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 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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