Someland Foundation | Foundation Profile
- San Francisco , CA
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EIN: 45-3438376
Foundation Overview
Based in San Francisco, CA, Someland Foundation has awarded 124 grants totaling $78,654,027 to organizations in California, District of Columbia and 8 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $30 to $6,292,476, with a median award of $300,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
0 of 4 recipients (0%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.
Geographic Focus
49% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 9 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (72%), Oakland (10%), San Diego (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 9% change over 8 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (42%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Someland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democracy Frontlines Funding Collaborative | $1,030,928 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation Of America | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Sfusd (Spark) | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| The Aclu Foundation | $2,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Aclu Foundation Of Texas | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Alliance For Justice | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Committee To Protect Journalists | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Data & Society Research Institute | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Democracy Frontlines Funding Collaborative | $1,030,928 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Dia Art Foundation | $150,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Dia Art Foundation | $600,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Earthjustice | $500,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Girltrek | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Land Light Foundation | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation Of America | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sfusd (Spark) | $684,149 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Sfusd Superintendent Innovation Award | $607,272 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| South Central Economic Development District | $100,000 | Holdrege, NE, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Aclu Foundation | $2,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Good Food Institute | $250,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| The Obama Foundation | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Undauntedk12 | $150,000 | San Diego, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| 826 Valencia | $300,073 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Aclu Fondation Of Texas | $500,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Alliance For Justice | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Brennan Center For Justice | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| City3 | $150,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Colorstack | $150,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Committee To Protect Journalists | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Data & Society Research | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Democracy Frontlines Funding Collabrative | $1,030,928 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Dev-color | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Dia Art Foundation | $750,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Earthjustice | $500,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Girltrek | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Committee Of The Red Cross | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Land Light Foundation | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Lock & Key Foundation | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Mission Graduates | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | $2,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation Of America Inc | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| San Francisco Unified School District Spark | $3,308,824 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Scholarmatch | $90,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Aclu Foundation | $2,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Good Food Institute | $250,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2022 |
| The Obama Foundation | $250,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $250,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| Undauntedk12 | $150,000 | San Diego, CA, US | General Support | 2022 |
| 509 Cultural Center | $500,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| 826 Valencia | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Alliance For Justice | $300,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | $500,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Brennan Center For Justice | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Cambiar Education | $150,000 | San Diego, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | $1,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Committee To Protect Journalists | $300,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Data & Society | $1,500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Dia Art Foundation | $750,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Donorschooseorg | $32,545 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation (know Your Rights Camp) | $250,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Girltrek | $300,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2021 |
| International Rescue Committee | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Land Light Foundation | $245,000 | New York, NY, US | General Supportname Of Recipient - Land Light Foundationstatement Required By Irs Reg Sec 53.4945-5(d)date And Amount Of Grant:3/15/21 $100,000purpose Of The Grant:the Purpose Of The Grant Is To Provide General Operating Support For Star Axis, An Architectonic Earth/star Sculpture Constructed With The Geometry Of The Stars.actual Use Of The Grant:grant Funds Were Allocated To Provide General Operating Support For Star Axis. | 2021 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Representus Education Fund | $250,000 | Florence, MA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| San Francisco Unified School District - Ilab Staffing | $370,848 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2021 |
| The Good Food Institute | $250,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2021 |
| 509 Cultural Center | $950,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| 826 Valencia | $200,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Advance Democracy | $100,000 | Mc Lean, VA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Of Texas | $2,000,000 | Houston, TX, US | General Support | 2020 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | $870,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Center For Reproductive Rights | $4,000,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Colorstack | $450,000 | Baldwin, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Dev Color | $750,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Earthjustice | $1,000,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Entertainment Industry Foundation (know Your Rights Camp) | $272,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Impact Collective | $300,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Land Light Foundation | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Supportname Of Recipient - Land Light Foundationstatement Required By Irs Reg Sec 53.4945-5(d)date And Amount Of Grant:03/03/20 $100,000purpose Of The Grant:the Purpose Of The Grant Is To Provide General Operating Support For Star Axis, An Architectonic Earth/star Sculpture Constructed With The Geometry Of The Stars.actual Use Of The Grant:grant Funds Were Allocated To Provide General Operating Support For Star Axis.date And Result Of Verification Of The Grantee's Report:11/09/20 | 2020 |
| Mission Graduates | $400,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | $4,000,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Support | 2020 |
| San Francisco Unified School District - Future Dining Experience | $307,393 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| San Francisco Unified School District - Student Nutrition Services | $4,000,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Sf New Deal | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Sierra Club Foundation | $1,000,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Spark Sf Public Schools | $6,292,476 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| The Libra Foundation (democracy Frontlines Fund) | $3,000,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Supportname Of Recipient - The Libra Foundation (democracy Frontlines Fund)statement Required By Irs Reg Sec 53.4945-5(d)date And Amount Of Grant:08/20/20 $3,000,000purpose Of The Grant:the Purpose Of The Grant Is To Amplify The Work Of Black-led "frontline Organizations In Areas Of Organizing, Reforming The Criminal Punishment System, Ensuring Fair Elections And, Additionally, Creating A Learning Community For Funders.actual Use Of The Grant:grant Funds Were Allocated To Fund The Work Of Black-led "frontline Organizations.date And Result Of Verification Of The Grantee's Report:09/10/20 | 2020 |
| University Of California San Francisco Foundation | $1,500,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Voteorg (get Out The Vote Radio) | $1,000,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2020 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center For Justice | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Workmoney | $100,000 | Milwaukee, WI, US | General Support | 2020 |
| Code For America Labs Inc | $300,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Code2040 | $600,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Cyclotron Road | $200,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Data & Society Research Institute Inc | $500,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Immigrants Rising (fka E4fc) Co Community Initiatives | $150,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Mission Graduates | $225,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| National Redistricting Foundation | $1,000,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Nueva Fund Co The Nueva School | $200,000 | Hillsborough, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| San Francisco Unified School District | $30 | San Francisco, CA, US | Future Dining Experience | 2017 |
| Solutions Project | $400,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Park Fund | $9,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| University Of California San Francisco Foundation | $900,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Solutions Project | $200,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Leadership Fund | 2016 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | $50,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Us Buildings Practice | 2016 |
| Code2040 | $196,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Fellows For The Office Of Science And Technology Policy | 2016 |
| For-site Foundation | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Homeland Security Public Art Project | 2016 |
| Rhizome Communications | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Seven On Seven | 2016 |
| Code For America Labs | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Implement Online Application For Getcalfresh | 2016 |
| San Francisco Unified School District | $1,561,633 | San Francisco, CA, US | Staffing And Innovation Funding | 2016 |
| Data & Society Research Institute | $600,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2016 |
| Foundation For National Progress | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Support For English Language Programming | 2016 |
| Educators For Fair Consideration Co Community Initiatives | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Legal Fellows Program | 2016 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2016 |
| Girls Who Code | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Support | 2016 |
| Mission Graduates | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2016 |
| 509 Cultural Center | $300,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support And Commission Of Two Murals | 2016 |
| 826 Valencia | $200,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2016 |
| University Of California San Francisco Foundation | $430,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support For The Neurology Innovation Endowed Fund | 2016 |
| Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Park Fund | $9,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | Scholarships And Contest Donations | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Someland Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 45-3438376 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 135 MAIN STREET 20TH FLOOR San Francisco, CA 94105-1854 |
Key People (3)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Someland Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Sara Williams |
|---|---|
| Vp, Treasurer, Secretary | Evan Williams |
| Foundation Manager | Abbey Banks |
Forms 990-PF
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