Funding search · EIN 943165171 · Portola Valley, CA

Tosa Foundation

Name: Tosa Foundation 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.

416
grants reported: $264.8M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $5,000
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 conservation international medical animals statement population

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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.

Where the money goes

Wisconsin higher education: UW Foundation, Fund for Wisconsin Scholars, Alverno College
Biomedical research at the Morgridge Institute in Madison
Transfers to a Fidelity Charitable donor-advised fund (Taupo)
Milwaukee K-12 and youth programs: MPS, Boys and Girls Club, City Year
Food banks, shelters and safety-net relief in small checks nationally
Squam Lakes area New Hampshire conservation and community groups

Typical grant

Two entirely separate giving programs sit in one 990. The median grant is $5,000 and the middle half runs $2,500 to $25,000, which describes hundreds of small gifts to food banks, shelters, land trusts and local youth groups. The money, though, is in a handful of eight- and nine-figure checks to Wisconsin institutions and one $29.3 million transfer to a Fidelity donor-advised fund. With 416 grants to 259 recipients across three years, most small grantees are repeats at roughly the same amount each year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“EDUCATION”
“MEDICAL”
“INTERNATIONAL”
“US AID”
“CONSERVATION”
“GENERAL PURPOSES”

Positioning adjacent work

Wisconsin affiliation is the strongest signal; frame work through UW-Madison, Morgridge Institute, or Milwaukee schools.
Outside Wisconsin, ask $5,000 to $25,000 and expect renewal, not a transformational first gift.
Bay Area peninsula and Plymouth/Squam Lakes NH addresses draw repeat small grants; lead with local footprint.
Label the request in their own terms: EDUCATION for student access, MEDICAL for research or clinics.

Worth knowing: This is family giving with clear geographic anchors: Portola Valley and the San Mateo peninsula, Madison and Milwaukee, and the Squam Lakes corner of New Hampshire, with almost everything else in $2,500 checks to national relief brands. Nearly all the dollars go to a few Wisconsin institutions with long family relationships plus a large donor-advised fund transfer, so a cold approach realistically competes for the small-grant tier.

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 Wisconsin Foundation3 grants · $76.0M
Fund for Wisconsin Scholars3 grants · $55.0M
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Taupo3 grants · $34.3M
Morgridge Institute for Research2 grants · $30.0M
Morgridge Institute Foundation1 grant · $25.0M
Alverno College3 grants · $10.0M
African Leadership Foundation2 grants · $6.0M
Milwaukee Public Schools3 grants · $5.9M
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee3 grants · $3.1M
Covenant House2 grants · $2.1M

Giving over time

$46.1M

2022

$88.9M

2023

$129.8M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 416 grants.

