Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 47-3916575

Foundation Overview

Based in Novato, CA, Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation has awarded 216 grants totaling $1,196,210 to organizations in Michigan, California and 13 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $200 to $35,000, with a median award of $4,250.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$1,196,210
Total Assets
$1,913,627
Median Grant (all grants)
$4,250

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
19
Median Grant
$4,000
% Median Grant Decline
-11% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 21%

4 of 19 recipients (21%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
California

84% of all grants are concentrated in California, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (47%), Oakland (9%), Richmond (6%).

Funding Trajectory
-53%

Declining funding trend with 53% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Berenice Roth Spalding 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
826 Valencia $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Blue Frontier $500 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Blue Frontier $200 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Blue Frontier $4,500 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2024
California Wilderness Coalition $10,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Children's Council San Francisco $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Clarendon Pac Jbbp $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Dragonspun Gro $5,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Extrafoodorg $11,000 Kentfield, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Faces Sf $9,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Farming Hope $9,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Homeward Bound Of Marin $8,000 Novato, CA, US General Purpose 2024
La Casa De Las Madres $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Larkin Street Youth Services $4,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Native American Land Conservancy $8,000 Banning, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Refugia Marin $1,000 Larkspur, CA, US General Purpose 2024
South Bay Childrens Health Center $4,000 Redondo Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Spark Sf Public School $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Teen Line Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services $4,000 Culver City, CA, US General Purpose 2024
Blue Frontier $4,500 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2023
California Wilderness Coalition $10,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Clarendon Pac Jbbp $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Dragonspun Gro $2,525 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Extrafoodorg $8,000 Kentfield, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Faces Sf $8,600 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Farming Hope $9,750 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Hawaii Community Foundation $7,000 Honolulu, HI, US General Purpose 2023
Homeward Bound Of Marin $3,500 Novato, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Larkin Street Youth Services $4,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Native American Land Conservancy $7,000 Banning, CA, US General Purpose 2023
One Tree Planted $4,000 Shelburne, VT, US General Purpose 2023
Play Marin $1,000 Sausalito, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Ppp3ca Hope Foundation $500 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Purpose 2023
Refugia Marin $1,400 Larkspur, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Riverside Art Museum And The Cheech Center $1,375 Riverside, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Teen Line Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services $4,500 Culver City, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Blue Frontier $4,500 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2023
California Wilderness Coalition $10,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Clarendon Pac Jbbp $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Dragonspun Gro $2,525 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Extrafoodorg $8,000 Kentfield, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Faces Sf $8,600 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Farming Hope $9,750 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Hawaii Community Foundation $7,000 Honolulu, HI, US General Purpose 2023
Homeward Bound Of Marin $3,500 Novato, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Larkin Street Youth Services $4,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Native American Land Conservancy $7,000 Banning, CA, US General Purpose 2023
One Tree Planted $4,000 Shelburne, VT, US General Purpose 2023
Play Marin $1,000 Sausalito, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Ppp3ca Hope Foundation $500 Scottsdale, AZ, US General Purpose 2023
Refugia Marin $1,400 Larkspur, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Riverside Art Museum And The Cheech Center $1,375 Riverside, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Teen Line Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services $4,500 Culver City, CA, US General Purpose 2023
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive $1,000 Copemish, MI, US General Purpose 2022
California Farm Worker Foundation $2,500 Delano, CA, US General Purpose 2022
California Wilderness Coalition $12,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Dragonspun Gro $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Extrafoodorg $5,000 Kentfield, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Faces Sf $3,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Faces Sf $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Farming Hope $8,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Farming Hope $1,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Homeward Bound Of Marin $2,000 Novato, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Hope Of The Valley $10,000 Mission Hills, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Native American Land Conservancy $12,000 Banning, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Blue Frontier $5,000 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Blue Frontier $2,000 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Clarendon Pac Jbbp $4,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Medicine Horse Project $1,000 Imlay, NV, US General Purpose 2022
Minnow Project $12,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
North Of Market Tenderloin Community $1,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Ocean Voyages Institute $12,000 Sausalito, CA, US General Purpose 2022
St Lawrence Martyr School $3,440 Redondo Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Restorative Justice For Oakland $3,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive $1,000 Copemish, MI, US General Purpose 2022
California Farm Worker Foundation $2,500 Delano, CA, US General Purpose 2022
California Wilderness Coalition $12,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Dragonspun Gro $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Extrafoodorg $5,000 Kentfield, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Faces Sf $3,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Faces Sf $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Farming Hope $8,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Farming Hope $1,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Homeward Bound Of Marin $2,000 Novato, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Hope Of The Valley $10,000 Mission Hills, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Native American Land Conservancy $12,000 Banning, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Blue Frontier $5,000 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Blue Frontier $2,000 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Clarendon Pac Jbbp $4,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Medicine Horse Project $1,000 Imlay, NV, US General Purpose 2022
Minnow Project $12,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
North Of Market Tenderloin Community $1,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Ocean Voyages Institute $12,000 Sausalito, CA, US General Purpose 2022
St Lawrence Martyr School $3,440 Redondo Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Restorative Justice For Oakland $3,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive $1,000 Copemish, MI, US General Purpose 2022
California Farm Worker Foundation $2,500 Delano, CA, US General Purpose 2022
