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Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation

Grantmaking foundation in Palo Alto, California · EIN 46-1194887

Grants itemized on the 990
$1.8MTax year 2024
Grants made
91Tax year 2024
Total assets
$5.6MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO BUILD A MORE EQUAL AND RESILIENT WORLD AND ITS ACTIVITIES ARE PRIMARILY FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDERS VIA THEIR DONOR ADVISED FUND AND ROYALTY INCOME DERIVED FROM COPYRIGHTS. THE COPYRIGHTS ENTITLE THE FOUNDATION TO ROYALTY REVENUES RELATED TO SALES OF TWO BOOKS AUTHORED BY ONE OF THE FOUNDERS. THE FOUNDATION BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER THROUGH TWO KEY INITIATIVES: LEANIN.ORG AND OPTIONB.ORG. LEANIN.ORG EMPOWERS WOMEN TO ACHIEVE THEIR AMBITIONS. IT RUNS PROGRAMS THAT COUNTER GENDER STEREOTYPES AND ADVANCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL WOMEN. LEANIN.ORG SUPPORTS WOMEN IN THREE WAYS: 1)BUILDING COMMUNITY BY COLLECTING AND EXCHANGING IDEAS, INFORMATION, AND STORIES; 2)OFFERING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, LECTURES, AND PARTNERING WITH EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF GENDER STUDIES; 3)FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEAN IN CIRCLES, SMALL GROUPS THAT MEET MONTHLY TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$91K2018
$480K2019
$1.7M2020
$2.2M2021
$1.8M2022
$1.9M2023
$1.8M2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Duke University Scholarship Recipie$95K2024
University of Southern California S$85K2024
University of Texas Austin Scholars$77K2024
University of Pennsylvania Scholars$72K2024
Bucknell University Scholarship Rec$71K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (91 grants in 2024) is available with a free account.

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.