The Xie Foundation concentrates almost all of its funding on a very small number of high-profile educational institutions, providing large, flexible "general purpose" gifts rather than project-specific grants. Its giving is dominated by repeated, substantial support to elite higher-education institutions (particularly Stanford) with some significant support to a private independent K–12 school in the Bay Area. The foundation appears to prioritize institutional strengthening and long-term endowment or operating flexibility over program-level interventions.
Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants; repeat multi-grant relationships (notably Stanford) and predominantly unrestricted/general-purpose gifts.
Xie Foundation’s recent grantmaking is dominated by very large general-purpose gifts to a small set of universities, especially Stanford University. In 2025, Stanford received grants of $19,782,860 and $11,925,388, both labeled general purpose, alongside another $15,216,764 grant in 2024 and several additional seven-figure awards in prior years. The foundation also extends this flexible support beyond Stanford: the President and Fellows of Harvard University received $2,452,800 in 2025 and $2,071,569 in 2024, while the UC Berkeley Foundation and UC Santa Cruz Foundation also appear among recent recipients. That pattern points to institutional support rather than project-specific philanthropy. A smaller but still substantial K–12 relationship is visible at Pinewood School in Los Altos, which received $2,530,149 in 2025 and $223,733 in the same year. The foundation’s overall grantmaking sits at a high financial scale, with gifts that often land in the hundreds of thousands or millions and are structured for general use rather than restricted programming.
In higher education, the foundation backs major institutions with unrestricted support. Stanford University received multiple general-purpose grants, including $6,629,400, $6,188,050, and $5,602,500 in 2023, showing repeated support over time. Harvard also received general-purpose funding, including $2,452,800 in 2025 and $198,821 in 2023. The foundation’s K–12 support is centered on Pinewood School, which received $2,530,149 in 2025 and $223,733 in the same year. Beyond education, the grant list includes the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, which received $1,916,340 in 2023 and $1,029,350 in 2024, as well as the American Junior Golf Association, which received $250,000 in 2024, $200,000 in 2025, and $200,000 in 2023.
Xie Foundation’s giving is highly skewed toward large awards: the p25 grant is $100,322, the median is $275,000, and the p75 is $2,237,402. The pattern is repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Stanford University, Harvard, Pinewood School, and the UC Berkeley Foundation. Grants are overwhelmingly general-purpose rather than restricted to a named program. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$37.9M
$1.1B
$438.5M
$43.9M
Most grants fall between $100K and $2.2M, with a median of $275K.
25th Percentile
$100K
Median
$275K
75th Percentile
$2.2M
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Notable grantees: Stanford University, President and Fellows of Harvard University, Pinewood School
Grant recipients are concentrated in California, which accounts for 70% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Stanford in Stanford, Pinewood School in Los Altos, UC Berkeley Foundation in Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz Foundation in Santa Cruz, and Sacred Heart Schools in Atherton all appear in the recent list. Outside California, recipients include Harvard in Boston, the Kiss Institute for Practical Robotics in Norman, and the American Junior Golf Association in Braselton. All recent grants in the dataset go to U.S. recipients.
The recent grant list is dominated by universities and schools, especially Stanford University, Harvard University, Pinewood School, the UC Berkeley Foundation, and the UC Santa Cruz Foundation. The grants are mostly labeled general purpose, indicating flexible institutional support rather than project-specific funding.
The foundation’s typical grant size is large: p25 is $100,322, the median is $275,000, and p75 is $2,237,402. Recent awards also include multi-million-dollar grants such as $19,782,860 to Stanford University and $2,530,149 to Pinewood School.
Yes. Stanford University appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025; Harvard appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Pinewood School appears in 2025 more than once; and the UC Berkeley Foundation appears in both 2023 and 2024. The pattern suggests recurring support rather than one-off awards.
The foundation’s giving is heavily California-centered. California is the top state by grant count, and 70% of grants go to recipients in that state. Recent California recipients include Stanford in Stanford, Pinewood School in Los Altos, UC Berkeley Foundation in Berkeley, and UC Santa Cruz Foundation in Santa Cruz.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $19,782,860 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $11,925,388 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| Pinewood School | Los Altos, CA | $2,530,149 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| President and Fellows of Harvard Un | Boston, MA | $2,452,800 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti | Norman, OK | $225,000 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| Pinewood School | Los Altos, CA | $223,733 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| American Junior Golf Association | Braselton, GA | $200,000 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $187,700 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| Fortinet Inc 127633 sh | Stanford, CA | $74,655 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| Pinewood School | Los Altos, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $15,216,764 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $11,174,850 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $4,817,662 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| President and Fellows of Harvard Un | Boston, MA | $2,071,569 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| Monterey Peninsula Foundation | Monterey, CA | $1,029,350 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti | Norman, OK | $275,000 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| American Junior Golf Association | Braselton, GA | $250,000 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $202,589 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| Sacred Heart Schools | Atherton, CA | $100,645 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| UC Santa Cruz Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| Pinewood School | Los Altos, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| New York University | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $6,629,400 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $6,188,050 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $5,602,500 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $2,403,234 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Monterey Peninsula Foundation | Monterey, CA | $1,916,340 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $629,964 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $517,310 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $336,150 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $205,467 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| American Junior Golf Association | Braselton, GA | $200,000 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| President and Fellows of Harvard Un | Boston, MA | $198,821 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Pinewood School | Los Altos, CA | $70,000 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti | Norman, OK | $50,000 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
| President and Fellows of Harvard Un | Boston, MA | $1,179 | 2023 | General Purpose. |
Stanford University
$19,782,860General Purpose.
Stanford University
$11,925,388General Purpose.
President and Fellows of Harvard Un
$2,452,800General Purpose.
Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti
$225,000General Purpose.
General Purpose.
UC Berkeley Foundation
$187,700General Purpose.
UC Berkeley Foundation
$100,000General Purpose.
Fortinet Inc 127633 sh
$74,655General Purpose.
Stanford University
$50,000General Purpose.
Stanford University
$15,216,764General Purpose.
Stanford University
$11,174,850General Purpose.
Stanford University
$4,817,662General Purpose.
President and Fellows of Harvard Un
$2,071,569General Purpose.
Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti
$275,000General Purpose.
Sacred Heart Schools
$100,645General Purpose.
Stanford University
$50,000General Purpose.
Stanford University
$6,629,400General Purpose.
Stanford University
$6,188,050General Purpose.
Stanford University
$5,602,500General Purpose.
Stanford University
$2,403,234General Purpose.
Stanford University
$629,964General Purpose.
Stanford University
$517,310General Purpose.
Stanford University
$336,150General Purpose.
President and Fellows of Harvard Un
$198,821General Purpose.
Kiss Institute for Practical Roboti
$50,000General Purpose.
President and Fellows of Harvard Un
$1,179General Purpose.