Hopper-Dean Foundation
Invitation OnlyMenlo Park, California · EIN 27-3116560 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$6.8M
Organizations funded67
Typical grant$15,000
Total assets$64.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,966 and $246,518.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
64% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Popular Democracy | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | $501,600 |
| Climate Finance Tracker (One Earth Philanthropy) | Culver City, CA | Charitable | $495,980 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | Charitable | $495,980 |
| Last Mile Education Fund | Lafayette, CO | Charitable | $495,980 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Charitable | $495,980 |
| Rewriting the Code Inc | Durham, NC | Charitable | $413,405 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | Washington, DC | Charitable | $250,800 |
| Cambodian Children's Fund | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | $250,800 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | Charitable | $250,800 |
| Center for Working Families Fund (Tides Foundation) | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $250,800 |
| Climate Cabinet Education | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $250,800 |
| Resist Inc | Boston, MA | Charitable | $250,800 |
| Team4tech Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | Charitable | $250,408 |
| The Knowledge House | Bronx, NY | Charitable | $247,548 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Charitable | $246,750 |
| Station 1 Laboratory Inc | Lawrence, MA | Charitable | $246,750 |
| Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute | Atlanta, GA | Charitable | $246,518 |
| Streetcode Academy | East Palo Alto, CA | Charitable | $198,038 |
| A2sv Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | Charitable | $100,000 |
| Addiscoder Inc | Cambridge, MA | Charitable | $99,019 |
| Black in Robotics (Stock Donator Inc) | Palo Alto, CA | Charitable | $99,019 |
| Empowr | Atlanta, GA | Charitable | $99,019 |
| Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice | Jurupa Valley, CA | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Deep Learning Indaba Limited | UK | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Natives in Tech | Tulsa, OK | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Out in Tech | New York, NY | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Resource Generation | New York, NY | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Siblings Keeper | Jenkintown, PA | Charitable | $50,000 |
| Intech | Charlotte, NC | Charitable | $49,333 |
| One Earth Philanthropy (Aka Daughers for Earth) | Culver City, CA | Charitable | $41,326 |
| West Harlem Enironmental Action Inc | New York, NY | Charitable | $25,000 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | $17,488 |
| Thousandcurrents | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $17,234 |
| Qt Library Inc | Somerville, MA | Charitable | $15,000 |
| Grassroots International | Jamaica Plain, MA | Charitable | $14,390 |
| Deep Learning Indaba Limited | UK | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Last Mile Education Fund | Lafayette, CO | Charitable | $8,957 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Brooklyn, NY | Charitable | $8,771 |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | Charitable | $7,992 |
| The Earth Hacks Foundation | Harlan, IA | Charitable | $7,700 |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $7,540 |
| The Peninsula College Fund | Milpitas, CA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| Rewriting the Code Inc | Durham, NC | Charitable | $4,127 |
| The Knowledge House | Bronx, NY | Charitable | $3,853 |
| Climate Cabinet Education | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $3,775 |
| The Knowledge House | Bronx, NY | Ch | $3,138 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | Charitable | $2,884 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Charitable | $2,884 |
| One Earth Philanthropy (Aka Daughers for Earth) | Culver City, CA | Charitable | $2,363 |
| Resist Inc | Boston, MA | Charitable | $2,335 |
| Empowr | Atlanta, GA | Charitable | $1,966 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Charitable | $1,892 |
| Women's Foundation California | Oakland, CA | Charitable | $1,778 |
| Cambodian Children's Fund | Santa Monica, CA | Charitable | $1,731 |
| Team4tech Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | Charitable | $1,510 |
| Center for Climate Integrity | Washington, DC | Charitable | $1,499 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $1,417 |
| Addiscoder Inc | Cambridge, MA | Charitable | $914 |
| Ndn Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | Charitable | $906 |
| The Pennysylvania State University | University Park, PA | Charitable | $802 |
Showing the 60 largest of 67 grants to organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,815,932 | 67 |
| 2023 | $22,094,900 | 76 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 18, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533219349108208
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 27-3116560
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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