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Grant recipient EIN 94-3336399Arts and culture

Who funds Playground Inc?

20 private foundations gave Playground Inc in Berkeley, CA $755,590 across 71 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

71 grants

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

  1. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    General operating support

    $7,500
  2. Levine Family FoundationLighthouse Point, FL 2025

    House theatreproductions

    $2,000
  3. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2025

    Charitable

    $1,500
  4. Berlanti Family FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    Charitable Event

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

    For general operating support

    $64,000
  6. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2024

    For general operating support

    $32,000
  7. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support for theatrical productions and activities

    $30,000
  8. Negley Flinn Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2024

    General support

    $30,000
  9. The Bernard Osher FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Arts and humanities

    $10,000
  10. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  11. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $7,500
  12. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General Support

    $5,000
  13. The Jeanne Myerson and John Cate FamilyWilmington, DE 2024

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000
  14. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    General operating support

    $1,000
  15. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2024

    Charitable

    $1,000
  16. The Whittier Educational FoundationConcord, CA 2024

    2025 festival sponsorship

    $500
  17. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2024

    Honorarium for completing a smudata survey.

    $500
  18. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2023

    For general operating support

    $32,000
  19. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support for theatrical productions and activities

    $30,000
  20. Negley Flinn Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2023

    General support

    $15,000
  21. JKW Foundation TR UA 092597New York, NY 2023

    New native play reading series 2024

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

    Arts and humanities

    $10,000
  23. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General Operating Support

    $7,500
  24. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General operating support

    $7,500
  25. Fleishhacker FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General support for Analog Theatre

    $5,000
  26. The Jeanne Myerson and John Cate FamilyWilmington, DE 2023

    Unrestricted gift

    $500
  27. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Charitable

    $500
  28. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2023

    The Mitzvah Project

    $500
  29. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2023

    General Operating Support

    $500
  30. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $25
  31. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2022

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  32. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support for theatrical productions/activities

    $25,000
  33. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General Operating Support

    $16,000
  34. Negley Flinn Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2022

    General support

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

    Arts and humanities

    $10,000
  36. The Sam Mazza FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    The Forum

    $5,000
  37. Intrepid Philanthropy FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    The mitzvah project

    $5,000
  38. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support

    $5,000
  39. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General operating support in honor of the one playground gala

    $1,000
  40. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  41. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2022

    The Mitzvah Project

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

    General Operating Support

    $500
  43. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

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

    For general operating support

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

    General operating

    $20,000
  46. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General Operating Support

    $16,000
  47. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Community arts covid response grant

    $10,000
  48. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Community arts covid response grant

    $10,000
  49. Simpson PSB FundOrinda, CA 2021

    To provide funds for unrestricted general support to the bay area's leading playwright incubator of significant new local voices, especially women artists, for the theatre.

    $6,000
  50. The Sam Mazza FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Mobius

    $5,000
  51. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General operating support

    $1,000
  52. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  53. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2021

    General SupportThe Mitzvah Project

    $700
  54. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $87
  55. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2020

    For a strategic plan for a revised membership program

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

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  57. Negley Flinn Charitable FoundationPittsburgh, PA 2020

    General support

    $25,000
  58. Phyllis C Wattis FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General support

    $16,000
  59. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating

    $15,000
  60. The Zellerbach Family FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    To support playground's innovation incubator.

    $15,000
  61. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $10,000
  62. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General operating support

    $2,500
  63. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  64. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2020

    General Support

    $800
  65. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $100
  66. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  67. Koret FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    For general operating support

    $2,500
  68. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  69. The Leo J & Celia Carlin FundBerkeley, CA 2019

    General Support

    $850
  70. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 2018

    For general operating support

    $30,000
  71. The Rock FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Berkeley, CA and are not among Playground Inc’s funders above.

  1. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 35 grants Accepts applications $170,791 to similar organizations
  2. Walter and Elise Haas FundSan Francisco, CA 14 grants Accepts applications $435,810 to similar organizations
  3. Ann & Gordon Getty FoundationSan Francisco, CA 12 grants Preselected only $215,500 to similar organizations
  4. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 15 grants Accepts applications $1,564,334 to similar organizations
  5. Stephen M Silberstein FoundationBelvedere, CA 18 grants Preselected only $1,315,000 to similar organizations
  6. Jonathan Logan Family FoundationBerkeley, CA 18 grants Preselected only $1,609,546 to similar organizations
  7. New Place Fund IncBerkeley, CA 7 grants Preselected only $36,000 to similar organizations
  8. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 9 grants Preselected only $12,864 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-3336399 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.