Funding search · EIN 912001806 · Palo Alto, CA

The Charles and Roberta Katz

Name: The Charles and Roberta Katz grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

42
grants reported: $1.1M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $12,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Earth Justice4 grants · $340,000
Exploratorium4 grants · $310,000
National Park Conservation Association (Npca)4 grants · $122,000
Stanford University4 grants · $98,000
Lifemoves4 grants · $70,000
Second Harvest4 grants · $55,000
Tidelines Institute3 grants · $45,000
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation4 grants · $30,000
World Wildlife Fund4 grants · $20,000
Tropical Landscape and Climate Program1 grant · $6,000

Giving over time

$279,500

2022

$278,000

2023

$267,000

2024

$290,000

2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$85,000
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General funding
$85,000
Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General funding
$85,000
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General funding
$85,000
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General funding
$85,000
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General funding
$75,000
Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General funding
$75,000
Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General funding
$75,000
Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General funding
$62,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
General funding
$34,000
National Park Conservation Association (Npca) · Washington, DC · 2024
General funding
$33,000
National Park Conservation Association (Npca) · Washington, DC · 2025
General funding
$30,000
National Park Conservation Association (Npca) · Washington, DC · 2023
General funding
$25,000
Tidelines Institute · Gustavus, AK · 2023
General funding
$25,000
National Park Conservation Association (Npca) · Washington, DC · 2022
General funding
$20,000
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2025
General funding
$20,000
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
General funding
$20,000
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
General funding
$15,000
Second Harvest · Chicago, IL · 2025
General funding
$15,000
Second Harvest · Chicago, IL · 2024
General funding
$15,000
Second Harvest · Chicago, IL · 2023
General funding
$12,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2025
General funding
$12,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General funding
$12,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
General funding
$10,000
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2025
General funding
$10,000
Tidelines Institute · Gustavus, AK · 2025
General funding
$10,000
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
General funding
$10,000
Tidelines Institute · Gustavus, AK · 2024
General funding
$10,000
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
General funding
$10,000
Second Harvest · Chicago, IL · 2022
General funding
$6,000
Tropical Landscape and Climate Program · Fairbanks, AK · 2025
General funding
$5,000
Mary'S Place · Seattle, WA · 2025
General funding
$5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2025
General funding
$5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
General funding
$5,000
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
General funding
$5,000
Organization for Tropical Studies · Durham, NC · 2023
General funding
$5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General funding
$5,000
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
General funding
$5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General funding
$4,000
Free Arts Nyc · New York City, NY · 2025
General funding
$2,500
Deschutes River Alliance · Portland, OR · 2022
General funding
$1,000
Deschutes River Alliance · Portland, OR · 2024
General funding
$1,000
Deschutes River Alliance · Portland, OR · 2023
General funding

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