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Grant recipient EIN 94-2565759Arts and culture

Who funds Playwrights Foundation Inc?

17 private foundations gave Playwrights Foundation Inc in San Francisco, CA $571,451 across 59 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2024.

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

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2024, 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

59 grants

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

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

    For general operating support

    $35,000
  2. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support for theatrical productions and activities

    $15,000
  3. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Resident Playwright Program Public Presentations

    $15,000
  4. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $15,000
  5. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Environmental education

    $5,000
  6. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General Support

    $5,000
  7. The Ronald Whittier Family FoundationPortola Valley, CA 2024

    Support for related charity

    $2,650
  8. The Whittier Educational FoundationConcord, CA 2024

    2025 festival sponsorship

    $2,500
  9. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2024

    Edgy arts: new play development

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

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  11. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2023

    General support

    $20,000
  12. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support for theatrical productions and activities

    $15,000
  13. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $10,000
  14. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Arts and humanities

    $5,000
  15. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $5,000
  16. The Ronald Whittier Family FoundationPortola Valley, CA 2023

    Support for related charity

    $1,050
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $35
  18. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  19. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support for theatrical productions/activities

    $15,000
  20. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  21. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    To provide general operating support

    $15,000
  22. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Arts and humanities

    $5,000
  23. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2022

    Edgy Arts Cultivating new playwrights

    $702
  24. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $67
  25. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2021

    General support

    $30,000
  26. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2021

    For general operating support

    $25,000
  27. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Community arts covid response grant

    $10,000
  28. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Arts and humanities

    $7,500
  29. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Community arts covid response grant

    $5,000
  30. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2021

    Edgy arts cultivating new playwrights

    $1,000
  31. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $76
  32. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For executive coaching strategic planning and board development

    $45,000
  33. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For general operating support

    $20,000
  34. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2020

    General support

    $15,015
  35. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Covid response

    $10,000
  36. The Sam Mazza FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    43rd Bay Area Playwrights Festival

    $7,500
  37. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  38. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support.

    $5,000
  39. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2020

    Covid-19 emergency general support.

    $2,100
  40. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $2,000
  41. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2020

    Edgy Arts New-Play readings

    $1,565
  42. San Francisco Association of Realtors FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Sponsorship of benefit event

    $512
  43. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2020

    General Support

    $500
  44. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $79
  45. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

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

    42nd Bay Area Playwrights Festival

    $12,500
  47. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2019

    Edgy Arts General Operating

    $11,000
  48. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2019

    General support

    $10,000
  49. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $2,000
  50. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2019

    General Support

    $500
  51. San Francisco Association of Realtors FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General budget

    $500
  52. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $20,000
  53. The Sam Mazza FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    41st Bay Area Playwrights Festival

    $12,500
  54. The Rhe Charitable FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2018

    Edgy Arts General Operating

    $10,000
  55. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2018

    General support

    $6,500
  56. The Lillian Hellman FundNew York, NY 2018

    To achieve charitable purposes

    $5,000
  57. San Francisco Association of Realtors FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    General budget

    $2,500
  58. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000
  59. The Barth FoundationOrinda, CA 2017

    General support

    $12,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Playwrights Foundation Inc’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. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 192 grants Accepts applications $12,323,349 to similar organizations
  5. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 94 grants Preselected only $607,484 to similar organizations
  6. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 87 grants Preselected only $2,499,579 to similar organizations
  7. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 55 grants Preselected only $2,643,000 to similar organizations
  8. The Yelp FoundationSan Francisco, CA 46 grants Preselected only $18,067 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-2565759 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.