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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “altos”
Where the money went
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
40 matching grants · $7.5M · through 2024Largest: $1.6M to Association of the Los Altos Historical Museum — arts & culture
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
29 matching grants · $1.6M · through 2024Largest: $116,000 to EAST PALO ALTO COMMUNITY ALLIANCE & NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT — program - for general operating support to work with the city of east palo alto in the joint pursuit of equitable affordable housing policy in the breakthrough grant program. progr…
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $100,500 to THE PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND — community & human services
Embarcadero Media FoundationPalo Alto, CACharity · may take applications
24 matching grants · $277,500 · through 2024Largest: $27,500 to Palo Alto Community Child Care — general operating
The Palo Alto Community FundPalo Alto, CACharity · may take applications
22 matching grants · $540,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FDN — general operating support
Largest: $200,000 to KIPP PUBLIC SCHOOLS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — to support kipp through college (ktc) for silicon valley alumni and to support expanding ktc to over 3,000 total kipp silicon valley students and alumni from its existing high scho…
Largest: $43,500 to LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — general support $5,000; los altos village association $15,000; greentown los altos $10,000; town crier holiday fund $10,000; los altos festival of lights parade $2,500; los altos c…
Atkinson FoundationSan Francisco, CA
16 matching grants · $127,500 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to EAST PALO ALTO ACADEMY FOUNDATION — promoting mental health and community wellness for first-generation, low-income east palo alto students
Largest: $6,800 to MOUNTAIN VIEW LOS ALTOS SOCCER CLUB — to support fees and costs for players on financial scholarship.
Los Altos Educational FoundationLos Altos, CACharity · may take applications
10 matching grants · $10.3M · through 2024Largest: $2.6M to LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT — to supplement the resources of the district to fund academic and enrichment programs.
Maud and Burton Goldfield Family FoundationWilmington, DE
12 matching grants · $181,000 · through 2025Largest: $30,000 to LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — mvla scholars fund
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2024Largest: $218,900 to NUESTRA CASA DE EAST PALO ALTO — healthy individuals and communities
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →