How to apply
Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.
- Contact
-
Delbert W Coleman Foundation
615 Front Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 500-6900
- Form and materials
- All requests must be in writing and contain a history of the organization.
- Deadlines
- None.
- Restrictions
- Limited to educational, scientific, religious and medical research.
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2025
$1,270,000
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $27,077,924
-
Tax year 2024
$767,000
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $25,881,219
-
Tax year 2023
$130,000
- Grants listed
- 3
- Assets, end of year
- $22,712,215
-
Tax year 2022
$152,105
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $4,321,415
-
Tax year 2021
$130,000
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $4,763,723
-
Tax year 2020
$35,000
- Grants listed
- 1
- Assets, end of year
- $2,136,640
-
Tax year 2019
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $2,198,712
-
Tax year 2018
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $28,780
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
-
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
General charity
$250,000 -
Deerfield AcademyDeerfield, MA
General charity
$240,000 -
San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA
General charity
$150,000 -
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY
General charity
$110,000 -
Tipping Point CommunitySan Francisco, CA
General charity
$100,000 -
Eisenhower Health FoundationRancho Mirage, CA
General charity
$60,000 -
American School of Paris FoundationPrinceton, NJ
General charity
$50,000 -
Stanford University (undergraduate Education College Program)Stanford, CA
General charity
$50,000 -
Stanford University (humanities and Sciences)Stanford, CA
General charity
$50,000 -
Stanford University (hoover House)Stanford, CA
General charity
$50,000 -
California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA
General charity
$50,000 -
San Francisco Education FundSan Francisco, CA
General charity
$50,000 -
American Promise Education FundConcord, MA
General charity
$25,000 -
Edgewood CenterSan Francisco, CA
General charity
$15,000 -
Stanford University (day of Giving)Stanford, CA
General charity
$10,000 -
Jewish Community FederationSan Francisco, CA
General charity
$10,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education2 grants $290,00036% of the total
- Health1 grant $250,00031% of the total
- Environment1 grant $110,00014% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $100,00012% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $50,0006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California11 grants $595,000
- Massachusetts2 grants $265,000
- Minnesota1 grant $250,000
- New York1 grant $110,000
- New Jersey1 grant $50,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Susan OberndorfTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
The return
More foundations
- Private foundations in California
- Private foundations in San Francisco
- Foundations that fund education in California
- Foundations that fund health in California
- Foundations that fund environment in California
Similar foundations
Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.
- The Julia Burke Foundation 7 grants Accepts applications $1,292,375 giving
- Faith Hope and Love Foundation 5 grants Accepts applications $1,340,000 giving
- Celebrate Foundation Inc 36 grants Preselected only $1,349,000 giving
- The Stanley S Langendorf Foundation 149 grants Accepts applications $1,151,000 giving
- RJM Foundation 2 grants Preselected only $1,100,000 giving