Foundations that fund nonprofits in San Francisco, CA
5,242 private foundations reported 17,680 grants to organizations in San Francisco, California, on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $2.9B in all. 355 of them are based in San Francisco.
Foundations5,242
Based in San Francisco355
Grants on record17,680
Their typical grant$6,500
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Foundations based in San Francisco
10 of the 355 local foundations that reported grants to San Francisco organizations: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of such grants on their latest return.
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Gave $15.2M in 2024
Mimi and Peter Haas Fund
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Tipping Point Community - General operating support$2,750,000
- Illuminate the Arts - Bay lights 360 project$500,000
- San Francisco Unified School District - Early education department, pre-kindergarten to 3rd grade initiative$470,425
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Gave $14.4M in 2024
Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Congregation Emanu-El - Second installment emanu-el next$2,000,000
- San Francisco Parks Alliance - Tennis Coalition of San Francisco - Golden gate park teknis center phase II$1,000,000
- Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums - Exhibition support$250,000
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The James Irvine Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- San Francisco Foundation - To support Housing Affordability in CA$7,550,000
- Rockwood Leadership Institute - To support Just Prosperity in California$1,000,000
- San Francisco Foundation - To support Better Careers in California$1,000,000
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Gave $11.5M in 2024
Walter and Elise Haas Fund
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- LA Cocina Inc - Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit…$500,000
- Young Womens Freedom Center - Seven years of general operating support to close the racial and gender wealth gap and improve nonprofit…$500,000
- Spark Sf Public Schools - One year of project support to strengthen sfusd structures for career pathways through the implementation of…$150,000
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Gave $40.5M in 2025
Koret Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- Congregation Emanu-El - Emanu-El next capital campaign - 1:1 match$2,250,000
- Jewish Family & Children's Services - Jewish youth initiative for fy24-fy26$1,250,000
- Jewish Family & Children's Services - Jewish youth initiative for fy24-fy26$1,250,000
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Gave $8.8M in 2024
John and Marcia Goldman Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Congregation Emanu-El - Emanu-El next: investing for our jewish future$250,000
- Congregation Emanu-El - Emanu-El next: investing for our jewish future$250,000
- Jewish Community Federation of Sf Marin Peninsula & Sonoma Counties - 2024 annual campaign$250,000
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Gave $10.8M in 2024
The William G Irwin Charity Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Children's Day School - Building dreams together: the campaign for childrens day school$300,000
- St Mary's Medical Center Foundation - Smmc adolescent behavioral health anti-ligature project$275,000
- San Francisco University High School - University high school california street campus$250,000
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Sergey Brin Family Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Climate Imperative Foundation - General operating support$48,998,087
- United States Energy Foundation - General operating support$29,000,018
- UCSF Foundation - Research support for parkinson's disease$27,902,673
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Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Tides Center - For the move the valley project to engage voters in the central valley. for the leaderstrust to provide…$3,312,500
- Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy - Volunteer services grant; to the haas, jr. fund single entity beneficiary fund at ggnpc for future…$2,179,400
- Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund - To support season of sharing's research and innovative marketing experiments to engage younger and more…$1,524,500
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Delta Dental Community Care Foundation
San Francisco, CA · latest return: tax year 2025- American National Red Cross Dba American Red Cross - Disaster fund$500,000
- Meals on Wheels San Francisco - Community giving- general$500,000
- American National Red Cross Dba American Red Cross - Disaster fund$300,000
Other foundations giving most in San Francisco
Based elsewhere, by the number of grants to San Francisco organizations on their latest return; profiles in our foundation directory first. Each shows its largest grants there.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc - General support$106,237
- Kiva Microfunds - General support$19,569
- Muttville - General support$14,629
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Gave $625M in 2024
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Menlo Park, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Climateworks Foundation - For general operating support$10,000,000
- San Francisco Foundation - For general operating support$7,500,000
- The Energy Foundation - For general operating support$7,000,000
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Crankstart Foundation
San Jose, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- UCSF Foundation - To support the UCSF health workforce initiative$9,100,000
- San Francisco Foundation - For the india basin waterfront park project fund$5,000,000
- San Francisco Foundation - For the crankstart giving fund daf$3,000,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Code for America Labs Inc - In support of underserved small business expansion$2,000,000
- Give2asia - In support of underserved small business expansion$1,180,911
- Community Vision Capital & Consulting - In support of neighborhood revitalization$613,180
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- The Global Fund for Women Inc - Core support for the launch of the black feminist fund, an unprecedented philanthropic initiative bridging…$3,000,000
- Mozilla Foundation - For the ford-mozilla fellowship program in the global south to strengthen organizations in the global south…$1,400,000
- Neighborhood Funders Group Inc - Core support grant for lift to ensure the equitable implementation of federal industrial policy investments$1,375,000
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Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Oakland, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Roxie Theater - $1,200,000 for the roxie forever campaign and $100,000 for general operations support of the new facility and…$1,300,000
- Community Arts Stabilization Trust - General operating support$1,000,000
- Community Arts Stabilization Trust - General operating support$1,000,000
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The California Endowment
