The Roberts Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 94-2967074
Foundation Overview
Based in San Mateo, CA, The Roberts Foundation has awarded 154 grants totaling $340,816,332 to organizations in California, New York and 15 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $350 to $49,796,447, with a median award of $25,000.
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1 total grant. Insufficient data for reliable pattern analysis. Foundation may be highly selective or recently established.
Geographic Focus
52% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 16 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (35%), Palo Alto (10%), San Mateo (9%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 53% growth in annual giving over 7 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (58%). 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 The Roberts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Grants Paid - See Attachment | $49,796,447 | San Mateo, CA, US | See Attachment | 2024 |
| Total Grants Paid - See Attachment | $45,741,340 | San Mateo, CA, US | See Attachment | 2023 |
| Total Grants Paid - See Attachment | $49,701,845 | San Mateo, CA, US | See Attachment | 2022 |
| Total Grants Paid - See Attachment | $49,701,845 | San Mateo, CA, US | See Attachment | 2022 |
| Total Grants Paid - See Attachment | $49,045,803 | San Mateo, CA, US | See Attachment | 2021 |
| Total Grants Paid - See Attachment | $31,611,438 | San Mateo, CA, US | See Attachment | 2020 |
| Ajc (wall Street Journal Ad Campaign) | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Ad Campaign | 2018 |
| American Enterprise Institute | $1,000,000 | Washington, DC, US | Capital Campaign And Strategic Communications | 2018 |
| Arlington Soap Box Derby | $15,000 | Arlington, MA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Association To Benefit Children | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Basic Fund | $125,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Boys And Girls Club Of The Big Island | $325,000 | Hilo, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Child Mind Institute | $870,195 | New York, NY, US | 2018 Advocacy Award Dinner; 2018 Fall Luncheon; Research Program; | 2018 |
| Children's Health Council Inc | $60,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Chp11-99 | $4,000 | Fullerton, CA, US | Capital Campaign | 2018 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing | $6,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | $10,068,776 | Claremont, CA, US | Roberts Challenge; Roberts Pavilion Pledge | 2018 |
| Culver Academies | $3,000,000 | Culver, IN, US | Scholarship Endowment; Cma Barracks And Barrack Renovation | 2018 |
| Entitlements How Inc | $250,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Free The Facts Program | 2018 |
| Family Connections | $27,500 | San Carlos, CA, US | Young Scholars Program, Night Of Dreams, And Project Santa | 2018 |
| Hawaii Island Workforce & Economic Development Oha | $150,000 | Hilo, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Henry's Fork Foundation | $4,000 | Ashton, ID, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Hualalai Ohana Foundation | $5,000 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Intermountain Centers For Human Development | $100,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Workability Program | 2018 |
| Kukio Community Fund | $15,000 | Kamuela, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | $70,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Tom & Stacey Seibel Fund - Golf Practice Center | 2018 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation For Children's Health | $200,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Mental Health Crisis Team | 2018 |
| Menlo Charity Horse Show Inc | $10,000 | Atherton, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| New Leaders | $1,525,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support; Bay Area; Alfred Nobel Elementary School | 2018 |
| New York University | $56,250 | New York, NY, US | Lr Scholarship Fund | 2018 |
| Northern Arizona University | $250,000 | Flagstaff, AZ, US | W.a. Franke Scholars Program In Coe; President's Fund For Excellence | 2018 |
| Oakland Public Educational Fund | $191,500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Rebuilding Together | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Redf | $3,500,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | 2018 Matching Gift; Strategic Growth Campaign Pledge | 2018 |
| Room To Read | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| San Francisco Symphony | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Shinnecock Hills Education Fund | $5,000 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art | $1,155,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | 2014 Expansion Campaign; 2018 Annual Fund | 2018 |
| San Mateo County History Museum | $5,000 | Redwood City, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Semper Fi Fund | $150,000 | Oceanside, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Teach For America | $2,815,000 | New York, NY, US | Bay Area; Hi; Ny; Fall Fling; 2018 Annual Benefit Dinner | 2018 |
| Ucsf Center For Prevention Of Neuro-oncology | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Caregiver Program For Brain Cancer | 2018 |
| University Of Chicago | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Booth Women's Initiative | 2018 |
| University Of Notre Dame | $100,000 | Notre Dame, IN, US | Scholarship And Endowment | 2018 |
