Funding search · EIN 752979435 · Pleasant Hill, CA

Danvera 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.

92
grants reported
$1.4M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,146
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.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • University of San Diego4 grants · $389,000
  • UCLA Foundation4 grants · $270,000
  • Playworks4 grants · $238,370
  • Boys and Girls Club of Oakland4 grants · $197,200
  • St Augustine High School4 grants · $85,000
  • St Patrick'S School3 grants · $66,036
  • St Mary'S College High School4 grants · $60,000
  • Legal Services for Children4 grants · $29,103
  • Children'S Fairyland2 grants · $10,000
  • St Teresa Church4 grants · $8,626

Giving over time

$312,654
2022
$361,069
2023
$361,125
2024
$379,487
2025

Grant history

All 92 reported grants, largest first.

  • $117,500

    University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024

    Various programs; marine studies; dean's fund; scholarships

  • $110,000

    University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2025

    Various programs; marine studies; dean's fund; scholarships

  • $100,000

    University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2023

    Various programs; marine studies; dean's fund; scholarships

  • $77,500

    Playworks · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $75,000

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Various programs

  • $75,000

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Various programs

  • $75,000

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Various programs

  • $61,500

    University of San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022

    Various programs; marine studies; dean's fund; scholarships

  • $60,370

    Playworks · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $57,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $52,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $51,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $50,500

    Playworks · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $50,000

    Playworks · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $45,000

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    Various programs

  • $40,000

    St Patrick'S School · Larkspur, CA · 2025

    General support; event sponsorship

  • $37,200

    Boys and Girls Club of Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Augustine High School · San Diego, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Augustine High School · San Diego, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $25,000

    St Augustine High School · San Diego, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    St Mary'S College High School · Albany, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $15,000

    St Mary'S College High School · Albany, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $15,000

    St Mary'S College High School · Albany, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $15,000

    St Patrick'S School · Larkspur, CA · 2023

    General support; event sponsorship

  • $15,000

    St Mary'S College High School · Albany, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $11,036

    St Patrick'S School · Larkspur, CA · 2024

    General support; event sponsorship

  • $10,163

    Legal Services for Children · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    St Augustine High School · San Diego, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $7,744

    Legal Services for Children · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $6,033

    Legal Services for Children · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $5,206

    First Tee of Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $5,163

    Legal Services for Children · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Children'S Fairyland · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $5,000

    Children'S Fairyland · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,659

    Rebuilding Together East Bay · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,563

    St Teresa Church · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $2,563

    St Teresa Church · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Urban League · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $2,500

    St Teresa Church · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,060

    Alameda County Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Oakland Zoo · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,637

    East Bay Agency for Children · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,280

    Alameda County Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $1,276

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2022

    General fund

  • $1,180

    Athlete'S Corner · Longview, WA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,113

    St Vincent Day Home · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $1,070

    Restore Oakland · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,064

    Rebuilding Together East Bay · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,064

    Catholic Charities - East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,057

    Catholic Charities - East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,057

    Catholic Charities - East Bay · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,053

    100 Hole Hike for Youth On Course · Monterey, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $1,037

    East Bay Agency for Children · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $1,037

    East Bay Agency for Children · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,031

    Alameda County Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,030

    Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    General support

  • $1,030

    Catholic Medical Mission Board · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1,030

    Catholic Medical Mission Board · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $1,030

    Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    General support

  • $1,030

    East Bay Agency for Children · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,020

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2023

    General fund

  • $1,019

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2025

    General fund

  • $1,019

    Heifer International · Little Rock, AR · 2024

    General fund

  • $1,000

    California Conservation Society · Oakland, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Catholic Medical Mission Board · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025

    General support

  • $1,000

    Alameda County Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    California Conservation Society · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Oakland Zoo · Oakland, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    100 Club · Pleasanton, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    California Conservation Society · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Teresa Church · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    St Vincent'S Day Home · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $750

    Jobs Daughters Foundation · Papillion, NE · 2024

    General support

  • $600

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General support

  • $600

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $538

    Berkeley Humane Society · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $535

    Urban Teen · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $523

    California State Parks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $515

    Hopalong Animal Rescue · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $500

    Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General support

  • $500

    Children'S Miracle Network · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    General support

  • $500

    East Bay Regional Parks Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $500

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $500

    Regional Parks Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022

    General support

  • $250

    Als · Arlington, VA · 2022

    General support

  • $100

    Nova · Vienna, VA · 2024

    General support

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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.