The Henderson Family Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 85-4363440. Reported 142 grants totalling $12.2M to 69 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". The Henderson Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations The Henderson Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 11 grants totalling $1,115,000 to them. That is 10% of the $11.5M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The San Francisco Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Women Donors Network | grantmaking organization | California | $420,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Tides Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | grantmaking organization | Virginia | $20,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $2,000,000.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Day School Inc | San Francisco, CA | $3,050,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Children's Day School Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,125,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chapel & York US Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $555,346 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | $470,000 | 8 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $450,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Women Donors Network | San Francisco, CA | $420,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Locus Science Fiction Foundation | Oakland, CA | $399,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museum | San Francisco, CA | $301,430 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girls Who Code Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Illuminate the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Tf | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Oped Project | New York, NY | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Nextgen Climate America Inc | Sacramento, CA | $210,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Voteamerica Inc | San Francisco, CA | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mk Level Playing Field Institute | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Resolve to Save Lives Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Turn 2 U Inc | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Drum Major Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | Philadelphia, PA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Colorstack | Freeport, NY | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Radio | Oakland, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts and Technology | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bmv Capacity Building Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brown University of Providence | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empowr Co | Atlanta, GA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Main Street Fund | Concord, NH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Foundation of California | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The 19TH News | Austin, TX | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Headlands Center for the Arts | Sausalito, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ignite | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Friends of Concordia University | Washington, DC | $51,513 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bitwise Impact | Fresno, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Valley Community Foundation | Fresno, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Focus for Democracy Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mk Level Playing Field Institute Dba Smash | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nextgen Climate America Inc Dba Nextgen Policy | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Tf Dba CODE2040 | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Roosevelt Institute | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | Sausalito, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Golden Gate Performing Arts Inc | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Turn 2 U Inc Dba the Last Mile | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Venture Strategies for Health and Development | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Foundation California | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Media Center | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charities Aid Foundation America | Alexandria, VA | $20,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Vancouver Foundation | Vancouver Bc, British Columbia | $19,529 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 3STRANDS Global Foundation | El Dorado Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| British Benevolent Society of California Inc | Mill Valley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Francisco CASA | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocate Program | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington State University Foundation | Pullman, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt Baker Planned Parenthood | Bellingham, WA | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Best Frequencies Inc Dba Bfffm | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camp Fire Snohomish County | Everett, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire Snohomish County Council | Everett, WA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dress for Success San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Baker County Library Foundation Inc | Baker City, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crossroads Creative and Performing Arts Center Inc | Baker City, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Sharon Art Studio | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
31 of 69 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 43%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Childrens Day School Inc
FOR THE 333 EXPANSION, YARD RENOVATION, AND ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN. - Children's Day School Inc
333 EXPANSION, YARD RENOVATION AND ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN - Chapel & York US Foundation Inc
BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY'S HENDERSON COMPUTER, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY AWARDS - San Francisco Foundation
INDIA BASIN WATERFRONT PARK CAMPAIGN - Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF LEARNING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS POSITION AT ICA SF. - Voteamerica Inc
CAMPUS PROGRAMS IN ARIZONA
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 110 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | $1,180,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 43 | $3,964,013 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $2,622,346 | $32,500 |
| 2024 | 56 | $4,416,459 | $50,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Henderson Family Foundation has 29 of them, worth $8,717,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens Day School Inc | San Francisco, CA | $3,000,000 |
| San Francisco Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500,000 |
| Childrens Day School Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,150,000 |
| The Oped Project | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Nextgen Climate America Inc | Sacramento, CA | $300,000 |
| Women Donors Network | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 |
| Childrens Day School Inc | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Mk Level Playing Field Institute | Oakland, CA | $200,000 |
| Project Tf | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Turn 2 U Inc | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Drum Major Institute Inc | Atlanta, GA | $150,000 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | $135,000 |
| Colorstack | Freeport, NY | $100,000 |
| Women's Foundation of California | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
78% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Henderson Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 3450 Sacramento St 900, San Francisco, CA, 94118. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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