Private foundation · EIN 20-1173866 · San Francisco, California · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Omidyar Network Fund Inc

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From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 242 grants paid, $38M total, median $100K. 17% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
242
$38M
Median grant
$100K
Stays in CA
17%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$393M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 242 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Santa Fe Institute of ScienceSanta Fe, NMTo support the Emergent Political Economies: Rules, Dynamics and Diversity Research Theme$1.3M
Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CATo support's Grantee's project, the California Coalition for Worker Power ("CCWP")$1.1M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NYSupport for Grantee's Trust for Civic Infrastructure project$1.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NYSupport for Grantee's Trust for Civic Infrastructure project$1.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NYSupport for Grantee's Trust for Civic Infrastructure project$1.0M
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DCTo support Grantee's BuildUS Fund project$900K
United Nations Economic Commission for AfricaAddis Ababa, ETTo support Grantee's Digital Centre of Excellence$800K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DCSupport Grantee's project, the BuildUS Fund$600K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NYTo support Grantees Pop Culture Collaborative$563K
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NYTo support Grantees Pop Culture Collaborative$563K
Economic Policy Institute IncWashington, DCTo support Grantee's project, EARN$500K
Economic Policy Institute IncWashington, DCTo support Grantee's project, EARN$500K
Swiss Philanthropy FoundationGeneva, SZTo support Grantee's fund, Partners for a New Economy$500K
Swiss Philanthropy FoundationGeneva, SZTo support Grantee's fund, Partners for a New Economy$500K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DCTo support Grantee's Mayoria Project$475K
Welcoming America IncDecatur, GAGeneral operating support$458K
Partnership on Ai to Benefit People and SocietySan Francisco, CATo support Grantee's work advancing responsible technology$406K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DCTo support Grantee's project, Decolonizing Wealth$400K
Illuminative IncLafayette, COGeneral Operating Support$400K
National Employment Law Project IncNew York, NYTo support Grantee's Strategic Partnerships project$400K
American Economic Liberties ProjectWashington, DCGeneral operating support$350K
Better Markets IncWashington, DCGeneral operating support$350K
Designing Justice Designing SpacesOakland, CAGeneral operating support$350K
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MATo support research being conducted by Grantee's Program in Science, Technology, and Society$350K
Movement Advancement Project IncBoulder, COTo support Grantee's project, Winning Jobs Narrative$350K
The Christchurch Call FoundationWellington, NZGeneral Operating$350K
The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CATo support Grantee's Othering and Belonging Institute$350K
Atlantic Council of the United States IncWashington, DCTo support Grantee's Democracy + Tech Initiative at the DFRLab$300K
Code for Science & Society IncPortland, ORTo support Grantee's project, Distributed AI Research Institute$300K
Data & Society Research Institute IncNew York, NYGeneral operating support$300K
Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DCGeneral Operating Support$300K
Jobs With Justice Education FundWashington, DCGeneral operating support$300K
Los Angeles Alliance for a New EconomyLos Angeles, CAGeneral Operating Support$300K
Neighborhood Funders Group IncOakland, CATo support Grantee's project, the LIFT Fund$300K
Newpublic IncOakland, CATo support Grantee's belonging work$300K
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NYTo support Rochester Institute of Tech's project, Usable Tools for Deepfake Identification and Mitigation$275K
Financial Services Stakeholder Project NfpChicago, ILGeneral Operating$260K
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DCTo support Grantee's fund, the Families and Workers Fund$250K
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PATo support Grantee's project, Open Forum for Artificial Intelligence$250K
Civic NationWashington, DCTo support Grantee's project, Change Collective$250K
Consumer Reports IncYonkers, NYTo support Grantee's project, Permission Slip$250K
Interfaith Center on Corporate ResponsibilityNew York, NYGeneral operating support$250K
Investigative Studios IncGreenbrae, AZTo support Grantee's documentary work$250K
Radicalxchange Foundation LtdMoraga, CASupport for Grantee's Future of Property Rights project$250K
Seedai IncWashington, DCSupport Grantee's educational efforts around Artificial Intelligence$250K
Social Science Research CouncilBrooklyn, NYTo support Grantee's research on artificial intelligence$250K
The Afl-Cio Working for America Institute IncWashington, DCTo support Grantee's project, the AFL-CIO Technology Institute$250K
The Associated PressNew York, NYTo support Grantee's efforts to investigate and report on the impacts of generative artificial intelligence$250K
The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt InstituteNew York, NYGeneral operating support$250K
The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt InstituteNew York, NYTo support Grantee's research on generative artificial intelligence$250K
The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt InstituteNew York, NYSupport Grantee's project, Reimagine America$250K
The New SchoolNew York, NYTo support Grantee's project, the Institute on Race and Political Economy$250K
The New SchoolNew York, NYTo support Grantee's project, the Institute on Race and Political Economy$250K
The Regents of the University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CATo support Grantee's Labor Center$250K
Topos PublicProvidence, RISupporting the Think Big Alliance$250K
Washington Center for Equitable Growth IncWashington, DCGeneral operating support$250K
Cambiar EducationSan Diego, CATo support Grantee's project, The Rithm Project$225K
The Collective Intelligence Project IncEncino, CAGeneral operating support$223K
The New Press IncNew York, NYTo support Grantee's work creating a book program focusing on new economic paradigms$213K
Common FutureOakland, CASupport Grantee's Mobility Alliance Project$200K

By state: District of Columbia 67 · New York 43 · California 40 · INTL 20 · Massachusetts 12 · New Mexico 1

Giving by year

Contributions, gifts, and grants paid, from Form 990-PF via ProPublica.

2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

About this foundation

Omidyar Network Fund Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in San Francisco, California, administered in care of George E Diener, tax-exempt since 2005. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteLatest 990-PF (PDF)All filings on ProPublica

Does Omidyar Network Fund Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Omidyar Network Fund Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $38M across 242 grants, a median of $100K.

Where does Omidyar Network Fund Inc give?

District of Columbia (67 grants), New York (43 grants), California (40 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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