Funding search · EIN 203759208 · San Francisco, CA
Esb Charitable 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.
- 69
- grants reported
- $48.3M
- 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.
What they fund
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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.
- Laural Foundation3 grants · $8.0M
- Shenandoah Foundation3 grants · $8.0M
- Ramsay Family Foundation3 grants · $8.0M
- Riley & Susan Bechtel Foundation3 grants · $8.0M
- The Foothills Foundation2 grants · $4.0M
- The Commonwealth Club of California1 grant · $1.0M
- Water Foundation1 grant · $1.0M
- Public Policy Institute of California (Ppic)1 grant · $1.0M
- Learning Policy Institute1 grant · $1.0M
- Wested1 grant · $1.0M
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $4.0M
Laural Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $4.0M
Ramsay Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $4.0M
Riley & Susan Bechtel Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $4.0M
Shenandoah Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $2.0M
Laural Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $2.0M
Ramsay Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $2.0M
Riley & Susan Bechtel Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $2.0M
Shenandoah Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $2.0M
The Foothills Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $2.0M
Laural Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $2.0M
Ramsay Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $2.0M
Riley & Susan Bechtel Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $2.0M
Shenandoah Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $2.0M
The Foothills Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $1.0M
Learning Policy Institute · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Unrestricted funds to support learning policy institutes work
- $1.0M
The Commonwealth Club of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Support to defray some of the cost of the club's remaining mortgage payment with bank of america
- $1.0M
Wested · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support for stem standards implementation, math and science instructional strategies, teacher prep, and social-emotional learning supports
- $1.0M
Public Policy Institute of California (Ppic) · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To fund the ellen hanak chair in water policy position from 2023 through 2028
- $1.0M
Water Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
To fund the water foundation's program and dei priorities as well as absorb the work of the water table
- $250,000
Acr Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Aed Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Bhb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Bsb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Cmb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Creekside Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Ebj Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Etc Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Kiryle Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Lindsay and Alex Ramsay Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Mbd & Jfd Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Meglbagl Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Rough-J-Ranch Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Samantha & Darren Bechtel Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
The Bpb and Hbb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $250,000
Third Horizon Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Acr Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Aed Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Bhb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Bsb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Cmb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Creekside Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Ebj Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Etc Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Kiryle Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Lindsay and Alex Ramsay Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Mbd & Jfd Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Meglbagl Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Rough-J-Ranch Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Samantha & Darren Bechtel Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
The Bpb and Hbb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Third Horizon Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Foundation gift
- $100,000
Acr Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Aed Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Bhb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Bsb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Cmb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Creekside Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Ead Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Ebj Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Kiryle Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Lindsay and Alex Ramsay Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Mbd & Jfd Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Meglbagl Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Rough - J - Ranch Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Samantha and Darren Bechtel Family Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
The Bpb and Hbb Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $100,000
Third Horizon Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support the general charitable purposes of grantee
- $60,000
The Thacher School · Ojai, CA · 2023
Donation of thomas kinkade "late light yosemite" painting
- $25,000
Piedmont Community Church · Piedmont, CA · 2024
General operating support
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