The William G Irwin Charity Foundation
Historical FunderSan Francisco, California · EIN 94-6069873 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$10.8M
Organizations funded117
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$115.2M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $50,000 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 | MELISSA MORAZAN SENIOR PROGRAM OFFI |
|---|---|
| Address | 1660 BUSH STREET SUITE 300, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94109 |
| Phone | 4155616540 |
| MMORAZAN@PFS-LLC.NET | |
| Form and materials | 1. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST REQUIRES SUMMARY LETTER ONLY. 2. COMPLETE PROPOSAL: INCLUDING CURRENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND BUDGET; LIST OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND/OR TRUSTEES; COPIES OF FEDERAL AND STATE TAX EXEMPTION LETTERS; AND COMPLETE JUSTIFICATION FOR REQUEST, HISTORY OF ORGANIZATION, AND A DESCRIPTION OF ITS ACTIVITIES. 3. APPLICATION INFORMATION, GO TO WWW.WILLIAMGIRWINFOUNDATION.ORG |
| Deadlines | APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO MEETING DATE. MEETINGS ARE HELD APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 MONTHS. |
| Restrictions | 1. GRANTS ARE RESTRICTED TO CHARITABLE USES IN THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII. 2. IT IS NOT A FOUNDATION POLICY TO APPROVE GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS OR SCHOLARSHIPS. 3. A WAITING PERIOD OF TWELVE (12) MONTHS IS REQUIRED BETWEEN PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS. |
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
9% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lumen Christi Academies of the Roman Catholic Dio | Oakland, CA | Improvements to the plant to ensure safety and security at st. elizabeth school | $400,000 |
| Children's Day School | San Francisco, CA | Building dreams together: the campaign for childrens day school | $300,000 |
| St Mary's Medical Center Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Smmc adolescent behavioral health anti-ligature project | $275,000 |
| The Ceres Community Project | Sebastopol, CA | The center for food, youth & community | $250,000 |
| Dynamic Community Solutions | Waianae, HI | 200 dwelling units - puuhonua o waianae capital campaign | $250,000 |
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | University high school california street campus | $250,000 |
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | University high school california street campus | $250,000 |
| A Better Way Inc | Berkeley, CA | Health and safety improvements for a better way hq | $200,000 |
| Child Start Incorporated | Napa, CA | Vallejo early learning center | $200,000 |
| Community Housing Partnership Dba Homerise | San Francisco, CA | Renovations to the san cristina affordable housing structure | $200,000 |
| Homeward Bound of Marin | Novato, CA | Homes for heroes: ending veteran homelessness in marin county, california | $200,000 |
| The Kelsey | San Francisco, CA | The kelsey civic center - building 112 homes | $200,000 |
| Native American Health Center Inc | Oakland, CA | Weaving communities together - capital campaign | $200,000 |
| Ritter Center | San Rafael, CA | New health center to create healthcare equity & dignity for low-income & homeless residents | $200,000 |
| Saint Francis Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Emergency department safe rooms project | $200,000 |
| Sun Street Centers | Salinas, CA | Calle cebu recovery center | $200,000 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Purchase of capital equipment for nursing school | $200,000 |
| Vitalant Foundation | Mather, CA | Capital purchase of a vitalant bloodmobile to serve the greater bay area | $200,000 |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | Samaritan houses free clinic of san mateo renovation project | $195,000 |
| Agewell Pace | Rohnert Park, CA | Agewell pace clinic equipment | $187,805 |
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Hvac system upgrade for father alfred center | $180,000 |
| Domestic Violence Action Center | Honolulu, HI | Replacement of outdated equipment | $157,493 |
| A Safe Place | Oakland, CA | To support a community resource center for bay area families facing violence at home | $150,000 |
| Conservation Corps North Bay Inc | Novato, CA | Facility relocation to provide education and job training | $150,000 |
| Covenant House California | Oakland, CA | Enhances of the therapeutic/meting/self-advocacy space | $150,000 |
| Nation's Finest | Santa Rosa, CA | Nations finest mobile service unit (msu) project | $150,000 |
| Committee on the Shelterless | Petaluma, CA | Cots recuperative care expansion | $126,935 |
| Axis Community Health | Pleasanton, CA | Elevator installation for accessible healthcare for underserved seniors and patients with disabilities | $110,000 |
| Lunalilo Home | Honolulu, HI | Modernization of lunalilo home | $103,631 |
