Katz Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 04-2947276
Foundation Overview
Based in Mill Valley, CA, Katz Family Foundation has awarded 139 grants totaling $856,213 to organizations in California, New York and 13 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $339,063, with a median award of $2,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
16 of 21 recipients (76%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
63% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 14 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in Mill Valley (29%), San Francisco (29%), San Rafael (11%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 46% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Dual focus on community projects (50%) and general purposes, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Katz Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 Throckmorton Theater | $7,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Ca Film Institue | $3,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Ca Parks Institute | $500 | City Of Industry, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Ca States Parks Fd | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Democracy Now | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Ejiorg | $3,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| First Missionary Baptist Church | $1,600 | Sausalito, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Kqed | $600 | Hagerstown, MD, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Marin Health Foundation | $2,000 | Greenbrae, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Mill Valley Library Fd | $3,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Mother Jones | $500 | Big Sandy, TX, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Mountain Play Association | $3,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Parkinson's Foundation | $800 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Performing Stars Of Marin | $1,000 | Marin City, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Rainforest Action | $4,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Resurge | $7,500 | Sunnyvale, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| San Francisco Symphony | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Scad Giving | $4,000 | Savannah, GA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Seva Foundation | $800 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| St Judes Children's Research Hospital | $500 | Memphis, TN, US | General Purpose | 2023 |
| Mill Valley Library Foundation | $1,200 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Mountain Play Association | $1,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | $300 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Active Minds | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Earth Island Institute | $2,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | Brower Youth Awards | 2022 |
| Marin Theater Company | $500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Foundation For National Progress | $1,000 | Big Sandy, TX, US | Support The Mother Jones Investigative Fund | 2022 |
| Rain Forest Action Network | $7,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $1,000 | Snowmass, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Seva Foundation | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Vide Verde Nature Education | $1,000 | San Gregorio, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | $500 | Portland, OR, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Friends Of The Lobkowicz Collections | $2,000 | Dover, MA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| College Of Marin | $500 | Kentfield, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Extrafood | $800 | Kentfield, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| California Film Institute | $339,063 | San Rafael, CA, US | Donated Cfi-sequoia Theatre Llc Full Interest To Provide Support To The Institute's Operations | 2022 |
| Resurge International | $6,000 | Sunnyvale, CA, US | General Purpose | 2022 |
| Friends Of The Mill Valley Library | $1,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Kqed Inc | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $500 | Concord, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| 142 Throckmorton Theater | $2,500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Foundation For Metrowest | $500 | Natick, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | $100 | Hoffman Estates, IL, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Active Minds | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Mill Valley Library | $1,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Kqed Inc | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $500 | Concord, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| 142 Throckmorton Theater | $2,500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Foundation For Metrowest | $500 | Natick, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | $100 | Hoffman Estates, IL, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Active Minds | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Mill Valley Library | $1,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Kqed Inc | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $500 | Concord, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| 142 Throckmorton Theater | $2,500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Foundation For Metrowest | $500 | Natick, MA, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| The Salvation Army | $100 | Hoffman Estates, IL, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Active Minds | $500 | Washington, DC, US | General Purpose | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Mill Valley Library | $1,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Mountain Play Association | $500 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $250 | Concord, MA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Mill Valley Livearts | $2,500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Kqed Inc | $250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Kqed Inc | $50 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $1,000 | Concord, MA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Mountain Play Association | $1,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Sole Hope Inc | $1,000 | Salisbury, NC, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Guardian News | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Tam High Foundation | $500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2020 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $2,500 | Westford, MA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Aclu Foundation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Rainforest Action Network | $12,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Miwok Stables | $2,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Mountain Play Association | $1,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Brower Youth Awards | $2,500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Wikimedia Endowment | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Mother Jones Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Newton South High School Alumni Gift Fund | $2,000 | Newton, MA, US | General Purpose | 2019 |
| Mill Valley Livearts (dba 142 Throckmorton Theatre) | $5,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Afpcc | $10,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Bread & Roses | $100 | Corte Madera, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| California Film Institute | $10,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Tam High Foundation | $3,550 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Earth Island Institute | $5,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Farm & Wilderness | $10,000 | Plymouth, VT, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Marin Humane Society | $3,500 | Novato, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Mountain Play Association | $2,500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Rainforest Action Network | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $5,000 | Concord, MA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $700 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| San Francisco Symphony | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Side By Side | $500 | Richmond, VA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| The Sierra Club Foundation | $2,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Stand (forest Ethics) | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Refuge Sports Inc | $1,000 | Taylors, SC, US | Charitable | 2017 |
| Rainforest Trust | $5,000 | Warrenton, VA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Mill Valley Livearts (dba 142 Throckmorton Theatre) | $25,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Foundation For Metrowestnshs Alumni | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | $5,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| California Film Institute | $10,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Aclu Foundation | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| The Long Now Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $2,500 | Concord, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| The Sierra Club Foundation | $2,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Marin Horizon School Inc | $27,500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Independent Media Institute (dba Alternet) | $1,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Rainforest Trust | $5,000 | Warrenton, VA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Mill Valley Livearts (dba 142 Throckmorton Theatre) | $5,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Foundation For Metrowestnshs Alumni | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Earth Island Institute Inc | $5,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| California Film Institute | $10,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Aclu Foundation | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| The Long Now Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Restore The North Woods Inc | $2,500 | Concord, MA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| The Sierra Club Foundation | $2,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Marin Horizon School Inc | $27,500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Independent Media Institute (dba Alternet) | $1,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Mountain Play Association | $5,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Vide Verde Nature Education | $25,000 | Half Moon Bay, CA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Imagine Bus Project | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Rainforest Trust | $23,600 | Warrenton, VA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Foundation For Metrowestnshs Alumni | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Mother Jones Foundation | $9,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| The St Francis House Of Boston | $250 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Bread & Roses | $2,500 | Corte Madera, CA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Mv Scout Hall | $500 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
| Mount Tamalpais School | $5,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | Charitable | 2015 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 04-2947276 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 409 SUMMIT AVE Mill Valley, CA 94941-1029 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Katz Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Julie Katz |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Roger Katz |
| Trustee | Dagmar Katz |
Forms 990-PF
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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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