Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 94-2814266
Foundation Overview
Based in San Francisco, CA, Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation has awarded 374 grants totaling $23,765,560 to organizations in California, Colorado and 6 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $2,300,765, with a median award of $35,000.
Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$23,765,560
Total Assets
$69,894,688
Median Grant (all grants)
$35,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
63
Median Grant
$35,000
% No Significant Change
0%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 40%
25 of 63 recipients (40%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
California
89% 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 (22%), Los Angeles (14%), Oakland (13%).
Funding Trajectory
+37%
Moderate 37% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Education + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (43%). 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 Clarence E Heller Charitable 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelica Center For Arts & Music | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Arrowhead Arts Association | $20,000 | Lake Arrowhead, CA, US | For Youth Music Programs In The Rural San Bernardino Mountains | 2023 |
| Arts Education Alliance Of The Bay Area | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For A Project To Help Bay Area Arts Education Nonprofits Prepare For The Roll-out Of Proposition 28 | 2023 |
| Association Of California Symphony Orchestras | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Food Sovereignty Initiative | 2023 |
| Black Farmer Fund | $50,000 | New York City, NY, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| California Academy Of Sciences | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Bayview Science Institute | 2023 |
| California Indian Museum And Cultural Center | $30,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | To Train Classroom Teachers To Teach About Indigenous Foodways And Traditional Ecological Knowledge | 2023 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance | $50,000 | Modesto, CA, US | To Protect Pregnant Farmworkers From Pesticide Exposure | 2023 |
| California State University San Marcos Foundation | $50,000 | San Marcos, CA, US | To Address The Shortage Of Credentialed Visual And Performing Arts Teachers | 2023 |
| California State University Chico | $75,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Support The Center For Regenerative Agriculture And Resilient Systems | 2023 |
| California Symphony | $30,000 | Walnut Creek, CA, US | For The Commission And Premiere Of A New Work By Composer Viet Cuong | 2023 |
| Californians For Pesticide Reform | $100,000 | Calabasas, CA, US | To Protect Public Health From Highly Toxic Chemicals In California Agriculture | 2023 |
| Calmatters | $50,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | For The Food And Agriculture Reporting Initiative | 2023 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute | $75,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Cde Foundation | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Pilot New Arts Teacher Credentialing Programs | 2023 |
| Clare Rose Center For Creative Youth Development | $500 | San Diego, CA, US | Membership In Creative Youth Development Funder Forum | 2023 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farmers | $50,000 | Davis, CA, US | To Support The Ecological Farming/climate Smart Farming Program | 2023 |
| Community Music Center | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Tuition-free Youth Ensembles | 2023 |
| Create Ca | $40,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Delirium Musicum | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The Commission And Premier Of A New Work | 2023 |
| Edsource | $30,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Reporting On Arts Education | 2023 |
| Elemental Music | $25,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Individual Music Lessons For Low-income Students | 2023 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | $35,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| First Nations Development Institute | $75,000 | Longmont, CO, US | For Food Sovereignty Initiatives That Focus On Land Access And Local Food Systems | 2023 |
| Food And Farm Communications Fund | $55,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $75,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Improve The Climate Footprint Of School Food In California | 2023 |
| Gardens Of Golden Gate Park | $32,625 | San Francisco, CA, US | For A Garden Educator Training Program | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | For The Arts Education Impact Group | 2023 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,300 | Portland, OR, US | Membership | 2023 |
| Hope Collaborative | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For A Project To Reduce Industrial Pollution And Its Health Effects, Improve Access To Healthy Foods, And Work With City Planners To Identify The Health Impacts Of Proposed Development | 2023 |
| Hunters Point Biomonitoring Foundation | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Create A Database Of Human Health Risks Associated With The Former Us Navy Base In Hunters Point | 2023 |
| Inside Climate News | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | For Coverage Of Key Issues Connecting Climate Change, Agriculture, And Food Systems | 2023 |
| Intermusic Sf | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Musical Grants Program | 2023 |
| Justice Outside | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Youth Access To Nature Regranting Program | 2023 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | $75,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Kronos Quartet | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The 2023 Kronos Festival | 2023 |
