Public Charity

OPEN PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND

OPEN PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND, of PALO ALTO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $83.2M in revenue, $58.6M in expenses, $41.2M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 177 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $126.5M.

EIN: 812644663 PALO ALTO, CA Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: S01 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$83.2M
Total Expenses$58.6M
Total Assets$41.2M
Grants Given177
Grant Total$126.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF OPEN PHILANTHROPY ACTION FUND IS TO STUDY AND PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE GIVING FOR PUBLIC POLICY, ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT THAT PHILANTHROPIC GIVING CAN HAVE ON PUBLIC POLICY AND FURTHER SOCIAL WELFARE. THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND GRANTMAKING, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SEEKS TO BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENT IN SELECT PUBLIC POLICY AREAS. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES THE GENERAL WELFARE OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES BY SUPPORTING MORE EFFECTIVE FORMS OF PHILANTHROPIC GIVING IN THE PUBLIC POLICY ARENA AND FOR SOCIAL WELFARE CAUSES, AND BY ADVOCATING FOR BENEFICIAL CHANGES IN PUBLIC POLICY.

Where $100 goes at Open Philanthropy Action Fund

How Open Philanthropy Action Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$100
The organization made grants to section 501(c)(3) charities, section 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations and other types of entities for general support or specific projects consistent with the organization's…
All program spending
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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.

Before you apply to Open Philanthropy Action Fund

Often funds new orgs 64% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

ALBANY, NY · 2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,400,000
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
GENERAL SUPPORT
$2,948,728
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2024
WORK RELATED TO PLANT-BASED FOODS
$2,500,000
NEW YORK, NY · 2024
WORK TO REDUCE ALCOHOL HARMS IN LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
$1,740,378
WASHINGTON, DC · 2024
FARM BILL ADVOCACY
$629,000

Showing up to 5 of 177 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

CEO/DIRECTOR Alexander Berger
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Cari Tuna
SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Divesh Makan
DIRECTOR Dustin Moskovitz
DIRECTOR Holden Karnofsky
TREASURER Tom Van Loben Sels

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$52,669,806 55 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$47,446,334 37 grants
Research & Policy
$4,053,197 10 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$3,137,247 3 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$2,861,822 12 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $83.2M $58.6M $41.2M
2023 $79.3M $77.5M $30.7M
2022 $50.1M $55.3M $32.0M
2020 $16.4M $15.0M $15.5M
2019 $2.0M $24.1M $17.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $83.2M (+4119%), with total assets most recently reported at $41.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, CA, CO, DC, DE, FL, and 4 other states.

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