Grants paid by Musk Foundation
EIN 77-0587507 · TX · Form 990-PF, Part XV
Musk Foundation of TX (EIN 77-0587507) reported 14 grants paid totaling $25,278,489 to 13 recipients in tax years 2020–2021, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$25,278,489
14 grants
Recipients
13
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2021
2 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | $23,614,189 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | $1,664,300 | — |
Top recipients
The 13 recipients receiving the most from Musk Foundation, by grants paid, out of 13 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable 31-1075381 | D | Cincinnati, OH | 2 | $22,065,989 | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc 20-0049703 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| The Mercatus Center at George Mason University | U | Arlington, VA | 1 | $1,000,000 | 2020 |
| Hack Club | U | West Hollywood, CA | 1 | $500,000 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation 27-2007326 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| The St Bernard Project Inc 26-2189665 | B | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana 72-1508036 | C | Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Cajun Navy Relief Inc | U | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $100,000 | 2021 |
| Ad Astra School | U | Austin, TX | 1 | $60,000 | 2020 |
| Sacred Heart University | U | Fairfield, CT | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences 23-7120625 | B | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Windward School 95-2701337 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| Friends of Playa Vista School 45-2439153 | C | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2020 |
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 14 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fidelity Charitable Cincinnati, OH | D | $1,364,300 | paid | FOR PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | 202103549349100705 |
| 2021 | The St Bernard Project Inc New Orleans, LA | B | $100,000 | paid | FOR DISASTER RECOVERY | 202103549349100705 |
| 2021 | Community Foundation of Southwest Louisiana Lake Charles, LA | C | $100,000 | paid | FOR HURRICANE RELIEF AND RECOVERY | 202103549349100705 |
| 2021 | Cajun Navy Relief Inc New Orleans, LA | U | $100,000 | paid | FOR HURRICANE RELIEF | 202103549349100705 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Charitable Cincinnati, OH | D | $20,701,689 | paid | FOR PUBLIC CHARITY SUPPORT | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | The Mercatus Center at George Mason University Arlington, VA | U | $1,000,000 | paid | FOR COVID-19 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | Wikimedia Foundation Inc San Francisco, CA | C | $1,000,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF FREE KNOWLEDGE | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | Hack Club West Hollywood, CA | U | $500,000 | paid | FOR EDUCATION | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation Los Angeles, CA | B | $250,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF LOS ANGELES FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE STATIONS | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | Ad Astra School Austin, TX | U | $60,000 | paid | FOR EDUCATION | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | Sacred Heart University Fairfield, CT | U | $50,000 | paid | FOR COVID-19 ANTIBODY SEROPREVALANCE STUDY | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | Windward School Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR EDUCATION | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences Santa Monica, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR EDUCATION | 202131349349103303 |
| 2020 | Friends of Playa Vista School Los Angeles, CA | C | $2,500 | paid | FOR EDUCATION | 202131349349103303 |
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 | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103549349100705 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202131349349103303 |
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/770587507.json.
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