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Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web

Grantmaking foundation in Middletown, Delaware · EIN 85-2066977

Grants itemized on the 990
$2.8MTax year 2025
Grants made
5Tax year 2025
Total assets
$12MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE FILECOIN FOUNDATION FOR THE DECENTRALIZED WEB IS TO PRESERVE HUMANITY'S MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION, AND THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ADVANCE HUMANKIND BY BRINGING WEB3 TO LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND DEVELOPMENT. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW THE INTERNET WORKS AND WHAT A DECENTRALIZED FUTURE MEANS FOR BUSINESS, GOVERNMENTS, AND CONSUMERS ALIKE. IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AROUND INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$1.7M2020
$6.2M2021
$8.6M2022
$6.7M2023
$6.7M2024
$2.8M2025

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
Electronic Frontier Foundation$1M2025
Freedom of the Press Foundation$960K2025
Spritely Networked Communities Inst$600K2025
Creative Commons Corporation$150K2025
Witness Inc$100K2025

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (5 grants in 2025) is available with a free account.

Website: ffdweb.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.