| University Of Hawaii Foundation | $20,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Elama Project Huiana, Hcc Scholarship Partnership | 2018 |
| Horatio Alger Association | $100,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| The Opportunity Network | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Valparaiso University | $162,500 | Valparaiso, IN, US | Conrad Scholars Program | 2018 |
| Curriki | $10,000 | Cupertino, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Dunn School | $900,000 | Los Olivos, CA, US | Leading Matters; General Support | 2018 |
| Innovate Public Schools | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Menlo Park | $4,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | Atherton Education Foundation; General Support | 2018 |
| Sacred Heart Schools | $400,000 | Atherton, CA, US | Financial Aid | 2018 |
| Sifma Foundation | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Summer Search | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| The Opportunity Trust | $125,000 | St Louis, MO, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Hawaii Island Humane Society | $500 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Humane Society Of Truckee-tahoe | $500 | Truckee, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Monterey County Spca | $2,017 | Monterey, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| San Francisco Opera | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| African-american Community Service Agency | $100,000 | San Jose, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Boys And Girls Club Of The Peninsula | $1,024,800 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation | $1,500 | San Mateo, CA, US | Canada College Women's Soccer | 2018 |
| Changing The Streets Hands And Paws Together | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Girl Scouts Of Greater New York | $25,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Greater Seattle Surf Soccer Club | $5,000 | Woodinville, WA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Hamakua Athletic Association | $2,000 | Kamuela, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Jewish Community Federation | $500 | Foster City, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Juma Ventures | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| North Hawaii Community Hospital | $400,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Emergency Room Expansion And Renovation Project | 2018 |
| Notah Begay Iii Foundation | $100,000 | Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, US | General Support | 2018 |
| San Francisco Host Committee | $2,500 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| West Side Eagles | $7,500 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Team Rubicon | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Kohanaiki Ohana | $4,500 | Kailua Kona, HI, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Sf Marin Food Bank | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Hospice By The Bay | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Northside Center For Childhood | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Peer Health Exchange | $150,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Travis Roy Foundation | $7,500 | Boston, MA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Year Up Bay Area | $2,000,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Paws For Purple Hearts | $1,000 | Penngrove, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Epatt (east Palo Alto Tennis And Tutoring) | $3,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Ncga Foundation | $500 | Pebble Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2018 |
| Northern California Pga Foundation | $25,000 | Vacaville, CA, US | The Langley | 2018 |
| Ajc (wall Street Journal Ad Campaign) | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Ad Campaign | 2017 |
| American Enterprise Institute | $2,500,000 | Washington, DC, US | Capital Campaign And Strategic Communications | 2017 |
| Arlington Soap Box Derby | $15,000 | Arlington, MA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Association To Benefit Children | $75,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Basic Fund | $133,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Beyond Type 1 | $2,500 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Boys And Girls Club Of The Big Island | $275,000 | Hilo, HI, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Bush Cup | $2,500 | Larchmont, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| California Academy Of Sciences | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Field Trip Contribution | 2017 |
| Champion Charities | $25,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Child Mind Institute | $934,977 | New York, NY, US | 2017 Advocacy Award Dinner; 2017 Fall Luncheon; Research Program; | 2017 |
| Children's Health Council Inc | $2,500 | Palo Alto, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Chp11-99 | $1,500 | Fullerton, CA, US | Capital Campaign | 2017 |
| Chronicle Season Of Sharing | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | $5,091,199 | Claremont, CA, US | Roberts Challenge; Roberts Pavilion Pledge | 2017 |
| Culver Academies | $5,000,000 | Culver, IN, US | Scholarship Endowment; Cma Barracks And Barrack Renovation | 2017 |
