Funding search · EIN 943143163 · Berkeley, CA
The Leo J & Celia Carlin Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 78
- grants reported
- $393,481
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $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.
- Tides Foundation1 grant · $330,531
- Land Alliance1 grant · $6,000
- Berkeley Symphony Orchestra2 grants · $4,000
- Center for Media and Democracy2 grants · $3,000
- California Lawyers for the Arts2 grants · $3,000
- Berkeley Public Library Foundation2 grants · $2,000
- Democracy Now1 grant · $2,000
- Kqed2 grants · $2,000
- Aurora Theatre Co2 grants · $2,000
- San Francisco Playhouse2 grants · $2,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 78 reported grants, largest first.
- $330,531
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General Support
- $6,000
Land Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
YILAA Africa Climate Band Campaign
- $2,000
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $2,000
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $2,000
California Lawyers for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $2,000
Center for Media and Democracy · Madison, WI · 2022
General Operating Support
- $2,000
Democracy Now · New York, NY · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,500
Reproductive Freedom for All · Washington, DC · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,500
Naral Pro-Choice America · Washington, DC · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Aurora Theatre Co · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Berkeley Public Library Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In memory of Ann Lipow
- $1,000
California Lawyers for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Center for Media and Democracy · Madison, WI · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Inequality Media · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In honor of Robert Reich
- $1,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Marin Shakespeare Company · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
San Francisco Mime Troupe · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
San Francisco Playhouse · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
The Paul Dresher Ensemble · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $1,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
Morton Grodzins Fellowship fund
- $1,000
Aurora Theatre Co · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Berkeley Public Library Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
In memory of Ann Lipow
- $1,000
Eugene O'Neill Foundation · Danville, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Inequality Media · Berkeley, CA · 2022
In honor of Robert Reich
- $1,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,000
San Francisco Mime Troupe · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,000
San Francisco Playhouse · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,000
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,000
The Paul Dresher Ensemble · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $1,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
Morton Grodzins Fellowship fund
- $750
Kpfa · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Flashpoints
- $750
Local Futuresisec · East Hardwick, VT · 2022
TUC Radio
- $500
American Conservatory Theatre · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Berkeley Food Network · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Berkeley Repertory Theatre · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
Class of '81 Fund
- $500
Cityside Journalism Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Berkelyside
- $500
Eugene O'Neill Foundation · Danville, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Homestead Valley Community Associat · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
Homestead Valley Community Center
- $500
Kalw Public Media · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Local Futuresisec · East Hardwick, VT · 2023
TUC Radio
- $500
Mill Valley Philharmonic · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Playground · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Playground · Berkeley, CA · 2023
The Mitzvah Project
- $500
President and Fellows of Harvard Co · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Class of '77 fund
- $500
The Edible Schoolyard Project · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Throckmorton Theatre · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale
- $500
American Conservatory Theatre · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Berkeley Chamber Performances · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Berkeley Food Network · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Berkeley Repertory Theatre · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
Class of '81 Fund
- $500
Cityside Journalism Initiative · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Berkelyside
- $500
Hear · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Homestead Valley Community Associat · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
Homestead Valley Community Center
- $500
Kalw Public Media · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Kpfa · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Marin Theater Company · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Mill Valley Philharmonic · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Playground · Berkeley, CA · 2022
The Mitzvah Project
- $500
Playground · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
President and Fellows of Harvard Co · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Class of '77 fund
- $500
Rootsaction Education Fund · Murfreesboro, TN · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
The Edible Schoolyard Project · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Theatrefirst · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Throckmorton Theatre · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Wisconsin Democracy Campaign · Madison, WI · 2022
General Operating Support
- $500
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2022
David Geffen School of Drama at Yale
- $300
Theatre Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $300
Theatre Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $250
The Actors' Fund of America · Chicago, IL · 2023
General Operating Support
- $250
Entertainment Community Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $250
Roxie Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
- $200
The Living New Deal · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Support
- $200
Filmmakers Collaborative · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Tails of the City Film Project
- $200
The Living New Deal · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General Operating Support
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation10,471 grants · $10.10B
- Tides Foundation9,402 grants · $1.86B
- UCLA Foundation276 grants · $1.75B
Similar purposes
- The Fletcher Jones Foundation155 grants · $22.3M
- The Center for Education Reform330 grants · $79.1M
- Caerus Foundation370 grants · $42.8M
Similar grant size
- Shell USA Company Foundation24,663 grants · $80.1M
- The Bank of America Charitable87,335 grants · $496.1M
- Jpmorgan Chase Foundation29,571 grants · $637.4M
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