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Bezos Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$157M
Granted FY2023
181
Grants FY2023
29
States reached
$9.9M
Largest
01What you fundRead
02Your fieldRead
03Through PlinthRead
01What you fund
0194% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2019–2024.

Education$31MHuman Services$17MInternational$15MArts & Culture$12MPhilanthropy$11MHealth$6.6MYouth Development$6.0MCommunity Improvement$5.9MOther$0
02FY2023 · 181 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 181 grants below total $117,596,877 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $156,961,896 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $39,365,019 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k12 grants · $36k
  • $10k–50k15 grants · $356k
  • $50k–250k65 grants · $8.3M
  • $250k+89 grants · $109M
$248,745
Median grant
29
States reached
$154M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Harlem Children's Zone, Inc.$9,916,434
Children's Museum of Manhattan$9,916,434
TED Foundation, Inc.$5,000,084
Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors$3,843,851
Bezos Family Foundation$3,843,851
University of Washington$3,612,478
Children's Defense Fund$3,421,332
National Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the$3,212,504
NYU Grossman School of Medicine$3,007,995
Save the Children Federation, Inc.$2,971,731
Transcend$2,446,286
Mississippi State University$2,387,615
Transcend$2,357,773
Save the Children Federation, Inc$2,306,004
Save the Children Foundation$2,028,258
02Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Childhood Education International

To promote innovative solutions to education challenges and inspire action that creates positive, sustainable futures for children and youth worldwide

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2
Citizen Schools Inc

In fiscal year 2025, the agency operated an americorps maker fellowship, placing 7 americorps vista members at 6 different education focused organizations in ca, ma, and ny. americorps members worked on capacity building projects to expand…

Education
3
Chicago Public Education Fund

The chicago public education fund (the fund) is a nonprofit organization that improves public schools in chicago by investing in the talented educators who lead them.

Education
4
New Classrooms Innovation Partners Inc

To create and inspire better ways to give every student an educational foundation for lifelong success. we imagine a world where every student attends a school that meets them where they are, adapts to the unique ways they learn, and…

Education
5
National Association of Independent Schools Inc

As the largest association of independent schools, nais co-creates the future of education by uniting and empowering our community. we do this through thought leadership, research, creation and curation of resources, and direct…

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6
The George Washington University

The mission of the george washington university (gw) is to educate individuals in liberal arts, languages, sciences, learned professions, and other courses and subjects of study, and to conduct scholarly research and publish the findings…

Education
7
The Peak School

The peak school seeks to ignite a passion for learning, to develop students of diverse talents and backgrounds who think critically and act with integrity, and to graduate compassionate, confident, capable students who will embrace their…

Education
8
The Common Application Inc

The common application is a not-for-profit membership organization of over 1,100 colleges and universities across the globe committed to access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process. every year, over 1.5 million students…

Education
9
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
10
New Teacher Center

New teacher center (ntc) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving outcomes for all students by accelerating teacher and school leader effectiveness. from preschool through high school, (continued on schedule o)

Education
11
Teach for America Inc

Children growing up in historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities lack access to a broad spectrum of resources and opportunities, and attend schools that are not equipped to meet their needs. To address this, TFA's mission…

Education
12
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Teach for All Inc and the most unlike its peers is Harold Kl Castle Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

For each theme you fund, this compares how the sector’s money is shifting with how your own giving is shifting.

← shrinkinggrowing →↓ leaning in → pulling backsteadyLocal History MuseumsEducation Equity InitiativesPrivate Grantmaking Foundat…Faith-Based Liberal Arts Co…Government Accountability &…Community Hospital SystemsChristian Outreach Ministri…Pregnancy Support CentersEarly Childhood Care CentersGirls Stem Education Progra…Developmental Disabilities …Jewish Community FederationsCharter and Independent Sch…Child Abuse Advocacy Servic…Immigrant and Latino Integr…Urban Agriculture EducationIndigenous Community Develo…College Foundation Support
the sector your giving your giving is ahead of the sector the sector’s ahead of you· dot size = how much the theme matters to each side
Ordered by the change in your giving — leaning in on top, pulling back at the bottom. The bar between the two dots is how out of step you are with the sector. Hover any row for detail.

Sector change and giving change are each shown relative to their own range, growing (right) or shrinking (left); both normalized, so inflation isn’t mistaken for growth.

Your grantees are a median of 31 years old; the field is 16. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number21%4%<5yr14%11%5–10yr20%16%10–20yr18%24%20–35yr13%19%35–55yr15%26%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value21%2%<5yr14%10%5–10yr20%12%10–20yr18%15%20–35yr13%18%35–55yr15%43%55yr+

The field is 21% startups (under 5 years old) — 4% of your grantees by number, and just 2% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 1.0% lost their exemption, against 12% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
1.0%1/103
the rest of the field
12%
4,744/38,865

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

03the grantee network

99 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 99 of the 138 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
96/99
Grantees still filing
54/99
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

