Funding search · EIN 941156365 · Redwood City, CA

The Board of Trustees of the Leland

Name: The Board of Trustees of the Leland grants, 2021–2023
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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.

327
grants reported: $146.8M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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

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.

Where the money goes

Biomedical research institutes and university capital projects, Madison and Stanford
Bay Area health care, cancer services and children's hospitals
Independent schools, scholarships, fellowships and college campus life
San Francisco arts, parks, museums and civic organizations
Conservation, climate policy and public policy institutes
Jewish community organizations and Israel-related institutions

Typical grant

Median grant is $50,000 and the middle half runs $20,000 to $125,000, so the everyday check is modest. The money is wildly top-heavy: two 2023 grants, $25M to the Morgridge Institute and $15M to the University of Wisconsin Foundation, account for roughly a quarter of three years of giving, and those go to institutions with deep personal ties. Repeat giving is common at the small and mid end, with Stanford Health Care taking three separate 2023 grants and Tipping Point, Pacific Research Institute, Pepperdine and Professional Children's School each getting two.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL SUPPORT”
“PROGRAM SUPPORT”
“FUND SUPPORT”
“FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT”
“CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor to their biomedical and research institute giving: Morgridge, Gladstone, Buck Institute, UCSF Cancer Center, Stanford Health Care.
Ask $50,000 to $125,000 on a first approach; eight-figure checks go to lifelong institutional relationships only.
Frame the request as general or fund support, not a restricted project budget; they fund institutions they trust.
Bay Area location helps materially. 176 of 327 grants went to California recipients, many within 20 miles of Redwood City.

Worth knowing: This reads as relationship-driven family giving rather than programmatic funding: a Redwood City base, heavy Peninsula and San Francisco concentration, and two Wisconsin gifts that dwarf everything else. The portfolio also spans politically distinct territory, from The Nature Conservancy and Columbia's Climate Policy Fund to Pacific Research Institute, AEI and the Reagan Foundation, so ideological framing matters less than institutional credibility and a personal connection.

Top recipients

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

University of Wisconsin Foundation3 grants · $50.0M
The Morgridge Institute Foundation1 grant · $25.0M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 grants · $6.4M
Chapel & York US Foundation1 grant · $6.0M
Stanford Health Care6 grants · $5.5M
Jewish Family and Children'S Services4 grants · $5.1M
Ucsf Foundation3 grants · $4.2M
University of Oregon Foundation2 grants · $3.6M
San Francisco Opera Association5 grants · $2.7M
Yale University1 grant · $2.5M

Giving over time

$27.1M

2021

$45.1M

2022

$74.6M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 327 grants.

