Private Foundation

VAN AUKEN PRIVATE FOUNDATION

VAN AUKEN PRIVATE FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in DANVILLE, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $321K revenue, $11K expenses, $2.3M total assets. IRS filings disclose 34 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $2.0M.

EIN: 262931752 DANVILLE, CA Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$321K

Total Expenses$11K

Total Assets$2.3M

Grants Given34

Grant Total$2.0M

Filing Years2021–2025

Sample Grants Given

GO2 FOUNDATION FOR LUNG CANCER

SAN CARLOS, CA · 2024

LUNG CANCER RESEARCH, AWARENESS, EDUCATION, PREVENTION

$60,000

THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION

WASHINGTON, DC · 2024

TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH TO IMPROVE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE AT LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVELS.

$25,000

UCSF FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2023

SUPPORTS GROUNDBREAKING MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE.

$70,000

THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION

WASHINGTON, DC · 2023

TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH TO IMPROVE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE AT LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVELS.

$50,000

INSTITUTE EDUCATION RESEARCH

LOS ANGELES, CA · 2023

TO IMPROVE SOCIETY BY CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH.

$35,000

Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN/CFO/SECRETARY Wendell G Van Auken Iii

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Top Grant Purposes

SUPPORTS GROUNDBREAKING MEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE.

$1,521,300 7 grants

LUNG CANCER RESEARCH, AWARENESS, EDUCATION, PREVENTION

$255,000 8 grants

TO IMPROVE SOCIETY BY CONDUCTING SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH.

$85,000 2 grants

TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH TO IMPROVE POLICY AND GOVERNANCE AT LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND GLOBAL LEVELS.

$75,000 2 grants

TO PROVIDE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY WITH PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTATIONS, TO PROVIDE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH ARTS EDUCATION, TO SUPPORT PERFORMING ARTISTS

$45,000 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$321K	$11K	$2.3M
2024	$483K	$98K	$2.0M
2023	$47K	$202K	$1.6M
2022	$-91K	$417K	$1.8M
2021	$20K	$316K	$2.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $20K to $321K (+1525%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.3M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, DC.

CADC

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