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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 94-3289283

Kenneth Rainin Foundation

A private foundation in Oakland, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 294 grants and $21.9 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $21,886,455

    Grants listed
    294
    Assets, end of year
    $642,199,471
  • Tax year 2023

    $16,191,989

    Grants listed
    218
    Assets, end of year
    $614,668,063
  • Tax year 2022

    $17,154,748

    Grants listed
    216
    Assets, end of year
    $583,048,144
  • Tax year 2021

    $14,192,568

    Grants listed
    171
    Assets, end of year
    $649,562,836
  • Tax year 2020

    $15,553,639

    Grants listed
    241
    Assets, end of year
    $580,687,567

Grants paid in 2024

294 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Roxie TheaterSan Francisco, CA

    $1,200,000 for the roxie forever campaign and $100,000 for general operations support of the new facility and staff.

    $1,300,000
  2. Community Arts Stabilization TrustSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  3. Community Arts Stabilization TrustSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  4. Education for ChangeOakland, CA

    Structured literacy initiative

    $900,000
  5. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland, CA

    Structured literacy initiative

    $832,432
  6. San Francisco Film SocietySan Francisco, CA

    Sffilm rainin filmmaking grants and programs

    $750,000
  7. United States Artists IncChicago, IL

    For the rainin fellowship program.

    $600,000
  8. Trustees of University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Neuro-epithelial interactions in mucosal regeneration

    $500,000
  9. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Improving clinical decision making beyond the standard of care using artificial intelligence

    $500,000
  10. Center for the Collaborative ClassroomAlameda, CA

    2025-2026 k-2 literacy support

    $400,000
  11. Aspire Public SchoolsOakland, CA

    23-25 structured literacy initiative

    $380,000
  12. Californians for the ArtsSacramento, CA

    Field leadership/artist advocate program

    $318,000
  13. Teaching Well IncOakland, CA

    General retention support

    $315,000
  14. Reach UniversityAlameda, CA

    Semester of literacy design

    $300,000
  15. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland, CA

    23-35 structured literacy initiatve: k-12 coaching/training

    $264,156
  16. Azora Therapeutics IncEncino, CA

    Novel oral small molecule for ulcerative colitis

    $250,000
  17. Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia MasonSeattle, WA

    Integrin autoantibodies in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis

    $250,000
  18. Oakland Literacy CoalitionOakland, CA

    General support

    $250,000
  19. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $250,000
  20. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityPalo Alto, CA

    Epithelial metabolic reprogramming for pediatric ulcerative colitis

    $250,000
  21. The University of Texas at AustinDallas, TX

    Immune-checkpoint engineered colon organoids to induce immune tolerance as treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (ibd)

    $250,000
  22. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Pioneering single-cell intracellular metagenomics: a revolutionary new window into microbe-immune interactions at barrier tissues

    $250,000
  23. Association of Black GastroenterogistsNew York City, NY

    For capacity building support

    $240,000
  24. Philanthropic Ventures FoundationOakland, CA

    3L'S programming & expansion

    $240,000
  25. Alder Graduate School of EducationRedwood City, CA

    To support alder graduate school of education to align with california's new educator preparation standards for literacy instruction.

    $200,000
  26. The Cleveland Clinic FoundationIndependence, OH

    Identifying the driver of penetrating fibrosis in crohns disease

    $200,000
  27. The Oakland Public Education FundOakland, CA

    General support

    $200,000
  28. Families in Action for Quality EducationOakland, CA

    Lit4literacy campaign

    $175,000
  29. California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

    Decoding the neuronal and microbial basis of stress-induced colitis

    $150,000
  30. Oakland ReachOakland, CA

    General support (bridge grant)

    $150,000
  31. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityPalo Alto, CA

    Investigating the intestinal microenvironment in inflammatory bowel disease under physiologic conditions using a novel ingestible sampling device

