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Cleo Foundation

Accepts applications San Francisco, California · EIN 943269201

Cleo Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $178,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $30,000. 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 $165,000 the year before.

9% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$165,00011$3.1 million
2024$178,50011$3.2 million

How to apply

ContactEma Henry
1660 Bush St-Ste 300, San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone or email(415) 728-2973, ehenry@pfs-llc.net
What to submitFOR GUIDELINES AND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS FOUNDATION, SEE hTTPS://www.cleofoundation.org
Deadlines, restrictionsSee form and content above

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Cleo Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California11$178,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Ventana Wilderness Alliance
Monterey, CA
TO SUPPORT THE Youth in Wilderness PROGRAM$30,000
Ct Apptd Spec Advocates of MonTEREY
Salinas, CA
General Operating Support$25,000
Community Partnership for Youth
Monterey, CA
TO SUPPORT THE High School Leadership, Life Skills & Job Preparation Program$20,000
Epicenter of Monterey
Salinas, CA
to support SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING$15,000
Anderson Valley Education Fndn
Boonville, CA
General operating support$15,000
Olinga Learning
Gonzales, CA
TO SUPPORT Wings of Knowledge STEM PROGRAM$15,000
Palenke Arts
Seaside, CA
General Operating Support$15,000
O'Neill Sea Odyssey
Santa Cruz, CA
Support for south monterey county expansion$13,500
Big Sur Land Trust
Monterey, CA
To support youth outdoor programs$10,000
Jacobs Heart Childrens Cancer Suppo
Watsonville, CA
To support monterey county programs$10,000
Coastal Kids Home Care
Salinas, CA
To support MONTEREY COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Cleo Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See form and content above.

How much does Cleo Foundation give?

$178,500 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Cleo Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Carol W Casey (President), Patrick Healy (Treas/Secy) and Stephanie Holbrook (Board Member).

What does Cleo Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, education and health.

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