Statewide Private Foundations and Corporate Grant-making
Grant Resources
Ahmanson Foundation
Contact: Mr. Lee E. Walcott, Jr.
9215 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(310) 278-0770
Funds primarily in Los Angeles area
Funds Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Homeless
Services, Human Services, Secondary Education, and Youth Services.
Grant types: Building/Renovation, Capital Campaigns, Emergency Funds, Endowments,
Equipment, Land Acquisition, Matching/Challenge Support, and Program Development
JENIFER ALTMAN FOUNDATION (JAF)
Senior Contact Person: Marni Rosen, Executive Director
JAF, Mitchell Kapor Foundation and StarFire Fund
P.O. Box 29209, Thoreau Center for Sustainability
Presidio Building 1016, 1st Floor
Lincoln Blvd. & Torney Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94129
Phone: (415) 561-2182
Fax: (415) 561-6480
www.jaf.org
The Foundation has a strong program interest in child care in California. The focus of this
interest over the past four years has been a "Parent Voices" initiative to improve the
quality of child care with a particular emphasis on San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area child
care resource and referral networks and several other child care networks elsewhere in
California. JAF makes a few small direct service grants for child care centers in San
Francisco (approximately $50,000 annually).
Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
The Grants Program
2141 W. Adams
Los Angeles, CA 90018
www.aafla.com
Funding: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties
Funds youth athletic programs in underserved areas
Archer Daniels Midland Co/Archer Daniels Midland Foundations
Contact: Miranda Rothrock, Grants Coordinator
4666 Faries Parkway, P O Box 1470
Decatur, IL 62526
Emphasis on corporate operting locations, particularly Illinois, also gives nationally.
Past grants include $15,000 to St. Mary's Decatur Day Care Intergeneration Program.
BankAmerica Foundation
Danielle Campos, Contributions Manager
Bank of America Center
555 S. Flower Street
Los Angeles, CA 9007
(415) 953-3175
Web Site: www.bankofamerica.com/foundation
Funding: throughout California
Funds child development and community investment programs
H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation
PO Box 13390
Palm Desert, CA 92255
No geographic area given
Focus on children and youth: "helping people help themselves"
Francis Stanley Beveridge Foundation
www.beveridge.org
Limits funding to Orange County. On-line applications only.
Focus on capital campaigns, building renovations, computer networking, seed monies.
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Deva Hirsch, Co-Director
2455 Paces Ferry Road, Suite C-22
Atlanta, GA 30339-4024
(404) 995-6700
www.blankfoundation.org
Funds Los Angeles area
Focuses on adolescents; teen conflict resolution; bridge building
The David Bohnett Foundation
Michael Fleming, Program Officer
2049 Century Park East, Suite 251
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 277-4611
www.bohnettfoundation.org
Funds Los Angeles area
Focuses on reducing handguns/youth violence; gay and lesbian social services
The Bothin Foundation
Mr. Lyman Casey, Executive Director
PO Box 29906
San Francisco, CA 94129-0906
www.pacificfoundationservices.com
Funds Santa Barbara County
Focus on direct services to at-risk, low-income children
The Frank H. and Eva B. Buck Foundation
The Frank H. Buck Scholarships
Post Office Box 5610
Vacaville, CA 95696-5610
Applications are available to residents of six northern California
counties - Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Napa and Yolo.
Direct support is also sometimes given to educational institutions, libraries and others in
support of the Foundation's main emphasis. The Foundation also supports other
charitable endeavors as determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Elaine Gradman
Community Relations
2655 Seely Avenue, MS5A1
San Jose, CA 95134
408.894.2452
egradman@cadence.com
http://www.cadence.com
Funds a number of projects through its community affairs program, the majority of which
are based in the Santa Clara Valley area. General information on grant guidelines,
applications, and the review process are available on the company's Web site.
Additionally, Cadence Design sponsors a Matching Gift program for organizations
located where employees live and work that focuses on the areas of K-12 education,
higher education, arts and culture, health and human services, the environment, and
animal rights and welfare.
