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 2022–2024. 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
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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