Funding search · EIN 721580927 · San Francisco, CA
Walther 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.
- 54
- grants reported
- $1.4M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $30,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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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.
- Kipp Bay Area Schools3 grants · $120,000
- Life Learning Academy3 grants · $110,000
- 826 Valencia3 grants · $110,000
- Reading Partners3 grants · $105,000
- Smart3 grants · $105,000
- US Coast Guard Alumni Association2 grants · $100,000
- Mindful Life Project3 grants · $100,000
- Swords To Plowshares3 grants · $90,000
- Aim High2 grants · $85,000
- Outward Bound California2 grants · $70,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 54 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Kipp Bay Area Schools · Oakland, CA · 2024
General Support
- $50,000
US Coast Guard Alumni Association · New London, CT · 2024
General Support
- $50,000
US Coast Guard Alumni Association · New London, CT · 2023
General Support
- $50,000
Aim High · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $50,000
US Coast Guard Academy · New London, CT · 2022
General Support
- $40,000
826 Valencia · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $40,000
Life Learning Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $40,000
Mindful Life Project · Richmond, CA · 2024
General Support
- $35,000
Aim High · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $35,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2024
General Support
- $35,000
Smart · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $35,000
826 Valencia · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $35,000
Juma Ventures · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $35,000
Kipp Bay Area Schools · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Support
- $35,000
Life Learning Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $35,000
Outward Bound California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $35,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2023
General Support
- $35,000
Smart · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $35,000
826 Valencia · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $35,000
Juma Ventures · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $35,000
Kipp Bay Area Schools · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Support
- $35,000
Life Learning Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $35,000
Outward Bound California · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $35,000
Reading Partners · Oakland, CA · 2022
General Support
- $35,000
Smart · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $30,000
Swords To Plowshares · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $30,000
Mindful Life Project · Richmond, CA · 2023
General Support
- $30,000
Swords To Plowshares · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $30,000
Year Up Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $30,000
Mindful Life Project · Richmond, CA · 2022
General Support
- $30,000
Swords To Plowshares · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $30,000
Year Up Bay Area · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General Support
- $25,000
Tides Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $15,000
San Francisco Symphony Aim Program · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $15,000
San Francisco Symphony Aim Program · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support of AIM Program
- $15,000
San Francisco Symphony Aim Program · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support of AIM Program
- $10,000
Blue Bear School of Music · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
The Westminster School Foundation U · New York, NY · 2024
General Support
- $10,000
Blue Bear School of Music · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
The Westminster School Foundation U · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Blue Bear School of Music · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
- $5,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2024
General Support
- $5,000
More Than Words · Waltham, MA · 2024
General Support
- $5,000
Beyond Differences · San Rafael, CA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
More Than Words · Waltham, MA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
San Francisco Parks Alliance · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Beyond Differences · San Rafael, CA · 2022
General Support
- $5,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2022
General Support
- $5,000
More Than Words · Waltham, MA · 2022
General Support
- $5,000
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General Support
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