About 10x Better Foundation
10X Better Foundation is a San Francisco–based funder that prioritizes large, unrestricted gifts to national and international advocacy and conservation organizations, with a strong emphasis on climate, forests, and sustainable food systems. While the bulk of awards support environmental protection and systems-change efforts, the foundation also backs targeted social causes such as gun-violence prevention and disaster relief, and uses donor-advised vehicles for some giving. Grants are typically sizable and general-purpose, indicating a preference for established organizations with broad programmatic reach.
Focus Areas
Tropical forest protection and corporate accountability (e.g., Rainforest Action Network)Climate policy and large-scale climate mitigation funding (e.g., ClimateWorks, Open Phil LEAF)Sustainable food systems and food-waste reduction (e.g., ReFED)Wildlife conservation and biodiversity protection (e.g., World Wildlife Fund)Gun violence prevention and national advocacy (e.g., Brady Center)
Who They Fund
residents and households impacted by wildfires (U.S.)communities in wildfire-affected regions (U.S.)
About 10x Better Foundation
10x Better Foundation’s recent giving is defined by a cluster of $1 million general-support grants to climate and environmental intermediaries: ClimateWorks Foundation, Open Philanthropy Advisors Inc (leaf), Refed Inc, and Rainforest Action Network. That pattern points to a funder that backs established organizations working at systems level rather than one-off projects. The foundation also made a $500,000 grant to World Wildlife Fund and another $500,000 grant to the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, showing that environmental protection sits alongside selected social-issue funding. Across the portfolio, the foundation favors unrestricted support, with several awards labeled general public support. Its active programs reinforce that emphasis on climate and environmental change, including tropical deforestation, food loss and waste, ocean health, and youth-led climate movements. The grant list also includes support for Health in Harmony Program, which fits the foundation’s broader interest in climate, forests, and community-centered environmental work. A small wildfire-related grant to Gofundmeorg shows that the foundation also makes targeted disaster-response gifts when the issue fits its priorities.
What 10x Better Foundation Funds
Food system work appears through a $1 million grant to Refed Inc for general public support, consistent with the foundation’s active food loss and waste programs. Forest protection is another clear line of giving: Rainforest Action Network received $1 million for general public support, and the foundation’s program list includes tropical deforestation and forests-and-people partnerships. Climate mitigation and policy are supported through a $1 million grant to Climateworks Foundation and another $1 million grant to Open Philanthropy Advisors Inc (leaf), both for general public support. The foundation also backs wildlife and biodiversity work, as shown by a $500,000 grant to World Wildlife Fund. Beyond environmental work, it made a $500,000 grant to Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, indicating that its portfolio includes selected national advocacy outside the climate space.
How 10x Better Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $25,000, with the 25th percentile at $17,500 and the 75th percentile at $62,500; the recent list also shows several seven-figure awards and multiple $500,000 grants. The foundation appears to favor large, generally unrestricted support, since many recent awards are labeled general public support. Recipients can appear more than once across years or in related entities, such as The Tony Xu and Patti Bao Family Fund in 2024 and The Tony Xu and Patti Bao Family Donor Advisor Fund in 2025. It is classified as a Regular Funder and does not fund individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.8M
Total Assets
$6.6M
Total Revenue
$1.7M
Total Expenses
$5.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $18K and $63K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$63K
Geographic Reach
Regional2 states funded
About 67% of grants go to recipients in NY.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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