Mission
THE ZEPHYR INSTITUTE IS A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS, STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS COMMITTED TO GAINING A FULLER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN PERSON AND THE COMMON GOOD.
Public Charity
ZEPHYR INSTITUTE INC
ZEPHYR INSTITUTE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in PALO ALTO, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $470K revenue, $397K expenses, $1.5M total assets. 25 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 471979289
PALO ALTO, CA
Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
NTEE: S05
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$470K
Total Expenses$397K
Total Assets$1.5M
Grant Records25
Funding Total$1.7M
Filing Years2019–2024
Where $100 goes at Zephyr Institute Inc
How Zephyr Institute Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$25
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$36
The Zephyr Institute's center of the study of first principles provides a forum for scholars, students and professionals to engage life's deepest and most enduring questions
$35
Zephyr's center for the study of the professions and moral purposehelps stanford students think deeply about the philosophicalfoundations and the telos of culture-shaping professions
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
General operations
$220,000
General operations
$184,573
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$95,000
GENERAL PURPOSE
$25,000
General operations
$200,000
Showing up to 5 of 25 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Andre Vanier
CHAIRMAN
Boyd Smith
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Daniela Asuncion
DIRECTOR
John Endriz
DIRECTOR
Judy Romea
DIRECTOR
Kirk Hoiberg
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $470K | $397K | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $605K | $412K | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $443K | $758K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $380K | $1.5M |
| 2019 | $472K | $438K | $784K |
Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $470K, with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.