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With Foundation

Accepts applications San Mateo, California · EIN 731644863

With Foundation is a private foundation in San Mateo, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $8.6 million in 53 grants; the typical grant was $128,000 and the largest $760,000. 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 $4.2 million the year before.

76% of its 2024 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
2021$1.1 million31$15.4 million
2022$1.1 million31$16.3 million
2023$4.2 million46$14.2 million
2024$8.6 million53$8.0 million

How to apply

ContactRyan Easterly
1900 S Norfold Street Suite 350, San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone or email(650) 320-1715, ryan@withfoundation.org
What to submitThree grant cycles per year - two open cycles and one rfp cycle during an open grant cycle, applicants must complete an online pre-application quesionnaire following review of the pre-application questionnaire, qualified organizations will receive information about the requirements fro a full proposal. All pre-application questionnaires receive a response dueing rfp cycle, applications in response to rfp must be submitted online, in accordance with instructions
DeadlinesApplications must be received by rfp deadline or three months prior to board meetings
RestrictionsMust be 501(c)(3) organization that qualifies as a public charity. Awards are usually made for projects during one year periods of support. No support for political campaigns, candidates, legislation, individuals, equipment for individuals, endowments or campaigns for debt reduction, organizations outside the us, projects that do not address healthcare delivery, specific therapies outside formal healthcare settings, or administrative expenses in excess of 28 percent of total funding request.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What With Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 17 states, the most to District of Columbia.

StateGrantsAmount
District of Columbia12$2.9 million
California14$1.5 million
Massachusetts4$693,000
Virginia3$651,000
Texas1$460,000
Maryland2$390,000
Illinois2$378,000
Kentucky1$315,000
Hawaii1$210,000
Pennsylvania1$160,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 53 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health
Washington, DC
Partnership support$760,000
Institute for Exceptional Care
Washington, DC
Partnership support$610,000
The Arc of the United States
Washington, DC
Project support$510,000
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Partnership support$460,000
National Down Syndrome Society
Washington, DC
Partnership support$433,000
Family Voices
Concord, MA
Partnership support$423,000
Wiki Education Foundation
Chico, CA
Partnership support$410,000
University of Kentucky Research Foundation
Lexington, KY
Partnership support$315,000
University of the Pacific
San Francisco, CA
Partnership support$310,000
Consumer Technology Association Foundation
Arlington, VA
Partnership support$300,000
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Project support$250,000
Communication First
Washington, DC
Partnership support$238,000
The Association for Successful Parenting
Baltimore, MD
Project support$230,000
Pacific Dental Services Foundation
Irvine, CA
Project support$225,000
University of Hawaii Foundation
Honolulu, HI
Project support$210,000
Spina Bifida Association
Arlington, VA
Project support$191,000
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angelos, CA
Project support$164,000
Autism Society of America
Rockville, MD
Project support$160,000
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Project support$160,000
US Committee for Refugees & Immigrants
Arlington, VA
Project support$160,000
University of Wyoming Foundation
Laramine, WY
Project support$160,000
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Redwood City, CA
Project support$148,000
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Project support$140,000
Public Health Institute
Oakland, CA
Project support$138,000
Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Washington, DC
Project support$135,000
The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Washington, DC
Project support$133,000
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Project support$128,000
Cardea Services
Seattle, WA
Project support$100,000
University of Central Florida Foundation Inc
Orlando, FL
Project support$100,000
University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc
Newton, MA
Project support$100,000
Borealis Philanthropy
Minneapolis, MN
Project support$98,000
Generation Patient
Greenwood, IN
Partnership support$73,000
Proteus Fund
New York, NY
Exploratory support$48,000
Transgender Health and Wellness Center of Washington
Olympia, WA
Project support$40,000
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Technical assistance$30,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College
Cambridge, MA
Project support$30,000
Parents Helping Parents Inc
San Jose, CA
Discretionary support$29,000
Disability Voices United
Manhattan Beach, CA
Partnership support$25,000
2528-21 Women Enabled International
Washington, DC
Project support$23,000
Grantmakers in Aging
White Plains, NY
Project support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does With Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications must be received by rfp deadline or three months prior to board meetings.

How much does With Foundation give?

$8.6 million in tax year 2024, across 53 grants, with a typical grant of $128,000.

Who runs With Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Lynne O'Hara (President), Adela Ruiz-Olivio (Vice President), Juan Espinoza (Secretary) and Phil Shemanski (Treasurer) among 8 officers and trustees.

What does With Foundation fund?

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

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