Funding search · EIN 854363440 · San Francisco, CA

The Henderson Family 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.

178
grants reported
$15.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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  • Childrens Day School4 grants · $4.1M
  • Children'S Day School4 grants · $1.1M
  • Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco6 grants · $750,000
  • Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums12 grants · $730,000
  • New Venture Fund8 grants · $600,000
  • Chapel & York US Foundation3 grants · $555,346
  • Women Donors Network7 grants · $530,000
  • San Francisco Foundation1 grant · $500,000
  • Locus Science Fiction Foundation6 grants · $399,000
  • Corporation of the Fine Arts Museum3 grants · $301,430

Giving over time

$7.9M
2022
$2.6M
2023
$4.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 178 grants.

  • $2.0M

    Childrens Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the 333 expansion, yard renovation, and endowment campaign.

  • $2.0M

    Childrens Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the 333 expansion, yard renovation, and endowment campaign.

  • $1.0M

    Children'S Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    333 expansion, yard renovation and endowment campaign

  • $500,000

    Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    Birmingham city university's henderson computer, engineering & technology awards

  • $500,000

    San Francisco Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    India basin waterfront park campaign

  • $250,000

    Illuminate the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Bay lights 360 campaign

  • $200,000

    Girls Who Code · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $200,000

    Locus Science Fiction Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $200,000

    The Oped Project · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $200,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the director of learning and community partnerships position at ica sf.

  • $200,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the director of learning and community partnerships position at ica sf.

  • $160,000

    Voteamerica · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Campus programs in arizona

  • $150,000

    Pennsylvania Voice · Philadelphia, PA · 2024

    Work in philadelphia and its suburbs

  • $150,000

    Project Tf · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $150,000

    Tides Foundation · El Monte, CA · 2024

    Center for working families' work in pennsylvania

  • $150,000

    Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Abortion bridge collaborative fund

  • $150,000

    Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Abortion bridge collaborative fund

  • $141,430

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Acquisition fund

  • $135,000

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Board gift, contemporary arts council, and de youngsters day out 2024

  • $125,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Downtown future fund and annual fundraiser

  • $125,000

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Annual fund & contemporary support council

  • $125,000

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Fy2022: $100k for board annual fund, and $25k for contemporary support council

  • $125,000

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Fy2022: $100k for board annual fund, and $25k for contemporary support council

  • $125,000

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support for the trusted elections fund

  • $125,000

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support for the trusted elections fund

  • $100,000

    Bmv Capacity Building Institute · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Work in pennsylvania

  • $100,000

    Mk Level Playing Field Institute · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    Nextgen Climate America · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    The next 50 civics general support

  • $100,000

    North Main Street Fund · Concord, NH · 2024

    Campaign for a family friendly economy education fund

  • $100,000

    Turn 2 U · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $100,000

    University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Wisdom 2.0 breast cancer study

  • $100,000

    Mk Level Playing Field Institute · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Nextgen Climate America · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    The next 50 civics general support

  • $100,000

    Project Tf · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Turn 2 U · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $100,000

    Brown University of Providence · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General operating support for the information futures lab

  • $100,000

    Brown University of Providence · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    General operating support for the information futures lab

  • $100,000

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To support the museums of tomorrow roundtable

  • $100,000

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    To support the museums of tomorrow roundtable

  • $100,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the director of learning and community partnerships position at ica sf.

  • $100,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the director of learning and community partnerships position at ica sf.

  • $100,000

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support for media democracy fund's project disinfo defense league

  • $100,000

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support for media democracy fund's project disinfo defense league

  • $100,000

    Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the abortion bridge collaborative (abc) fund

  • $100,000

    Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the abortion bridge collaborative (abc) fund

  • $80,000

    Locus Science Fiction Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Business plan consultant

  • $75,000

    Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $75,000

    Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $60,000

    Locus Science Fiction Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $51,513

    American Friends of Concordia University · Washington, DC · 2022

    $50,000 cad for the 2022 projected futures graduate summer school program, and $16,500 cad for the dr. Joan donovan media disinformation

  • $51,513

    American Friends of Concordia University · Washington, DC · 2022

    $50,000 cad for the 2022 projected futures graduate summer school program, and $16,500 cad for the dr. Joan donovan media disinformation

  • $50,000

    Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Central Valley Community Foundation · Fresno, CA · 2024

    California partners project

  • $50,000

    Children'S Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Annual fund & bid and bash sponsorship

  • $50,000

    Colorstack · Freeport, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Drum Major Institute · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    Drum major coalition

  • $50,000

    Empowr Co · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Focus for Democracy Fund · Washington, DC · 2024

    Dj at the polls' work in pennsylvania

  • $50,000

    Girls Who Code · New York, NY · 2024

    Mom's first summit

  • $50,000

    Resolve To Save Lives · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Women'S Foundation of California · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Solis policy institute general support

  • $50,000

    Youth Radio · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Bay area programs

  • $50,000

    Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Birmingham city university's student hardship fund

  • $50,000

    Children'S Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Annual fund & bid and bash sponsorship

  • $50,000

    Colorstack · Freeport, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    On the edge event

  • $50,000

    Drum Major Institute · Atlanta, GA · 2023

    Drum major coalition

  • $50,000

    Resolve To Save Lives · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Artwork acquisition

  • $50,000

    The Roosevelt Institute · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $50,000

    Women'S Foundation of California · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Solis policy institute general support

  • $50,000

    Bitwise Impact · Fresno, CA · 2022

    For pre-apprenticeship and paid apprenticeship programs

  • $50,000

    Bitwise Impact · Fresno, CA · 2022

    For pre-apprenticeship and paid apprenticeship programs

  • $50,000

    Childrens Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the annual fund, bid and bash sponsorship, and other annual fundraising efforts.

  • $50,000

    Childrens Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    For the annual fund, bid and bash sponsorship, and other annual fundraising efforts.

  • $50,000

    Drum Major Institute · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General operating support for the drum major coalition.

  • $50,000

    Drum Major Institute · Atlanta, GA · 2022

    General operating support for the drum major coalition.

  • $50,000

    Mk Level Playing Field Institute Dba Smash · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Mk Level Playing Field Institute Dba Smash · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support for the clean slate initiative

  • $50,000

    New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022

    General operating support for the clean slate initiative

  • $50,000

    Nextgen Climate America Inc Dba Nextgen Policy · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General operating support for the next 50 civics

  • $50,000

    Nextgen Climate America Inc Dba Nextgen Policy · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General operating support for the next 50 civics

  • $50,000

    Project Tf Dba Code2040 · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Project Tf Dba Code2040 · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Voteamerica · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Voteamerica · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General operating support

  • $50,000

    Youth Radio · Oakland, CA · 2022

    For bay area programs

  • $50,000

    Youth Radio · Oakland, CA · 2022

    For bay area programs

  • $35,000

    Locus Science Fiction Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Headlands Center for the Arts · Sausalito, CA · 2023

    Sponsored artist residency

  • $25,000

    Bay Area Discovery Museum · Sausalito, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Children'S Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    2024 bid & bash fund-a-need paddle raise

  • $25,000

    Corporation of the Fine Arts Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    De young annual gala 2024

  • $25,000

    Ignite · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Bay area programming

  • $25,000

    Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Suchitra mattai exhibition

  • $25,000

    The 19th News · Austin, TX · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    Venture Strategies for Health and Development · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    General support

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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.