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Forster Family Foundation

Name: Forster Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

49
grants reported: $1.9M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $15,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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California College of the Arts5 grants · $534,000
Glaucoma Research Foundation4 grants · $381,000
Preserve Community Foundation2 grants · $300,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art6 grants · $174,000
Stanford University6 grants · $140,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation3 grants · $120,000
J Paul Getty Trust4 grants · $100,000
Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris1 grant · $40,000
Hamlin School3 grants · $32,000
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Ca2 grants · $20,502

Giving over time

$477,502

2022

$508,500

2023

$489,000

2024

$455,000

2025

Grant history

All 49 reported grants, largest first.

$231,000
California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Capital Campaign, Gala Patron and Annual Fund
$200,000
Preserve Community Foundation · Carmel, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$129,000
California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$128,000
California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Campaign Pledge, Annual Board Gift Fund, Gala Table Sponsor, and Fund a Need
$100,000
Glaucoma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$100,000
Preserve Community Foundation · Carmel, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$100,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Urology Department Fund
$100,000
Glaucoma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Table Sponsor, Fund a Scientist, and Capital Campaign
$100,000
Glaucoma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Capital Campaign, Fund a Scientist and Gala Sponsor
$81,000
Glaucoma Research Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Sponsor Gala Table, Campaign Pledge, Fund a Scientist and Annual Board Expectation Fund
$50,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
the Research fund for Dr. Kristen Steenerson
$50,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$50,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
The Research Fund for Dr Kristen Steenerson
$50,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$40,000
Friends of Notre-Dame De Paris · Etna, NH · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$31,000
California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted and Gala Fund
$25,000
J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
to support Getty Conservation Institute Council
$25,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$25,000
J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Getty Conservation Institute Fund
$25,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Accessions Fund for acquiring new work for SFMOMA
$25,000
J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
GCI Council Annual Fund
$25,000
J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$21,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$16,000
Albertine Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General & Unrestricted
$15,000
California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$12,000
Hamlin School · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,502
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2025
Hoover Institute annual fund
$10,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
to support UCSF Cardiology Council
$10,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Monterey County · Seaside, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
$10,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
Hoover Institute
$10,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
UCSF Cardiology Council Fund
$10,000
Hamlin School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Hamlin Capital Campaign
$10,000
Meals On Wheels of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Cali · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Cathedral School for Boys Strategic Vision Campaign
$10,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
Hoover Institute
$10,000
Childrens Hospital & Research Center Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$10,000
Hamlin School · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Hamlin Capital Campaign
$10,000
Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Ca · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Cathedral School for Boys' Fulfilling the Strategic Vision Campaign
$10,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
Hoover Institution
$7,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
Princeton Annual Giving Fund, Class of '99
$6,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023
Princeton Annual Giving Fund, Class of '99
$6,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
Charitable Event
$5,000
Monterey Museum of Art · Monterey, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
President & Fellows of Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2023
Alumni Fund
$3,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Travel Program
$1,500
Pollinator Partnership · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
$1,000
Pollinator Partnership · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted

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