Funding search · EIN 454005141 · San Rafael, CA

Sidney and Bernice Clyman

Name: Sidney and Bernice Clyman 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.

89
grants reported: $342,060
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $1,500
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

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.

University of California San Francisco Foundation4 grants · $195,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art4 grants · $32,500
Marin Theater Co4 grants · $11,000
San Francisco-Marin Foodbank4 grants · $10,000
Shotgun Players4 grants · $10,000
Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $9,500
Kqed Member Services4 grants · $8,500
California Film Institute4 grants · $8,330
Kalw Studios4 grants · $8,000
Whistlestop4 grants · $6,000

Giving over time

$78,500

2022

$99,500

2023

$86,860

2024

$77,200

2025

Grant history

All 89 reported grants, largest first.

$65,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$50,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$40,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$40,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$10,000
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$7,500
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$7,500
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$7,500
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$4,000
San Francisco-Marin Foodbank · San Rafael, CA · 2025
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$3,000
Marin Theater Co · Mill Valley, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$3,000
Marin Theater Co · Mill Valley, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$3,000
Marin Theater Co · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$3,000
Ross Valley Players · Ross, CA · 2022
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
Kqed Member Services · San Francisco, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
San Francisco Playhouse · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,500
Shotgun Players · Berkeley, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,200
California Film Institute · San Rafael, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,130
California Film Institute · San Rafael, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Kalw Studios · San Francisco, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Marin Theater Co · Mill Valley, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Kalw Studios · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Kqed Member Services · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
San Francisco-Marin Foodbank · San Rafael, CA · 2024
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
California Film Institute · San Rafael, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Kalw Studios · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Kqed Member Services · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
San Francisco Playhouse · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
San Francisco-Marin Foodbank · San Rafael, CA · 2023
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
California Film Institute · San Rafael, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Doctors Without Borders · Hagerstown, MD · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Kalw Studios · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
Kqed Member Services · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$2,000
San Francisco-Marin Foodbank · San Rafael, CA · 2022
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Whistlestop · San Rafael, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Marin Shakespeare Company · San Rafael, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Whistlestop · San Rafael, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Marin Shakespeare Company · San Rafael, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Planned Parenthood Northern California · Concord, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Whistlestop · San Rafael, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,500
Whistlestop · San Rafael, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,200
San Francisco Opera Association · San Francisco, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,200
San Francisco Opera Association · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,030
Aurora Theater · Berkeley, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Aurora Theater · Berkeley, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Marin Shakespeare Company · San Rafael, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Planned Parenthood Northern California · Concord, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Word-for-Word Z Space · San Francisco, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Mountain Play Association · San Rafael, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Planned Parenthood Northern California · Concord, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Save Dominican Valley · San Rafael, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Ross Valley Players · Ross, CA · 2023
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Marin Shakespeare Company · San Rafael, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$1,000
Planned Parenthood Northern California · Concord, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2025
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Kdfc-Classical California · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Oakland Theater Project · Oakland, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Ross Valley Players · Ross, CA · 2025
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2025
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Seva Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2024
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Ross Valley Players · Ross, CA · 2024
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
San Francisco Playhouse · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2024
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Seva Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Swim Across America · Charlotte, NC · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2024
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2023
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2023
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Seva Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2023
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Habitat for Humanity · Americus, GA · 2022
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Lark Theater · Mill Valley, CA · 2022
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
San Francisco Symphony · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
Seva Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$500
The Marsh Theater San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022
In furtherance of the stated objectives of the foundation
$500
United States Holocaust Museum · Washington, DC · 2022
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$200
Asian Art Museum · San Francisco, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
$100
De Young Museumlegion of Honor · San Francisco, CA · 2025
In furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation

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