Funding search · EIN 956016768 · Atherton, CA
Robert F Ford Charitable Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 32
- grants reported
- $226,500
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $4,000
- 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.
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2 grants matching “grape” · $9,400
- $3,400
Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundat · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $6,000
Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundat · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
To support organization's mission
Grant history
All 32 reported grants, largest first.
- $80,000
Various Recipients · Atherton, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Shawnigan USA Fund · Seattle, WA · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $10,500
Dartmouth College Alumni Fund · Hanover, NH · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $10,000
Dartmouth College Alumni Fund · Hanover, NH · 2023
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $10,000
Darthmouth Thayer School · Hanover, NH · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $10,000
Thacher School Alumni Fund · Ojai, CA · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $6,000
Community Foundation Sonoma County · Santa Rosa Ca, CA · 2022
To support organization's mission
- $6,000
Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundat · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
To support organization's mission
- $5,100
Geyserville Volunteer Firefighters · Geyserville, CA · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $5,100
Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch · Napa, CA · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $5,100
Rianda House · St Helena, CA · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $5,100
St Jude Childrens Research · Memphis, TN · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $5,000
Thacher School Alumni Fund · Ojai, CA · 2023
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $5,000
Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
Grant is for charitable purposes
- $4,000
Farm Bureau Fnd of Somoma Co · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
To support organization's mission
- $4,000
Geyserville Volunteer Firefighters · Geyserville, CA · 2022
To support organization's mission
- $4,000
Heathcare Fnd of Northern Sonoma Co · Healdsburg, CA · 2022
To support organization's mission
- $4,000
Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch · Napa, CA · 2022
To support organization's mission
- $4,000
Rianda House · St Helena, CA · 2022
To support organization's mission
- $3,400
Community Foundation Sonoma County · Santa Rosa Ca, CA · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $3,400
Farm Bureau Fnd of Somoma Co · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $3,400
Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundat · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
To support organization's mission
- $3,400
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $2,500
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Grant is for education purposes
- $2,000
Alzheimer Associaton · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support organizaton's mission
- $2,000
Hospice of Napa Valley · Napa, CA · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $2,000
St Helena Hospital · Deer Park, CA · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $2,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $1,750
Fletcher Middle School · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Grant is for education purposes
- $1,750
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
- $500
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the ongoing activities of the organization
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