Funding search · EIN 770229665 · San Jose, CA

San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund

Name: San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

146
grants reported: $4.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

specific families meals adults people staff supplies youth

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

1 grant matching “clearance” · $50,000

$50,000
The Record Clearance Project at San Jose State University · San Jose, CA · 2024
Represented 9 additional clients in court

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Beyond Emancipation3 grants · $117,357
Bay Area Community Health2 grants · $88,178
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley1 grant · $86,188
Easterseals Central California1 grant · $82,000
Shelter3 grants · $78,000
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area2 grants · $72,848
Opportunity Junction3 grants · $72,000
First Place for Youth2 grants · $71,000
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen1 grant · $69,928
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley1 grant · $66,961

Giving over time

$1.9M

2022

$1.3M

2023

$1.2M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 146 grants.

$86,188
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley · Los Gatos, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$82,000
Easterseals Central California · Boulder Creek, CA · 2022
Program support
$69,928
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
$66,961
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
$60,857
Beyond Emancipation · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating support
$60,000
Cco - California Community Opportunities · San Jose, CA · 2024
Purchased 2 vans to help people with disabilities get to appointments
$60,000
Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen · San Jose, CA · 2024
Provided 14,000 healthy meals to low income people
$60,000
Center for Employment Training · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
$60,000
Cityteam Ministries · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
$60,000
Coastal Kids Home Care · Salinas, CA · 2022
Program support/admin
$60,000
Live in Peace · East Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Program support
$59,367
Hearts & Minds Activity Center · San Jose, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$55,243
African American Community Service Agency · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
$55,000
Fostering Promise · San Jose, CA · 2024
Funded 2 new staff members who are strategic advisors
$52,848
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area · Brentwood, CA · 2022
General operating support
$50,003
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano · Concord, CA · 2022
Program support
$50,000
California Clubhouse · San Mateo, CA · 2024
Funds young adults recovering from mental illness
$50,000
San Jose Day Nursery · San Jose, CA · 2024
Renovated their outdoor play space
$50,000
The Record Clearance Project at San Jose State University · San Jose, CA · 2024
Represented 9 additional clients in court
$50,000
Valley Health Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024
Supported an event that fixed 68 bikes and paid for 13 bike mechanics
$50,000
Amigos De Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment · San Jose, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
$50,000
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County · San Jose, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
$50,000
Maintenance for Moms (Legally Shopmonkey Foundation) · Campbell, CA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Martha'S Kitchen · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Paralyzed Veterans of America Bay Area and Western Chapter · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Tower Foundation -(the Timpany Center at San Jose State University) · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
$50,000
Jacob'S Heart Children'S Cancer Support Services · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Program support
$48,964
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
Program support
$48,178
Bay Area Community Health · Fremont, CA · 2022
General operating support
$47,525
Service Opportunity for Seniors (Sos) Meals On Wheels · San Leandro, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$47,500
Healthright 360 - Asian American Recovery Services · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
$45,000
Beyond Emancipation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Expanded number of youth to give assistance for shelter
$45,000
Healthier Kids Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024
Helped fund the visionfirst program at schools in santa clara county
$45,000
Meals On Wheels of Contra Costa · Martinez, CA · 2024
Used to subsidize 5,625 meals for seniors
$45,000
Swords To Plowshares · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Assisted to provide shelter for many veterans and their families
$45,000
Helping Hands Silicon Valley(Hhsv) · Sunnyvale, CA · 2023
General operating support
$45,000
Meals On Wheels Diablo Region · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$42,500
Sunnyvale Community Services · Sunnyvale, CA · 2023
General operating support
$40,000
Bay Area Community Health · Fremont, CA · 2024
Supported an outreach event for people struggling with substance abuse
$40,000
Friends for Youth · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Program support
$40,000
Peninsula Food Runners · San Mateo, CA · 2022
Program support
$37,500
Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health On Behalf of the Stanford Me · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
$36,500
Battle Tested Kids · Oakland, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$36,500
Swords To Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support
$36,000
First Place for Youth · San Jose, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$35,000
Shelter · Concord, CA · 2024
Supported 11 families for one month of operating costs
$35,000
Shine Together · Milpitas, CA · 2024
Supported 71 young mothers and 85 children for family classes
$35,000
First Place for Youth · Oakland, CA · 2023
Program support
$35,000
Horizon Services · Hayward, CA · 2023
Program support
$35,000
La Familia · Hayward, CA · 2023
Program support
$35,000
Rubicon Programs · Richmond, CA · 2023
Program support
$33,600
Dreampower Horsemanship · Gilroy, CA · 2022
Program support
$32,500
Abode · Fremont, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
$32,500
Pink Ribbon Good · Los Altos, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
$32,500
Resource Area for Teaching (Raft) · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
$32,500
The Trust for Hidden Villa · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2023
General operating support
$31,500
Senior Coastsiders · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2023
General operating support
$31,500
Shelter · Concord, CA · 2022
General operating support
$31,094
Sourcewise · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
Supported 18 unpaid caregivers to adults 60+ in santa clara county
$31,084
Winter Nights Family Shelter · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
General operating support
$30,682
Civicorps · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating support
$30,000
Bay Area Women'S Sports Initiative · San Jose, CA · 2024
Provided 60 girls entry for their sports program
$30,000
Opportunity Junction · Antioch, CA · 2024
Provided 50 students with meals, and 270 gift cards were dispered
$30,000
The Heal Project · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2024
Supported 1,509 students for field trips and 3,000 students during the school year
$30,000
Opportunity Junction · Antioch, CA · 2023
Program support
$29,239
Reading Partners Silicon Valley · Milpitas, CA · 2022
Program support
$28,000
The Network of Care · Concord, CA · 2023
Program support
$28,000
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa · Martinez, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$27,500
Good Karma Bikes · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
$26,986
Loved Twice · Oakland, CA · 2022
Program support
$26,620
Borp Adaptive Sports and Recreation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Program support
$26,222
Pacific Hearing Connection · Los Altos, CA · 2022
Program support
$25,000
Abilitypath · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Provided art supplies, gallery and teaching and coaching to staff
$25,000
Avenidas · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Supplies for older adults for two months
$25,000
Battle Tested Kids · Oakland, CA · 2024
Supported 150 youth for program, and funded 250 hours for camp counselors
$25,000
Bay Area Crisis Nursery · Concord, CA · 2024
Provided 625 hours of free child care
$25,000
Camp Kaleidoscope · Stanford, CA · 2024
Supported 130 campers at jones gulch
$25,000
Open Heart Kitchen · Livermore, CA · 2024
Used for staffing costs and supplies
$25,000
Paws in Need · San Ramon, CA · 2024
Spay and neautured 213 cats and 48 dogs
$25,000
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center · San Jose, CA · 2024
Provided 70 low income families with assistive technology
$25,000
St Vincent De Paul Contra Costa Aka District Council Contra Costa County So · Pittsburg, CA · 2024
Provided 200 gift cards with $75 for families to winco grocery store
$25,000
The United Effort Organization · Mountain View, CA · 2024
Supporting their first part time employee to help with case management
$25,000
White Pony Express · Concord, CA · 2024
Worked with 17 schools to provide nutrious meals for underpriveledged kids
$25,000
Path · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program support
$24,000
The Penninsula College Fund · Milpitas, CA · 2024
Support 1 college student for her 4 years of schooling
$23,900
Lions Center for the Visually Impaired · Pittsburg, CA · 2023
Program support
$22,721
Paws in Need · San Ramon, CA · 2023
Program support
$22,500
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa · Martinez, CA · 2023
Program support
$22,500
Pitstop Outreach · Gilroy, CA · 2023
General operating support
$21,414
Contra Costa Co Society of St Vincent De Paul · Pittsburg, CA · 2022
Program support
$20,910
East Bay Innovations · San Leandro, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$20,000
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Managed over 1,300 legal immigration cases
$20,000
Pacific Autism Center for Education · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
Used for community outings, which supported 8 classrooms
$20,000
Goodness Village · Livermore, CA · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Lincoln Families · Oakland, CA · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center · Richmond, CA · 2023
Program support
$20,000
Berkeley Food Pantry · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$20,000
Empowered Aging · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
Program support
$19,604
Berkeley Food & Housing Project (Bfhp) · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
$19,440
Animal Assisted Happiness · Sunnyvale, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.