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Grant recipient EIN 94-3229734Human services

Who funds Childrens Book Project?

23 private foundations gave Childrens Book Project in San Francisco, CA $229,986 across 57 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

57 grants

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

  1. The Thendara FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General support

    $3,000
  2. Eugene M Lang FoundationNew York, NY 2025

    General

    $2,500
  3. Zubin Arora FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  4. Ed and Betty Manoyan FoundationSacramento, CA 2025

    Provide books to children in under resourced communities

    $500
  5. Eugene M Lang FoundationNew York, NY 2024

    General

    $2,500
  6. The Thendara FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General support

    $2,000
  7. Zubin Arora FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  8. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $2,000
  9. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. The Martin B Greenberg Foundation IncTenafly, NJ 2024

    Giving books to childrenwho need them for literacy,learning and life

    $300
  11. Co Tua Leroe Family Char FDNDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $20,000
  12. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Education

    $20,000
  13. Sunstone FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANTS - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)

    $12,559
  14. The Joseph & Mercedes McMicking FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Literacy programs

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

    Arts and humanities

    $6,500
  16. Eugene M Lang FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    General

    $5,000
  17. Sunset Heights Assn Responsible PeopleSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Give free books to children who need them for equity in literacy,learning, and life.

    $3,500
  18. Nora Roberts FoundationGlenn Dale, MD 2023

    Operations

    $3,000
  19. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $2,000
  20. The Thendara FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General support

    $2,000
  21. Zubin Arora FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,000
  22. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $2,000
  23. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $309
  24. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Education

    $10,000
  25. The Joseph & Mercedes McMicking FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Book bank program

    $10,000
  26. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Arts and humanities

    $6,500
  27. Zubin Arora FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Ashbury Childrens FoundationOakland, CA 2022

    Purchase and distribute new culturally diverse multilingual books to schools and child-serving organizations

    $5,000
  29. Eugene M Lang FoundationNew York, NY 2022

    General

    $2,500
  30. The Thendara FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General support

    $2,000
  31. The Hanley FoundationWashington, DC 2022

    To fulfill the charitable purpose

    $1,000
  32. Hope Share Care Foundation IncBoston, MA 2022

    General purpose

    $1,000
  33. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $1,000
  34. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $460
  35. The Gap FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    For civic & community engagement

    $250
  36. Ashbury Childrens FoundationOakland, CA 2021

    Purchase multilingual multicultural books

    $5,000
  37. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $3,000
  38. Eugene M Lang FoundationNew York, NY 2021

    General

    $1,740
  39. The Thendara FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General support

    $1,500
  40. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $1,000
  41. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $509
  42. Co Tua Leroe Family Char FDNDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $15,000
  43. The Joseph & Mercedes McMicking FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  44. Ashbury Childrens FoundationOakland, CA 2020

    Purchase and distribute new books to children from low-income families

    $5,000
  45. Eugene M Lang FoundationNew York, NY 2020

    General

    $1,000
  46. The Thendara FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General

    $1,000
  47. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $1,000
  48. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $359
  49. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Education

    $10,000
  50. The Miner Anderson Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  51. Sunset Heights Assn Responsible PeopleSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Give books to children who need them for equity in literacy, learning and life

    $3,000
  52. Furthur FoundationBerkeley, CA 2019

    The Children?s Book Project was founded to help build literacy by providing new and gently used books for free to children who need them. Since 1992, we have given away over 2.9 million books for children in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

    $1,000
  53. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General operating support

    $1,000
  54. The Klingbeil Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Build literacy in the Bay Area by bringing books to children who need them.

    $500
  55. Mary A Crocker TrustSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Education

    $10,000
  56. The Klingbeil Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Build literacy in the Bay Area by bringing books to children who need them.

    $1,000
  57. Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSan Francisco, CA 2018

    2018 grant

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other human services organizations in San Francisco, CA and are not among Childrens Book Project’s funders above.

  1. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 87 grants Preselected only $9,121,520 to similar organizations
  2. The Yelp FoundationSan Francisco, CA 60 grants Preselected only $68,261 to similar organizations
  3. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 144 grants Preselected only $48,873,610 to similar organizations
  4. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 94 grants Preselected only $45,317,700 to similar organizations
  5. Bothin FoundationSan Francisco, CA 40 grants Accepts applications $1,191,950 to similar organizations
  6. Metta FundSan Francisco, CA 95 grants Preselected only $3,782,585 to similar organizations
  7. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 109 grants Accepts applications $20,026,460 to similar organizations
  8. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 48 grants Accepts applications $5,852,421 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-3229734 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.