How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact person
- On file
- Phone
- On file
- On file
- Mailing address
- On file
- Form and materials
- On file
- Deadlines
- Please visit www.sslfoundation.org
- Restrictions
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Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$1,151,000
- Grants listed
- 149
- Assets, end of year
- $4,358,717
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Tax year 2024
$944,000
- Grants listed
- 136
- Assets, end of year
- $4,926,143
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Tax year 2023
$724,000
- Grants listed
- 102
- Assets, end of year
- $5,457,157
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Tax year 2022
$792,400
- Grants listed
- 76
- Assets, end of year
- $5,968,258
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Tax year 2021
$655,500
- Grants listed
- 94
- Assets, end of year
- $6,393,393
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Tax year 2020
$942,500
- Grants listed
- 87
- Assets, end of year
- $6,270,786
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Tax year 2019
$1,038,000
- Grants listed
- 102
- Assets, end of year
- $6,689,171
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Tax year 2018
$1,453,500
- Grants listed
- 124
- Assets, end of year
- $7,309,321
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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American Red CrossBoone, IA
Community / social services
$50,000 -
St Luke Presbyterian ChurchSan Rafael, CA
Community / social services
$35,000 -
McCallum TheatrePalm Desert, CA
Arts
$25,000 -
Meridian International CenterWashington, DC
Community / social services
$25,000 -
Nova Southeastern UniversityFt Lauderdale, FL
Education
$25,000 -
San Francisco General Hospital FounSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$25,000 -
The Posse FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$25,000 -
Tipping Point CommunitySan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$25,000 -
UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$25,000 -
Kellogg School of ManagementEvanston, IL
Education
$20,000 -
UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$20,000 -
De La Salle High SchoolConcord, CA
Education
$15,000 -
Desert Community FoundationPalm Desert, CA
Community / social services
$15,000 -
McCallum TheatrePalm Desert, CA
Arts
$15,000 -
San Domenico SchoolSan Anselmo, CA
Education
$15,000 -
UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$15,000 -
Youth Homes IncConcord, CA
Youth
$15,000 -
Make It Home Bay AreaSan Rafael, CA
Community / social services
$12,500 -
Access Institute for PsychologicalSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
American Red Cross of the Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Because Justice MattersSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
City HopeSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
City of DreamsSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
City Youth NowSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$10,000 -
Clinic by the BaySan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
De Marillac AcademySan Francisco, CA
Education
$10,000 -
Edgewood Center for Children & FamiSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Embarcadero YMCASan Francisco, CA
Youth
$10,000 -
Family Connection CentersSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
First GraduateSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$10,000 -
Fresh Lifelines for YouthSan Jose, CA
Youth
$10,000 -
Grace CathedralSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Grace CathedralSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Hebrew Free Loan Association of SanSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Jefferson Economic Development InstMount Shasta, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
KidpowerSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$10,000 -
La Casa de Las MadresSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Make It Home Bay AreaSan Rafael, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Mbolden ChangePalo Alto, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Mission BitSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$10,000 -
Mount Tamalpais CollegeSan Quentin, CA
Education
$10,000 -
Palm Springs Friends of PhilharmoniPalm Desert, CA
Arts
$10,000 -
ScholarmatchSan Francisco, CA
Education
$10,000 -
SfjazzSan Francisco, CA
Arts
$10,000 -
SmartSan Francisco, CA
Education
$10,000 -
Stand Together FoundationArlington, VA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Tenderloin Community Benefit DistriSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Tenderloin Neighborhood DevelopmentSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
The Commonwealth ClubSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$10,000 -
Elevate TutoringSan Jose, CA
Education
$8,000 -
Carmel Ideas FoundationPebble Beach, CA
Community / social services
$7,500 -
Carmel Ideas FoundationPebble Beach, CA
Community / social services
$7,500 -
De Marillac AcademySan Francisco, CA
Education
$7,500 -
Geyserville Community FoundationGeyserville, CA
Community / social services
$7,500 -
Geyserville Community FoundationGeyserville, CA
Community / social services
$7,500 -
KaraPalo Alto, CA
Youth
$7,500 -
San Francisco Police Activities LeaSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$7,500 -
Town School for BoysSan Francisco, CA
Education
$7,500 -
Junior Achievement of Northern CaliWalnut Creek, CA
Youth
$6,000 -
Mission Science WorkshopSan Francisco, CA
Education
$6,000 -
Aim High for High SchoolSan Francisco, CA
Education
$5,000 -
Alonzo King Lines BalletSan Francisco, CA
Arts
$5,000 -
American Red CrossBoone, IA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
AspiranetS San Fran, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Aspire Education ProjectOakland, CA
Education
$5,000 -
Bay Area Women's Sports InitiativeSan Jose, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
California State Parks FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Child Advocates of Silicon ValleyMilpitas, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Chinatown Community Development CenSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Chinatown Community Development CenSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