$25.0M
The Morgridge Institute Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
General support
$25.0M
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Facility support
$15.0M
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Future fund
$10.0M
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2021
General support
$6.0M
Chapel & York US Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Aiglon college
$4.0M
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Fund support
$3.8M
Stanford Health Care · Stanford, CA · 2023
General support
$3.6M
University of Oregon Foundation · Eugene, OR · 2021
Fund support
$3.0M
Jewish Family and Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Fund support
$2.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Pavilion support
$2.5M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Construction support
$2.5M
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
Construction support
$2.0M
San Mateo County Historical Association · Redwood City, CA · 2023
Construction support
$2.0M
Jewish Family and Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Campaign support
$1.5M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2023
General support
$1.4M
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2021
Pavilion support
$1.3M
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Program support
$1.3M
Stanford Health Care · Stanford, CA · 2021
Bachtel fund
$1.2M
Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023
Climate policy fund
$1.0M
American Endowment Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2023
General support
$1.0M
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Maui strong fund
$1.0M
San Francisco Opera Association · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Matching gift
$1.0M
American Endowment Foundation · Hudson, OH · 2022
General support
$1.0M
San Francisco Opera Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Fund support
$1.0M
Shed Nyc · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$947,281
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust · Purchase, NY · 2022
Fund support
$900,000
Bay Area Cancer Connections · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
General support
$700,000
Stanford Jewish Center · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
Construction support
$600,000
Illuminate the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Bay lights project
$500,000
Coro Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program support
$500,000
Stanford Jewish Center · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Project support
$500,000
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Sf housing & homelessness
$500,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$500,000
Making Waves Foundation · Richmond, CA · 2021
Cap scholars support
$500,000
San Francisco Opera Association · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Fund support
$500,000
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
$458,333
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Initiative support
$435,000
Children'S Health Council · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
General support
$414,000
Lucile Packard Children'S Hospital · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Fund support
$400,000
The Ronald Reagan Foundation & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2023
Fund support
$400,000
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Waterfront park
$400,000
University of Cal Office of the President · Oakland, CA · 2022
Center support
$400,000
Bellarmine College Preparatory · San Jose, CA · 2021
New dorm support
$400,000
Ca Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Fdn · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Program support
$350,000
Making Waves Foundation · Richmond, CA · 2023
Program support
$350,000
Making Waves Foundation · Richmond, CA · 2022
Program support
$320,000
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$300,000
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA · 2023
Mental hth. Support
$300,000
San Francisco Zoological Society · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Exhibit support
$250,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Fund support
$250,000
The Malala Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$250,000
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$250,000
Riekes Center for Human Enhancement · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
General support
$250,000
Alliance for School Choice · Washington, DC · 2021
General support
$250,000
Council On Foreign Relations · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$245,000
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2022
General support
$200,000
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Program support
$200,000
The Federalist Society for Lawpub Policy · Washington, DC · 2021
Initiative support
$200,000
The Kosciuszko Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Research support
$195,000
Stanford Health Care · Stanford, CA · 2023
Health care fund
$175,000
Pacific Research Institute Public Policy · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Research/teaching
$175,000
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Fellow support
$160,000
Fidelity Investment Charitable Gift Fund · Boston, MA · 2021
Charitable gift fund
$150,000
Field Institute of Taos · Arroyo Seco, NM · 2023
General support
$150,000
Pacific Research Institute Public Policy · Pasadena, CA · 2023
General support
$150,000
The Washington Institute Near East Policy · Washington, DC · 2023
Fellowship support
$150,000
Field Institute of Taos · Arroyo Seco, NM · 2022
General support
$150,000
Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA · 2022
Program support
$150,000
Taos Sports Associates · Taos, NM · 2022
General support
$150,000
Buck Institute for Age Research · Novato, CA · 2021
Research fund support
$150,000
Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2021
Program support
$150,000
Field Institute of Taos · Arroyo Seco, NM · 2021
General support
$150,000
Pepperdine University · Malibu, CA · 2021
Professorship support
$150,000
Taos Sports Associates · Taos, NM · 2021
General support
$145,000
Stanford Health Care · Stanford, CA · 2021
Health care partners
$140,000
Va Palo Alto Health Care System · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
General support
$140,000
Va Palo Alto Health Care System · Palo Alto, CA · 2021
Patients transportation support
$127,200
San Francisco Opera Association · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Program support
$125,000
J David Gladstone Institutes · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$125,000
Taos Sports Associates · Taos, NM · 2023
General support
$125,000
Chabad Np · San Mateo, CA · 2022
New building
$125,000
Georgia Tech Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Fund support
$125,000
Tides Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Project redwood
$125,000
Chabad Np · San Mateo, CA · 2021
New building support
$125,000
Commonwealth Club of California · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Emergency need
$125,000
Commonwealth Club of California · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General support
$120,000
America'S Charities · Chantilly, VA · 2023
Project support
$112,896
Health Care Partners · Stanford, CA · 2022
General support
$110,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Fellowship support
$101,250
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2021
General support
$100,000
Aopa Foundation · Frederick, MD · 2023
Scholarship support
$100,000
Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Construction support
$100,000
Buck Institute for Age Research · Novato, CA · 2023
General support
$100,000
Chileno Bay Foundation · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Clinic support
$100,000
Commoncrawl Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
General support
$100,000
Cornell University · Ithaca, NY · 2023
Professional support
$100,000
Environmental Progress · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General support
$100,000
Graduate Theological Union · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Program & it support
$100,000
International Follicular Lymphoma Challenge · Norwalk, CT · 2023
General support
$100,000
Oshman Family Jcc · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Education/cultural

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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.