| Lawrence Hall Of Science | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Pilot A Program That Helps Environmental Education Nonprofits Design And Run Ongoing, Internal Professional Development Programs For Their Educators | 2023 |
| Leadership Counsel For Justice And Accountability | $75,000 | Fresno, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Los Angeles County Department Of Arts And Culture | $50,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The Arts Education Collective | 2023 |
| Mandela Partners | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Develop Expanded Fiscal Sponsorship Services For The Nonprofit Sector | 2023 |
| Musica Sierra | $20,000 | Loyalton, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Music School | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| New West Symphony Association | $15,000 | Thousand Oaks, CA, US | For An Afterschool Music Instruction Program Affiliated With The Harmony Project Network | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $5,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Membership | 2023 |
| Oaktown Jazz Workshops | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute | $30,000 | San Diego, CA, US | For Professional Development Of Environmental Educators | 2023 |
| Performing Arts Workshop | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Core Artist Program | 2023 |
| Pie Ranch | $50,000 | Pescadero, CA, US | For A Project To Provide Young Organic And Agroecological Farmers With Access To Land And Business Training | 2023 |
| Quinteto Latino | $20,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Ritter Center | $100,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | For The Capital Campaign | 2023 |
| San Francisco Foundation | $292,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation Donor Advised Fund | 2023 |
| San Francisco Philharmonic | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| San Francsico Contemporary Music Players | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Pierrot Re:wind | 2023 |
| Sol-la Music Academy | $20,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Music Instruction At A Low-income School | 2023 |
| Sustainable Agriculture And Food Systems Funders | $7,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Membership | 2023 |
| Teaching Artists Guild | $25,000 | Brooklyn, CA, US | For Teaching Artist Guild Of California | 2023 |
| The Exploratorium | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Teacher Professional Development Related To Climate Change And Climate Change Adaptation | 2023 |
| University Of California Santa Cruz | $100,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Recruit Talented Students To Become Agroecologists And Organic Practitioners Through Degree Programs At Berkeley, Davis, And Santa Cruz | 2023 |
| University Of Vermont | $75,000 | Burlington, VT, US | To Support The New Institute For Agroecology | 2023 |
| Wishtoyo Foundation | $50,000 | Ventura, CA, US | For The Project, Restoring Native Food Systems, At The Wishtoyo Conservancy | 2023 |
| Youth Orchestra Salinas | $30,000 | Salinas, CA, US | For General Support | 2023 |
| Agroecology Commons | $50,000 | El Sobrante, CA, US | For A Network Of Urban Farms That Provide Education And Training For Agroecologists | 2022 |
| Angelica Center For Arts And Music | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Arrowhead Arts Association | $15,000 | Lake Arrowhead, CA, US | For Youth Music Programs | 2022 |
| As You Sow | $75,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Reduce The Use Of Toxic Pesticides In Agriculture | 2022 |
| Association Of California Symphony Orchestras | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Attitudinal Healing Connection | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Teaching Artist Professional Development And Employment Model Improvements | 2022 |
| Black Farmer Fund | $50,000 | New York City, NY, US | For An Organization That Provides Loans, Grants, And Technical Assistance To Black Farmers | 2022 |
| Black Women For Wellness | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Convene Strategy Sessions On Racial Justice And Health Equity Issues | 2022 |
| Brown Girl Surf | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| California Association For Environmental And Outdoor Education | $40,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For A Landscape Analysis And Map Of Environmental Education In California | 2022 |
| California State University Chico | $75,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Support The Center For Regenerative Agriculture And Resilient Systems | 2022 |
| Californians For Pesticide Reform | $100,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute | $75,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Changescale (Multiplier) | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Communitygrows (Tides) | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farmers | $50,000 | Davis, CA, US | To Support The Ecological Farming/climate Smart Farming Program | 2022 |
| Create Ca | $80,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Capacity Building For Public Policy Development | 2022 |
| Ecological Farming Association | $50,000 | Soquel, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Edsource | $22,750 | Oakland, CA, US | For Arts Education Reporting | 2022 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | $35,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Exploratorium | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher Professional Development Related To Climate Change Education | 2022 |
| Food And Farm Communications Fund | $55,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $90,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Improve The Climate Footprint Of School In California | 2022 |
| Generation Music And Arts Academy | $35,000 | San Lorenzo, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Global Alliance For The Future Of Food | $50,000 | Dillon, CO, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Harmony Project Bay Area | $35,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Healthy Babies Bright Futures | $100,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | To Protect Infants From Exposure To Dangerous Chemicals During The First 1,000 Days Of Life | 2022 |
