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 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- 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
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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Similar purposes
- Jean and David W Wallace72 grants · $24.5M
- Dean & Barbara White59 grants · $172.8M
- Point72 Employee Directed Giving183 grants · $6.0M
Similar grant size
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- Shell USA Company Foundation24,663 grants · $80.1M
- The Allstate Foundation5,891 grants · $106.9M
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