Bezos Family Foundation — $7,049,623 · OtherBezos Family FoundationUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON — $4,097,979 · OtherUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONAbriendo Puertas/Opening Doors — $3,844,427 · OtherAbriendo Puertas/Opening DoorsNational Council of Young Men's Christian Associations of the — $3,212,504 · OtherNational Council of Young Men's Christian Assoc…NYU Grossman School of Medicine — $3,007,995 · OtherNYU Grossman School of MedicineNew Classrooms Education Partners — $2,716,490 · OtherNew Classrooms Education PartnersMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY — $2,387,615 · OtherEdward M. Kennedy Institute — $1,888,336 · OtherROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION — $1,984,313 · OtherSEATTLE FOUNDATION — $1,647,941 · OtherTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC — $1,718,409 · Other+71 more — $15,572,715 · Other+71 moreTRANSCEND INC — $4,804,059 · EducationTRANSCEND INCTeachers College Columbia University — $2,122,562 · EducationTeachers College…ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI — $1,446,435 · EducationICAHN SCHOOL OF …CENTER FOR EXPANDING LEADERSHIP AND OPPORTUNITY INC — $1,147,880 · EducationCENTER FOR EXPAN…BUCK INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION — $1,015,109 · EducationBUCK INSTITUTE F…President and Fellows of Harvard College — $999,720 · EducationPresident and Fe…JAMES B HUNT JR INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POLICY FDN — $992,981 · EducationJAMES B HUNT JR …RELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION — $911,031 · EducationRELAY GRADUATE S…+14 more — $3,419,673 · Education+14 moreSave The Children Federation Inc — $10,116,941 · InternationalSave The Child…COOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC — $2,330,463 · InternationalCOOPERATIVE FO…CAMFED USA FOUNDATION — $1,547,276 · InternationalCAMFED USA FOU…+4 more — $704,888 · InternationalHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC — $9,916,434 · Human ServicesHARLEM CHILDR…CENTERING HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE INC — $885,050 · Human ServicesCENTERING HEA…+14 more — $2,702,235 · Human Services+14 moreCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN — $9,916,757 · Arts & CultureCHILDREN'S …MENT LTD — $1,116,649 · Arts & CultureMENT LTDNATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER — $499,449 · Arts & Culture+2 more — $290,504 · Arts & CultureTED FOUNDATION INC — $5,607,199 · Community ImprovementTECHNOLOGY ACCESS FOUNDATION — $500,000 · Community ImprovementBUSINESSES UNITED IN INVESTING LENDING & DEVELOPMENT — $472,833 · Community ImprovementTHIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC — $337,541 · Community ImprovementCHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND — $4,417,028 · Civil RightsANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE — $247,833 · Civil Rights
Other$49,128,347Education$16,859,450International$14,699,568Human Services$13,503,719Arts & Culture$11,823,359Community Improvement$6,917,573Civil Rights$4,664,861

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budgetSave The Children Federation Inc — $10,116,941 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetCHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN — $9,916,757 over 1y, 74% of budgetHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC — $9,916,434 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetTED FOUNDATION INC — $5,607,199 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetTRANSCEND INC — $4,804,059 over 1y, 15% of budgetCHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND — $4,417,028 over 1y, 22% of budgetCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTANCE AND RELIEF EVERYWHERE INC — $2,330,463 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTeachers College Columbia University — $2,122,562 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetROBIN HOOD FOUNDATION — $1,984,313 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTHE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC — $1,718,409 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSEATTLE FOUNDATION — $1,647,941 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetCAMFED USA FOUNDATION — $1,547,276 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI — $1,446,435 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCITY YEAR INC — $1,322,876 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetMENT LTD — $1,116,649 over 1y, 81% of budgetBUCK INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION — $1,015,109 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetPresident and Fellows of Harvard College — $999,720 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJAMES B HUNT JR INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POLICY FDN — $992,981 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetRELAY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION — $911,031 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetCENTERING HEALTHCARE INSTITUTE INC — $885,050 over 1y, 13% of budgetSCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP-AFGHANISTAN INC — $837,523 over 1y, 35% of budgetPAHARA INSTITUTE INC — $649,265 over 1y, 8.4% of budgetTOOLS OF THE MIND — $529,667 over 1y, 9.1% of budgetTHE MIND TRUST INC — $507,554 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetTECHNOLOGY ACCESS FOUNDATION — $500,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetHAROLD KL CASTLE FOUNDATION — $500,000 over 1y, 4.4% of budgetNATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER — $499,449 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetCouncil for a Strong America — $485,501 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetBUSINESSES UNITED IN INVESTING LENDING & DEVELOPMENT — $472,833 over 1y, 5.7% of budgetSTEM NEXT OPPORTUNITY FUND — $450,000 over 1y, 5.8% of budgetNATIONAL BLACK CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE — $446,869 over 1y, 9.3% of budgetNEW SCHOOLS FUND — $426,438 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetNATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER — $425,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTEACH FOR ALL INC — $346,994 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetTHIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC — $337,541 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCHOOSE LOVE INC — $282,384 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetTELEVISA FOUNDATION INC — $278,504 over 1y, 27% of budgetHEALTHCONNECT ONE — $262,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetTHE NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP INC — $252,313 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetImpact Public Schools — $250,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetUNCOMMON SCHOOLS INC — $250,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetINSPIRE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS — $250,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetEDEN PEOPLEPLANET — $250,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTREEHOUSE — $250,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetURGENT INC — $250,000 over 1y, 24% of budgetSUMMIT COMMUNITY CENTER — $250,000 over 1y, 13% of budgetThe Greater Seattle Bureau of Fearless Ideas — $250,000 over 1y, 49% of budgetINNER CITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC — $250,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

A decade per grantee — revenue shaded, your grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Gates FoundationSeattle FoundationWK Kellogg FoundationOverdeck Family Found…Carnegie Corporation …Walton Family Foundat…Silicon Valley Commun…Raikes FoundationThe Satterberg Founda…School's Out Washingt…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The William & Flora H…
Gates FoundationWA37× affinity19 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gates Foundation · Seattle Foundation · WK Kellogg Foundation · Overdeck Family Foundation Inc · Carnegie Corporation of New York · Walton Family Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Raikes Foundation · The Satterberg Foundation Inc · School's Out Washington · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

03Through Plinth

Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

How do I get to Bezos Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Bezos Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 138 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears. How we build these →

Generated from your IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $350M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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