The Ticknor Foundation made no programmatic grants in the provided record and instead executed a single, large transfer of assets to Schwab Charitable to close out the private foundation. This indicates the foundation chose to terminate its independent grantmaking and move its resources into a donor-advised vehicle, enabling ongoing donor-directed grants through Schwab rather than direct foundation awards.
The Ticknor Foundation Inc’s defining recent move was a $3,101,342 transfer to Schwab Charitable in 2024 to close out the foundation and shift assets into a donor-advised vehicle. That makes its latest record different from a typical operating grantmaker: instead of building a continuing program portfolio, the foundation wound down its independent awards and moved resources into donor-directed philanthropy through Schwab Charitable. Before that closeout, the foundation’s grants were still recognizable as direct support for a small set of practical causes. Heifer International received $12,500 in 2024 for work ending global hunger and poverty. Doctors Without Borders received $10,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for medical emergency response in more than 70 countries, while Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s received $10,000 in each of those years to support pediatric and obstetric medicine at Packard Children’s and related Stanford School of Medicine work. Across the record, the foundation also funded food banks, public media, homeless health care, college access, and outdoor stewardship, usually at modest grant sizes. The recurring pattern is small, targeted awards alongside the one-time asset transfer that ended the private foundation’s direct grantmaking.
Food access is one of the clearest themes in the record. The Food Depot received $10,000 in 2023 to support its services to feed the needy, and Food Bank for Monterey County received $7,500 in both 2023 and 2024 to provide nutritious staple foods and fresh produce. Health-related giving appears in two distinct forms. Doctors Without Borders received $10,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for medical emergency response in more than 70 countries. Christ House received $5,000 in both 2023 and 2024 to help provide health care to homeless persons. Education and opportunity also show up through Students Rising Above, which received $5,000 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2024 to help low-income Bay Area high school students attend and graduate from college. The foundation also supported Stanford School of Business with $10,000 in 2023 for programs including academic innovation, mental health, sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The grant-size pattern is compact: p25 is $1,000, median grant size is $3,750, and p75 is $5,000. Most awards in the record sit at $5,000, with a smaller number at $7,500 or $10,000 and one large 2024 asset transfer of $3,101,342. The recurring grants to several organizations across 2023 and 2024 suggest a short, repeated pattern before closeout rather than a long-term open-ended program. The foundation also made grants to individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The record shows no application process details.
$3.2M
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$48K
$3.2M
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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A single large exit transfer rather than programmatic giving: no repeat grantees, no targeted program grants recorded, and funds consolidated into a donor-advised fund to facilitate future giving by the donors.
Notable grantees: Schwab Charitable
Grants went entirely to U.S. recipients. California appears most often by grant count, and the record includes repeated awards in San Francisco, El Cerrito, Palo Alto, Salinas, Benicia, San Rafael, San Anselmo, and Stanford. Outside California, recipients include Seattle, New York, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Boulder, Boise, Washington, DC, Ithaca, and Orlando. Washington state recipients account for 6% of grants, below California’s share.
In 2024, The Ticknor Foundation Inc transferred $3,101,342 to Schwab Charitable to close out the private foundation. That single transaction dominates the recent record and signals a move from direct grantmaking into a donor-advised vehicle.
Typical awards are small. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $1,000, a median of $3,750, and a p75 of $5,000. Most of the named grants in the record are at $5,000, with a smaller number at $7,500 or $10,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including Doctors Without Borders, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s, Food Bank for Monterey County, Richmond Emergency Food Bank, Students Rising Above, Christ House, Kuow 949, and Schwab Charitable.
