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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.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Donors Trust Inc Menlo Park, CA | U | $4,250,000 | paid | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | New Venture Fund Washington, DC | B | $3,000,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Mercatus Center Inc Arlington, VA | B | $250,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Benjamin Botvinick Palo Alto, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Tejas Manohar San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Tyler Bernstein Washington, DC | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Benjamin Nashman Toronto Mv L, ONTARIO | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Natassia Ponomarenko Los Gatos, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Eun Lee Santiago, REGION METROPOLIT | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Tamara Chayo Romo Cdmx | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Lada Nuzhna San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Dayton Mills Kirkland, WA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Alfonso de Los Rios Villareal Monterrey | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Michael Lee Austin, TX | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Alexander Taylor Lowell, MI | D | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | James Dacombe London | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Edward Beccle Standlake | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Oliver Edholm Stockholm | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Raina Jain Riverside, CT | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Geffen Avraham San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Ryan Park Sinhyeonro Gyeonggido | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Ana Cornell Glenview, IL | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | John Ciocca Bonita Springs, FL | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Rachel Xu Newark, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | James Alison West Hollywood, CA | U | $95,000 | paid | IMITATIO | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Ariana Sokolov Coronado, CA | U | $87,500 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Nivriti Kiara Nirghin Stanford, CA | U | $87,500 | approved, future | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Association Recherches Mimetiques West Hollywood, CA | U | $80,000 | paid | GRANT FOR SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL EVENT | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Benoit Chantre West Hollywood, CA | U | $80,000 | paid | IMITATIO | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Cornerstone Forum Santa Rosa, CA | C | $65,000 | paid | IMITATIO | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Mark Anspach West Hollywood, CA | U | $65,000 | paid | IMITATIO | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Glass Darkly Films Chicago, IL | U | $60,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | The Lumen Christi Institute Chicago, IL | B | $56,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Ben Stern Indialantic, FL | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Steve Lenzner Upland, CA | U | $50,000 | approved, future | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Aaron Hannon West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Kenta Iwasaki West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Toni Oloko Philadelphia, PA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Griffin Barincutt West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Michael Chime Broadview Heights, OH | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Sheridan Clayborne San Francisco, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Yanling Chen West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Blake Resnick Las Vegas, NV | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Adam Guild Palo Alto, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Xuechun (phoebe) Yao Saint Louis, MO | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Jasmine Wang West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Margaret Nyawira Karaba West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Brandon K Wang San Francisco, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Shane Curran West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Thomas Suarez (witag Inc) Redondo Beach, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Robert Hamilton Ferguson West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Joseph Kitonga Woodlyn, PA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Scott Fitsimones North Richland Hills, TX | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Brian H Gu (clown Town Labs Inc) Bellevue, WA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Steve Lenzner Upland, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Michael Broughton Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Dylan Diamond Westport, CT | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Stephanie Mills West Hollywood, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | William Johnsen East Grand Rapids, MI | U | $40,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Jean Pierre Dupuy Belmont, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | IMITATIO | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Paige Elizabeth Brown Palo Alto, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Andrei Serban Redwood City, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Melvin du Denver, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Sean Henry Woodstock, GA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Zhihan Emily Wang New Haven, CT | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Adam Pollack Oyster Bay, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Matthew Dimarcantonio Williamsburg, VA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Claire Coder (aunt Flow Corp) Perrysburg, OH | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Will Manidis West Chester, PA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Jamie Stewart Marshall Rumford, RI | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Rohit G Kalyanpur (optivolt Labs Inc) Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Joanne Zichen Peng Regina Sv W, SASKATCHEWAN | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | John Andrew Entwistle Austin, TX | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Tieshun Roquerre Cambridge, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Ilayda Buyukdogan Bahcelievler, ISTANBUL | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Kai Kloepfer Cambridge, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Andrew Ninh Fountain Valley, CA | D | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Phillipchao Seattle, WA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Jacob Hillard Menlo Park, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Davis Foster Boulder, CO | U | $25,000 | paid | FELLOWSHIP | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Emmanuel Dubois de Prisque Paris, MONTREUIL | U | $15,000 | paid | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Emmanuel Dubois de Prisque Paris, MONTREUIL | U | $15,000 | approved, future | GRANTS | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Cynthia Haven Stanford, CA | U | $7,000 | paid | IMITATIO | 202343259349100109 |
| 2021 | Cynthia Haven Stanford, CA | U | $7,000 | approved, future | IMITATIO | 202343259349100109 |
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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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