Musk Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 85-2133087
Foundation Overview
Based in Austin, TX, Musk Foundation has awarded 121 grants totaling $567,222,081 to organizations in California, Texas and 14 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $5,000 to $102,267,186, with a median award of $425,365.5.
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New Applicant Friendliness
16 of 43 recipients (37%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
51% of grants are awarded in Texas, with additional funding distributed across 17 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Texas, funding concentrates in Brownsville (29%), Austin (19%), Houston (8%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 2231% growth in annual giving over 3 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (45%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Musk Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force Aid Society Inc | $50,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Support Airmen And Guardians | 2023 |
| The Definity Project Inc | $255,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Support Education Initiatives | 2023 |
| Boston University | $15,000 | Boston, MA, US | Support University Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Brownsville Independent School District | $1,750,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Brownsville Wellness Coalition | $125,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Cultivation Of Healthy Food And Lifestyles | 2023 |
| Tejano Center For Community Concerns Parent Of Brownsville Ryss Academy | $60,900 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Basis Texas Charter Schools Inc | $500,000 | San Antonio, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Children's Museum Of Brownsville | $10,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Creative Learning Opportunities For Children | 2023 |
| Codeorg | $2,000,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Support Access To And Participation In Computer Science In Schools | 2023 |
| Feeding Texas | $500,000 | Austin, TX, US | Support Efforts For A Hunger-free Texas | 2023 |
| Fidelity Charitable | $25,000,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | For Support Of Public Charities | 2023 |
| Friends Of Science East | $200,000 | Shoreham, NY, US | Support Science Education | 2023 |
| Friends Of Westminster | $75,000 | Venice, CA, US | Support Westminster Elementary School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Givedirectly Inc | $2,200,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Financial Aid For Families Living In Poverty | 2023 |
| Hack Foundation | $4,000,000 | West Hollywood, CA, US | Support Coding Education | 2023 |
| Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District | $997,088 | Harlingen, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Harmony Public Schools | $92,625 | Houston, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Idea Public Schools | $848,902 | Weslaco, TX, US | Support Education Of Students From Underserved Communities | 2023 |
| International First Committee Association | $500,000 | Manchester, NH, US | Support Olympics-style Robotics Competition | 2023 |
| Jubilee Academic Center Inc | $425,556 | San Antonio, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Khan Academy | $500,000 | Mountain View, CA, US | Support Computer Science Work And Unfinished Learning Programs | 2023 |
| Libertas Institute | $100,000 | Lehi, UT, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District | $2,215,110 | Los Fresnos, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Humanitarian And Conventional Aid Responses | 2023 |
| Point Isabel Independent School District | $100,000 | Port Isabel, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Responsive Education Solutions | $21,000 | Lewisville, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Rio Hondo Independent School District | $125,000 | Rio Hondo, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Catholic Diocese Of Brownsville | $11,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Guadalupe Middle School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| San Benito Consolidated Independent School District | $388,438 | San Benito, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Santa Maria Independent School District | $34,000 | Santa Maria, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| The St Bernard Project Inc | $500,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | Support Disaster Relief | 2023 |
| South Texas Educational Technologies Inc | $61,128 | Weslaco, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| South Texas Independent School District | $166,500 | Mercedes, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Steamspace Education Outreach | $20,000 | Austin, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Team Rubicon | $100,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Support Humanitarian And Conventional Aid Responses | 2023 |
| The Foundation | $34,808,757 | Austin, TX, US | To Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| The Foundation - See Attachment A | $102,267,186 | Austin, TX, US | To Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| University Of Southern California | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Support University Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| University Of Washington | $15,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Support University Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Valere Public Schools | $18,273 | Austin, TX, US | To Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| Windward School | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support The Refugee Crisis In And Around Ukraine | 2023 |
