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Grant recipient EIN 45-3717224Arts and culture

Who funds Illuminate the Arts?

20 private foundations gave Illuminate the Arts in San Rafael, CA $3.5 million across 51 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

See which foundations fund work like yours Matching by cause, place and grant size

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

51 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Elman Legacy FoundationPark City, UT 2025

    Golden mile

    $50,000
  2. John Pritzker Family FundRedwood City, CA 2024

    Bay Lights Project

    $500,000
  3. Room to Breathe ProjectSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General support

    $500,000
  4. Mimi and Peter Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Bay lights 360 project

    $500,000
  5. The Farview FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Cash donation

    $250,000
  6. The Henderson Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Bay lights 360 campaign

    $250,000
  7. Michael Antonov Charitable Foundation IncWoodbury, NY 2024

    Donation

    $200,000
  8. Bentson FoundationWayzata, MN 2024

    General

    $50,000
  9. John and Marcia Goldman FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Support for free concerts at the golden gate bandshell for the 2024 season

    $50,000
  10. John and Marcia Goldman FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    2024 annual grant

    $10,000
  11. Sutton Family FoundationEncinitas, CA 2024

    Education

    $5,000
  12. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $5,000
  13. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating grant

    $2,500
  14. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating grant

    $2,500
  15. W L Lyons Brown FoundationLouisville, KY 2023

    Program support

    $250,000
  16. Chip Conley FoundationBerkeley, CA 2023

    In support of illuminate the arts

    $25,482
  17. Kelson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  18. Kelson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $25,000
  19. The Sandra L Kurtzig FoundationSausalito, CA 2023

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  20. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  21. Sutton Family FoundationEncinitas, CA 2023

    Education

    $7,500
  22. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  23. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  24. Elman Legacy FoundationPark City, UT 2022

    General fund

    $35,000
  25. Chip Conley FoundationBerkeley, CA 2022

    In support of illuminate the arts

    $25,765
  26. Kelson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General support

    $25,000
  27. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $20,000
  28. John Pritzker Family FundRedwood City, CA 2022

    Golden Mile Project

    $5,000
  29. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    For unrestricted support

    $5,000
  30. Sutton Family FoundationEncinitas, CA 2022

    Education

    $4,000
  31. Robert & Margaret McNamara FoundationWinters, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $100
  32. Chip Conley FoundationBerkeley, CA 2021

    In support of illuminate the arts

    $151,958
  33. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $50,000
  34. Kelson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General support

    $25,000
  35. Ring-Miscikowski FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Undesignated general support

    $10,000
  36. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    For unrestricted support

    $10,000
  37. Sutton Family FoundationEncinitas, CA 2021

    Education

    $3,000
  38. Chip Conley FoundationBerkeley, CA 2020

    In support of illuminate the arts

    $53,540
  39. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $50,000
  40. Kelson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    To provide funding for illuminate the arts

    $20,000
  41. Ring-Miscikowski FoundationLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $10,000
  42. John Pritzker Family FundRedwood City, CA 2020

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  43. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  44. Sutton Family FoundationEncinitas, CA 2020

    Education

    $3,000
  45. Chip Conley FoundationBerkeley, CA 2019

    In support of illuminate the arts

    $51,758
  46. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General operating support

    $50,000
  47. Kelson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    To provide funding for illuminate the arts

    $20,000
  48. Sutton Family FoundationEncinitas, CA 2019

    Education

    $4,000
  49. Chip Conley FoundationBerkeley, CA 2018

    In support of illuminate the arts

    $51,364
  50. Sutton Family FoundationEncinitas, CA 2018

    Education

    $3,500
  51. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $2,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Illuminate the Arts’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 988 grants Preselected only $86,712 to similar organizations
  2. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 388 grants Accepts applications $4,561,100 to similar organizations
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 518 grants Accepts applications $43,659,808 to similar organizations
  4. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 227 grants Preselected only $6,403,708 to similar organizations
  5. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 111 grants Accepts applications $724,500 to similar organizations
  6. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 62 grants Preselected only $63,000 to similar organizations
  7. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 302 grants Accepts applications $2,476,351 to similar organizations
  8. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 102 grants Accepts applications $2,362,850 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-3717224 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.