    $150,000
  32. Childrens Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH

    Epithelial signals mediating intestinal fibrosis

    $125,000
  33. Deutsches KrebsforschungszentrumHeidelberg, Germany

    Functionally decoding the contribution of human host-fungal interactions to the pathogenesis of ibd

    $125,000
  34. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattle, WA

    Dietary regulation of intestinal immune-metabolic trade-offs through activation of neuroimmune circuits

    $125,000
  35. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterSeattle, WA

    Mechanisms by which maternal antibodies regulate immune responses to the microbiota in early life

    $125,000
  36. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Discovery of therapeutic microbial metabolites in inflammatory bowel diseases

    $125,000
  37. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt MunichMunich, Germany

    Unveiling druggable targets of necroptosis in inflammatory bowel disease using a genome-wide crispr screen approach

    $125,000
  38. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Cortical modulation of gut motility

    $125,000
  39. The Children's Hospital CorporationBoston, MA

    Androgen-dependent regulation of colonic inflammation by gut-innervating nociceptors

    $125,000
  40. The New York and Presbyterian Hospital-CornellNew York, NY

    Fungal-bacterial interactions: an opportunity for novel treatment of ulcerative colitis

    $125,000
  41. The Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteMelbourne, Canada

    Vanishing act: the disappearance of cell death brakes in inflammatory bowel disease

    $125,000
  42. Trustees of University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Understanding the impact of psychological stress on ibd severity

    $125,000
  43. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Colonic epithelial injury in response to inflammatory fibroblast and mononuclear phagocyte activation

    $125,000
  44. University of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Role of ga13-coupled receptor signaling during induction of intestinal TH17 cells

    $125,000
  45. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Explore the immunomodulatory consequences of protist-derived metabolites in ibd

    $125,000
  46. The 500 Capp Street FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Collaborating with the muses, part II

    $100,733
  47. Bananas IncorporatedOakland, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  48. Black Arts Movement and Business DistrictOakland, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  49. Community Vision Capital & ConsultingSan Francisco, CA

    Real estate readiness

    $100,000
  50. Destiny Arts CenterOakland, CA

    Teddy bear movement arts

    $100,000
  51. Dr Huey P Newton FoundationOakland, CA

    Supporting the huey p newton foundation to propel the black panther party museum's evolution.

    $100,000
  52. Emerald Cities Collaborative IncWashington, DC

    To support arts organizations and climate change research

    $100,000
  53. Francis Crick InstituteLondon, United Kingdom

    Resolving gene-environment interactions in ibd via ahr

    $100,000
  54. Global ImpactWashington, DC

    Pooled funding to support emerging bilingual priorities

    $100,000
  55. Lighthouse Community Public SchoolsOakland, CA

    Structured literacy initiative

    $100,000
  56. Lincoln Child CenterOakland, CA

    Trauma-informed early literacy playgroups

    $100,000
  57. Lotus BloomOakland, CA

    Afro-play oakland

    $100,000
  58. Mayo ClinicRochester, MN

    Metabolism controls CD4 t helper cell-induced pathogenicity during inflammatory bowel disease

    $100,000
  59. Mujeres Unidas Y ActivasSan Francisco, CA

    The apapachos project: training informal immigrant caregivers of young children

    $100,000
  60. Parent Voices OaklandOakland, CA

    Leading with joy: affirming our linguistic brilliance through an each one teach one community skills sharing model for parents and caregivers

    $100,000
  61. Philanthropic Ventures FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    To support rise east in meeting blue meridian group's local funding match goal

    $100,000
  62. Regents of the University of Ca DavisDavis, CA

    Exacerbation of colitis by impaired microbial catabolism of sorbitol

    $100,000
  63. Shotgun Players IncBerkeley, CA

    This grant will support the successful transition of the cal shakes scene shop into its own standalone nonprofit.

