S H Cowell Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 94-1392803
Foundation Overview
Based in San Francisco, CA, S H Cowell Foundation has awarded 597 grants totaling $42,122,754 to organizations in California, Georgia and 7 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $1,250 to $400,000, with a median award of $50,000.
Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$42,122,754
Total Assets
$116,507,726
Median Grant (all grants)
$50,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
229
Median Grant
$50,000
% No Significant Change
0%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
May 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 22%
51 of 229 recipients (22%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
California
92% 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 Oakland (15%), San Francisco (14%), Richmond (10%).
Funding Trajectory
+1%
Stable funding levels with 1% change over 3 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Community Projects + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (41%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into S H Cowell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10000 Degrees | $90,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Sustain Programs That Support Students From Southside Richmond To Enroll And Succeed In College. | 2023 |
| Abolitionist Teaching Network | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support Seasoned Community Organizers To Work Alongside Teachers To Build More Socially Just Schools. | 2023 |
| Aim High | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain A Summer Program In Napa And Support The Development Of A New Digital Model. | 2023 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Advance Efforts To Improve Early Learning Outcomes For Children In The Mayfair Neighborhood Of East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | For The Youth Power Fund To Provide Grants And Capacity Building To Youth Organizing Groups In Northern California. | 2023 |
| American Institutes For Research | $75,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Sustain The California Collaborative On District Reform | 2023 |
| Amigos De Guadalupe | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | $2,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Honorary Grant To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Bigfoot Trail Alliance | $72,000 | Kneeland, CA, US | To Support The Bigfoot Trail Youth Stewardship Project In The North State Region. | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Redwoods | $45,000 | Eureka, CA, US | To Sustain Programs At The Mckinleyville Teen Center, | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of San Francisco | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support The Expansion Of The Sunnydale Clubhouse. | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of The North Valley | $50,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Support Trauma-informed Programming At The Paradise Teen Center Serving Youth In Paradise And Magalia In Butte County. | 2023 |
| Butte County Office Of Education | $150,000 | Oroville, CA, US | To Support The Launch And Operation Of The Center For Learning And Resilience. | 2023 |
| California Association Of Nonprofits | $2,500 | Capitola, CA, US | Membership Renewal. | 2023 |
| Californians For Justice | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Youth Organizing And Leadership Development Programming In East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | $85,000 | Calistoga, CA, US | To Improve Learning Conditions And Instructional Quality. | 2023 |
| Coalinga-huron Recreation And Parks District | $30,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Operate A Summer Aquatics Program For Community Members. | 2023 |
| Coalinga-huron Unified School District | $150,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Expand A Youth Wellness Program And Launch Wellness Centers At Two Middle Schools. | 2023 |
| Community Financial Resources | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Financial Education And Assistance Partnerships In Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Center | $50,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support The Wings Program And Improve Family Support Services. | 2023 |
| Del Norte County Office Of Educationdel Norte County Unified School Distric | $120,000 | Crescent City, CA, US | To Sustain And Expand A Network For School Improvement In Humboldt And Del Norte Counties. | 2023 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $125,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support School-based Arts Education In South Richmond Schools. | 2023 |
| Edsource | $45,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Essie Justice Group | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Leadership Training And Peer Support For Women With Incarcerated Family Members. | 2023 |
| Fierce Advocates | $90,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Operations To Sustain Core Programming, Transition To An Independent Organization, And Provide Leadership Development For The Executive Director. | 2023 |
| Gateway Public Schools | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Gateway Impact, A Collaborative Educator Resource To Share Best Practices And Professional Learning. | 2023 |
| Go Public Schools | $45,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Support Family Engagement And Advocacy Programs To Improve Outcomes In The Kennedy Family Of Schools Serving Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $2,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $4,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Hanna Center | $40,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support A Youth Mental Health Wellness Program In Sonoma Valley. | 2023 |
| Healdsburg Jazz Festival | $2,500 | Healdsburg, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Hmong Innovating Politics | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing For Hmong And Southeast Asian Youth, And Organizational Capacity Building. | 2023 |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | $100,000 | Bayside, CA, US | To Launch The Tribal Climate Resilience Network. | 2023 |
| Icafund | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Help Small, Locally Owned Businesses In East San Jose And The South Bay Develop Plans And Readiness For Growth. | 2023 |
| Kings River Conservancy | $20,000 | Reedley, CA, US | To Sustain Outdoor Education And Stewardship Programs For Students In Sanger Schools. | 2023 |
| La Luz Center | $100,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support The El Verano Family Resource Center. | 2023 |
| Leaderspring Center | $95,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Professional Development To Emerging Bay Area Nonprofit Leaders. | 2023 |
| Lead Liberated | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Principals To Build Antiracist Learning Cultures In Schools. | 2023 |
| Lotus Bloom | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain The Oakland Family Resource Center Network. | 2023 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $140,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Integrated Services To Families At The New Facility. | 2023 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $51,300 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Develop An Indigenous Framework And Advance Community-led Projects To Support Children And Families From Tribal Communities. | 2023 |
| Mindful Life Project | $35,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Provide Students, Families, And Teachers With Emotional And Mental Wellness Services. | 2023 |
| Mindful Schools | $25,000 | Emeryville, CA, US | To Develop And Implement A Sustainability Plan For Its School And District Engagement Model. | 2023 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $225,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Align And Increase Academic Support For Latine Students. | 2023 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $5,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Recognize Major Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Board Retreat. | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $9,250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Operations. | 2023 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | $135,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Sustain A Collaborative Instructional Improvement Project Among Mckinleyville Schools | 2023 |
| North State Together | $100,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support Ten County-based Collective Impact Partnerships Expanding Education Opportunities Throughout The North State Region. | 2023 |
| Olinga | $35,000 | Huron, CA, US | To Support An Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2023 |
| Olinga | $140,000 | Huron, CA, US | To Support A Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program For Youth. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $250,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain The Neighborhood Initiative. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $140,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Expand And Sustain The On The Verge Statewide Leadership Development Initiative. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $5,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Recognize On The Move's Contributions To The Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit In Napa On September 22, 2023. | 2023 |
| Peak Grantmaking | $1,250 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Power California | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Support Youth Leadership And Organizing Hubs In The Central Valley. | 2023 |
| Puertas Abiertas | $50,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain Core Programming To Support Latinx Families In Napa. | 2023 |
| Radical Monarchs | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Its Troop In Richmonds Southside Neighborhood. | 2023 |
| Reach University | $100,000 | Alameda, CA, US | To Establish An Apprenticeship-based, Job-embedded Undergraduate Degree Program For Prospective Teachers In The North State. | 2023 |
| Rising Juntos | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Operating Support . | 2023 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $2,500 | Arcata, CA, US | Honorary Grant To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $50,000 | Arcata, CA, US | To Support Hands-on Learning And Community Collaboration To Elevate Indigenous Knowledge And Sustainable Food Practices. | 2023 |
| Ryse Center | $115,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Build Systems Of Support And Healing For Youth Of Color In Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Safe & Sound | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain The San Francisco Family Resource Center Alliance. | 2023 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support And Organizational Leadership Capacity Building. | 2023 |
| Somos Mayfair | $150,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support To Design, Implement And Evaluate The Organizations New Strategic Plan. | 2023 |
| Ten Strands | $75,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Support Community Writing Teams Developing California's K12 Climate Change And Environmental Justice Curriculum. | 2023 |
