Sand Hill Foundation
Historical FunderMenlo Park, California · EIN 94-3219107 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$10.9M
Organizations funded99
Typical grant$40,000
Total assets$92.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $60,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | SUSAN FORD DORSEY |
|---|---|
| Address | 3000 SAND HILL ROAD 1-120, MENLO PARK CA 94025 |
| Phone | 6508549310 |
| Form and materials | INCLUDE VERIFICATION OF IRC 501(C)(3) STATUS, ACTIVITIES, REFERENCES |
| Deadlines | REVOLVING |
| Restrictions | PUBLIC CHARITIES |
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
10% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | Palo Alto, CA | Endowment for obstetrician in chief | $5,000,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Susan ford dorsey family donor advised fund | $1,000,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | General support | $600,000 |
| Children's Health Council Inc | Palo Alto, CA | 70Th anniversary campaign - programmatic initiatives with a particular focus on subsidized services | $300,000 |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | New York, NY | General support | $250,000 |
| Children's Health Council Inc | Palo Alto, CA | Ravenswood wellness partnership | $200,000 |
| Friends for Youth Inc | Palo Alto, CA | Why (whole health for youth) initiative | $200,000 |
| Jefferson Union High School District | Daly City, CA | For the charitable purpose of daly city youth health center's north county wellness partnership collaborative | $200,000 |
| Lifemoves | Santa Clara, CA | Engaging homeless youth and parents in behavioral health and wellness services | $160,000 |
| Save the Bay | Oakland, CA | The campaign for save the bay | $125,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | North county expansion | $100,000 |
| Peninsula Bridge Program | San Mateo, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| Puente de LA Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | General support | $85,000 |
| Climate Resilient Communities | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $75,000 |
| Jefferson Union High School District | Daly City, CA | For the charitable purpose of daly city youth health center | $75,000 |
| Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | Homesavers: preserving affordable housing | $75,000 |
| Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center | San Mateo, CA | General support for north san mateo county | $75,000 |
| Pie Ranch | Pescadero, CA | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center | San Francisco, CA | San mateo county entrepreneurship program | $75,000 |
| Adolescent Counseling Services | Redwood City, CA | Mental health access for youth initiative | $70,000 |
| One Life Counseling Center | San Carlos, CA | General support for mental health access & early intervention for at-risk youth | $70,000 |
| Coastal Quest | Berkeley, CA | For the charitable purpose of rise south city's climate resilience through community leadership | $60,000 |
| Counseling and Support Services for Youth | Milpitas, CA | School based mental health counseling for ravenswood city school district and north fair oaks | $60,000 |
| El Concilio of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | North san mateo county expansion | $60,000 |
| Faith in Action Bay Area | Redwood City, CA | Daly city tenant rights project | $60,000 |
| Human Investment Project Inc | San Mateo, CA | Self sufficiency program | $60,000 |
| Ten Strands | San Rafael, CA | Environmental solutionary teacher fellowship 10.0 | $55,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside | Half Moon Bay, CA | College access and completion pilot program | $50,000 |
| Canopy | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Citizen Film Inc | San Francisco, CA | American creed | $50,000 |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | Coastside legal services | $50,000 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | Epatt college and career readiness center | $50,000 |
| Green Foothills Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | Green foothills leadership program | $50,000 |
| Jefferson Union High School District | Daly City, CA | For the charitable purpose of daly city youth health center's capacity building for behavioral health services | $50,000 |
| Jobtrain Inc | Menlo Park, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation - UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | Ovarian cancer research under the direction of dr. gottfried konecny | $50,000 |
| Kara | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation | Monterey, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | Expanding environmental justice for north fair oaks & redwood city | $50,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | Safe at home | $50,000 |
| Thrive Alliance | Redwood City, CA | United for youth vision 2030 nonprofit engagement | $50,000 |
| Upward Scholars | Redwood City, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (Casa) of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | Mental health and academic support programs | $45,000 |
| Abode Services | Fremont, CA | Half moon bay families | $40,000 |
| Cora Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | San Mateo, CA | Family centered mental health program | $40,000 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $40,000 |
| Peninsula College Fund | Milpitas, CA | General support | $40,000 |
| San Bruno Mountain Watch | Brisbane, CA | Promoting healing on san bruno mountain: offering opportunities for the internal restoration of vulnerable communities and a quarry | $40,000 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | San Mateo, CA | Healing our healthcare heroes | $40,000 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | Capital campaign | $40,000 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | General support | $40,000 |
| Upward Scholars | Redwood City, CA | Upward scholars strategic planning | $36,000 |
| East Palo Alto Youth Arts & Music Center | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $35,000 |
| Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund | Redwood City, CA | General support | $30,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Stanford women's cancer center | $25,000 |
| East Palo Alto Academy Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | Promoting student mental health and community wellness | $25,000 |
| Familias Tomando Accion - Families Taking Action | South San Francisco, CA | General support for start-up | $25,000 |
| Foundation for Regional Transit | Palo Alto, CA | For the charitable purpose of menlo together's equitable, sustainable transit program for san mateo county | $25,000 |
| Starvista | Burlingame, CA | General support | $25,000 |
| Eastside College Preparatory School | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $21,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 99 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jobtrain Inc | Menlo Park, CA | General support | $100,000 |
| Puente de LA Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | General support | $85,000 |
| Climate Resilient Communities | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $75,000 |
| Jefferson Union High School District | Daly City, CA | Daly city youth health center - general support | $75,000 |
| Adolescent Counseling Services | Redwood City, CA | Mental health access for youth initiative | $70,000 |
| One Life Counseling Center | San Carlos, CA | General support for mental health access & early intervention for at-risk youth | $70,000 |
| Counseling and Support Services for Youth | Milpitas, CA | School based mental health counseling for ravenswood city school district and north fair oaks | $60,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside | Half Moon Bay, CA | College access and completion pilot program | $50,000 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | Epatt college and career readiness center | $50,000 |
| Green Foothills Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | Green foothills leadership program | $50,000 |
| Rebuilding Together Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | Safe at home | $50,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (Casa) of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | Mental health and academic support programs | $45,000 |
| Abode Services | Fremont, CA | Half moon bay families | $40,000 |
| Cora Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | San Mateo, CA | Family centered mental health program | $40,000 |
| San Bruno Mountain Watch | Brisbane, CA | Promoting healing on san bruno mountain: offering opportunities for the internal restoration of vulnerable communities and a quarry | $40,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,925,000 | 114 |
| 2023 | $5,337,400 | 119 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513179349102816
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3219107
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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