Funding search · EIN 943216991 · San Francisco, CA

Byer 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.

138
grants reported
$2.3M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Eifocus3 grants · $246,600
  • Giants Community Fund4 grants · $215,142
  • Make-a-Wish Greater Bay Area2 grants · $130,000
  • Chi Omega Foundation4 grants · $105,000
  • California Community Foundation4 grants · $105,000
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame4 grants · $100,000
  • Chronicle Season of Sharing4 grants · $100,000
  • Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation4 grants · $95,000
  • Peninsula Temple Shalom4 grants · $85,000
  • The Asher House1 grant · $75,000

Giving over time

$472,500
2022
$535,400
2023
$657,500
2024
$662,500
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 138 grants.

  • $115,000

    Eifocus · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $90,000

    Make-a-Wish Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $81,600

    Eifocus · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $75,000

    The Asher House · Salem, OR · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $73,475

    Giants Community Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $70,000

    Giants Community Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $50,000

    Eifocus · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $42,500

    Peter Michael Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $40,000

    Make-a-Wish Greater Bay Area · Oakland, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $36,667

    Giants Community Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $35,000

    Sf Campus for Jewish Living · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $35,000

    Giants Community Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $30,000

    California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $30,000

    Chi Omega Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $30,000

    Water 4 Mercy · Clearwater, FL · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $28,000

    Ucsf Benioff Children'S Hospital Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $28,000

    Ucsf Benioff Children'S Hospital Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Chronicle Season of Sharing · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Lucille Packard Foundation for Children · Palo Alto, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation · Burlingame, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    National Baseball Hall of Fame · Cooperstown, NY · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Pandora'S Kids · West Palm Beach, FL · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Peninsula Temple Shalom · Burlingame, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Campus for Jewish Living · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Chi Omega Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Chronicle Season of Sharing · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Love'S Legacy Rescue · Novato, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Lucille Packard Foundation for Children · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation · Burlingame, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    National Baseball Hall of Fame · Cooperstown, NY · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Peninsula Temple Shalom · Burlingame, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Water 4 Mercy · Clearwater, FL · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Chi Omega Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Chronicle Season of Sharing · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    National Baseball Hall of Fame · Cooperstown, NY · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Chi Omega Foundation · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Chronicle Season of Sharing · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation · Burlingame, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $25,000

    National Baseball Hall of Fame · Cooperstown, NY · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $21,600

    Children'S Brain Tumor Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $20,000

    Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $20,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities · Sacramento, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $20,000

    Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $20,000

    Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation · Burlingame, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $20,000

    Peninsula Temple Shalom · Burlingame, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $20,000

    Pandoras Kids · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Love'S Legacy Rescue · Novato, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    My Faulty Gene · Grand Saline, TX · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Samaritan House · South San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Dropping Dimes Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024

    Charitable donations

  • $15,000

    Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Samaritan House · South San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Shoe 4 Africa · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Dropping Dimes Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2023

    Charitable donations

  • $15,000

    Endurance With Jan & Dave Dravecky · Salina, KS · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Every Mother Counts · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Shoe 4 Africa · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Children'S Brain Tumor Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Peninsula Temple Shalom · Burlingame, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $15,000

    Ronald McDonald House Charities · South San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $14,000

    V Foundation - Bp28 · Cary, NC · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $11,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $11,000

    Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Aspca · New York, NY · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Endurance With Jan & Dave Dravecky · Salina, KS · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Penisula Jewish Community Center · Foster City, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Endurance With Jan & Dave Dravecky · Salina, KS · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Peninsula Jewish Community Center · Foster City, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Peter Michael Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Ucsf Benioff Children'S Hospital Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Campus for Jewish Living · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Water 4 Mercy · Clearwater, FL · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Bellarmine College Prep · San Jose, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Dropping Dimes Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2022

    Charitable donations

  • $10,000

    Eat Learn Play Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Charitable donations

  • $10,000

    Every Mother Counts · New York, NY · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Laxarex Cancer Foundation · Danville, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $10,000

    Water 4 Mercy · Clearwater, FL · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $7,833

    Bread and Roses Presents · Corte Madera, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $7,500

    Fathers Day Mothers Day Council · Long Island City, NY · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $7,500

    Jessica'S Haven and Rescue · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $7,500

    Jewish Home and Sr Living Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $7,500

    St Vincent De Paul Society · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Charitable donation

  • $7,500

    Father'S Day Council (Gennette) · Long Island City, NY · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $7,500

    Jewish Home and Sr Living Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Charitable donation

  • $7,500

    Rise Scholars · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    Charitable donation

  • $7,500

    St Vincent De Paul · San Mateo, CA · 2022

    Charitable donations

  • $5,000

    Adopt a Family · Roseville, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Jessica'S Haven and Rescue · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Jewish Family and Childrens Services · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Marin Primary & Middle School · Larkspur, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    Next Generation Scholars Advising Program · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    The Branson School · Ross, CA · 2025

    Charitable donation

  • $5,000

    A Chance in Life (Boysgirls Towns of Italy) · New York, NY · 2024

    Charitable donation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.