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The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation: 26 grants to organizations, $6.7 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation, a private foundation in Ross, CA, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $6,726,988 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 10, 2025. The largest was $1,000,000 to PBS Foundation in Arlington, VA for pbs climate initiative.
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- EIN
- 383667071
- Based in
- Ross, CA
- Assets
- $93,997,455
- Grants paid
- $6,726,988
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 10, 2025, IRS object ID 202513149349100231. It reported $6,726,988 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBS Foundation | Arlington, VA | PBS Climate Initiative | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Summer Search | Oakland, CA | Summer Search No Ceilings Campaign | Employment | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Conservation | San Francisco, CA | Stewarding Soils and Watersheds Toward Water Resilience | Environment | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Fund IV | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Point Blue Conservation Science | Petaluma, CA | Unlocking Point Blue's Public/Private Partnerships to Dramatically Increase Conservation Impact | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation | Bozeman, MT | Adventure Scientists Project Seed Fund | Environment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Assoc of Resource Conservation District | Sacramento, CA | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling carbon SEQUESTRATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ON WORKING LANDS | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carbon Cycle Institute | Petaluma, CA | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resilience on Working Lands | Science and technology | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Climate Center | Santa Rosa, CA | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Up Natural Sequestration on Working Lands | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for National Progress | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | Berkeley, CA | Kitchen Table Advisors: Investing in the Next Generation of Regenerative Farms & Ranches | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Daily Acts Organization | Petaluma, CA | Build water and climate resilient communities through three connected strategies: implementing practical, holistic landscape solutions; influencing climate and water policy; and spreading Daily Acts' | Environment | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mad Agriculture | Boulder, CO | Launching and establishing the regenerative catalyst fund (rcf) | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods | Mount Pleasant, TX | EkoLakay: A Global Model for Safely Managed Sanitation in Fragile States | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | California Tribal Fund | $175,206 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peer Health Exchange Inc | Oakland, CA | Peer health exchange: building healthier communities with young people | Youth development | $166,667 | apps.irs.gov |
| Accountability Counsel | San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Occidental Arts and Ecology Center | Occidental, CA | Beaver Coexistence and Restoration in California | Environment | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Caremessage | San Francisco, CA | Supporting caremessage's efforts to achieve self-sustainability | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center On Rural Innovation Inc | Hartland, VT | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foodcorps Inc | Portland, OR | Connecting Kids to the Joy and Power of Food | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Extrafood Org | Kentfield, CA | General & Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wild Farm Alliance | Aromas, CA | General Support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Real Organic Project Inc | East Thetford, VT | General & Unrestricted | Environment | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Look Institute Inc | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $15 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $1,310,100 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000,000 |
| Employment | $1,000,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $625,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $500,000 |
| Education | $400,000 |
| Science and technology | $300,000 |
| Youth development | $166,667 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $4,626,667 |
| Virginia | $1,000,000 |
| Colorado | $400,206 |
| Montana | $300,000 |
| Texas | $200,000 |
| Vermont | $100,100 |
| Oregon | $100,000 |
| District of Columbia | $15 |
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Updated November 10, 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.