Ray and Dagmar Dolby Family Fund

Gave $3.5M in 2024

San Francisco, California · EIN 91-2159332 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$3.5M

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$1,175,045

Total assets$83.8M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000,000 and $1,291,700.

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From the return

How to apply

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

Contact	Jen Lynch Ray and Dagmar Dolby Fami
Address	3340 Jackson Street, San Francisco CA 94118
Phone	(415) 563-3646
Form and materials	Please submit a simple letter describing your organization and purpose of requested funds.
Deadlines	No deadlines
Restrictions	Not applicable

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. 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.

Arts & Culture1

Where it gives

33% of grants went outside California.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Arts & Culture grants in Illinois1 of its grant, $1M · 1,462 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Ucsf Foundation	San Francisco, CA	General operating support	$1,291,700
Zuckerberg Sf General Hospital	San Francisco, CA	General operating support	$1,175,045
Barack Obama Foundation	Chicago, IL	General operating support	$1,000,000

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Barack Obama Foundation	Chicago, IL	General operating support	$3,000,000
Zuckerberg Sf General Hospital	San Francisco, CA	General operating support	$1,136,240
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals	Oakland, CA	General operating support	$675,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$3,466,745	6
2023	$9,514,312	18

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523219349107632
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 91-2159332
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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