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San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund: all 146 grants
Largest first · $4.4M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview
- $86,188
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley · Los Gatos, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $82,000
Easterseals Central California · Boulder Creek, CA · 2022
Program support
- $69,928
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $66,961
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $60,857
Beyond Emancipation · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $60,000
Cco - California Community Opportunities · San Jose, CA · 2024
Purchased 2 vans to help people with disabilities get to appointments
- $60,000
Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen · San Jose, CA · 2024
Provided 14,000 healthy meals to low income people
- $60,000
Center for Employment Training · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $60,000
Cityteam Ministries · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $60,000
Coastal Kids Home Care · Salinas, CA · 2022
Program support/admin
- $60,000
Live in Peace · East Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Program support
- $59,367
Hearts & Minds Activity Center · San Jose, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $55,243
African American Community Service Agency · San Jose, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $55,000
Fostering Promise · San Jose, CA · 2024
Funded 2 new staff members who are strategic advisors
- $52,848
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area · Brentwood, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $50,003
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano · Concord, CA · 2022
Program support
- $50,000
California Clubhouse · San Mateo, CA · 2024
Funds young adults recovering from mental illness
- $50,000
San Jose Day Nursery · San Jose, CA · 2024
Renovated their outdoor play space
- $50,000
The Record Clearance Project at San Jose State University · San Jose, CA · 2024
Represented 9 additional clients in court
- $50,000
Valley Health Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024
Supported an event that fixed 68 bikes and paid for 13 bike mechanics
- $50,000
Amigos De Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment · San Jose, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
- $50,000
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County · San Jose, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
- $50,000
Maintenance for Moms (Legally Shopmonkey Foundation) · Campbell, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Martha'S Kitchen · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Paralyzed Veterans of America Bay Area and Western Chapter · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Tower Foundation -(the Timpany Center at San Jose State University) · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $50,000
Jacob'S Heart Children'S Cancer Support Services · Watsonville, CA · 2022
Program support
- $48,964
Lifemoves · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
Program support
- $48,178
Bay Area Community Health · Fremont, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $47,525
Service Opportunity for Seniors (Sos) Meals On Wheels · San Leandro, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $47,500
Healthright 360 - Asian American Recovery Services · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $45,000
Beyond Emancipation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Expanded number of youth to give assistance for shelter
- $45,000
Healthier Kids Foundation · San Jose, CA · 2024
Helped fund the visionfirst program at schools in santa clara county
- $45,000
Meals On Wheels of Contra Costa · Martinez, CA · 2024
Used to subsidize 5,625 meals for seniors
- $45,000
Swords To Plowshares · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Assisted to provide shelter for many veterans and their families
- $45,000
Helping Hands Silicon Valley(Hhsv) · Sunnyvale, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $45,000
Meals On Wheels Diablo Region · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $42,500
Sunnyvale Community Services · Sunnyvale, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $40,000
Bay Area Community Health · Fremont, CA · 2024
Supported an outreach event for people struggling with substance abuse
- $40,000
Friends for Youth · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Program support
- $40,000
Peninsula Food Runners · San Mateo, CA · 2022
Program support
- $37,500
Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health On Behalf of the Stanford Me · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
- $36,500
Battle Tested Kids · Oakland, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $36,500
Swords To Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $36,000
First Place for Youth · San Jose, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $35,000
Shelter · Concord, CA · 2024
Supported 11 families for one month of operating costs
- $35,000
Shine Together · Milpitas, CA · 2024
