Funding search · EIN 943268717 · Hockessin, DE
Patterson 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.
- 120
- grants reported
- $1.8M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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- Harvard Business School1 grant · $250,000
- Neighbors for a Better San Francisco3 grants · $229,000
- Greenhouse E33 grants · $145,000
- One Plympton Preservation Foundation1 grant · $100,000
- Alder Graduate School of Education3 grants · $70,000
- President and Fellows of Harvard College2 grants · $60,000
- Spark Sf Public Schools1 grant · $50,000
- Regents of the University of California1 grant · $50,000
- The Common Good Institute2 grants · $50,000
- Lawrence and Memorial Hospital1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 120 grants.
- $250,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2022
HBS Fund for Faculty, Case Writing and Research
- $100,000
One Plympton Preservation Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $100,000
Greenhouse E3 · Portland, TX · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $87,000
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco · San Rafael, CA · 2024
RCV Education Project
- $75,000
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco · San Rafael, CA · 2025
2025 Annual Fund
- $67,000
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2025
Professor Jeffrey Macklis' Research on ALS
- $50,000
Spark Sf Public Schools · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $50,000
Regents of the University of California · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Big Creek Reserve (Big Sur)
- $50,000
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital · New London, CT · 2022
For renovation and expansion of the emergency department (fishers island campaign)
- $30,000
Alder Graduate School of Education · Redwood City, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $30,000
Peer Health Exchange · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
San Francisco Film Society · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
Greenhouse E3 · Portland, TX · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
The Common Good Institute · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $25,000
St Marks School of Southborough · Southborough, MA · 2022
FBO Thomas H. KEan '53 Fellowship Fund
- $25,000
The Common Good Institute · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2025
Capital Campaign in Honor of President Bradley
- $20,000
Alder Graduate School of Education · Redwood City, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Greenhouse E3 · Portland, TX · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Alder Graduate School of Education · Redwood City, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $20,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Campaign Legal Center · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Aspire Public Schools · Oakland, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
42nd Street Moon · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $15,000
Foodcorps · Portland, OR · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
Save the Bay · Oakland, CA · 2023
Capital Campaign
- $15,000
Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade · Big Sur, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $12,500
Regents of the University of California at Santa C · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Big Creek Reserve Trail Repair
- $10,000
Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation · Big Sur, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Emile Norman Arts Foundation · Big Sur, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Grabhorn Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Keep Big Sur Wild · Big Sur, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Boston, MA · 2025
ALS related research in honor of Mr. Leif Larson directed by Professor Macklis
- $10,000
San Francisco Parents Coalition · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Ten Strands · San Rafael, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Aspire Public Schools · Oakland, CA · 2024
Don Shalvey: Changing the Odds Scholarship Fund
- $10,000
Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation · Big Sur, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade · Big Sur, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Ct Cycling Advancement Program · Middletown, CT · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Friends of Musique & Vin Au Clos Vougeot · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Fulbright University Vietnam USA · Needham, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Multiplying Good · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Outward Bound California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Meet the Match Campaign
- $10,000
Ten Strands · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation · Big Sur, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation- Reproductive · Washington, DC · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
New Zealand Olympic Committee America · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Pennys Flight Foundation · Glen Cove, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
San Francisco Parents Coalition · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
The Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
U C Santa Cruz Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
General Purpose
- $10,000
Uncommon Org · Amagansett, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation · Big Sur, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Harvard Lampoon Trust Under Declaration of Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
Ten Strands · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $10,000
The Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $9,500
Uncommon Org · Amagansett, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Uncommon Org · Amagansett, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $7,000
Uncommon Org · Amagansett, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Aspire Public Schools · Oakland, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Hasty Pudding Club the Institute of 1770 · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Harvard Hasty Pudding Theatricals' 177th Campaign
- $5,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Marin Country Day School · Corte Madera, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Peninsula Community Rowing Club · Redwood City, CA · 2025
Pacific Island Rowing Initiative
- $5,000
19th News · Austin, TX · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
A2z Exploration · San Francisco, CA · 2024
A2Z Exploration Fund
- $5,000
Center for Independent Documentary · Newton, MA · 2024
Support Producing Documentary Film
- $5,000
Grabhorn Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
St John'S Episcopal Church · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
Stewardship Appeal Fund
- $5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Garden Conservancy · Garrison, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Multiplying Good · New York, NY · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Nextgen Climate America · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Save the Bay · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,000
Marin Country Day School · Corte Madera, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Orkeeswa · Orlando, FL · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Aspire Public Schools · Oakland, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Global Health Corps · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
International Commission On Violence Against Women · North Bergen, NJ · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $3,000
Multiplying Good · New York, NY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Harvard Lampoon Trust Under Declaration of Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Lampoon's 2025 Annual Appeal Fund
- $2,500
Pacific Rowing Club · Daly City, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Harvard Lampoon Trust Under Declaration of Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Keep Big Sur Wild · Big Sur, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $2,500
Harvard Lampoon Trust Under Declaration of Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2023
For annual appeal
- $2,500
Harvard Lampoon Trust Under Declaration of Trust · Cambridge, MA · 2022
2022 Annual Appeal
- $2,500
Open Up Resources · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
Ignite! Reading
- $2,500
Smuin Ballets-Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,400
Orkeeswa · Pine Bluffs, WY · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Fishers Island Recreational Path Foundation · Fishers Island, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Tec · Manchester, NH · 2025
General & Unrestricted
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