    $100,000
  64. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    Increasing early literacy outcomes through strengthened home-school partnerships

    $100,000
  65. University of MassachusettsWestborough, MA

    Hoxa11os, an ibd associated lncrna that maintains tissue homsostasis and restrains inflammation

    $100,000
  66. University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA

    Development of a rapid, flexible and quantitative method for measuring the intestinal microbiota in ibd patients

    $100,000
  67. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    To support rise east in meeting blue meridian group's local funding match goal

    $100,000
  68. Shipyard Trust for the ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    Crane

    $92,833
  69. Eat Learn Play FoundationOakland, CA

    Literacy tutoring funding pool

    $90,000
  70. Lotus BloomOakland, CA

    General support for the family resource center

    $90,000
  71. Flyaway ProductionsSan Francisco, CA

    Down on the corner

    $88,667
  72. EDUCATE78Oakland, CA

    To support the anti-racist collective

    $87,500
  73. Wild ProjectsBerkeley, CA

    The junction keep: a mobile sculpture illuminating the crosswalk

    $86,092
  74. Project BandaloopOakland, CA

    Somewhere to land

    $83,000
  75. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    Literacy media project

    $80,000
  76. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    General operating support

    $80,000
  77. Exhibition DistrictCampbell, CA

    The local commons

    $75,000
  78. Mass General Brigham IncorporatedBoston, MA

    Role of regulatory fibroblasts in eliciting immune tolerance to colitis

    $75,000
  79. The Children's Hospital CorporationBoston, MA

    Defining immune organization in intestine inflammation

    $75,000
  80. The Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY

    A novel platform to map intestinal STEM cell interactomes in ibd

    $75,000
  81. Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO

    How intraepithelial TCRGD t cell subsets maintain intestinal homeostasis

    $75,000
  82. Weill Cornell Imaging at New York-PresbytNew York, NY

    Investigating molecular mechanisms behind gut bacterial transamination and ibd

    $75,000
  83. EdvanceSan Francisco, CA

    Empowering oakland's black educators: expanding networks and advancing early childhood education

    $65,000
  84. Oakland Fund for Public Innovation (fiscal Sponsor)Oakland, CA

    To support expanding affordable housing for teachers

    $60,000
  85. East Bay Agency for ChildrenOakland, CA

    Little steps to college program

    $54,000
  86. The Oakland Public Education FundOakland, CA

    $46k in ousd central literacy expenses and a $4,600 administrative fee for the oakland ed fund

    $50,600
  87. Bay Area Video Coalition IncSan Francisco, CA

    Renewal for the mediamaker fellowship program and general support.

    $50,000
  88. Create CaPasadena, CA

    To support the create ca arts now program

    $50,000
  89. Grantmakers for Effective OrganizationsWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  90. International Documentary Association IncLos Angeles, CA

    To support the international access consortium to increase the funding for and expand the reach and impact of disabled makers.

    $50,000
  91. Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular BiologySilverthorne, CO

    To support early career, graduate student and trainee scholarships to attend conferences.

    $50,000
  92. Museum of Childrens Art (mocha)Oakland, CA

    Little readers: literacy, culture, and artmaking

    $50,000
  93. Northern California GrantmakersSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  94. Peak Grantmaking IncWashington, DC

    General support including to support peak's field leadership and ability to respond, collaborate, partner and advocate.

    $50,000
  95. Ubuntu Theater Project IncOakland, CA

    For oakland theatre projects capital campaign due diligence phase

    $50,000
  96. Yu Ming Charter SchoolOakland, CA

    TK planning

    $50,000
  97. Asian Pacific Islander Cultural CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  98. Black Cultural Zone Community Dev CorpOakland, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  99. Circo ZeroSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  100. CounterpulseSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  101. CubacaribeSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  102. Dancers GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  103. Dancers GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  104. EDUCATE78Oakland, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  105. Flyaway ProductionsSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  106. Intersection for the ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  107. Lotus BloomOakland, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  108. Magic Theatre IncSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  109. Oakland Literacy CoalitionOakland, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  110. Parent Voices OaklandOakland, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  111. Push Dance CompanySan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  112. Shakespeare-San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  113. Tandem Partners in Early LearningOakland, CA

