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 20222024. 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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  • 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

$480,000
2022
$470,000
2023
$435,000
2024

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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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.