Carlos, CA
- Assets
- $98,333,614
- Grants paid
- $186,037,167
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202513189349105251. It reported $186,037,167 in grants paid; 56 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Environment | $45,776,097 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calico Life Sciences LLC | South San Francisco, CA | Parkinson's disease research | $31,400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | General purpose | $21,383,580 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Global Change Institute | Basalt, CO | General purpose | Education | $10,135,118 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | General purpose | Recreation and sports | $8,078,312 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ted Foundation | New York, NY | General purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,412,671 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Redwood City, CA | General purpose | Education | $7,094,660 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alliance for Climate Protection Dba Climate Reality Project | Washington, DC | General purpose | $7,000,001 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | General purpose | Education | $5,032,740 | apps.irs.gov |
| United States of Care Campaign | Arlington, VA | General purpose | Health care | $4,037,717 | apps.irs.gov |
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | General purpose | $3,908,304 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | General purpose | Environment | $3,528,330 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Schools Fund | Oakland, CA | General purpose | Education | $3,037,004 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Campaign | Washington, DC | General purpose | $3,026,445 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Education | $2,579,647 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | General purpose | $2,530,542 | apps.irs.gov | |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | General purpose | Education | $2,520,621 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Associates Inc (weta) | Arlington, VA | General purpose | $2,352,470 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,023,308 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,014,796 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of Wildcare | San Rafael, CA | General purpose | $2,006,885 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | General purpose | Education | $1,006,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | General purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties | San Jose, CA | General purpose | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Foundation for Excellence in Education | Tallahassee, FL | General purpose | $985,043 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planet Word (the Museum of Language Arts) | Washington, DC | General purpose | $606,149 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newdeal Forum | Washington, DC | General purpose | Human services | $512,663 | apps.irs.gov |
| Securing America's Future Energy Foundation | Washington, DC | General purpose | $512,663 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smarthistory | Pleasantville, NY | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $488,538 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carbonplan | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Environment | $337,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| E-Liability Institute Inc | San Rafael, CA | General purpose | $333,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | General purpose | Environment | $314,433 | apps.irs.gov |
| Third Way Institute | Washington, DC | General purpose | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $256,331 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equis Institute | Washington, DC | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $254,616 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accountable for Health Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General purpose | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Valley Land Trust | Carbondale, CO | General purpose | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Center for Environmental Studies | Aspen, CO | General purpose | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giffords | Washington, DC | General purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $102,411 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Rights Watch | New York, NY | General purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pro Publica Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Raphael House | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Backstoppers Inc | Brentwood, MO | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Aspen Institute | Washington, DC | General purpose | Social science | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Best Buddies | Miami, FL | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Bethesda, MD | General purpose | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | General purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| My New Red Shoes | Redwood City, CA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Art of Problem Solving Initiative Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aspen Music Festival and School | Aspen, CO | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spaulding Wooden Boat Center | Sausalito, CA | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Foundation | Portola Valley, CA | General purpose | Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspen Public Radioroaring Fork Public Radio Inc | Aspen, CO | General purpose | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $50,356,832 |
| Education | $31,416,390 |
| Recreation and sports | $8,078,312 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $7,515,082 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,038,104 |
| Health care | $4,037,717 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,256,331 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $903,154 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $105,533,534 |
| New York | $35,037,915 |
| District of Columbia | $12,895,712 |
| Colorado | $10,542,618 |
| Illinois | $8,078,312 |
| Texas | $6,438,846 |
| Virginia | $6,390,187 |
| Florida | $1,010,043 |
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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.