| Inside Climate News | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | For Coverage Of Key Issues Connecting Climate Change, Agriculture, And Food Systems | 2022 |
| Inner City Youth Orchestra Of Los Angeles | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Intermusic Sf | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Musical Grant Program | 2022 |
| Justice Outside | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Outdoor Educators Institute | 2022 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Business Advice To Small Organic And Regenerative Farmers | 2022 |
| Leadership Counsel For Justice And Accountability | $75,000 | Fresno, CA, US | To Address Health Risks From Water And Air Pollution, And Industrial Agriculture Practices | 2022 |
| League Of American Orchestras | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | For The 2022 National Conference In Los Angeles | 2022 |
| League To Save Lake Tahoe | $35,000 | South Lake Tahoe, CA, US | For Regional Planning | 2022 |
| Luna Dance Institute | $40,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support Of Work Promoting Dance Education | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The Beethoven 9th Project | 2022 |
| Mandela Partners | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Project, Expanding Markets For Mandela Partners Bipoc Farmers Network | 2022 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Expanded Fiscal Sponsorship Services For The Nonprofit Sector | 2022 |
| Naturebridge | $40,000 | Sausalito, CA, US | For Environmental Educators Professional Development And Employment Model Improvements | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Music School | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Resource Renewal Institute | $50,000 | Fairfax, CA, US | For Fish In The Fields | 2022 |
| Oaktown Jazz Workshops | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| One Found Sound | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Quinteto Latino | $20,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Community Service | $75,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For La Mesa Verde Program | 2022 |
| San Francisco Children's Art Center | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Professional Development Of Teaching Artists And Classroom Teaches Working With Preschool Students With Disabilities | 2022 |
| San Francisco Foundation | $292,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation Donor Advised Fund | 2022 |
| San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| San Francisco Symphony | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | $25,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | For The Commission And Performance Of A Piano Concerto By Composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | 2022 |
| Save The Music Foundation | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Music Education On Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 2022 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | $32,250 | Sonoma, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher And Teaching Artist Professional Development As Part Of The Dunbar Elementary Strategic Arts Plan | 2022 |
| Stagewrite (Intersection For The Arts) | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Teaching Artist Professional Development | 2022 |
| The Sierra Fund | $50,000 | Nevada City, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Tuleyome | $20,000 | Woodland, CA, US | For Teacher Professional Development At Woodland Regional Park | 2022 |
| Turnaround Arts California | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher Professional Development In Arts Education | 2022 |
| Urban Tilth | $75,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Support Of Programs To Build A More Just And Sustainable Food System | 2022 |
| Youth Orchestra Salinas | $25,000 | Salinas, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,300 | Portland, OR, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Grantmakers In The Arts | $50 | Bronx, NY, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems | $7,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $4,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Clare Rose Center For Creative Youth Development | $500 | San Diego, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers For The Environmental Education Funders Col | $1,130 | San Francisco, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Agroecology Commons | $50,000 | El Sobrante, CA, US | For A Network Of Urban Farms That Provide Education And Training For Agroecologists | 2022 |
| Angelica Center For Arts And Music | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Arrowhead Arts Association | $15,000 | Lake Arrowhead, CA, US | For Youth Music Programs | 2022 |
| As You Sow | $75,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Reduce The Use Of Toxic Pesticides In Agriculture | 2022 |
| Association Of California Symphony Orchestras | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Attitudinal Healing Connection | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Teaching Artist Professional Development And Employment Model Improvements | 2022 |
| Black Farmer Fund | $50,000 | New York City, NY, US | For An Organization That Provides Loans, Grants, And Technical Assistance To Black Farmers | 2022 |
| Black Women For Wellness | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Convene Strategy Sessions On Racial Justice And Health Equity Issues | 2022 |
| Brown Girl Surf | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| California Association For Environmental And Outdoor Education | $40,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For A Landscape Analysis And Map Of Environmental Education In California | 2022 |
