Well Told Grants

Foundations / California

Private foundations in San Francisco, California

517 private foundations are based in San Francisco. Together they paid $2.8 billion in grants in their latest year, and 91 of them accept applications. The largest is Sergey Brin Family Foundation, with $689 million.

The 50 largest of 517 foundations in San Francisco, by grants paid
FoundationGrants paidTypical grantAccepts applications
Sergey Brin Family Foundation$689 million$1.0 millionNo
Gerson Bakar Foundation$169 million$20,000No
The James Irvine Foundation$155 million$10,000No
Rippleworks Inc$154 million$100,000No
Skyline Foundation$101 million$250,000No
Kataly Foundation$80.3 million$15.3 millionNo
The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation DBA Jim Joseph Foundation$55.2 million$49,000No
Stupski Foundation$50.8 million$150,000No
Hellman Foundation$46.9 million$43.0 millionNo
Every Org$44.9 million$61,564No
Aphorism Foundation$43.4 million$1.0 millionNo
Visa Foundation$38.8 million$250,000No
Sea Change Foundation$37.4 million$3.0 millionNo
Salesforce Foundation$35.9 million$1.0 millionNo
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation$32.9 million$40,000No
Koret Foundation$32.3 million$25,000Yes
Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation$31.0 million$250,000No
Doris & Donald Fisher Foundation$28.0 million$14.0 millionNo
The Libra Foundation$27.0 million$9.0 millionNo
Elbridge Stuart Foundation DBA Stuart Foundation$25.0 million$28.9 millionYes
The Leonard & Sophie Davis Fund$24.3 million$160,000No
PWB Foundation$22.5 million$22.5 millionNo
Pisces Foundation$22.4 million$12.7 millionNo
Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund$21.9 million$33,250No
Oberndorf Family Foundation$21.2 million$45,000No
Esb Charitable Foundation$20.0 million$250,000No
Loud Hound Foundation$18.8 million$250,000No
Laural Foundation$18.6 million$100,000No
Gitlab Foundation$17.5 million$250,000No
The Maxwellhanrahan Foundation$17.5 million$14.3 millionNo
California Physicians' Service Fdn DBA Blue Shield of California Fdn$17.1 million$100,000Yes
Humanity United$16.7 million$50,000No
The Eucalyptus Foundation$16.2 million$20,000No
Troper Wojcicki Foundation$15.8 million$210,122No
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund$15.5 million$15,000Yes
Sakana Foundation$14.3 million$7.8 millionNo
The Christensen Fund$13.7 million$76,125Yes
The William G Irwin Charity Foundation$13.7 million$50,000Yes
Biswas Family Foundation$12.2 million$170,000No
Walter and Elise Haas Fund$11.5 million$30,000Yes
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund$10.9 million$15,000Yes
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation$10.7 million$15,000Yes
Levi Strauss Foundation$10.3 million$29,096No
Give Forward Foundation$10.1 million$100,000No
The John Martin Foundation$10.0 million$250,000No
William K Bowes Jr Foundation$9.5 million$183,333No
Pichai Family Foundation$9.2 million$100,000No
Crescent Porter Hale Foundation$9.1 million$50,000Yes
The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation$8.9 million$200,000No
The Bernard Osher Foundation$8.2 million$15,000Yes

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