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Grant recipient EIN 94-2476071Arts and culture

Who funds Theatre Bay Area?

21 private foundations gave Theatre Bay Area in San Francisco, CA $2.5 million across 74 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

74 grants

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

  1. JKW Foundation TR UA 092597New York, NY 2025

    General support

    $1,000
  2. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For ca$h grants program

    $105,000
  3. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $95,000
  4. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support for arts service activities

    $40,000
  5. Gerbode FoundationBerkeley, CA 2024

    Support of its CA$H Sustains program.

    $25,000
  6. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Shared administrative resources for bay area theatres

    $25,000
  7. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2024

    To support the increased costs associated with the general auditions.

    $12,500
  8. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General Support

    $12,000
  9. The Whittier Educational FoundationConcord, CA 2024

    To support program services

    $1,000
  10. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For ca$h grants program

    $105,000
  11. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2023

    Network of service research

    $100,000
  12. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $90,000
  13. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support for arts service activities

    $40,000
  14. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    To support the shared administrative resources for the bay area theater community

    $25,000
  15. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2023

    Edgy Arts Quick-Grant program for indiv artists

    $23,000
  16. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Elbel Linchpin grant for general support for arts services organizations

    $12,000
  17. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2023

    General Operating Support

    $300
  18. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For ca$h grants program

    $105,000
  19. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $90,000
  20. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support for theatrical productions/activities

    $40,000
  21. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2022

    General support and to provide support for the executive director transition.

    $30,000
  22. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $12,500
  23. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2022

    Edgy Arts Quick-Grant program for indiv artists

    $11,500
  24. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2022

    General Operating Support

    $300
  25. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $17
  26. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For executive transition

    $100,000
  27. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For general operating support

    $90,000
  28. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For ca$h, the creative assistance for the small and hungry regranting program

    $85,000
  29. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Arts worker relief fund

    $50,000
  30. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating

    $40,000
  31. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2021

    General support.

    $35,000
  32. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    PAW Relief Fund and Individual Artist Supports

    $30,000
  33. The Sam Mazza FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Reopening Project

    $20,000
  34. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $12,500
  35. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2021

    General support

    $500
  36. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2021

    General Support

    $300
  37. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $44
  38. The Baker Street FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Operating expenses

    $100,000
  39. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $90,000
  40. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For ca$h the creative assistance for the small and hungry regranting program

    $85,000
  41. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    To support the arts worker relief fund

    $40,000
  42. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating

    $35,000
  43. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2020

    General support.

    $35,000
  44. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For expansion of the ca$h regranting program for the bay area theater sector

    $30,000
  45. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support

    $22,000
  46. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support.

    $15,000
  47. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $12,500
  48. The Sam Mazza FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    EDI: Ongoing Integration into TBA Core Programs

    $10,000
  49. Distracted Globe FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    Covid-19 performing arts worker relief fund

    $10,000
  50. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    COVID-19 Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund

    $10,000
  51. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2020

    General support.

    $5,000
  52. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2020

    General Support

    $1,300
  53. Nancy W Marks Charitable TrustSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General Purpose

    $1,000
  54. Gerson Bakar FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support

    $500
  55. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2020

    General support

    $500
  56. The William Penn FoundationPhiladelphia, PA 2020

    General support

    $150
  57. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $31
  58. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $90,000
  59. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For ca$h the creative assistance for the small and hungry regranting program

    $85,000
  60. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For an equity inclusion and diversity eid capacity building project

    $50,000
  61. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For bay area performing arts spaces

    $20,000
  62. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $20,000
  63. The Sam Mazza FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    EDI: Ongoing Integration into TBA Core Programs

    $12,500
  64. The Reis Foundation IncEllicott City, MD 2019

    General contribution

    $5,000
  65. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2019

    General support

    $500
  66. Gerson Bakar FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General support

    $250
  67. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2019

    General Support

    $200
  68. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $90,000
  69. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For ca$h the creative assistance for the small and hungry regranting program

    $75,000
  70. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $25,000
  71. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For bay area performing arts spaces

    $20,000
  72. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    General support

    $10,000
  73. Gerson Bakar FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    General support

    $500
  74. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2018

    General support

    $500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Theatre Bay Area’s funders above.

  1. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 62 grants Preselected only $63,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 302 grants Accepts applications $2,476,351 to similar organizations
  3. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 102 grants Accepts applications $2,362,850 to similar organizations
  4. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 137 grants Accepts applications $3,563,000 to similar organizations
  5. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 192 grants Accepts applications $12,323,349 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 94 grants Preselected only $607,484 to similar organizations
  7. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 87 grants Preselected only $2,499,579 to similar organizations
  8. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 55 grants Preselected only $2,643,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-2476071 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.