California Community Foundation
606 S. Olive Street, #2400
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 413-4042 (ph)
(213) 383-2046 (fax)
Web Site: www.calfund.org
Funds in greater Los Angeles area
Funds Human Services; manages funds for smaller private and family foundations. May
not be open to funding sectarian community.
The Candle Foundation
Marti Mossawir, Community Relations Manager
201 N. Douglas St.
El Segundo, CA 90245
(310) 727-4041
martha_mossawir@candle.com
www.candle.com/about_candle/candle_foundation
Seeks innovative, high-impact, low-overhead projects for which beneficiaries are
chosen on a non-religious, nonpolitical, non-ethnic basis. The following
information includes examples of the projects the foundation has recently
funded.
Community Investment
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A park for special-needs children
Support for at-risk young women who are no longer in the social services system
Hunger and Homelessness
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Funding to purchase appliances and furniture for transitional housing facilities
Tools and vehicle maintenance for an outdoor rehabilitation and leadership
program targeting at-risk and homeless young adults
A floor scrubber and supplies to train recovering homeless men for custodial work
Charles A. Dana Foundation
Contact: Executive Vice President
745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700
New York, NY 10151
No geographic restrictions.
Provides the following types of support: conference/seminar, general support, project and
research. Recent grants include $25,000 to Family Center, Greenwich, CT for child care
center facility.
Chevron Corporate Giving Program
Mr. Skip Rhodes
575 Market Street, P.O. Box 7753
San Francisco, CA 94120
(415) 894-4193
Funds statewide
Funds Education, Health and Human Services programs
The Cisco Foundation
San Jose Proposal:
Cisco Systems Foundation
170 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134-1706
www.cisco.com/go/foundation
Their mission is to fund "organizations in the community that provide education,
generate and sustain community service, or meet basic human needs." The
Foundation gives primarily to education, including K-12 programs; career
training for disadvantaged adults, and arts in education. They also give a smaller
percentage of their grants to community service, shelter, food and health
organizations. Recipients must be within 50 miles of San Jose, CA; Research
Triangle Park, NC; Chelmsford, MA; or New York City, NY.
The Citigroup Foundation
Contact: Jose Arce
Citibank, FSB
One Sansome Street, 22nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
www.citigroup.com
Funds statewide
Funds welfare-to-work incentive programs, early childhood education programs,
community development programs
The Clorox Company Foundation
www.clorox.com
Funds in Los Angeles, Fairfield, Oakland
Dedicated to improving the quality of life in communities where employees of the Clorox
Company live and work - primarily in 23 "Clorox Cities" in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto
Rico. The Foundation focuses its grants on programs that serve youth, core cultural and
civic organizations, plant programs, and organizations in which Clorox employees are
involved. Grants typically support innovative programs in their developmental stages.
The S.H. Cowell Foundation
120 Montgomery Street, Suite 2570
San Francisco, CA 94104
phone: (415) 397-0285
fax: (415) 986-6786
www.shcowell.org
Was established in 1956 and "addresses the underlying causes of poverty and
social problems, promotes neighborhood/civic participation and builds
sustainable local resources in northern California." The grant program has four
primary areas of interest: access to affordable housing; the abilities of families to
care for and nurture their children; public school students' learning and parent
involvement teacher support; and helping youth to make healthy and successful
life choices.
Crail-Johnson Foundation
222 W. 6th Street, Suite 1010
San Pedro, CA 90731
www.crail-johnson.org
Funds Kern, San Diego, LA Counties
Funds after school programs; no pervasively sectarian programs
Walt Disney Company Foundation
Contact: Ms. Doris Smith
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-0968
(818) 560-1006
Funds in Los Angeles and Orange Counties
Funds Children, Community Services, Education, Youth.
The Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation
911 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1750
Los Angeles, CA 90017
Email: doheny@earthlink.net
Funds programs that support religion, education and the needy.
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Foundation
5929 College Avenue
Oakland, California 94618
Dreyer's Foundation hot-line (510) 450-4586.
www.dreyers.com
The mission of the Foundation is "to promote a family, school and community
environment, which enables young people to develop their individual initiative
and talents to the maximum extent in order for them to become contributing
members of their community and caretakers of the community's values and
ideals for the next generation." Through its direct grant program, the Foundation
supports projects that benefit young people in the Oakland, East Bay Area, with
particular priority given to support low and middle income youth and minority
youth.
Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
Contact: Lucy Gioia, Office Administrator
50 Main St., Suite 1000
White Plains, NY 10606
National, general support, project and research.
Funds day care programs. Grants typically range from $1,000 to $10,000.
Joseph Drown Foundation
Wendy Schine, Program Director and VP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1930
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 277-4488
www.jdrown.org
Los Angeles area (broadly defined) and throughout California
Funds afterschool programs and programs for poverty-level/disadvantaged children; no
pervasively sectarian
The eBay Foundation
www.ebay.com/foundation
Created in June 1998, supports "organizations that provide tools, hope, and
direction to those who seek new skills" and "organizations that implement
programs that have long-term implications and maximize the ability to do good
in the world." The foundation gives grants each quarter in different categories.
These categories are kids, adults, community, and global impact. The areas
include everything from education and job retraining to economic revitalization
and the environment.
Funds in San Jose, CA
The Fieldstone Foundation
Mary MacIntyre Hamilton, Executive Director
14 Corporate Plaza
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Funds in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego Counties.
Likes to fund Christian organizations; funds programs serving families; funds capacity
building of non-profits through leadership programs; also seeks to fund organizations
providing childcare services, positive alternatives for youth, and positive responses to
diversity.
First Fruits
Rob Martin, Executive Director
14 Corporate Plaza
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 720-3774
www.firstfruits.org
No geographic area defined
Funds programs that combine social concerns and evangelism.
The Fitzpatrick Foundation
1110 Burlingame Avenue, Suite 300
Burlingame, CA 94010
FAX: 650-373-1037
www.fitzpatrickfoundation.com
Supports in-school and after-school programs that enhance academic achievement,
provide arts education, provide recreation and athletic activities, and develop technology
skills. The Foundation also supports professional development programs for educators
with an emphasis on providing and applying technology skills in the classroom. Does not
fund pervasively sectarian programs.
For All Kids Foundation
www.rosieo.warnerbros.com
Established in 1997 by talk show host, Rosie O'Donnell and is located in Allendale, NJ.
Its mission is to "help support the intellectual, social and cultural development of
disadvantaged children throughout the United States." The Foundation focuses on
supporting at-risk children through childcare, health care, and education programs in
underserved communities. A key interest is in organizations that provide direct child care
services. The site includes application guidelines, a list of grant recipients, and a link to
the online auction site that raises money for the Foundation.
The Freddie Mac Foundation
http://www.freddiemacfoundation.org
Principal charitable arm of Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation is
dedicated to helping children, youth, and families at risk. The Foundation
provides funds to nonprofit organizations in the Washington, D.C., area and in
cities where regional offices are located, and supports programs with a national
scope. Giving areas include building strong families, developing the early child,
foster care and adoption, building constituencies for children, assisting teen
parents, and expanding child care. The Foundation's Web site provides grant
guidelines, geographic locations of the company, information on special
leadership initiatives and volunteerism, news, the Foundation's annual report (in
.PDF format), and a message from the chairman. (01/24/00)
The George and Germaine Fusenot Charity Foundation
522 N. Rossmore Avenue, Apt. 302
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Funds youth services, churches, Christian agencies
The John Jewett and H. Chandler Garland Foundation
PO Box 550
Pasadena, CA 91102
Funds in Los Angeles area
Funds education, youth, homeless programs
The Gannett Foundation
www.gannettfoundation.org
The philanthropic organization of Gannett Co., Inc., a news and information
concern headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, funds programs to improve the
education, health, and quality of life of people living in company communities.
The Foundation seeks to fund programs that provide creative solutions to the
issues of education and neighborhood improvement, economic development,
youth development, community problem solving, assistance to disadvantaged
people, environmental conservation, and cultural enrichment
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
PO Box 23350
Seattle Washington 98102
www.gatesfoundation.org
Funds primarily in Seattle, but some national grants
Funds educational programs "helping all students achieve".
The Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation
Contact: Peter J. Brusati, Secretary
1169 Market Street, #808
San Francisco, CA 94103
The Foundation's policy is to promote exclusively religious, charitable, scientific,
literary or educational purposes restricted to local giving in the nine counties of
the greater San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San
Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma).
The Goldman Fund
Contact: Charles F. Greene, Executive Director
Richard & Rhoda Goldman Fund
One Lombard Street, Suite 303
San Francisco, CA 94111
www.goldmanfund.org
Established in 1951 by Richard and Rhoda Goldman to improve the quality of
life in the San Francisco Bay Area, to protect the environment, and to promote a
more just and sustainable world. The Fund is interested in supporting programs
that will have a positive impact in an array of fields, including the environment,
population, Jewish affairs, children and youth, the elderly, social and human
services, health, education, and the arts. Primarily funds projects that have an
impact on San Francisco and local Bay Area communities, (e.g. Tenderloin
Childcare Center -- lots of capital improvements listed).
Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation
Contact: James C. Slaughter, Esq. CEO, Director
375 Park Avenue, Suite 1602
New York, NY 10152
No geographic restrictions.
Funds day care programs, with emphasis on New York City.
The Greenville Foundation
Contact: Virginia Hubbell, Program Specialist
283 Second Street E
Sonoma, CA 95476
(707) 938-9377
www.greenvillefoundation.org
No geographic area given. Funds after-school programs
Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation
Julie Meenan, Executive Director
(562) 437-2882
www.gumbiner.com
Funds in Long Beach area
Funds child care programs
GTE Foundation
Contact: Ms. Maureen Gorman
1 Stamford Forum
Stamford, CT 06904
(203) 965-3620
Funding priorities: Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Development, Engineering
and Technology, Federated Giving Programs, Higher Education, Human
Services, Minorities, Science, Substance Abuse Services, Voluntarism Promotion.
Grant types: Continuing Support, Curriculum Development, Emergency Funds,
Employee Matching Gifts, Employee-Related Scholarships, Fellowship Funds,
General/Operating support, In-Kind Gifts, Program Development, ProgramRelated Investments/Loans.
Limitations: Individuals, Fundraising Events, Sponsorship Dinners, and
Conferences.
Area: Company Operations. Limited Support to National organizations deemed
to be of broad benefit to GTE companies, employees, shareholders, or customers.
Healthcare Foundation of Orange County
www.hfoc.org
Funds in Orange County
Provides support services for healthcare
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
525 Middlefield Road, Suite 200
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 329-1070
www.hewlett.org
No geographic area defined
Funds community-based initiatives, welfare to work programs, community
development initiatives
The Hutton Family Foundation
101 W. Anapamu Street, Fourth Floor
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 957-4740
www.huttonfoundation.org
Funds in Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara counties
Funds youth and family services; building institutional capacity and capital
improvements
IKOS Systems
www.ikos.com/company/community
Los Angeles, San Jose, Santa Clara, Oakland -- where IKOS employees work
An electronics company in Cupertino has a Community Involvement program
involving employee volunteers and a grants program. "As a technology leader in
high performance design verification solutions, [IKOS] values the importance of
investing in community solutions that accelerate positive change." Primary areas
of interest are education; human/social services; health/healthcare and the
environment. Awards are made to nonprofits and schools in areas where IKOS
employees work and live. Grants are usually under $1,000 and never over $5,000.
The Walter S. Johnson Foundation
www.wsjf.org
Supports programs in Northern California and Washoe County, Nevada, that
"help children and youth meet their full potential and rise to the challenges of
our diverse and changing society." The Foundation's grants program is focused
on three primary goals: ensuring the well being of children and youth,
strengthening public education, and assisting young people in the transition to
adulthood.
The JoMiJo Foundation
170 Oak Drive
San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: 415.721.7397 Fax: 415.721.0916
www.jomijo.org
Past programs funded include:
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early childhood intervention training programs to train child care
workers;
community organizing programs that target youth 12 to 18 and gets them
involved in their neighborhoods
microenterprise programs and innovative return-to-work nonprofits
Will provide support for salaries, operating funds, and special projects.