| Undauntedk12 | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Advance Climate-resilient Schools In California. | 2023 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $40,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Advance Equitable Outcomes In The North State Region. | 2023 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $25,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Create And Disseminate A Criminal Justice Equity Report. | 2023 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | $100,000 | St Helena, CA, US | To Support The Calistoga Frc And Sustain The Calistoga Community School Initiative. | 2023 |
| Urban Tilth | $45,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Develop Three Resident Leadership Teams To Advocate For Environmental, Social, And Health Justice In Richmond. | 2023 |
| Veggielution | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Support An Environmental Leadership Internship Program For Youth In East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | $65,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain An Afterschool And Summer Music Program. | 2023 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Youth Organize California | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Youth Organize! Californias Leadership Transition And Strategic Planning Process. | 2023 |
| 10000 Degrees | $90,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Sustain Programs That Support Students From Southside Richmond To Enroll And Succeed In College. | 2023 |
| Abolitionist Teaching Network | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support Seasoned Community Organizers To Work Alongside Teachers To Build More Socially Just Schools. | 2023 |
| Aim High | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain A Summer Program In Napa And Support The Development Of A New Digital Model. | 2023 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Advance Efforts To Improve Early Learning Outcomes For Children In The Mayfair Neighborhood Of East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | For The Youth Power Fund To Provide Grants And Capacity Building To Youth Organizing Groups In Northern California. | 2023 |
| American Institutes For Research | $75,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Sustain The California Collaborative On District Reform | 2023 |
| Amigos De Guadalupe | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | $2,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Honorary Grant To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Bigfoot Trail Alliance | $72,000 | Kneeland, CA, US | To Support The Bigfoot Trail Youth Stewardship Project In The North State Region. | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Redwoods | $45,000 | Eureka, CA, US | To Sustain Programs At The Mckinleyville Teen Center, | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of San Francisco | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support The Expansion Of The Sunnydale Clubhouse. | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of The North Valley | $50,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Support Trauma-informed Programming At The Paradise Teen Center Serving Youth In Paradise And Magalia In Butte County. | 2023 |
| Butte County Office Of Education | $150,000 | Oroville, CA, US | To Support The Launch And Operation Of The Center For Learning And Resilience. | 2023 |
| California Association Of Nonprofits | $2,500 | Capitola, CA, US | Membership Renewal. | 2023 |
| Californians For Justice | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Youth Organizing And Leadership Development Programming In East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | $85,000 | Calistoga, CA, US | To Improve Learning Conditions And Instructional Quality. | 2023 |
| Coalinga-huron Recreation And Parks District | $30,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Operate A Summer Aquatics Program For Community Members. | 2023 |
| Coalinga-huron Unified School District | $150,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Expand A Youth Wellness Program And Launch Wellness Centers At Two Middle Schools. | 2023 |
| Community Financial Resources | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Financial Education And Assistance Partnerships In Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Center | $50,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support The Wings Program And Improve Family Support Services. | 2023 |
| Del Norte County Office Of Educationdel Norte County Unified School Distric | $120,000 | Crescent City, CA, US | To Sustain And Expand A Network For School Improvement In Humboldt And Del Norte Counties. | 2023 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $125,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support School-based Arts Education In South Richmond Schools. | 2023 |
| Edsource | $45,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Essie Justice Group | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Leadership Training And Peer Support For Women With Incarcerated Family Members. | 2023 |
| Fierce Advocates | $90,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Operations To Sustain Core Programming, Transition To An Independent Organization, And Provide Leadership Development For The Executive Director. | 2023 |
| Gateway Public Schools | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Gateway Impact, A Collaborative Educator Resource To Share Best Practices And Professional Learning. | 2023 |
| Go Public Schools | $45,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Support Family Engagement And Advocacy Programs To Improve Outcomes In The Kennedy Family Of Schools Serving Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $2,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $4,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Hanna Center | $40,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support A Youth Mental Health Wellness Program In Sonoma Valley. | 2023 |
| Healdsburg Jazz Festival | $2,500 | Healdsburg, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Hmong Innovating Politics | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing For Hmong And Southeast Asian Youth, And Organizational Capacity Building. | 2023 |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | $100,000 | Bayside, CA, US | To Launch The Tribal Climate Resilience Network. | 2023 |
| Icafund | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Help Small, Locally Owned Businesses In East San Jose And The South Bay Develop Plans And Readiness For Growth. | 2023 |
| Kings River Conservancy | $20,000 | Reedley, CA, US | To Sustain Outdoor Education And Stewardship Programs For Students In Sanger Schools. | 2023 |
| La Luz Center | $100,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support The El Verano Family Resource Center. | 2023 |
| Leaderspring Center | $95,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Professional Development To Emerging Bay Area Nonprofit Leaders. | 2023 |
| Lead Liberated | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Principals To Build Antiracist Learning Cultures In Schools. | 2023 |
| Lotus Bloom | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain The Oakland Family Resource Center Network. | 2023 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $140,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Integrated Services To Families At The New Facility. | 2023 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $51,300 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Develop An Indigenous Framework And Advance Community-led Projects To Support Children And Families From Tribal Communities. | 2023 |
| Mindful Life Project | $35,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Provide Students, Families, And Teachers With Emotional And Mental Wellness Services. | 2023 |
| Mindful Schools | $25,000 | Emeryville, CA, US | To Develop And Implement A Sustainability Plan For Its School And District Engagement Model. | 2023 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $225,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Align And Increase Academic Support For Latine Students. | 2023 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $5,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Recognize Major Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Board Retreat. | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $9,250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Operations. | 2023 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | $135,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Sustain A Collaborative Instructional Improvement Project Among Mckinleyville Schools | 2023 |
| North State Together | $100,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support Ten County-based Collective Impact Partnerships Expanding Education Opportunities Throughout The North State Region. | 2023 |
| Olinga | $35,000 | Huron, CA, US | To Support An Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2023 |
| Olinga | $140,000 | Huron, CA, US | To Support A Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program For Youth. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $250,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain The Neighborhood Initiative. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $140,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Expand And Sustain The On The Verge Statewide Leadership Development Initiative. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $5,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Recognize On The Move's Contributions To The Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit In Napa On September 22, 2023. | 2023 |
| Peak Grantmaking | $1,250 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Power California | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Support Youth Leadership And Organizing Hubs In The Central Valley. | 2023 |
| Puertas Abiertas | $50,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain Core Programming To Support Latinx Families In Napa. | 2023 |
| Radical Monarchs | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Its Troop In Richmonds Southside Neighborhood. | 2023 |
| Reach University | $100,000 | Alameda, CA, US | To Establish An Apprenticeship-based, Job-embedded Undergraduate Degree Program For Prospective Teachers In The North State. | 2023 |
| Rising Juntos | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Operating Support . | 2023 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $2,500 | Arcata, CA, US | Honorary Grant To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $50,000 | Arcata, CA, US | To Support Hands-on Learning And Community Collaboration To Elevate Indigenous Knowledge And Sustainable Food Practices. | 2023 |
| Ryse Center | $115,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Build Systems Of Support And Healing For Youth Of Color In Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Safe & Sound | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain The San Francisco Family Resource Center Alliance. | 2023 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support And Organizational Leadership Capacity Building. | 2023 |
| Somos Mayfair | $150,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support To Design, Implement And Evaluate The Organizations New Strategic Plan. | 2023 |
