Michael and Catherine Podell Fund

What they fund

animalscareaffectedcreativeeducationensureaccelerateaccess

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

• Life Moves2 grants · $355,000
• Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation2 grants · $310,000
• Ucsf Foundation3 grants · $187,500
• Smithsonian Institution1 grant · $145,000
• Meals On Wheels of Sf1 grant · $100,000
• Epacenter1 grant · $75,000
• Meals On Wheels of Sf2 grants · $67,500
• Ukranian Action1 grant · $62,500
• Giffords Law Center1 grant · $50,000
• Sage Compassion for Animals2 grants · $50,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 60 reported grants, largest first.

• $320,000

  Life Moves · Menlo Park, CA · 2023

  To support local families and individuals working to overcome homelessness and achieve long-term stability.

• $160,000

  Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

  To support alzheimer's research and the program to accelerate clinical trials.

• $150,000

  Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

  To support alzheimer's research and the program to accelerate clinical trials.

• $145,000

  Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2022

  To support programs of the national portrait gallery.

• $100,000

  Meals On Wheels of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  General support

• $80,000

  Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  TO SUPPORT THE UCSF CHANCELLOR'S CIRCLE FUND, the Neuro Oncology Caregiver Program Endowment, and the carol franc buck breast care center.

• $75,000

  Epacenter · East Palo Alto, CA · 2024

  General support

• $62,500

  Ukranian Action · Daniel Island, SC · 2024

  General support

• $60,000

  Meals On Wheels of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  To support meal delivery to elders.

• $57,500

  Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  General support

• $50,000

  Giffords Law Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  General support

• $50,000

  Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  To support the ucsf chancellor's circle fund

• $45,000

  California College of the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To establish the david meckel endowed scholarship and support the roselyne C. Swig Scholarship.

• $40,000

  World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023

  To provide food to communities affected by humanitarian and climate crises around the globe

• $35,000

  Life Moves · Menlo Park, CA · 2022

  To support local families and individuals working to overcome homelessness and achieve long-term stability.

• $32,000

  The Achieve Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  To contribute to Alexander Robinson's scholarship

• $30,000

  Epacenter for the Arts · East Palo Alto, CA · 2022

  To help youth in East Palo Alto develop their intrinsic voices, creative agency, critical thinking and socio-emotional skills in order to succeed.

• $25,000

  Sage Compassion for Animals · Mountain View, CA · 2024

  General support

• $25,000

  Sf Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  General support

• $25,000

  World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

  General support

• $25,000

  Sage Compassion for Animals · Mountain View, CA · 2023

  To provide education and financial support needed to ensure acute medical care for companion animals in crisis.

• $25,000

  Sage Compassion for Animals · Mountain View, CA · 2022

  To provide education and financial support needed to ensure acute medical care for companion animals in crisis.

• $23,000

  The Achieve Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  General support

• $20,000

  Foster Love · Brea, CA · 2024

  General support

• $20,000

  Tipping Point · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  To fight poverty in the bay area

• $15,000

  Aspire Public School Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023

  To support purchase of books and materials for Aspire Scholars taking college courses.

• $15,000

  Samaritan House · San Mateo, CA · 2023

  TO SUPPORT EMERGENCY HOUSING, food, and healthcare SERVICES.

• $15,000

  Edible Schoolyard Project · Berkeley, CA · 2022

  To strengthen the field of edible education and support the alice waters institute for edible education and regenerative agriculture at uc davis.

• $15,000

  Samaritan House · San Mateo, CA · 2022

  To support emergency housing services.

• $11,000

  Life Moves · Santa Clara, CA · 2024

  General support

• $10,000

  American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2024

  General support

• $10,000

  Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024

  General support

• $10,000

  Compassion and Choices · Portland, OR · 2023

  to improve end of life care

• $10,000

  Girls · New York, NY · 2023

  To provide resources to girls in underserved communities

• $10,000

  Jewish Community Federation · San Francisco, CA · 2023

  To provide support to the jewish community

• $10,000

  Second Harvest · San Jose, CA · 2023

  To provide people access to nutritious groceries

• $10,000

  Wender Weis Foundation for Children · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

  To support underserved children in the bay area and the holiday heroes program.

• $7,500

  Meals On Wheels of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  To support meal delivery to elders.

• $5,500

  Creative Growth Art Center · Oakland, CA · 2023

  To provide artists with disabilities a path to creative expression and professional advancement.

• $5,000

  Aspire Public School Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024

  General support

• $5,000

  Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2024

  General support

• $5,000

  Creative Growth Art Center · Oakland, CA · 2024

  General support

• $5,000

  American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2023

  To support victims affected by the hawaii wildfires

• $5,000

  Central Park Conservancy · New York, NY · 2023

  To support maintenance and restoration of Central Park

• $5,000

  Maui Humane Society · Puunene, HI · 2023

  To provide aid to animals affected by the maui wildfires

• $5,000

  Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022

  To help ensure all people can access the care they need in today's rapidly changing landscape.

• $3,500

  Girls Inc of Alameda County · Oakland, CA · 2024

  General support

• $3,000

  Creative Growth Art Center · Oakland, CA · 2022

  To provide artists with disabilities a path to creative expression and professional advancement.

• $2,500

  Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

  General support

• $2,500

  Pollinator Partnership · San Francisco, CA · 2024

  General support

• $2,500

  San Mateo County Historical Association · Redwood City, CA · 2024

  General support

• $2,500

  Boys and Girls Club · Menlo Park, CA · 2023

  To support the students of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Peninsula.

• $2,500

  Peninsula Humane Society and Spca · Burlingame, CA · 2023

  To support the adoption of animals.

• $2,500

  Peninsula Humane Society and Spca · Burlingame, CA · 2022

  To support the adoption of animals.

• $2,500

  Protect Our Defenders · Alexandria, VA · 2022

  To provide justice for survivors of sexual assault.

• $1,500

  Cora · San Mateo, CA · 2023

  To support a hotline and other resources for vicitms of domestic abuse

• $1,500

  The Garden Conservancy · Garrison, NY · 2023

  To support the creation of an endowed fund focused on preserving the beauty and historical significance of virginian gardens

• $1,500

  Burlingame Library Foundation · Burlingame, CA · 2022

  To support the library programs.

• $1,500

  Hillsborough Beautification Foundation · Hillsborough, CA · 2022

  To enhance the beauty of our public landscape, encourage community involvement and civic pride.

• $1,000

  Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2022

  To support the stewardship for coastal farms, forests and public parks.

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