The Kimball Foundation
Presidio Building 1016, Suite 300, PO Box 29906
San Francisco, California 94129-0906
(415) 561-6540 (415) 561-6477 (FAX)
The broad purpose of the Foundation is to provide opportunities for at-risk and
disadvantaged individuals in the Bay Area to reach their highest potential and to
improve the quality of their lives. Toward this goal, the Foundation supports
non-profit organizations serving the residents of San Francisco, Marin, San
Mateo and Sonoma Counties, and to a limited extent Santa Clara County, as far
south as Palo Alto.
Within the field of education, programs may focus on youth development,
academic enrichment, tutorials, outdoor education, leadership development,
vocational training and employment, learning disabilities, and
sports/recreational activities for low-income youth.
Grants in the arts are made only to groups that predominantly serve youth.
Grants may be made for capital needs, such as building and equipment, as well
as support for specific programs. No pervasively sectarian.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
www.kff.org
Funds in So Cal, mostly health education and access.
According to Catholic Charities, will fund child care programs.
The William M. Keck Foundation
Dr. Dorothy Fleisher, Early Learning Program Officer
550 South Hope, Suite 2500
LA 90071
(213) 612-2022
www.wmkeck.org
Funds in Los Angeles County
Funds purchase of materials, playground equipment, innovative program start
ups, construction and remodeling.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Mrs. Deborah Rey, Supervisor, Proposal Processing
1 Michigan Avenue E
Battle Creek, MI 49017-4058
www.wkkf.org
Funds nationwide
SPARK: a new initiative: Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids,
targeting ages 3-6 for school readiness
Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation
Contact: Steven M. Eidelman, Executive Director
1325 G Street, NW Suite 500,
Washington, DC 20005
No geographic restrictions.
Provides project and seed money, but does not make grants for construction,
equipment or capital outlay.
The Kirkwood Family Foundation
PO Box 29906
San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 561-6540
www.pacificfoundationservices.com
Funds statewide
Funds programs that support public charities and social services in state that
serve children and families. No pervasively sectarian programs.
Kmart Corporation
www.kmartcorp.com/corp/community
Located in Troy, Michigan, Kmart has four grant-making arms: the Kmart Fund
for Kids, which contributes to nonprofit organizations that help children live
happier, healthier lives; the Kmart Fund for Communities, which supports
nonprofit organizations in Kmart store communities nationwide with preference
given to organizations that involve Kmart associate volunteer activities; the
Kmart Fund and the Kmart Family Foundation, whose purpose is to educate,
prevent and fight against drug abuse by youth nationwide.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
One Biscayne Tower, Suite 3800
Miami, Florida 33131-1803
www.knightfdn.org
Funds after school programs and other youth/community service programs in
26 communities across the country. Might fund others outside those 26; being
determined.
Wants to fund where Knight papers are published.
Komag, Inc.
www.komag.com
Runs a number of charitable giving programs under the heading of Corporate
Citizenship on its Web site. These include Corporate Giving Community,
Matching Gifts Program, and Komag Kids Scholarships, all of which are centered
in the communities where Komag employees live and work. Komag also funds
the United Way, environmental initiatives, and programs between factories and
schools in support of education. Located in San Jose.
The San Francisco-based Koret Foundation
Sandra J. Edwards, Ph.D., Director of Grants
33 New Montgomery, #1090
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 882-7740 FAX: (415) 882-7775
http://www.koretfoundation.org
One of the largest Jewish-sponsored charitable trusts in the United States with
assets of $300 million. Since its founding in 1979, Koret has awarded more than
$200 million in grants to support community projects, educational institutions
and organizations active in areas of public policy, arts and culture, and programs
for disadvantaged youth and elderly citizens in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The A. L. Mailman Foundation
Executive Director
707 Westchester Ave.
White Plains, NY 10604
www.mailman.org
No geographic restrictions
Provides matching funds, project support, research and seed money. Likes
family-focused projects
Mattel, Inc.
