Greenbelt Alliance
Oakland, CA
$100KTax year 2024
Support of its Solano Together coalition.
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Gerbode Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 94-6065226 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- Aimee Eng
- Phone
- (510) 915-8048
- Deadlines
- Accepted on an ongoing basis.
- Application materials
- The Gerbode Foundation (the Foundation), is interested in programs and projects offering potential for significant impact. The primary geographical focus is on the San Francisco Bay Area (counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo) and Hawaii. The Foundations program areas include advancing truth, justice, the environment, the arts, and special initiatives which include strengthening the philanthropic process and the nonprofit sector.Preferred form of contact: letter of inquiry with short description of the project. Initial contact should not include materials (videotapes, etc.) requiring return. In the event that materials must be returned, an explicit request for their return and a self-addressed, stamped envelope must be provided. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Special awards cycles are usually announced in May.
- Restrictions
- To qualify for support, an organization must be a tax-exempt public charity, as determined by internal revenue code section 501(c)(3). The Foundation generally does not support direct services, deficit budgets, general operating funds, building or equipment funds, general fundraising campaigns, religious purposes, private schools, publications, scholarships, or grants to individuals.
Original filing text
- Contact
- Aimee Eng
- Address
- 1791 Solano Avenue F15 Berkeley, CA, 94707
- Phone
- 5109158048
- Deadlines
- Accepted on an ongoing basis.
- Application materials
- The Gerbode Foundation (the Foundation), is interested in programs and projects offering potential for significant impact. The primary geographical focus is on the San Francisco Bay Area (counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo) and Hawaii. The Foundations program areas include advancing truth, justice, the environment, the arts, and special initiatives which include strengthening the philanthropic process and the nonprofit sector.Preferred form of contact: letter of inquiry with short description of the project. Initial contact should not include materials (videotapes, etc.) requiring return. In the event that materials must be returned, an explicit request for their return and a self-addressed, stamped envelope must be provided. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Special awards cycles are usually announced in May.
- Restrictions
- To qualify for support, an organization must be a tax-exempt public charity, as determined by internal revenue code section 501(c)(3). The Foundation generally does not support direct services, deficit budgets, general operating funds, building or equipment funds, general fundraising campaigns, religious purposes, private schools, publications, scholarships, or grants to individuals.
Reported organization name: Gerbode Foundation
Where Gerbode Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Transgender Law Center
Oakland, CA
$75KTax year 2024
General Support
Fresh Approach
Concord, CA
$75KTax year 2024
General Support
Common Cause Education Fund
Washington, DC
$60KTax year 2024
Support of its Media & Democracy Program in California
Independent Arts Media
San Francisco, CA
$50KTax year 2024
Support of El Timpano's work.
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Gerbode Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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