How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Faye or Sandor Straus Firedoll Foun
1460 Maria Lane Suite 400
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 937-3112
- Form and materials
- Grant proposal, current financial statements, copy of 501(c)(3) letter.
- Deadlines
- None
- Restrictions
- The foundation supports the charitable, scientific and education activities of other organizations.
Assets and giving by year
-
Tax year 2024
$2,867,039
- Grants listed
- 113
- Assets, end of year
- $8,171,588
-
Tax year 2023
$2,219,000
- Grants listed
- 96
- Assets, end of year
- $8,138,637
-
Tax year 2022
$1,716,031
- Grants listed
- 73
- Assets, end of year
- $12,449,763
-
Tax year 2021
$1,106,798
- Grants listed
- 50
- Assets, end of year
- $11,827,787
-
Tax year 2020
$950,000
- Grants listed
- 44
- Assets, end of year
- $14,087,435
-
Tax year 2019
$2,186,458
- Grants listed
- 95
- Assets, end of year
- $12,167,489
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Tax year 2018
$1,727,235
- Grants listed
- 79
- Assets, end of year
- $12,104,941
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
-
Social Good FundRichmond, CA
Contra Costa Immigrant Rights Alliance Legal Empowerment
$100,000 -
California Collaborative for Immigrant JusticeOakland, CA
General Support
$50,000 -
Mathematical Sciences Research InstituteBerkeley, CA
Math book distribution & Prize
$50,000 -
East Bay Sanctuary CovenantBerkeley, CA
Walk-in Clinic & Afghan Support
$45,000 -
New Isreal FundPhiladelphia, PA
Rabbis for Human Rights
$40,000 -
Praxis Peace InstituteSonoma, CA
General Operating Support
$40,000 -
Common Counsel FoundationOakland, CA
General Support
$35,000 -
ACLU Foundation of Northern CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA
Immigrant Rights Support
$30,000 -
Alameda County Public Defender's OfficeOakland, CA
Immigration Unit Support
$30,000 -
American Friends of Combatants for PeaceSan Francisco, CA
Combatants for Peace in Israel support
$30,000 -
As You SowEl Cerrito, CA
Shareholder Advocacy Program Grant
$30,000 -
Bread ProjectBerkeley, CA
General Support
$30,000 -
Center For Constitutional RightsNew York, NY
General Support
$30,000 -
Center for Food SafetySan Francisco, CA
Support CA Food & Agriculture Iitiative
$30,000 -
Center for Justice & AccountabilitySan Francisco, CA
General Support
$30,000 -
Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC
Program Support
$30,000 -
East Bay Community Law CenterBerkeley, CA
DDDP General Support + Clean Slate
$30,000 -
Endangered Species CoalitionWashington, DC
General Support
$30,000 -
Freedom for ImmigrantsCovina, CA
Immigrant Rights
$30,000 -
Friends of the RiverSacramento, CA
Project Support
$30,000 -
Hastings College of LawSan Francisco, CA
Center Gender & Refugee General Support
$30,000 -
Holy Family Hospital of Bethlehem FoundationWashington, DC
Mobile Outreach Clinic
$30,000 -
Immigrant Legal Defense FundOakland, CA
General Support
$30,000 -
Immigration Institute of the Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA
Removal Defense Program
$30,000 -
Institute For Justice & Democracy In HaitiMarshfield, MA
Support for Hatians in Haiti & US
$30,000 -
Institute for Middle East UnderstandingTustin, CA
General Grant Support
$30,000 -
Jewish Family & Community Services East BayBerkeley, CA
Immigration Legal Services Support
$30,000 -
Jewish Voice for PeaceBerkeley, CA
General Support
$30,000 -
Legal Services for Children IncSan Francisco, CA
Immigrant Youth Project
$30,000 -
Loaves & Fishes of Contra CostaSan Francisco, CA
General Support
$30,000 -
Middle East Children's AllianceBerkeley, CA
Good Program in Gaza
$30,000 -
Oasis Legal ServicesBerkeley, CA
General Support
