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Grant recipient EIN 45-4128140Education

Who funds Upward Scholars?

18 private foundations gave Upward Scholars in Redwood City, CA $840,542 across 43 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

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

43 grants

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

  1. Bothin FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    Update aging technology infrastructure to enhance office efficiency and program support services

    $50,000
  2. Bothin FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    Capacity building

    $5,000
  3. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    Matching contribution (general operating support)

    $200
  4. The Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View, CA 2024

    General operating support.

    $87,500
  5. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    General support

    $50,000
  6. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    Upward scholars strategic planning

    $36,000
  7. Kung Guerra FoundationLos Altos, CA 2024

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  8. Fallon Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Peter Uccelli FoundationRedwood City, CA 2024

    Contribution

    $2,500
  10. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    General support

    $500
  11. The Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View, CA 2024

    Employee matching gift

    $150
  12. The Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View, CA 2023

    General operating support.

    $87,500
  13. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    General support

    $50,000
  14. Kung Guerra FoundationLos Altos, CA 2023

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  15. Atkinson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support

    $15,000
  16. JW & HM Goodman Family Charitable FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Fund an intern

    $12,000
  17. Fallon Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  18. Peter Uccelli FoundationRedwood City, CA 2023

    Contribution

    $2,500
  19. The Cunningham-Gardiner FoundationScarborough, NY 2023

    Charitable

    $1,000
  20. The Jean and Alvin Sternlieb Foundation IncBerkeley, CA 2023

    For the use by the donee organization

    $1,000
  21. The Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View, CA 2022

    To support general operations.

    $75,000
  22. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    General support

    $40,000
  23. Atkinson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General support in honor of stefani willis; general operating support for programs to promote economic mobility for adult immigrants in san mateo county

    $20,000
  24. JW & HM Goodman Family Charitable FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2022

    Fund an intern

    $8,000
  25. The Oakland Athletics Community FundOakland, CA 2022

    2022 grant

    $5,000
  26. Danielson FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Educational

    $2,500
  27. The Cunningham-Gardiner FoundationScarborough, NY 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  28. Castellano Family FoundationSaratoga, CA 2022

    unrestricted grant

    $500
  29. The Sobrato Family FoundationMountain View, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $75,000
  30. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    General support

    $40,000
  31. Atkinson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $15,000
  32. JW & HM Goodman Family Charitable FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Administrative and programmatic support intern for their own program

    $8,000
  33. Peter Uccelli FoundationRedwood City, CA 2021

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  34. The Anne Wojcicki FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $50,000
  35. Sand Hill FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    Strategic planning

    $30,000
  36. Atkinson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Adult immigrant support for san mateo community college students in the time of covid (general support)

    $10,000
  37. Peter Uccelli FoundationRedwood City, CA 2020

    Scholarship

    $2,200
  38. Danielson FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Educational

    $2,000
  39. The David and Lucile Packard FoundationLos Altos, CA 2020

    General support

    $362
  40. Tomlinson Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  41. Castellano Family FoundationSaratoga, CA 2019

    unrestricted general support

    $500
  42. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 2019

    Matching grants

    $130
  43. Atkinson FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Immigrant support for san mateo community college students

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Redwood City, CA and are not among Upward Scholars’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 106 grants Preselected only $30,638 to similar organizations
  2. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 16 grants Accepts applications $1,971,350 to similar organizations
  3. Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationPalo Alto, CA 14 grants Preselected only $17,178 to similar organizations
  4. Gates FoundationSeattle, WA 36 grants Accepts applications $52,594,785 to similar organizations
  5. Charles and Helen Schwab FoundationSan Francisco, CA 16 grants Preselected only $5,125,000 to similar organizations
  6. Charter Fund Inc D/B/A Charter School Growth FundBroomfield, CO 15 grants Accepts applications $3,183,078 to similar organizations
  7. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 5 grants Accepts applications $6,100 to similar organizations
  8. Posner-Wallace FoundationWilmington, DE 11 grants Preselected only $4,800 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 45-4128140 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.