    Staff-wide sabbatical program launch

    $40,000
  114. Teaching Well IncOakland, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  115. Z Space StudioSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $40,000
  116. Dancers GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $39,860
  117. Diamano Coura West African Dance CoOakland, CA

    Rest & care

    $38,985
  118. National Opinion Research CenterChicago, IL

    For the seeds student longitudinal study.

    $36,237
  119. Alternative Theater EnsembleSan Rafael, CA

    When they ask if we were real

    $30,000
  120. Art of the Matter Performance FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    'shout in the dark: a womans guide to hope & good grief (working title)

    $30,000
  121. Axis Dance CompanyBerkeley, CA

    Kinematic/kinesthetic

    $30,000
  122. Brava for Women in the ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    Are you experienced?

    $30,000
  123. CounterpulseSan Francisco, CA

    Dance house

    $30,000
  124. Dancers GroupSan Francisco, CA

    I'm.still.here (how not to get long covid)

    $30,000
  125. Detour ProductionsSan Francisco, CA

    The water will come

    $30,000
  126. Dimensions Dance Theater IncOakland, CA

    Asogwe - rites of passage

    $30,000
  127. Dimensions Dance Theater IncOakland, CA

    Healing to joy

    $30,000
  128. EDUCATE78Oakland, CA

    Technical assistance

    $30,000
  129. Families in Action for Quality EducationOakland, CA

    Technical assistance

    $30,000
  130. Fictional Artists Contemporary Theatre SF- Fact-SfSan Francisco, CA

    Vinculo nahual

    $30,000
  131. Fresh Meat ProductionsSan Francisco, CA

    The opposite of grief is

    $30,000
  132. Go Public SchoolsSacramento, CA

    General operating support

    $30,000
  133. Independent Arts & MediaSan Francisco, CA

    And she spoke

    $30,000
  134. InkboatSan Francisco, CA

    Clouds from a crumbling giant

    $30,000
  135. Intersection for the ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    The power of shuffling through deaf education

    $30,000
  136. Kulintang Arts IncSan Francisco, CA

    Tubong for living ancestors

    $30,000
  137. Movement GenerationBerkeley, CA

    For justice and ecology center

    $30,000
  138. Oakland Literacy CoalitionOakland, CA

    Technical assistance

    $30,000
  139. Parangal Dance CompanySan Francisco, CA

    Kalinga palin-awa

    $30,000
  140. San Francisco Bay Area Theatre CompanySan Francisco, CA

    Cuckoo edible magic

    $30,000
  141. Sharp & FineSan Francisco, CA

    Nightingale

    $30,000
  142. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    Between two rising seas

    $30,000
  143. Teatro VisionSan Jose, CA

    No llegamos aqu solos (we did not arrive here alone)

    $30,000
  144. The Oakland Public Education FundOakland, CA

    Techical assistance and stipends for the city of oakland head start apprentice program

    $30,000
  145. Ubuntu Theater Project IncOakland, CA

    Lines in the sand

    $30,000
  146. Oakland Literacy CoalitionOakland, CA

    Literacy and justice for all symposium, 2024 premier sponsor

    $25,000
  147. Oakland Literacy CoalitionOakland, CA

    Literacy and justice for all symposium, 2024 premier sponsor

    $25,000
  148. Teaching Well IncOakland, CA

    Comms technical assistance

    $25,000
  149. Fictional Artists Contemporary Theatre SF- Fact-SfSan Francisco, CA

    Mehfil

    $22,300
  150. Au Co Vietnamese Cultural CenterSan Francisco, CA

    VNG TRN y (full circle)

    $22,000
  151. CounterpulseSan Francisco, CA

    Native seeds aflame (k)now

    $22,000
  152. Dancers GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Chinatown connections

    $22,000
  153. OaklashOakland, CA

    All the worlds a fair

    $22,000
  154. Bay Area Video Coalition IncSan Francisco, CA

    Renewal for the mediamaker fellowship program and general support.

