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The Fenton Family Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $624,800 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Fenton Family Foundation, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $624,800 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 28, 2026. The largest was $135,000 to Audubon Society California in Van Nuys, CA for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 943380876
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $14,330,685
- Grants paid
- $624,800
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 28, 2026, IRS object ID 202601189349100725. It reported $624,800 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Society California | Van Nuys, CA | General purpose | $135,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Standford University | Stanford, CA | General purpose | $132,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $125,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Acceleration Project | Scarsdale, NY | General purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humane Society | Washington, DC | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Post | Seattle, WA | General purpose | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christ Church Portola Valley | Portola Valley, CA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eastside College Prep | East Palo Alto, CA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Fit Kids Foundation | Redwood City, CA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Volunteers | Palo Alto, CA | General purpose | Environment | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club | Atlanta, GA | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Episcopal Impact Fund | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Science Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | General purpose | Medical research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grassroots Ecology | Palo Alto, CA | General purpose | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Raymond School | Downey, CA | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sun Valley Writers Conference | Ketchum, ID | General purpose | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kukio Community Fund | Kailua Kona, HI | General purpose | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | General purpose | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| NRDC Environmental Ent | New York, NY | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nuru | Washington, DC | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Zoo | Oakland, CA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palo Alto Medical FDN | Palo Alto, CA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Jose Opera | Los Gatos, CA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cantor Art Center | Stanford, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mamaroneck High School | Mamaroneck, NY | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partners in School Innovation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sempervirens Fund | Los Altos, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 30, 2025, IRS object ID 202540899349100104. It reported $520,500 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | General purpose | $134,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Audubon Society California | Van Nuys, CA | General purpose | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | General purpose | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Acceleration Project | Scarsdale, NY | General purpose | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Post | Seattle, WA | General purpose | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Christ Church Portola Valley & Woodside | Portola Valley, CA | General purpose | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Eastside College Prep | East Palo Alto, CA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | Oakland, CA | General purpose | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fit Kids Foundation | Redwood City, CA | General purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ventana Wildlife Society | Monterey, CA | General purpose | Animal-related | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Club of America | Atlanta, GA | General purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Santa Fe Opera | Santa Fe, NM | General purpose | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ventana Wilderness Alliance | Santa Cruz, CA | General purpose | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Jim Saunders Fund | Kailuakona, HI | General purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | General purpose | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Volunteers | Palo Alto, CA | General purpose | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | General purpose | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nuru | Washington, DC | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Jose Opera | Los Gatos, CA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cantor Art Center | Stanford, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mamaroneck High School | Mamaroneck, NY | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partners in School Innovation | San Francisco, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sempervirens | Los Altos, CA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Community improvement and capacity building | $150,000 |
| Education | $102,000 |
| Environment | $13,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 |
| Animal-related | $6,500 |
| Religion-related | $5,000 |
| Medical research | $5,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $816,300 |
| New York | $155,000 |
| District of Columbia | $52,000 |
| Connecticut | $50,000 |
| Washington | $40,000 |
| Georgia | $10,000 |
| New Mexico | $10,000 |
| Hawaii | $6,000 |
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Updated April 28, 2026. 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.