| X Prize Foundation Inc | $54,000,000 | Culver City, CA, US | Support Technological Development For Carbon Removal | 2023 |
| Brownsville Community Improvement Corp | $74,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Downtown Brownsville Business Improvement And Growth Programs | 2022 |
| City Of Brownsville | $425,175 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Community Improvement And Payment Of City Expenses | 2022 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House Inc | $503,102 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Social Services For People In Need | 2022 |
| Hack Foundation | $1,240,000 | West Hollywood, CA, US | Support Coding Education | 2022 |
| Sbp - Long-term Home Rebuilding | $1,425,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | Support Disaster Relief | 2022 |
| X Prize Foundation Inc | $4,000,000 | Culver City, CA, US | Support Technological Development For Carbon Removal | 2022 |
| Drk-landesverband Westfalen-lippe Ev | $1,129,700 | Munster, Foreign, GM | Support Humanitarian Efforts In Connection With Disaster Relief | 2022 |
| Creative Visions Foundation | $2,500,000 | Malibu, CA, US | Support Raising Awareness About Population Issues | 2022 |
| Goodly Institute | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Support Building Collaborative Tools To Overcome Societal Challenge | 2022 |
| Tesla Science Center At Wardenclyff | $100,000 | Shoreham, NY, US | Support Science And Technology Center Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| Cambridge In America | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Support University Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| Friends Of The National Wildlife Refuge System | $300,000 | Mcallen, TX, US | Support Raising Awareness About Wildlife Conservation | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $1,280,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support The Refugee Crisis In And Around Ukraine | 2022 |
| Windward School | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| Team Rubicon | $150,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Support Humanitarian And Conventional Aid Responses | 2022 |
| Fidelity Charitable - See Attachment A | $36,086,291 | Cincinnati, OH, US | For Support Of Public Charities | 2022 |
| The Foundation | $10,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | To Support School Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| Khan Academy | $7,000,000 | Mountain View, CA, US | Support Computer Science Work And Unfinished Learning Programs | 2022 |
| Sea Turtle Inc | $2,082,265 | South Padre Island, TX, US | Support Education, Conservation, And Rehabilitation Programs For Sea Turtles | 2022 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Aaron Matthew Sids Research Guild | $700,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Support Sids Research | 2022 |
| Texas Southmost College Foundation Inc | $500,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | To Support University Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| International First Committee Association | $500,000 | Manchester, NH, US | Support Olympics-style Robotics Competition | 2022 |
| Cameron County Education Initiative Inc | $210,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support The Patient Care Technician Certification Program | 2022 |
| 1907 Foundation | $100,000 | Naples, FL, US | Support Research, Education And Outreach In The Field Of Neuroscience And Mental Health | 2022 |
| Big Heroes Inc | $45,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Continued Educational Opportunities To Young Adults | 2022 |
| University Of Southern California | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Support University Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Provide Resources That Help The Lapd | 2022 |
| University Of Washington | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Support University Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| Boston University | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Support University Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| Friends Of Westminster | $75,000 | Venice, CA, US | Support Westminster Elementary School Operations And Programs. | 2022 |
| The Foundation - See Attachment A | $89,941,380 | Houston, TX, US | To Support School Operations And Programs | 2022 |
| Signal Technology Foundation | $2,000,000 | Mountain View, CA, US | Support Protection Of Free Expression And Security Of Global Communication | 2021 |
| Steamspace Education Outreach | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Virginia 30 Day Fund | $1,000,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Support Small Businesses At Risk Due To The Covid-19 Crisis | 2021 |
| Future Of Life Institute | $4,000,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Support Research And Initiatives For Safeguarding Life And Developing Optimistic Visions Of The Future | 2021 |
| Founders Pledge Inc | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Charitable Giving | 2021 |