www.mattel.com/corporate/company/donations
Donates toys for needy children; no religious organizations
The McCarthy Family Foundation
Jane McCarthy, Executive Director
PO Box 27389
San Diego, CA 92198-1389
Funds in Los Angeles and San Diego
Provides assistance to homeless programs, includes child, youth and adult
education
The MacDonnell Foundation
PO Box 29906
San Francisco, California 94129-0906
Established in 1989, the Foundation is primarily interested in programs which
support disadvantaged children, youth and families in the counties of San
Francisco, San Mateo and Napa. Of special interest to the Foundation are
programs that reward accomplishment and encourage motivated, low-income
youth to achieve excellence in the areas of education, recreation and/or social
activities. Within the field of education, the Foundation prefers to focus on
learning disabilities programs for youth. The Foundation is also interested in
programs that foster self-reliance for the homeless and economically
disadvantaged and athletic programs benefiting inner-city youth.
The McKesson HBOC Foundation
Contact: Marcia Argyris, VP, Community Relations and President
One Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
www.mckesson.com
Seeks to enhance the health and quality of life in communities where
McKessonHBOC Inc. operates and its employees live: San Francisco Bay area,
Los Angeles. Our emphasis is focused on youth; especially health services for
underserved populations, educational enrichment, recreation and youth
development activities. The Foundation also funds emergency services for
children and families, and a variety of social, educational and cultural programs.
No pervasively sectarian programs funded.
The Kenneth and Eileen Norris Foundation
11 Golden Shore, Suite 450
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 435-8444
www.norrisfoundation.org
Funds in greater Los Angeles area
Funds education and youth programs
The Northrop Grumman Corporation
www.northgrum.com
Located in Los Angeles. Supports programs that improve education, human
services and culture, and address diversity. More specifically, the Corporation's
Corporate Giving program supports such areas as: pre-college education,
domestic violence and child abuse, dropout prevention, child care, housing and
the homeless, youth and family counseling, health services, the arts, job training
and employment, and welfare to work.
Pacific Life
www.pacificlife.com
Through its Newport Beach, California-based foundation, grants are made to
organizations that address a broad spectrum of social problems: health and
human services, education, arts and culture, and civic and community services.
Orange County.
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Ms. Christine Sisley, Executive Director
1055 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1701
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 482-3185
Funds in Los Angeles area
Priorities: Children/Youth, Economically Disadvantaged,
Education, Human Services -- program and capital expenses
The J.C. Penney Fund
Corporate Contributions and Education Manager
PO Box 10001
Dallas, TX 75301
www.jcpenney.com
Corporate office makes national organization grants; local company units make
grants to organizations in company operating areas.
Funds childcare programs of fbos as long as activity will benefit entire
community.
The Pottruck Scott Family Foundation
Nancy Wiltsek-Mendez, Executive Director
2269 Chestnut St. #800
San Francisco, CA 94123
www.ps-ff.org
Established in 1995 to improve the lives of disadvantaged children and youth,
and to support volunteer-driven organizations, with a primary focus in San
Francisco. This purpose has evolved to include support for civic and community
projects that serve the city at large, and special projects that are initiated by the
Foundation.
The Roberts Foundation
Presidio Building 1016, Suite 300
PO Box 29906
San Francisco, California
94129-0906
(415) 561-6540
(415) 561-6477 (FAX)
The Foundation grant program funds primarily children and youth services,
education, programs that encourage youth towards higher education and
meaningful jobs and careers. Educational programs focus on the learning
disabled and disadvantaged youth. Grants for programs are preferred over
grants for capital expenditures. With rare exceptions, the Roberts Foundation
limits its funding to Northern California -- primarily the counties of San
Francisco, San Mateo, northern Santa Clara, and Sonoma, with limited funding in
San Benito County.
Raskob Foundation for Catholic Activities
Contact: Gerard S. Garey, President
Kennett Pike and Montchanin Road,
PO Box 4019
Wilmington, DE 19807
Funds day care programs. To be eligible for funds, applying organizations must
be listed in the Official Catholic Directory.
The Riordan Foundation
300 S. Grand, 29th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 229-8402
www.riordanfoundation.org
Funds in LA County
Funds computers, literacy programs, playground improvements
Romic Environmental Technologies Corporation
www.romic.com
Located in East Palo Alto. Romic focuses on funding programs that aim to keep
children in school and build self-esteem, introduce youth to computers, provide
after-school tutoring, match mentors with at-risk youth, and keep teenage
mothers in school. It also funds programs that develop marketable job skills or
job opportunities and abate drug abuse and crime.
