FOUNDERS PLEDGE INC

Private FoundationIRS data 2022–2024

NEW YORK, NYEIN 371795297

Annual Giving

$30.1M-9% YoY

Grants

111

Median Grant

$88K

Organizations Funded

140

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Foundation Overview

Mission

Our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to do immense good; Founders Pledge is a community of entrepreneurs and investors committed to finding and funding solutions to the world's most pressing problems. We research the world's biggest problems and identify the most effective solutions, so that your donations can go as far as possible.

Focus Areas

ai alignment and safetyartificial intelligence researchexistential risk and long-term future riskbiosecurity and pandemic preparednessclimate mitigation and clean energygeothermal energy researchenergy policy and electrificationeffective altruism community and capacity building

Grant Types

general operating supportresearch and project grantscommunity and events fundingcapacity-building and infrastructure grants

Funded Initiatives

$50 million anonymous donation to Climate Fund in 2025; $40 million anonymous donation received in previous year; $3.5 million grant to launch Innovation Initiative with former Breakthrough Energy staff; $160,000 grant to Lead Exposure Elimination Project in 2022; over $12 million raised and granted through Rapid Response Fund in six months

How to Apply

Currently not accepting new requests for funding, plans to reopen in early 2026. When open, uses request for funding system. They received high number of requests exceeding their capacity to process and review.

Does Not Fund

Contributions to Funds cannot be returned or transferred. Funds do not provide investment returns to donors. Applications currently closed until early 2026. High volume of requests exceeded processing capacity.

Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

Giving History

2024-9%

$30.1M

Grants

111

Median

$88K

States

2023+32%

$33.0M

Grants

Median

$150K

States

2022

$25.1M

Grants

Median

$244K

States

Grant Size Distribution

$88K

Typical Grant (Median)

$5K

Smallest

$21K

25th Pctile

$218K

75th Pctile

$8.9M

Largest

Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $21K and $218K.

Largest Recent Grants

$8.9M

2024

DEPLOYUS

MA · FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$1.8M

2024

Foreign Grants - EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)

FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$1.4M

2024

Foreign Grants - EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)

FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$1.1M

2024

CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SAFETY INC

CA · FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

$1.0M

2024

THE RAND CORPORATION

CA · FUND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Geographic Focus

$9.8M8 grants

$8.0M40 grants

$2.0M3 grants

$1.7M15 grants

$1.5M4 grants

Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

Financial Overview

YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid

2024

$117.6M

$30.1M(25.6%)

2023

$7.7M

$33.0M(431.3%)

2022

$9.8M

$25.1M(255.4%)

Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.