Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

Aphorism Foundation

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Typical grant size
$250K – $750K – $1.5M
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
75
Repeat grantees
22
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Reid Hoffman
PPRES/TREAS/DIR
Frank F Huang
SECRETARY
Michelle Yee
co-President
Tom Van Loben Sels
treasurer
Divesh Makan
secretary

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'15
'17
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
150
Total grants awarded
$223.5M
Total amount
$1.5M
Average grant
$24.5M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$43.4M
27 grants
2023
$55.1M
33 grants
2022
$12.8M
18 grants
2021
$4.5M
5 grants
2020
$9.6M
8 grants
2019
$18.1M
12 grants
2017
$69.8M
30 grants
2015
$5.0M
10 grants
2014
$5.0M
7 grants

Top recipients

2 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$24.5M
1 grant · CA · ≈ likely match
$24.5M
6 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$13.7M
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$10.0M
The Leland Stanford Junior University
1 grant · CA
$10.0M
5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$10.0M
2 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$9.0M
1 grant · IL · ✓ Exact match
$8.3M
Harvard Law School
1 grant · MA
$8.0M
2 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$7.5M

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.