Clif Bar Family Foundation

Historical Funder

Saint Helena, California · EIN 20-4345935 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$24.1M

Organizations funded459

Typical grant$20,000

Total assets$570.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $30,000.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	CLIFFAMILYFOUNDATIONORG
Address	1334 B Vidovich Ave, ST HELENA CA 94574
Phone	5105966383
Form and materials	APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO WEBSITE, CLIFFAMILYFOUNDATION.ORG
Deadlines	OPEN CALL
Restrictions	N/A

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Health171
Environment158
Children & Youth19
Community Development19
Education19
Human Services17

Where it gives

65% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
County of Napa	Napa, CA	Enhance Community Health	$3,000,000
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs	Calabasas, CA	Revitalize the Environment	$625,000
State Power Fund dba We Make The Future	Kent, OH	Revitalize the Environment	$400,000
The Chisholm Legacy Project	Baltimore, MD	Revitalize the Environment	$350,000
Fair Food Network	Ann Arbor, MI	Transform Food Systems	$310,000
Coalition of Immokalee Workers	Immokalee, FL	Transform Food Systems	$300,000
Community Partners	Los Angeles, CA	Transform Food Systems	$300,000
Greater Kansas Community Foundation	Kansas City, MO	Transform Food Systems	$300,000
NDN Collective Inc	Rapid City, SD	Revitalize the Environment	$300,000
Regenerative Agriculture Foundation	Minneapolis, MN	Transform Food Systems	$300,000
Union of Concerned Scientists	Cambridge, MA	Transform Food Systems	$300,000
Chicken & Egg Pictures Inc	Brooklyn, NY	Enhance Community Health	$250,000
Greenlining Institute	Oakland, CA	Revitalize the Environment	$250,000
Hack Foundation	West Hollywood, CA	Revitalize the Environment	$250,000
Leadership Counsel for Justice & Account	Fresno, CA	Transform Food Systems	$250,000
Movement Strategy Center	Oakland, CA	Transform Food Systems	$250,000
Taproot Earth	Tulsa, OK	Revitalize the Environment	$250,000
The Tides Center	San Francisco, CA	Enhance Community Health	$250,000
Center for Rural Affairs	Lyons, NE	Transform Food Systems	$215,000
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas	Oxnard, CA	Transform Food Systems	$200,000
Black Farmer Fund	New York, NY	Transform Food Systems	$200,000
Cleo Institute Inc	Miami, FL	Revitalize the Environment	$200,000
Climate Justice Alliance	Berkeley, CA	Revitalize the Environment	$200,000
Coming Clean	Brattleboro, VT	Transform Food Systems	$200,000
Community Intiatives	Oakland, CA	Revitalize the Environment	$200,000
Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc	Washington, DC	Revitalize the Environment	$200,000
Farmworker Justice	Washington, DC	Transform Food Systems	$200,000
First Nations Development Institute	Longmont, CO	Transform Food Systems	$200,000
Institute for Market Transformation	Washington, DC	Revitalize the Environment	$200,000
Lideres Campesinas Inc	Oxnard, CA	Transform Food Systems	$200,000
Race Forward	New York, NY	Revitalize the Environment	$200,000
Sage Foundation Inc	Fort Yates, ND	Revitalize the Environment	$200,000
Pesticide Action Network North America	Oakland, CA	Transform Food Systems	$180,000
Green & Healthy Homes Intiative	Baltimore, MD	Revitalize the Environment	$175,000
Healthy Building Network	Washinton, DC	Revitalize the Environment	$175,000
Innovation Network for Communities	Tamworth, NH	Revitalize the Environment	$175,000
Institute for Local Self-Reliance	Washington, DC	Revitalize the Environment	$175,000
International Living Future Institute	Portland, OR	Enhance Community Health	$175,000
Sustainable Economies Law Center	Oakland, CA	Revitalize the Environment	$175,000
Institute for Washingtons Future	Bellingham, WA	Transform Food Systems	$160,000
Migrant Clinicians Network	Austin, TX	Transform Food Systems	$160,000
Akiptan Inc	Eagle Butte, SD	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Alliance for Affordable Energy	New Orleans, LA	Revitalize the Environment	$150,000
Appalachian Sustainable Development	Abingdon, VA	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Cbdio	Fresno, CA	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Central CA Environmental Justice Network	Fresno, CA	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Equitable Food Initiative	Washington, DC	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Fair Foods Standards Council	Sarasota, FL	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Farmerworker Association of Florida	Apopka, FL	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Flap	Chicago, IL	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Food Chain Workers Alliance	Los Angeles, CA	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
Global Philanthropy Partner	Chicago, IL	Revitalize the Environment	$150,000
Inquiring Systems	Santa Rosa, CA	Transform Food Systems	$150,000
March on Maryland	Severna Park, MD	Revitalize the Environment	$150,000
Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition	Detroit, MI	Revitalize the Environment	$150,000
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy	Los Angeles, CA	Revitalize the Environment	$150,000
Sustainable Northwest	Portland, OR	Revitalize the Environment	$150,000
The Climate Center	Santa Rosa, CA	Revitalize the Environment	$150,000
Tides Foundation	Los Angeles, CA	Enhance Community Health	$150,000
Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Ag	Glassboro, NJ	Transform Food Systems	$130,000

Showing the 60 largest of 459 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$24,131,694	459
2023	$12,047,980	453

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 11, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543159349102534
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-4345935
Profile updated Nov 4, 2026

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