CHP 11-99 FoundationCosta Mesa, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
City Surf ProjectSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Community Foundation of Western NCAsheville, NC
Education
$5,000 -
Dress for SuccessSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Evans Scholars FoundationGlenview, IL
Education
$5,000 -
FoodwiseSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Friends of the Children - Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Hamilton FamiliesSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Ice Dance InternationalKittery, ME
Youth
$5,000 -
Jewish Family and Children's ServicSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Juma VenturesSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Life Steps FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Lillard Fly Fishing Conservation FuEgremont, MA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Magic Tooth BusSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Marin Foster Care AssociationSan Rafael, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco ISan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Meals on Wheels of San Francisco ISan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Mission GraduatesSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Mount Tamalpais CollegeSan Quentin, CA
Education
$5,000 -
Nature Conservancy of IdahoHailey, ID
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Okizu FoundationNovato, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Old Skool CafeSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Old Skool CafeSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Operation WarmPhiladelphia, PA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Peer Health Exchange IncOakland, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Pogo ParkRichmond, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Project AvarySan Rafael, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Reading PartnersOakland, CA
Education
$5,000 -
Safe & SoundSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
San Francisco Botanical Garden SociSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
San Francisco Boy's ChorusSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
San Francisco Gay Men's ChorusSan Francisco, CA
Arts
$5,000 -
San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
SfjazzSan Francisco, CA
Arts
$5,000 -
SfmomaSan Francisco, CA
Arts
$5,000 -
St Anthony FoundationSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
St Peters Catholic SchoolSan Francisco, CA
Education
$5,000 -
Swords to PlowsharesSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
The Posse FoundationNew York, NY
Youth
$5,000 -
The Salvation ArmySan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$5,000 -
The San Francisco Shakespeare FestiSan Francisco, CA
Arts
$5,000 -
Usga Golf Museum & LibraryLiberty Corner, NJ
Youth
$5,000 -
Young Womens Choral Projects of SanSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$5,000 -
Womens Coaching AllianceBurlingame, CA
Youth
$4,000 -
CHP 11-99 FoundationCosta Mesa, CA
Community / social services
$2,500 -
First Tee of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
Youth
$2,500 -
Hillel InternationalWashington, DC
Community / social services
$2,500 -
Jewish Community Federation & EndowSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$2,500 -
Marin AcademySan Rafael, CA
Education
$2,500 -
Pomeroy Rec & Rehab CenterSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$2,500 -
San Francisco Free ClinicSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$2,500 -
San Francisco General Hospital FounSan Francisco, CA
Community / social services
$2,500 -
The Louis D Brandeis Center for HuWashington, DC
Community / social services
$2,500 -
Youth on CourseMonterey, CA
Youth
$2,500 -
Gilead HouseNovato, CA
Community / social services
$2,000 -
LifemovesSanta Clara, CA
Community / social services
$2,000 -
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY
Community / social services
$1,000 -
Boys and Girls Clubs of the PeninsuMenlo Park, CA
Youth
$1,000 -
Casa of San Mateo CountyRedwood City, CA
Community / social services
$1,000 -
Casa of San Mateo CountyRedwood City, CA
Community / social services
$1,000 -
Little WishesSan Anselmo, CA
Youth
$1,000 -
Peninsula Volunteers IncMenlo Park, CA
Community / social services
$1,000 -
Ravenswood Classroom PartnersMenlo Park, CA
Education
$1,000 -
San Francisco University High SchooSan Francisco, CA
Education
$1,000 -
SanzumaSan Refael, CA
Community / social services
$1,000 -
Side-By-SideSan Anselmo, CA
Community / social services
$1,000 -
Team 4 TechMenlo Park, CA
Education
$1,000 -
The Blue CardNew York, NY
Community / social services
$1,000 -
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA
Education
$1,000 -
United States Holocaust Memorial MuWashington, DC
Community / social services
$1,000 -
Ada's CafePalo Alto, CA
Community / social services
$500 -
Four Winds Westward HoDeer Harbor, WA
Youth
$500 -
Town School for BoysSan Francisco, CA
Education
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education16 grants $161,50030% of the total
- Human services11 grants $75,50014% of the total
- Youth development8 grants $57,00011% of the total
- Arts and culture7 grants $50,0009% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $40,0007% of the total
- International aid1 grant $25,0005% of the total
- 11 other causes25 grants $129,00024% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California126 grants $951,500
- Iowa2 grants $55,000
- District of Columbia4 grants $31,000
- Florida1 grant $25,000
- Illinois2 grants $25,000
- New York4 grants $12,000
- Minnesota1 grant $10,000
- Virginia1 grant $10,000
- Idaho1 grant $5,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Richard J GuggenhimePRESIDENT/TR Hours 1Pay $0
- Lisa G HauswirthSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
- Charles H Clifford JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Patricia CapbaratDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Andrew GuggenhimeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
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