S H Cowell Foundation
Historical FunderSan Francisco, California · EIN 94-1392803 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$5.2M
Organizations funded71
Typical grant$55,000
Total assets$118.6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $40,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | ANN ALPERS PRESIDENT |
|---|---|
| Address | 425 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 2025, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105 |
| Phone | 4153970285 |
| Form and materials | SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT |
| Deadlines | SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT |
| Restrictions | SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT |
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.
Where it gives
7% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa Valley Unified School District | Napa, CA | To align and increase academic support for latine students. | $225,000 |
| On the Move | Napa, CA | To sustain the neighborhood initiative. | $225,000 |
| Butte County Office of Education | Oroville, CA | To support the operation of the center for learning and resilience. | $200,000 |
| Various Matching Gifts | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $172,714 |
| Ten Strands | San Rafael, CA | To develop california's K12 climate change and environmental justice curriculum. | $165,000 |
| Coalinga-Huron Unified School District | Coalinga, CA | To expand a youth wellness program and launch wellness centers at two middle schools. | $150,000 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | Mckinleyville, CA | To sustain a collaborative instructional improvement project among mckinleyville schools. | $150,000 |
| Somos Mayfair | San Jose, CA | For general operating support to design, implement and evaluate the organizations new strategic plan. | $150,000 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | Mckinleyville, CA | To provide integrated services to families at the new facility. | $140,000 |
| Olinga | Huron, CA | To support a project-based learning and leadership development program for youth. | $140,000 |
| On the Move | Napa, CA | To expand and sustain the on the verge statewide leadership development initiative. | $140,000 |
| Reach University | Alameda, CA | To expand an apprenticeship-based, job-embedded undergraduate degree program for prospective teachers in the north state. | $125,000 |
| Del Norte County Office of Education | Crescent City, CA | To sustain a network for school improvement in humboldt and del norte counties. | $120,000 |
| East Bay Center for the Performing Arts | Richmond, CA | To support school-based arts education in south richmond schools. | $115,000 |
| Ryse Center | Richmond, CA | To build systems of support and healing for youth of color in southside richmond. | $115,000 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | San Jose, CA | To improve early learning outcomes for children in the mayfair neighborhood of east san jose. | $100,000 |
| Coalinga-Huron Unified School District | Coalinga, CA | To support the planning and implementation of the huron family resource center. | $100,000 |
| Fierce Advocates | Richmond, CA | For general operations to sustain core programming. | $100,000 |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | Bayside, CA | To sustain the tribal nations climate resilience network. | $100,000 |
| LA Luz Center | Sonoma, CA | To support the el verano family resource center. | $100,000 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | St Helena, CA | To support the calistoga frc and sustain the calistoga community school initiative. | $100,000 |
| 10000 Degrees | San Rafael, CA | To sustain programs that support students from southside richmond to enroll and succeed in college. | $90,000 |
| Puertas Abiertas | Napa, CA | To sustain core programming for latin families in napa. | $90,000 |
| School of Arts and Culture | San Jose, CA | To sustain arts and cultural engagement programs and community building in east san jose. | $90,000 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | Richmond, CA | To advance antiracist learning, policies and practices. | $90,000 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | Calistoga, CA | To improve learning conditions and instructional quality. | $85,000 |
| North State Together | Redding, CA | To support county-based collective impact partnerships expanding education opportunities in the north state. | $80,000 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | To provide grants and capacity building to youth organizing groups in northern california. | $75,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | To support the sunnydale clubhouse. | $75,000 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | For general operations. | $75,000 |
| Northern California Indian Development Council | Eureka, CA | To support programs for native youth. | $75,000 |
| Undauntedk12 | San Francisco, CA | To advance climate-resilient schools in california. | $75,000 |
| Leaderspring Center | San Francisco, CA | For general operations. | $70,000 |
| Bigfoot Trail Alliance | Kneeland, CA | To support the bigfoot trail youth stewardship project in the north state region. | $65,000 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | Sonoma, CA | To support an afterschool and summer music program and to support organizational leadership and capacity building. | $60,000 |
