Funding search · EIN 271360916 · Mill Valley, CA

The Venables 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.

42
grants reported
$2.2M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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

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  • Catholic Mission of Western Bengal1 grant · $919,000
  • Schwab Charitable3 grants · $558,000
  • The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Al3 grants · $212,600
  • Schools Rule Marin4 grants · $175,000
  • Mary'S Meals4 grants · $105,000
  • Haiti On the Rise4 grants · $50,000
  • Canal Alliance3 grants · $30,000
  • St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin2 grants · $30,000
  • Marin Foster Care Association2 grants · $27,500
  • St Vincent De Paul Society of Sf3 grants · $12,500

Giving over time

$976,500
2022
$328,500
2023
$420,500
2024
$430,600
2025

Grant history

All 42 reported grants, largest first.

  • $919,000

    Catholic Mission of Western Bengal · 2022

    General Support

  • $203,000

    Schwab Charitable · Orlando, FL · 2023

    General Support

  • $200,000

    Schwab Charitable · Orlando, FL · 2024

    General Support

  • $155,000

    Schwab Charitable · Orlando, FL · 2025

    General Support

  • $105,000

    The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Al · Los Altos, CA · 2024

    General Support

  • $100,000

    The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Al · Los Altos, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $60,000

    Schools Rule Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $55,000

    Schools Rule Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    General Support

  • $50,000

    Schools Rule Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    General Support

  • $30,000

    Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2023

    General Support

  • $25,000

    Marin Foster Care Association · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $25,000

    Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2025

    General Support

  • $25,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $25,000

    Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2024

    General Support

  • $25,000

    Mary'S Meals · Bloomfield, NJ · 2022

    General Support

  • $20,000

    Haiti On the Rise · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Haiti On the Rise · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Haiti On the Rise · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Canal Alliance · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Haiti On the Rise · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Jrsusa · Washington, DC · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Schools Rule Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2022

    General Support

  • $7,600

    The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Al · Los Altos, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $7,500

    Service Education for Village Aware · 2024

    General Support

  • $5,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $5,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    St Vincent De Paul Society of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2023

    General Support

  • $2,500

    Sister Accord · Mason, OH · 2025

    General Support

  • $2,500

    Marin Foster Care Association · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    General Support

  • $2,500

    Sister Accord · Mason, OH · 2024

    General Support

  • $2,500

    St Vincent De Paul Society of Sf · San Francisco, CA · 2024

    General Support

  • $2,500

    Sister Accord · Mason, OH · 2023

    General Support

  • $2,500

    Sister Accord · Mason, OH · 2022

    General Support

  • $2,000

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2025

    General Support

  • $2,000

    Book Exchange of Marin · San Rafael, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $2,000

    Homes of Hope India - US · Wilmington, NC · 2023

    General Support

  • $1,000

    Service Education for Village Aware · 2025

    General Support

  • $1,000

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023

    General Support

  • $500

    Thinkglobal Arts Foundation · Tiburon, CA · 2025

    General Support

  • $500

    Youth in Arts · San Rafael, CA · 2024

    General Support

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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.