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The Stanley S Langendorf Foundation

Accepts applications San Francisco, California · EIN 942861512

The Stanley S Langendorf Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $1.2 million in 149 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $50,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $944,000 the year before.

40% of its 2025 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$724,000102$6.7 million
2024$944,000134$6.2 million
2025$1.2 million149$5.9 million

How to apply

ContactChristopher Quinn Grant Manager
PO Box 2509, San Francisco, CA 94126
Phone or email(208) 721-3367, grants@sslfoundation.com
What to submit, deadlines, restrictionsPlease visit www.sslfoundation.org

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Stanley S Langendorf Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 16 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California126$951,500
Iowa2$55,000
District of Columbia4$31,000
Illinois2$25,000
Florida1$25,000
New York4$12,000
Minnesota1$10,000
Virginia1$10,000
Idaho1$5,000
Massachusetts1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 149 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
Community / social services$50,000
St Luke Presbyterian Church
San Rafael, CA
Community / social services$35,000
McCallum Theatre
Palm Desert, CA
Arts$25,000
Meridian International Center
Washington, DC
Community / social services$25,000
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Education$25,000
San Francisco General Hospital Foun
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$25,000
The Posse Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Youth$25,000
Tipping Point Community
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$25,000
UCSF Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$25,000
Kellogg School of Management
Evanston, IL
Education$20,000
UCSF Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$20,000
De la Salle High School
Concord, CA
Education$15,000
Desert Community Foundation
Palm Desert, CA
Community / social services$15,000
McCallum Theatre
Palm Desert, CA
Arts$15,000
San Domenico School
San Anselmo, CA
Education$15,000
UCSF Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$15,000
Youth Homes Inc
Concord, CA
Youth$15,000
Make It Home Bay Area
San Rafael, CA
Community / social services$12,500
Access Institute for Psychological
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
American Red Cross of the Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
Because Justice Matters
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
City Hope
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
City of Dreams
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
City Youth Now
San Francisco, CA
Youth$10,000
Clinic by the Bay
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
De Marillac Academy
San Francisco, CA
Education$10,000
Edgewood Center for Children & Fami
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
Embarcadero YMCA
San Francisco, CA
Youth$10,000
Family Connection Centers
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
First Graduate
San Francisco, CA
Youth$10,000
Fresh Lifelines for Youth
San Jose, CA
Youth$10,000
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
Hebrew Free Loan Association of San
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
Jefferson Economic Development Inst
Mount Shasta, CA
Community / social services$10,000
Kidpower
San Francisco, CA
Youth$10,000
La Casa de Las Madres
San Francisco, CA
Community / social services$10,000
Make It Home Bay Area
San Rafael, CA
Community / social services$10,000
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Community / social services$10,000
Mbolden Change
Palo Alto, CA
Community / social services$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Stanley S Langendorf Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Please visit www.sslfoundation.org.

How much does The Stanley S Langendorf Foundation give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2025, across 149 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Stanley S Langendorf Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Richard J Guggenhime (President/Tr), Lisa G Hauswirth (Secretary), Charles H Clifford Jr (Director) and Patricia Capbarat (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does The Stanley S Langendorf Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, youth programs and education.

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