Funding search · EIN 943374170 · San Francisco, CA
Charles and Helen Schwab 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.
- 271
- grants reported
- $97.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $250,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Cambiar Education3 grants · $10.5M
- Tipping Point Community3 grants · $7.8M
- Charter School Growth Fund3 grants · $4.0M
- New Leaders3 grants · $3.1M
- Innovate Public Schools3 grants · $2.5M
- Silicon Schools Fund3 grants · $2.5M
- Oakland Reach3 grants · $2.5M
- Child Mind Institute2 grants · $2.0M
- Kipp Foundation3 grants · $1.8M
- Tides Center3 grants · $1.6M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 271 grants.
- $4.0M
Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2023
Education
- $3.5M
Cambiar Education · San Diego, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $3.4M
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Housing & Homelessness
- $3.0M
Cambiar Education · Encino, CA · 2024
Education
- $2.6M
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $1.9M
Tipping Point Community · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Human Services
- $1.8M
Child Mind Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Human Services
- $1.6M
New Leaders · New York, NY · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $1.5M
Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2024
Education
- $1.5M
Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2023
Education
- $1.3M
3rd Street Youth Center & Clinic · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $1.2M
Newschools Venture Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
Education
- $1.1M
Silicon Schools Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $1.0M
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
Executive Director Discretionary Grant
- $1.0M
Playlab Education · Union City, CA · 2024
Education
- $1.0M
New Leaders · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $1.0M
Teach for America (Bay Area) · Oakland, CA · 2023
Education
- $1.0M
Charter School Growth Fund · Broomfield, CO · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $850,000
Innovate Public Schools · San Jose, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $850,000
Oakland Reach · Oakland, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $800,000
City Fund · Beaverton, OR · 2024
Education
- $800,000
Innovate Public Schools · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
Education
- $800,000
Oakland Reach · Oakland, CA · 2024
Education
- $800,000
Innovate Public Schools · San Jose, CA · 2023
Education
- $800,000
Oakland Reach · Oakland, CA · 2023
Education
- $750,001
Kipp Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Education
- $750,000
Kipp Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Education
- $750,000
New Schools Venture Fund · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Education
- $750,000
Silicon Schools Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
Board Chair
- $605,000
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Executive Director Discretionary Grant
- $600,000
Greenhouse E3 · Portland, TX · 2024
Education
- $600,000
Silicon Schools Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
Education
- $600,000
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Housing & Homelessness
- $550,000
Success Academy · New York, NY · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $500,000
Bay Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Braven · Chicago, IL · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Da Vinci Schools · El Segundo, CA · 2024
Education
- $500,000
New Leaders · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Nurses Middle College · Providence, RI · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Rivet School · Richmond, CA · 2024
Education
- $500,000
San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $500,000
Success Academy Charter Schools · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Tntp · New York, NY · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Transcend · The Bronx, NY · 2024
Education
- $500,000
Bay Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
Education
- $500,000
Braven · Chicago, IL · 2023
Education
- $500,000
Rivet School · Richmond, CA · 2023
Education
- $500,000
Success Academy Charter Schools · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $500,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
Education
- $500,000
Transcend · Hastingsonhudson, NY · 2023
Education
- $500,000
Teach for America - Bay Area · New York, NY · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $450,000
Center for Employment Opportunities · New York, NY · 2022
Human Services
- $450,000
Kipp Norcal · Oakland, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $450,000
New Schools Venture Fund · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $450,000
Rocketship Education · Redwood City, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $450,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2022
Human Services
- $400,000
Alder Graduate School of Education · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Education
- $400,000
Center for Employment Opportunities · New York, NY · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $400,000
Diversity in Leadership Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
- $400,000
Eviction Defense Collaborative · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $400,000
Kipp Norcal · Oakland, CA · 2024
Education
- $400,000
National Charter Collaborative · Seattle, WA · 2024
Education
- $400,000
Rocketship Education · San Jose, CA · 2024
Education
- $400,000
50can · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
- $400,000
Alder Graduate School of Education · Redwood City, CA · 2023
Education
- $400,000
Center for Employment Opportunities · New York, NY · 2023
Housing & Homelessness
- $400,000
Greenhouse E3 · Portland, TX · 2023
Education
- $400,000
Kipp Norcal · Oakland, CA · 2023
Education
- $400,000
New Teacher Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Education
- $400,000
Rocketship Education · Redwood City, CA · 2023
Education
- $400,000
Year Up · Boston, MA · 2023
Housing & Homelessness
- $400,000
50can · Washington, DC · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $400,000
Greenhouse E3 · Portland, TX · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $400,000
New Teacher Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $380,000
Noble Network of Charter Schools · Chicago, IL · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $375,000
First Place for Youth · Oakland, CA · 2022
Human Services
- $375,000
Rex and Margaret Fortune School of Edu · Sacramento, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $370,000
Leading Educators · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Executive Director Discretionary Grant
- $350,000
First Place for Youth · Oakland, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $350,000
Impact Justice · Oakland, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $350,000
The Center for Black Educator Development · Elkins Park, PA · 2024
Education
- $350,000
The Modern Classrooms Project · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
- $350,000
San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Housing & Homelessness
- $350,000
The Center for Black Educator Development · Elkins Park, PA · 2023
Education
- $350,000
The Modern Classrooms Project · Washington, DC · 2023
Education
- $350,000
Families in Action · Oakland, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $350,000
Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Human Services
- $350,000
Ntl Assoc of Charter School Authorizers · Chicago, IL · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $350,000
Nurse Family Partnership · Denver, CO · 2022
Human Services
- $350,000
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Human Services
- $325,000
Educate 78 · Oakland, CA · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $325,000
Freedom Prep Charter Schools · Memphis, TN · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $325,000
Rubicon Programs · Richmond, CA · 2022
Human Services
- $325,000
Seed Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
K-12 Education Reform
- $300,000
Episcopal Community Services of San Franc · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $300,000
Families in Action for Quality Education · Oakland, CA · 2024
Education
- $300,000
Homeless Prenatal Program · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $300,000
Larkin Street Youth Services · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Housing & Homelessness
- $300,000
Meb Alliance for Educator Diversity · Peachtree City, GA · 2024
Education
- $300,000
Rex and Margaret Fortune School of Edu · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Education
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Similar grant size
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- The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation5,652 grants · $1.75B
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