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Filing year 2024

The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation

Ross, California·EIN 38-3667071·NTEE T22 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$6.9M
Total assets
$49M
Total expenses
$7.5M
Reported officers
3

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation reported 3 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Dir
Pres, Dir, Treas
Sec, Dir

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$6.7M

Itemized grants

26

Median grant

$200k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
PBS FOUNDATIONARLINGTON, VAPBS Climate Initiative$1M
SUMMER SEARCHOAKLAND, CASummer Search No Ceilings Campaign$1M
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAStewarding Soils and Watersheds Toward Water Resilience$500k
THE DRAPER RICHARDS KAPLAN FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CADraper Richards Kaplan Foundation Fund IV$500k
POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCEPETALUMA, CAUnlocking Point Blue's Public/Private Partnerships to Dramatically Increase Conservation Impact$400k
ADVENTURERS AND SCIENTISTS FOR CONSERVATIONBOZEMAN, MTAdventure Scientists Project Seed Fund$300k
CALIFORNIA ASSOC OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTSACRAMENTO, CAAccelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling carbon SEQUESTRATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE ON WORKING LANDS$300k
CARBON CYCLE INSTITUTEPETALUMA, CAAccelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Carbon Sequestration and Climate Resilience on Working Lands$300k
THE CLIMATE CENTERSANTA ROSA, CAAccelerating Climate Action in California: Scaling Up Natural Sequestration on Working Lands$300k
FOUNDATION FOR NATIONAL PROGRESSSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$250k
KITCHEN TABLE ADVISORSBERKELEY, CAKitchen Table Advisors: Investing in the Next Generation of Regenerative Farms & Ranches$250k
DAILY ACTS ORGANIZATIONPETALUMA, CABuild water and climate resilient communities through three connected strategies: implementing practical, holistic landscape solutions; influencing climate and water policy; and spreading Daily Acts' message, model and approach to more communities$200k
MAD AGRICULTUREBOULDER, COLAUNCHING AND ESTABLISHING THE REGENERATIVE CATALYST FUND (RCF)$200k
SUSTAINABLE ORGANIC INTEGRATED LIVELIHOODSMOUNT PLEASANT, TXEkoLakay: A Global Model for Safely Managed Sanitation in Fragile States$200k
FIRST NATIONS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTELONGMONT, COCalifornia Tribal Fund$175k
PEER HEALTH EXCHANGE INCOAKLAND, CAPEER HEALTH EXCHANGE: BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES WITH YOUNG PEOPLE$167k
ACCOUNTABILITY COUNSELSAN FRANCISCO, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$150k
OCCIDENTAL ARTS AND ECOLOGY CENTEROCCIDENTAL, CABeaver Coexistence and Restoration in California$125k
CAREMESSAGESAN FRANCISCO, CASUPPORTING CAREMESSAGE'S EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE SELF-SUSTAINABILITY$100k
CENTER ON RURAL INNOVATION INCHARTLAND, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$100k
FOODCORPS INCPORTLAND, ORConnecting Kids to the Joy and Power of Food$100k
EXTRAFOOD ORGKENTFIELD, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$75k
PROTECT OUR WINTERSBOULDER, COGeneral & Unrestricted$25k
WILD FARM ALLIANCEAROMAS, CAGeneral Support$10k
REAL ORGANIC PROJECT INCEAST THETFORD, VTGeneral & Unrestricted$100
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Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$3M
$7M
2023
$6.9M
$7.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson 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 The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson Foundation reported $6.9M in total revenue and $7.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($25M - $50M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.