| Ten Strands | $75,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Support Community Writing Teams Developing California's K12 Climate Change And Environmental Justice Curriculum. | 2023 |
| Undauntedk12 | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Advance Climate-resilient Schools In California. | 2023 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $40,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Advance Equitable Outcomes In The North State Region. | 2023 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $25,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Create And Disseminate A Criminal Justice Equity Report. | 2023 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | $100,000 | St Helena, CA, US | To Support The Calistoga Frc And Sustain The Calistoga Community School Initiative. | 2023 |
| Urban Tilth | $45,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Develop Three Resident Leadership Teams To Advocate For Environmental, Social, And Health Justice In Richmond. | 2023 |
| Veggielution | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Support An Environmental Leadership Internship Program For Youth In East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | $65,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain An Afterschool And Summer Music Program. | 2023 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Youth Organize California | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Youth Organize! Californias Leadership Transition And Strategic Planning Process. | 2023 |
| 10000 Degrees | $90,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Sustain Programs That Support Students From Southside Richmond To Enroll And Succeed In College. | 2023 |
| Abolitionist Teaching Network | $50,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support Seasoned Community Organizers To Work Alongside Teachers To Build More Socially Just Schools. | 2023 |
| Aim High | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain A Summer Program In Napa And Support The Development Of A New Digital Model. | 2023 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Advance Efforts To Improve Early Learning Outcomes For Children In The Mayfair Neighborhood Of East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | For The Youth Power Fund To Provide Grants And Capacity Building To Youth Organizing Groups In Northern California. | 2023 |
| American Institutes For Research | $75,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Sustain The California Collaborative On District Reform | 2023 |
| Amigos De Guadalupe | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | $2,500 | Oakland, CA, US | Honorary Grant To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Bigfoot Trail Alliance | $72,000 | Kneeland, CA, US | To Support The Bigfoot Trail Youth Stewardship Project In The North State Region. | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Redwoods | $45,000 | Eureka, CA, US | To Sustain Programs At The Mckinleyville Teen Center, | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of San Francisco | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support The Expansion Of The Sunnydale Clubhouse. | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of The North Valley | $50,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Support Trauma-informed Programming At The Paradise Teen Center Serving Youth In Paradise And Magalia In Butte County. | 2023 |
| Butte County Office Of Education | $150,000 | Oroville, CA, US | To Support The Launch And Operation Of The Center For Learning And Resilience. | 2023 |
| California Association Of Nonprofits | $2,500 | Capitola, CA, US | Membership Renewal. | 2023 |
| Californians For Justice | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Youth Organizing And Leadership Development Programming In East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | $85,000 | Calistoga, CA, US | To Improve Learning Conditions And Instructional Quality. | 2023 |
| Coalinga-huron Recreation And Parks District | $30,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Operate A Summer Aquatics Program For Community Members. | 2023 |
| Coalinga-huron Unified School District | $150,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Expand A Youth Wellness Program And Launch Wellness Centers At Two Middle Schools. | 2023 |
| Community Financial Resources | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Financial Education And Assistance Partnerships In Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Center | $50,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support The Wings Program And Improve Family Support Services. | 2023 |
| Del Norte County Office Of Educationdel Norte County Unified School Distric | $120,000 | Crescent City, CA, US | To Sustain And Expand A Network For School Improvement In Humboldt And Del Norte Counties. | 2023 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $125,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support School-based Arts Education In South Richmond Schools. | 2023 |
| Edsource | $45,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Essie Justice Group | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Leadership Training And Peer Support For Women With Incarcerated Family Members. | 2023 |
| Fierce Advocates | $90,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Operations To Sustain Core Programming, Transition To An Independent Organization, And Provide Leadership Development For The Executive Director. | 2023 |
| Gateway Public Schools | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Gateway Impact, A Collaborative Educator Resource To Share Best Practices And Professional Learning. | 2023 |
| Go Public Schools | $45,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Support Family Engagement And Advocacy Programs To Improve Outcomes In The Kennedy Family Of Schools Serving Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $2,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $4,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Hanna Center | $40,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support A Youth Mental Health Wellness Program In Sonoma Valley. | 2023 |
| Healdsburg Jazz Festival | $2,500 | Healdsburg, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Hmong Innovating Politics | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing For Hmong And Southeast Asian Youth, And Organizational Capacity Building. | 2023 |
| Humboldt Area Foundation | $100,000 | Bayside, CA, US | To Launch The Tribal Climate Resilience Network. | 2023 |
| Icafund | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Help Small, Locally Owned Businesses In East San Jose And The South Bay Develop Plans And Readiness For Growth. | 2023 |
| Kings River Conservancy | $20,000 | Reedley, CA, US | To Sustain Outdoor Education And Stewardship Programs For Students In Sanger Schools. | 2023 |
| La Luz Center | $100,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support The El Verano Family Resource Center. | 2023 |
| Leaderspring Center | $95,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Professional Development To Emerging Bay Area Nonprofit Leaders. | 2023 |
| Lead Liberated | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Principals To Build Antiracist Learning Cultures In Schools. | 2023 |
| Lotus Bloom | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain The Oakland Family Resource Center Network. | 2023 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $140,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Integrated Services To Families At The New Facility. | 2023 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $51,300 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Develop An Indigenous Framework And Advance Community-led Projects To Support Children And Families From Tribal Communities. | 2023 |
| Mindful Life Project | $35,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Provide Students, Families, And Teachers With Emotional And Mental Wellness Services. | 2023 |
| Mindful Schools | $25,000 | Emeryville, CA, US | To Develop And Implement A Sustainability Plan For Its School And District Engagement Model. | 2023 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $225,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Align And Increase Academic Support For Latine Students. | 2023 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $5,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Recognize Major Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Board Retreat. | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $9,250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Operations. | 2023 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | $135,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Sustain A Collaborative Instructional Improvement Project Among Mckinleyville Schools | 2023 |
| North State Together | $100,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support Ten County-based Collective Impact Partnerships Expanding Education Opportunities Throughout The North State Region. | 2023 |
| Olinga | $35,000 | Huron, CA, US | To Support An Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2023 |
| Olinga | $140,000 | Huron, CA, US | To Support A Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program For Youth. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $250,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain The Neighborhood Initiative. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $140,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Expand And Sustain The On The Verge Statewide Leadership Development Initiative. | 2023 |
| On The Move | $5,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Recognize On The Move's Contributions To The Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit In Napa On September 22, 2023. | 2023 |
| Peak Grantmaking | $1,250 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Power California | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Support Youth Leadership And Organizing Hubs In The Central Valley. | 2023 |
| Puertas Abiertas | $50,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain Core Programming To Support Latinx Families In Napa. | 2023 |
| Radical Monarchs | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Its Troop In Richmonds Southside Neighborhood. | 2023 |
| Reach University | $100,000 | Alameda, CA, US | To Establish An Apprenticeship-based, Job-embedded Undergraduate Degree Program For Prospective Teachers In The North State. | 2023 |
| Rising Juntos | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Operating Support . | 2023 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $2,500 | Arcata, CA, US | Honorary Grant To Recognize Contributions To The 2023 Cowell Grantee Leadership Retreat. | 2023 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $50,000 | Arcata, CA, US | To Support Hands-on Learning And Community Collaboration To Elevate Indigenous Knowledge And Sustainable Food Practices. | 2023 |
| Ryse Center | $115,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Build Systems Of Support And Healing For Youth Of Color In Southside Richmond. | 2023 |
| Safe & Sound | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain The San Francisco Family Resource Center Alliance. | 2023 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support And Organizational Leadership Capacity Building. | 2023 |
