Funding search · EIN 943374830 · San Ramon, CA
Wendell Family 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.
- 213
- grants reported
- $3.3M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.
- Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy4 grants · $1.3M
- Princeton University4 grants · $491,634
- Johns Hopkins University3 grants · $200,000
- St Paul'S Episcopal Church3 grants · $161,000
- Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund3 grants · $150,000
- Ucsf Foundation2 grants · $101,000
- The Exploratorium4 grants · $88,000
- Harvard Business School3 grants · $75,000
- Season of Sharing Fund1 grant · $50,000
- Johns Hopkins Medical School1 grant · $50,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 213 grants.
- $476,000
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $385,000
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $260,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2025
General purposes
- $225,000
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $209,334
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General purposes
- $185,000
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $100,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2024
General purposes
- $78,500
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Bedford, MA · 2025
General purposes
- $78,500
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Bedford, MA · 2024
General purposes
- $51,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $50,000
Johns Hopkins Medical School · Baltimore, MD · 2025
General purposes
- $50,000
Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $50,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $50,000
Ucsf Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $50,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $50,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023
General purposes
- $50,000
Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $50,000
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022
General purposes
- $35,000
Ucc 1886 Foundation · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General purposes
- $30,000
Children'S Day School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $28,000
Cottage 1886 Foundation · Princeton, NJ · 2023
General purposes
- $28,000
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $25,000
Harvard Buisness School Mba Class of 1976 · Woolwich, ME · 2025
General purposes
- $25,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
- $25,000
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $25,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2024
General purposes
- $25,000
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $25,000
Harvard Business School · Boston, MA · 2023
General purposes
- $25,000
The Hamlin School · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $22,000
Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022
General purposes
- $20,000
Pratham USA · Houston, TX · 2024
General purposes
- $15,000
Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General purposes
- $10,000
American India Foundation · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
- $10,000
Marin Country Day School · Corte Madera, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $10,000
Parents Association of Kids Into Speaking Spanish · Oakland, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $10,000
Princeton in Africa · Princeton, NJ · 2025
General purposes
- $10,000
San Francisco Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $10,000
The Little School · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $10,000
American India Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $10,000
Demarest Swim Club · Demarest, NJ · 2024
General purposes
- $10,000
Ai Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Edwell · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Pratham USA · Houston, TX · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
The Exploratorium · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $10,000
Edwell · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
Pratham USA · Houston, TX · 2022
General purposes
- $10,000
San Francisco University High School · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $9,300
Episcopal Church of St Mary the Virgin · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $7,500
Grassroots Soccer · Hanover, NH · 2023
General purposes
- $7,500
Grassroots Soccer · Hanover, NH · 2022
General purposes
- $6,700
Episcopal Church of St Mary the Virgin · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $6,375
Labyrinth Books · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General purposes
- $6,000
Episcopal Church of St Mary the Virgin · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $6,000
Foundation for Excellence · Sunnyvale, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $6,000
Lewis W Butler Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
Foundation for Student Communication · Princeton, NJ · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
Grassroots Soccer · Hanover, NH · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
Milaan Foundation · East Lansing, MI · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
Mission Dolores Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
Ou Foundation · Oklahoma City, OK · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
San Francisco Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
Sanctuary for Families · New York, NY · 2025
General purposes
- $5,000
Foundation for Student Communication · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General purposes
- $5,000
Maitri Bay Area · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $5,000
St Andrews Episcopal Church · Florence, OR · 2024
General purposes
- $5,000
Utec · Lowell, MA · 2024
General purposes
- $5,000
Healthright 360 · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
San Francisco Ballet · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Teach for India US · New York, NY · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
Ummeed Child Development Fund · Denver, CO · 2023
General purposes
- $5,000
American India Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Bridge of Books Foundation · Rumson, NJ · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Bulamu International Healthcare · Palo Alto, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Meta · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Redwood Empire Food Bank · 2022
Als support
- $5,000
San Francisco Education Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General purposes
- $5,000
Teach for America · New York, NY · 2022
General purposes
- $4,106
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2025
General purposes
- $4,000
University High School · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $4,000
St Paul'S Episcopal Church · Bedford, MA · 2022
General purposes
- $3,750
Foundation for Excellence · Sunnyvale, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $3,500
University High School · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General purposes
- $3,200
Episcopal Church of St Mary the Virgin · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $3,000
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2024
General purposes
- $3,000
Princeton - Friends of Lacrosse · Princeton, NJ · 2024
General purposes
- $3,000
Independent Schools Chairpersons Association · Newport, RI · 2022
General purposes
- $2,581
Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024
General purposes
- $2,566
Pan-Mass Challenge · Needham, MA · 2023
General purposes
- $2,500
Catdc · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $2,500
Let'S Share the Sun Foundation · Troy, NY · 2025
General purposes
- $2,500
Palo Alto Players · Palo Alto, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $2,500
Princeton Blairstown Center · Princeton, NJ · 2025
General purposes
- $2,500
Princeton University Rugby Endowment · Princeton, NJ · 2025
General purposes
- $2,500
Sjogren'S Foundation · Resten, VA · 2025
General purposes
- $2,500
Small Point Summer School · Phippsburg, ME · 2025
General purposes
- $2,500
The Hamlin School · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
- $2,500
Town School for Boys · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General purposes
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