Grants paid by The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation
EIN 38-3667071 · Ross, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation of Ross, CA (EIN 38-3667071) reported 94 grants paid totaling $26,794,786 to 45 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$26,794,786
94 grants
Recipients
45
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | $7,327,306 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | $6,581,658 | — |
| 2023 | 25 | $6,158,834 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | $6,726,988 | — |
Top recipients
The 45 recipients receiving the most from The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation, by grants paid, out of 45 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Search 68-0200138 | C | Oakland, CA | 5 | $3,400,000 | 2024 |
| California Academy of Sciences 94-1156258 | B | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $2,012,753 | 2022 |
| Urban Tilth 20-4124161 | B | Richmond, CA | 3 | $1,400,000 | 2023 |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust 94-2689383 | B | Point Reyes Station, CA | 2 | $1,275,000 | 2023 |
| Sustainable Conservation 94-3232437 | B | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $1,050,000 | 2024 |
| The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation 91-2172351 | B | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| Npx Charitable Inc 84-3037939 | B | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| Pbs Foundation 20-1476451 | B | Arlington, VA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| Daily Acts Organization 20-3851259 | B | Petaluma, CA | 4 | $950,000 | 2024 |
| Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation 45-3345338 | B | Bozeman, MT | 3 | $900,000 | 2024 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute 46-2694752 | B | Petaluma, CA | 3 | $900,000 | 2024 |
| The Climate Center 45-0485495 | B | Santa Rosa, CA | 3 | $900,000 | 2024 |
| First Nations Development Institute 54-1254491 | B | Longmont, CO | 3 | $869,611 | 2024 |
| Peer Health Exchange Inc 56-2374305 | B | Oakland, CA | 5 | $750,001 | 2024 |
| Ten Strands 27-4118171 | C | San Rafael, CA | 4 | $625,000 | 2023 |
| California Assoc of Resource Conservation District | U | Folsom, CA | 2 | $600,000 | 2023 |
| Conservation International Foundation 52-1497470 | B | Arlington, VA | 1 | $557,306 | 2020 |
| Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods | U | Sherburne, NY | 3 | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Multiplier 91-2166435 | C | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Save the Redwoods League 94-0843915 | B | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $500,000 | 2022 |
| The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc 94-2282759 | C | Emeryville, CA | 2 | $500,000 | 2023 |
| Caremessage 27-3252911 | C | San Francisco, CA | 4 | $450,000 | 2024 |
| Mad Agriculture 84-2223405 | B | Boulder, CO | 2 | $400,000 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum 68-0033227 | B | Sausalito, CA | 1 | $400,000 | 2020 |
| Community Initiatives 94-3255070 | B | Oakland, CA | 1 | $400,000 | 2023 |
| Point Blue Conservation Science | U | Petaluma, CA | 1 | $400,000 | 2024 |
| Point Reyes Bird Observatory 94-1594250 | B | Petaluma, CA | 1 | $325,000 | 2020 |
| Civil Eats 84-4826419 | B | Cotati, CA | 3 | $300,000 | 2023 |
| Foodcorps Inc 27-3990987 | B | Portland, OR | 3 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| California Assoc of Resource Conservation District 94-1553749 | C | Sacramento, CA | 1 | $300,000 | 2024 |
| Pie Ranch 26-1631976 | B | Pescadero, CA | 1 | $300,000 | 2020 |
| Accountability Counsel 46-1909035 | B | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $275,000 | 2024 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors 99-1587057 | B | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Trust for Conservation Innovation DBA Mulitiplier | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Foundation for National Progress 46-1150250 | D | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Center On Rural Innovation Inc 82-4508477 | B | Hartland, VT | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods | U | Mount Pleasant, TX | 1 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Fibershed 45-3055196 | B | San Geronimo, CA | 1 | $180,000 | 2020 |
| Extrafood Org 46-4025887 | B | Kentfield, CA | 2 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Occidental Arts and Ecology Center 68-0359676 | B | Occidental, CA | 1 | $125,000 | 2024 |
| Movement Strategy Center 20-1037643 | B | Oakland, CA | 1 | $90,000 | 2020 |
| Protect Our Winters 20-8474909 | B | Boulder, CO | 2 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Wild Farm Alliance 20-0195670 | B | Aromas, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| Real Organic Project Inc 82-4466391 | B | East Thetford, VT | 1 | $100 | 2024 |
| First Look Institute Inc | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $15 | 2024 |
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.