| Somos Mayfair | $150,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support To Design, Implement And Evaluate The Organizations New Strategic Plan. | 2023 |
| Ten Strands | $75,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Support Community Writing Teams Developing California's K12 Climate Change And Environmental Justice Curriculum. | 2023 |
| Undauntedk12 | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Advance Climate-resilient Schools In California. | 2023 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $40,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Advance Equitable Outcomes In The North State Region. | 2023 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $25,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Create And Disseminate A Criminal Justice Equity Report. | 2023 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | $100,000 | St Helena, CA, US | To Support The Calistoga Frc And Sustain The Calistoga Community School Initiative. | 2023 |
| Urban Tilth | $45,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Develop Three Resident Leadership Teams To Advocate For Environmental, Social, And Health Justice In Richmond. | 2023 |
| Veggielution | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Support An Environmental Leadership Internship Program For Youth In East San Jose. | 2023 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | $65,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain An Afterschool And Summer Music Program. | 2023 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For Operating Support. | 2023 |
| Youth Organize California | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Youth Organize! Californias Leadership Transition And Strategic Planning Process. | 2023 |
| Various Matching Gifts | $162,425 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| 10000 Degrees | $90,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Sustain Programs That Support Students From Southside Richmond To Enroll And Succeed In College. | 2022 |
| Abolitionist Teaching Network | $70,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support Seasoned Community Organizers To Work Alongside Teachers To Build More Socially-just Schools. | 2022 |
| Aim High | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Summer Learning Programs In Tahoe Truckee And Napa. | 2022 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Advance Efforts To Improve Early Learning Outcomes For Children In The Mayfair Neighborhood Of East San Jose. | 2022 |
| American Institutes For Research | $55,000 | Arlington, DC, US | To Sustain The California Collaborative On District Reform. | 2022 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing Of Asian Youth And Families To Advance Climate Justice In Richmond. | 2022 |
| Bigfoot Trail Alliance | $65,000 | Kneeland, CA, US | To Support The Stewardship Project In Partnership With Educators And Community Organizations In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of North Lake Tahoe | $40,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | To Sustain And Extend Afterschool Youth Development Programs In Truckee. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Redwoods | $45,000 | Eureka, CA, US | To Sustain Programs At The Mckinleyville Teen Center. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of The North Valley | $50,000 | Chico, CA, US | For Trauma-informed Programming And Affordable Summer Enrichment For Youth In Butte And Glenn Counties. | 2022 |
| Building Blocks For Kids | $100,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Operations To Sustain Core Programming, Transition To An Independent Organization, And Provide Leadership Development For The Executive Director. | 2022 |
| Butte County Office Of Education | $175,000 | Oroville, CA, US | To Butte County Office Of Education To Advance The Center For Learning And Resilience. | 2022 |
| California Association Of Nonprofits | $2,500 | Capitola, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| California Environmental Justice Alliance | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support A Statewide, Community-led Alliance Advancing Environmental Justice Priorities In California. | 2022 |
| Californians For Justice | $60,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Youth Organizing And Leadership Development In East San Jose High Schools, And Organizational Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | $85,000 | Calistoga, CA, US | To Improve Learning Conditions And Instructional Quality. | 2022 |
| Coalinga-huron Unified School District | $125,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Design A Youth Wellness Program And Launch Wellness Centers For Students At Three Schools. | 2022 |
| Community Financial Resources | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Expand Financial Education And Assistance Partnerships In Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Center | $50,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support The Wings Program And Improve Family Support Services. | 2022 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $15,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support Organizational And Leadership Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $135,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Sustain And Enhance Arts Education Programs In Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | $90,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund To Build Organizational Capacity In Black-led Nonprofit Organizations. | 2022 |
| Edsource | $45,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| El Verano Elementary School | $110,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain Restructuring And Improve Student Achievement In Reading And Writing. | 2022 |
| Essie Justice Group | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Leadership Training And Peer Support For Women With Incarcerated Family Members. | 2022 |
| Gateway Public Schools | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Gateway Impact, A Collaborative Educator Resource To Share Best Practices And Professional Learning. | 2022 |
| Go Public Schools | $45,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Strengthen Family Leadership And Advocacy To Improve Outcomes In The Schools Serving Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $2,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $3,600 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Hanna Center | $50,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support A Youth-led Mental Health Wellness Initiative In The Springs Area, Including The El Verano Neighborhood, In Sonoma Valley. | 2022 |
| Hmong Innovating Politics | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing For Hmong And Southeast Asian Youth In Sacramento And Fresno Counties. | 2022 |
| Icafund | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Help Small, Locally-owned Businesses In East San Jose Develop Plans And Readiness For Growth. | 2022 |
| Institute For The Future | $50,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Kings River Conservancy | $20,000 | Reedley, CA, US | To Sustain Outdoor Education And Stewardship Programs For Students In Sanger Schools. | 2022 |
| La Luz Center | $100,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support The El Verano Frc. | 2022 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $90,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Latino Power Fund, A Five Year Initiative To Expand Support To Latino-led Nonprofits Who Are Organizing To Improve The Lives Of Youth And Families In California. | 2022 |
| Leaderspring Center | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Professional Development To A Cohort Of Emerging Bay Area Non-profit Leaders. | 2022 |
| Lotus Bloom | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain The Oakland Family Resource Center Network. | 2022 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $20,700 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Financial Assistance To Families In Mckinleyville. | 2022 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $140,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Integrated Services To Families. | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing California | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Engage Community Partners In A Planning Process To Coordinate Resident Programming In A New Community Center In Sunnydale. | 2022 |
| Mindful Life Project | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Provide A Mindfulness-based Mental Health Program To Students In South Richmond. | 2022 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $225,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Align And Enhance Academic Support For Latino Students. | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $49,250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $200,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Youth Organizing Groups. | 2022 |
| Northern California Indian Development Council | $75,000 | Eureka, CA, US | For The Daluk Youth Program. | 2022 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | $135,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Sustain A Collaborative Instructional Improvement Project Among Mckinleyville Schools. | 2022 |
| Olinga | $35,000 | Gonzales, CA, US | To Grow A Youth-driven, Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2022 |
| Olinga | $100,000 | Gonzales, CA, US | To Support An Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2022 |
| On The Move | $140,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Expand And Sustain The On The Verge Statewide Leadership Development Initiative. | 2022 |
| On The Move | $250,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain The Neighborhood Initiative. | 2022 |
| Peak Grantmaking | $1,250 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Pivot Learning Partners | $120,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain And Expand A Network For School Improvement In Humboldt And Del Norte Counties. | 2022 |
| Power California | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Grow And Support Youth Leadership Development And Organizing Hubs In The Central Valley. | 2022 |
| Prevent Child Abuse California | $100,000 | North Highlands, CA, US | To Sustain Technical Assistance, Network Facilitation, And Policy Advocacy For Family-strengthening Organizations Through The California Family Resource Association (Cfra). | 2022 |
| Radical Monarchs | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Troops In South Richmond And Launch A Professional Development Program For Richmond-based Educators And Youth Development Workers. | 2022 |
| Reach Institute For School Leadership | $80,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Establish An Apprenticeship-based, Job-embedded Undergraduate Degree Program For Prospective Teachers In Siskiyou County. | 2022 |
| Rebuild North Bay Foundation | $50,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | For Organizational Capacity Building And Community Outreach To Promote Fire Resilience In Northern California. | 2022 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $50,000 | Arcata, CA, US | To Support Hands-on Learning And Community Collaboration To Elevate Indigenous Knowledge And Sustainable Food Practices. | 2022 |