    $20,000
  155. CounterpulseSan Francisco, CA

    To engage a bargaining facilitator and create a case study of their unionization process.

    $20,000
  156. CubacaribeSan Francisco, CA

    Re-conocimiento

    $20,000
  157. Golden Thread ProductionsSan Francisco, CA

    Oriental, or 1001 ways to tie yourself in knots

    $20,000
  158. Kristi Yamaguchi Always Dream FoundationDanville, CA

    Always dream pliot

    $20,000
  159. M3 Musicians IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $20,000
  160. Movement GenerationBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  161. New Performance TraditionsSan Francisco, CA

    Daisy-chain star-connection

    $20,000
  162. Red Ladder Theatre CompanySan Jose, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  163. SambafunkOakland, CA

    Mindstories spirits in the dark

    $20,000
  164. Shawl-Anderson Modern Dance CenterBerkeley, CA

    Ghosts of camille / for a moment, earthbound

    $20,000
  165. Springboard CollaborativePhiladelphia, PA

    Renewal of springboard summer programming with ousd

    $20,000
  166. The Oakland Public Education FundOakland, CA

    Techical assistance and stipends for the city of oakland head start apprentice program

    $20,000
  167. The Philanthropy WorkshopNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  168. Young Veterans IncBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  169. New Performance TraditionsSan Francisco, CA

    Borrowed

    $19,500
  170. Dancers GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Rest & care

    $19,125
  171. Council on FoundationsWashington, DC

    General support

    $19,000
  172. Northern California GrantmakersSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $17,250
  173. Fictional Artists Contemporary Theatre SF- Fact-SfSan Francisco, CA

    Standard impatiens: touch-me-not

    $16,700
  174. Qcc-The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & CultureSan Francisco, CA

    Suga

    $16,500
  175. Cityside Journalism InitiativeOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  176. Community Kitchens IncOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  177. Fictional Artists Contemporary Theatre SF- Fact-SfSan Francisco, CA

    Flowers and fog / joy is here (working title)

    $15,000
  178. Girls Who Invest IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $15,000
  179. Jewish Film InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    This grant will support jfis community building work with the arab film and media institute.

    $15,000
  180. Life Learning AcademySan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  181. Middle East Childrens AllianceBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  182. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland, CA

    Sled, other equipment for the team and nourishing meals for team members.

    $15,000
  183. Planting JusticeOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  184. Qcc-The Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & CultureSan Francisco, CA

    "communion": a black and queer church service/performance and vogue ball

    $15,000
  185. Roots Community Health CenterOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  186. Safe House for the Performing ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    To support equity work

    $15,000
  187. Scholarchips IncWashington, DC

    General operations support

    $15,000
  188. SPM Disability Justice FundOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  189. Surge InstituteChicago, IL

    Oakland surge fellowship

    $15,000
  190. The Oakland Public Education FundOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  191. Womens Foundation of CaliforniaOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  192. Dancers GroupSan Francisco, CA

    General support for the ca$h grant program

    $12,500
  193. Independent Arts & MediaSan Francisco, CA

    The first time i saw me: stories of black trans emergence

    $12,500
  194. Theatre Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA

    To support the increased costs associated with the general auditions.

    $12,500
  195. Cotuit Center for the ArtsCotuit, MA

    General operations

    $12,000
  196. Cotuit Center for the ArtsCotuit, MA

    General operations

    $12,000
  197. Cultural Alliance of MedfieldMedfield, MA

    To support the bellforge arts center

    $12,000
  198. The Oakland Public Education FundOakland, CA

    $10,000 for plain talk flights and $1,000 for administrative fees to manage plain talk reimbursement fund.

