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Grousbeck Family Foundation II

Accepts applications Redwood City, California · EIN 306284985

Grousbeck Family Foundation II is a private foundation in Redwood City, California. In tax year 2023 it gave $1.7 million in 29 grants; the typical grant was $30,000 and the largest $334,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2023.

Giving in 2023 was down from $1.8 million the year before.

14% of its 2023 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
2022$1.8 million35$52.3 million
2023$1.7 million29$69.6 million

How to apply

ContactH Irving Grousbeck Trustee
3000 Sand Hill Rd Bldg 1 Ste 210, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone or email(650) 521-0383
What to submitNo formal procedures have been established.
DeadlinesNo deadlines have been established at this time.
RestrictionsGrants are limited to irc section 501(c)(3) defined purpose and charities.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2023. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Grousbeck Family Foundation II funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California19$1.0 million
Hawaii2$339,000
Massachusetts4$320,000
Arizona1$20,000
Tennessee1$20,000
Ohio1$10,000
New Hampshire1$5,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 29 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hawaiian Islands Land Trusts
Honolulu, HI
General$334,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Palo Alto, CA
General$200,000
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
General$150,000
Smith College
Boston, MA
General$150,000
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford, CA
General$150,000
KIPP Public School Northern California
Oakland, CA
General$100,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
General$68,000
Peninsula Bridge
Menlo Park, CA
General$65,000
Alder Graduate School of Education
Redwood City, CA
General$50,000
All Five
Menlo Park, CA
General$50,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula
Menlo Park, CA
General$50,000
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
General$40,000
The Peninsula College Fund
Redwood City, CA
General$35,000
Acknowledge Alliance
Mountain View, CA
General$30,000
Family Connections
San Carlos, CA
General$30,000
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
General$30,000
Menlo College
Atheron, CA
General$25,000
Resurge International
Sunnyvale, CA
General$25,000
Second Harvest Food Bank
Irvine, CA
General$25,000
Asurion Compassion Fund
Nashville, TN
General$20,000
Environmental Traveling Companions
San Francisco, CA
General$20,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA
Laguna Hills, CA
General$20,000
Life Ministries
Prescott, AZ
General$20,000
Maranyundo School
Cambridge, MA
General$15,000
Shine Together Inc
Milpitas, CA
General$10,000
Tiffin University
Tiffin, OH
General$10,000
Bald Peak Community Fund
Melvin Village, NH
General$5,000
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
General$5,000
Hawaii Public Radio
Honolulu, HI
General$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Grousbeck Family Foundation II accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines have been established at this time.

How much does Grousbeck Family Foundation II give?

$1.7 million in tax year 2023, across 29 grants, with a typical grant of $30,000.

Who runs Grousbeck Family Foundation II?

Its 2023 filing lists H Irving Grousbeck (Trustee) and Susanne Grousbeck (Trustee).

What does Grousbeck Family Foundation II fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and environment and conservation.

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