$30,000 -
Pangea Legal ServicesSan Francisco, CA
General Support,Asylee Legal Emp
$30,000 -
Planned ParenthoodConcord, CA
Nor Cal, Support Promotores Program
$30,000 -
Public Employees For Environmental ResponsibilitySilver Spring, MD
General Support
$30,000 -
Renaissance Entrepreneurship CenterRichmond, CA
General Operating Support
$30,000 -
Rose FoundationOakland, CA
Nor Cal Environmental Grassroots Fund
$30,000 -
San Francisco Bay KeeperOakland, CA
Defending Freshwater flows in Delta
$30,000 -
Social Justice CollaborativeBerkeley, CA
General Support Grant
$30,000 -
Sustainable Economies Law CenterOakland, CA
Resilient Communities Legal Cafe program Support
$30,000 -
Tides Center 1109 Palestine LegalChicago, IL
Palestine Legal Support
$30,000 -
Trinity Center of Walnut CreekWalnut Creek, CA
General Support
$30,000 -
Western Environmental Law CenterEugene, OR
North California Legal Advocacy Support
$30,000 -
Wild Earth GuardiansSanta Fe, NM
Grant- Rewilding & Keeping Public Lands Public Campaigns
$30,000 -
Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands CenterAshland, OR
KSWC CA Conservation
$27,500 -
Monument ImpactConcord, CA
Day Labor Program support
$27,500 -
Sea Turtle ConservancyGainesville, FL
Conservation Program & Scholarship
$27,000 -
ACCE InstituteSacramento, CA
Organizing efforts in CC County
$25,000 -
Beyond EmancipationOakland, CA
Comm. Housing Prog. Grant
$25,000 -
Centro Legal de la RazaOakland, CA
General Support
$25,000 -
Earth Island InstituteRidgecrest, CA
General Support for John Muir Project's Nat'l Forest Legal Defense etc.
$25,000 -
Earthrise Law CenterPortland, OR
CA Public Lands Project
$25,000 -
Eden I&RHayward, CA
2-1-1 Program Suppoert
$25,000 -
Food and Water WatchWashington, DC
FWW CA Water Support
$25,000 -
Food Bank of Contra Costa and SolanoConcord, CA
General Support
$25,000 -
Global Justice Ecology Project IncRandolph, NY
Stop GE Trees Campaign Support
$25,000 -
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and refugesPetaluma, CA
General Support
$25,000 -
Inner City Advisors FundOakland, CA
Small Business Support
$25,000 -
Insight HousingBerkeley, CA
Men's and Women's Shelters
$25,000 -
Kids in Need of DefenseWashington, DC
General Support Fresno Office
$25,000 -
La Familia Counseling ServicesHayward, CA
FESCO Program General Support
$25,000 -
Lawyers Committee for Civil RightsSan Francisco, CA
Immigrant Justice Support
$25,000 -
Marin Brain Injury NetworkLarkspur, CA
General Support
$25,000 -
Oakland Tech ExchangeOakland, CA
General Support
$25,000 -
Ploughshares FundSan Francisco, CA
Grant Making Program
$25,000 -
Point Blue ConservationPetaluma, CA
West Coast Protection Support
$25,000 -
Prospera Community DevelopmentOakland, CA
General Support
$25,000 -
Taxpayers for Common SenseWashington, DC
Transparency in western water policy
$25,000 -
Tuolumne River Preservation TrustSonora, CA
Campaign to Revive the Tuolumne
$25,000 -
White Pony ExpressConcord, CA
General Support
$25,000 -
MtDiablo Adult EducationConcord, CA
On-Track Program's Student Support Services Specialist salary
$23,539 -
Mobile PathwaysBerkeley, CA
Support Justice Diversity Center
$23,000 -
Ability PathRedwood City, CA
General Support
$20,000 -
Advocates for the WestBoise, ID
Point Reyes Support
$20,000 -
African Advocacy NetworkSan Francisco, CA
General Support
$20,000 -
California Institute for BiodiversityBerkeley, CA
General Support
$20,000 -
California Ocean Science TrustSacramento, CA
Legislative Science Services Program
$20,000 -
California TroutSan Francisco, CA
Project Support
$20,000 -
Center for Environmental HealthOakland, CA
Support CA Environmental Health Initiatives
$20,000 -
