Funding search · EIN 475338517 · San Francisco, CA

Craig Newmark Foundation

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

144
grants reported
$102.2M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$150,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Bob Woodruff Family Foundation1 grant · $11.4M
  • Fidelity Daf1 grant · $10.0M
  • Blue Star Famiilies3 grants · $9.5M
  • Global Cyber Alliance1 grant · $7.5M
  • The Aspen Institute2 grants · $5.1M
  • Common Sense Media2 grants · $5.0M
  • Civic Hall Labs1 grant · $5.0M
  • Consumer Reports1 grant · $5.0M
  • The Aspen Institute2 grants · $4.3M
  • Institute for Security and Technology3 grants · $3.7M

Giving over time

$41.6M
2022
$43.3M
2023
$12.6M
2024
$4.7M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 144 grants.

  • $11.4M

    Bob Woodruff Family Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $10.0M

    Fidelity Daf · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $7.5M

    Global Cyber Alliance · East Greenbush, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $6.9M

    Blue Star Famiilies · Encinitas, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5.0M

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $5.0M

    Civic Hall Labs · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $5.0M

    Consumer Reports · Yonkers, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $4.0M

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $3.0M

    Atlantic Council of the United States · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $3.0M

    Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $3.0M

    Bob Woodruff Family Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $2.5M

    Global Cyber Alliance · East Greenbush, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2.5M

    The Markup News · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $2.0M

    Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $2.0M

    Institute for Security and Technology · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $2.0M

    Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $1.3M

    Blue Star Famiilies · Encinitas, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $1.3M

    Blue Star Famiilies · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1.1M

    The Shadowserver Foundation · Pleasanton, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $1.0M

    Institute for Security and Technology · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $1.0M

    Institute for Security and Technology · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $1.0M

    William Brennan Jr Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $700,000

    Institute for Security and Technology · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General purpose

  • $600,000

    University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $541,000

    Atlantic Council of the United States · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $500,000

    Advance Democracy · McLean, VA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $500,000

    Global Cyber Alliance · East Greenbush, NY · 2025

    General purpose

  • $500,000

    Vets in Tech · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General purpose

  • $500,000

    Advance Democracy · McLean, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $500,000

    Forward Assoc · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $500,000

    Vets in Tech · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $500,000

    Advance Democracy · McLean, VA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $500,000

    Forward Assoc · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $500,000

    The Trust Project · Pacifica, CA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $500,000

    Vets in Tech · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $400,000

    Girls Who Code · New York, NY · 2024

    General purpose

  • $400,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2022

    general purpose

  • $325,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $300,000

    Techcongress Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $300,000

    William Brennan Jr Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $300,000

    Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $275,000

    Robert Maynard Inst for Journalism Edu · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $250,000

    Women in Cybersecurity · Cookeville, TN · 2025

    General purpose

  • $250,000

    America'S Frontier Fund · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $250,000

    Npower · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $250,000

    Right To Be · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $250,000

    Techsoup · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $250,000

    United Cybersecurity Alliance · Roseville, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $250,000

    Ai for the People · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $250,000

    Feminist Majority Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022

    general purpose

  • $250,000

    R Street Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $250,000

    Reporters Without Borders · Washington, DC · 2022

    general purpose

  • $250,000

    Techcongress Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $250,000

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $200,000

    Ai for the People · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $200,000

    Electronic Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $200,000

    Girls Who Code · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $200,000

    National Cybersecurity Alliance · Winstonsalem, NC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $200,000

    Women in Cybersecurity · Cookeville, TN · 2023

    General purpose

  • $200,000

    Center for European Policy Analysis · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $200,000

    Cybercime Support Network · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $200,000

    Girls Who Code · New York, NY · 2022

    General purpose

  • $200,000

    New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $200,000

    Protect Democracy Project · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $200,000

    The Hack Foundation · West Hollywood, CA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $200,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $162,500

    New Venture Fund · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $150,000

    Feminist Majority Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $150,000

    Giving Tuesday · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $150,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    General purpose

  • $150,000

    Dog Tag Bakery · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $150,000

    Girl Security · Cohasset, MA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $150,000

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $150,000

    Sf Jewish Community Publications · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $140,000

    Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $125,000

    Freedom of the Press Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $125,000

    The Hack Foundation · West Hollywood, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $125,000

    Freedom of the Press Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General purpose

  • $125,000

    Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $104,000

    The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Rise · Washington, DC · 2024

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    American Friends of Mldi · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Anita Borg Institute for Women & Technology · San Mateo, CA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Center for Creative Change · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Cs for All · Katonah, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Cyber Threat Alliance · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Data & Society Research Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Girl Security · Cohasset, MA · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    International Women'S Media Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Internet Security Research Group · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    R Street Institute · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    Rise · Washington, DC · 2023

    General purpose

  • $100,000

    American Impact Capital Foundation · Wesport, CT · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $100,000

    Arts in the Armed Forces · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $100,000

    Atlantic Council of the United States · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $100,000

    Center for Creative Change · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $100,000

    Demos a Network for Ideas and Action Ltd · New York, NY · 2022

    General Purpose

  • $100,000

    Online News Association · Washington, DC · 2022

    General Purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.