    $11,000
  199. 509 Cultural CenterSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  200. BalletxPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  201. Big SmilesArtesia, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  202. Bread ProjectBerkeley, CA

    To support the bread project's food prep & baking job training & placement program

    $10,000
  203. Career GirlsSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  204. Center for Independent DocumentaryCambridge, MA

    To support the production of god sent us alan, a feature documentary film.

    $10,000
  205. Center for Independent DocumentaryCambridge, MA

    Archival research and production/travel for documentary on urvashi vaid.

    $10,000
  206. Charlotte Maxwell ClinicOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  207. Community Kitchens IncOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  208. Food Bank Contra Costa and SolanoConcord, CA

    To support general operations

    $10,000
  209. Friends of the Lobkowicz Collectionss IncDover, MA

    To provide general support, in memory of brian igoe.

    $10,000
  210. Fundacion Hogar Ninito Jesus IncSan Juan, PR

    Health care services

    $10,000
  211. Immersive Arts AllianceSacramento, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  212. La Pena Cultural Center IncBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  213. Melanin Children Matter IncOwensboro, KY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  214. Middle East Childrens AllianceBerkeley, CA

    Direct aid for gaza, palestine

    $10,000
  215. Mighty Moose Foundation IncConcord, MA

    The grant is intended to support operations and research expenses.

    $10,000
  216. Philadelphia Chamber Music SocietyPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  217. Runway for Recovery IncNewburyport, MA

    This grant is intended to directly support the families with whom you work.

    $10,000
  218. San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisex Trans CCSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  219. San Francisco SPCASan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  220. Shawl-Anderson Modern Dance CenterBerkeley, CA

    May we heal?

    $10,000
  221. St Peter Martyr of VeronaPittsburg, CA

    Furniture, pews and kneelers

    $10,000
  222. Stanford Jazz WorkshopStanford, CA

    To support jim nadel fund for jazz education

    $10,000
  223. Temple University-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  224. The June L Mazer Lesbian ArchivesW Hollywood, CA

    Complete processing of curve magazine and general operations.

    $10,000
  225. The Oakland Public Education FundOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  226. University of California SF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Blood cancer research

    $10,000
  227. Unquiet ProfessionalAlexandria, VA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  228. Urban Association of Forestry and Fire PRAzusa, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  229. Village-Connect IncSan Leandro, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  230. Whyy IncPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  231. NA Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu Hula HalauSan Francisco, CA

    Lealea

    $9,000
  232. Grantmakers in the ArtsAstoria, NY

    For the 2024 grantmakers in the arts funding partner leadership circle

    $8,915
  233. Grantmakers for Effective OrganizationsWashington, DC

    General support

    $8,500
  234. Five Keys Schools and ProgramsOakland, CA

    Support for turning a life around program in san francisco county jails.

    $7,500
  235. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    General operating support

    $7,500
  236. Sustainable Markets FoundationNew York, NY

    In memory of jane mcalevey to support her legacy and work organizing for power.

    $7,500
  237. Margaret Jenkins Dance Studio IncSan Francisco, CA

    Support MJDC'S "legacy in motion" project.

    $7,000
  238. Californians for the ArtsSacramento, CA

    Field leadership/artist advocate program

    $5,500
  239. Butterfly CollectiveOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  240. Community InitiativesOakland, CA

    General support

    $5,000
  241. Flyaway ProductionsSan Francisco, CA

    Down on the corner

    $5,000
  242. Friends of the Oakland Animal ShelterOakland, CA

    General operations

    $5,000
  243. Gordon Research ConferencesE Greenwich, RI

    Financial support for the 2024 immunochemistry & immunobiology gordon research conference (GRC)

    $5,000
  244. Iniciativa Comunitaria de Investigacion IncSan Juan, PR

    General operating support

    $5,000
  245. Intersection for the ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    Home waves

    $5,000
  246. Keystone Symposia on Molecular & Cellular BiologySilverthorne, CO

    To support student and postdoc scholarships to attend the conference titled fibrosis: inflammation, driers, and therapeutic resolution

    $5,000
  247. Lotus BloomOakland, CA

    Community sponsorship - hosting open house event

    $5,000
  248. Menlo Atherton H S FND for the FutureMenlo Park, CA

    To benefit students at menlo-atherton high school.