| Ryse Center | $200,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Build Systems Of Support And Healing For Youth And Contribute To Ryse Commons Capital Project. | 2022 |
| Safe & Sound | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Build The Family Strengthening Field In The City And Statewide, And To Support An Executive Director Transition. | 2022 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $125,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support And Organizational Leadership Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Sierra Community House | $100,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | For Operating Support Of A Recently-merged Family Strengthening Organization Serving The Tahoe Truckee Region. | 2022 |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Pay The Institutional Shuumi Land Tax. | 2022 |
| Somos Mayfair | $150,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support To Design, Implement And Evaluate The Organizations New Strategic Plan. | 2022 |
| Somos Mayfair | $5,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Sonoma Family Meal | $50,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | To Support A Culinary Job Training Program. | 2022 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | $5,000 | Truckee, CA, US | To Support The Collaborative Director In Gaining Facilitation Skills To Deepen The Work Of The Collaborative Partners In The Tahoe Truckee Region. | 2022 |
| The Audacity Performing Arts Project | $20,000 | Los Gatos, CA, US | To Implement A Literacy, Arts, And Technology Program In East San Jose Schools. | 2022 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $25,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Advance Equity In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $50,000 | Redding, CA, US | For The Wildfire Recovery And Disaster Relief Fund To Support Relief And Recovery Efforts In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | $100,000 | St Helena, CA, US | To Support The Calistoga Family Resource Center And Sustain The Calistoga Community School Initiative. | 2022 |
| Veggielution | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Launch An Environmental Leadership Internship Program For Youth In East San Jose. | 2022 |
| Veggielution | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | $65,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain And Enhance Afterschool And Summer Music Programs. | 2022 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | $40,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For Operating Support And $15,000 To Support An Executive Director Transition. | 2022 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School District | $150,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Improve Math Education In The Kennedy Family Of Schools. | 2022 |
| Various Matching Gifts | $177,071 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| 10000 Degrees | $90,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Sustain Programs That Support Students From Southside Richmond To Enroll And Succeed In College. | 2022 |
| Abolitionist Teaching Network | $70,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support Seasoned Community Organizers To Work Alongside Teachers To Build More Socially-just Schools. | 2022 |
| Aim High | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Summer Learning Programs In Tahoe Truckee And Napa. | 2022 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Advance Efforts To Improve Early Learning Outcomes For Children In The Mayfair Neighborhood Of East San Jose. | 2022 |
| American Institutes For Research | $55,000 | Arlington, DC, US | To Sustain The California Collaborative On District Reform. | 2022 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing Of Asian Youth And Families To Advance Climate Justice In Richmond. | 2022 |
| Bigfoot Trail Alliance | $65,000 | Kneeland, CA, US | To Support The Stewardship Project In Partnership With Educators And Community Organizations In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of North Lake Tahoe | $40,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | To Sustain And Extend Afterschool Youth Development Programs In Truckee. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Redwoods | $45,000 | Eureka, CA, US | To Sustain Programs At The Mckinleyville Teen Center. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of The North Valley | $50,000 | Chico, CA, US | For Trauma-informed Programming And Affordable Summer Enrichment For Youth In Butte And Glenn Counties. | 2022 |
| Building Blocks For Kids | $100,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Operations To Sustain Core Programming, Transition To An Independent Organization, And Provide Leadership Development For The Executive Director. | 2022 |
| Butte County Office Of Education | $175,000 | Oroville, CA, US | To Butte County Office Of Education To Advance The Center For Learning And Resilience. | 2022 |
| California Association Of Nonprofits | $2,500 | Capitola, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| California Environmental Justice Alliance | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support A Statewide, Community-led Alliance Advancing Environmental Justice Priorities In California. | 2022 |
| Californians For Justice | $60,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Youth Organizing And Leadership Development In East San Jose High Schools, And Organizational Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | $85,000 | Calistoga, CA, US | To Improve Learning Conditions And Instructional Quality. | 2022 |
| Coalinga-huron Unified School District | $125,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Design A Youth Wellness Program And Launch Wellness Centers For Students At Three Schools. | 2022 |
| Community Financial Resources | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Expand Financial Education And Assistance Partnerships In Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Center | $50,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support The Wings Program And Improve Family Support Services. | 2022 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $15,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support Organizational And Leadership Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $135,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Sustain And Enhance Arts Education Programs In Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | $90,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund To Build Organizational Capacity In Black-led Nonprofit Organizations. | 2022 |
| Edsource | $45,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| El Verano Elementary School | $110,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain Restructuring And Improve Student Achievement In Reading And Writing. | 2022 |
| Essie Justice Group | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Leadership Training And Peer Support For Women With Incarcerated Family Members. | 2022 |
| Gateway Public Schools | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Gateway Impact, A Collaborative Educator Resource To Share Best Practices And Professional Learning. | 2022 |
| Go Public Schools | $45,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Strengthen Family Leadership And Advocacy To Improve Outcomes In The Schools Serving Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $2,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $3,600 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Hanna Center | $50,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support A Youth-led Mental Health Wellness Initiative In The Springs Area, Including The El Verano Neighborhood, In Sonoma Valley. | 2022 |
| Hmong Innovating Politics | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing For Hmong And Southeast Asian Youth In Sacramento And Fresno Counties. | 2022 |
| Icafund | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Help Small, Locally-owned Businesses In East San Jose Develop Plans And Readiness For Growth. | 2022 |
| Institute For The Future | $50,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Kings River Conservancy | $20,000 | Reedley, CA, US | To Sustain Outdoor Education And Stewardship Programs For Students In Sanger Schools. | 2022 |
| La Luz Center | $100,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support The El Verano Frc. | 2022 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $90,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Latino Power Fund, A Five Year Initiative To Expand Support To Latino-led Nonprofits Who Are Organizing To Improve The Lives Of Youth And Families In California. | 2022 |
| Leaderspring Center | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Professional Development To A Cohort Of Emerging Bay Area Non-profit Leaders. | 2022 |
| Lotus Bloom | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain The Oakland Family Resource Center Network. | 2022 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $20,700 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Financial Assistance To Families In Mckinleyville. | 2022 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $140,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Integrated Services To Families. | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing California | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Engage Community Partners In A Planning Process To Coordinate Resident Programming In A New Community Center In Sunnydale. | 2022 |
| Mindful Life Project | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Provide A Mindfulness-based Mental Health Program To Students In South Richmond. | 2022 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $225,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Align And Enhance Academic Support For Latino Students. | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $49,250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $200,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Youth Organizing Groups. | 2022 |
| Northern California Indian Development Council | $75,000 | Eureka, CA, US | For The Daluk Youth Program. | 2022 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | $135,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Sustain A Collaborative Instructional Improvement Project Among Mckinleyville Schools. | 2022 |
| Olinga | $35,000 | Gonzales, CA, US | To Grow A Youth-driven, Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2022 |
| Olinga | $100,000 | Gonzales, CA, US | To Support An Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2022 |
| On The Move | $140,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Expand And Sustain The On The Verge Statewide Leadership Development Initiative. | 2022 |
| On The Move | $250,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain The Neighborhood Initiative. | 2022 |
| Peak Grantmaking | $1,250 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Pivot Learning Partners | $120,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain And Expand A Network For School Improvement In Humboldt And Del Norte Counties. | 2022 |
| Power California | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Grow And Support Youth Leadership Development And Organizing Hubs In The Central Valley. | 2022 |
