Waverley Street Foundation
Invitation OnlyPalo Alto, California · EIN 81-3242506 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$282.1M
Organizations funded144
Typical grant$1,000,000
Total assets$3.3B
Half of its grants to organizations were between $375,000 and $2,000,000.
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
67% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | General Operating Support | $20,000,000 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General Operating Support | $18,000,000 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | San Francisco, CA | General Operating Support | $18,000,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | California ambitions program | $10,000,000 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | The Hague, NL | ReNew 2030 Project | $10,000,000 |
| Stichting Foundation for International Law | Den Haag, NL | Capacity strengthening | $8,333,334 |
| Grid Alternatives Inc | Oakland, CA | Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund | $8,000,000 |
| Conservation International Foundation | Alrlington, VA | Broadleaf Initiative | $7,500,000 |
| Potential Energy Coalition Inc | New York, NY | Communications support | $7,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT) | $5,000,000 |
| California Volunteers Fund | Sacramento, CA | Climate Corps expansion | $5,000,000 |
| Vereniging Milieudefensie | Amsterdam, NL | General Operating Support | $5,000,000 |
| Equation Campaign and Global Climate Legal Defense | Novato, CA | General Operating Support | $5,000,000 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | Berkeley, CA | Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative | $5,000,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Hive fund | $5,000,000 |
| Deep South Center for Environmental Justice | New Orleans, LA | General Operating Support | $5,000,000 |
| Climate Jobs National Resource Center | New York, NY | General Operating Support | $4,750,000 |
| Building Decarbonization Coalition | Petaluma, CA | Healthy Building, Healthy Communities Project | $4,500,000 |
| Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $4,250,000 |
| Taproot Earth | Tulsa, OK | General Operating Support | $4,000,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT) | $4,000,000 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Berkely, CA | Innovative Genomics Institute | $4,000,000 |
| Clean Future Forum Inc | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $4,000,000 |
| Selco Foundation | Bangalore, IN | General Operating Support | $4,000,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Rural Climate Partnership | $4,000,000 |
| Girl Scouts of the USA | New York, NY | Connecting people to nature | $3,500,000 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Years Project | $3,000,000 |
| The Earth Species Project | Berkeley, CA | General Operating Support | $3,000,000 |
| Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Agroecology Fund | $3,000,000 |
| The Sunrise Project Australia Ltd | Surry Hills, AS | General Operating Support | $2,500,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Climate project support | $2,500,000 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | Regenerative agriculture and conservation | $2,500,000 |
| Fuse Corps | San Francisco, CA | Fellowship program | $2,500,000 |
| The New School | New York, NY | General Operating Support | $2,400,000 |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council Inc | Billings, MT | General Operating Support | $2,000,000 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | MapBiomas | $2,000,000 |
| Global Greengrants Fund Inc | Boulder, CO | Safety training & support | $2,000,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | The Fund for Equitable Good Food Procurement | $2,000,000 |
| Transparency International Ev | Berlin, GM | Climate Governance Integrity Programme | $2,000,000 |
| National League of Cities Institute | Washington, DC | Smart Surfaces Coalition | $2,000,000 |
| Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance | Seattle, WA | General Operating Support | $1,666,672 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Washington, DC | Civic engagement | $1,500,000 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Poder Latinx Collective Fund | $1,500,000 |
| Regenerative Agriculture Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Soil Health Opportunities & Tools (SHOT) Fund | $1,500,000 |
| Foodcorps Inc | Portland, OR | FARM TO School programs | $1,500,000 |
| Asociacion Interamericana Para LA Defensa | San Francisco, CA | Energy transition | $1,422,494 |
| LA Cosecha Community Supported Agriculture | Albuquerque, NM | Project Food Hub | $1,250,000 |
| People Powered Global Hub | Brooklyn, NY | Civic Engagement | $1,170,486 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT) | $1,000,000 |
| Regents of University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Climate Hubs Learning Partnership | $1,000,000 |
| The Chisholm Legacy Project Inc | Burtonsville, MD | The Chisholm Legacy Project | $1,000,000 |
| New York City Environmental Justice Alliance | Brooklyn, NY | Climate Hubs Learning Partnership | $1,000,000 |
