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Gerbode Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 94-6065226 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $1.4M
- Grants reported
- 43
- Median grant
- $25K
- Future commitments
- $202.8K
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43 | $1.4M |
Where Gerbode Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbelt Alliance | Oakland, CA | Support of its Solano Together coalition. | 2024 | $100K |
| Fresh Approach | Concord, CA | General Support | 2024 | $75K |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | General Support | 2024 | $75K |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | Support of its Media & Democracy Program in California | 2024 | $60K |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | San Francisco, CA | General Support | 2024 | $50K |
| Malama Makua | Honolulu, HI | Support of its Aloha ? | 2024 | $50K |
| Independent Arts Media | San Francisco, CA | Support of El Timpano's work. | 2024 | $50K |
| New Breath Foundation | Oakland, CA | General Support | 2024 | $50K |
| Center for Media Justice | Oakland, CA | General Support | 2024 | $40K |
| Alliance for Girls | Oakland, CA | Support of its SF Bay Area work | 2024 | $40K |
| Hawaii Peoples Fund | Honolulu, HI | General Support | 2024 | $40K |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | San Francisco, CA | Support of Lavender Phoenix's work in the Bay Area | 2024 | $40K |
| Coleman Advocates for Children Yout | San Francisco, CA | General Support | 2024 | $40K |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | Support of the goals of the Fund for California's Future. | 2024 | $40K |
| Communities for a Better Environmen | Huntington Park, CA | Support of its Northern California work | 2024 | $30K |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | San Francisco, CA | Support of Lavender Phoenix's work in the Bay Area | 2024 | $30K |
| Center for Applied Research Solutio | Santa Rosa, CA | California Mentoring Partnership's Racial Justice in Mentoring Initiative | 2024 | $30K |
| Hoi Hoi Ea | Kaneohe, HI | Support of its Aloha ? | 2024 | $25K |
| Ka Ala Farm Inc | Waianae, HI | Support of its Aloha ? | 2024 | $25K |
| CubaCaribe | San Francisco, CA | Support of its commission and production of a new dance work by Shefali Shah. | 2024 | $25K |
| Musical Traditions | San Francisco, CA | Music Project by Liza Mezzacappa | 2024 | $25K |
| Dance Brigade | San Francisco, CA | New Dance Work by Adia Whitaker | 2024 | $25K |
| Oakland Theater Project | Oakland, CA | New Theater Work by Lisa Ramirez | 2024 | $25K |
| Magic Theatre Inc | San Francisco, CA | Support of its commission and production of a new dance work by SAMMAY Peaflor Dizon. | 2024 | $25K |
| Dancers' Group | San Francisco, CA | Support of Duniya Dance and Drum Company's commission and production of a new work by Joti Singh. | 2024 | $25K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- 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.
About 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 e-file archive.