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Grant recipient EIN 94-3363920Jobs and employment

Who funds Bread Project?

12 private foundations gave Bread Project in Berkeley, CA $272,681 across 31 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

31 grants

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

  1. Lowell Berry FoundationLafayette, CA 2025

    General Support

    $10,000
  2. Firedoll FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2024

    General Support

    $30,000
  3. Miranda Lux FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2024

    To support the food prep & training job placement program

    $15,000
  4. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2024

    To support the bread project's food prep & baking job training & placement program

    $10,000
  5. Lowell Berry FoundationLafayette, CA 2024

    General Support

    $9,000
  6. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2024

    General purpose

    $1,000
  7. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Matching Grant

    $150
  8. Golden Gate Rest Assoc Scholarship & Education FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    Culinary training grant

    $15,000
  9. Miranda Lux FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2023

    To support the food prep & training job placement program

    $15,000
  10. Lowell Berry FoundationLafayette, CA 2023

    General Support

    $8,000
  11. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2023

    Charitablecontribution

    $2,000
  12. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2023

    Matching gifts for general operating support

    $300
  14. Analog Devices FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General support

    $106
  15. Firedoll FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2022

    General support

    $25,000
  16. Lowell Berry FoundationLafayette, CA 2022

    General Support

    $10,000
  17. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2022

    Charitablecontribution

    $2,500
  18. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2022

    Matching gifts for general operating support

    $375
  19. Kenneth Rainin FoundationOakland, CA 2021

    To support general operations

    $10,000
  20. Lowell Berry FoundationLafayette, CA 2021

    General Support

    $5,000
  21. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2021

    Improving health through job training and employment assistance: to help vulnerable populations in the east bay and san francisco bay area gain the essential skills and job readiness discipline for employment in commercial baking and the food service industry to achieve economic self-sufficiency, permanent housing, family stability and improved health outcomes.

    $5,000
  22. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2021

    Charitablecontribution

    $5,000
  23. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gift for general operating support

    $750
  24. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2020

    Improving health outcomes through job training and employment assistance: to help vulnerable populations in the east bay and san francisco bay area gain essential skills and discipline for employment in the food service industry to improve health outcomes and help participants attain economic self-sufficiency, permanent housing and family stability.

    $25,000
  25. Lowell Berry FoundationLafayette, CA 2020

    General Support

    $5,000
  26. Zalec Familian & Lilian Levinson FDNAlbany, CA 2020

    Charitablecontribution

    $2,500
  27. Firedoll FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2019

    General support

    $20,000
  28. Miranda Lux FoundationSan Rafael, CA 2019

    To support the bakery bootcamp

    $10,000
  29. Lowell Berry FoundationLafayette, CA 2019

    General Support

    $5,000
  30. Firedoll FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2018

    Bakery bootcamp

    $20,000
  31. Heffernan Group FoundationWalnut Creek, CA 2018

    2018 grant

    $5,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other jobs and employment organizations in Berkeley, CA and are not among Bread Project’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 16 grants Preselected only $1,061 to similar organizations
  2. The James Irvine FoundationSan Francisco, CA 12 grants Preselected only $399,948 to similar organizations
  3. Crankstart FoundationSan Jose, CA 3 grants Preselected only $1,500,000 to similar organizations
  4. The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationMenlo Park, CA 10 grants Accepts applications $1,402,114 to similar organizations
  5. Schultz Family FoundationSeattle, WA 2 grants Accepts applications $600,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Wilf Family FoundationShort Hills, NJ 2 grants Preselected only $225,000 to similar organizations
  7. Workday FoundationWilmington, DE 2 grants Preselected only $150,000 to similar organizations
  8. Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable FoundationBerkeley, CA 9 grants Preselected only $123,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 94-3363920 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.