Every grant
All 94 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pbs Foundation Arlington, VA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | PBS Climate Initiative | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Summer Search Oakland, CA | C | $1,000,000 | paid | Summer Search No Ceilings Campaign | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Sustainable Conservation San Francisco, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | Stewarding Soils and Watersheds Toward Water Resilience | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Menlo Park, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Fund IV | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Point Blue Conservation Science Petaluma, CA | U | $400,000 | paid | Unlocking Point Blue's Public/Private Partnerships to Dramatically Increase Conservation Impact | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | California Assoc of Resource Conservation District Sacramento, CA | C | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling carbon SEQUESTRATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ON WORKING LANDS | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | The Climate Center Santa Rosa, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Up Natural Sequestration on Working Lands | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Carbon Cycle Institute Petaluma, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resilience on Working Lands | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation Bozeman, MT | B | $300,000 | paid | Adventure Scientists Project Seed Fund | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Kitchen Table Advisors Berkeley, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | Kitchen Table Advisors: Investing in the Next Generation of Regenerative Farms & Ranches | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Foundation for National Progress San Francisco, CA | D | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Mad Agriculture Boulder, CO | B | $200,000 | paid | LAUNCHING AND ESTABLISHING THE REGENERATIVE CATALYST FUND (RCF) | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Daily Acts Organization Petaluma, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | Build water and climate resilient communities through three connected strategies: implementing practical, holistic landscape solutions; influencing climate and water policy; and spreading Daily Acts' message, model and approach to more communities | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods Mount Pleasant, TX | U | $200,000 | paid | EkoLakay: A Global Model for Safely Managed Sanitation in Fragile States | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $175,206 | paid | California Tribal Fund | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Peer Health Exchange Inc Oakland, CA | B | $166,667 | paid | PEER HEALTH EXCHANGE: BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Accountability Counsel San Francisco, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Occidental Arts and Ecology Center Occidental, CA | B | $125,000 | paid | Beaver Coexistence and Restoration in California | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Foodcorps Inc Portland, OR | B | $100,000 | paid | Connecting Kids to the Joy and Power of Food | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Center On Rural Innovation Inc Hartland, VT | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Caremessage San Francisco, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORTING CAREMESSAGE'S EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUSTAINABILITY | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Extrafood Org Kentfield, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Protect Our Winters Boulder, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Wild Farm Alliance Aromas, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | Real Organic Project Inc East Thetford, VT | B | $100 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202513149349100231 |
| 2024 | First Look Institute Inc Washington, DC | U | $15 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202513149349100231 |
| 2023 | Summer Search Oakland, CA | C | $1,000,000 | paid | Summer Search No Ceilings Campaign | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $517,167 | paid | California Tribal Fund | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Menlo Park, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Fund IV | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Community Initiatives Oakland, CA | B | $400,000 | paid | The Sierra Valley Preserve - Creating a Center for Ecological Learning in the Northern Sierra | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Carbon Cycle Institute Petaluma, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resilience on Working Lands | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | The Climate Center Santa Rosa, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Up Natural Sequestration on Working Lands | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | California Assoc of Resource Conservation District Folsom, CA | U | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resilience on Working Lands | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation Bozeman, MT | B | $300,000 | paid | Adventure Scientists Project Seed Fund | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Daily Acts Organization Petaluma, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Multiplier San Francisco, CA | C | $250,000 | paid | Kitchen Table Advisors: Investing in the Next Generation of Regenerative Farms & Ranches | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc Emeryville, CA | C | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Marin Agricultural Land Trust Point Reyes Station, CA | B | $225,000 | paid | Supporting MALT's Work Through Our Core Conservation and Stewardship Programs to be a More Strategic Partner in the West Marin Community | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Conservation San Francisco, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | Advancing Regenerative Outcomes in California Agriculture | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods Sherburne, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | EkoLakay: A Global Model for Safely Managed Sanitation in Fragile States | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Mad Agriculture Boulder, CO | B | $200,000 | paid | Launching and Establishing the Regenerative Catalyst Fund (RCF) | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Peer Health Exchange Inc Oakland, CA | B | $166,667 | paid | Peer Health Exchange: Building Healthier Communities with Young People | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Ten Strands San Rafael, CA | C | $125,000 | paid | California Environmental Literacy Initiative and National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Accountability Counsel San Francisco, CA | B | $125,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Civil Eats Cotati, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Foodcorps Inc Portland, OR | B | $100,000 | paid | Connecting Kids to the Joy and Power of Food | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Caremessage San Francisco, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | Supporting CareMessage's efforts to achieve self-sustainability | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Center On Rural Innovation Inc Hartland, VT | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Extrafood Org Kentfield, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Urban Tilth Richmond, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | The North Richmond Farm Project: Creating a hub for community driven regenerative agriculture, education, health and empowerment in Richmond, programming and capital campaign fund | 202433109349101153 |