| California State University Chico | $75,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Support The Center For Regenerative Agriculture And Resilient Systems | 2022 |
| Californians For Pesticide Reform | $100,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute | $75,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Changescale (Multiplier) | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Communitygrows (Tides) | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farmers | $50,000 | Davis, CA, US | To Support The Ecological Farming/climate Smart Farming Program | 2022 |
| Create Ca | $80,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Capacity Building For Public Policy Development | 2022 |
| Ecological Farming Association | $50,000 | Soquel, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Edsource | $22,750 | Oakland, CA, US | For Arts Education Reporting | 2022 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | $35,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Exploratorium | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher Professional Development Related To Climate Change Education | 2022 |
| Food And Farm Communications Fund | $55,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $90,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Improve The Climate Footprint Of School In California | 2022 |
| Generation Music And Arts Academy | $35,000 | San Lorenzo, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Global Alliance For The Future Of Food | $50,000 | Dillon, CO, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Harmony Project Bay Area | $35,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Healthy Babies Bright Futures | $100,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | To Protect Infants From Exposure To Dangerous Chemicals During The First 1,000 Days Of Life | 2022 |
| Inside Climate News | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | For Coverage Of Key Issues Connecting Climate Change, Agriculture, And Food Systems | 2022 |
| Inner City Youth Orchestra Of Los Angeles | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Intermusic Sf | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Musical Grant Program | 2022 |
| Justice Outside | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Outdoor Educators Institute | 2022 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Business Advice To Small Organic And Regenerative Farmers | 2022 |
| Leadership Counsel For Justice And Accountability | $75,000 | Fresno, CA, US | To Address Health Risks From Water And Air Pollution, And Industrial Agriculture Practices | 2022 |
| League Of American Orchestras | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | For The 2022 National Conference In Los Angeles | 2022 |
| League To Save Lake Tahoe | $35,000 | South Lake Tahoe, CA, US | For Regional Planning | 2022 |
| Luna Dance Institute | $40,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support Of Work Promoting Dance Education | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The Beethoven 9th Project | 2022 |
| Mandela Partners | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Project, Expanding Markets For Mandela Partners Bipoc Farmers Network | 2022 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Expanded Fiscal Sponsorship Services For The Nonprofit Sector | 2022 |
| Naturebridge | $40,000 | Sausalito, CA, US | For Environmental Educators Professional Development And Employment Model Improvements | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Music School | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Resource Renewal Institute | $50,000 | Fairfax, CA, US | For Fish In The Fields | 2022 |
| Oaktown Jazz Workshops | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| One Found Sound | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Quinteto Latino | $20,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Community Service | $75,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For La Mesa Verde Program | 2022 |
| San Francisco Children's Art Center | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Professional Development Of Teaching Artists And Classroom Teaches Working With Preschool Students With Disabilities | 2022 |
| San Francisco Foundation | $292,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation Donor Advised Fund | 2022 |
| San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| San Francisco Symphony | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | $25,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | For The Commission And Performance Of A Piano Concerto By Composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | 2022 |
| Save The Music Foundation | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Music Education On Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 2022 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | $32,250 | Sonoma, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher And Teaching Artist Professional Development As Part Of The Dunbar Elementary Strategic Arts Plan | 2022 |
| Stagewrite (Intersection For The Arts) | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Teaching Artist Professional Development | 2022 |
| The Sierra Fund | $50,000 | Nevada City, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Tuleyome | $20,000 | Woodland, CA, US | For Teacher Professional Development At Woodland Regional Park | 2022 |
| Turnaround Arts California | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher Professional Development In Arts Education | 2022 |
| Urban Tilth | $75,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Support Of Programs To Build A More Just And Sustainable Food System | 2022 |
