Funding search · EIN 872343029 · Burlingame, CA
Donato Family 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.
- 40
- grants reported
- $205,700
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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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.
- Santa Clara University3 grants · $40,000
- League To Save Lake Tahoe3 grants · $15,000
- Stanford University3 grants · $15,000
- Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation2 grants · $15,000
- Vida Verde Nature Education3 grants · $15,000
- Save the Redwood League2 grants · $11,200
- Samaritan House2 grants · $10,000
- Friends of the River2 grants · $10,000
- In Real Life Movies1 grant · $10,000
- The Great Turning Institute2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 40 reported grants, largest first.
- $25,000
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA · 2022
General donation
- $10,000
In Real Life Movies · Sausalito, CA · 2024
General donation
- $10,000
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
General donation
- $10,000
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation · Truckee, CA · 2024
General donation
- $8,200
Save the Redwood League · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Alma Future Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Burning Man Project · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Flux Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Friends of the River · Sacramento, CA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Heroic Hearts Project · New York, NY · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
League To Save Lake Tahoe · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Protect American River Canyons · Auburn, CA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Samaritan House · Newport, OR · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Business school fund
- $5,000
The Great Turning Institute · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Vida Verde Nature Education · San Gregorio, CA · 2024
General donation
- $5,000
Coltura · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Friends of the River · Sacramento, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
League To Save Lake Tahoe · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Samaritan House · Newport, OR · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2023
Business school fund
- $5,000
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation · Truckee, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
The Great Turning Institute · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Vida Verde Nature Education · San Gregorio, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
American Rivers · Washington, DC · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
League To Save Lake Tahoe · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Project Victory · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Stanford University · Redwood City, CA · 2022
General donation
- $5,000
Vida Verde Nature Education · San Gregorio, CA · 2022
General donation
- $3,000
Save the Redwood League · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General donation
- $3,000
Burning Man Project · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General donation
- $2,500
Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Alma Future Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Heroic Hearts Project · New York, NY · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Embrace Kulture · Pocono Pines, PA · 2024
General donation
- $1,000
Burning Man Project · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Embrace Kulture · Pocono Pines, PA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Protect American River Canyons · Auburn, CA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Embrace Kulture · Pocono Pines, PA · 2022
General donation
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