$29.3M
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Taupo · Cincinnati, OH · 2024
See statement 15
$26.0M
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Education
$25.0M
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2023
Education
$25.0M
Fund for Wisconsin Scholars · Madison, WI · 2024
Education
$25.0M
Morgridge Institute Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Medical
$25.0M
Fund for Wisconsin Scholars · Madison, WI · 2023
Education
$25.0M
Morgridge Institute for Research · Madison, WI · 2023
Medical
$25.0M
University of Wisconsin Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Education
$10.0M
Alverno College · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$5.0M
African Leadership Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
International
$5.0M
Fund for Wisconsin Scholars · Madison, WI · 2022
Education
$5.0M
Morgridge Institute for Research · Madison, WI · 2022
Medical
$2.6M
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Taupo · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
See statement 16
$2.4M
Milwaukee Public Schools · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$2.3M
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund - Taupo · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
See statement 16
$2.3M
Milwaukee Public Schools · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
$1.3M
Jobtrain - Grant of 25000 Shares of Cisco · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Us aid
$1.3M
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$1.3M
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
$1.2M
Milwaukee Public Schools · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
$1.1M
African Leadership Foundation - Grant of 20000 Shs Cisco · New York, NY · 2022
International
$1.1M
Covenant House · New York, NY · 2022
Us aid
$1.0M
African Leadership Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
International
$976,085
Covenant House · New York, NY · 2024
Us aid
$813,000
Book Trust · Denver, CO · 2024
Education
$676,300
Book Trust · Denver, CO · 2023
Education
$620,609
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
$600,000
Milwaukee Public Museum · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$579,536
City Year of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$571,562
City Year of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Education
$565,350
Care Organization - Grant of 10000 Shs Cisco · Atlanta, GA · 2022
International
$539,150
The Nature Conservancy (Tnc) - Grant of 10000 Shs Cisco · Arlington, VA · 2022
Conservation
$522,750
Destination Home Sv - Grant of 25000 Shares of Cisco · San Jose, CA · 2023
Us aid
$515,970
The Nature Conservancy (Tnc) - Grant of 10500 Shs Cisco · Arlington, VA · 2023
Conservation
$512,300
Squam Lakes Association - - Grant of 10000 Shares of Cisco · Holderness, NH · 2023
Conservation
$511,508
Care Organization - Grant of 10500 Shs Cisco · Atlanta, GA · 2023
International
$500,000
Malawi Children'S Village · Anchorage, AK · 2024
International
$411,681
Book Trust · Denver, CO · 2022
Education
$300,000
City Year · Boston, MA · 2024
Education
$284,110
City Year of Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Education
$261,375
Habitat for Humanity East Bay - Grant of 5000 Shares of Cisco · Milpitas, CA · 2023
Us aid
$261,375
Habitat for Humanity Greater Sf - Grant of 5000 Shares of Cisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Us aid
$250,000
Suicide Awareness Voices of Education · Bloomington, MN · 2024
Us aid
$217,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2022
Us aid
$215,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA · 2023
Us aid
$200,000
Tree House Child and Family Center · Elkhorn, WI · 2024
Us aid
$200,000
City Year · Boston, MA · 2022
Education
$150,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2022
Education
$125,000
Badgers United · Middleton, WI · 2022
Education
$120,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Us aid
$120,000
Food Bank of Central & Eastern Nc · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Us aid
$101,000
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center · Holderness, NH · 2024
Education
$100,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2024
Education
$100,000
Center for Black Excellence and Culture · Madison, WI · 2024
Education
$100,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2024
Us aid
$100,000
Peninsula Bridge · San Mateo, CA · 2024
Education
$100,000
Plymouth Rotary Foundation · Plymouth, MI · 2024
International
$100,000
Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras · Madison, WI · 2024
Art
$100,000
Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Education
$100,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2023
Us aid
$100,000
Peninsula Bridge · San Mateo, CA · 2023
Education
$100,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Medical
$100,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2022
Us aid
$100,000
Granite United Way · Manchester, NH · 2022
International
$100,000
Peninsula Bridge · San Mateo, CA · 2022
Education
$100,000
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Medical
$100,000
Squam Lakes Conservation Society · Holderness, NH · 2022
Conservation
$100,000
The Alaska Community Foundation · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Conservation
$78,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Us aid
$78,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Us aid
$75,000
Plymouth Rotary Foundation · Plymouth, MI · 2023
International
$75,000
New Hampshire Music Festival · Plymouth, NH · 2022
Art
$70,000
Maui Food Bank · Wailuku, HI · 2024
Us aid
$67,000
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Education
$55,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Us aid
$55,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2022
Us aid
$53,500
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center · Holderness, NH · 2022
Education
$50,000
Akshaya Patra Foundation · Canoga Park, CA · 2024
Us aid
$50,000
Speare Memorial Hospital · Plymouth, NH · 2024
Medical
$50,000
Children'S Health Council · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
Us aid
$50,000
New Hampshire Music Festival · Plymouth, NH · 2023
Art
$50,000
Planned Parenthood of North New England · Colchester, VT · 2023
Medical
$50,000
North Texas Food Bank · Plano, TX · 2022
Us aid
$45,000
United South End Settlements · Boston, MA · 2022
Us aid
$37,000
Charity - Water · New York, NY · 2022
International
$35,500
Ottawa Food Bank Co Tosa Foundation · Portola Valley, CA · 2022
International
$35,000
Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2024
Us aid
$35,000
Bright Funds Foundation (Ukraine Humanitarian Assistance US Based) · Oakland, CA · 2022
International
$33,680
Mount Mary University · Milwaukee, WI · 2024
Education
$32,000
Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2023
Us aid
$32,000
Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2022
Us aid
$31,500
Akshaya Patra Foundation · Canoga Park, CA · 2023
Us aid
$31,500
Akshaya Patra Foundation USA · Canoga Park, CA · 2022
Us aid
$30,000
International Rescue Committee · New York, NY · 2022
International
$29,000
San Francisco Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Us aid
$29,000
San Francisco Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Us aid
$27,000
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2023
Us aid
$27,000
Homefirst Services · Milpitas, CA · 2023
Us aid
$27,000
Alameda County Community Food Bank · Oakland, CA · 2022
Us aid
$27,000
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children'S Health · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
Medical

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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.