Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

Vogt Foundation

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Typical grant size
$25K – $90K – $250K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
14
Repeat grantees
4
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2023 990-PF

Leadership · from 2023 990-PF

Kyle Vogt
President
Charles Vogt
Secretary Treasurer
Tracy Vogt
Treasurer & Secretary
Tom Van Loben Sels
SECRETARY

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

Payout rate · TY 2023
2.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
40
Total grants awarded
$6.3M
Total amount
$156K
Average grant
$500K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2023
$920K
6 grants
2022
$1.3M
8 grants
2021
$670K
4 grants
2020
$1.4M
7 grants
2019
$1.7M
11 grants
2017
$277K
4 grants

Top recipients

11 grants · OR
$1.7M
Good Food Institute
4 grants · DC
$1.5M
3 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$850K
Leland Stanford Junior University
2 grants · CA
$650K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$300K
Charlie's Acres
1 grant · CA
$255K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$250K
Humane Society of the Us
1 grant · DC
$100K
1 grant · CA · ✓ Exact match
$100K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$100K

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.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Prostate Cancer Foundation
Research grant
CA · TY 2023
$300K
Good Food Institute
General Support
DC · TY 2023
$250K
Leland Stanford Junior University
Research grant
CA · TY 2023
$250K
Plant Based Foods Institute
General support
CA · TY 2023
$80K
Farmed Animal Funders
General Support
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Humane Farming Association
General support
CA · TY 2023
$20K
Leland Stanford Junior University
Research grant
CA · TY 2022
$400K
Good Food Institute
General support
DC · TY 2022
$250K
The Game Changers
Documentary grant
CA · TY 2022
$250K
Generation Awakening
Documentary grant
CA · TY 2022
$100K
Oceanic Preservation Society
Documentary grant
CA · TY 2022
$100K
Humane Farming Association
General support
CA · TY 2022
$80K
Animal Outlook
General support
DC · TY 2022
$70K
Humane America Animal Foundation
General support
CA · TY 2022
$40K
Good Food Institute
General support
DC · TY 2021
$500K
The Game Changers
Documentary grant
CA · TY 2021
$100K
The Redford Center
Documentary grant
CA · TY 2021
$50K
Humane America Animal Foundation
Farmed Animal donation
CA · TY 2021
$20K
Good Food Institute
General support
DC · TY 2020
$500K
The Game Changers
General support
CA · TY 2020
$500K
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Legal protections for farmed animals
CA · TY 2020
$250K
Humane Society of the Us
FAP program
DC · TY 2020
$100K
Animals United Movement
Docuseries grant
CA · TY 2020
$31K
Blue Horizon International
Docuseries grant
CA · TY 2020
$31K
Mercy for Animals
Vegan Summit grant
CA · TY 2020
$3K
Animal advocacy documentary
CA · TY 2019
$500K
General support
CA · TY 2019
$250K
General support
CA · TY 2019
$250K
General support
DC · TY 2019
$250K
General support
MD · TY 2019
$250K
ERP Picture
OR · TY 2019
$50K
Meat Reduction Initiative
DC · TY 2019
$40K
Gala event table and related support
CA · TY 2019
$25K
White shark video project
CA · TY 2019
$25K
General support
FL · TY 2019
$25K
Gala event table and related support
DC · TY 2019
$23K
Charlie's Acres
FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY
CA · TY 2017
$255K
Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
SENIOR PROM: MUTTVILLE SPEAKEASY
CA · TY 2017
$9K
Mercy for Animals
HIDDEN HEROES GALA
CA · TY 2017
$9K
The Humane Society of the United States
FARM ANIMAL PROTECTION
DC · TY 2017
$4K

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