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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 “embarcadero”
Where the money went
Dolphin Swimmng and Boating FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $44,000 · through 2025Largest: $20,000 to Embarcadero YMCA — youth aquatic program support
Silicon Valley Community FoundationMountain View, CACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $878,063 · through 2024Largest: $864,163 to Embarcadero Media Foundation — arts & culture
Largest: $10,000 to EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION — palo alto holiday fund
Largest: $100,000 to EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION — local grantmaking
Embarcadero Media FoundationPalo Alto, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $577,808 · through 2022Largest: $577,808 to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — general support of nonprofit organizations whose grant applications were reviewed and approved by the embarcadero media foundation grant committee. see details under supplemental i…
Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy FundNew York, NYCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $175,000 · through 2024Largest: $175,000 to EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION — arts and culture
Largest: $2,000 to YMCA OF SAN FRANCISCO (EMBARCADERO YMCA) — volunteer incentive program
Ishiyama FoundationSan Francisco, CA
1 matching grant · $50,000 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION — community outreach
Alternative Newsweekly FoundationWashington, DCCharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $40,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to Embarcadero Media Foundation — transformation tech participant
The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati FoundationPalo Alto, CACharity · may take applications
1 matching grant · $7,500 · through 2025Largest: $7,500 to Embarcadero Media — general operating support
Largest: $5,000 to EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION — general & unrestricted
Largest: $5,000 to EMBARCADERO MEDIA FOUNDATION — to enhance the quality of life in the san francisco bay area by supporting the work of local nonprofit organizations and journalistic initiatives that increase public awareness.
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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 →