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The Thiel Foundation

Los Angeles, CA  ·  EIN 203846597  ·  Website ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$45.2M

Total Giving

$24.8M

Grants on File

233

Average Grant

$106K

Giving Radius

Where The Thiel Foundation Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — $38K across 1 grant AR — no grants on file AZ — no grants on file CA — $13.9M across 89 grants CO — $50K across 2 grants CT — $275K across 5 grants DC — $3.1M across 4 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $300K across 7 grants GA — $41K across 3 grants HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $551K across 10 grants IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — no grants on file LA — no grants on file MA — $100K across 3 grants MD — no grants on file ME — no grants on file MI — $180K across 4 grants MN — no grants on file MO — $230K across 7 grants MS — no grants on file MT — no grants on file NC — no grants on file ND — no grants on file NE — $38K across 1 grant NH — no grants on file NJ — $100K across 2 grants NM — no grants on file NV — $100K across 3 grants NY — $225K across 7 grants OH — $150K across 5 grants OK — no grants on file OR — no grants on file PA — $272K across 7 grants RI — $25K across 1 grant SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — $58K across 2 grants TX — $686K across 11 grants UT — $50K across 1 grant VA — $1.6M across 3 grants VT — no grants on file WA — $338K across 9 grants WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 121 recipients across 23 states. Top concentrations: MENLO PARK ($10.1M, 7 grants), WASHINGTON ($3.1M, 4 grants), ALEXANDRIA ($1.3M, 1 grant), WEST HOLLYWOOD ($1.2M, 26 grants), SAN FRANCISCO ($1.0M, 18 grants). Plus international giving not shown on this map.

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
Michael Chime $12K 2020
Dlyan Diamond $12K 2020
Jean Pierre Dupuy $40K 2020
Michael Broughton $12K 2020
Brian Gu $12K 2020
Cynthia Haven $5K 2020
Donors Trust INC $44K 2020
Jasmine Wang $12K 2020
Kenta Iwasaki $12K 2020
Mark Anspach $65K 2020
Blake Resnick $12K 2020
Brandon Wang $12K 2020
Colloquium on Violence and Religion $8K 2020
Cornerstone Forum $65K 2020
Association Recherches Mimetique $80K 2020
Donors Trust INC $4.3M 2020
Griffin Barnicutt $12K 2020
James Alison $95K 2020
Adam Guild $12K 2020
Joseph Kitonga $12K 2020
Aaron Hannon $12K 2020
Margaret Nyawira Karaba $12K 2020
Benjamin Stern $12K 2020
Benoit Chantre $80K 2020
Robert Hamilton Ferguson $12K 2020

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Section V

Board of Directors

  • PETER THIEL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
  • BLAKE MASTERS DIRECTOR
  • JASON CAMM DIRECTOR
  • SONIA ARRISON DIRECTOR
  • AJAY ROYAN DIRECTOR
  • DAVID WHEELOCK PRESIDENT
  • MATTHEW ALEXANDER TREASURER/SECRETARY
  • PETER THIEL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
  • MATTHEW ALEXANDER TREASURER/SECRETARY
  • AJAY ROYAN DIRECTOR
  • SONIA ARRISON DIRECTOR
  • JASON CAMM DIRECTOR
  • BRIAN ROWEN PRESIDENT
  • BLAKE MASTERS DIRECTOR
  • PETER THIEL CHAIRMAIN OF
  • MATTHEW ALEXANDER TREASURER/SE
  • AJAY ROYAN DIRECTOR
  • SONIA ARRISON DIRECTOR
  • JASON CAMM DIRECTOR
  • BRIAN ROWEN PRESIDENT
  • PETER THIEL CHAIRMAIN OF
  • MATTHEW ALEXANDER TREASURER/SE
  • AJAY ROYAN DIRECTOR
  • SONIA ARRISON DIRECTOR
  • JASON CAMM DIRECTOR
  • BLAKE MASTERS PRESIDENT

Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $44.4M $3.5M $8.2M $3.3M
2022 $28.6M $2.6M $5.7M $7.4M
2021 $31.7M $2.9M $8.8M $13.7M
2020 $32.9M $5.3M $13.4M $9.2M
2019 $36.8M $467K $22.2M $9.7M
2015 $18.1M $807K $5.7M $9.8M
2014 $25.9M $1.2M $4.1M $12.2M
2013 $31.1M $1.0M $15.6M $9.1M
2012 $24.8M $112K $35.1M $12.3M
2011 $2.2M $162K $2.1M $8.3M

Section VII

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