| 2023 | Protect Our Winters Boulder, CO | B | $25,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202433109349101153 |
| 2022 | Summer Search Oakland, CA | C | $1,000,000 | paid | Summer Search No Ceilings Campaign | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Urban Tilth Richmond, CA | B | $850,000 | paid | The North Richmond Farm Project: Creating a hub for community driven regenerative agriculture, education, health and empowerment in Richmond | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | B | $700,000 | paid | Academy's Vision for a New Membership Framework | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Urban Tilth Richmond, CA | B | $500,000 | paid | Acquisition and preservation of the historic Nabeta farm | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | B | $312,753 | paid | Edible Insect Protein Lab and Farm | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | California Assoc of Resource Conservation District Folsom, CA | U | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Carbon Cycle Institute Petaluma, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | The Climate Center Santa Rosa, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | Accelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Up Natural Sequestration on Working Lands | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Ten Strands San Rafael, CA | C | $291,667 | paid | California Environmental Literacy Initiative and National COVID-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Multiplier San Francisco, CA | C | $250,000 | paid | Kitchen Table Advisors: Investing in the Next Generation of Regenerative Farms & Ranches | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Daily Acts Organization Petaluma, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Save the Redwoods League San Francisco, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | Centennial Campaign, Redwoods Rising Project | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Sustainable Conservation San Francisco, CA | B | $200,000 | paid | Advancing Regenerative Outcomes in California Agriculture | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods Sherburne, NY | U | $200,000 | paid | EkoLakay: A Global Model for Safely Managed Sanitation in Fragile States | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $177,238 | paid | California Tribal Fund | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Peer Health Exchange Inc Oakland, CA | B | $166,667 | paid | Peer Health Exchange: Building Healthier Communities with young people | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Peer Health Exchange Inc Oakland, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | Relationship-Centered Program Model Development & Expansion Project | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Civil Eats Cotati, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Caremessage San Francisco, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | Supporting the Achievement of Financial Self-Sustainability | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Foodcorps Inc Portland, OR | B | $100,000 | paid | Connecting Kids to the Joy and Power of Food | 202343199349110059 |
| 2022 | Ten Strands San Rafael, CA | C | $83,333 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202343199349110059 |
| 2020 | Marin Agricultural Land Trust Pt Reyes Sta, CA | B | $1,050,000 | paid | Farmland Forever: Protect the Land that Sustains Us Project | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | Payments 1-4 - Patterson Scholars Endowment; Payment 5-Bridge Funding for the operations of the Institute of Biodiversity Science and Sustainability (IBSS) and support core science during FY21 | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Npx Charitable Inc San Francisco, CA | B | $1,000,000 | paid | Bay Area Donor Impact Fund (DIF) | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Conservation International Foundation Arlington, VA | B | $557,306 | paid | Climate Resilient Communal Rangelands in South AfrICA | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Bay Area Discovery Museum Sausalito, CA | B | $400,000 | paid | BOLD: The Campaign for the Bay Area Discovery Museum, specifically for The Grove Outdoor Exhibit | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Point Reyes Bird Observatory Petaluma, CA | B | $325,000 | paid | Increasing the Pace and Scale of Climate-Smart Conservation | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation Bozeman, MT | C | $300,000 | paid | Project Seed Fund | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Pie Ranch Pescadero, CA | B | $300,000 | paid | PROPAGATE! Capital Growth Campaign-farmstand renovation | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | The Center for Investigative Reporting Inc Emeryville, CA | C | $250,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Daily Acts Organization Petaluma, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Save the Redwoods League San Francisco, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | Centennial Campaign, Redwoods Rising Project | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Trust for Conservation Innovation DBA Mulitiplier Oakland, CA | U | $250,000 | paid | Kitchen Table Advisors: Investing in the Next Generation of Regenerative Farms & Ranches | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Summer Search Oakland, CA | C | $200,000 | paid | FY16-FY20 Bay Area General Operating Support | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Summer Search Oakland, CA | C | $200,000 | paid | FY16-FY20 National Office General Operating SupporT | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Fibershed San Geronimo, CA | B | $180,000 | paid | Regional Textile Economies & Climate Beneficial Agriculture Systems | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Sustainable Conservation San Francisco, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Caremessage San Francisco, CA | C | $150,000 | paid | CareMessage 2019-2020 Growth Campaign | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Ten Strands San Rafael, CA | C | $125,000 | paid | Leveraging our leadership and management of California's Environmental Literacy Steering Committee to accelerate the rate that environmental literacy scales in California's public schools. | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Civil Eats Cotati, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | General & Unrestricted | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Peer Health Exchange Inc Oakland, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | Peer Health Exchange: Relationship-Centered Program Model Development & Expansion Project | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods Sherburne, NY | U | $100,000 | paid | EkoLakay: A Global Model for Safely Managed Sanitation in Urban Communities | 202133209349100238 |
| 2020 | Movement Strategy Center Oakland, CA | B | $90,000 | paid | CA BIPOC Farmer / Land Steward Relief Fund | 202133209349100238 |
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.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513149349100231 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202433109349101153 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202343199349110059 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202133209349100238 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/383667071.json.
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