Funding search · EIN 942392007 · Palo Alto, CA

Peninsula Open Space Trust

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

70
grants reported
$15.1M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$16,838
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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1 grant matching “tunitas · $5.3M

  • $5.3M

    County of San Mateo Parks Department · Redwood City, CA · 2024

    Support for construction at tunitas creek beach

Top recipients

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  • County of San Mateo Parks Department1 grant · $5.3M
  • Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency3 grants · $2.6M
  • Sempervirens Fund1 grant · $2.0M
  • Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District1 grant · $1.5M
  • Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority3 grants · $1.2M
  • The Conservation Fund1 grant · $500,000
  • The Trust for Public Land1 grant · $300,000
  • Green Foothills2 grants · $265,750
  • San Mateo Resource Conservation District4 grants · $255,250
  • Amah Mutsun Land Trust4 grants · $235,243

Giving over time

$1.5M
2021
$4.2M
2022
$2.9M
2023
$6.5M
2024

Grant history

All 70 reported grants, largest first.

  • $5.3M

    County of San Mateo Parks Department · Redwood City, CA · 2024

    Support for construction at tunitas creek beach

  • $2.2M

    Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency · Morgan Hill, CA · 2023

    Donation of land fka lakeside ranch, financial assistance to support bates ranch acquisition

  • $2.0M

    Sempervirens Fund · Los Altos, CA · 2022

    Support for the acquisition of the jones gulch property

  • $1.5M

    Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District · Los Altos, CA · 2022

    South cowell value of transferred land

  • $977,500

    Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority · San Jose, CA · 2021

    Support for the sobratto property acquistion and work in coyote valley

  • $500,000

    The Conservation Fund · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Support for san antonio ranch project in san benito county

  • $400,000

    Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency · Morgan Hill, CA · 2022

    Support for the acquisition of the gschwend property

  • $300,000

    The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Financial assistance to support purchase of searle road property

  • $205,750

    Green Foothills · Palo Alto, CA · 2021

    General operating support, including work in and around santa clara county

  • $185,000

    Climate Resilient Communities · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $100,000

    Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Support for agency's work in coyote valley

  • $85,243

    Amah Mutsun Land Trust · Los Altos, CA · 2021

    Native land stewardship research and general operating support

  • $81,750

    San Mateo Resource Conservation District · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2021

    Support for the santa clara county vegetation mapping project

  • $80,000

    San Mateo Resource Conservation District · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2024

    Support for santa cruz mountains stewardship network,event sponsorship and general operations

  • $80,000

    Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority · San Jose, CA · 2023

    Support for coyote valley conservation area master plan (cvcamp)

  • $71,116

    La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District · Pescadero, CA · 2022

    Annual payment in lieu of taxes to lhpusd

  • $60,000

    Green Foothills · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Event sponsorship and support for work in coyote valley and juristac

  • $58,373

    La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District · Pescadero, CA · 2023

    Payment in lieu of property taxes

  • $52,100

    La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District · Pescadero, CA · 2021

    Annual payment in lieu of taxes to lhpusd

  • $50,000

    Amah Mutsun Land Trust · Los Altos, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $50,000

    Amah Mutsun Land Trust · Los Altos, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations

  • $50,000

    Amah Mutsun Land Trust · Los Altos, CA · 2022

    Support for general operations

  • $50,000

    California Council of Land Trusts · Sacramento, CA · 2022

    Support for ca onward program

  • $48,500

    San Mateo Resource Conservation District · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2022

    Support for santa cruz mountain stewardship network

  • $45,000

    San Mateo Resource Conservation District · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations and santa cruz mountains stewardship network

  • $35,000

    Together Bay Area · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Event sponsorship and support for conservation land network 3.0 project and general operations

  • $33,000

    The Regents of the University of California · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022

    Sponsorship of coyote valley credits program and ccpba

  • $30,000

    California Council of Land Trusts · Sacramento, CA · 2023

    Sponsorship of ca land and water conservation conference

  • $30,000

    Epacenter · East Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations

  • $25,000

    California Council of Land Trusts · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Event sponsorship

  • $25,000

    Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency · Morgan Hill, CA · 2024

    Support for the climate resilience credits program

  • $22,500

    Muwekma Ohlone Tribe · Castro Valley, CA · 2021

    Cultural revitalization project

  • $20,000

    San Mateo County Parks & Recreation Foundation · San Mateo, CA · 2023

    Support for costs sam mcdonald park to the national register of historic places

  • $19,136

    Land Trust of Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023

    Support for mastication equipment purchase

  • $18,675

    California Council of Land Trusts · Sacramento, CA · 2021

    General operations

  • $15,000

    University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2024

    Surrport for santa clara valley agriculture outreach & awareness campaign

  • $13,837

    Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation the · San Jose, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $13,000

    Saved By Nature · Campbell, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations and sponsorship of community nature hikes

  • $10,500

    Canopy · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $10,000

    Coastal Quest · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted contribution for arriba south coast

  • $10,000

    Epacenter · East Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $10,000

    Kitchen Table Advisors · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Event sponsorship

  • $10,000

    Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto · East Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $10,000

    Puente De La Costa Sur · Pescadero, CA · 2024

    Support for the coastside gives campaign

  • $10,000

    Sempervirens Fund the · Mountain View, CA · 2024

    Event sponsorship

  • $10,000

    Canopy · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations

  • $10,000

    Climate Resilient Communities · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations

  • $10,000

    Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Support to develop sustainable farms

  • $10,000

    Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto · East Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations

  • $10,000

    Puente De La Costa Sur · Pescadero, CA · 2023

    Support for 2024 farmworker convention

  • $10,000

    Saved By Nature · Campbell, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations

  • $10,000

    Together Bay Area · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    2024 conference sponsorship

  • $10,000

    Saved By Nature · Campbell, CA · 2022

    General operations

  • $8,500

    Pescadero Education Foundation · Pescadero, CA · 2023

    Support for pescadero outdoor athletics program

  • $8,200

    San Benito Agricultural Land Trust · San Juan Bautista, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations

  • $8,100

    Resource Conservation District of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024

    Support for central coast prescribed burn association

  • $7,500

    San Benito Agricultural Land Trust · San Juan Bautista, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $7,500

    San Benito County Resource Conservation District · Hollister, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $7,500

    San Benito County Resource Conservation District · Hollister, CA · 2023

    Support for general operations

  • $7,500

    Climate Resilient Communities · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

    Support climate resilient communities

  • $7,500

    Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Support to develop sustainable farms

  • $7,500

    Together Bay Area · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Conference sponsorship

  • $7,500

    Together Bay Area · Berkeley, CA · 2021

    General support

  • $6,000

    La Honda Educational Foundation · La Honda, CA · 2021

    Support for annual harvest dinner

  • $5,500

    Pescadero Education Foundation · Pescadero, CA · 2024

    Support for general operations

  • $5,000

    Chopsticks Alley Art · San Jose, CA · 2021

    Sponsorship of healing guide: art, nature & meditation

  • $5,000

    Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2021

    Support for rally scholarship fund

  • $5,000

    Multiplier · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Support for kitchen table advisors

  • $5,000

    Pie Ranch · Pescadero, CA · 2021

    General operations and support for the whole pie event

  • $5,000

    Puente De La Costa Sur · Pescadero, CA · 2021

    General operating 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.