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Syzygy Foundation

Accepts applications San Francisco, California · EIN 770559202

Syzygy Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2023 it gave $584,500 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $26,000 and the largest $255,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2023 was up from $25,000 the year before.

100% of its 2023 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
2022$25,0001$1.5 million
2023$584,50012$998,065

How to apply

ContactLinda Dodwell
2443 Fillmore Street 377, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone or email(415) 397-4444
What to submitNo specific form required

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Syzygy Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California10$554,500
Utah1$25,000
New York1$5,000

Grants paid in 2023

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Roxie Theater
San Francisco, CA
Community support$255,000
Greenbelt Alliance
San Francisco, CA
Community support$80,000
Women Silicon Valley
Los Altos, CA
Community support$60,000
Transcendence Theatre Company
Sonoma, CA
Community support$45,000
For-Site Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Community support$40,000
One Step Productions
Studio City, CA
Dear australia documentary- completion of phase ii$27,000
The Utah Film Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Community support$25,000
Family Violence Appellate Project
Oakland, CA
Community support$20,000
Marine Mammal Care
Sausalito, CA
Community support$10,000
Sonoma Valley Next 100
Glen Ellen, CA
Community support$10,000
The Glen Ellen Historical Society
Glen Ellen, CA
Community support$7,500
Fractured Atlas (Sahara Project)
Hartsdale, NY
Community support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2023 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Syzygy Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Syzygy Foundation give?

$584,500 in tax year 2023, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $26,000.

Who runs Syzygy Foundation?

Its 2023 filing lists Linda Dodwell (President), Maida Lynn Brankman (Secretary, Director) and Ed Hanley (Treasurer).

What does Syzygy Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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