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.
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.
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.
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.
$5.8M
$6.6M
$1.7M
$5.8M
Most grants fall between $18K and $63K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$18K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$63K
About 67% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of national/international nonprofits; mainly one-off large general support gifts rather than many small awards, with a focus on established advocacy and conservation organizations.
Notable grantees: Rainforest Action Network, ReFED, Open Philanthropy Advisors (LEAF), ClimateWorks Foundation, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
Grantmaking is regional, but the recipient base is overwhelmingly U.S.-based: 11 of 11 grants in the provided country distribution went to U.S. recipients. California is the top recipient state by count, accounting for 67% of grants, even though the foundation is headquartered in San Francisco. Recent grants also reached Chicago, Washington, DC, Portland, OR, Albany, NY, West Hollywood, CA, and Los Angeles, CA. The top state by count is New York, showing that giving is not limited to the foundation’s home state.
The foundation most often funds organizations working on climate and environmental systems change, including climate policy, tropical forests, food loss and waste, ocean health, and youth-led climate movements. Recent grants also show support for wildlife conservation and a smaller set of non-environmental advocacy work.
Yes. Several recent grants are described as general public support, including $1 million awards to ClimateWorks Foundation, Open Philanthropy Advisors Inc (leaf), Refed Inc, and Rainforest Action Network. That pattern suggests a preference for flexible funding.
The grant-size distribution is centered at $25,000, with a 25th percentile of $17,500 and a 75th percentile of $62,500. The recent grant list also includes much larger awards, including multiple $1 million grants and $500,000 grants.
Most grants go to recipients in California, which accounts for 67% of grants in the provided data. Even so, the top state by grant count is New York, and the recent list includes recipients in Chicago, Washington, DC, Portland, Albany, West Hollywood, and Los Angeles.
No. The foundation is marked as not funding individuals, and its recent grants are made to organizations and funds rather than people.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REFED INC | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| OPEN PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC (LEAF) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| HEALTH IN HARMONY PROGRAM | PORTLAND, OR | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| THE TONY XU AND PATTI BAO FAMILY DONOR ADVISOR FUND | ALBANY, NY | $140,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| THE TONY XU AND PATTI BAO FAMILY FUND | ALBANY, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
| GOFUNDMEORG | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY WILDFIRES IN THE UNITES STATES |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT |
REFED INC
$1,000,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
OPEN PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC (LEAF)
$1,000,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATION
$1,000,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK
$1,000,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
HEALTH IN HARMONY PROGRAM
$500,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
$500,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
$500,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
THE TONY XU AND PATTI BAO FAMILY DONOR ADVISOR FUND
$140,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
THE TONY XU AND PATTI BAO FAMILY FUND
$100,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT
GOFUNDMEORG
$25,000TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY WILDFIRES IN THE UNITES STATES
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
$10,000GENERAL PUBLIC SUPPORT