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San Francisco foundations

There are 3,254 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 105,084 people, earn more than $54 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $168 billion.
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Types of foundations in San Francisco

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
2,603
 
$12,488,817,601
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
326
 
$41,060,384,428
Community foundations
 
81
 
$998,623,460
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
57
 
$32,743,593
Corporate foundations
 
50
 
$240,153,370
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
16
 
$369,244,664
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
7
 
$4,407,381
Foundation research and public policy institutes
 
3
 
$2,488,345
Foundation professional societies
 
2
 
$54,480
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
1
 
$0
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Job trends for San Francisco foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
2,151
1-10
 
155
11-25
 
30
26-100
 
29
101 to 1,000
 
6
1,000+
 
1
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Sizes of foundations in San Francisco

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,531
$250k to $1M
 
418
$1M to $5M
 
301
$5M to $25M
 
157
$25M to $100M
 
55
$100M+
 
21
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Directory of foundations in San Francisco

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1-20 of 3,254

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
$41.2m
Assets
$520.3m
Employees
15
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
$19.0m
Assets
$287.4m
Employees
8
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
$784.7m
Assets
$14.2b
Employees
134
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
$14.1m
Assets
$397.9m
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
$27.2m
Assets
$400.0m
Employees
0
EIN
94-1657474
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Nepheli Foundation

Berkeley-based Nepheli Foundation is a private foundation that funds general purpose grants in support of bcoa for Afghan refugees.
Revenue
$35.8m
Assets
$22.4m
Employees
0
EIN
94-3379122
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
$16.9m
Assets
$80.1m
Employees
0
EIN
20-8004479
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Oberndorf Family Foundation

The Bill and Susan Oberndorf Foundation is a private foundation located in San Francisco, CA that made 52 grants last year. Its purpose is to use all income in the operations of the organization and exclusively toward its exempt purpose.
Revenue
$7.2m
Assets
$64.3m
Employees
0
EIN
68-0299542
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Aphorism Foundation

The Aphorism Foundation is a private foundation that provides alternative investment income. It made 12 grants last year and its grantees include The Barack Obama Foundation.
Revenue
$34.4m
Assets
$1.1b
Employees
0
EIN
46-4347021
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation

The Nora Eccles Treadwell Foundation is a private foundation located in San Francisco, CA. It awarded $3,952,550 in grants last year and has total assets of $7,053,122.
Revenue
$6.6m
Assets
$14.1m
Employees
2
EIN
23-7425351
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Storm Castle Foundation

Storm Castle Foundation Silver Lake is a private foundation that awards grants to Bay Area Outreach and Recreation. The trustees are Julia Loewy Davidson and James A. Davidson. The foundation is located in Menlo Park, CA.
Revenue
$10.3m
Assets
$29.3m
Employees
0
EIN
20-8681172
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation

The Bernard E. and Alba Witkin Charitable Foundation is a private foundation that made 98 grants last year. Grantees include Legal Services For Children. Trustees are Kenneth Kuchman, Brenda Harbin-Forte, Mary Friedman. It is located in Berkeley, CA.
Revenue
$8.9m
Assets
$16.9m
Employees
1
EIN
73-1661679
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation (JVLF)

The Joseph & Vera Long Foundation seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of the residents of Northern California and Hawaii.
Revenue
$11.0m
Assets
$138.7m
Employees
2
EIN
94-1643626
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Matthew Kelly Family Foundation

The Matthew Kelly Family Foundation is a Novato, CA-based family foundation that funds charitable programs supporting vulnerable communities and grants to organizations like the San Francisco Symphony.
Revenue
$12.0m
Assets
$36.4m
Employees
0
EIN
26-1151512
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marin Community Foundation

The Marin Community Foundation advances equity by mobilizing philanthropy and community power, strengthening nonprofits, building resilience, and tackling affordable housing and homelessness.
Revenue
$374.8m
Assets
$1.3b
Employees
86
EIN
94-3007979
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gilead Foundation

The Gilead Foundation is a corporate foundation advancing global health by funding science and community partnerships to address serious diseases and health inequities.
Revenue
$15.4m
Assets
$161.9m
Employees
0
EIN
20-1042419
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Loud Hound Foundation

The Loud Hound Foundation, a family foundation in San Francisco, funds initiatives like the Democracy Frontlines and Ukraine recovery, granting 17 awards last year.
Revenue
$8.1m
Assets
$122.3m
Employees
0
EIN
81-3588263
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
$12.2m
Assets
$61.7m
Employees
0
EIN
85-4312409
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
$12.6m
Assets
$265.8m
Employees
0
EIN
30-6284987
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Rippleworks

Rippleworks is a private foundation that unlocks the potential of impact-focused entrepreneurs to improve lives. Grantees include Myagro, and Rippleworks made 27 grants last year. It is located in Redwood City, CA.
Revenue
$437.4m
Assets
$2.5b
Employees
44
EIN
46-5604812
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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