Imaginable Futures Foundation
Invitation OnlyRedwood City, California · EIN 87-3273549 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$22M
Organizations funded63
Typical grant$200,000
Total assets$52.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $100,000 and $500,000.
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
91% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Our Kin Inc | New Haven, CT | General support | $1,500,000 |
| Alliance for Early Success | Washington, DC | To support early childhood education | $1,500,000 |
| National Black Child Development Institute Inc | Silver Spring, MD | General support | $1,500,000 |
| Fundo Socioambiental Casa | Juquitiba, BR | To support equitable education | $1,365,000 |
| Firelight Foundation | Scotts Valley, CA | To support income security | $1,202,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | Project grant to support Grantee?s Ascend Program?s Postsecondary Success for Parents Initiative | $1,166,667 |
| Generation Hope | Washington, DC | General support | $850,000 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | To support education research | $750,000 |
| Firelight Foundation | Scotts Valley, CA | To support income security | $602,000 |
| The Wildflower Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | To support the Black Wildflowers Fund | $600,000 |
| Association of Community College Trustees | Washington, DC | To support student parents | $500,000 |
| LIFT Inc | Washington, DC | General support | $500,000 |
| PelotonU Inc | Austin, TX | General support | $500,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | To support education research | $500,000 |
| Usawa Agenda | Nairobi, KE | General support | $500,000 |
| Usawa Agenda | Nairobi, KE | General support | $500,000 |
| Zlto Npc | Cape Town, SF | General support | $500,000 |
| Virginia Foundation for Community College Education | Richmond, VA | To support student parents | $475,000 |
| Jeremiah Program | Minneapolis, MN | To support student parents | $450,000 |
| Centro de Estudos das Relacoes de Trabalho e Desigualdades - CEERT | Sao Paulo, BR | General support | $420,000 |
| Swahilipot Hub Foundation | Mombasa, KE | General support | $350,000 |
| Geledes Instituto Da Mulher Negra | Sao Paulo, BR | General support | $320,000 |
| American Council on Education | Washington, DC | To support student parents | $300,000 |
| Innovation Edge Foundation (RF) NPC | Cape Town, SF | General support | $300,000 |
| Instituto Elos Brasil | BR | General support | $300,000 |
| The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska | Omaha, NE | To support early childhood education | $300,000 |
| Acao Educativa Assessoria Pesquisa e Informacao | Sao Paulo, BR | To support equitable education | $275,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | To support student parents | $250,000 |
| Early Learning Access Inc | Canton, MA | General support/early childhood education | $250,000 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | To support the Center on the Ecology of Early Development | $250,000 |
| Brazil Foundation | New York, NY | to finance the creation of the Racioethnic Equity in Education Fund | $233,175 |
| Ashoka Brasil | Sao Paulo, BR | To support equitable education | $200,000 |
| Centro de Estudos das Relacoes de Trabalho e Desigualdades - CEERT | Sao Paulo, BR | General support | $200,000 |
| Podaali - Fundo Indigena Da Amazonia Brasileira | Rio de Janeiro, BR | To support equitable education | $200,000 |
| The Global Development Incubator Inc | Nairobi, KE | To support equitable education | $200,000 |
| The Global Fund for Children | Washington, DC | To support the Funder Safeguarding Collaborative | $200,000 |
| Believe in Students Inc | Philadelphia, PA | To support student parents | $190,000 |
| ASSOCIAcaO ACADEMIA LATINOAMERICANA DE LIDERANcA | Sao Paulo, BR | General support | $150,000 |
| ASSOCIAcaO DE MULHERES NEGRAS AGBARA | Sao Paulo, BR | To support education research | $150,000 |
| Geledes Instituto Da Mulher Negra | Sao Paulo, BR | General support | $150,000 |
| Generation Programme Kenya | Nairobi, KE | General support | $150,000 |
| Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Apoio Comunitario Queiroz Filho | Sao Paulo, BR | General support | $150,000 |
| Instituto Chapada de Educacao e Pesquisa | SalvadorBA Tamboril Seabr, BR | General support | $150,000 |
| Maharishi Invincibility Institute NPC | Johannesburg, SF | General support | $150,000 |
| Motriz dba Vetor Brasil | Sao Paulo, BR | To support equitable education | $150,000 |
| SmartStart Early Learning (RF) NPC | Johannesburg, SF | General support | $150,000 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | To support the advancement of student parent research | $150,000 |
| Datadrive2030 Npc | Cape Town, SF | General support | $100,000 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | To support student parents | $100,000 |
| Zlto Npc | Cape Town, SF | General support | $50,000 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Clean Up Foundation | New York, NY | Employee Directed Giving / General Support | $10,000 |
| ASSOCIAcaO DE MULHERES NEGRAS AGBARA | Sao Paulo, BR | Employee Directed Giving/ General Support | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Boston | Boston, MA | Employee Directed Giving | $5,000 |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc | Milpitas, CA | Directed giving / general support | $5,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | Employee Directed Giving / General Support | $5,000 |
| Players Philanthropy Fund | Towson, MD | Directed giving / general support | $5,000 |
| South Euclid United Church of Christ | South Euclid, OH | Employee Directed Giving - BIN Food Pantry | $5,000 |
| Alliance for Middle East Peace | Washington, DC | Employee Directed Giving / General Support | $2,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | Directed giving / general support | $2,500 |
| Black and Missing Foundation Inc | Hyattsville, MD | Employee Directed Giving / General Support | $2,500 |
Showing the 60 largest of 63 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firelight Foundation | Scotts Valley, CA | To support income security | $1,202,000 |
| Usawa Agenda | Nairobi, | General support | $500,000 |
| Centro de Estudos das Relacoes de Trabalho e Desigualdades - CEERT | Sao Paulo, | General support | $200,000 |
| Geledes Instituto Da Mulher Negra | Sao Paulo, | General support | $150,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $22,003,842 | 67 |
| 2023 | $22,173,121 | 110 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Apr 6, 2026 (amended) - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202620969349100332
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 87-3273549
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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