Compton Foundation
A family foundation that spent its final decade and its entire endowment redistributing wealth and power to the movements it once merely funded, then closed on its own terms.
Financial profile
Compton Foundation · EIN 94-3142932 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $291,542 | $3,798,908 | $7,757,926 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $2,000,639 | $4,578,358 | $11,515,821 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $2,775,753 | $7,852,383 | $19,110,037 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $259,731 | $10,687,528 | $23,891,597 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $1,191,802 | $3,742,289 | $32,342,019 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $2,440,212 | $5,891,264 | $57,845,329 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Compton Foundation is read alongside.
BF
Bullitt Foundation
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HF
Hyams Foundation
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PF
Peery Foundation
A family run private foundation that proactively backs social entrepreneurs and organizations serving youth…
VAF
Van Ameringen Foundation
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TF
Tinker Foundation
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Who backs CF
No public supporter list found as of September 2026.
The outside view
A family foundation that spent its final decade and its entire endowment redistributing wealth and power to the movements it once merely funded, then closed on its own terms.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Movement
Gathered around a cause, and built to move.
The Movement is mission-led and built to mobilize, organized around changing something in the world. Its gift is passion and external impact, its challenge is turning momentum into something that lasts.
Also reads toward The Frontier and The Republic.
Strengths
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