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- The Regents of the University of California (Unive - Healthforce center at UCSF - advancing health workforce in california$1,402,164
- Tides Center - Bay area health inequities initiative - advancing community wellness$1,157,063
- Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc - Youth organize! california - advancing health and racial justice$900,000
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Gave $6.3B in 2024
Gates Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024- Regents of the University of California San Francisco the - Neglected tropical diseases$8,000,000
- Lf Charities Inc - Inclusive financial systems$6,107,591
- Maisha Meds Inc - Empower women and girls; global health and development public awareness and analysis; malaria$3,819,048
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Gave $622.6M in 2024
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024- Praxis Project Inc - Supporting the health equity collective in growing and sustaining the movement for liberated leadership,…$3,150,000
- University of California San Francisco - Continuing evolving rwjf's evidence for action research program to be relevant and to advance racial equity,…$2,885,380
- Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation - Implementing the approaches of a health trust initiative to combat public health misinformation and…$1,230,205
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Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Regents of the University of California - This grant will support the creation of the diagnostic excellence center for engagement, learning, and action…$5,000,000
- International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation - To support the acceleration and standardization of nature-related disclosures at a global scale.$3,990,000
- Earth Fire Alliance - In support of initial operational capability preparation of the firesat program.$3,000,000
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Gave $69.3M in 2024
The Sobrato Family Foundation
Mountain View, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- United Way of the Bay Area - To provide general operating support$250,000
- Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center - To support renaissance's programs throughout san mateo, santa clara, and unincorporated alameda counties.$250,000
- Wested - To develop an economic analysis that will inform the english learner program staff on their strategic refresh…$250,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Living Goods - To the global health innovation grant program$100,000
- Muso - To the global health innovation grant program$100,000
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation - Matching gifts$4,917
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The Heising-Simons Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Environmental Defense Fund Inc - To advance climate and clean energy policies$3,600,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council - To advance climate and clean energy policies$3,300,000
- California Education Partners - For the preschool to third grade coherence collaboration (p3cc)$1,500,000
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Gave $350M in 2024
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Los Altos, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- ClimateWorks Foundation - Environment and Science$10,500,000
- ClimateWorks Foundation - Environment and Science$10,000,000
- Climate Lead Inc - Environment and Science$1,666,667
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Gave $48.8M in 2024
The California Wellness Foundation
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Youth Law Center - Core operating support$500,000
- University of California San Francisco Foundation - Core operating support$500,000
- Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence - Core operating support$400,000
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Gave $27.9M in 2024
The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc
Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024- Childrens Day School Inc - General support$350,000
- North of Market Tenderloin Community Benefit Corporation - General support$250,000
- 826 Valencia - Black literary achievement club$100,000
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Gave $303.9M in 2024
W K Kellogg Foundation
Battle Creek, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Tides Center - Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems$750,000
- Tides Center - Early Care and Education$500,000
- Tides Center - Promise of an Equitable Future$350,000
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John Pritzker Family Fund
Redwood City, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- University of California San Francisco Foundation - Capital Project$2,500,000
- University of California San Francisco Foundation - UCSF Focused Ultrasound Program$1,666,667
- Illuminate the Arts - Bay Lights Project$500,000
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Gave $56.8M in 2024
Hobson Lucas Family Foundation
San Rafael, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- The Hamlin School - General donation$250,000
- Habitat for Humanity - General donation$100,000
- American Red Cross - General donation$50,000
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Gave $22.6M in 2024
Texas Instruments Foundation
Dallas, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- United Way of the Bay Area - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$57,968
- The Salvation Army -San Fran S Mark - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$5,000
- Cch Foundation USA - Donations to colleges, universities and other organizations under "matching gifts program."$3,800
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San Francisco organizations several of these foundations fund
Organizations in San Francisco that received grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Kqed | 13 | $1,377,175 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | 12 | $1,554,250 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | 12 | $1,536,595 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | 12 | $1,532,554 |
| San Francisco Symphony | 12 | $1,029,932 |
| San Francisco Foundation | 11 | $31,916,546 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | 11 | $6,732,036 |
| Earthjustice | 11 | $5,629,901 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | 10 | $2,452,293 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | 10 | $1,834,710 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations with a San Francisco, CA address. Local foundations often give mostly close to home and are usually the most realistic first prospects for a small nonprofit; large national foundations listed here may fund only a few institutions in the city. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Open a profile for all of a funder's grants and any application instructions.
Of these 5,242 foundations, 1,042 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
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