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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$13.6M
2022
$14.7M
2023
$20.0M
2024

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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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.