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12 funders with a record of paying for “palo”

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The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Palos Verdes Performing Arts: $1.4M across 4 grants, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → The Palo Alto Community Fund: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → East Palo Alto Community Alliance & Neighborhood Development: $576K across 4 grants, latest 2024Foundation for California Community → Palo Verde College Foundation: $544K across 8 grants, latest 2024The Sobrato Family Foundation → Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc: $411K across 3 grants, latest 2024Friends of the Palo Alto Library → Palo Alto Library: $380K across 12 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → The Palo Alto Community Fund: $211K across 3 grants, latest 2024Oarsmen Foundation → Palos Verdes Performing Arts: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Palo Alto Community Fund → Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alt: $140K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Emily Benatar Foundation → Palo Alto Art Center Foundation: $106K across 4 grants, latest 2025Atkinson Foundation → Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024Embarcadero Media Foundation → Palo Alto Community Child Car: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto: $1.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Palos Verdes Art Center: $230K across 4 grants, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → Youth United for Community Action: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Sobrato Family Foundation → Kipp Public Schools Northern California: $200K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Friends of the Palo Alto Jr Museum and Zoo: $181K across 3 grants, latest 2024Oarsmen Foundation → Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conserv: $81K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Palo Alto Community Fund → East Palo Alto Senior Center: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024Atkinson Foundation → East Palo Alto Kids Foundation: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2024Foundation for California Community → Palo Verde Ccd: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024Embarcadero Media Foundation → Palo Alto Community Child Care: $28K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Emily Benatar Foundation → East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring: $20K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc: $957K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Palo Alto Art Center Foundation: $158K across 3 grants, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2021The Sobrato Family Foundation → Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy: $120K across 4 grants, latest 2024The Palo Alto Community Fund → East Palo Alto Academy Fdn: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024Oarsmen Foundation → Palos Verdes High School Booster Cl: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024Atkinson Foundation → East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring: $28K across 3 grants, latest 2024Embarcadero Media Foundation → East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutor: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Emily Benatar Foundation → Palo Alto Unified School District: $8K across 2 grants, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring: $873K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → East Palo Alto Community Archive: $325K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage: $174K across 3 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → East Palo Alto Community Alliance & Neighborhood Development: $132K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Sobrato Family Foundation → Nuestra Casa De East Palo Alto: $132K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Sobrato Family Foundation → One East Palo Alto: $128K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Sobrato Family Foundation → East Palo Alto Community Archive: $125K across 1 grant, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation: $109K across 1 grant, latest 2023The San Francisco Foundation → East Palo Alto Community Archive: $100K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Palo Alto Community Fund → East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutor: $80K across 2 grants, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Palo Alto Art Center Foundation: $76K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris → Palos Verdes Peninsula Education Foundation: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2022The San Francisco Foundation → Salvation Army National Corp: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2023Silicon Valley Community Foundation → East Palo Alto Center for Community Media: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Palo Alto History Museum: $58K across 1 grant, latest 2024Silicon Valley Community Foundation → East Palo Alto Senior Center Inc: $51K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Palo Alto Community Fund → Friends of Palo Alto Jr M&z: $50K across 2 grants, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → Palo Alto Forward: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto: $45K across 2 grants, latest 2024The Palo Alto Community Fund → Palo Alto University: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → One East Palo Alto: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2022The San Francisco Foundation → College Track: $35K across 1 grant, latest 2022Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Christmas Bureau of Palo Alto: $31K across 2 grants, latest 2023The Palo Alto Community Fund → East Palo Alto Community Arch: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The Palo Alto Community Fund → Palo Alto Comm Child Care: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2023Oarsmen Foundation → Palos Verdes Art Center: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024The San Francisco Foundation → College Track East Palo Alto: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Palo Alto Community Fund → Palo Alto Art Center Fdn: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Palo Alto Community Fund → East Palo Alto Kids Fdn: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023The Palo Alto Community Fund → Christmas Bureau of Palo Alto: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2023Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $4.8M on this topic. Open the funder.Silicon Valley Community Foun…$4.8MThe Kenneth T and Eileen L Norris: $1.8M on this topic. Open the funder.The Kenneth T and Eileen L No…$1.8MThe San Francisco Foundation: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder.The San Francisco Foundation$1.4MThe Sobrato Family Foundation: $1.1M on this topic. Open the funder.The Sobrato Family Foundation$1.1MGs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $788K on this topic. Open the funder.Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy…$788KThe Palo Alto Community Fund: $620K on this topic. Open the funder.The Palo Alto Community Fund$620KFoundation for California Community: $574K on this topic. Open the funder.Foundation for California Com…$574KFriends of the Palo Alto Library: $380K on this topic. Open the funder.Friends of the Palo Alto Libr…$380KOarsmen Foundation: $291K on this topic. Open the funder.Oarsmen Foundation$291KThe Emily Benatar Foundation: $134K on this topic. Open the funder.The Emily Benatar Foundation$134KAtkinson Foundation: $108K on this topic. Open the funder.Atkinson Foundation$108KEmbarcadero Media Foundation: $75K on this topic. Open the funder.Embarcadero Media Foundation$75KPalos Verdes Performing Arts: received $1.5M on this topicPalos Verdes Performing Arts$1.5MThe Palo Alto Community Fund: received $1.1M on this topicThe Palo Alto Community Fund$1.1MNuestra Casa De East Palo Alto: received $1.1M on this topicNuestra Casa De East Palo Alto$1.1MCommunity Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc: received $957K on this topicCommunity Legal Services in Eas…$957KEast Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring: received $873K on this topicEast Palo Alto Tennis and Tutor…$873KEast Palo Alto Community Alliance & Neighborhood Development: received $576K on this topicEast Palo Alto Community Allian…$576KCommunity Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc: received $561K on this topicCommunity Legal Services in Eas…$561KPalo Verde College Foundation: received $544K on this topicPalo Verde College Foundation$544KPalo Alto Library: received $380K on this topicPalo Alto Library$380KEast Palo Alto Community Archive: received $325K on this topicEast Palo Alto Community Archive$325KNuestra Casa De East Palo Alto: received $282K on this topicNuestra Casa De East Palo Alto$282KPalo Alto Art Center Foundation: received $263K on this topicPalo Alto Art Center Foundation$263KPalos Verdes Art Center: received $260K on this topicPalos Verdes Art Center$260KEast Palo Alto Community Archive: received $225K on this topicEast Palo Alto Community Archive$225KThe Palo Alto Community Fund: received $211K on this topicThe Palo Alto Community Fund$211KYouth United for Community Action: received $200K on this topicYouth United for Community Acti…$200KKipp Public Schools Northern California: received $200K on this topicKipp Public Schools Northern Ca…$200KFriends of the Palo Alto Jr Museum and Zoo: received $181K on this topicFriends of the Palo Alto Jr Mus…$181KPalo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage: received $174K on this topicPalo Alto Players-Peninsula Cen…$174KOne East Palo Alto: received $168K on this topicOne East Palo Alto$168KCenter for Empowered Politics Education Fund: received $150K on this topicCenter for Empowered Politics E…$150KNuestra Casa De East Palo Alt: received $140K on this topicNuestra Casa De East Palo Alt$140KEast Palo Alto Community Alliance & Neighborhood Development: received $132K on this topicEast Palo Alto Community Allian…$132KPalos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy: received $120K on this topicPalos Verdes Peninsula Land Con…$120KReproductive Freedom for All Foundation: received $109K on this topicReproductive Freedom for All Fo…$109KCommunity Legal Services in East Palo Alto: received $85K on this topicCommunity Legal Services in Eas…$85KPalos Verdes Peninsula Land Conserv: received $81K on this topicPalos Verdes Peninsula Land Con…$81KEast Palo Alto Senior Center: received $80K on this topicEast Palo Alto Senior Center$80KEast Palo Alto Academy Fdn: received $80K on this topicEast Palo Alto Academy Fdn$80KEast Palo Alto Tennis & Tutor: received $80K on this topicEast Palo Alto Tennis & Tutor$80KPalo Alto Art Center Foundation: received $76K on this topicPalo Alto Art Center Foundation$76KPalos Verdes Peninsula Education Foundation: received $70K on this topicPalos Verdes Peninsula Educatio…$70KSalvation Army National Corp: received $63K on this topicSalvation Army National Corp$63KChristmas Bureau of Palo Alto: received $61K on this topicChristmas Bureau of Palo Alto$61KEast Palo Alto Center for Community Media: received $60K on this topicEast Palo Alto Center for Commu…$60KPalo Alto History Museum: received $58K on this topicPalo Alto History Museum$58KEast Palo Alto Senior Center Inc: received $51K on this topicEast Palo Alto Senior Center Inc$51KFriends of Palo Alto Jr M&z: received $50K on this topicFriends of Palo Alto Jr M&z$50KPalo Alto Forward: received $50K on this topicPalo Alto Forward$50KEast Palo Alto Kids Foundation: received $40K on this topicEast Palo Alto Kids Foundation$40KPalo Alto University: received $40K on this topicPalo Alto University$40KCollege Track: received $35K on this topicCollege Track$35KPalo Verde Ccd: received $30K on this topicPalo Verde Ccd$30KPalos Verdes High School Booster Cl: received $30K on this topicPalos Verdes High School Booste…$30KEast Palo Alto Community Arch: received $30K on this topicEast Palo Alto Community Arch$30KPalo Alto Comm Child Care: received $30K on this topicPalo Alto Comm Child Care$30KCollege Track East Palo Alto: received $30K on this topicCollege Track East Palo Alto$30KPalo Alto Art Center Fdn: received $30K on this topicPalo Alto Art Center Fdn$30KEast Palo Alto Kids Fdn: received $30K on this topicEast Palo Alto Kids Fdn$30KPalo Alto Community Child Car: received $28K on this topicPalo Alto Community Child Car$28KPalo Alto Community Child Care: received $28K on this topicPalo Alto Community Child Care$28KEast Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring: received $28K on this topicEast Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring$28KEast Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring: received $20K on this topicEast Palo Alto Tennis and Tutor…$20KEast Palo Alto Tennis & Tutor: received $20K on this topicEast Palo Alto Tennis & Tutor$20KPalo Alto Unified School District: received $8K on this topicPalo Alto Unified School Distri…$8K
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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 →