| Prevent Child Abuse California | $100,000 | North Highlands, CA, US | To Sustain Technical Assistance, Network Facilitation, And Policy Advocacy For Family-strengthening Organizations Through The California Family Resource Association (Cfra). | 2022 |
| Radical Monarchs | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Troops In South Richmond And Launch A Professional Development Program For Richmond-based Educators And Youth Development Workers. | 2022 |
| Reach Institute For School Leadership | $80,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Establish An Apprenticeship-based, Job-embedded Undergraduate Degree Program For Prospective Teachers In Siskiyou County. | 2022 |
| Rebuild North Bay Foundation | $50,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | For Organizational Capacity Building And Community Outreach To Promote Fire Resilience In Northern California. | 2022 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $50,000 | Arcata, CA, US | To Support Hands-on Learning And Community Collaboration To Elevate Indigenous Knowledge And Sustainable Food Practices. | 2022 |
| Ryse Center | $200,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Build Systems Of Support And Healing For Youth And Contribute To Ryse Commons Capital Project. | 2022 |
| Safe & Sound | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Build The Family Strengthening Field In The City And Statewide, And To Support An Executive Director Transition. | 2022 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $125,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support And Organizational Leadership Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Sierra Community House | $100,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | For Operating Support Of A Recently-merged Family Strengthening Organization Serving The Tahoe Truckee Region. | 2022 |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Pay The Institutional Shuumi Land Tax. | 2022 |
| Somos Mayfair | $150,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support To Design, Implement And Evaluate The Organizations New Strategic Plan. | 2022 |
| Somos Mayfair | $5,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Sonoma Family Meal | $50,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | To Support A Culinary Job Training Program. | 2022 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | $5,000 | Truckee, CA, US | To Support The Collaborative Director In Gaining Facilitation Skills To Deepen The Work Of The Collaborative Partners In The Tahoe Truckee Region. | 2022 |
| The Audacity Performing Arts Project | $20,000 | Los Gatos, CA, US | To Implement A Literacy, Arts, And Technology Program In East San Jose Schools. | 2022 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $25,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Advance Equity In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $50,000 | Redding, CA, US | For The Wildfire Recovery And Disaster Relief Fund To Support Relief And Recovery Efforts In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | $100,000 | St Helena, CA, US | To Support The Calistoga Family Resource Center And Sustain The Calistoga Community School Initiative. | 2022 |
| Veggielution | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Launch An Environmental Leadership Internship Program For Youth In East San Jose. | 2022 |
| Veggielution | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | $65,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain And Enhance Afterschool And Summer Music Programs. | 2022 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | $40,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For Operating Support And $15,000 To Support An Executive Director Transition. | 2022 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School District | $150,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Improve Math Education In The Kennedy Family Of Schools. | 2022 |
| Various Matching Gifts | $177,071 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| 10000 Degrees | $90,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Sustain Programs That Support Students From Southside Richmond To Enroll And Succeed In College. | 2022 |
| Abolitionist Teaching Network | $70,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Support Seasoned Community Organizers To Work Alongside Teachers To Build More Socially-just Schools. | 2022 |
| Aim High | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Summer Learning Programs In Tahoe Truckee And Napa. | 2022 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Advance Efforts To Improve Early Learning Outcomes For Children In The Mayfair Neighborhood Of East San Jose. | 2022 |
| American Institutes For Research | $55,000 | Arlington, DC, US | To Sustain The California Collaborative On District Reform. | 2022 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing Of Asian Youth And Families To Advance Climate Justice In Richmond. | 2022 |
| Bigfoot Trail Alliance | $65,000 | Kneeland, CA, US | To Support The Stewardship Project In Partnership With Educators And Community Organizations In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of North Lake Tahoe | $40,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | To Sustain And Extend Afterschool Youth Development Programs In Truckee. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Redwoods | $45,000 | Eureka, CA, US | To Sustain Programs At The Mckinleyville Teen Center. | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of The North Valley | $50,000 | Chico, CA, US | For Trauma-informed Programming And Affordable Summer Enrichment For Youth In Butte And Glenn Counties. | 2022 |
| Building Blocks For Kids | $100,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Operations To Sustain Core Programming, Transition To An Independent Organization, And Provide Leadership Development For The Executive Director. | 2022 |
| Butte County Office Of Education | $175,000 | Oroville, CA, US | To Butte County Office Of Education To Advance The Center For Learning And Resilience. | 2022 |
| California Association Of Nonprofits | $2,500 | Capitola, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| California Environmental Justice Alliance | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support A Statewide, Community-led Alliance Advancing Environmental Justice Priorities In California. | 2022 |
| Californians For Justice | $60,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Youth Organizing And Leadership Development In East San Jose High Schools, And Organizational Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | $85,000 | Calistoga, CA, US | To Improve Learning Conditions And Instructional Quality. | 2022 |
| Coalinga-huron Unified School District | $125,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Design A Youth Wellness Program And Launch Wellness Centers For Students At Three Schools. | 2022 |
| Community Financial Resources | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Expand Financial Education And Assistance Partnerships In Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Center | $50,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support The Wings Program And Improve Family Support Services. | 2022 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $15,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Support Organizational And Leadership Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $135,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Sustain And Enhance Arts Education Programs In Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | $90,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund To Build Organizational Capacity In Black-led Nonprofit Organizations. | 2022 |
| Edsource | $45,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| El Verano Elementary School | $110,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain Restructuring And Improve Student Achievement In Reading And Writing. | 2022 |
| Essie Justice Group | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Leadership Training And Peer Support For Women With Incarcerated Family Members. | 2022 |
| Gateway Public Schools | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Gateway Impact, A Collaborative Educator Resource To Share Best Practices And Professional Learning. | 2022 |
| Go Public Schools | $45,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Strengthen Family Leadership And Advocacy To Improve Outcomes In The Schools Serving Southside Richmond. | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $2,200 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $3,600 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Hanna Center | $50,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support A Youth-led Mental Health Wellness Initiative In The Springs Area, Including The El Verano Neighborhood, In Sonoma Valley. | 2022 |
| Hmong Innovating Politics | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development And Organizing For Hmong And Southeast Asian Youth In Sacramento And Fresno Counties. | 2022 |
| Icafund | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Help Small, Locally-owned Businesses In East San Jose Develop Plans And Readiness For Growth. | 2022 |
| Institute For The Future | $50,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Kings River Conservancy | $20,000 | Reedley, CA, US | To Sustain Outdoor Education And Stewardship Programs For Students In Sanger Schools. | 2022 |
| La Luz Center | $100,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Support The El Verano Frc. | 2022 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $90,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Latino Power Fund, A Five Year Initiative To Expand Support To Latino-led Nonprofits Who Are Organizing To Improve The Lives Of Youth And Families In California. | 2022 |
| Leaderspring Center | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Professional Development To A Cohort Of Emerging Bay Area Non-profit Leaders. | 2022 |
| Lotus Bloom | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain The Oakland Family Resource Center Network. | 2022 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $20,700 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Financial Assistance To Families In Mckinleyville. | 2022 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $140,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Provide Integrated Services To Families. | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing California | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Engage Community Partners In A Planning Process To Coordinate Resident Programming In A New Community Center In Sunnydale. | 2022 |
| Mindful Life Project | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Provide A Mindfulness-based Mental Health Program To Students In South Richmond. | 2022 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $225,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Align And Enhance Academic Support For Latino Students. | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $49,250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $200,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Youth Organizing Groups. | 2022 |
| Northern California Indian Development Council | $75,000 | Eureka, CA, US | For The Daluk Youth Program. | 2022 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | $135,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Sustain A Collaborative Instructional Improvement Project Among Mckinleyville Schools. | 2022 |
