The Anne Wojcicki Foundation concentrates major gifts on life sciences research, discovery prizes, and translational biomedical projects, often routing funds through intermediaries and university programs. Its portfolio shows a strong interest in accelerating scientific breakthroughs (large awards/prizes), supporting cancer and genomics research, and funding academic fellowships and mission-driven fiscal sponsors. Grants are few but very large, suggesting strategic, high-impact investments rather than broad community-level giving.
A defining feature of The Anne Wojcicki Foundation is its repeated use of large, strategic grants to move scientific research and public-health projects through intermediaries, universities, and mission-driven fiscal sponsors. The portfolio includes multi-million-dollar support for Project Daybreak through New Venture Fund in both 2023 and 2024, alongside major funding for the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation and the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health. That pattern points to a funder focused on accelerating discovery rather than distributing broad, small grants. Biomedical research is a major throughline. The foundation backed Stanford University’s Shoshana Levy Fellowship, Vanderbilt University’s work on EGFR and HER2, and Yale University with general support in two consecutive years. It also funded the National Philanthropic Trust for general support, suggesting use of established grantmaking vehicles as part of its structure. The recipient list also shows support for institutions that translate science into public-facing or field-building work, including Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center and University of California Berkeley Foundation’s Innovative Genomics Initiative. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s giving appears concentrated, high-dollar, and oriented toward research, science education, and select civic or public-health efforts.
Life sciences research is one of the clearest themes in the recent grants. The foundation gave $2,750,000 to Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation for general support in 2025, after two $2,405,613 grants in 2023 and 2024 for the Breakthrough Prize and general operating support. Cancer and genomics research also stand out. In 2025, it awarded $2,019,750 to Foundation for the National Institutes of Health for a project on lung cancer in never-smokers using spatial genomics, mathematical modeling, and multi-modal AI. The same year it gave $1,841,922 to Vanderbilt University for structure/function deep dive of EGFR and HER2. For genomics education and research infrastructure, it granted $714,286 to University of California Berkeley Foundation for Innovative Genomics Initiative. The foundation also supports science learning and public engagement. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory received $1,000,000 in 2023 and again in 2024 for DNA Learning Center.
$21.7M
$593.3M
$4.3M
$23.1M
Most grants fall between $25K and $500K, with a median of $100K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$100K
75th Percentile
$500K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of repeat recipients and intermediaries; mix of multi-grant support for prize-making and single large research/university awards rather than many small community grants.
Notable grantees: Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation, New Venture Fund (Project Daybreak), Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Stanford University
Typical grants cluster at the high end: the 25th percentile is $25,000, the median is $100,000, and the 75th percentile is $500,000. The recent-grants list shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Project Daybreak, the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation, Yale University, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc, Ashoka, Civic Nation, Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, and The Nueva School. That points to recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The foundation gives directly and through intermediaries, university programs, and fiscal sponsors such as New Venture Fund and National Philanthropic Trust. It also funds individuals and makes program-related investments.
Giving is regional, with 60% of grants going to recipients in California. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation is headquartered in Los Altos, California. The recent list also shows repeated support in Washington, DC, New York, Maryland, and Connecticut. Recipient cities that appear multiple times include Stanford and Berkeley in California, Baltimore in Maryland, and New York, Chicago, and New Haven outside California.
The foundation backs research and field-building organizations tied to life sciences, genomics, and translational biomedical work. Recent grants went to Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation, Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and University of California Berkeley Foundation.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Project Daybreak through New Venture Fund in 2023 and 2024, Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Yale University in 2023 and 2024, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc in 2023 and 2024.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated at the high end: p25 is $25,000, the median is $100,000, and p75 is $500,000. The recent list also includes multi-million-dollar awards, including $5,000,000 grants to New Venture Fund in both 2023 and 2024.
Yes. It gave $1,000,000 to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 2023 and again in 2024 for DNA Learning Center, and $714,286 to University of California Berkeley Foundation for Innovative Genomics Initiative. Those grants connect genomics research with education and public-facing science work.
