Grants paid by Albert and Janice Meister Family Foundat
EIN 47-2620690 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Albert and Janice Meister Family Foundat of San Francisco, CA (EIN 47-2620690) reported 43 grants paid totaling $3,118,500 to 27 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
$3,118,500
43 grants
Recipients
27
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | $89,000 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | $625,000 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | $789,000 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | $770,000 | — |
| 2024 | 15 | $845,500 | — |
Top recipients
The 27 recipients receiving the most from Albert and Janice Meister Family Foundat, by grants paid, out of 27 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $410,000 | 2023 |
| The Roger Baldwin Foundation of Aclu of Illinois 36-2682569 | D | Chicago, IL | 4 | $339,000 | 2024 |
| Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project 95-4522977 | C | Santa Monica, CA | 3 | $290,000 | 2024 |
| Ubs Donor Advised Fund | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $265,000 | 2021 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $260,000 | 2023 |
| Climate Emergency Fund 84-2151545 | C | Beverly Hills, CA | 3 | $235,000 | 2024 |
| Flight Path Dance Foundation 85-0570504 | C | New York, NY | 3 | $210,000 | 2024 |
| Cityside Jounralism Intiative 84-3448887 | D | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation 94-3136771 | B | Oakland, CA | 2 | $180,000 | 2023 |
| Freedom to Read Foundation 23-7102086 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $115,000 | 2024 |
| The New York Public Library | U | New York, NY | 2 | $100,000 | 2023 |
| Committee to Protect Journalism 13-3081500 | D | New York, NY | 1 | $60,500 | 2024 |
| Nothwestern University | U | Evanston, IL | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| 4pt0 Schools | U | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | U | Washington, DC | 1 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Electronic Fronteir Foundation 04-3091431 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| East Bay Spca | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | U | Hagerstown, MD | 1 | $33,000 | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen 27-3521132 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $33,000 | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee 13-5660870 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $33,000 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation of Santa Cruz | U | Aptos, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Block Club Chicago 82-3844275 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| City Report 37-1896785 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Freedom of the Press Foundation 46-0967274 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Keep Oakland Beautiful 82-5359377 | B | Oakland, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2024 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence 52-1285097 | B | Washington, DC | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Creative Commons Corporation 04-3585301 | B | Mountain View, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 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 43 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Cityside Jounralism Intiative Berkeley, CA | D | $150,000 | paid | SUPPORT DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project Santa Monica, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT WOMEN WHO ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR SAFE, LEGAL ABORTIONS OR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Climate Emergency Fund Beverly Hills, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADVOCACY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Flight Path Dance Foundation New York, NY | C | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORT TUITION-FREE YOUTH DANCE COMPANY AND CAREER PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR NYC DANCERS AGES 14-18 | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Freedom to Read Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $75,000 | paid | SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND OF THE PRESS | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Committee to Protect Journalism New York, NY | D | $60,500 | paid | SUPPORT PRESS FREEDOM AND KEEPING JOURNALISTS SAFE | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Roger Baldwin Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROTECTING THE LIBERTIES GUARANTEED BY THE US CONSTITUTION | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | 4pt0 Schools New Orleans, LA | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CREATE ART PORTFOLIOS | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Electronic Fronteir Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT DEFENSE OF CIVIL LIBERTIES IN THE DIGITAL WORLD | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | East Bay Spca Oakland, CA | U | $35,000 | paid | SUPPORT MEDICAL CARE FOR ANIMALS BEING TAKEN IN | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Block Club Chicago Chicago, IL | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT NONPROFIT PUBLIC JOURNALISM | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Freedom of the Press Foundation Brooklyn, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | City Report New York, NY | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT NONPROFIT PUBLIC JOURNALISM | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Keep Oakland Beautiful Oakland, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT LITTER CLEAN-UP EVENT IN OAKLAND AND PROMOTION OF SAFE, INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACES | 202521229349102217 |
| 2024 | Creative Commons Corporation Mountain View, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT A THRIVING COMMONS OF SHARED KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE | 202521229349102217 |
| 2023 | Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence Washington, DC | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Roger Baldwin Foundation Chicago, IL | D | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROTECTING THE LIBERTIES GUARANTEED BY THE US CONSTITUTION | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Flight Path Dance Foundation New York, NY | C | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORT TUITION-FREE YOUTH DANCE COMPANY AND CAREER PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR NYC DANCERS AGES 14-18 | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project Santa Monica, CA | C | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORT WOMEN WHO ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR SAFE, LEGAL ABORTIONS OR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $80,000 | paid | SUPPORT DESIGNATED FUND FOR OAKSTOP EFFECT PROGRAM | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Nothwestern University Evanston, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT NEPHROLOGY RESEARCH | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | The New York Public Library New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT ARTS PROGRAMMING | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Cityside Jounralism Intiative Berkeley, CA | D | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY THEORY | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Freedom to Read Foundation Chicago, IL | B | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND OF THE PRESS | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Wikimedia Foundation Washington, DC | U | $40,000 | paid | SUPPORT EMPOWERING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO COLLECT AND DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE UNDER FREE LICENSE | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Climate Emergency Fund Beverly Hills, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADVOCACY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | 202421789349100817 |
| 2023 | Community Foundation of Santa Cruz Aptos, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PHILANTHROPIES | 202421789349100817 |
| 2022 | Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence Washington, DC | U | $160,000 | paid | SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | Climate Emergency Fund Beverly Hills, CA | C | $110,000 | paid | SUPPORT AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ADVOCACY FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project Santa Monica, CA | C | $110,000 | paid | SUPPORT WOMEN WHO ARE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO PAY FOR SAFE, LEGAL ABORTIONS OR EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT DESIGNATED FUND FOR OAKSTOP EFFECT PROGRAM | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | SUPPORT CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY THEORY | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | The New York Public Library New York, NY | U | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT ARTS PROGRAMMING | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | Flight Path Dance Foundation New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | SUPPORT TUITION-FREE YOUTH DANCE COMPANY AND CAREER PREPARATION PROGRAM FOR NYC DANCERS AGES 14-18 | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | International Rescue Committee New York, NY | B | $33,000 | paid | SUPPORT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HUMANITARIAN CRISES TO RECOVER AND REBUILD THEIR LIVES | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | Doctors Without Borders USA Hagerstown, MD | U | $33,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROVISIONING OF FOOD, WATER AND HEALTHCARE AROUND THE GLOBE | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $33,000 | paid | SUPPORT PROVISIONING OF MEALS IN RESPONSE TO HUMANITARIAN, CLIMATE, AND COMMUNITY CRISES | 202312899349101206 |
| 2022 | Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO FIGHT GUN VIOLENCE | 202312899349101206 |
| 2021 | Ubs Donor Advised Fund San Francisco, CA | U | $265,000 | paid | DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202342899349100124 |
| 2021 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $260,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 202342899349100124 |
| 2021 | The Roger Baldwin Foundation of Aclu of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 202342899349100124 |
| 2020 | The Roger Baldwin Foundation of Aclu of Illinois Chicago, IL | D | $89,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202123199349102397 |
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 | 2024v5.1 | 202521229349102217 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202421789349100817 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202312899349101206 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202342899349100124 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202123199349102397 |
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/472620690.json.
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