| Olinga | $35,000 | Gonzales, CA, US | To Grow A Youth-driven, Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2022 |
| Olinga | $100,000 | Gonzales, CA, US | To Support An Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. | 2022 |
| On The Move | $140,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Expand And Sustain The On The Verge Statewide Leadership Development Initiative. | 2022 |
| On The Move | $250,000 | Napa, CA, US | To Sustain The Neighborhood Initiative. | 2022 |
| Peak Grantmaking | $1,250 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Support. | 2022 |
| Pivot Learning Partners | $120,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain And Expand A Network For School Improvement In Humboldt And Del Norte Counties. | 2022 |
| Power California | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Grow And Support Youth Leadership Development And Organizing Hubs In The Central Valley. | 2022 |
| Prevent Child Abuse California | $100,000 | North Highlands, CA, US | To Sustain Technical Assistance, Network Facilitation, And Policy Advocacy For Family-strengthening Organizations Through The California Family Resource Association (Cfra). | 2022 |
| Radical Monarchs | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Troops In South Richmond And Launch A Professional Development Program For Richmond-based Educators And Youth Development Workers. | 2022 |
| Reach Institute For School Leadership | $80,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Establish An Apprenticeship-based, Job-embedded Undergraduate Degree Program For Prospective Teachers In Siskiyou County. | 2022 |
| Rebuild North Bay Foundation | $50,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | For Organizational Capacity Building And Community Outreach To Promote Fire Resilience In Northern California. | 2022 |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab And Traditional Ecological Knowledges Ins | $50,000 | Arcata, CA, US | To Support Hands-on Learning And Community Collaboration To Elevate Indigenous Knowledge And Sustainable Food Practices. | 2022 |
| Ryse Center | $200,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Build Systems Of Support And Healing For Youth And Contribute To Ryse Commons Capital Project. | 2022 |
| Safe & Sound | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Build The Family Strengthening Field In The City And Statewide, And To Support An Executive Director Transition. | 2022 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $125,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support And Organizational Leadership Capacity Building. | 2022 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Sierra Community House | $100,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | For Operating Support Of A Recently-merged Family Strengthening Organization Serving The Tahoe Truckee Region. | 2022 |
| Sogorea Te Land Trust | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Pay The Institutional Shuumi Land Tax. | 2022 |
| Somos Mayfair | $150,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support To Design, Implement And Evaluate The Organizations New Strategic Plan. | 2022 |
| Somos Mayfair | $5,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Sonoma Family Meal | $50,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | To Support A Culinary Job Training Program. | 2022 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | $5,000 | Truckee, CA, US | To Support The Collaborative Director In Gaining Facilitation Skills To Deepen The Work Of The Collaborative Partners In The Tahoe Truckee Region. | 2022 |
| The Audacity Performing Arts Project | $20,000 | Los Gatos, CA, US | To Implement A Literacy, Arts, And Technology Program In East San Jose Schools. | 2022 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $25,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support A Pooled Fund That Provides Grants And Capacity Building To Advance Equity In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $50,000 | Redding, CA, US | For The Wildfire Recovery And Disaster Relief Fund To Support Relief And Recovery Efforts In The North State Region. | 2022 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | $100,000 | St Helena, CA, US | To Support The Calistoga Family Resource Center And Sustain The Calistoga Community School Initiative. | 2022 |
| Veggielution | $50,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Launch An Environmental Leadership Internship Program For Youth In East San Jose. | 2022 |
| Veggielution | $3,500 | San Jose, CA, US | To Recognize Contributions To The 2022 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2022 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | $65,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain And Enhance Afterschool And Summer Music Programs. | 2022 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | $40,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For Operating Support And $15,000 To Support An Executive Director Transition. | 2022 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School District | $150,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Improve Math Education In The Kennedy Family Of Schools. | 2022 |
| Various Matching Gifts | $177,071 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| 10000 Degrees | $90,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Sustain Programs That Support Students From Southside Richmond To Enroll And Succeed In College. | 2021 |
| Abolitionist Teaching Network | $70,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | To Grow The Activist In Residence Program Supporting Seasoned Community Organizers To Work Alongside Teachers To Build More Socially-just Schools. | 2021 |
| Abundant Beginnings | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Expand Family Education Programs That Employ Age-appropriate Curricula To Help Parents Talk With Their Children About Complex Social Issues Such As Race And Racism. | 2021 |
| Adventure Risk Challenge | $20,000 | Truckee, CA, US | To Improve Organizational Capacity In Diversity, Equity And Inclusion And To Support A Transition To A Co-directorship Leadership Structure. | 2021 |
| Aim High | $80,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Sustain Summer Learning Programs In Tahoe Truckee And Napa. | 2021 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | To Advance Efforts To Improve Early Learning Outcomes For Children In The Mayfair Neighborhood Of East San Jose. | 2021 |
| American Institutes For Research | $75,000 | Arlington, VA, US | To Sustain The California Collaborative On District Reform. | 2021 |
| Bigfoot Trail Alliance | $65,000 | Bayside, CA, US | To Launch The Bigfoot Trail Youth Stewardship Project In Partnership With Educators, Community Organizations And Tribal Agencies In The North State Region. | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of North Lake Tahoe | $95,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | To Sustain And Extend Afterschool Youth Development Programs In Truckee. | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Redwoods | $45,000 | Eureka, CA, US | To Sustain Programs At The Mckinleyville Teen Center. | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs Of The North Valley | $50,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Extend Trauma-informed Programming And Affordable Summer Enrichment Programs For Youth In Butte And Glenn Counties. | 2021 |
| Building Blocks For Kids | $75,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Advance Parent-led Advocacy And Community Wellness In South Richmond. | 2021 |
| Butte County Office Of Education | $175,000 | Oroville, CA, US | To Advance The Center For Learning And Resilience. | 2021 |
| California Association Of Nonprofits | $2,500 | Capitola, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2021 |
| Californians For Justice | $60,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Youth Organizing And Leadership Development In East San Jose High Schools And For The Development Of A Toolkit To Support The Implementation Of A Community Schools Framework. | 2021 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | $87,500 | Calistoga, CA, US | To Improve Learning Conditions And Instructional Quality. To Recognize Contributions To The 2021 Cowell Board Of Directors' Retreat And Community Visit. | 2021 |
| Candid West | $2,500 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Information And Educational Resources To Advance Social Sector Organizations In California And The Western Region. | 2021 |
| Coalinga-huron Unified School District | $75,000 | Coalinga, CA, US | To Design A Youth Wellness Program And Launch Wellness Centers For Students At Two Schools. | 2021 |
| Community Financial Resources | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Partner With Community-based Organizations In Southside Richmond And Deliver A Program Of Financial Education And Support For Residents And Families To Access Banking Services, Build Credit, And Increase Savings. | 2021 |
| Comprehensive Youth Services Of Fresno | $150,000 | Fresno, CA, US | To Provide Family Support Services Through The Sanger Family Resource Center. | 2021 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Center | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Help Women Who Have Experienced Interpersonal Violence, And Their Families, Establish Physical Safety And Economic Security. | 2021 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $140,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Sustain And Enhance Arts Education Programs In Southside Richmond. | 2021 |
| Edsource | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Expand Reporting On Educational Equity Issues For Students In California. | 2021 |
| El Dorado Community Foundation | $10,000 | Placerville, CA, US | To Support Long-term Recovery Of Residents And Communities Impacted By The Caldor Fire. | 2021 |
| El Verano Elementary School | $110,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Sustain Restructuring And Improve Student Achievement In Reading And Writing. | 2021 |
| Essie Justice Group | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain Leadership Training And Peer Support For Women With Incarcerated Family Members. | 2021 |
| Go Public Schools | $45,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | To Strengthen Family Leadership And Advocacy To Improve Outcomes In The Kennedy Family Of Schools Serving Southside Richmond. | 2021 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,500 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Expenses | 2021 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $2,100 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Expenses | 2021 |
| Hmong Innovating Politics | $25,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support Leadership Development For Hmong And Southeast Asian Youth In The Central Valley. | 2021 |
| Inner City Advisors | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Launch A Program To Help Very Small, Locally-owned Businesses In East San Jose Develop Plans And Readiness For Growth. | 2021 |
| Kings River Conservancy | $40,000 | Reedley, CA, US | To Sustain And Further Develop Outdoor Education And Stewardship Programs For Students In Sanger Schools.to Sustain Outdoor Education And Stewardship Programs For Students In Sanger Schools. | 2021 |