| Youth Orchestra Salinas | $25,000 | Salinas, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,300 | Portland, OR, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Grantmakers In The Arts | $50 | Bronx, NY, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems | $7,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $4,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Clare Rose Center For Creative Youth Development | $500 | San Diego, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers For The Environmental Education Funders Col | $1,130 | San Francisco, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Agroecology Commons | $50,000 | El Sobrante, CA, US | For A Network Of Urban Farms That Provide Education And Training For Agroecologists | 2022 |
| Angelica Center For Arts And Music | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Arrowhead Arts Association | $15,000 | Lake Arrowhead, CA, US | For Youth Music Programs | 2022 |
| As You Sow | $75,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Reduce The Use Of Toxic Pesticides In Agriculture | 2022 |
| Association Of California Symphony Orchestras | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Attitudinal Healing Connection | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Teaching Artist Professional Development And Employment Model Improvements | 2022 |
| Black Farmer Fund | $50,000 | New York City, NY, US | For An Organization That Provides Loans, Grants, And Technical Assistance To Black Farmers | 2022 |
| Black Women For Wellness | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | To Convene Strategy Sessions On Racial Justice And Health Equity Issues | 2022 |
| Brown Girl Surf | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| California Association For Environmental And Outdoor Education | $40,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For A Landscape Analysis And Map Of Environmental Education In California | 2022 |
| California State University Chico | $75,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Support The Center For Regenerative Agriculture And Resilient Systems | 2022 |
| Californians For Pesticide Reform | $100,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute | $75,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Changescale (Multiplier) | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Communitygrows (Tides) | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farmers | $50,000 | Davis, CA, US | To Support The Ecological Farming/climate Smart Farming Program | 2022 |
| Create Ca | $80,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Capacity Building For Public Policy Development | 2022 |
| Ecological Farming Association | $50,000 | Soquel, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Edsource | $22,750 | Oakland, CA, US | For Arts Education Reporting | 2022 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | $35,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Exploratorium | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher Professional Development Related To Climate Change Education | 2022 |
| Food And Farm Communications Fund | $55,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $90,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Improve The Climate Footprint Of School In California | 2022 |
| Generation Music And Arts Academy | $35,000 | San Lorenzo, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Global Alliance For The Future Of Food | $50,000 | Dillon, CO, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Harmony Project Bay Area | $35,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Healthy Babies Bright Futures | $100,000 | Charlottesville, VA, US | To Protect Infants From Exposure To Dangerous Chemicals During The First 1,000 Days Of Life | 2022 |
| Inside Climate News | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | For Coverage Of Key Issues Connecting Climate Change, Agriculture, And Food Systems | 2022 |
| Inner City Youth Orchestra Of Los Angeles | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Intermusic Sf | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Musical Grant Program | 2022 |
| Justice Outside | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Outdoor Educators Institute | 2022 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Business Advice To Small Organic And Regenerative Farmers | 2022 |
| Leadership Counsel For Justice And Accountability | $75,000 | Fresno, CA, US | To Address Health Risks From Water And Air Pollution, And Industrial Agriculture Practices | 2022 |
| League Of American Orchestras | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | For The 2022 National Conference In Los Angeles | 2022 |
| League To Save Lake Tahoe | $35,000 | South Lake Tahoe, CA, US | For Regional Planning | 2022 |
| Luna Dance Institute | $40,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support Of Work Promoting Dance Education | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Society | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The Beethoven 9th Project | 2022 |
| Mandela Partners | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Project, Expanding Markets For Mandela Partners Bipoc Farmers Network | 2022 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Expanded Fiscal Sponsorship Services For The Nonprofit Sector | 2022 |
| Naturebridge | $40,000 | Sausalito, CA, US | For Environmental Educators Professional Development And Employment Model Improvements | 2022 |
| Neighborhood Music School | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Resource Renewal Institute | $50,000 | Fairfax, CA, US | For Fish In The Fields | 2022 |
| Oaktown Jazz Workshops | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| One Found Sound | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Quinteto Latino | $20,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Community Service | $75,000 | San Jose, CA, US | For La Mesa Verde Program | 2022 |
| San Francisco Children's Art Center | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Professional Development Of Teaching Artists And Classroom Teaches Working With Preschool Students With Disabilities | 2022 |
| San Francisco Foundation | $292,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation Donor Advised Fund | 2022 |
