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Sharon & Bob Ford Foundation

Name: Sharon & Bob Ford Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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.

137
grants reported: $497,241
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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

Stanford University6 grants · $67,375
Village Enterprise Fund2 grants · $45,000
San Francisco Symphony5 grants · $34,000
Yosemite Foundation4 grants · $29,500
Peninsula Open Space Trust4 grants · $28,750
World Central Kitchen3 grants · $17,500
American Heart Association3 grants · $17,500
World Central Kitchen Incorporated3 grants · $15,250
American Red Cross2 grants · $15,000
Center for Reproductive Rights2 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$21,725

2022

$97,921

2023

$235,547

2024

$142,048

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 137 grants.

$51,500
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
General support
$40,000
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2023
General support
$12,500
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2025
General support
$12,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$12,000
Yosemite Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$11,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$10,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$10,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$10,000
Alzheimer'S Research and Prevention Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
General support
$10,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support
$10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Diabetes Action Research & Education Fdn · Bethesda, MD · 2024
General support
$10,000
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$10,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Prevent Cancer Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2024
General support
$10,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$10,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washinton, DC · 2024
General support
$10,000
Yosemite Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$9,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
General support
$7,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2024
General support
$6,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Aclu Foundation of Northern California · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$5,000
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2025
General support
$5,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$5,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$5,000
Earth Enable · Weston, MA · 2025
General support
$5,000
Regents of the University of California · Orange, CA · 2025
General support
$5,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$5,000
Aclu Foundation of Northern California · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
National Park Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$5,000
Nyclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$5,000
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2024
General support
$5,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$5,000
Yosemite Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$4,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$4,000
Action Against Hunger USA · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$4,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
General support
$3,750
Peninsula Open Space Trust · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$3,000
Defenders of Wildlife · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$3,000
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$3,000
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
General support
$3,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$3,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washinton, DC · 2025
General support
$3,000
Cazadero Performing Arts Camp · Cazadero, CA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Coral Reef Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Ocean Conservancy · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
$3,000
Samaritan House · San Mateo, CA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Sempervirens Fund · Los Altos, CA · 2024
General support
$3,000
Cazadero Performing Arts Camp · Cazadero, CA · 2023
General support
$3,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023
General support
$3,000
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
$2,500
Alzheimer'S Research and Prevention Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2025
General support
$2,500
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2025
General support
$2,500
Common Sense Media · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Diabetes Action Research & Education Fdn · Bethesda, MD · 2025
General support
$2,500
Donorschoose · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$2,500
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$2,500
Prevent Cancer Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2025
General support
$2,500
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2025
General support
$2,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
General support
$2,500
Yosemite Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$2,000
Coral Reef Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$2,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2025
General support
$2,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$2,000
California State Parks Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support
$2,000
National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy · Woodside, CA · 2024
General support
$2,000
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024
General support
$2,000
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International · Atlanta, GA · 2024
General support
$1,500
Action Against Hunger USA · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$1,500
Healthy Cities Tutoring · San Carlos, CA · 2025
General support
$1,500
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2025
General support
$1,500
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2025
General support
$1,500
Healthy Cities Tutoring · San Carlos, CA · 2024
General support
$1,500
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2024
General support
$1,500
Action Against Hunger USA · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$1,500
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General support
$1,500
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General support
$1,500
Healthy Cities Tutoring · San Carlos, CA · 2023
General support
$1,500
National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy · Woodside, CA · 2023
General support
$1,500
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023
General support
$1,500
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023
General support
$1,500
The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General support
$1,250
Village Enterprise Fund · San Carlos, CA · 2025
General support
$1,250
Cazadero Performing Arts Camp · Berkeley, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,250
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,250
World Central Kitchen Incorporated · Washington, DC · 2022
General & Unrestricted
$1,125
Regents of the University of California - Uc Davis School of Veterinary Med · Davis, CA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Action Against Hunger USA · New York, NY · 2025
General support
$1,000
California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$1,000
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA · Laguna Hills, CA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Habitat for Humanity International · Atlanta, GA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General support
$1,000
National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy · Woodside, CA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Regents of the University of California - Uc Davis School of Veterinary Med · Davis, CA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2025
General support
$1,000
Acvs Foundation · Germantown, MD · 2024
General support
$1,000
Animal Medical Center · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$1,000
Businesses United in Investing Lending and Development · Redwood City, CA · 2024
General support
$1,000
Kqed · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General support

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