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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$32,700
2022
$30,250
2023
$330,531
2024

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

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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.