Funding search · EIN 680616611 · San Francisco, CA

Saunders Family Charitable Fund

Name: Saunders Family Charitable 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.

42
grants reported: $2.9M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $16,984
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.

What they fund

education scholarships students tuition basic scholars

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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.

The Bay Education Fund4 grants · $1.0M
Denver University1 grant · $900,000
Teach for America3 grants · $250,000
Maui Preparatory Academy2 grants · $100,000
North Bay Children'S Center3 grants · $95,000
Northwestern University4 grants · $64,000
Youth Alive2 grants · $60,000
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust2 grants · $55,000
Ucsf Foundation1 grant · $50,000
University of California - San Francisco Foundation1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$493,967

2022

$2.0M

2023

$402,148

2024

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

$900,000
Denver University · Denver, CO · 2023
General purpose
$250,000
The Bay Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
$250,000
The Bay Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$250,000
The Bay Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2023
General purposes
$250,000
The Bay Education Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
General purposes
$100,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$100,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
$50,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$50,000
Maui Preparatory Academy · Lahaina, HI · 2023
General support
$50,000
Maui Preparatory Academy · Lahaina, HI · 2023
General purposes
$50,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
$50,000
University of California - San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust · Honolulu, HI · 2022
General purposes
$50,000
Youth Alive · Oakland, CA · 2022
General purposes
$40,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Scholarships
$40,000
The Basic Fund · Oakland, CA · 2022
General purposes
$35,000
North Bay Children'S Center · Novato, CA · 2023
General support
$35,000
North Bay Children'S Center · Novato, CA · 2023
General purposes
$25,000
Guardian Training · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Education
$25,000
North Bay Children'S Center · Novato, CA · 2022
General purposes
$17,967
University of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Scholarships
$16,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
Education
$16,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$16,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
Education
$16,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2022
Education
$14,923
Uinversity of Hawaii · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Scholarships
$14,923
University of Hawai'I · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Tuition for students
$10,000
Evanston Township High School Educational Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
General support
$10,000
Spare for Change · Kihei, HI · 2024
General support
$10,000
Youth Alive · Oakland, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Junior Achievement of Northern · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Junior Achievement of Northern California · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Scholarships
$10,000
Vertical Sports Maui · Kihei, HI · 2023
General support
$10,000
Vertical Sports Maui · Kihei, HI · 2023
General purposes
$10,000
Marine Corps Scholarship Fund · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Scholarships
$10,000
Spare for Change · Kihei, HI · 2022
General purposes
$5,000
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Education initiative
$5,000
The Basic Fund · Oakland, CA · 2024
Basic fund scholars program
$5,000
Vertical Sports Maui · Kihei, HI · 2024
General support
$1,148
University of Hawai'I · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Tuition for students

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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.