How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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The Sam Mazza Foundation Attn Jeane
PO Box 14700
San Francisco, CA 94114
(650) 355-0272
n/a - Form and materials
- The Foundation requires application for LOI from an online link at the website (www.sammazzafoundation.org) and an invitation to submit formal grant proposal upon approval of LOI. The information includes organizations information, mission and values, financial statements, budgets and relevant public relations and website information.
- Deadlines
- Posted on the website for the Sam Mazza Foundation.
- Restrictions
- Few restrictions or limitations on awards presently, but Bay Area proposals are preferential. Funding focus areas are the arts and arts education, often with special emphases on youth.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$378,940
- Grants listed
- 31
- Assets, end of year
- $21,538,533
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Tax year 2023
$443,435
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $21,536,520
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Tax year 2022
$420,065
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $16,105,305
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Tax year 2021
$407,530
- Grants listed
- 34
- Assets, end of year
- $18,794,140
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Tax year 2020
$381,110
- Grants listed
- 47
- Assets, end of year
- $19,050,992
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Tax year 2019
$822,293
- Grants listed
- 80
- Assets, end of year
- $18,961,139
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Tax year 2018
$789,933
- Grants listed
- 82
- Assets, end of year
- $18,608,770
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Dance BrigadeSan Francisco, CA
Grrrrrl Brigade
$35,000 -
Golden Thread ProductionsSan Francisco, CA
11 Reflections
$30,000 -
Look What SHE DidLos Angeles, CA
General Support
$25,000 -
Music at Kohl MansionBurlingame, CA
General Operating Grant
$20,000 -
Individual
SKYWATCHERS - At the Table
$20,000 -
Ars MinervaSan Francisco, CA
La Flora
$20,000 -
Living JazzOakland, CA
Children's Project
$20,000 -
Pacifica Education FoundationPacifica, CA
Music In Schools
$20,000 -
West Edge OperaBerkeley, CA
Dolores and Workshop
$18,000 -
Central StageRichmond, CA
General Support
$18,000 -
Golden Thread ProductionsSan Francisco, CA
Returning To Haifa
$15,000 -
Opera ParallleSan Francisco, CA
Harriets Spirit
$15,000 -
3Girls Theatre CompanySan Francisco, CA
GirlWrights Playwrighting Workshop
$15,000 -
Near Arnold's School of PerformingUkiah, CA
General Support
$15,000 -
Youth Musical Theater CompanyBerkeley, CA
Tuition Assistance Program for training of young musical theater artists.
$12,500 -
Pacifica Historical SocietyPacifica, CA
The Pacificans
$12,000 -
The University CorporationNorthridge, CA
Mazza Writer in Residence
$10,000 -
Episcopal Community ServicesSan Francisco, CA
Chefs Culinary Arts Training Program for Homeless & Low-Income adults and transition-aged youth in Tenderloin, San Francisco
$9,000 -
Comedy Celebration Day IncSan Francisco, CA
General Support
$7,500 -
Individual
Greenhouse Project
$6,000 -
Individual
Children & Youth Arts
$5,000 -
Shotgun PlayersBerkeley, CA
Make a Difference Program supports $5 tickets to anyone 25 and younger, paid fellowships for young artists and professional mentorship for work/trade opportunities.
$5,000 -
Individual
Kidquake
$5,000 -
One Minute GardenerWalnut Creek, CA
General Support
$5,000 -
Individual
General Support
$5,000 -
San Francisco Girls ChorusSan Francisco, CA
Juditha Triumphans
$4,100 -
World Arts WestSan Francisco, CA
Ethnic Dance Festival in San Francisco
$2,510 -
Individual
General Support
$2,000 -
Pacifica Resource CenterPacifica, CA
Sponsorship for community fundraising to support low-income/homeless in Pacifica, CA
$1,000 -
Individual
Membership
$830 -
Boys Girls Club of N San MateoPacifica, CA
General Support
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Arts and culture13 grants $192,61088% of the total
- Education2 grants $25,00011% of the total
- Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California24 grants $335,110
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Jeanette CoolExec Dir Hours 40Pay $79,167
- Anne GaljourDirector Hours 3.88Pay $0
- Robert C HoodTreasurer Hours 3.88Pay $0
The return
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