Funding search · EIN 943356933 · San Rafael, CA

The Sato Fdn Separate Fund

Name: The Sato Fdn Separate Fund grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

63
grants reported: $1.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $15,000
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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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.

Marin Community Foundation3 grants · $240,000
Napa Valley Community Foundation3 grants · $160,000
Stanford University3 grants · $105,000
Kala Art Institute3 grants · $55,000
Safari West Wildlife Foundation3 grants · $45,000
Marine Mammal Center3 grants · $40,000
American Conservatory Theater3 grants · $40,000
Kqed2 grants · $35,000
Aim High3 grants · $35,000
Asian Art Museum3 grants · $35,000

Giving over time

$413,000

2022

$385,000

2023

$376,000

2024

Grant history

All 63 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2022
General operating
$75,000
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2023
General operating
$70,000
Napa Valley Community Foundation · Napa, CA · 2023
General operating
$65,000
Marin Community Foundation · Novato, CA · 2024
General operating
$50,000
Napa Valley Community Foundation · Napa, CA · 2024
General operating
$40,000
Napa Valley Community Foundation · Napa, CA · 2022
General operating
$35,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General operating
$35,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
General operating
$35,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Awake · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General operating
$20,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$20,000
Kala Art Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General operating
$20,000
American Conservatory Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Kala Art Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General operating
$20,000
Safari West Wildlife Foundation · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Kala Art Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Mountain School · Mountain View, CA · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Performing Stars · Marin City, CA · 2024
General operating
$15,000
Aileycamp - Cal Performances · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Aim High · Greenwood, CO · 2023
General operating
$15,000
League To Save Lake Tahoe · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Marine Mammal Center · Ford Cronkhite, CA · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Mountain School · Mountain View, CA · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Performing Stars · Marin City, CA · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Safari West Wildlife Foundation · Santa Rosa, CA · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Voena · Bencicia, CA · 2023
General operating
$15,000
Asian Art Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Marine Mammal Center · Ford Cronkhite, CA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
The Mountain School · Vershire, VT · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Voena · Bencicia, CA · 2022
General operating
$15,000
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating
$10,500
Yosemite Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Aim High · Greenwood, CO · 2024
General operating
$10,000
American Conservatory Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Asian Art Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
City Surf Project · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Headsup · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
League To Save Lake Tahoe · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Marine Mammal Center · Ford Cronkhite, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Mass Aubudon Bnc Camp · Lincoln, MA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Safari West Wildlife Foundation · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Uc Regents · Oakland, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
Wildcare · San Rafael, CA · 2024
General operating
$10,000
American Conservatory Theater · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Arts Council Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Asian Art Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating
$10,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Mass Aubudon Bnc Camp · Lincoln, MA · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Wildcare · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General operating
$10,000
Aim High · Greenwood, CO · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Arts Council Santa Cruz County · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Boston Nature Center · Mattapan, MA · 2022
General operating
$10,000
League To Save Lake Tahoe · South Lake Tahoe, CA · 2022
General operating
$10,000
Wildcare · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General operating
$7,500
10000 Degrees · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General operating
$6,000
Save the Redwoods League · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Arts Benicia · Benicia, CA · 2024
General operating
$5,000
Headsup · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General operating
$5,000
Arts Benicia · Benicia, CA · 2022
General operating

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