| Donorschooseorg | $945,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Education Of Students In Need | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | $55,000,000 | Memphis, TN, US | Support Research And Treatment Of Pediatric Catastrophic Diseases | 2021 |
| Unicef Usa | $5,000,000 | New York, NY, US | Support Education Of Students In Need | 2021 |
| Feeding Texas | $1,000,000 | Austin, TX, US | Support Winter Storm Uri Disaster Relief | 2021 |
| Austin Disaster Relief Network | $1,000,000 | Austin, TX, US | Support Winter Storm Uri Disaster Relief | 2021 |
| X Prize Foundation Inc | $54,000,000 | Culver City, CA, US | Support Technological Development For Carbon Removal | 2021 |
| Brownsville Independent School District | $4,946,056 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District | $1,279,503 | Los Fresnos, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| San Benito Consolidated Independent School District | $1,245,513 | San Benito, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Idea Public Schools | $941,519 | Weslaco, TX, US | Support Education Of Students From Underserved Communities | 2021 |
| La Feria Independent School District | $378,403 | La Feria, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Point Isabel Independent School District | $253,366 | Port Isabel, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Jubilee Academies | $232,040 | San Antonio, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Rio Hondo Independent School District | $213,393 | Rio Hondo, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| South Texas Independent School District | $179,756 | Mercedes, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Harmony Science Academy | $123,453 | Houston, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Santa Rosa Independent School District | $55,584 | Santa Rosa, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Santa Maria Independent School District | $35,669 | Santa Maria, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success | $46,676 | Houston, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| South Texas Educational Technologies Inc | $40,338 | Weslaco, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District | $2,182,553 | Harlingen, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Promesa Public Schools | $28,030 | Austin, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Roman Catholic Diocese Of Brownsville | $10,250 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Guadalupe Middle School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Responsive Education Solutions | $22,302 | Lewisville, TX, US | Support School Operations And Programs | 2021 |
| Brownsville Community Improvement Corp | $2,355,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Downtown Brownsville Business Improvement And Growth Programs | 2021 |
| City Of Brownsville | $1,339,325 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Community Improvement And Payment Of City Expenses | 2021 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House Inc | $208,676 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Social Services For People In Need | 2021 |
| Sbp | $1,000,000 | New Orleans, LA, US | Support Hurricane Ida Disaster Relief | 2021 |
| Brownsville Wellness Coalition | $292,000 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Cultivation Of Healthy Food And Lifestyles | 2021 |
| Hack Club | $1,000,000 | West Hollywood, CA, US | Support Coding Education | 2021 |
| The Trail Foundation | $50,000 | Austin, TX, US | Support Protection Of The Butler Trail | 2021 |
| Brownsville Museum Of Fine Art | $24,300 | Brownsville, TX, US | Support Art Education And Cultural Enrichment | 2021 |
| The University Of Texas At Austin | $10,000,000 | Austin, TX, US | Support Research Programs | 2021 |
| Georgetown University | $2,000,000 | Washington, DC, US | Support Research Programs | 2021 |
| University Of Pennsylvania | $1,500,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | Support Research Programs | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $1,500,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Support Research Programs | 2021 |
| Global Change Data Lab | $1,500,000 | Oxford, N/A, UK | Support Production And Maintenance Of Public Online Resources On Environment | 2021 |
| Khan Academy | $5,000,000 | Mountain View, CA, US | Education | 2020 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | $5,000,000 | Boston, MA, US | Covid-19 Vaccine Research Fund | 2020 |
| Tesla Science Center At Wardenclyff | $100,000 | Shoreham, NY, US | Science And Technology | 2020 |
| Feeding Texas | $100,000 | Austin, TX, US | Public Charity Support | 2020 |
| Sacred Heart University | $-50,000 | Fairfield, CT, US | After The Grant Was Made On April 29, 2020, The University Decided Not To Execute The Project. The University Refunded The Grant Back To The Foundation. | 2020 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Musk Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 85-2133087 |
| Website | http://www.muskfoundation.org |
| Address | PO BOX 341886 Austin, TX 78734-0000 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Musk Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President & Director | Elon Musk |
|---|---|
| Secretary & Treasurer & Director | Jared Birchall |
| Director | Matilda Simon |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
- Review Part XV for detailed grant recipient information and funding purposes
- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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