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FLORA L THORNTON FOUNDATION

· SAN FRANCISCO, CA · private_foundation · program funder

112recipients FY2016–24
$16Mgiving on file
2023latest grant year
yesaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 65% of giving in California

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A local funder — 65% of its dollars go to CA. It is a candidate for organizations in the 10 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CO, DC, MA, MN, NY, OR, PA, VA, VT.

Funders that fund the same organizations

FunderLocationChannelShared recipients
THE LANEY AND PASHA THORNTON FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder18
RALPH M PARSONS FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder14
THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAlarge program funder13
WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATIONMENLO PARK, CAlarge program funder12
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATIONPALO ALTO, CAlarge program funder11
THE AHMANSON FOUNDATIONBEVERLY HILLS, CAprogram funder11
ROSE HILLS FOUNDATIONPASADENA, CAprogram funder10
CLIF BAR FAMILY FOUNDATIONSAINT HELENA, CAprogram funder9
J PAUL GETTY TRUSTLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder9
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATIONLOS ALTOS, CAlarge program funder7
BATTERY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder6
BROAD FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder6
HEARST FOUNDATION INCNEW YORK, NYprogram funder6
JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAlarge program funder6
KORET FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder6
LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder6
PASADENA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONPASADENA, CAprogram funder6
RESOURCES LEGACY FUNDSACRAMENTO, CAprogram funder6
W M KECK FOUNDATIONLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder6
ADAMS FUNDLOS ANGELES, CAprogram funder5
CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder5
ESB CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder5
GAIL G ELLIS FOUNDATION INCBANNOCKBURN, ILprogram funder5
KENNETH T AND EILEEN L NORRIS FOUNDATIONTORRANCE, CAprogram funder5
LISA AND DOUGLAS GOLDMAN FUNDSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder5

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
RAINFOREST ALLIANCE INCNY72023$475,000
RARE INCVA72023$465,000
LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELESCA72023$435,000
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHCA72023$420,000
POPULATION MEDIA CENTER INCVT72023$390,000
AS YOU SOWCA62023$390,000
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATIONCA72023$370,000
SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATIONCA72023$370,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTECO72023$370,000
PEPPERWOOD FOUNDATIONCA72023$350,000
SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUECA72023$335,000
CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONVA72023$325,000
LIBERTY HILL FOUNDATIONCA52023$251,250
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERVA52023$240,000
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDCA72023$240,000
CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATIONCA62023$230,000
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATIONDC72023$201,000
CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTERESTDC72023$190,000
THE CLIMATE CENTERCA52023$185,000
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTERCA72023$179,500
MUSE-IQUECA62023$165,000
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETYNY72023$160,000
FOOD FORWARD INCCA32023$140,000
LOS ANGELES CONSERVANCYCA52023$125,000
THE PACIFIC FOREST TRUST INCORPORATEDCA42023$114,000
HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE TRUSTEESMA62023$102,000
DALBERG CATALYSTDC32023$100,000
RISING ARTIST FOUNDATION INCNY42023$98,500
THE COMMONWEALTH CLUB - WORLD AFFAIRS OF CALIFORNIACA52023$65,000
THE EXPERIMENTAL FARM NETWORK COOPERATIVEPA62023$65,000
SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETYCA42023$61,790
PETERS PLACE NURSERY SCHOOLCA42023$55,000
BAY AREA WARRIORSCA52023$50,000
FIRST BASE FOUNDATIONCA62023$44,000
SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ ORGANIZATIONCA32023$40,000
UNITED STATES BIOCHAR INITIATIVEOR22023$35,000
INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUECA22023$30,000
A COMMUNITY OF FRIENDSCA22023$25,000
AFTER-SCHOOL ALL-STARS LOS ANGELESCA42023$24,000
SAN FRANCISCO DAY SCHOOLCA12023$10,000
EVERY MOTHER COUNTSNY22023$10,000
GENERATION ATOMICMN32023$5,000
YOLO BASIN FOUNDATIONCA12023$5,000
AMERICAN CONSERVATORY THEATRE FOUNDATIONCA22023$2,000
CHILDREN OF CONSERVATION INCCA62022$149,000
PASADENA HUMANE SOCIETYCA42022$104,000
ANTI-RECIDIVISM COALITIONCA42022$58,250
OAKWOOD SCHOOLCA42022$46,000
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGEMA22022$30,000
FOODWISE COMMUNITYCA22022$20,000