The record includes food security, emergency medical response, pediatric and obstetric care, college access, public media, homeless health care, and climbing access and stewardship. Examples include The Food Depot for feeding the needy, Doctors Without Borders for global medical emergencies, and The Access Fund for climbing organizations and stewardship.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE | ORLANDO, FL | $3,101,342 | 2024 | TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO DAF TO CLOSE OUT FOUNDATION |
| HEIFER INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $12,500 | 2024 | SUPPORT MISSION OF ENDING GLOBAL HUNGER AND POVERTY |
| LUCILE PACKARD FOUND FOR CHILDRENS | PALO ALTO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO help caregivers at Packard Children's deliver the best pediatric and obstetric medicine available, and allow scientists at the Stanford School of Medicine to pursue promising new cures for childhood illness |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES |
| KCTS 9 | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - PUBLIC TV PROGRAMMING |
| FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY | SALINAS, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS STAPLE FOODS AND FRESH PRODUCE TO THE NEEDY |
| PAJARITO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CE | LOS ALAMOS, NM | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES |
| KUOW 949 | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - PUBLIC RADIO |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF MARIN | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY - PROVIDE SAFETY NET SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED |
| SF MARIN FOOD BANK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAM TO GIVE HEALTHY FOOD TO PARTICIPANTS IN NEED. |
| RICHMOND EMERGENCY FOOD BANK | EL CERRITO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE NEEDY IN THE WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY |
| CHRIST HOUSE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO HELP PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO HOMELESS PERSONS |
| STUDENTS RISING ABOVE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT PROGRAM TO HELP LOW INCOME BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. |
| THE FOOD DEPOT | SANTA FE, NM | $4,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES TO FEED THE NEEDY |
| THE ACCESS FUND | BOULDER, CO | $4,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT CLIMBING ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTINUE IMPROVING CLIMBING ACCESS AND STEWARDSHIP IN IDAHO & ACROSS THE COUNTRY. |
| CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY | ITHACA, NY | $4,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY |
| LOCKER 505 - STUDENTS CLOTHING BANK | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $3,500 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES |
| Awhs Falcon Foundation | San Anselmo, CA | $3,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT THE UNRESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION | DENVER, CO | $2,500 | 2024 | JILA FUND - TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE JILA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER |
| SIDE BY SIDE | SAN ANSELMO, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES |
| LA COCINA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS AT La Cocina, a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color. |
| CVNL | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES |
| KUNM-899 FM | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $1,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO AND NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS. |
| NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| KQED | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| LIME FOUNDATION | SANTA ROSA, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR ACTIVITY CLASSES AND TURNER ARTS INITIATIVE MUSIC AND CREATIVE ARTS CAMPS |
| FOOD IS FREE SOLANO | BENICIA, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO HELP THE NEEDY WITH FOOD AND NECESSITIES |
| CANAL ALLIANCE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES |
| CHILDREN FOR CHANGE | PALMETTO BAY, FL | $1,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY |
| MARIN HUMANE SOCIETY | NOVATO, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY- PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR ANIMAL CARE/ADOPTION |
| MOC | FITCHBURG, MA | $500 | 2024 | SUPPORT MOC MISSION TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE economic security by eliminating barriers and creating opportunities. |
| SCHWAB CHARITABLE | ORLANDO, FL | $280 | 2024 | TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO DAF TO CLOSE OUT FOUNDATION |
| STANFORD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS | STANFORD, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS ACADEMIC INNOVATION, MENTAL HEALT, SUSTAINABILITY, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION |
| KCTS 9 | SEATTLE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - PUBLIC TV PROGRAMMING |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES |
| THE FOOD DEPOT | SANTA FE, NM | $10,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES TO FEED THE NEEDY |
| LUCILE PACKARD FOUND FOR CHILDRENS | PALO ALTO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO help caregivers at Packard Children's deliver the best pediatric and obstetric medicine available, and allow scientists at the Stanford School of Medicine to pursue promising new cures for childhood illness |
| FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY | SALINAS, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS STAPLE FOODS AND FRESH PRODUCE TO THE NEEDY |
| Awhs Falcon Foundation | San Anselmo, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| CHRIST HOUSE | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO HELP PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO HOMELESS PERSONS |
| IDAHO SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL | BOISE, ID | $5,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| STUDENTS RISING ABOVE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT PROGRAM TO HELP LOW INCOME BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE. |
| SF MARIN FOOD BANK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAM TO GIVE HEALTHY FOOD TO PARTICIPANTS IN NEED. |
| KUOW 949 | SEATTLE, WA | $5,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - PUBLIC RADIO |
| LOCKER 505 - STUDENTS CLOTHING BANK | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $5,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES |
| FOOD IS FREE SOLANO | BENICIA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO HELP THE NEEDY WITH FOOD AND NECESSITIES |
| THE ACCESS FUND | BOULDER, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT CLIMBING ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTINUE IMPROVING CLIMBING ACCESS AND STEWARDSHIP IN IDAHO & ACROSS THE COUNTRY. |
| RICHMOND EMERGENCY FOOD BANK | EL CERRITO, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE NEEDY IN THE WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY |
| PAJARITO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CE | LOS ALAMOS, NM | $2,500 | 2023 | PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES |
SCHWAB CHARITABLE
$3,101,342TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO DAF TO CLOSE OUT FOUNDATION
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
$12,500SUPPORT MISSION OF ENDING GLOBAL HUNGER AND POVERTY
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO help caregivers at Packard Children's deliver the best pediatric and obstetric medicine available, and allow scientists at the Stanford School of Medicine to pursue promising new cures for childhood illness
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES
KCTS 9
$10,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - PUBLIC TV PROGRAMMING
TO PROMOTE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS STAPLE FOODS AND FRESH PRODUCE TO THE NEEDY
PAJARITO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CE
$5,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES
KUOW 949
$5,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - PUBLIC RADIO
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY - PROVIDE SAFETY NET SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAM TO GIVE HEALTHY FOOD TO PARTICIPANTS IN NEED.
