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San Francisco foundations

There are 3,228 foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater San Francisco metro area, including the cities of San Francisco, Berkeley, Livermore, Oakland, Pleasanton, Redwood City, San Mateo, San Rafael, San Ramon, South San Francisco, and Walnut Creek. Combined, these San Francisco metro foundations employ 100,435 people, earn more than $54 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $189 billion.
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Types of foundations in San Francisco

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
2,573
 
$9,127,247,462
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
296
 
$44,843,505,521
Community foundations
 
78
 
$10,375,118,027
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
59
 
$42,931,355
Corporate foundations
 
52
 
$976,267,105
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
13
 
$41,859,585
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
8
 
$106,471,812
Foundation research and public policy institutes
 
3
 
$3,906,817
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
2
 
$0
Foundation professional societies
 
2
 
$15,521
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Job trends for San Francisco foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
2,084
1-10
 
163
11-25
 
31
26-100
 
27
101 to 1,000
 
11
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of foundations in San Francisco

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,589
$250k to $1M
 
398
$1M to $5M
 
270
$5M to $25M
 
136
$25M to $100M
 
45
$100M+
 
21
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Directory of foundations in San Francisco

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1-20 of 3,228

Stuart Foundation

The Stuart Foundation is dedicated to improving life outcomes for young people through education. They work to ensure that effective education systems in California and Washington provide opportunities for all students to learn, achieve, and thrive.
Revenue
$93.7m
Assets
$518.1m
Employees
20
EIN
20-0882784
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Koret Foundation

The Koret Foundation is a private foundation based in San Francisco, committed to strengthening the Bay Area community and nurturing the continuity of the Jewish people worldwide.
Revenue
$34.4m
Assets
$315.5m
Employees
7
EIN
94-1624987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation that advances ideas and supports institutions to promote a better world.
Revenue
$602.1m
Assets
$13.3b
Employees
127
EIN
94-1655673
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Salesforce Foundation

The Salesforce Foundation's vision is to ensure economic opportunity for young people furthest from success. We invest in Education and Workforce Development so students have job-ready skills and can build meaningful careers.
Revenue
$37.7m
Assets
$395.5m
Employees
0
EIN
94-3347800
IRS type
501(c)(3)

University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospitals Foundation

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals protect and advance the health and well being of infants, children, and young adults, in the San Francisco Bay Area and around the world, by providing and developing extraordinary pediatric medicine.
Revenue
$23.5m
Assets
$363.3m
Employees
0
EIN
94-1657474
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Playworks

Playworks' mission is to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
Revenue
$33.2m
Assets
$23.3m
Employees
520
EIN
94-3251867
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund

The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund is a philanthropic catalyst, connecting Bay Area Jews, of all ages, backgrounds, and perspectives to the power they have as a community to improve the world.
Revenue
$124.9m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
163
EIN
94-1156533
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation

The Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation is a private foundation located in Redwood City, CA. They made 38 grants last year and their grantees include Boys & Girls Clubs Of Coachella V. They are supported by Connie L Robert A Lurie.
Revenue
$5.1m
Assets
$84.9m
Employees
0
EIN
20-8004479
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Hu and Luo Family Foundation

The Hu and Luo Family Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, which was founded in 2021 and most recently had $6,503,027 in revenue and one employees.
Revenue
$6.5m
Assets
$40.5m
Employees
1
EIN
85-4154217
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Todd and Doris Ahlsten Foundation

The Todd and Doris Ahlsten Foundation is a private foundation that provides charitable assistance to those in need. The foundation made 43 grants last year. The foundation is located in Larkspur, CA.
Revenue
$6.2m
Assets
$65.2m
Employees
0
EIN
82-1980761
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United Way Bay Area

The University of Washington Bay Area ( UWBA ) provides programs that help individuals strengthen their communities, and 211 is a phone number and web resource that UWBA partners with to respond to emergency requests.
Revenue
$19.7m
Assets
$35.8m
Employees
76
EIN
94-1312348
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Lakeshore Foundation dated April 5 2011

Lakeshore Foundation dated April 5 2011 is a private foundation located in San Francisco, CA. The foundation made 30 grants last year. Grantees include The Brennan Center For Justice. The trustee is Hadley G Williams.
Revenue
$16.1m
Assets
$278.1m
Employees
0
EIN
30-6284987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Maxwellhanrahan Foundation

The The Maxwellhanrahan Foundation is a private foundation that is located in Portola Valley, CA. Its grantees include the San Francisco Botanical Garden Society, and it made nine grants last year. It is supported by Delle Maxwell Patrick Hanrahan.
Revenue
$86.0m
Assets
$315.1m
Employees
0
EIN
83-2118884
IRS type
501(c)(3)

GiveWell

GiveWell is dedicated to finding outstanding giving opportunities and publishing the full details of our analysis to help donors decide where to give.
Revenue
$219.6m
Assets
$208.6m
Employees
81
EIN
20-8625442
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Larsen-Lam Climate Change Foundation

The Larsen-Lam Climate Change Foundation funds companies, organizations and technologies that promise to solve the climate crisis.
Revenue
$16.5m
Assets
$50.0m
Employees
0
EIN
85-4312409
IRS type
501(c)(3)

United States Energy Foundation

The United States Energy Foundation promotes clean energy and combats climate change by funding education, analysis, and marketing strategies.
Revenue
$286.0m
Assets
$195.7m
Employees
141
EIN
83-1740146
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gilead Foundation

The Gilead Foundation, based in Foster City, CA, funds youth programs and initiatives, making 56 grants last year to various grantees.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$162.5m
Employees
0
EIN
20-1042419
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fthree Foundation

The Fthree Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds general support, William Kent Society membership, support for New England International Fund, Network membership renewal, Littauer Society, in support of the Ho. The foundation made 6...
Revenue
$8.8m
Assets
$30.4m
Employees
0
EIN
94-3376857
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Levi Strauss Foundation (LSF)

For over 65 years, Levi Strauss Foundation has embraced the energy and events of our time to advance pioneering social change in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Worker Rights, Worker Well-being and Social Justice in the communities where they do business.
Revenue
$6.3m
Assets
$73.5m
Employees
0
EIN
94-6064702
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hispanics in Philanthropy (HIP)

Hispanics in Philanthropy has built a network of more than 600 members and has provided grants to more than 500 Latino nonprofits in 19 sites across the United States and Latin America.
Revenue
$15.1m
Assets
$25.9m
Employees
43
EIN
94-3040607
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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