Funding search · EIN 816564039 · San Rafael, CA
Elm Street 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.
- 54
- grants reported
- $4.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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.
- Vanguard Charitable Endowment3 grants · $1.3M
- San Francisco Day School8 grants · $975,000
- Yellowstown Club Community Foundation1 grant · $510,000
- Yellowstone Club Community Fdn1 grant · $500,000
- Common Sense Media4 grants · $355,000
- Congregation Emanu-El3 grants · $340,000
- University of Pennsylvania3 grants · $175,000
- The Mosaic Project1 grant · $50,000
- Ucsf Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Jewish Family & Children'S Services3 grants · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $700,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment · Warwick, RI · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $575,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $510,000
Yellowstown Club Community Foundation · Bozeman, MT · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $500,000
Yellowstone Club Community Fdn · Bozeman, MT · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $292,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment · Warwick, RI · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $275,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment · Warwick, RI · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $250,000
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $150,000
Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $100,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $100,000
Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $100,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $100,000
Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $100,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $75,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $50,000
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $50,000
The Mosaic Project · Oakland, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $50,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $50,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $50,000
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $40,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $40,000
Congregation Emanu-El · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $40,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $30,000
Natural Wakefulness Center · Stone Ridge, NY · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $25,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $20,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $12,500
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Jewish Community Center of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
The Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Jewish Community Center of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
San Francisco Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Jewish Community Center of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $10,000
Jewish Family & Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Inspire Mexico Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Spanish Peaks Community Foundation · Big Sky, MT · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Max & Marion Caldwell Foundation · Capitola, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
San Francisco Spca · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Sf Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $5,000
Spanish Peaks Community Foundation · Big Sky, MT · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $3,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $2,500
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $2,500
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $2,500
Swim Across America · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
For the Tzedek Council · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Wheels of Community · Chicago, IL · 2023
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $1,000
Wait Until 8th · Austin, TX · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
- $360
Chicago Cares · Chicago, IL · 2022
Further organization's exempt purpose
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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