| American Institutes for Research | Arlington, VA | To sustain the california collaborative on district reform | $55,000 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | Richmond, CA | For general operations. | $50,300 |
| Aim High | San Francisco, CA | To sustain aim highs summer program in napa. | $50,000 |
| Amigos de Guadalupe | San Jose, CA | For general operations. | $50,000 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | Oakland, CA | To support leadership development and organizing of asian youth and families to advance climate justice in richmond. | $50,000 |
| California Farmworker Foundation | Delano, CA | To launch family support programming in huron. | $50,000 |
| Californians for Justice | San Francisco, CA | To sustain a youth organizing and leadership development program in east san jose. | $50,000 |
| Power California | Los Angeles, CA | To support youth leadership and organizing in the central valley. | $50,000 |
| Prevent Child Abuse California | North Highlands, CA | To sustain technical assistance, network facilitation, and policy advocacy for family-strengthening organizations through the california… | $50,000 |
| Rising Juntos | Oakland, CA | For general operating support. | $50,000 |
| Veggielution | San Jose, CA | To support an environmental leadership internship program for youth in east san jose. | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley | Chico, CA | To support trauma-informed programming at the paradise teen center serving youth in paradise and magalia in butte county. | $45,000 |
| Go Public Schools | Sacramento, CA | To support family engagement and advocacy programs to improve schools serving southside richmond. | $45,000 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | Arcata, CA | To support hands-on learning and community collaboration to elevate indigenous knowledge and sustainable food practices. | $45,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods | Eureka, CA | To sustain programs at the mckinleyville teen center, | $40,000 |
| Essie Justice Group | Oakland, CA | To sustain leadership training and peer support for women with incarcerated family members. | $40,000 |
| Hanna Center | Sonoma, CA | To support a youth mental health wellness program in sonoma valley. | $40,000 |
| Two Feathers Native American Family Services | Mckinleyville, CA | To support the youth ambassadors program for native youth in mckinleyville and humboldt county. | $40,000 |
| United Way of Northern California | Redding, CA | To support a pooled fund providing assistance and capacity building to nonprofits to advance equitable outcomes in the north state region. | $40,000 |
| Icafund | Oakland, CA | To help small, locally owned businesses in east san jose and the south bay develop plans and readiness for growth. | $35,000 |
| Mindful Life Project | Richmond, CA | To provide students, families, and teachers with emotional and mental wellness services. | $35,000 |
| Safe & Sound | San Francisco, CA | To sustain the family support alliance. | $35,000 |
| Community Vision | San Francisco, CA | For strategic planning. | $25,000 |
| Lotus Bloom | Oakland, CA | To sustain the oakland family resource center network. | $25,000 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | Mckinleyville, CA | To support the executive team and staff. | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 71 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napa Valley Unified School District | Napa, CA | To align and increase academic support for latine students. | $450,000 |
| On the Move | Napa, CA | To sustain the neighborhood initiative. | $225,000 |
| On the Move | Napa, CA | To expand and sustain the on the verge statewide leadership development initiative. | $140,000 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | San Jose, CA | To improve early learning outcomes for children in the mayfair neighborhood of east san jose. | $100,000 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | St Helena, CA | To support the calistoga frc and sustain the calistoga community school initiative. | $100,000 |
| 10000 Degrees | San Rafael, CA | To sustain programs that support students from southside richmond to enroll and succeed in college. | $90,000 |
| Fierce Advocates | Richmond, CA | For general operations to sustain core programming. | $90,000 |
| North State Together | Redding, CA | To support county-based collective impact partnerships expanding education opportunities in the north state. | $80,000 |
| Californians for Justice | San Francisco, CA | To sustain a youth organizing and leadership development program in east san jose. | $50,000 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | Arcata, CA | To support hands-on learning and community collaboration to elevate indigenous knowledge and sustainable food practices. | $45,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5,172,714 | 81 |
| 2023 | $5,162,425 | 86 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 19, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533229349101403
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-1392803
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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