Funding search · EIN 770388463 · Los Altos Hills, CA

The Krause 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.

57
grants reported
$2.0M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$15,000
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.

What they fund

studentpromotehighestlevelcommunityathleticsfacultysucceed

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Top recipients

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  • Foothill Deanza Foundation7 grants · $651,597
  • The Citadel Foundation5 grants · $336,295
  • Palo Alto Medical Foundation3 grants · $305,000
  • Pennsylvania State University3 grants · $280,645
  • Children Now3 grants · $81,000
  • Ymca of Silicon Valley3 grants · $70,000
  • Los Altos Community Foundation3 grants · $56,500
  • Computer History Museum2 grants · $32,000
  • The Brookings Institute1 grant · $25,000
  • The Tech Interactive2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$482,510
2022
$648,500
2023
$866,537
2024

Grant history

All 57 reported grants, largest first.

  • $200,000

    Foothill Deanza Foundation · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $150,000

    Foothill Deanza Foundation · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $135,000

    Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2023

    To help student succeed

  • $127,907

    The Citadel Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024

    To promote student,faculty,athletics

  • $126,000

    The Citadel Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2023

    Donation

  • $125,645

    Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024

    To help student succeed

  • $113,723

    Foothill Deanza Foundation · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2024

    To promote highest level of student

  • $105,000

    Palo Alto Medical Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $100,000

    Palo Alto Medical Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    To enchance health of community

  • $100,000

    Palo Alto Medical Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $98,651

    Foothill Deanza Foundation · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2024

    To promote highest level of students

  • $75,862

    Foothill Deanza Foundation · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2024

    To promote highest level of student

  • $32,388

    The Citadel Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024

    To promote student,faculty,athletics

  • $30,000

    Children Now · Oakland, CA · 2024

    To fights for kids in california

  • $26,000

    Children Now · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $25,000

    The Citadel Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2024

    To promote student,faculty,athletics

  • $25,000

    Ymca of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Provide programs to community

  • $25,000

    Children Now · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $25,000

    The Brookings Institute · Washington, DC · 2022

    Donation

  • $25,000

    The Citadel Foundation · Charleston, SC · 2022

    Donation

  • $25,000

    Ymca of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $23,000

    Los Altos Community Foundation · Los Altos, CA · 2024

    To create vibrant community

  • $20,000

    Pennsylvania State University · University Park, PA · 2024

    To help student succeed

  • $20,000

    Ymca of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $18,500

    Los Altos Community Foundation · Los Altos, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $16,000

    Computer History Museum · Mountain View, CA · 2024

    Preserve artifacts of computing

  • $16,000

    Computer History Museum · Mountain View, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $16,000

    Computer Histroy Museum · Mountain View, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $15,000

    Los Altos Community Foundation · Los Altos, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $11,500

    San Francisco 49ers Foundation · Santa Clara, CA · 2023

    To help the youth and community

  • $10,000

    Foothill Deanza Foundation · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2024

    To promote highest level of students

  • $10,000

    Global Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    To save national parks

  • $10,000

    The Tech Interactive · San Jose, CA · 2024

    To inspire innovators to change

  • $10,000

    Challenge Teamchac · Mountain View, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $10,000

    The Tech Interactive · San Jose, CA · 2023

    To inspire innovators to change

  • $10,000

    Challenge Teamchac · Mountain View, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $10,000

    The Tech Interative · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $8,000

    Los Altos Stage Company · Los Altos, CA · 2024

    Celbrate performing art and artists

  • $7,000

    Sillicon Valley Community Fndtn · Mountain View, CA · 2024

    Provide resources for familes in sv

  • $7,000

    Sillicon Valley Community Fndtn · Mountain View, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $7,000

    Shine Together · Milpitas, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Project Cornerstone · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Supporting youth, families, commu.

  • $5,000

    Scribe Video Center · Philadelphia, PA · 2023

    Allow media artist access to tools

  • $5,000

    Shine Together · Milpitas, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Global Conservation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $5,000

    Sillicon Valley Community Fndtn · Mountain View, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $3,361

    Foothill Deanza Foundation · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2024

    To promote highest level of student

  • $3,000

    Mt View Public Safety Foundation · Mountain View, CA · 2024

    To provide public safety

  • $2,510

    Mentor Tutor Connection · Los Altos, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $2,000

    The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foun · Short Hills, NJ · 2024

    Improving quality of life for spinal

  • $2,000

    Christopher and Dana Reeve Found · Short Hills, NJ · 2022

    Donation

  • $2,000

    Los Altos Stage Company · Los Altos, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $2,000

    The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022

    Donation

  • $1,500

    Los Altos Stage Company · Los Altos, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $1,000

    Crohns & Colitic Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    To improve the quality of life

  • $1,000

    Mentor Tutor Connection · Los Altos, CA · 2023

    Donation

  • $1,000

    East Side Education Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Donation

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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.