| San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| San Francisco Symphony | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | $25,000 | Santa Rosa, CA, US | For The Commission And Performance Of A Piano Concerto By Composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich | 2022 |
| Save The Music Foundation | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | To Advance Music Education On Pajaro Valley Unified School District | 2022 |
| Sonoma Valley Education Foundation | $32,250 | Sonoma, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher And Teaching Artist Professional Development As Part Of The Dunbar Elementary Strategic Arts Plan | 2022 |
| Stagewrite (Intersection For The Arts) | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Teaching Artist Professional Development | 2022 |
| The Sierra Fund | $50,000 | Nevada City, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Tuleyome | $20,000 | Woodland, CA, US | For Teacher Professional Development At Woodland Regional Park | 2022 |
| Turnaround Arts California | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Classroom Teacher Professional Development In Arts Education | 2022 |
| Urban Tilth | $75,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Support Of Programs To Build A More Just And Sustainable Food System | 2022 |
| Youth Orchestra Salinas | $25,000 | Salinas, CA, US | For General Support | 2022 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $1,300 | Portland, OR, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Grantmakers In The Arts | $50 | Bronx, NY, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems | $7,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $4,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Clare Rose Center For Creative Youth Development | $500 | San Diego, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| Northern California Grantmakers For The Environmental Education Funders Col | $1,130 | San Francisco, CA, US | Dues For Philanthropic Memberships | 2022 |
| As You Sow | $75,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Reduce The Use Of Toxic Pesticides In Agriculture | 2021 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates | $95,000 | San Fransico, CA, US | To Support Food Sovereignty Initiatives | 2021 |
| Californians For Pesticide Reform | $100,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute | $75,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farmers | $75,000 | Davis, CA, US | To Support The Ecological Farming/climate Smart Farming Program | 2021 |
| Ecological Farming Association | $50,000 | Soquel, CA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| First Nations Development Institute | $75,000 | Longmont, CO, US | To Support The California Tribal Funds For Food Soverignty That Focus On Land Access And Local Food Systems | 2021 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $90,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Improve The Climate Footprint Of School In California | 2021 |
| Global Alliance For The Future Of Food | $50,000 | Dillon, CO, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Inside Climate News | $150,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | To Establish A Program On California Agriculture And Climate Change | 2021 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Business Advice To Small Organic And Regenerative Farmers | 2021 |
| Leadership Counsel For Justice And Accountability | $75,000 | Fresno, CA, US | To Address Health Risks From Water And Air Pollution, And Industrial Agriculture Practices | 2021 |
| League To Save Lake Tahoe | $35,000 | South Lake Tahoe, CA, US | For Regional Planning | 2021 |
| Mandela Partners | $75,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Project, Expanding Markets For Mandela Partners Bipoc Farmers Network | 2021 |
| Organic Farming Research Foundation | $40,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | To Inform Federal Agencies About The Soil Building Andclimate Protective Benefits Of Organic Agriculture | 2021 |
| Sustainable Conservation | $75,000 | San Fransico, CA, US | To Test The Recharging Of Aquifers To Improve The Quantity And Quality Of Water For Farmsand Community Water Supplies | 2021 |
| Urban Tilth | $75,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For General Support Of Programs To Build A More Just And Sustainable Food System | 2021 |
| Angelica Center For Arts And Music | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support For Free After-school Music Instruction For Low-income Youth | 2021 |
| Association Of California Symphony Orchestras | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Community Music Center | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Tuition-free Youth Ensembles Program | 2021 |
| Dandan Performing Arts Center | $30,000 | San Lorenzo, CA, US | General Support For Music Programs For Low-income Youth | 2021 |
| El Sistema Santa Cruz | $20,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | General Support For Free Music Instruction For Low-income Youth | 2021 |
| Elemental Music | $25,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Individual Music Lessons For Low-income Students | 2021 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | $30,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General Support For Free After-school Music Instruction For Low-income Youth | 2021 |
| Grantmakers For Education | $3,800 | Portland, OR, US | Support For The 2021 Conference Site Visit To Heart Of Los Angeles | 2021 |
| Harmony Project Bay Area | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support For Music Programs For Low-income Youth | 2021 |
| Intermusic Sf | $40,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Musical Grant Program | 2021 |
| Mercury Soul | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support For The 2020-2021 Season | 2021 |
| Monterey Jazz Festival | $20,000 | Monterey, CA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support | 2021 |
| Oaktown Jazz Workshops | $15,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For General Support Of Jazz Instruction Programs | 2021 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Commission And Premiere Of A New Work | 2021 |
