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The Silver Lining Foundation

Name: The Silver Lining Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

168
grants reported: $11.3M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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 community organizing research children civil promote public

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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.

California Education Partners3 grants · $2.8M
The California Education Partners1 grant · $850,000
Occidental College4 grants · $715,000
Children Now4 grants · $700,000
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences4 grants · $600,000
Borealis Philanthropy4 grants · $600,000
Urban Ed Academy3 grants · $300,000
Sobrato Early Academic Language1 grant · $250,000
Power California3 grants · $225,000
Parent Teacher Home Visits2 grants · $225,000

Giving over time

$3.0M

2021

$2.9M

2022

$2.5M

2023

$2.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 168 grants.

$1.1M
California Education Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support education programs
$1.0M
California Education Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support education programs
$850,000
The California Education Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support education programs
$660,000
California Education Partners · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support education programs
$250,000
Sobrato Early Academic Language · Milpitas, CA · 2021
To provide high-quality education to all english learners in preschool through elementary school
$200,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support education programs
$200,000
Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
To support education programs
$200,000
Sobrato Early Academic Language Program · Milpitas, CA · 2022
To support programs providing professional development, curriculum support, and technical assistance
$200,000
The Regents of University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2021
To support education programs
$175,000
Children Now · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support education outcome improvement
$175,000
Children Now · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support community programs
$175,000
Children Now · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support programs developing and driving socially innovative approaches to helping all children achieve their full potential
$175,000
Children Now · Oakland, CA · 2021
To promote children's health, education, and well-being
$175,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To support education programs
$170,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support education programs
$170,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support education programs
$150,000
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · San Mateo, CA · 2024
To support education outcome improvement
$150,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
To support community organizing
$150,000
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · San Mateo, CA · 2023
To support education outcome improvement
$150,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
To support community organizing
$150,000
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · Arlington, VA · 2022
For research to improve education
$150,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
To support leaders building powerful, thriving communities
$150,000
Oakland Unified School District · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support education programs
$150,000
Parent Teacher Home Visits · Sacramento, CA · 2022
To support programs involving parents in the education of their children.
$150,000
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences · Arlington, VA · 2021
To support behavioral and social science research
$150,000
Borealis Philanthropy · Minneapolis, MN · 2021
To support immigrant, criminal justice, and racial equity programs
$150,000
Parent Teacher Home Visits · Sacramento, CA · 2021
To support programs involving parents in the education of their children
$100,000
Edsource · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support education outcome and improvement
$100,000
Educare Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2024
To support education programs
$100,000
Edsource · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support education programs
$100,000
Educare Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023
To support education programs
$100,000
Urban Ed Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support community programs
$100,000
Ecsv (Educare California at Silicon Valley) · San Jose, CA · 2022
To support early learning center that provides early education for children in low-income families
$100,000
Edsource · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support programs distributing trustworthy and useful information on public education
$100,000
Learning Policy Institute · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
To support programs conducting independent, high-quality research to improve learning for each and every child.
$100,000
Urban Ed Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support education programs
$100,000
Edsource · Oakland, CA · 2021
To support trustworthy and useful information on public education
$100,000
Educare California at Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2021
To support early learning center providing early education services for children in low-income families
$100,000
Schwab Charitable · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To further charitable purpose
$100,000
Urban Ed Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support education programs
$75,000
Accelerate Change · Boston, MA · 2024
To support community organizing
$75,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support community organizing
$75,000
Power California · Oakland, CA · 2024
To support community organizing
$75,000
Parent Teacher Home Visits · Sacramento, CA · 2023
To support education programs
$75,000
Power California · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support community programs
$75,000
Power California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support programs harnessing the energy of young voters of color and their families to create a state that is equitable, inclusive, and just
$75,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2021
To support education programs
$50,000
Make the Road Pennsylvania · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
To support community organizing
$50,000
Michigan Organizing Project · Dewitt, MI · 2024
To support community organizing
$50,000
Pittsburgh United · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
To support community organizing
$50,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
To support community programs
$50,000
Teaching Lab · Washington, DC · 2024
To support education programs
$50,000
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support community programs
$50,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2024
To support education programs
$50,000
Voces De La Frontera · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
To support community organizing
$50,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
To support community programs
$50,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2023
To support education programs
$50,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023
To support education programs
$50,000
California State University Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2022
To support education programs
$50,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
To support women's health care
$50,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2022
To support programs which partners with shcools to provide one-on-one literacy tutoring
$50,000
University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2022
To support education programs
$50,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To support education programs
$50,000
Californians Dedicated To Education Foundation · Redwood City, CA · 2021
To support education programs
$50,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2021
To support reproductive health care services
$42,500
Wested · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support programs providing expertise on effective practices and transition strategies focusing on secondary education, community colleges, universities, adult education, and workforce development.
$25,000
1 Vote Counts · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
To support community organizing
$25,000
482 Forward · Detroit, MI · 2024
To support community organizing
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Asian Law Caucus · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support community organizing
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta · Norcross, GA · 2024
To support community organizing
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support community organizing
$25,000
Groww Education · Baldwin, WI · 2024
To support education programs
$25,000
Leaders Igniting Transformation Education Fund · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
To support community organizing
$25,000
Muckrock Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
To support research community and programs
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Asian Law Caucus · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support community organizing
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta · Norcross, GA · 2023
To support community organizing
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To support community organizing
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support programs advocating for civil rights
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta · Norcross, GA · 2022
To support programs advocating for civil rights
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
To support programs advocating for civil rights
$25,000
San Francisco Jazz Organization · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support artistic mission
$25,000
Asian Americans Adv Justice Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
To protect and promote civil rights
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To protect and promote civil rights
$25,000
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta · Norcross, GA · 2021
To protect and promote civil rights
$25,000
Family Connections Center · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support family needs programs
$25,000
San Francisco Jazz Organization · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To promote the growth and evolution of jazz music in the san francisco bay area
$25,000
Spark Sf Public Schools · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To expand financial investments in sfusd in key strategic priority areas including learning, wellness, new and reimagined schools, cross-sector partnerships, and talent
$22,000
Council of the Great City Schools · Washington, DC · 2022
To promote the improvement of public education
$15,000
Giants Community Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support community programs
$15,000
Giants Community Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support community programs
$15,000
Giant Community Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
To support education programs which propel youth in underserved regions to be positive forces in their communities
$15,000
Giants Community Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2021
To support initiatives in the areas of education, health, and violence prevention
$10,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2024
To support education programs
$10,000
San Francisco Jazz Organization · San Francisco, CA · 2024
To support community programs
$10,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support education programs
$10,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2023
To support education programs
$10,000
San Francisco Jazz Organization · San Francisco, CA · 2023
To support community programs
$10,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support education programs
$10,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To support education programs of harvard business school
$10,000
University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022
To support education programs

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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.