San Diego Foundation
Contact: Rebecca Reichman
1420 Kettner Boulevard, Suite 500
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 235-2300 (ph)
(619) 239-1710 (fax)
E-mail: rebecca@sdfoundation.org.
Web Site: www.sdcf.org
Funding priorities: Arts/Culture, Children/Youth, Education, Health and
Human Services, Urban Civic.
Grant types: Special Projects, Technical Assistance.
Limitations: Capital Campaigns, Conferences, Endowments, Individuals, and
General Support, Travel.
Area: San Diego County
The Charles and Helen Schwab Family Foundation
Alexa Cortes Culwell Executive Director
Eric L. Sloan Program Officer
1650 South Amphlett Boulevard, Suite 300
San Mateo, CA 94402-2508
650.655.2412
650.655.2411 fax
www.schwabfamilyfdn.org
Founded in 1993, The Foundation's future grant making will focus on small scale
and primarily local pilot projects in the areas of substance abuse, homelessness
and economic development for the working poor. We will also launch initiatives
in philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. During the development phase of the
Foundation's new program areas, organizations will be asked to participate
through an invitation-only process.
As we look toward the future, we feel an important part of our plans is to keep
the community informed. Please revisit us from time to time to learn more about
our new program areas and pilot projects.
The Sharks Foundation
http://www.sj-sharks.com
The Foundation is "dedicated to meeting the educational, social and cultural
needs of our community." The San Jose Sharks and the Sharks Foundation
support a broad range of community programs, but are especially focused on the
community's youth. To apply for a grant, an organization must be located in
Santa Clara County and must support local youth.
The Sega Youth Education & Health Foundation
www.sega.com
Also known as the Sega Foundation, it is committed to improving the lives of
young people, and has a particular interest in children's education and health.
The Foundation area of Sega of America, Inc.'s Web site offers a good deal of
information about Foundation-funded projects and initiatives, past, present, and
future. The Foundation initiates most of its funding discussions with nonprofit
organizations, but it accepts unsolicited proposals for small grants, typically
ranging from $500 to $2,500.
The Sobrato Family Foundation
Diane Ford, Director
10600 N. De Anza Blvd., Suite 200
Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: (408) 446-0700 Ext. 145, Fax: (408) 446-2896
www.sobrato.com/foundation
Only invests in programs that benefit residents of Santa Clara or southern San
Mateo and southern Alameda Counties. The mission of the Cupertino,
California-based Family Foundation is "to build a strong and healthy local
community by creating opportunities that empower individuals to reach their
full potential." Giving is focused on the following program areas: community
and economic development, education, health and human services, and youth
development.
The program or project should offer a significant response to a demonstrated
need in the areas of (i) community and economic development, (ii) education,
(iii) health and human services or (iv) youth development. In addition to
program support, the Foundation provides support for building organizational
capacity and capital improvements.
Streisand Foundation
Contact: Ms. Rachel Donaldson
1460 Fourth Street, Suite 212
Santa Monica, CA 90401
(310) 535-3767
Funds in Los Angeles area
Priorities: include programs for Children and Youth special projects, general
support
Grant types: General Support, Special Projects.
The Stuart Foundation
50 California Street, Suite 3350
San Francisco, California 94111-4735
(415) 393-1551, Fax: (415) 393-1552
www.stuartfoundation.org
The Foundation's over arching purpose is to help the children and youth of
California and Washington states become responsible citizens. Based in San
Francisco, the Foundation's approach to this purpose is to help strengthen the
public systems and community supports that contribute to children's
development. There are three grant program areas: Strengthening the Public
School System, Strengthening the Child Welfare System, and Strengthening
Communities to Support Families.
The Target Foundation
http://www.targetcorp.com/community/targetfoundation.asp
Their program divides its grant making between national and local programs
and within those programs by areas of interest. Locally, giving is centered in
three areas: making the arts more accessible; providing education initiatives to
help students, teachers, and schools; and supporting agencies that strengthen
family life. Additionally, the Target Foundation funds arts and social action
programs in local Target communities, with a special emphasis on the Minnesota
and the Twin Cities area.