| The Graduate Center Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Climate Hubs Learning Partnership | $1,000,000 |
| Climate Power Education Fund | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $1,000,000 |
| Climate Museum | New York, NY | General Operating Support | $1,000,000 |
| Central Valley Community Foundation | Fresno, CA | Regional planning support | $1,000,000 |
| Chef Ann Foundation | Boulder, CO | Farm to school programs | $1,000,000 |
| Natura Y Ecosistemas Mexicanos Ac | Alcaldia Alvaro Obregon, MX | General Operating Support | $1,000,000 |
| College of Menominee Nation | Keshena, WI | Climate Hubs Learning Partnership | $1,000,000 |
| Re-Earth Initiative Inc | Long Island City, NY | General Operating Support | $1,000,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 144 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taproot Earth | Tulsa, OK | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Open Briefing LTD | Penzance, | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Vereniging Milieudefensie | Amsterdam, | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Global Fairness Initiative | Washington, DC | Sewa support | $0 |
| Thousand Currents | San Francisco, CA | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Grid Alternatives Inc | Oakland, CA | Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund | $0 |
| Stichting European Climate Foundation | The Hague, | ReNew2030 Project | $0 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | New York, NY | Working Power | $0 |
| Seventh Generation Fund For Indigenous Peoples | Arcata, CA | Indigenous Climate Action Project | $0 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | Agroecology Fund | $0 |
| United Nations Economic Commission For Latin Ame | Vitacura, | Escazu Agreement Implementation | $0 |
| Food System 6 Accelerator Inc | Redwood City, CA | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Girl Scouts of the USA | New York, NY | Connecting people to nature | $0 |
| Intertribal Agriculture Council | Billings, MT | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Chef Ann Foundation | Boulder, CO | Farm to school programs | $0 |
| Natura Y Ecosistemas Mexicanos | Mexico City, | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Re-Earth Initiative Inc | Long Island City, NY | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Centre for Environmental Rights | Mowbray, | General Operating Support | $0 |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | Regenerative agriculture and conservation | $0 |
| Clean Future Forum Inc | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide | Eugene, OR | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Avina Americas Inc | Washington, DC | MapBiomas | $0 |
| EarthRights International Inc | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Regenerative Agriculture Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | Soil Health Opportunities & Tools (SHOT) Fund | $0 |
| The New School | New York, NY | General operating support | $0 |
| Ideagarden Institute Incorporated | Healdsburg, CA | Plant Futures Initiative | $0 |
| FoodCorps Inc | Portland, OR | Farm to school programs | $0 |
| Stichting Foundation for International Law | Den Haag, | Capacity strengthening | $0 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | Innovative Genomics Institute | $0 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | Green Schoolyards America | $0 |
| Transparency International eV | Berlin, | Climate Governance Integrity Programme | $0 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | Berkely, CA | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | Farm to school programs | $0 |
| Just Associates Inc | Washington, DC | General Operating Support | $0 |
| The Earth Species Project | Berkeley, CA | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Panorama Global | Seattle, WA | community health support | $0 |
| Spirit Rock Meditation Center | Woodacre, CA | Connecting people to nature | $0 |
| FUSE Corps | San Francisco, CA | Fellowship program | $0 |
| The Center for Cultural Power | Oakland, CA | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development | Washington, DC | energy transition | $0 |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers Foundation | Davis, CA | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Yayasan Solidaritas Dana Nusantara | Jakarta Selatan, | General Operating Support | $0 |
| Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons, NE | National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | $0 |
| Ideagarden Institute Incorporated | Healdsburg, CA | FARMpreneurs | $0 |
| The Groundwork Trust | Pietermaritzburg, | General Operating Support | $0 |
| LQ Foundation | Bayside, NY | COP30 public awareness | $0 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | Rural Climate Partnership | $0 |
| Outdoor Afro | Oakland, CA | General Operating Support | $0 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $282,093,983 | 193 |
| 2023 | $225,507,334 | 162 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533179349104053
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 81-3242506
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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