Funding search · EIN 273116560 · Menlo Park, CA
Hopper-Dean 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.
- 229
- grants reported
- $57.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $100,000
- 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Cornell University3 grants · $4.2M
- STEM Next Opportunity Fund3 grants · $4.2M
- One Acre Fund4 grants · $3.0M
- The Pennsylvania State University4 grants · $2.9M
- University of Washington7 grants · $2.8M
- Northeastern University5 grants · $2.1M
- One Earth Philanthropy (Aka Daughers for Earth)6 grants · $2.0M
- Georgia Tech Foundation4 grants · $1.6M
- Thousandcurrents2 grants · $1.5M
- One Earth Philanthropy3 grants · $1.5M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 229 grants.
- $3.9M
STEM Next Opportunity Fund · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2.9M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1.5M
Thousandcurrents · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1.4M
The Pennsylvania State University · State College, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $1.2M
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1.2M
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
Charitable
- $1.0M
Georgia Tech Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $1.0M
Codepathorg · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1.0M
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $999,198
One Acre Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2023
Charitable
- $999,198
One Earth Philanthropy (Aka Daughers for Earth) · Culver City, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $999,198
Pennsylvania State University (Plant Village) · State College, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $990,278
Howard University · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $990,278
One Acre Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $990,278
The Pennsylvania State University · Bristol Place, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $978,184
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $978,047
One Acre Fund · Highland Park, IL · 2022
Charitable
- $977,784
One Earth Philanthropy · Culver City, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $971,823
Women'S Foundation California · Oakland, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $966,546
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $966,546
University of California Berkeley - Light the Way · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $966,546
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
Charitable
- $868,789
One Earth Philanthropy (Aka Daughers for Earth) · Culver City, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $767,181
Climate Justice Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $750,000
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $750,000
The Center for Popular Democracy · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $748,583
Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $506,671
Last Mile Education Fund · Lafayette, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $501,600
Center for Popular Democracy · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $500,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500,000
One Earth Philanthropy · Culver City, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $500,000
Thousand Currents · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $499,286
Climate Justice Alliance · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $499,286
Grassroots International · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $499,286
The Center for Popular Democracy · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $498,906
Groundswell Fund (Stock Donator Inc) · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $495,980
Climate Finance Tracker (One Earth Philanthropy) · Culver City, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $495,980
Georgia Tech Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $495,980
Last Mile Education Fund · Lafayette, CO · 2024
Charitable
- $495,980
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
Charitable
- $494,768
New York City Foundation for Computer Science Education · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $489,024
The Pennsylvania State University · State College, PA · 2022
Charitable
- $489,024
Thousand Currents · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $485,912
Ameelio · West Hartford, CT · 2022
Charitable
- $413,405
Rewriting the Code · Durham, NC · 2024
Charitable
- $400,000
Open Collective Foundation · Covina, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $400,000
Women'S Earth and Climate Action Network · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $354,537
Asheshi University Foundation · Seattle, WA · 2023
Charitable
- $350,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $300,000
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $300,000
Station1 · Lawrence, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $252,674
Csforall · Katonah, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $250,800
Alliance for Youth Organizing · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $250,800
Cambodian Children'S Fund · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,800
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $250,800
Center for Working Families Fund (Tides Foundation) · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,800
Climate Cabinet Education · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,800
Resist · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,408
Team4tech Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $250,000
350org · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $250,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $250,000
The Knowledge House · Bronx, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $249,453
Center for Climate Integrity · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $249,453
Csforall · Katonah, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $249,453
Team4tech Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $248,607
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $247,548
The Knowledge House · Bronx, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $247,374
Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $246,750
Northeastern University · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $246,750
Station 1 Laboratory · Lawrence, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $246,518
Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Charitable
- $246,147
The Knowledge House · Bronx, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $242,258
Everyorg (Fbo 10 Academy) · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $241,636
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $241,636
Team4tech Foundation · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $237,490
Global Greengrants Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023
Charitable
- $201,742
Streetcode Academy · East Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $200,000
Marcy Lab School · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $199,562
Women Donors Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $198,038
Streetcode Academy · East Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $194,894
Freewill Impact Fund (Cocatalyst) · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $170,000
Natives Rising · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $150,000
Young Women'S Freedom Center · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $150,000
Last Mile Education Fund · Lafayette, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $150,000
Root & Rebound · Oakland, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $150,000
Young Women'S Freedom Center · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $149,672
Ndn Collective · Rapid City, SD · 2023
Charitable
- $127,929
STEM Next Opportunity Fund · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $119,130
STEM Next Opportunity Fund · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $118,403
Regents of the University of California · Oakland, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $103,534
One Earth Philanthropy (Aka Daughers for Earth) · Culver City, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $101,701
Community Justice Exchange Tides · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $101,353
A2sv Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $101,353
Black in Robotics (Stock Donator Inc) · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
A2sv Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $100,000
Capital for Good (Girls First Fund) · Paoli, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Codefy Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Empowr · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Siblings Keeper · Jenkintown, PA · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs See · Calabasas, CA · 2023
Charitable
Who else funds this kind of work
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- UCLA Foundation276 grants · $1.75B
Similar grant size
- The Ford Foundation10,731 grants · $2.35B
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation10,471 grants · $10.10B
- Tides Foundation9,402 grants · $1.86B
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