Jasper Ridge Charitable Fund primarily moves very large sums into donor-advised and intermediary charitable vehicles while making a small number of direct grants to international development, health, education and civic-minded nonprofits. The foundation’s signature activity is concentrated transfers to DAFs/charitable funds (Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard), supplemented by targeted, modest grants for global health, women’s relief, economic development and youth/education programs. Grants suggest interest in both Jewish philanthropic channels and global humanitarian/health interventions.
Jasper Ridge Charitable Fund’s defining pattern is the movement of very large sums into donor-advised and intermediary charitable vehicles, especially Schwab Charitable Fund and Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Those transfers dominate the recent record, but the fund also makes a smaller set of direct grants that point to a mix of Jewish philanthropic channels, humanitarian relief, global health, and youth-focused education. In the recent grants list, the fund gave $23,700,000 to Dechomai Asset Trust for general support, showing that its giving can extend beyond the largest DAF platforms to other charitable structures. At a smaller scale, it supported Women for Women International for the Gaza Project and Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health for innovation in adolescent health care. It also appears in education and civic-minded work through grants to Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc, Urban Alliance Foundation Inc, and NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc. The overall picture is of a funder that pairs large charitable-vehicle transfers with targeted grants to nonprofits working in health, relief, education, and community development.
In humanitarian assistance, Jasper Ridge Charitable Fund gave $25,000 to Women for Women International for the Gaza Project, linking the fund to relief work for civilians affected by conflict. In global health, it made a $15,000 grant to Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health for innovation in adolescent health care, indicating support for program development in pediatric and adolescent services. The fund also backed economic development work through a $50,000 grant to Village Enterprise Fund Inc for general support. In education and career access, it gave $30,000 to Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc and $25,000 to Urban Alliance Foundation Inc, both for general support. A separate $7,000 grant to NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Inc shows interest in civic and legal advocacy as part of its broader portfolio.
Grant size is highly skewed. The typical grant size sits at $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $2,103,208 at the 75th percentile, reflecting a split between modest direct grants and very large charitable-vehicle transfers. The recent record shows repeat grants to the same intermediaries across years: Schwab Charitable Fund and Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund each received major transfers in 2023 and 2024. Jasper Ridge Charitable Fund is a pure DAF provider, and the pattern of general-support grants suggests a largely discretionary, fund-to-fund style of giving rather than an application-driven public grant program.
$1.3B
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$86K
$86K
Most grants fall between $20K and $2.1M, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$2.1M
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Highly concentrated by dollars: a few very large transfers to donor-advised/charitable fund intermediaries, with a handful of much smaller direct grants to diverse international health, relief, education and economic development organizations.
Notable grantees: Schwab Charitable Fund, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Dechomai Asset Trust, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, Women for Women International (Gaza project)
Giving is national, with grants landing entirely in the United States in the recent sample. California appears most often, including recipients in San Francisco, San Carlos, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. Other recipient cities include Boston, Jacksonville, Malvern, New York, Washington, Bend, and Chapel Hill. The top state by grant count is California, while Texas is the headquarters state and shows 0% of grants to recipients there.
The recent grants show a mix of donor-advised and intermediary charitable vehicles, plus direct support for nonprofits working in education, civic engagement, humanitarian relief, global health, and economic development. Examples include educational opportunity groups, a women’s relief organization tied to Gaza, and a children’s health foundation focused on adolescent health care.
Yes. The record shows repeated large transfers to the same charitable vehicles across 2023 and 2024, including Schwab Charitable Fund and Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. That pattern suggests ongoing support for those intermediary giving channels rather than one-time awards only.
The grant-size distribution is split between smaller direct grants and very large transfers. The p25 grant size is $20,000, the median is $30,000, and the p75 is $2,103,208.
California receives the most grants in the recent data, with recipient cities including San Francisco, San Carlos, Mountain View, and Palo Alto. All recent grants in the sample go to U.S. recipients.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,956,978 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $1,249,438 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $750,591,280 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $548,851,916 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DECHOMAI ASSET TRUST | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $23,700,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VILLAGE ENTERPRISE FUND INC | SAN CARLOS, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | MALVERN, PA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | GAZA PROJECT |
| CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| URBAN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH | PALO ALTO, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | INNOV. IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE |
| GUARDIAN GROUP | BEND, OR | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIRACLEFEET | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $7,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$2,956,978GENERAL SUPPORT
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$1,249,438GENERAL SUPPORT
SCHWAB CHARITABLE FUND
$750,591,280GENERAL SUPPORT
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$548,851,916GENERAL SUPPORT
DECHOMAI ASSET TRUST
$23,700,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VILLAGE ENTERPRISE FUND INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SPONSORS FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY INC
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL
$25,000GAZA PROJECT
CREATIVE COMMONS CORPORATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
URBAN ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH
$15,000INNOV. IN ADOLESCENT HEALTH CARE
GUARDIAN GROUP
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MIRACLEFEET
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATIONAL FUND INC
$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT