Waking Up Foundation

Invitation Only

Encino, California · EIN 26-1643643 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$705K

Organizations funded5

Typical grant$100,000

Total assets$1.3M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 and $250,000.

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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.

Arts & Culture1
Education1
Human Services1

Where it gives

60% 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.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Safe Artificial Intelligence Forum Institute	Brooklyn, NY	To support mission of minimizing extreme ai risks.	$300,000
The Rand Corporation	Santa Monica, CA	To support research that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities safer, more secure, healthier, and more…	$250,000
Effective Ventures Foundation USA Inc	San Francisco, CA	Research to inform ai policy, training ai policy researchers and practitioners.	$100,000
Givedirectly Inc	New York, NY	In support of people in poverty.	$50,000
Lotus Treasure	Boulder, CO	In support of the tulku urgyen rinpoche dzogchen compilation project.	$4,700

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$704,700	5
2023	$1,325,000	9

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349104131
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 26-1643643
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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