The Heising-Simons Foundation

Organization Overview

The Heising-Simons Foundation is located in Los Altos, CA. The organization was established in 2007. According to its NTEE Classification (T20) the organization is classified as: Private Grantmaking Foundations, under the broad grouping of Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations and related organizations. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations.

For the year ending 12/2019, Heising-Simons Foundation generated $130.3m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 5 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 20.5% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $128.9m during the year ending 12/2019. While expenses have increased by 22.7% per year over the past 5 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2016, Heising-Simons Foundation has awarded 1,602 individual grants totaling $446,595,498. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990PF Filing

TAX YEAR

2019

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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ADMINISTERING AN ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS RESPONSIVE FUND FOR THE FOUNDATION'S TALENT INVESTMENT AND FINANCIAL HEALTH FUNDS


ADMINISTERING A SECOND CYCLE OF THE RESPONSIVE FUND FOR GRANTEE COMMUNICATIONS FOR HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION GRANTEES


CONDUCTING A LANDSCAPE SCAN AND RESEARCH ON EARLY MATH INSTRUCTION IN CALIFORNIA


FOR THE NATIONAL HOME VISITING NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE'S PLAN TO STRENGTHEN AND COORDINATE THE FIELD OF HOME VISITING


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Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Education First Consulting Llc
$546,010
Viva Strategy Communications
$272,000
Erikson Institute
$126,600
Melissa Kelley
$122,245
Foresight Law Policy Pllc
$116,319
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar $36,701,722
Interest on Savings $1,681,730
Dividends & Interest $127,950
Net Rental Income$0
Net Gain on Sale of Assets $4,322
Capital Gain Net Income $1,763,339
Net ST Capital Gain $0
Income Modifications $0
Profit on Inventory Sales $0
Other Income $91,761,228
Total Revenue $130,276,952

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, The Heising-Simons Foundation has awarded $146,816,729 in support to 616 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: TO CREATE AN INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION GOVERNANCE AND FINANCING

$4,683,061

NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

PURPOSE: TO ADVANCE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES

$3,280,000

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY

PURPOSE: FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH IN EARLY MATHEMATICS (DREME) NETWORK

$2,965,000

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND INC

PURPOSE: TO ADVANCE CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES

$2,600,000

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: FOR AN EMERGING BILINGUAL LEARNERS COLLABORATIVE

$2,100,000

ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM

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Seattle, WA

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT THE DESIGN AND BUILD OF THE LOCAL VOLUME MAPPER INSTRUMENT FOR SDSS-V

$1,524,451
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 1 grants that The Heising-Simons Foundation has recieved totaling $270,700.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Peoples Action Institute

Chicago, IL

PURPOSE: AFFILIATE STATE PROGRAMS SUPPORT

$270,700
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