Travelers Foundation
Contact: Dee Topol
388 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Traveler's makes grants in local communities through its Local Contributions
Program. Recent grants $1,250 to the Child Care Connection in Wilmington, DE;
$2,000 to Wolcott Early Childhood Center, Windsor, CT; $6,500 to Florence Fuller
Child Development Center, Boca Raton, FL.
Trimble
www.trimble.com
Committed to "supporting the community. Trimble responds to societal needs,
challenges, and opportunities by providing assistance to responsible non-profit
organizations of many kinds." Trimble contributes funds to local organizations
that work in Silicon Valley communities.
Universal Studios Foundation
Contact: Ms. Helen Yatsko Giambrone
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
(818) 777-1208
Funds in Los Angeles area
Funds Children/Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Education
Vanguard Public Foundation
Contact: Mr. Hari Dillon
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 301
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 487-2111 Fax (415) 487-2124
E-mail: hdillon@vanguardsf.org
Web Site: www.fex.org/van/vanguard.html
Funding Priorities: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Elderly, LGBT Issues, Justice, Peace,
Race Relations, Women's Issues, Youth.
Grant types: General Support, Seed Money, Special Projects, and Technical
Assistance.
Area: Local funding, San Francisco Bay Area, and northern California
The Wal-Mart Foundation of Arkansas
www.walmartfoundation.org
"Serves Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. with stewardship, compassion and integrity; by
developing and implementing programs that support children and families
through education, health, and economic development in our local
communities." Ninety-seven percent of funding is distributed locally through
Wal-Mart stores and SAMs Clubs. Currently, that funding is being focused in
four areas: education, health and human services, economic involvement, and
environment
The Waitt Family Foundation
PO Box 1948
La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 551-4839
www.waittfoundation.org
Funds in San Diego
Funds technology innovations in non-profit social service providers
The Weingart Foundation
1055 West Seventh Street, Suite 3050
Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 688-7799
Funds in Los Angeles County
Funds program and capital expenses for child care and family services; wants to
fund credible agencies; may do after-school programming as part of overall
program. No pervasively sectarian programs funded.
Wells Fargo
www.wellsfargo.com
The San Francisco-based banking and financial services concern directs the bulk
of its corporate giving to three areas. 1) community development, especially
programs that provide affordable housing, provide job training, revitalize or
stabilize low and moderate income communities, or promote economic
development; 2) pre-K through grade 12 education, with a focus on math,
literacy, and the history of the American West; and 3) human services, especially
organizations whose work in child care, health services and education, and basic
needs assistance benefits low and moderate income individuals. Geographically,
the company's grant making is concentrated west of the Mississippi in the states
of Arizona, California.
Wender-Weis Foundation
www.wenderweis.org
Founded in 1994 by Amy Wender to provide charitable relief and assistance to
at-risk, disadvantaged children throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Mostly
one-time donations.
Whole Foods
www.wholefoodsmarket.com
Located in Austin, TX, this corporation contributes to non-profit and educational
organizations and compensates team members for time spent in community
service. Past donations have been to organization such as public radio stations,
museums, river and creek cleanups, hospices, literary councils, schools, recycling
organizations, soup kitchens, playground rebuilding projects, and organizations
promoting organic agriculture. Funded projects in Torrance, Salinas, and others
in California.
Xerox Foundation
Contact: Dr. Joseph M. Cahalan
P.O. Box 1600
Stamford, CT 06904
(203) 968-3445
Gives primarily in areas of company operations.
Funding priorities: AIDS, Arts/Culture, Children/Youth, Economically
Disadvantaged, Education, Engineering/Technology, Human Services,
Minorities, Performing Arts, Science, Women.
Grant types: Emergency Funds, Equipment, General Support, In-kind Gifts,
Loans, Matching Funds, Program Development, and Research.
Limitations: Capital, Endowments, Government Agencies, and Individuals.
For more information go to:
www.fndcenter.org