    $5,000
  249. National Center for Family Philantrophy IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $5,000
  250. Nursing Heart IncChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

22 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Education for ChangeOakland, CA

    Structured literacy initiative

    $900,000
  2. Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists IncNew York City, NY

    For capacity building support including abgh rising, ed salary support & the research grant program

    $470,000
  3. Californians for the ArtsSacramento, CA

    Field leadership/artist advocate program

    $425,000
  4. Aspire Public SchoolsOakland, CA

    23-25 structured literacy initiative

    $380,000
  5. Teaching Well IncOakland, CA

    General retention support

    $275,000
  6. Oakland Literacy CoalitionOakland, CA

    General support

    $250,000
  7. Philanthropic Ventures FoundationOakland, CA

    3L'S programming & expansion

    $240,000
  8. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $175,000
  9. Minnesota Public RadioSaint Paul, MN

    Literacy media project

    $160,000
  10. Families in Action for Quality EducationOakland, CA

    Lit4literacy campaign

    $150,000
  11. Social Good FundRichmond, CA

    Increasing early literacy outcomes through strengthened home-school partnerships

    $100,000
  12. Lotus BloomOakland, CA

    General support for the family resource center

    $90,000
  13. EDUCATE78Oakland, CA

    To support the anti-racist collective

    $87,500
  14. Exhibition DistrictCampbell, CA

    The local commons

    $75,000
  15. The 500 Capp Street FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Collaborating with the muses, part II

    $50,367
  16. Project BandaloopOakland, CA

    Somewhere to land

    $47,500
  17. Shipyard Trust for the ArtsSan Francisco, CA

    Crane

    $46,417
  18. Flyaway ProductionsSan Francisco, CA

    Down on the corner

    $44,333
  19. Wild ProjectsBerkeley, CA

    The junction keep: a mobile sculpture illuminating the crosswalk

    $43,046
  20. Springboard CollaborativePhiladelphia, PA

    Renewal of springboard summer programming with ousd

    $20,000
  21. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityPalo Alto, CA

    To support DR. Sean mackey and his team continue developing choir and precise, open-source learning health systems that fuel our ability to understand pain, pinpoint its origin, and target its treatment.

    $20,000
  22. University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    To help support our cal nerds STEM student community, especially our food pantry, the cube, for students at uc berkeley.

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education58 grants $5,897,69542% of the total
  2. Arts and culture99 grants $4,964,29536% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking13 grants $822,7506% of the total
  4. Health7 grants $525,0004% of the total
  5. Human services14 grants $427,4003% of the total
  6. Youth development5 grants $255,0002% of the total
  7. 12 other causes25 grants $1,009,7377% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California223 grants $16,513,303
  2. Pennsylvania9 grants $910,000
  3. New York10 grants $836,415
  4. Massachusetts15 grants $712,000
  5. Illinois4 grants $656,237
  6. Washington4 grants $501,000
  7. Ohio2 grants $325,000
  8. District of Columbia9 grants $255,500
  9. Texas2 grants $251,000
  10. Michigan2 grants $180,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jennifer RaininCEO/DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Hours 38Pay $637,304
  • Lauren WebsterCFO/TREASURER Hours 40Pay $439,486
  • Michelle TrottEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 40Pay $324,551
  • Rivkah MedowDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $25,000
  • Moy EngDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $25,000
  • William RogersDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $25,000
  • Dash PattersonDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $25,000

The return

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