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San Jose foundations

There are 1,831 foundations and grantmaking organizations in the greater San Jose metro area, including the cities of San Jose, Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale. Combined, these San Jose metro foundations employ 1,138 people, earn more than $14 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $84 billion.
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Types of foundations in San Jose

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Private foundations
 
1,576
 
$8,771,995,120
Grantmaking public charity foundations
 
111
 
$5,345,768,729
Community foundations
 
27
 
$5,106,461,745
Organizations supporting multiple foundations
 
23
 
$188,474
Corporate foundations
 
16
 
$968,642,546
Organizations supporting a single foundation
 
4
 
$129,773
Foundation technical and management assistance providers
 
3
 
$0
Foundation alliances and advocates
 
1
 
$0
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Job trends for San Jose foundations

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
1,327
1-10
 
37
11-25
 
3
26-100
 
12
101 to 1,000
 
3
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of foundations in San Jose

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
1,102
$250k to $1M
 
195
$1M to $5M
 
81
$5M to $25M
 
30
$25M to $100M
 
22
$100M+
 
16
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Directory of foundations in San Jose

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1-20 of 1,831

Skoll Foundation

The Skoll Foundation drives large-scale change by investing in, connecting, and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world's most pressing problems.
Revenue
$35.3m
Assets
$807.1m
Employees
58
EIN
11-3659133
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF)

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a comprehensive center of philanthropy. Through visionary leadership, strategic grantmaking and world-class experiences, they partner with donors to strengthen the common good locally and throughout the world.
Revenue
$4.9b
Assets
$12.3b
Employees
110
EIN
20-5205488
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Foundation is a private foundation located in Palo Alto, California which grants money to various organizations and projects. Last year, it made 51 grants.
Revenue
$234.5m
Assets
$6.3b
Employees
146
EIN
45-5002209
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Heising Simons Foundation

Heising-Simons Foundation works with its many partners to advance sustainable solutions in climate and clean energy, enable groundbreaking research in science, enhance the education of their youngest learners, and support human rights for all people.
Revenue
$152.1m
Assets
$872.1m
Employees
57
EIN
26-0799587
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Hitz Foundation

Hitz Foundation supports organizations in the arts, environment, science, and education. The Hitz Foundation's grantmaking supports Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and Alzheimer's Association.
Revenue
$5.5m
Assets
$79.5m
Employees
1
EIN
94-3379521
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Koum Family Foundation

The Koum Family Foundation is a private foundation that supports Stanford University. It made 63 grants last year and is located in Menlo Park, CA.
Revenue
$27.8m
Assets
$2.3b
Employees
3
EIN
47-5446562
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The 1440 Foundation

The 1440 Foundation is a private foundation in Saratoga, CA whose mission is: To serve champions committed to helping us grow in relationship, spirit, and wellness.
Revenue
$48.7m
Assets
$226.8m
Employees
44
EIN
77-0456449
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wadhwani Operating Foundation

The Wadhwani Operating Foundation is a private foundation located in Los Altos, CA. Its purpose is to transform both the vocational skilling ecosystem as well as the entrepreneurship education landscape in India and other countries.
Revenue
$21.4m
Assets
$556.1m
Employees
3
EIN
38-3840804
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation a Charitable Trust

The Erik E. and Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation a Charitable Trust is a private foundation located in Palo Alto, CA that made 27 grants last year. Its grantees include Ippfwhr and it is supported by the Estate Of Erik Bergstrom.
Revenue
$41.5m
Assets
$256.0m
Employees
7
EIN
91-2155835
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Additional Ventures Foundation

The Additional Ventures Foundation is a private foundation located in Palo Alto, CA that primarily funds support research on single ventricle heart defects and related conditions, as well as the molecular and genetic basis of single ventricle disease...
Revenue
$29.1m
Assets
$220.3m
Employees
8
EIN
81-4429034
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sobrato Family Foundation (SFF)

The Sobrato Family Foundation advances the Sobrato Family's collective philanthropic interest by promoting access to high-quality education, career pathways, and essential human services.
Revenue
$129.3m
Assets
$876.7m
Employees
5
EIN
77-0348912
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Schmidt Family Foundation (TSFF)

The Schmidt Family Foundation (TSFF) works to advance the wiser use of energy and natural resources and to support efforts worldwide that empower communities to build resilient systems for food, water, and human resources.
Revenue
$116.3m
Assets
$1.8b
Employees
36
EIN
20-4170342
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Schmidt Ocean Institute

Schmidt Ocean Institute is a 501(c)(3) private non-profit operating foundation established to advance oceanographic research, discovery, and knowledge, and catalyze sharing of information about the oceans.
Revenue
$78.3m
Assets
$137.3m
Employees
72
EIN
26-4562328
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Enlight Foundation

The Enlight Foundation empowers youth through education, mental wellbeing, climate solutions, and leadership initiatives, supporting scholarships and grants for social impact.
Revenue
$61.9m
Assets
$253.7m
Employees
0
EIN
20-1063909
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Ebay Foundation

Our vision for commerce is one that is enabled by people, powered by technology, and open to everyone creating more economic opportunity for all. To be the world's favorite destination for discovering great value and unique selection.
Revenue
$28.2m
Assets
$87.2m
Employees
0
EIN
02-0605596
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Sunlight Giving

Sunlight Giving is a Palo Alto-based corporate foundation that funds general support and COVID-19 initiatives, granting $75,000 annually for three years.
Revenue
$39.9m
Assets
$471.2m
Employees
5
EIN
47-1820379
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation

Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation inspires, leads, and empowers residents and organizations for a stronger Community in Los Altos, Los Altos hills, and Mountain View, California.
Revenue
$7.9m
Assets
$27.5m
Employees
39
EIN
77-0273721
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation fosters path-breaking scientific discovery, environmental conservation, patient care improvements and preservation of the special character of the Bay Area.
Revenue
$2.7b
Assets
$11.5b
Employees
98
EIN
94-3397785
IRS type
501(c)(3)

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is a family foundation. We are guided by the enduring business philosophy and personal values of Lucile and David, who helped found one of the world's leading technology companies.
Revenue
$569.9m
Assets
$8.5b
Employees
155
EIN
94-2278431
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation

The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic Innovation supports international strategy fellows and enhances opportunities for exceptional youth through grants and community building.
Revenue
$357.9m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
44
EIN
46-3460261
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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