| La Luz Center | $150,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | A Two-year Grant To Sustain The El Verano Family Resource Center. To Sustain The El Verano Family Resource Center. | 2021 |
| Leaderspring Center | $45,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Professional Development To A Cohort Of Emerging Bay Area Non-profit Leaders. | 2021 |
| Lotus Bloom | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain The Oakland Family Resource Center Network. | 2021 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $140,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Sustain Core Programs, Support A Move To A New Facility, And Conduct A Feasibility Study On A Potential Site To Develop Affordable Housing In Mckinleyville. | 2021 |
| Mindful Life Project | $30,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Train Staff Of Family-serving Organizations In Southside Richmond And Engage Their Participants In Mindfulness-based Mental Health And Education Programs. | 2021 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $225,000 | Napa, CA, US | Two-year Renewal To Align And Enhance Academic Support For Latino Students. | 2021 |
| New Stories | $3,500 | Spokane, WA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2021 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $9,250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2021 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | $135,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | To Sustain A Collaborative Instructional Improvement Project Among Mckinleyville Schools. | 2021 |
| North State Together | $75,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Training, Coaching, And Capacity-building For Staff And Five County Leadership Teams In The North State Together Network. | 2021 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | $10,000 | Chico, CA, US | For The Maidu Summit Consortium, To Aid The Recovery Of Maidu Tribal Communities Impacted By The Dixie Fire. | 2021 |
| Olinga | $135,000 | Gonzales, CA, US | To Grow A Youth-driven, Agricultural Project-based Learning And Leadership Development Program. To Grow A Program Of Youth-driven, Agricultural Project-based Learning. | 2021 |
| On The Move | $370,000 | Napa, CA, US | Two-year Renewal To Sustain The Neighborhood Initiative And Build Capacity To Create New Opportunities For Families And Youth. To Support Expansion And Evaluation Of The On The Verge State-wide Leadership Development Initiative, And A Symposium For Alumni. | 2021 |
| Pivot Learning Partners | $110,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Sustain And Expand A Network For School Improvement In Humboldt And Del Norte Counties And To Build Organizational Capacity To Advance Antiracist Practices. | 2021 |
| Power California | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Youth Leadership Development And Organizing In The Central Valley. | 2021 |
| Prevent Child Abuse California | $50,000 | North Highlands, CA, US | To Sustain Technical Assistance, Network Facilitation, And Policy Advocacy For Family Strengthening Organizations. | 2021 |
| Radical Monarchs | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Support Troops In South Richmond And Launch A Professional Development Program For Richmond-based Educators And Youth Development Workers. | 2021 |
| Reading Partners | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide A Virtual Literacy Program At Mayfair Neighborhood Elementary Schools In East San Jose. | 2021 |
| Rebuild North Bay Foundation | $10,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Aid The Recovery Of Wildfire-impacted Communities In Plumas County And Northern California By Providing Peer Support And Technical Assistance. | 2021 |
| Ryse Center | $125,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Build School-based Systems Of Support And Healing For Youth Of Color. | 2021 |
| Safe & Sound | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Support A Coalition Of San Francisco Family Resource Centers To Build The Family Strengthening Field In The City And Statewide, And For Merger And Integration With The Center For Youth Wellness. | 2021 |
| Sanger Unified School District | $115,000 | Sanger, CA, US | To Sustain Leadership And Teacher Development, Extend Instructional Reforms And Deepen Student Academic Engagement Over Two Years. | 2021 |
| School Of Arts And Culture | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For General Operating Support. | 2021 |
| Shasta County Office Of Education | $25,000 | Redding, CA, US | To Support Children And Families Through The Bridges To School Success Program. | 2021 |
| Sierra Community House | $100,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | For Operating Support Of A Recently-merged Family Strengthening Organization Serving The Tahoe Truckee Region. | 2021 |
| Somos Mayfair | $150,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For Service Integration, Early Childhood Learning, And Leadership Development. | 2021 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | $35,000 | Truckee, CA, US | To Sponsor A Cohort Of The On The Verge Leadership Development Program Focused On Promoting Racial Equity In Leadership And Governance Of Community-based Organizations In The Tahoe Truckee Region. | 2021 |
| The Audacity Performing Arts Project | $20,000 | Los Gatos, CA, US | To Implement A Literacy, Arts, And Technology Program At Schools In The Mayfair Neighborhood Of East San Jose. | 2021 |
| Turnaround For Children | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Expenses | 2021 |
| United Way Of Fresno & Madera Counties | $50,000 | Fresno, CA, US | To Launch A Prosperity Coaching Program For Families In Madera. | 2021 |
| United Way Of Northern California | $15,000 | Redding, CA, US | For Wildfire Recovery Services To North State Residents Impacted By The Dixie Fire. | 2021 |
| Upvalley Family Centers | $103,500 | St Helena, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2021 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | $70,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | To Grow And Enhance Afterschool And Summer Music Programs In The El Verano/springs Area. | 2021 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For Operating Support. | 2021 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School District | $175,000 | Richmond, CA, US | To Strengthen Instructional Leadership And Improve Math Education In The Kennedy Family Of Schools. | 2021 |
| Youth Leadership Institute | $50,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2021 |
| Various Matching Gifts Below 5000 | $166,289 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2021 |
| 10000 Degrees | $90,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Adventure Risk Challenge | $55,000 | Truckee, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Aim High | $80,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| American Institutes For Research | $75,000 | Arlington, VA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of North Lake Tahoe | $80,000 | Kings Beach, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Club Of The Redwoods | $60,000 | Eureka, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Butte County Office Of Education | $220,000 | Oroville, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| California Association Of Nonprofits | $2,500 | Capitola, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| California For Justice Education Fund Inc | $25,000 | San Jose, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School District | $85,000 | Calistoga, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Center For Employment Opportunities | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Chinese For Affirmative Action (as Fiscal Sponsor For Hmong Innovating Poli | $58,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Communities Initiatives (as Fiscal Sponsor For Radical Monarchs) | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Community Financial Resources | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Community Foundation Sonoma County | $11,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Comprehensive Youth Services Of Fresno Inc | $155,000 | Fresno, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Crisis Intervention Services Tahoe Safe | $100,000 | Incline Village, NV, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| East Bay Center For The Performing Arts | $150,000 | Richmond, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| El Verano Elementary School | $120,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Go Public Schools | $40,000 | Sacramentto, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,500 | Portland, OR, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | $2,090 | Washington, DC, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Kings River Conservancy | $20,000 | Reedley, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| La Luz Center | $115,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Latino Community Foundation | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Lotus Bloom | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Madera Unified School District | $100,000 | Madera, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Mckinleyville Family Resource Center | $160,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Mindful Life Project | $85,000 | Richmond, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Napa Valley Unified School District | $225,000 | Napa, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| North Bay Organization Project | $25,000 | Graton, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | $22,650 | Chico, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $9,250 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School District | $150,000 | Mckinleyville, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Olinga | $100,000 | Gonzales, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| On The Move | $400,000 | Napa, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Pivot Learning Partners | $125,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Prevent Child Abuse California | $50,000 | North Highlands, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Proteus Fund Inc (as Fiscal Sponsor For Embracerace) | $20,000 | Amherst, MA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Reading Partners | $40,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Ryse Center | $15,000 | Richmond, CA, US | Genaral Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Safe & Sound | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
| Sanger Unified School District | $115,000 | Sanger, CA, US | General Operating Expenses | 2020 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for S H Cowell Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 94-1392803 |
| Website | http://www.shcowell.org |
| Address | 425 CALIFORNIA ST STE 2025 San Francisco, CA 94104-2213 |
Key People (8)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee S H Cowell Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President And Ceo | Ann Alpers |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Dr Lisa Backus |
| Treasurer | Dr Mikiko Huang |
| Secretary | Scott Mosher |
| Director | Charles E Ellwein |
Forms 990-PF
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- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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