Edwards Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 94-6172321

Foundation Overview

Based in Redwood City, CA, Edwards Foundation Inc has awarded 214 grants totaling $6,526,934 to organizations in California, Nevada and 11 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $159 to $1,011,399, with a median award of $9,694.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$6,526,934
Total Assets
$23,490,104
Median Grant (all grants)
$9,694

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
32
Median Grant
$6,300
% Median Grant Decline
-37% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 31%

10 of 32 recipients (31%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
California

77% 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 (21%), Palo Alto (13%), Stanford (9%).

Funding Trajectory
+10%

Stable funding levels with 10% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.

Program Areas
General Purposes + 3 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (54%). 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 Edwards Foundation Inc'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
Pacific Legal Foundation $15,288 Sacramento, CA, US Government And Freedom Defend & Advance Limited Representative Government 2023
The Gladstone Institute $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2023
Peninsula Open Space Trust $2,500 Palo Alto, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2023
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2023
Stanford University-stanford Live $6,900 Stanford, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2023
Hoover Institution $100,000 Stanford, CA, US Defend And Advance Limited Representative Gove And Freedom 2023
Eastside College Preparatory School $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Ucsf Cardiology Council $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcarehealthcare 2023
Woodside School Foundation $10,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Higher Ground Usa $15,000 Ketchum, ID, US Healthcare 2023
Warrior Canine Connection $1,000 Boyds, MD, US Healthcare 2023
The Charles Armstrong School $5,000 Belmont, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Second Harvest Food Bank $10,000 San Jose, CA, US Revitalize Civic Society 2023
Convent & Stuart Hall Schools Of The Sacred Heart Sf $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Woodside Priory School $10,000 Portola Valley, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Norcal Crew $5,000 Redwood City, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Family Life Center Inc $5,000 Kahului, HI, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2023
Farwest Freestyle $5,700 Los Altos, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Prager University Foundation $100,000 Sherman Oaks, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Peaceful Warrior Foundation $10,000 Dallas, TX, US Healthcare 2023
Maui Police Foundation $5,000 Glendale, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2023
Raymond J Fisher Home & School Club $5,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2023
Los Gatos High School Foundation $10,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2023
Aim High $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2023
Lemo Foundation $2,500 Redwood City, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2023
The Kelsey Project $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Intellectual Infrastructure 2023
Tunnels To Towers Foundation $5,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2023
Cedars Sinai $200,000 Los Angleles, CA, US Healthcare 2023
Wikimedica Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2023
Duke University $159 Durham, NC, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Boys & Girls Clubs $10,000 Menlo Park, CA, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2023
Turning Point Usa $100,000 Phoenix, AZ, US Support And Improve Education 2023
Pacific Legal Foundation $13,365 Sacramento, CA, US Government And Freedom Defend & Advance Limited Representative Government 2022
The Gladstone Institute $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Peninsula Open Space Trust $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2022
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2022
Stanford University-stanford Live $6,900 Stanford, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2022
Hoover Institution $100,000 Stanford, CA, US Defend And Advance Limited Representative Gove And Freedom 2022
Bay Area Cancer Connections $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Eastside College Preparatory School $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Ucsf Cardiology Council $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcarehealthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $15,096 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Higher Ground Usa $1,000 Ketchum, ID, US Healthcare 2022
Warrior Canine Connection $1,000 Boyds, MD, US Healthcare 2022
Independent Institute-coee $10,000 Oakland, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
The Charles Armstrong School $5,000 Belmont, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Second Harvest Food Bank $10,000 San Jose, CA, US Revitalize Civic Society 2022
St Catherine's School $5,000 Burlingame, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Northstar Team Foundation $15,000 Truckee, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Raymond J Fisher Home & School Club $10,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Los Gatos High School Foundation $5,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Aim High $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Lemo Foundation $2,500 Redwood City, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
The Kelsey Project $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Intellectual Infrastructure 2022
Duke University $10,000 Durham, NC, US Support And Improve Education 2022
The Gladstone Institute $8,209 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $10,000 Portola Valley, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Cedars Sinai $10,000 Los Angleles, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $10,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Planned Parenthood Of The Rocky Mountains $10,000 Denver, CO, US Healthcare 2022
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Wikimedica Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2022
Pacific Legal Foundation $13,365 Sacramento, CA, US Government And Freedom Defend & Advance Limited Representative Government 2022
The Gladstone Institute $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Peninsula Open Space Trust $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2022
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2022
