999 private foundations reported grants to San Francisco, California recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2022–2025, 999 private foundations reported 3,003 grants totaling $515,964,668 to 1,397 organizations in San Francisco, California. The most-funded purposes were education (268 grants) and health & medical (180 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $73,656,624 across 78 grants. The median reported grant was $20,000.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported California dollars that landed in San Francisco — a funder at 90% is effectively a San Francisco funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 78 | $73,656,624 | 22% |
| Waverley Street Foundation | 6 | $53,422,494 | 53% |
| Hellman Foundation | 1 | $42,961,909 | 100% |
| Freedom Together Foundation | 22 | $24,745,000 | 33% |
| The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc | 4 | $17,912,000 | 32% |
| The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation | 17 | $16,962,267 | 58% |
| Kataly Foundation | 1 | $15,300,000 | 100% |
| The California Endowment | 77 | $15,181,232 | 13% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Tides Foundation | 51 | $30,582,397 |
| Regents of the University of California SAN Francisco the | 20 | $22,505,405 |
| Thousand Currents | 7 | $20,268,910 |
| Climate Imperative Foundation | 1 | $18,000,000 |
| Schwab Charitable | 22 | $17,842,673 |
| Possibility Labs | 18 | $17,347,307 |
| Earthjustice | 41 | $14,444,799 |
| United States Energy Foundation | 2 | $11,000,000 |
| Tides Center | 47 | $8,714,826 |
| University of California SAN Francisco | 32 | $8,648,001 |
999 private foundations reported grants to recipients in San Francisco, California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $515,964,668 across 3,003 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Waverley Street Foundation, Hellman Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in San Francisco, California concentrate in education (268), health & medical (180), community & economic development (130). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a San Francisco, California recipient was $20,000, and the largest single reported grant was $42,961,909. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2022–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
