The Heising Simons Foundation

400 MAIN ST 200 - LOS ALTOS - CA 94022, California

Latest Filing: 2023

Total Assets: $847.18M

Total Giving: $142.38M

Grants: 668

Median Grant: $130,039

THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION is a 990pf foundation in California with assets of $850M.

2023 Summary

$847.18M

Total Assets

$142.38M

Funding Awarded

668

Grants Given

$130,039

Median Grant

$4.00M

Largest Grant

$1,000

Smallest Grant

2023 Recipients

Recipient	Award	Location	Purpose
Environmental Defense Fund Inc	$4.00M	San Francisco, CALIFORNIA	For General Support
Natural Resources Defense Council	$3.00M	San Francisco, CALIFORNIA	To Advance Climate And Clean Energy Policies
Alliance For Early Success	$2.65M	Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA	For General Support
California Education Partners	$2.00M	Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS	For A Multi District, Early Grades Continuous Improvement Collaboration
Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network Inc	$1.60M	Riverside, CALIFORNIA	To Fabricate, Install, And Commission The Muscat4 Imager On The Faulkes South Telescope
The Regents Of The University Of California Los Angeles	$1.33M	Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA	For Instrumentation And Its Application To Carbonate Clumped Isotope Analysis
Powermylearning Inc	$1.20M	Cambridge, MASSACHUSETTS	For Family Playlists In The Early Grades
Regents Of The University Of California At Berkeley	$1.16M	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	For The Center For The Study Of Child Care Employment
Neo Philanthropy Inc	$1.00M	New York, NEW YORK	For The Four Freedoms Fund
Climateworks Foundation	$1.00M	San Francisco, CALIFORNIA	To Advance Climate Finance ($700,000), Decarbonize Global Shipping ($300,000), And Support The Mission Of Climateworks Foundation ($100,000)
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University	$1.00M	Redwood City, CALIFORNIA	For Rapid 2022 And The Early Learning Initiative
International Council On Clean Transportation	$1.00M	San Francisco, CALIFORNIA	For General Support
New Venture Fund	$1.00M	Austin, TEXAS	For The Emerging Bilingual Collaborative
National Association For Family School And Community Engagement	$1.00M	Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	For General Support
United States Energy Foundation	$950,000	Pasadena, CALIFORNIA	To Advance Clean Vehicle Standards ($700,000), Transportation Electrification ($150,000), And Equitable Transportation Policy ($100,000)
Lowell Observatory	$950,000	Flagstaff, ARIZONA	To Support Observing Time For The Expres 100 Earths Survey
California Institute Of Technology	$940,911	Calabasas, CALIFORNIA	To Repurpose The Caltech Submillimeter Observatory Telescope

$950,000

$17,472,023

State

Total

CA

California

$17,472,023
MA

Massachusetts

$3,200,000
DC

District of Columbia

$2,155,000
NY

New York

$1,000,000
TX

Texas

$1,000,000
AZ

Arizona

$950,000

Contacts

Name	Phone	Title
JUDY BLUMENSTEIN	6508870277	TREASURER
JUDY BLUMENSTEIN		Signing Officer

Historical Financials

Year	Total Assets	Total Giving	Grants	Median Grant	Max Grant	Min Grant
2023	$847,180,696	$142,382,553	668	$130,039	$4,000,000	$1,000
2022	$866,467,309	$135,880,395	589	$150,000	$5,618,400	$1,000
2021	$752,996,597	$132,358,968	635	$125,000	$5,250,000	$1,550
2020	$592,364,420	$101,171,056	478	$150,000	$3,280,000	$1,000
2019	$554,158,328	$90,048,551	282	$150,000	$5,131,000	$2,500
2018	$505,089,441	$62,546,505	257	$100,000	$3,662,778	$1,000