| Del Monte Forest Conservancy | $2,500 | Pebble Beach, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Educators For Excellence | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Entitlements How Inc | $250,000 | Arlington, VA, US | Free The Facts Program | 2017 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $2,500,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Family Connections | $22,500 | San Carlos, CA, US | Night Of Dreams And Project Santa | 2017 |
| Figure Skating In Harlem | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Girls Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Girls Who Code Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Grace Science Foundation | $10,000 | Menlo Park, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Hawaii Island Workforce & Economic Development Oha | $100,000 | Hilo, HI, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Henry's Fork Foundation | $3,000 | Ashton, ID, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Hualalai Ohana Foundation | $5,000 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Hydrocephalus Association | $2,500 | Bethesda, MD, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Intermountain Centers For Human Development | $100,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | Workability Program | 2017 |
| Joyner Payne Youth Service Agency | $91,500 | San Jose, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Kipp Bay Area Schools | $25,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Kokua Christian Ministries | $5,000 | Kamuela, HI, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Kukio Community Fund | $15,000 | Kamuela, HI, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | $72,500 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Tom & Stacey Seibel Fund - Golf Practice Center | 2017 |
| Leward Steelers Youth Athletic Association | $8,000 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation For Children's Health | $10,000 | Palo Alto, CA, US | Mental Health Crisis Team | 2017 |
| Mary's Meals Usa | $100,000 | Bloomfield, NJ, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Menlo Charity Horse Show Inc | $7,000 | Atherton, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| National Baseball Hall Of Fame And Museum | $2,500 | Cooperstown, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Naval Postgraduate School Foundation | $10,000 | Monterey, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| New Leaders | $1,762,500 | New York, NY, US | General Support; Bay Area; Alfred Nobel Elementary School | 2017 |
| New York University | $112,500 | New York, NY, US | Lr Scholarship Fund | 2017 |
| Northern Arizona University | $252,000 | Flagstaff, AZ, US | W.a. Franke Scholars Program In Coe; President's Fund For Excellence | 2017 |
| Oakland Public Educational Fund | $181,500 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Pan-mass Challenge Trust | $7,500 | Needham, MA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Pupule Ohana Scholarships | $5,000 | Kailuakona, HI, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Rebuilding Together | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Redf | $7,000,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | 2017 Matching Gift; Strategic Growth Campaign Pledge | 2017 |
| Room To Read | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| San Francisco Symphony | $100,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | $130,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Shinnecock Hills Education Fund | $1,500 | Southampton, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| San Francisco Ballet | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art | $1,050,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | 2014 Expansion Campaign; 2017 Annual Fund | 2017 |
| San Mateo County History Museum | $5,000 | Redwood City, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Semper Fi Fund | $50,000 | Oceanside, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Talladega College | $10,000 | Talladega, AL, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Teach For America | $2,612,500 | New York, NY, US | Bay Area; Hi; Ny; Fall Fling; 2016 Annual Benefit Dinner; 2017 Annual Benefit Dinner | 2017 |
| The Jewish Board | $350 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Tipping Point Community | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Ucsf Cardiology Council | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| Ucsf Center For Prevention Of Neuro-oncology | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Caregiver Program For Brain Cancer | 2017 |
| Ucsf Foundation | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Md Professorship | 2017 |
| United States Golf Association | $20,000 | Warren, NJ, US | General Support | 2017 |
| United Way Of The Bay Area | $790,550 | San Francisco, CA, US | General Support | 2017 |
| University Of Chicago | $500,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Booth Women's Initiative | 2017 |
| University Of Notre Dame | $100,000 | Notre Dame, IN, US | Scholarship And Endowment | 2017 |
| Us Women's Amateur Championship Nashville Inc | $2,500 | Nashville, TN, US | General Support | 2017 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 94-2967074 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 155 BOVET ROAD SUITE 770 San Mateo, CA 94402-0000 |
Key People (6)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Roberts Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | George R Roberts |
|---|---|
| Vice President | Eric B Roberts |
| Vice President | Mark B Roberts |
| Vice President | Courtney A Roberts |
| Secretary/treasurer | Sue P Doell |
Forms 990-PF
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