RICHMOND EMERGENCY FOOD BANK
$5,000TO PROMOTE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE NEEDY IN THE WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO HELP PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO HOMELESS PERSONS
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT PROGRAM TO HELP LOW INCOME BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES TO FEED THE NEEDY
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT CLIMBING ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTINUE IMPROVING CLIMBING ACCESS AND STEWARDSHIP IN IDAHO & ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLOGY
$4,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY
LOCKER 505 - STUDENTS CLOTHING BANK
$3,500PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES
Awhs Falcon Foundation
$3,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT THE UNRESTRICTED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
JILA FUND - TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE JILA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES
SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS AT La Cocina, a nonprofit working to solve problems of equity in business ownership for women, immigrants and people of color.
KUNM-899 FM
$1,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO AND NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS.
LIME FOUNDATION
$1,000TO PROMOTE PROGRAMS FOR SENIOR ACTIVITY CLASSES AND TURNER ARTS INITIATIVE MUSIC AND CREATIVE ARTS CAMPS
SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO HELP THE NEEDY WITH FOOD AND NECESSITIES
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES
CHILDREN FOR CHANGE
$1,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY- PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR ANIMAL CARE/ADOPTION
MOC
$500SUPPORT MOC MISSION TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE economic security by eliminating barriers and creating opportunities.
SCHWAB CHARITABLE
$280TRANSFER OF ASSETS TO DAF TO CLOSE OUT FOUNDATION
STANFORD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
$10,000SUPPORT SCHOOL OF BUSINESS FOR PROGRAMS SUCH AS ACADEMIC INNOVATION, MENTAL HEALT, SUSTAINABILITY, DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
KCTS 9
$10,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - PUBLIC TV PROGRAMMING
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$10,000SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO RESPOND TO MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN MORE THAN 70 COUNTRIES
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES TO FEED THE NEEDY
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO help caregivers at Packard Children's deliver the best pediatric and obstetric medicine available, and allow scientists at the Stanford School of Medicine to pursue promising new cures for childhood illness
TO PROMOTE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS STAPLE FOODS AND FRESH PRODUCE TO THE NEEDY
Awhs Falcon Foundation
$5,000TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO HELP PROVIDE HEALTH CARE TO HOMELESS PERSONS
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT PROGRAM TO HELP LOW INCOME BAY AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ATTEND AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE.
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF PROGRAM TO GIVE HEALTHY FOOD TO PARTICIPANTS IN NEED.
KUOW 949
$5,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - PUBLIC RADIO
LOCKER 505 - STUDENTS CLOTHING BANK
$5,000PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES
SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO HELP THE NEEDY WITH FOOD AND NECESSITIES
PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT - TO SUPPORT CLIMBING ORGANIZATIONS AND CONTINUE IMPROVING CLIMBING ACCESS AND STEWARDSHIP IN IDAHO & ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
RICHMOND EMERGENCY FOOD BANK
$5,000TO PROMOTE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE NEEDY IN THE WEST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY COMMUNITY
PAJARITO ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CE
$2,500PROMOTE EXEMPT ACTIVITY OF RECIPIENT IN SUPPORT OF THEIR SERVICES