Funding search · EIN 201660400 · San Francisco, CA

The Laney and Pasha Thornton Foundation

Name: The Laney and Pasha Thornton Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

92
grants reported: $714,500
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Pacific Forest Trust2 grants · $86,000
School for Ethics and Global Leadership3 grants · $76,000
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums2 grants · $50,000
Alonzo King Lines Ballet2 grants · $40,500
Pci Media Impact2 grants · $40,000
As You Sow1 grant · $30,000
The Climate Center1 grant · $30,000
Virgin Unite USA1 grant · $25,000
The Art Fund1 grant · $20,000
Ucsf Foundation2 grants · $20,000

Giving over time

$373,500

2022

$269,000

2023

$72,000

2024

Grant history

All 92 reported grants, largest first.

$50,000
Pacific Forest Trust · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$50,000
School for Ethics and Global Leadership · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
$36,000
Pacific Forest Trust · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$30,000
As You Sow · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$30,000
The Climate Center · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$25,500
Alonzo King Lines Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$25,000
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$25,000
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$25,000
School for Ethics and Global Leadership · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
$25,000
Virgin Unite USA · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$20,000
Pci Media Impact · New York, NY · 2023
General charitable purpose
$20,000
International Biochar Initiative · Canandaigua, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$20,000
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
General charitable contributions
$20,000
Pci Media Impact · New York, NY · 2022
General charitable purpose
$20,000
The Art Fund · Laguna Beach, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$15,000
New Horizons Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
General charitable purpose
$15,000
Wild Africa Fund · Lafayette, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$15,000
Alonzo King Lines Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$15,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Neighbors for a Better Sf · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$10,000
New Zealand Olympic Committee · Wilmington, DE · 2024
General charitable purpose
$10,000
San Francisco Opera · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Sonoma County Tomorrow · Sebastopol, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$10,000
Pepperwood Foundation · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies · Amherst, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Pachamama Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
San Francisco Ballet Association · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Save the Elephants USA · White Plains, NY · 2023
General charitable contributions
$5,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Upstream USA · Boston, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Verra · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
$5,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies · Amherst, MA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Pachamama Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Rare · Arlington, VA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
San Francisco Ballet Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
San Francisco Opera Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Redwood City, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Upstream USA · Boston, MA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$5,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$4,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$3,000
San Francisco Performances · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$3,000
San Francisco Performances · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Friends of the Urban Forest · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Oceanic Society Expeditions · Ross, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Friends of the Urban Forest · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,500
Oceanic Society Expeditions · Ross, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$2,000
Peter Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation · Ocnard, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies · San Jose, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Roadds Foundation · Freemont, CA · 2024
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Bay Nature Institute · Berkley, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Compassion and Choices · Portland, OR · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Full Circle Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Global Heritage Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Hampshire College · Amherst, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Kaminando Habitat Connectivity Initiative · Oakland, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Mothers Out Front · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies · San Jose, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Population Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Sonoma Land Trust · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Ten Strands · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The Alliance for Climate Protection · Washington, DC · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Webb Schools · Claremont, CA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Bay Nature Institute · Berkley, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Compassion and Choices · Portland, OR · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Full Circle Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Global Heritage Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Kaminando Habitat Connectivity Initiative · Oakland, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Mothers Out Front · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies · San Jose, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Population Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Rainforest Action Network · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
School for Ethics and Global Leadership · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Sonoma Land Trust · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Ten Strands · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
The Alliance for Climate Protection · Washington, DC · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$1,000
Webb Schools · Claremont, CA · 2022
General charitable purpose
$500
Harvard Lampoon Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2023
General charitable purpose
$500
Harvard Lampoon Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General charitable 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.