Stanford University-stanford Live $6,900 Stanford, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2022
Hoover Institution $100,000 Stanford, CA, US Defend And Advance Limited Representative Gove And Freedom 2022
Bay Area Cancer Connections $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Eastside College Preparatory School $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Ucsf Cardiology Council $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcarehealthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $15,096 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Higher Ground Usa $1,000 Ketchum, ID, US Healthcare 2022
Warrior Canine Connection $1,000 Boyds, MD, US Healthcare 2022
Independent Institute-coee $10,000 Oakland, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
The Charles Armstrong School $5,000 Belmont, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Second Harvest Food Bank $10,000 San Jose, CA, US Revitalize Civic Society 2022
St Catherine's School $5,000 Burlingame, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Northstar Team Foundation $15,000 Truckee, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Raymond J Fisher Home & School Club $10,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Los Gatos High School Foundation $5,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Aim High $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Lemo Foundation $2,500 Redwood City, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
The Kelsey Project $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Intellectual Infrastructure 2022
Duke University $10,000 Durham, NC, US Support And Improve Education 2022
The Gladstone Institute $8,209 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $10,000 Portola Valley, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Cedars Sinai $10,000 Los Angleles, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $10,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Planned Parenthood Of The Rocky Mountains $10,000 Denver, CO, US Healthcare 2022
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Wikimedica Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2022
Pacific Legal Foundation $13,365 Sacramento, CA, US Government And Freedom Defend & Advance Limited Representative Government 2022
The Gladstone Institute $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Peninsula Open Space Trust $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2022
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2022
Stanford University-stanford Live $6,900 Stanford, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2022
Hoover Institution $100,000 Stanford, CA, US Defend And Advance Limited Representative Gove And Freedom 2022
Bay Area Cancer Connections $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Eastside College Preparatory School $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Ucsf Cardiology Council $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcarehealthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $15,096 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Higher Ground Usa $1,000 Ketchum, ID, US Healthcare 2022
Warrior Canine Connection $1,000 Boyds, MD, US Healthcare 2022
Independent Institute-coee $10,000 Oakland, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
The Charles Armstrong School $5,000 Belmont, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Second Harvest Food Bank $10,000 San Jose, CA, US Revitalize Civic Society 2022
St Catherine's School $5,000 Burlingame, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Northstar Team Foundation $15,000 Truckee, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Raymond J Fisher Home & School Club $10,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Los Gatos High School Foundation $5,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Aim High $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
Lemo Foundation $2,500 Redwood City, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2022
The Kelsey Project $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Intellectual Infrastructure 2022
Duke University $10,000 Durham, NC, US Support And Improve Education 2022
The Gladstone Institute $8,209 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $10,000 Portola Valley, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Cedars Sinai $10,000 Los Angleles, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Woodside School Foundation $10,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2022
Planned Parenthood Of The Rocky Mountains $10,000 Denver, CO, US Healthcare 2022
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2022
Wikimedica Foundation $1,000 Washington, DC, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2022
Pacific Legal Foundation $1,011,399 Sacramento, CA, US Government And Freedom Defend & Advance Limited Representative Government 2021
The Gladstone Institute $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2021
Peninsula Open Space Trust $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2021
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2021
Stanford University-stanford Live $6,900 Stanford, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2021
Augie's Quest To Cure Als $100,000 Denver, CO, US Health Care 2021
Hoover Institution $110,000 Stanford, CA, US Defend And Advance Limited Representative Gove And Freedom 2021
Augie's Quest To Cure Als $50,000 Denver, CO, US Health Care 2021
Bay Area Cancer Connections $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Healthcare 2021
Dave's Avenue Home & School Club Foundation $5,000 Monte Sereno, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Eastside College Preparatory School $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation $6,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Ucsf Cardiology Council $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcarehealthcare 2021
Woodside School Foundation $15,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Calmatter $10,000 Sacramento, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Turning Point Usa $1,000,000 Lemont, IL, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Boys & Girls Club Of The Penisula $1,521 Menlo Park, CA, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2021
Higher Ground Usa $1,000 Ketchum, ID, US Healthcare 2021
Warrior Canine Connection $1,000 Boyds, MD, US Healthcare 2021
Independent Institute-coee $10,000 Oakland, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
The Charles Armstrong School $5,000 Belmont, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Second Harvest Food Bank $10,000 San Jose, CA, US Revitalize Civic Society 2021
St Catherine's School $5,000 Burlingame, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Peninsula Youth Sailing $2,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Northstar Team Foundation $2,000 Truckee, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2021