The foundation supported The Tony Blair Foundation with $1,500,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for building public health operational capacity. It also gave $1,000,000 grants to Civic Nation in 2023 and 2024 and to Ashoka in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST | JENKINTOWN, PA | $4,032,247 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,750,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH | ROCKVILLE, MD | $2,019,750 | 2025 | CHARACTERIZING EVOLUTION AND PROGNOSTIC FEATURES OF LUNG CANCER IN NEVER SMOKERS USING SPATIAL GENOMICS, MATHEMATICAL MODELING, AND MULTI-MODAL AI |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY | STANFORD, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | SHOSHANA LEVY FELLOWSHIP |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | NASHVILLE, TN | $1,841,922 | 2025 | STRUCTURE/FUNCTION DEEP DIVE OF EGFR AND HER2 |
| ASHOKA | ARLINGTON, VA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE NUEVA SCHOOL | HILLSBOROUGH, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | REALIZE THE POTENTIAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $714,286 | 2025 | INNNOVATIVE GENOMICS INITIATIVE |
| CODE2040 | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $600,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $573,718 | 2025 | DR. JIM WELLS INVESTIGATION: HOW DO CANCER CAUSING MUTATIONS IN EGFR AND HER2 TRANSFORM THE CELL SURFACE PROTEOME? |
| TIPPING POINT COMMUNITY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE PENINSULA | MENLO PARK, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR YOUTH OF THE YEAR INSPIRATIONAL MATCH |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | SEED SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| YALE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $400,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH GRANT FOR ROY HERBST PROJECT |
| THINK OF US | WASHINGTON, DC | $333,333 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE | ORLANDO, FL | $333,333 | 2025 | GERENAL SUPPORT FOR CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE |
| UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | IN SUPPORT OF DREAMFEST 2024 |
| TONY BLAIR FOUNDATION | ALBANY, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE EXPLORATORIUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | ALBERT LEA, MN | $200,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIRST ROBOTICS | SAN JOSE, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | EAST BAY PROGRAM |
| LIFEMOVES | MENLO PARK, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ARRAY ALLIANCE INC | ENCINO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | ORIGIN FILM SCREENINGS AND EVENTS |
| HIDDEN VILLA | LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KEYS FAMILY DAY SCHOOL | PALO ALTO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL FUND |
| ROOM TO READ | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REBOOT INC | LONGMEADOW, MA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION | MONTEREY, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA LITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF SAN FRANCISCO INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE TECH INTERACTIVE | SAN JOSE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PLANT TO PLATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | RICHMOND, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 826 VALENCIA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ALTOS, CA | $43,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WISH OF A LIFETIME | DENVER, CO | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JMZ (FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO JUNIOR MUSEUM AND ZOO) | PALO ALTO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEYOND FISTULA | LOS ALTOS, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
| LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | LOS ALTOS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR LOS ALTOS FORWARD ($10,000) AND THE LOS ALTOS JOURNALISM FOUNDATION ($10,000) |
| PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC | MIAMI, FL | $15,592 | 2025 | MOVING DAY MATCHING GRANT AND GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION | NEW YORK CITY, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF CFDAGENERAL SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF CFDA |
| LOS ALTOS STAGE COMPANY | LOS ALTOS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASSOCIATION OF THE LOS ALTOS HISTORICAL MUSEUM | LOS ALTOS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION | SAN JOSE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ARTS LOS ALTOS |
| LOS ALTOS ROTARY ENDOWMENT FUND INC | LOS ALTOS, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOS ALTOS STAGE COMPANY | LOS ALTOS, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST
$4,032,247GENERAL SUPPORT
BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE IN LIFE SCIENCES FOUNDATION
$2,750,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOUNDATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
$2,019,750CHARACTERIZING EVOLUTION AND PROGNOSTIC FEATURES OF LUNG CANCER IN NEVER SMOKERS USING SPATIAL GENOMICS, MATHEMATICAL MODELING, AND MULTI-MODAL AI
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
$2,000,000SHOSHANA LEVY FELLOWSHIP
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
$1,841,922STRUCTURE/FUNCTION DEEP DIVE OF EGFR AND HER2
ASHOKA
$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE NUEVA SCHOOL
$1,000,000REALIZE THE POTENTIAL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$714,286INNNOVATIVE GENOMICS INITIATIVE
CODE2040
$600,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO
$573,718DR. JIM WELLS INVESTIGATION: HOW DO CANCER CAUSING MUTATIONS IN EGFR AND HER2 TRANSFORM THE CELL SURFACE PROTEOME?
TIPPING POINT COMMUNITY
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE PENINSULA
$500,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR YOUTH OF THE YEAR INSPIRATIONAL MATCH
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY FOUNDATION
$500,000SEED SCHOLARS PROGRAM
YALE UNIVERSITY
$400,000RESEARCH GRANT FOR ROY HERBST PROJECT
THINK OF US
$333,333GENERAL SUPPORT
CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE
$333,333GERENAL SUPPORT FOR CLEAN SLATE INITIATIVE
UCSF BENIOFF CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$250,000IN SUPPORT OF DREAMFEST 2024
TONY BLAIR FOUNDATION
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE EXPLORATORIUM
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY
$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC
$200,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FIRST ROBOTICS
$150,000EAST BAY PROGRAM
LIFEMOVES
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ARRAY ALLIANCE INC
$100,000ORIGIN FILM SCREENINGS AND EVENTS
HIDDEN VILLA
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KEYS FAMILY DAY SCHOOL
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ANNUAL FUND
ROOM TO READ
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
REBOOT INC
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA LITTLE BROTHERS - FRIENDS OF THE ELDERLY
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MEALS ON WHEELS OF SAN FRANCISCO INC
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE TECH INTERACTIVE
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PLANT TO PLATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
826 VALENCIA
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$43,500GENERAL SUPPORT
WISH OF A LIFETIME
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
JMZ (FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO JUNIOR MUSEUM AND ZOO)
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BEYOND FISTULA
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$25,000EVENT SPONSORSHIP
LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR LOS ALTOS FORWARD ($10,000) AND THE LOS ALTOS JOURNALISM FOUNDATION ($10,000)
PARKINSONS FOUNDATION INC
$15,592MOVING DAY MATCHING GRANT AND GENERAL SUPPORT
COUNCIL OF FASHION DESIGNERS OF AMERICA FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF CFDAGENERAL SUPPORT FOR FRIENDS OF CFDA
LOS ALTOS STAGE COMPANY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ASSOCIATION OF THE LOS ALTOS HISTORICAL MUSEUM
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SILICON VALLEY BICYCLE COALITION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERSECTION FOR THE ARTS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR ARTS LOS ALTOS
LOS ALTOS ROTARY ENDOWMENT FUND INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LOS ALTOS STAGE COMPANY
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT