Funding search · EIN 200391079 · San Rafael, CA
The Jolson Family 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.
- 97
- grants reported
- $2.0M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Bridge the Gap3 grants · $411,162
- Next Generation Scholars3 grants · $363,000
- 10000 Degrees3 grants · $302,500
- Homeward Bound1 grant · $100,000
- Marin Community Food Bank3 grants · $75,000
- Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department2 grants · $65,000
- St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin3 grants · $65,000
- San Geronimo Valley Community Center3 grants · $55,000
- St Anthony'S Foundation2 grants · $50,000
- University of Denver2 grants · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 97 reported grants, largest first.
- $225,561
Bridge the Gap · Marin City, CA · 2024
General support
- $185,500
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General support
- $173,000
Next Generation Scholars · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General support
- $125,000
Next Generation Scholars · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General support
- $104,500
Bridge the Gap · Marin City, CA · 2023
General support
- $100,000
Homeward Bound · Oakland, CA · 2022
General support
- $81,101
Bridge the Gap · Marin City, CA · 2022
General support
- $75,000
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General support
- $65,000
Next Generation Scholars · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department · Nicasio, CA · 2024
General support
- $48,000
California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
- $42,000
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Extra Food Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Marin Community Food Bank · Novato, CA · 2023
General support
- $30,000
Extrafood Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General support
- $30,000
Marin Community Food Bank · Novato, CA · 2022
General support
- $30,000
San Domenico · San Anselmo, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
San Geronimo Valley Community Center · San Geronimo, CA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
- $25,000
St Anthony'S Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Nicasio Volunteer Fire Dept · Nicasio, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
St Anthony'S Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Extra Food Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Marin Community Food Bank · Novato, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
Homeward Bound of Marin · Oakland, CA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Nicasio Volunteer Fire Department · Nicasio, CA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
San Geronimo Valley Community Center · San Geronimo, CA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
San Geronimo Valley Community Center · San Geronimo, CA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Homeward Bound of Marin · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
The Change Program · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Crohns and Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
The Change Program · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Sonoma County Change Program · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Vivalon · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General support
- $7,500
Downtown Street Team · San Jose, CA · 2023
General support
- $7,500
Downtown Street Team · San Jose, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Wildcare · San Anselmo, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Gladstone Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Halleck Creek · Nicasio, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Hamilton Families · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Homeless Action Center · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Huckleberry Youth Programs · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Jewish Voices for Peace · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children · Alexandria, VA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Raphael House · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Sfgh Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Vivalon · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
West Marin Senior Services · Point Reyes, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Wildcare · San Anselmo, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
General support
- $5,000
Gladstone Institute · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Halleck Creek Institute · Nicasio, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Hamilton Families · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Huckleberry Youth Programs · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Raphael House · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Sfgh Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
University of Pennsylvania - Wharton · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
West Marin Senior Services · Point Reyes, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Wildcare Hungry Owl Project · San Anselmo, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
General support
- $3,000
Halleck Creek · Nicasio, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Border Kindness · El Centro, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Homeless Action Center · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Rancho Coastal Alliance · Encinitas, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Rooster Run Foundation · Penngrove, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Trans Continental Pipeline · Denver, CO · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Unrwa USA · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $2,500
West Marin Senior Services · Point Reyes, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Aim High for High School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Autistic Self Advocacy Network · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Jewish Family and Children'S Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
North Beach Citizens · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Rancho Coastal Alliance · Encinitas, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,500
Aim High for High School · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Jewish Family and Childrens Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
North Beach Citizens · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General support
- $2,000
Ceres Community Project · Sebastopol, CA · 2023
General support
- $2,000
Ceres Community Project · Sebastopol, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Dogwood Animal Rescue · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Nicasio Land Preserve · Nicasio, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
US Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Dogwood Animal Rescue · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Nicasio Land Preserve · Nicasio, CA · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Walnuts Hills High School Alumni Foundation · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Dogwood Animal Rescue · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Nicasio Land Preserve · Nicasio, CA · 2022
General support
- $1,000
US Holocaust Memorial Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Walnut Hills High School Alumni Assn · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
General support
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