California Education Partners
San Francisco, CA
$1MTax year 2024
To support education programs
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The Silver Lining Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 94-3285094 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: THE SILVER LINING FOUNDATION
Where The Silver Lining 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.
Children Now
Oakland, CA
$175KTax year 2024
To support education outcome improvement
Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
$170KTax year 2024
To support education programs
Borealis Philanthropy
Minneapolis, MN
$150KTax year 2024
To support community organizing
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences
San Mateo, CA
$150KTax year 2024
To support education outcome improvement
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Figures are aggregated from The Silver Lining 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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