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $1,000 Pasadena, CA, US Healthcare 2021
San Francisco Zoological Society $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Intellectual Infrastructure 2021
Ferroni Family Foundation $678 Reno, NV, US Healthcare 2021
2722 Bancroft Foundation $500 Cupertino, CA, US Intellectual Infrastructure 2021
The Village Hub $5,000 Woodside, CA, US Intellectual Infrastructure 2021
Refugee Relief International $10,000 Woodside, CA, US Healthcare 2021
Open The Books $100,000 Burr Ridge, IL, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2021
Raymond J Fisher Home & School Club $5,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2021
Los Gatos High School Foundation $5,000 Los Gatos, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2021
Aim High $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2021
Lemo Foundation $2,500 Redwood City, CA, US Support & Improve Education 2021
The Kelsey Project $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Intellectual Infrastructure 2021
Pacific Legal Foundation $9,388 Sacramento, CA, US Government And Freedom Defend & Advance Limited Representative Government 2020
The Gladstone Institute $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2020
Peninsula Opne Space Trust $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2020
Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2020
Alzheimer's Assocation $5,000 San Jose, CA, US Healthcare 2020
Stanford University-stanford Live $6,900 Stanford, CA, US Intellectual Infrastracture 2020
Augie's Quest To Cure Als $10,000 Denver, CO, US Health Care 2020
Hoover Institution $100,000 Stanford, CA, US Defend And Advance Limited Representative Gove And Freedom 2020
Ravenswood Education Foundation $5,000 Menlo Park, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Bay Area Cancer Connections $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Healthcare 2020
Dave's Avenue Home & School Club Foundation $5,000 Monte Sereno, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Eastside College Preparatory School $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Ucsf Cardiology Council $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcarehealthcare 2020
Woodside School Foundation $15,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Calmatter $20,000 Sacramento, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Turning Point Usa $250,000 Lemont, IL, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Canary Foundation $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Healthcare 2020
Boys & Girls Club Of The Penisula $741 Menlo Park, CA, US Strengthen Private Initiative 2020
Higher Ground Usa $1,000 Ketchum, ID, US Healthcare 2020
Warrior Canine Connection $1,000 Boyds, MD, US Healthcare 2020
Independent Institute-coee $100,000 Oakland, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
The Charles Armstrong School $5,000 Belmont, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Second Harvest Food Bank $10,000 San Jose, CA, US Revitalize Civic Society 2020
Woodside School Foundation $10,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Children's Health Council $10,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Healtcare 2020
Duke University $10,300 Durham, NC, US Support And Improve Education 2020
St Catherine's School $5,000 Burlingame, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2020
Pacific Legal Foundation $100,000 Sacramento, CA, US Govenment And Freedom Defend & Advance Limited Reresentative Government 2017
The Gladstone Institute $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2017
Orion Cancer Foundation $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2017
Nevada Obstetrical Charity Clinic $25,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2017
Clark County School District $5,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Support And Improve Education 2017
Active Reading Center $10,000 Walnut Creek, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
United Religions Initiative's Work $5,000 San Francisco, CA, US Intllectual Infrastructure 2017
Stanford University-bing Concert Hall $9,000 Stanford, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
The Katherine Delmar Burke School $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
Cantor Arts Center-anderson Collection At Stanford University $2,350 Stanford, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
The Pegasus School $20,000 Huntington Beach, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
Bay Area Cancer Connections $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Healthcare 2017
Dave's Avenue Home & School Club Foundation $5,000 Monte Sereno, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
Eastside College Preparatory School $5,000 Palo Alto, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
Hoover Institution $100,000 Stanford, CA, US Defend & Advance Limited Representative Gov And Freedom 2017
Oak Knoll School $5,000 Menlo Park, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
Second Harvest Food Bank $10,000 San Jose, CA, US Revitalize Civic Society 2017
University Of California Berkeley $75,000 Berkeley, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
Ucsf Cardiology Council $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2017
Woodside School Foundation $5,000 Woodside, CA, US Support And Improve Education 2017
Pacific Legal Foundation $100,000 Sacramento, CA, US Govenment And Freedom Defend & Advance Limited Reresentative Government 2016
The Libre Initiative Institute $200,000 Arlington, VA, US Government And Freedom 2016
Cause Of Action Institute $200,000 Washington, DC, US Government And Freedom 2016
The Gladstone Institute $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US Healthcare 2016
Orion Cancer Foundation $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2016
Nevada Obstetrical Charity Clinic $25,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Healthcare 2016
Opportunity 180 $50,000 Las Vegas, NV, US Supoort And Improve Education 2016
Anderson Deans Foundation $20,000 Newport Beach, CA, US Suuport And Improve Education 2016

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Contact Information

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

EIN 94-6172321
Website N/A
Address 611 MIDDLEFIELD ROAD Redwood City, CA 94063-0000

Key People (5)

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

President/director Paul C Edwards
Secretary Sabrina Jorgensen
Vice Pres/treasurer/direct Wm L Edwards Wle
Director Cree A Edwards
Director Barbara Haag Edwards

Forms 990-PF

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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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