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Grants paid by Thiel Foundation, tax year 2021

EIN 20-3846597 · Miami, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20

In tax year 2021, Thiel Foundation (EIN 20-3846597) reported 58 grants paid totaling $9,803,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.

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Every grant, 2021

Grants reported by Thiel Foundation for tax year 2021
Tax yearRecipientMatchAmountTypePurposeSource filing
2021Donors Trust Inc Menlo Park, CAU$4,250,000paidDONOR ADVISED FUND202343259349100109
2021New Venture Fund Washington, DCB$3,000,000paidGRANTS202343259349100109
2021Mercatus Center Inc Arlington, VAB$250,000paidGRANTS202343259349100109
2021Benjamin Botvinick Palo Alto, CAU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Tejas Manohar San Francisco, CAU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Tyler Bernstein Washington, DCU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Benjamin Nashman Toronto Mv L, ONTARIOU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Natassia Ponomarenko Los Gatos, CAU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Eun Lee Santiago, REGION METROPOLITU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Tamara Chayo Romo CdmxU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Lada Nuzhna San Francisco, CAU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Dayton Mills Kirkland, WAU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Alfonso de Los Rios Villareal MonterreyU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Michael Lee Austin, TXU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Alexander Taylor Lowell, MID$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021James Dacombe LondonU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Edward Beccle StandlakeU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Oliver Edholm StockholmU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Raina Jain Riverside, CTU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Geffen Avraham San Francisco, CAU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Ryan Park Sinhyeonro GyeonggidoU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Ana Cornell Glenview, ILU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021John Ciocca Bonita Springs, FLU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Rachel Xu Newark, CAU$100,000approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021James Alison West Hollywood, CAU$95,000paidIMITATIO202343259349100109
2021Ariana Sokolov Coronado, CAU$87,500approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Nivriti Kiara Nirghin Stanford, CAU$87,500approved, futureFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Association Recherches Mimetiques West Hollywood, CAU$80,000paidGRANT FOR SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL EVENT202343259349100109
2021Benoit Chantre West Hollywood, CAU$80,000paidIMITATIO202343259349100109
2021Cornerstone Forum Santa Rosa, CAC$65,000paidIMITATIO202343259349100109
2021Mark Anspach West Hollywood, CAU$65,000paidIMITATIO202343259349100109
2021Glass Darkly Films Chicago, ILU$60,000paidGRANTS202343259349100109
2021The Lumen Christi Institute Chicago, ILB$56,000paidGRANTS202343259349100109
2021Ben Stern Indialantic, FLU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Steve Lenzner Upland, CAU$50,000approved, futureGRANTS202343259349100109
2021Aaron Hannon West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Kenta Iwasaki West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Toni Oloko Philadelphia, PAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Griffin Barincutt West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Michael Chime Broadview Heights, OHU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Sheridan Clayborne San Francisco, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Yanling Chen West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Blake Resnick Las Vegas, NVU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Adam Guild Palo Alto, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Xuechun (phoebe) Yao Saint Louis, MOU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Jasmine Wang West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Margaret Nyawira Karaba West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Brandon K Wang San Francisco, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Shane Curran West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Thomas Suarez (witag Inc) Redondo Beach, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Robert Hamilton Ferguson West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Joseph Kitonga Woodlyn, PAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Scott Fitsimones North Richland Hills, TXU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Brian H Gu (clown Town Labs Inc) Bellevue, WAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Steve Lenzner Upland, CAU$50,000paidGRANTS202343259349100109
2021Michael Broughton Los Angeles, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Dylan Diamond Westport, CTU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Stephanie Mills West Hollywood, CAU$50,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021William Johnsen East Grand Rapids, MIU$40,000paidGRANTS202343259349100109
2021Jean Pierre Dupuy Belmont, CAU$40,000paidIMITATIO202343259349100109
2021Paige Elizabeth Brown Palo Alto, CAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Andrei Serban Redwood City, CAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Melvin du Denver, COU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Sean Henry Woodstock, GAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Zhihan Emily Wang New Haven, CTU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Adam Pollack Oyster Bay, NYU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Matthew Dimarcantonio Williamsburg, VAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Claire Coder (aunt Flow Corp) Perrysburg, OHU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Will Manidis West Chester, PAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Jamie Stewart Marshall Rumford, RIU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Rohit G Kalyanpur (optivolt Labs Inc) Chicago, ILU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Joanne Zichen Peng Regina Sv W, SASKATCHEWANU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021John Andrew Entwistle Austin, TXU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Tieshun Roquerre Cambridge, MAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Ilayda Buyukdogan Bahcelievler, ISTANBULU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Kai Kloepfer Cambridge, MAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Andrew Ninh Fountain Valley, CAD$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Phillipchao Seattle, WAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Jacob Hillard Menlo Park, CAU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Davis Foster Boulder, COU$25,000paidFELLOWSHIP202343259349100109
2021Emmanuel Dubois de Prisque Paris, MONTREUILU$15,000paidGRANTS202343259349100109
2021Emmanuel Dubois de Prisque Paris, MONTREUILU$15,000approved, futureGRANTS202343259349100109
2021Cynthia Haven Stanford, CAU$7,000paidIMITATIO202343259349100109
2021Cynthia Haven Stanford, CAU$7,000approved, futureIMITATIO202343259349100109

Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.

Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.

Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.

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