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Filing year 2023

GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION

Palo Alto, California·EIN 46-1008520·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$1.5B
Total assets
$7.9B
Total expenses
$377.2M
Reported officers
4

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2023. GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION reported 4 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Secretary, Treasurer, Director
Director
President, Director
Assistant Secretary

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2023 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$357.5M

Itemized grants

493

Median grant

$115k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
GATES PHILANTHROPY PARTNERSSEATTLE, WAWORK ON TB VACCINES, ORAL CHOLERA VACCINES AND GLOBAL EDUCATION$31.3M
AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATIONKANSAS CITY, MODELIVERY OF INSECTICIDE-TREATED BED NETS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO$22M
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYWASHINGTON, DCCENTER FOR SECURITY AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY$19.3M
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INCNEW YORK, NYMALNUTRITION TREATMENT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING IN AFRICA$12.8M
OPEN PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INCPALO ALTO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$10M
US AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTWASHINGTON, DCDEVELOPMENT INNOVATION VENTURES PROGRAM$9M
IRD GLOBAL LIMITEDSNWORK ON OPERATIONS OF THE ZINDAGI MEHFOOZ PLATFORM$7.7M
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATIONUKCOMMUNITY-BUILDING PROJECT$7.3M
THE RAND CORPORATIONSANTA MONICA, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$5M
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION USA INCSAN FRANCISCO, CAEA INFRASTRUCTURE FUND AND LONG-TERM FUTURE FUND$4.8M
PATTERN LABS TECH INCWILMINGTON, DEDEVELOPING SOFTWARE TOOLS, PRODUCTS AND ANALYSIS FOCUSED ON GLOBAL SECURITY$4.5M
FACTOR PHILANTHROPY INCPALO ALTO, CAPREVENTION OF GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC RISKS AND EA COMMUNITY BUILDING$4.4M
ELEANOR CROOK FOUNDATIONSAN MARCOS, TXCOST-EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS TO ADDRESS MALNUTRITION$4.3M
HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONALNEW YORK, NYWORK IN VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION$3.9M
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION USA INCSAN FRANCISCO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$3.9M
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT TE LEUVENBERESEARCH IN INFLUENZA A VIRUS POLYMERASE INHIBITORS$3.5M
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION USA INCSAN FRANCISCO, CASUPPORT CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM$3.5M
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATIONUKSUPPORT CENTRE FOR EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM$3.3M
ANIMADAGENERAL SUPPORT$3.3M
INTERNATIONAL VACCINE INSTITUTEKSPHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL OF A CONJUGATE VACCINE FOR CHOLERA$3.3M
THE CLEAR FUNDOAKLAND, CASUPPORT EVIDENCE ACTION'S IN-LINE CHLORINATION PROGRAM IN INDIA$3M
ARC RESEARCH INSTITUTEPALO ALTO, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$3M
TARA CLIMATE LTDSNACCELERATED COAL PHASE OUT WORK$3M
FUTURE HOUSE INCSAN FRANCISCO, CATEST LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL AGENTS' PERFORMANCE OF BIOLOGY R&D$2.9M
FORECASTING RESEARCH INSTITUTECLAYMONT, DEADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF FORECASTING$2.7M
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$2.2B
$423.4M
2022
$1.5B
$377.2M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
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What are GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2023, GOOD VENTURES FOUNDATION reported $1.5B in total revenue and $377.2M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1B+), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.