| Archbishop Mitty High School | San Jose, CA | Four-Acre field renovation project | $100,000 |
| City Hope San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | City hope 2023 security and exterior renovation project | $100,000 |
| De Marillac Academy | San Francisco, CA | Facility and security improvements to de marillac academy | $100,000 |
| The Helix School | San Rafael, CA | Transportation for our transition program | $100,000 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | Larkin street youth services renovations | $100,000 |
| Marin General Hospital Foundation | Greenbrae, CA | O-Arm 3D imaging system acquisition | $100,000 |
| Mercy Foundation | Rancho Cordova, CA | Cristo rey high school sacramento vans | $100,000 |
| Norcal Healthconnect LLC Dba Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma, CA | Upgrades to intensive care unit | $100,000 |
| Saint Brigid School | San Francisco, CA | Roof improvements | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | San Francisco, CA | Annual grant | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | Zero emission trucks to transport food to low income communities in san francisco and marin | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | San Francisco, CA | Annual grant | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco, CA | Annual grant | $100,000 |
| Sonoma Overnight Support Inc | Sonoma, CA | Renovations & equipment for sos unity kitchen | $100,000 |
| Tri-Valley Haven for Women | Livermore, CA | Tri-Valley havens domestic violence shelter rebuild | $100,000 |
| Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco (Clinic by the Bay) | San Francisco, CA | Renovation of the old alemany emergency hospital | $100,000 |
| White Pony Express | Concord, CA | Building modifications and equipment purchases for new location | $100,000 |
| Life Steps Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Lsf northern california adult services facility enhancement project | $95,939 |
| Hawaii Meals on Wheels Inc | Honolulu, HI | Increasing the fleet program | $95,900 |
| Hope 4 the Heart | Hayward, CA | Volunteer passenger van | $89,000 |
| National Tropical Botanical Garden | Kalaheo, HI | Adapting a fishing cottage for educational and cultural use | $77,000 |
| Roman Catholic Welfare Corporation of Oakland - St Joseph Schol | Pinole, CA | St. joseph school's security perimeter fencing and gate access control | $75,000 |
| Schools Mentoring and Resource Team | San Francisco, CA | After-School youth development and learning center | $75,000 |
| St Raymond School | Menlo Park, CA | Safeguard our children - st. raymond school security fence project | $75,000 |
| St Robert School | San Bruno, CA | St. robert catholic elementary school - comprehensive roof repair project | $75,000 |
| Groceries for Seniors | San Francisco, CA | New grocery delivery van to ensure food security for +1,100 low-income seniors | $68,660 |
| Aloha United Way Inc | Honolulu, HI | Annual grant | $55,000 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | Annual funding - food bank grants | $50,000 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | General support | $50,000 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | Annual funding - food bank grants | $50,000 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | Annual funding - food bank grants | $50,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 117 grants to organizations.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salesian College Preparatory | Richmond, CA | Renovation of facilities: replace aging field turf | $400,000 |
| Town School for Boys | San Francisco, CA | Town school for boys engineering studio | $300,000 |
| Insight Housing | Berkeley, CA | Insight housing dwight way center renovation | $277,616 |
| Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond | Richmond, CA | Heritage point grocery store | $250,000 |
| Diocese of Oakland Ca Department of Education | Oakland, CA | Diocese of oakland, campaign for school improvements | $250,000 |
| Kapi'olani Health Foundation | Honolulu, HI | Martha B. smith cancer & infusion center at kapiolani medical center for women & children | $250,000 |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory | San Francisco, CA | Lasalle lobby renovation project | $250,000 |
| Anova Education and Behavior Consultation Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | Rebuilding hope: a capital campaign to bring anova students home | $200,000 |
| Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Modernizing aging passenger and freight elevators | $200,000 |
| Center for Elders' Independence | Oakland, CA | Building elements, furnishing, and equipping cei's new comprehensive care center | $200,000 |
| Housing Providers of Hawaii Inc Dba Homeaid Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Property management office ff&e for ka lai ola maui interim wildfire housing | $200,000 |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | College success center | $200,000 |
| Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged | San Francisco, CA | Raise US up elevator modernization project | $200,000 |
| Motivating Inspiring Supporting and Serving Sexually Exploited Youth | Oakland, CA | Safe spaces | $200,000 |
| Northern California Land Trust (Nclt) | Berkeley, CA | Baker st renovations | $200,000 |
| Saint Vincent de Paul School | San Francisco, CA | Seismic safety and campus enhancement | $200,000 |
| Yes Nature to Neighborhoods | Richmond, CA | Building a nature-inspired community center to inspire healthy and engaged youth leaders in richmond, ca | $200,000 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the East Bay | Berkeley, CA | M. robinson baker YMCA early learning center capital expansion project | $200,000 |
| Plumfield Inc | Sebastopol, CA | Early elementary campus expansion | $199,000 |
| That Man May See Inc | San Francisco, CA | Basic scientists relocation to ucsf's mission bay campus | $198,598 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | Boys & girls club swimming pool revitalization | $175,000 |
| Alliance Medical Center | Healdsburg, CA | Expand oral health access in northern sonoma county | $161,150 |
| Hamilton Families | San Francisco, CA | Hamilton families transitional housing roof repair | $128,000 |
| Richmond District Neighborhood Center | San Francisco, CA | The richmond neighborhood center (trnc) capital improvement project | $126,842 |
| Presentation School | Sonoma, CA | Building tomorrow's scholars: envisioning the next 25 years | $105,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs North San Mateo County | Pacifica, CA | Playground at boys & girls clubs of north san mateo county | $101,920 |
| Bay Area Community Health | Fremont, CA | Renovations for the mowry i clinic | $100,000 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | Sausalito, CA | Renovation of entry pavilion restrooms | $100,000 |
| Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing Inc (Hope Solutions) | Pleasant Hill, CA | Hope villages pittsburg and antioch | $100,000 |
| East Oakland Youth Development Center | Oakland, CA | Eoydc wellness wing renovation | $100,000 |
| Marin City Health & Wellness Center | San Rafael, CA | Outdoor capital improvements at new marin city clinic | $100,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | Emergency food preparedness generator | $100,000 |
| Mission Dolores Basilica | San Francisco, CA | Mission dolores basilica restroom renovation | $100,000 |
| Options Recovery Services | Berkeley, CA | Recovery residence kitchen renovation | $100,000 |
| Saint Catherine of Siena School | Burlingame, CA | St. catherine of siena school safety and security fencing and windows | $100,000 |
| St Elizabeth Seton School | San Jose, CA | A roof for the future: safeguarding education at st. elizabeth seton school | $100,000 |
| We Hope | Palo Alto, CA | Heart & house | $100,000 |
| Sonoma Family Meal | Petaluma, CA | Not just another food truck | $87,134 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | Oakland, CA | Lyford house renovation for community conservation fellowship housing at richardson bay audubon center & sanctuary | $75,000 |
| St Timothy Catholic School | San Mateo, CA | St. timothy's perimeter fence project | $75,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | New project: youth third place on geneva & san jose for youth art exchange | $75,000 |
| Las Trampas School Inc | Lafayette, CA | Disaster relief following property damage from winter storms | $69,706 |
| Saint Veronica Catholic Church | South San Francisco, CA | St. veronica school and church perimeter fencing project | $60,000 |
| Central City Hospitality House | San Francisco, CA | Hospitality houses community arts program | $50,000 |
| Good Shepherd School | Pacifica, CA | Good shepherd perimeter fencing and gate project | $50,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay | Santa Cruz, CA | To support construction of four low-income homes | $50,000 |
| Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture | Kapaau, HI | Construction of certified wash/pack and kitchen facilities and support structures | $50,000 |
| Marin Community Clinic | Novato, CA | Marin community clinics at vivalon healthy aging campus | $50,000 |
| Marin Horizon School | Mill Valley, CA | Next horizon campaign | $50,000 |
| All Souls Catholic School | South San Francisco, CA | All souls catholic school fencing & gate project | $40,000 |
| St Joachim School | Hayward, CA | St. joachim school gate project | $30,000 |
| Change in Discount Applied | San Francisco, CA | See prior year | $13,520 |
| Accrued in Prior Year | San Francisco, CA | See prior year | -$4,482,883 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10,840,417 | 170 |
| 2023 | $12,501,725 | 136 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523219349103247
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-6069873
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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