| San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support For 2021-2022 Concerts | 2021 |
| Sphinx | $30,000 | Detroit, MI, US | For Organizational And Professional Development Programs Improving Racial Equity In Classical Music | 2021 |
| Youth Uprising | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Individual Music Lessons For Low-income Students | 2021 |
| Attitudinal Healing Connection | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Professional Development Of Teaching Artists | 2021 |
| Brown Girl Surf | $35,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Leadership Development Programs In Outdoor And Environmental Education | 2021 |
| California Academy Of Sciences | $45,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Bayview Science Institute Teacher Professional Development Program | 2021 |
| California State University San Marcos | $25,000 | San Marcos, CA, US | For Professional Development In Arts Integration For Pre-credential Classroom Teachers | 2021 |
| Cota - Collaborations Teachers And Artists | $30,000 | San Diego, CA, US | For Arts Integration Professional Development For Classroom Teachers | 2021 |
| Girls Garage | $35,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For Teaching Artists Professional Development | 2021 |
| Los Angeles County Department Of Arts And Culture | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The Los Angeles County Arts Ed Collective | 2021 |
| Luna Dance Institute | $40,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For General Support Of Work Promoting Dance Education | 2021 |
| Maidu Summit Consortium | $40,000 | Chester, CA, US | For The Native Voices Project Centering Indigenous Maidu Culture And Knowledge In Wilderness Programs For Youth | 2021 |
| Ten Strands | $25,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | To Formalize The Partnership Between Ten Strands And The California Association Of Outdoor And Environmental Educators | 2021 |
| Voice Of Witness | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Professional Development Of Classroom Teachers In Arts Education | 2021 |
| Yes Nature To Neighborhoods | $60,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For The Youth Leadership Pathways Program Preparing Youths Of Color To Enter Environmental Education And Stewardship Fields | 2021 |
| Youth Art Exchange (tides) | $35,000 | San Franscisco, CA, US | For Teaching Artists Professional Development | 2021 |
| Youth Outside | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Outdoor Educator Institute | 2021 |
| San Francisco Foundation | $285,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation Donor Advised Fund | 2021 |
| University Of California Santa Cruz | $75,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | To Integrate Academic And On-farm Training For Undergraduate Students At Three University Of California Campuses | 2021 |
| Environmental Education Funders Collaborative (ncg) | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Other | 2021 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | $4,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | Other | 2021 |
| Sustainable Agriculture And Food Systems Funders | $4,500 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | We Amplify The Impact Of Philanthropic And Investment Communities In Support Of Just And Sustainable Food And Agriculture Systems. | 2021 |
| Aim High | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For A Summer, Outdoor Education Program For Low-income Students | 2020 |
| American Youth Symphony | $20,000 | El Segundo, CA, US | For A Pre-professional Orchestral Training Program | 2020 |
| Angelica Center For Arts And Music | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For A Free, Afterschool Music Program For Low-income Students | 2020 |
| As You Sow | $75,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Reduce The Use Of Toxic Pesticides In Agriculture | 2020 |
| Association Of Califiornia Symphony Orchestras | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For General Operating Support | 2020 |
| Association Of Teaching Artists (dba Teaching Artists Guild) | $20,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | For The Revision Of A Web-based Tool That Helps Teaching Artists Find Employment | 2020 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For Strategic Planning To Help Increase Audiences | 2020 |
| Bird School Project | $25,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | For Professional Development Of Middle School Teachers In Environmental Education | 2020 |
| Brown Girl Surf (social Good Fund) | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Leadership Development Programs In Outdoor And Environmental Education | 2020 |
| California Academy Of Sciences | $45,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Teacher Training In Environmental Education | 2020 |
| California Alliance For Arts Education | $40,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| California Association Of Resource Conservation Districts | $75,000 | Folsom, CA, US | To Strengthen The Ability Of Resource Conservation Districts To Help Growers Create And Implement Carbon-farming Plans | 2020 |
| California Farmlink | $20,000 | Aptos, CA, US | To Increase Staff Capacity For Loans And Technical Assistance | 2020 |
| California State University Chico | $75,000 | Chico, CA, US | To Support The Center For Regenerative Agriculture And Resilient Systems | 2020 |
| California State University San Marcos | $25,000 | San Marcos, CA, US | To Train Pre-credential Teachers In The Arts | 2020 |
| California Symphony Orchestra | $30,000 | Walnut Creek, CA, US | For An Audience Development Initiative | 2020 |
| Californians For Pesticide Reform | $100,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Improve The Regulation Of Chemicals In California Agriculture | 2020 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute | $75,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | To Make California Agriculture More Sustainable By Increasing Its Ability To Sequester Carbon And Reduce Water Usage | 2020 |
