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Arcadia Foundation

Accepts applications San Jose, California · EIN 823694864

Arcadia Foundation is a private foundation in San Jose, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.9 million in 24 grants; the typical grant was $36,500 and the largest $1.5 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $2.2 million the year before.

46% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$2.2 million33$44.7 million
2024$3.9 million24$48.4 million

How to apply

ContactArcadia Foundation
PO Box 5368, San Jose, CA 95150
Phone or email(408) 961-8100
What to submitWritten requests

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Arcadia Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$1.7 million
New York6$1.6 million
District of Columbia4$423,000
Arizona1$50,000
Maryland1$43,000
Massachusetts1$25,000
Pennsylvania1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
National Library of Israel USA
New York, NY
General financial support$1.5 million
Jewish Silicon Valley
Los Gatos, CA
General financial support$774,970
Oshman Family JCC
Palo Alto, CA
General financial support$500,000
The Washington Institute for Near E
Washington, DC
General financial support$300,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
General financial support$101,500
Friends of Israel Defence Force
New York, NY
General financial support$100,000
Symphony San Jose
San Jose, CA
General financial support$90,000
South Peninsula Hebrew Day School
Sunnyvale, CA
General financial support$90,000
Hillel International
Wasshington DC, DC
General financial support$75,000
Congregation Sinai
San Jose, CA
General financial support$69,000
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
General financial support$50,000
Imadi Inc
Randallstown, MD
General financial support$43,000
The Phi Beta Kappa Society
Washington, DC
General financial support$30,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
San Jose, CA
General financial support$25,000
The Shalem Foundation
New York, NY
General financial support$25,000
Wurtman Foundation
Wellesley, MA
General financial support$25,000
Kesher Israel
Washington, DC
General financial support$18,000
Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel
Bronx, NY
General financial support$12,000
Chabad of Greater South Bay
Palo Alto, CA
General financial support$10,000
Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
Cupertino, CA
General financial support$10,000
Friends of Yad Sarah
New York, NY
General financial support$1,800
Middle East Forum
Philadelphia, PA
General financial support$1,000
San Jose Community Eruv
San Jose, CA
General financial support$1,000
SDC Digital Infrastructure Opportun
New York, NY
General financial support$25

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Arcadia Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Arcadia Foundation give?

$3.9 million in tax year 2024, across 24 grants, with a typical grant of $36,500.

Who runs Arcadia Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Eli Reinhard (President) and Erica Krauss (Treasurer).

What does Arcadia Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and arts and culture.

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