Funding search · EIN 421441832 · Orinda, CA
Helen J Urban & Thomas Nelson Urban
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 43
- grants reported
- $165,124
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $4,500
- 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.
- Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo3 grants · $18,196
- Randolph School3 grants · $15,466
- Rhode Island School of Design3 grants · $15,000
- Athenian School3 grants · $15,000
- Montalvo Arts Center3 grants · $15,000
- Julia Morgan School3 grants · $13,500
- Cranbrook Academy of Art3 grants · $13,500
- Access Fund3 grants · $12,647
- The Nature Conservancy of California3 grants · $8,755
- Youth Beat2 grants · $7,159
Giving over time
Grant history
All 43 reported grants, largest first.
- $6,098
Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo · Concord, CA · 2024
General operating budget
- $6,098
Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo · Concord, CA · 2023
General operating budget
- $6,000
Planned Parenthood Shasta Diablo · Concord, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $5,157
Randolph School · Wappingers Falls, NY · 2024
General operating budget
- $5,155
Randolph School · Wappingers Falls, NY · 2022
General operating budget
- $5,154
Randolph School · Wappingers Falls, NY · 2023
General operating budget
- $5,000
Athenian School · Danville, CA · 2024
General operating budget
- $5,000
College of Visual and Performing Arts · Syracuse, NY · 2024
General operating budget
- $5,000
Cranbrook Academy of Art · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2024
General operating budget
- $5,000
Julia Morgan School · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating budget
- $5,000
Montalvo Arts Center · Saratoga, CA · 2024
General operating budget
- $5,000
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2024
General operating budget
- $5,000
Athenian School · Danville, CA · 2023
General operating budget
- $5,000
Montalvo Arts Center · Saratoga, CA · 2023
General operating budget
- $5,000
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2023
General operating budget
- $5,000
Syracuse · Syracuse, NY · 2023
General operating budget
- $5,000
Athenian School · Danville, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $5,000
College of Visual & Performing Arts · Syracuse, NY · 2022
General operating budget
- $5,000
Montalvo Arts Center · Saratoga, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $5,000
Rhode Island School of Design · Providence, RI · 2022
General operating budget
- $4,500
Cranbrook Academy of Art · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2023
General operating budget
- $4,500
Julia Morgan School · Oakland, CA · 2023
General operating budget
- $4,216
Access Fund · Boulder, CO · 2024
General operating budget
- $4,216
Access Fund · Boulder, CO · 2023
General operating budget
- $4,215
Access Fund · Boulder, CO · 2022
General operating budget
- $4,120
The Nature Conservancy of California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating budget
- $4,064
Youth Beat · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating budget
- $4,000
Cranbrook Academy of Art · Bloomfield Hills, MI · 2022
General operating budget
- $4,000
Julia Morgan School · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $3,612
Oakland Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
General operating budget
- $3,095
Youth Beat · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $3,000
Orinda Community Foundation · Orinda, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $2,575
The Nature Conservancy of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating budget
- $2,073
East Bay Habitat for Humanity · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating budget
- $2,060
The Nature Conservancy of California · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $1,556
East Bay Habitat for Humanity · Oakland, CA · 2023
General operating budget
- $1,550
East Bay Habitat for Humanity · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $1,500
Orinda Community Foundation · Orinda, CA · 2023
General operating budget
- $1,000
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2022
General operating budget
- $500
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2024
General operating budget
- $500
Des Moines Art Center · Des Moines, IA · 2023
General operating budget
- $405
Lamorinda Arts Alliance · Moraga, CA · 2022
General operating budget
- $205
Lamorinda Arts Alliance · Moraga, CA · 2023
General operating budget
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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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