Supported 71 young mothers and 85 children for family classes
- $35,000
First Place for Youth · Oakland, CA · 2023
Program support
- $35,000
Horizon Services · Hayward, CA · 2023
Program support
- $35,000
La Familia · Hayward, CA · 2023
Program support
- $35,000
Rubicon Programs · Richmond, CA · 2023
Program support
- $33,600
Dreampower Horsemanship · Gilroy, CA · 2022
Program support
- $32,500
Abode · Fremont, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
- $32,500
Pink Ribbon Good · Los Altos, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support
- $32,500
Resource Area for Teaching (Raft) · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $32,500
The Trust for Hidden Villa · Los Altos Hills, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $31,500
Senior Coastsiders · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $31,500
Shelter · Concord, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $31,094
Sourcewise · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
Supported 18 unpaid caregivers to adults 60+ in santa clara county
- $31,084
Winter Nights Family Shelter · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $30,682
Civicorps · Oakland, CA · 2022
General operating support
- $30,000
Bay Area Women'S Sports Initiative · San Jose, CA · 2024
Provided 60 girls entry for their sports program
- $30,000
Opportunity Junction · Antioch, CA · 2024
Provided 50 students with meals, and 270 gift cards were dispered
- $30,000
The Heal Project · Half Moon Bay, CA · 2024
Supported 1,509 students for field trips and 3,000 students during the school year
- $30,000
Opportunity Junction · Antioch, CA · 2023
Program support
- $29,239
Reading Partners Silicon Valley · Milpitas, CA · 2022
Program support
- $28,000
The Network of Care · Concord, CA · 2023
Program support
- $28,000
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa · Martinez, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $27,500
Good Karma Bikes · San Jose, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $26,986
Loved Twice · Oakland, CA · 2022
Program support
- $26,620
Borp Adaptive Sports and Recreation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Program support
- $26,222
Pacific Hearing Connection · Los Altos, CA · 2022
Program support
- $25,000
Abilitypath · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Provided art supplies, gallery and teaching and coaching to staff
- $25,000
Avenidas · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Supplies for older adults for two months
- $25,000
Battle Tested Kids · Oakland, CA · 2024
Supported 150 youth for program, and funded 250 hours for camp counselors
- $25,000
Bay Area Crisis Nursery · Concord, CA · 2024
Provided 625 hours of free child care
- $25,000
Camp Kaleidoscope · Stanford, CA · 2024
Supported 130 campers at jones gulch
- $25,000
Open Heart Kitchen · Livermore, CA · 2024
Used for staffing costs and supplies
- $25,000
Paws in Need · San Ramon, CA · 2024
Spay and neautured 213 cats and 48 dogs
- $25,000
Silicon Valley Independent Living Center · San Jose, CA · 2024
Provided 70 low income families with assistive technology
- $25,000
St Vincent De Paul Contra Costa Aka District Council Contra Costa County So · Pittsburg, CA · 2024
Provided 200 gift cards with $75 for families to winco grocery store
- $25,000
The United Effort Organization · Mountain View, CA · 2024
Supporting their first part time employee to help with case management
- $25,000
White Pony Express · Concord, CA · 2024
Worked with 17 schools to provide nutrious meals for underpriveledged kids
- $25,000
Path · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Program support
- $24,000
The Penninsula College Fund · Milpitas, CA · 2024
Support 1 college student for her 4 years of schooling
- $23,900
Lions Center for the Visually Impaired · Pittsburg, CA · 2023
Program support
- $22,721
Paws in Need · San Ramon, CA · 2023
Program support
- $22,500
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa · Martinez, CA · 2023
Program support
- $22,500
Pitstop Outreach · Gilroy, CA · 2023
General operating support
- $21,414
Contra Costa Co Society of St Vincent De Paul · Pittsburg, CA · 2022
Program support
- $20,910
East Bay Innovations · San Leandro, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $20,000
Immigration Institute of the Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Managed over 1,300 legal immigration cases
- $20,000
Pacific Autism Center for Education · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
Used for community outings, which supported 8 classrooms
- $20,000
Goodness Village · Livermore, CA · 2023
Program support
- $20,000
Lincoln Families · Oakland, CA · 2023
Program support
- $20,000
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center · Richmond, CA · 2023
Program support
- $20,000
Berkeley Food Pantry · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $20,000
Empowered Aging · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
Program support
- $19,604
Berkeley Food & Housing Project (Bfhp) · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Specific program or project support
- $19,440
Animal Assisted Happiness · Sunnyvale, CA · 2023
Specific program or project support