Covenant House CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Support Housing & Services
$20,000 -
East Bay Children's Law OfficesOakland, CA
CARE Program Support
$20,000 -
Friends Committee on National Legislation Education FundWashington, DC
Support for Isreal and Palistine
$20,000 -
Greater Farallones AssociationSan Francisco, CA
Beach Watch Program Support
$20,000 -
International Refugee Assistance ProjectNew York, NY
Support high-impact litigation efforts
$20,000 -
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY
Immigrant Workforce Readiness Program
$20,000 -
Opportunity JunctionAntioch, CA
Support Healthcare Career Pathway Program
$20,000 -
Pesticide Action Network North AmericaBerkeley, CA
Grow Health CA & Farming for the future
$20,000 -
Pomeroy Recreation & Rehab CenterSan Francisco, CA
Brainstorm Program support
$20,000 -
Reprieve USWashington, DC
Life after Guantanamo Program
$20,000 -
Sanctuary ForestWhitethorn, CA
Mattole Habitat Support
$20,000 -
Smith River AllianceCrescent City, CA
General Support
$20,000 -
Sustainable ConservationSan Francisco, CA
Accelerating Restoration Program
$20,000 -
The Rising Sun Center for OpportunityOakland, CA
Opportunity Build Center
$20,000 -
Water Climate TrustRedding, CA
Water for Nature Campaign in Nor Cal
$20,000 -
Wildlands NetworkSalt Lake Cty, UT
Northern Sierra coalition project
$17,500 -
Plumas Audubon SocietyQuincy, CA
Yellow Legged Frog Project
$16,000 -
Beyond PesticidesWashington, DC
General Support
$15,000 -
Canticle FarmOakland, CA
Sister Water Project
$15,000 -
Center for Immigrant ProtectionSan Francisco, CA
LGBT Asylum Support
$15,000 -
Community Legal Services in East Palo AltoE Palo Alto, CA
Immigration Program Services
$15,000 -
Firefighters United for SafetyEthics &EcologyEugene, OR
Support for CA Advocacy
$15,000 -
Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of SFSan Francisco, CA
Attorney of the Day Program
$15,000 -
OneJusticeSan Francisco, CA
Immigration Legal Services Support
$15,000 -
RCF ConnectsRichmond, CA
General Support
$15,000 -
Tibet Oral History ProjectMoraga, CA
General Support
$15,000 -
Urban HabitatOakland, CA
General Support
$15,000 -
Youth for Environmental Sanity - YESBerkeley, CA
Scholarships to Low-Income Participants To Attend YES! Jams
$15,000 -
La PenaBerkeley, CA
General Support
$12,500 -
Interfaith Movement for Human IntegrityOakland, CA
Legal Support for Asylum Seekers
$10,000 -
National Center for Lesbian RightsSacramento, CA
Asylum Immigration Project
$10,000 -
Salmon River Restoration CouncilSawyers Bar, CA
Community Restoration Program
$10,000 -
Earth TeamRichmond, CA
Sustainable Youth Intership Program
$7,500 -
Northern California GrantmakersSan Francisco, CA
Immigrant Justice Support
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Crime and legal aid10 grants $255,00015% of the total
- Environment13 grants $255,00015% of the total
- Education4 grants $175,00010% of the total
- International aid6 grants $162,00010% of the total
- Human services7 grants $151,0009% of the total
- Civil rights4 grants $120,0007% of the total
- 10 other causes23 grants $570,00034% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California88 grants $2,230,039
- District of Columbia8 grants $200,000
- Oregon4 grants $97,500
- New York4 grants $95,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $40,000
- Illinois1 grant $30,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $30,000
- Maryland1 grant $30,000
- New Mexico1 grant $30,000
- Florida1 grant $27,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Sandor StrausPresident Hours 5Pay $0
- Faye StrausVice President / Treasurer Hours 5Pay $0
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