Funding search · EIN 816525321 · Wilmington, DE

The Jeanne Myerson and John Cate Family

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

176
grants reported
$150,407
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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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Top recipients

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  • Grinnell College4 grants · $36,227
  • Homeless Prenatal Program4 grants · $9,157
  • Spur3 grants · $8,500
  • French American International School3 grants · $7,500
  • Macalester College4 grants · $7,000
  • Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $5,530
  • Ethiopia Reads4 grants · $4,973
  • Southern Poverty Law Center4 grants · $4,250
  • Planned Parenthood4 grants · $3,766
  • Z Space Studio4 grants · $3,500

Giving over time

$31,363
2022
$39,857
2023
$34,396
2024
$44,791
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 176 grants.

  • $15,150

    Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $10,500

    Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $5,577

    Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $5,000

    Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $3,000

    Spur · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $3,000

    Spur · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,603

    Homeless Prenatal Program · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,554

    Homeless Prenatal Program · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Spur · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    The International School of San Fran · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    French American International School · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    French American International School · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Homeless Prenatal Program · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    French American International School · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,250

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,533

    Ethiopia Reads · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,516

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Homeless Prenatal Program · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Z Space Studio · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,440

    Ethiopia Reads · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,330

    Actblue · Somerville, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,273

    San Francisco Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,200

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,035

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,030

    Amnesty International USA · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,030

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,030

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,018

    American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Giffords Law Center · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Givewell · Oakland, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Graywolf Press · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Natural Resource Defense Council · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Playground · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Ethiopia Reads · Minneapolis, MN · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Ethiopia Reads · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $750

    Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $750

    Z Space Studio · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $750

    Z Space Studio · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $715

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $665

    Ashland Historical Society · Ashland, MA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $615

    Graywolf Press · Minneapolis, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $610

    Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $538

    Violence Policy Center · Washington Dc, DC · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $538

    Violence Policy Center · Washington Dc, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $532

    Helen Keller International · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $528

    International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $519

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $516

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $515

    Achieve Tahoe · Alpine Meadows Road, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $515

    Amnesty International USA · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $515

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $515

    San Francisco Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $515

    Amnesty International USA · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $515

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $515

    Sf Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Americans United for Separation · Washington, DC · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Electronic Frontier Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Gnu Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Americans United · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Nfg Achieve · Williamsville, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Actblue · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Msk Giving · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Playground · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Violence Policy Center · Washington Dc, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    American Civil Liberties Union · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Amnesty International USA · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Earthjustice · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Network for Good · Washington Dc, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Sf Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Southern Poverty Law Center · Montgomery, AL · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Union of Concerned Scientists · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Violence Policy Center · Washington Dc, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $500

    Z Space Studio · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $400

    Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $400

    Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $399

    Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

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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.