The John and Katie Hansen Family Foundation

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San Francisco, California · EIN 20-3454511 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$510K

Organizations funded5

Typical grant$10,000

Total assets$7.3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $175,000.

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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.

Education1

Where it gives

80% of grants went outside California.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Education grants in Illinois1 of its grant, $10K · 3,771 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Conservation International	Arlington, VA	General purposes	$310,000
Harvard School of Public Health	Boston, MA	General purpose	$175,000
Loyola University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	Financial aid	$10,000
Friends of Paulists Fathers	New York, NY	General Purpose Fund	$10,000
East Bay German International Schoo	Emeryville, CA	General purpose	$3,000

The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($2,053). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$510,053	6
2023	$191,027	4

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523219349101387
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-3454511
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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