| Center For Ecoliteracy | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For Teacher Training In Environmental Education | 2020 |
| Colburn School | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For A Free, Intensive Music Training Program For Low-income Students | 2020 |
| Community Alliance With Family Farmers | $95,000 | Davis, CA, US | For The Climate-smart Farming Program | 2020 |
| Community Music Center | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For An Arts Learning Pod | 2020 |
| Earth Team | $25,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For The Sustainable Youth Interships Program | 2020 |
| Ecological Farming Association | $40,000 | Soquel, CA, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Elemental Strings Dba Elemental Music | $15,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Private Instrumental Lessons For Low-income Students | 2020 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | $30,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | For A Free, Intensive Afterschool Music Program For Low-income Students | 2020 |
| Friends And Alumni Of Castelar Elementary School | $20,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The Education Through Music Program At Castelar Elementary School | 2020 |
| Friends Of The Earth | $85,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Improve The Climate Footprint Of School Food In California | 2020 |
| Global Alliance For The Future Of Food (meridian Institute) | $75,000 | Dillon, CO, US | For General Support | 2020 |
| Heart Of Los Angeles | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For A Youth Orchestra Of Los Angeles Program | 2020 |
| Intermusic Sf | $35,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For A Regranting Program For Small Ensembles | 2020 |
| Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Recordings Of New Compositions By Emerging Composers | 2020 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | To Provide Business Advice To Small Organic And Regenerative Farmers | 2020 |
| Kronos Quartet | $30,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The 2020-2021 Season Of Performances | 2020 |
| League To Save Lake Tahoe | $35,000 | South Lake Tahoe, CA, US | To Monitor The Implementation Of A Regional Plan In The Lake Tahoe Region | 2020 |
| Los Angeles County Arts Commission | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The Los Angeles County Arts Education Collective | 2020 |
| Mandela Partners | $50,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The Community Supported Agriculture Pilot Program | 2020 |
| Movement Strategy Center | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For The California Bipoc Farmer And Land Steward Relief Fund | 2020 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The 2020-2021 Season Of Performances | 2020 |
| Performing Arts Workshop Inc | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Professional Development Of Teaching Artists | 2020 |
| Project H Design (dba Girls Garage) | $25,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | To Launch A Professional Development Program For Teaching Artists | 2020 |
| Pueblo Nuevo Education & Development Group | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For A Youth Orchestra Of Los Angeles Program | 2020 |
| San Francisco Chamber Orchestra | $15,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For General Support For The 2020-2021 Season | 2020 |
| San Francisco Children's Art Center | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Professional Development Of Teaching Artists And Classroom Teachers | 2020 |
| Santa Monica Youth Orchestra | $10,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For A Free, No-audition Music Program | 2020 |
| Sol-la Music Academy | $15,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For The St. Anne School Music Program | 2020 |
| Stage Write (intersection For The Arts) | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Professional Development Of Teaching Artists | 2020 |
| Sustainable Conservation | $75,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | To Improve The Quantity And Quality Of Groundwater In The San Joaquin Valley | 2020 |
| Ten Strands | $50,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | For The Covid-19 Outdoor Learning Initiative | 2020 |
| The San Francisco Foundation | $575,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For The Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation Donor Advised Fund | 2020 |
| The Sierra Fund | $75,000 | Nevada City, CA, US | To Protect Californians From Toxic Chemicals Used In Mining | 2020 |
| University Of California Santa Cruz | $100,000 | Santa Cruz, CA, US | To Launch The Undergraduate Major In Agroecology | 2020 |
| Yes Nature To Neighborhoods | $30,000 | Richmond, CA, US | For The Participant Pathways Program | 2020 |
| Youth Orchestra Salinas | $15,000 | Salinas, CA, US | For General Support Of Youth Orchestra Programs In Salinas | 2020 |
| Youth Outside | $20,000 | Oakland, CA, US | For Professional Development For Future Environmental Educators | 2020 |
| Support For Philanthropic Organizations | $9,200 | Available, CA, US | Other | 2020 |
| See Attachment | $2,300,765 | See Attachment, CA, US | See Attachment | 2018 |
| See Attachment | $2,263,021 | See Attachment, CA, US | See Attachment | 2017 |
| See Attachment | $2,180,909 | See Attachment, CA, US | See Attachment | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 94-2814266 |
| Website | http://www.cehcf.org/ |
| Address | 44 MONTGOMERY ST STE 1970 San Francisco, CA 94104-4718 |
Key People (10)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Secretary-treasurer | Anne Heller Anderson |
|---|---|
| Chair | Janet H Harckman |
| Vice-chair | Rolf Lygren |
| Executive Director | Bruce A Hirsch |
| Director | Katherine Heller |
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