The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Historical FunderLos Altos, California · EIN 94-2278431 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$350M
Organizations funded1,029
Typical grant$150,000
Total assets$8.5B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $87,500 and $300,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 343 SECOND STREET, LOS ALTOS CA 94022 |
| Phone | 6509487658 |
| Form and materials | SEE WWW.PACKARD.ORG |
| Deadlines | SEE WWW.PACKARD.ORG |
| Restrictions | SEE WWW.PACKARD.ORG |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
57% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | Mbari | $54,926,032 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | Palo Alto, CA | Lpfch | $20,000,000 |
| ClimateWorks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $10,500,000 |
| ClimateWorks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $10,000,000 |
| Climate Breakthrough Inc | Berkeley, CA | Environment and Science | $7,500,000 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | Environment and Science | $5,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Just Societies | $5,000,000 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | Families and Communities | $3,000,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation Inc | Newark, DE | Matching gift - general operating support | $2,980,987 |
| Ipas | Chapel Hill, NC | Just Societies | $2,000,000 |
| Island Conservation | Santa Cruz, CA | Environment and Science | $1,700,000 |
| MomsRising Education Fund | Bellevue, WA | Families and Communities | $1,700,000 |
| Climate Lead Inc | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $1,666,667 |
| Defending American Values Coalition | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $1,500,000 |
| Democracy Forward Foundation | Washington, DC | Special Initiatives | $1,500,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Just Societies | $1,376,596 |
| Path | Seattle, WA | Just Societies | $1,304,000 |
| ClimateWorks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $1,300,000 |
| Speak Up Africa | Dakar, SG | Just Societies | $1,300,000 |
| First Focus on Children | Washington, DC | Families and Communities | $1,200,000 |
| AmplifyChange | Bath, UK | Just Societies | $1,100,000 |
| ClimateWorks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $1,100,000 |
| Policy Impact | Berkeley, CA | Just Societies | $1,035,000 |
| Chinese Progressive Association | San Francisco, CA | Just Societies | $1,000,000 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc | Atlanta, GA | Environment and Science | $1,000,000 |
| Faith in Action Network | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $1,000,000 |
| National Immigration Law Center | Los Angeles, CA | Special Initiatives | $1,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Environment and Science | $1,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Environment and Science | $1,000,000 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | Den Haag, NL | Environment and Science | $1,000,000 |
| Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Environment and Science | $1,000,000 |
| The San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Families and Communities | $1,000,000 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $1,000,000 |
| United We Dream Network | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $1,000,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Families and Communities | $950,000 |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | Just Societies | $935,000 |
| Greenpeace Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Environment and Science | $900,000 |
| Stichting Rutgers | Utrecht, NL | Just Societies | $900,000 |
| Tenure Facility Fund | New York, NY | Environment and Science | $900,000 |
| Climate Breakthrough Inc | Berkeley, CA | Environment and Science | $883,764 |
| ClimateWorks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $850,000 |
| Women's Foundation of Mississippi | Jackson, MS | Families and Communities | $850,000 |
| Tara Climate Ltd | Singapore, SN | Environment and Science | $840,000 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Environment and Science | $836,048 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $800,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $800,000 |
| Glocal Net Inc | Keller, TX | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| Institute for Strategic Dialogue - US | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | Families and Communities | $750,000 |
| Population Action International | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| The Niskanen Center Inc | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| Seafood Legacy Co Ltd | Chuoku, JA | Environment and Science | $720,000 |
| DKT International Inc | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $700,000 |
| GMMB Inc | Washington, DC | Families and Communities | $700,000 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | Special Initiatives | $700,000 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | Just Societies | $700,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 1,029 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | Mbari | $56,848,443 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | Environment and Science | $50,000,000 |
| Climate Lead Inc | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $3,333,333 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Families and Communities | $1,900,000 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | Environment and Science | $1,500,000 |
| Fishchoice Inc | Fort Collins, CO | Environment and Science | $1,280,000 |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | Just Societies | $1,000,000 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | Environment and Science | $1,000,000 |
| Island Conservation | Santa Cruz, CA | Environment and Science | $850,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | Atlanta, GA | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| The Regents of the University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| The Regents of the University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York, NY | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| The Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| University of Maryland at College Park | College Park, MD | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN | Environment and Science | $787,500 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Just Societies | $750,000 |
| ClimateWorks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $700,000 |
| International Labor Rights Forum | Washington, DC | Environment and Science | $700,000 |
| Seafood Legacy Co Ltd | Chuoku, | Environment and Science | $700,000 |
| University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Just Societies | $700,000 |
| Tara Climate Ltd | Singapore, | Environment and Science | $660,000 |
| Costa Humboldt Non-Governmental Development Organization | Frutillar, | Environment and Science | $650,000 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $650,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | Environment and Science | $612,500 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | Families and Communities | $600,000 |
| First Focus on Children | Washington, DC | Families and Communities | $600,000 |
| GuardianOrg Foundation | Washington DC, DC | Environment and Science | $600,000 |
| Yayasan Pusat Segitiga Karang | Sanur, | Environment and Science | $600,000 |
| Hispanic Access Foundation | Washington, DC | Environment and Science | $540,000 |
| Sustainable Fishery Advocates | Santa Cruz, CA | Environment and Science | $525,000 |
| Converge Inc | Ridgeland, MS | Just Societies | $500,000 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Environment and Science | $500,000 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Just Societies | $500,000 |
| Native Americans in Philanthropy | Washington, DC | Environment and Science | $475,000 |
| Yayasan Pengelolaan Lokal Kawasan Laut Indonesia | Biak, | Environment and Science | $450,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Environment and Science | $425,000 |
| California Environmental Associates | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $425,000 |
| California Environmental Associates | San Francisco, CA | Environment and Science | $410,000 |
| Brazelton Touchpoints Project Inc | Boston, MA | Families and Communities | $400,000 |
| Business for Social Responsibility | San Francisco, CA | Just Societies | $400,000 |
| Progress Now Education | North Chesterfield, VA | Just Societies | $400,000 |
| Children Now | Oakland, CA | Families and Communities | $350,000 |
| Communications Inc Limited | London, | Environment and Science | $350,000 |
| Start Early | Chicago, IL | Families and Communities | $350,000 |
| The Children's Partnership | Los Angeles, CA | Families and Communities | $350,000 |
| Center for Law and Social Policy | Washington, DC | Families and Communities | $325,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $349,965,123 | 1,212 |
| 2023 | $367,013,209 | 1,225 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 16, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533209349100148
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-2278431
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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