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Jurvetson Family Foundation

Website:

www.jurvetson.org/
Location:

Los Altos, CA
Status:

Project of United to Protect Democracy
Formation:

2022
Executive Director(s):

Genevieve Jurvetson and Steve Jurvetson

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The Jurvetson Family Foundation is a family foundation operated by Democratic Party-aligned venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson and his second wife, Genevieve Jurvetson. 1

Publicly launched in 2023, 2 the foundation supports individuals, organizations, policymakers, and research efforts undertaking projects dealing with mental health, veterans’ suicide, human rights, and changing climate. 3

The foundation supports the Human Rights Foundation, the Good Food Institute’s efforts to create plant-based and synthetic meat, the Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS), Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies’ (MAPS) investigation of psychedelic drugs, and other causes. 4

History and Leadership

The Jurvetson Family Foundation was founded in 2023. 5 Democratic Party-aligned venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson and his second wife, Genevieve Jurvetson, run the Jurvetson Family Foundation. 6

Genevieve Jurvetson leads the giving program for the Jurvetson Family Foundation. She is chair of the Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative Funders Circle and previously worked at Goldman Sachs. 7

Steve Jurvetson supports the left-of-center Audacious Project  8 and is the ex-husband of Karla Jurvetson, a major donor to Democratic Party candidates and political action committees (PACs). 9 In 2016, he was appointed by President Barack Obama as a Presidential Ambassador for Global Leadership. 10

Activities and Funding

The Jurvetson Family Foundation espouses the view that tyranny is the root cause of poverty, human rights violations, and war. The foundation supports individuals, organizations, policy makers, and research efforts that it has identified as critical to address issues including mental health, veterans’ suicide, protecting human rights, and addressing climate change. The foundation also financially supports organizations, groups, and dissidents that fight dictatorships and authoritarian regimes. 11 The Jurvetson Family Foundation is a supporter of the Human Rights Foundation, which supports prisoners of conscience and promotes democracy worldwide. 12

The Jurvetson Family Foundation also funds organizations that combat climate change. In these efforts, the foundation supports the left-of-center Salk Institute for Biological Studies’ Harnessing Plants Initiative to sequester carbon as well as the Good Food Institute which works to create plant-based and synthetic meat. 13

The Jurvetson Family Foundation also supports organizations addressing mental health, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research, depression research, and substance abuse research. Part of this research includes MDMA (ecstasy) and psilocybin-assisted therapy, and funding to support education, “equitable access” efforts for these drugs, and delivery. The foundation supports the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Healing Advocacy Fund, the Fireside Project, and various individual scientists involved in these endeavors. 14

The Jurvetson Family Foundation also supports Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) and Reason to Hope’s efforts to end veterans’ suicide, the Roland R. Griffiths Professorship Fund for psychedelic research on medical therapeutics in patients, 15 the One Acre Fund to support families facing poverty in Africa, and the B612 Foundation to map and navigate the solar system and protect Earth from asteroid impacts. 16

Funding

Jurvetson Family Foundation is the private foundation of Democratic Party-aligned venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson and his second wife, Genevieve Jurvetson. 17

References

  1. “About Us.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/aboutus.
  2. “jurvetson.org.” Who.is Internet Registration Portal. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://who.is/whois/jurvetson.org.
  3. “Home.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/.
  4. “Home.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/.
  5. “jurvetson.org.” Who.is Internet Registration Portal. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://who.is/whois/jurvetson.org.
  6. “About Us.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/aboutus.
  7. “About Us.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/aboutus.
  8. “Facebook Post.” Steve Jurvetson Facebook. Posted April 18, 2019. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10161693678750611.
  9.  Schleifer, Theodore. “The Los Altos Shrink Taking Over Washington.” Puck. September 21, 2021. Accessed via Web Archive May 2, 2023. https://archive.ph/JzAoa/again?url=https://puck.news/karla-jurvetson-goes-for-broke/.
  10. “Steve Jurvetson.” Future Ventures. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.influencewatch.org/.
  11. “Home.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 6, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/.
  12. “Protecting Human Rights Globally.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/.
  13.  “Plant-based meat.” Good Food Institute. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://gfi.org/plant-based/. https://gfi.org/.
  14. “Home.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 6, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/
  15. “Donors.” The Roland R. Griffiths, Ph.D. Professorship Fund. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://griffithsfund.org/donors/.
  16. “Home.” Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 3, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/.
  17. “About Us.” The Jurvetson Family Foundation. Accessed May 2, 2023. https://www.jurvetson.org/aboutus.
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Jurvetson Family Foundation


Los Altos, CA