Funding search · EIN 136091160 · San Francisco, CA
The Sylvan C Coleman Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 109
- grants reported
- $772,500
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Planned Parenthood3 grants · $85,000
- Commonwealth3 grants · $35,000
- Hartford Hospital Foundation2 grants · $30,000
- Center for Reproductive Rights3 grants · $30,000
- Womens Cancer Resource Center1 grant · $30,000
- Gifts of Love3 grants · $25,000
- Middlebury College1 grant · $25,000
- Charlotte Maxwell Clinic3 grants · $24,000
- Access Women Health Justice3 grants · $23,000
- James Beard Foundation2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 109 grants.
- $40,000
Planned Parenthood · San Jose, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $30,000
Womens Cancer Resource Center · Berkeley, CA · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $30,000
Planned Parenthood · San Jose, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $25,000
Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2023
Support of Interships for Students in the Arts.
- $20,000
George Mark Children'S House · San Leandro, CA · 2023
Donation Funds to be used for reprieve care.
- $20,000
Hartford Hospital Foundation · Hartford, CT · 2023
To improve the health and healing of all
- $15,000
Commonwealth · Bolinas, CA · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $15,000
Connecticut Childrens Medical Cente · Hartford, CT · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $15,000
Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2023
Support of Youth Food Programs.
- $15,000
Planned Parenthood · San Jose, CA · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Charlotte Maxwell Clinic · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Gifts of Love · Hartford, CT · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Hands On Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
James Beard Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
To celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind Americas food culture and champion a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.
- $10,000
Renbrook School · West Hartford, CT · 2023
Support educational program.
- $10,000
The Town That Cares · West Hartford, CT · 2023
Assists residents experiencing a crisis situation, hindering their ability to pay for food, utility bills, shelter costs, medical expenses, and other critical needs.
- $10,000
Access Women Health Justice · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Alameda County Meals On Wheels · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Alive · Alexandria, VA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Breast Cancer Action · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Capital Area Food Bank · Washington, DC · 2022
To provide meals to people in communities across D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
- $10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Commonwealth · Bolinas, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Gifts of Love · Hartford, CT · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Hartford Hospital Foundation · Hartford, CT · 2022
To improve the health and healing of all
- $10,000
James Beard Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
To celebrate, support, and elevate the people behind Americas food culture and champion a standard of good food anchored in talent, equity, and sustainability.
- $10,000
Alive · Alexandria, VA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Commonwealth · Bolinas, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Dc Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $10,000
Jewish Family and Childrens Service · Berkeley, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $9,000
Charlotte Maxwell Clinic · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $9,000
Guttmacher Institute · New York, NY · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $9,000
Alameda Point Collaborative · Alameda, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $9,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $8,000
Dance Place Dc Wheels Productions I · Washington, DC · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $7,000
Access Women Health Justice · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $7,000
National Breast Cancer Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $7,000
Helping Others Win · Richmond, CA · 2022
To provide meals and food donations for low-income neighborhoods, community care resources for disabled and disadvantaged people.
- $7,000
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $7,000
Alameda County Meals On Wheels · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $7,000
House of Ruth · Washington, DC · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $6,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $6,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $6,000
Tampa Bay Watch · Hudson, WI · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $6,000
Access Women Health Justice · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $6,000
Breast Cancer Action · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Bushnell Center · Hartford, CT · 2023
To encourage public appreciation of music, art and other public activities.
- $5,000
Cobb School Montessori · Simsbury, CT · 2023
To provide educattion for children ages 15 months to 12 years.
- $5,000
Forge City Works · Hartford, CT · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Melanoma Research Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
Support of melanoma research.
- $5,000
New Britain Museum of American Art · New Britain, CT · 2023
Support of Programming and Education.
- $5,000
Uconn Health Neag Comprehensive Can · Farmington, CT · 2023
Support critical cancer research.
- $5,000
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum · Hartford, CT · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Bushnell Center · Hartford, CT · 2022
To encourage public appreciation of music, art and other public activities.
- $5,000
Chrysalis Center · Hartford, CT · 2022
To provide supportive services to assist people in need to transform their lives.
- $5,000
Cobb School Montessori · Simsbury, CT · 2022
To provide educattion for children ages 15 months to 12 years.
- $5,000
Dance Place Dc Wheels Productions I · Washington, DC · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Forge City Works · Hartford, CT · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Project Hope · Millwood, VA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Uconn Medical Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum · Hartford, CT · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Charlotte Maxwell Clinic · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Chryallis Center · Hartford, CT · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Food Runners · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Forge City Works · Hartford, CT · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Gifts of Love · Hartford, CT · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Guttmacher Institute · New York, NY · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation · Washington, DC · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Project Hope · Millwood, VA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Uconn Medical Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $5,000
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum · Hartford, CT · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $4,000
Feeding America · Washington, DC · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $4,000
Food Runners · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $4,000
Second Harvest · San Jose, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $4,000
Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $4,000
Tahirih Justice Center · Falls Church, VA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $4,000
Tampa Bay Watch · Hudson, WI · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $3,500
Aclu · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
A Safe Place · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
Aclu · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
A Safe Place · Oakland, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
Bikes for the World · Arlington, VA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
My New Red Shoes · Redwood City, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
Second Harvest · San Jose, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $3,000
Wbgo Radio · Newark, NJ · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $2,500
Finca · Washington, DC · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $2,000
Halleck Creek Ranch · Nicasio, CA · 2023
General Operating Purposes
- $2,000
Head-Royce School · Oakland, CA · 2023
To provide exceptional learning experiences for students goes beyond the classroom.
- $2,000
Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $2,000
Halleck Creek Ranch · Nicasio, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $2,000
My New Red Shoes · Redwood City, CA · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $2,000
Wbgo Radio · Newark, NJ · 2022
General Operating Purposes
- $2,000
Alzheimers Serivce of the East Bay · Berkeley, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $1,500
Halleck Creek Ranch · Nicasio, CA · 2021
General Operating Purposes
- $1,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2022
General Operating Purposes
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