California Wilderness Coalition $12,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Dragonspun Gro $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Extrafoodorg $5,000 Kentfield, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Faces Sf $3,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Faces Sf $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Farming Hope $8,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Farming Hope $1,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Homeward Bound Of Marin $2,000 Novato, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Hope Of The Valley $10,000 Mission Hills, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Native American Land Conservancy $12,000 Banning, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Blue Frontier $5,000 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Blue Frontier $2,000 Richmond, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Clarendon Pac Jbbp $4,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Medicine Horse Project $1,000 Imlay, NV, US General Purpose 2022
Minnow Project $12,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
North Of Market Tenderloin Community $1,440 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Ocean Voyages Institute $12,000 Sausalito, CA, US General Purpose 2022
St Lawrence Martyr School $3,440 Redondo Beach, CA, US General Purpose 2022
Restorative Justice For Oakland $3,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2022
California Farm Worker Foundation $2,500 Delano, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Extrafoodorg $5,000 Kentfield, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Faces Sf $2,250 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Farming Hope $7,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Andmotherorg $1,000 Berkeley, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive $1,000 Copemish, MI, US General Purpose 2021
California Wilderness Coalition $12,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Dragonspun Gro $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Food Runners $2,250 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Friends Of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium $2,000 San Pedro, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Friends Of The Urban Forest $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Homeward Bound Of Marin $3,500 Novato, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Hope Of The Valley $10,000 Mission Hills, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Native American Land Conservancy $12,000 Banning, CA, US General Purpose 2021
One Tree Planted $12,000 Shelburne, VT, US General Purpose 2021
Spark Sf Public School $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2021
The Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation $12,000 Pasadena, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Wild Places $2,500 Springville, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Farming Hope $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2021
Alameda County Community Food Bank $3,000 Alameda, CA, US General Purpose 2020
California Farm Worker Foundation $8,250 Delano, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Creative Growth $1,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Extrafoodorg $6,000 Kentfield, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Faces Sf $3,625 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Farming Hope $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Gathering For Women $5,000 Monterey, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Monument Crisis Center $8,000 Concord, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Nami South Bay $1,625 Torrance, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Pacific Clinics $10,000 Arcadia, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Project Angel Food $1,625 Los Angeles, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Puente $10,000 Pescadero, CA, US General Purpose 2020
San Francisco Marin Food Bank $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Smart $3,625 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2020
The Whole Child $10,000 Whittier, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Undocufund $9,000 Graton, CA, US General Purpose 2020
Cathedral School For Boys $7,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Hamlin School $7,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
San Francisco University High School $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Cathedral School For Boys $7,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Hamlin School $7,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Ucsf Foundation $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Proctor Academy $1,000 Andover, NH, US General Purpose 2018
Filoli Center $1,000 Woodside, CA, US General Purpose 2018
The Russell Inn Rescue And Retire $1,000 Adkins, TX, US General Purpose 2018
Muttville $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Saint Mary's Hallfund $1,000 San Antonio, TX, US General Purpose 2018
Cathedral School For Boys $6,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Hamlin School $6,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
San Francisco University High School $13,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Extra Food Organization $12,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Purpose 2018
American Friends Of Whistler $13,000 Seattle, WA, US General Purpose 2018
Earth Justice $8,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2018
American Indian Services $5,000 Cottonwood Heights, UT, US General Purpose 2018
Resorative Justice For Oakland $3,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Water Of Ccotataki $3,000 Ribera, NM, US General Purpose 2018
American Indian Child Resource $2,000 Oakland, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Kpoo $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Kqed $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
Ybca $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2018
San Francisco University High School $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2017
Cathedral School For Boys $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2017
Sls Preschool $4,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2017
Bayview Mission $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2017
Cathedral School For Boys $7,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2017
Hamlin School $7,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2017
Ucsf Foundation $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2017
San Francisco Moma $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2017
American Friends Of Whistler $35,000 Seattle, WA, US General Purpose 2017
Extrafoodorg $10,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Purpose 2017
American Friends Of Whistler Foundation $35,000 Seattle, WA, US General Purpose 2016
Cathedral School For Boys $30,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Sls Preschool $12,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Avon Old Farms School $3,000 Avon, CT, US General Purpose 2016
The Maven Project $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Cathedral School For Boys $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Grace Wisley Foundation $5,000 Menlo Park, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Louise H Batz Patient Safety $2,500 San Antonio, TX, US General Purpose 2016
Muttville $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Proctor Academy $2,500 Andover, NH, US General Purpose 2016
Russell Inn Rescue And Retire $5,000 Lutherville, MD, US General Purpose 2016
Sls Foundation $5,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Purpose 2016
Sound Off $1,250 San Antonio, TX, US General Purpose 2016
Summer Dreams Scholarship Fund $1,250 Deer Park, NY, US General Purpose 2016
The Hamlin School $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Ucsf Foundation $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Ppfa $5,000 Sacramento, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Earth Justice $3,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Sf Smiles $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Environmental Defense Fund $5,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2016
Extrafoodorg $10,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Purpose 2016
San Francisco Friends Of Chamber $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Npr Foundation $2,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Purpose 2016
Filoli $7,000 Woodside, CA, US General Purpose 2016
American Friends Of Whistler Foundation $15,000 Seattle, WA, US General Purpose 2016
Kpoo $1,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Moma For Education Support $2,000 New York, NY, US General Purpose 2016
Cofam $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Headlands Center For The Arts $2,000 Sausalito, CA, US General Purpose 2016
Surfrider Foundation $3,000 San Clemente, CA, US General Purpose 2016
San Francisco Symphony $2,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Purpose 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 47-3916575
Website N/A
Address CO KATHY CARVER 8 EAGLE GAP ROAD Novato, CA 94949-0000

Key People (4)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Genevieve Levin
Trustee Katherine Carver
Trustee Philip Grant
Trustee Paul Grant

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.