Bothin Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1196182. Reported 382 grants totalling $10.5M to 287 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$29,900median grant
$10.5Mgranted, 2021-2025
287recipients, as named on its returns
3%of grantees funded again the next year
$48.3Massets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bothin Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $29,900. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $45,000; the smallest was $1,750 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
287 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | $180,000 | 8 | 3 | 2025 |
| Farming Hope | San Francisco, CA | $105,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| One Life Counseling Center | San Carlos, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Marin City Health & Wellness Center | Marin City, CA | $96,300 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth Homey | San Francisco, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Landpaths | Santa Rosa, CA | $81,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Unity Care Group | San Jose, CA | $77,900 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Streetcode Academy | East Palo Alto, CA | $77,400 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Music Center | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Conservation Corps North Bay Inc | Novato, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Sonoma County | Santa Rosa, CA | $71,800 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Support for Families of Children With Disabilities | San Francisco, CA | $68,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Forget Me Not Childrens Services | Santa Rosa, CA | $68,400 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Healthright 360 | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mannakin Theater & Dance | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Marin Shakespeare Company | San Rafael, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Conservatory Theatre Center | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Ceres Community Project | Sebastopol, CA | $58,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | Sonoma, CA | $56,800 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Beats Rhymes and Life Inc | Oakland, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cafe Puente | Petaluma, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| California Indian Museum and Cultural Center | Santa Rosa, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Climate Resilient Communities | Palo Alto, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conard House Inc | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jefferson Union High School District | Daly City, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Karat School Project | Palo Alto, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| La CASA De Las Madres | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Literacy for Environmental Justice | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redwood City Police Activities League Inc | Redwood City, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Root Division | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Bruno Mountain Watch | Brisbane, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| The American Indian Cultural Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Upward Scholars | Redwood City, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Urban Ed Academy Inc | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Outward Bound California | San Francisco, CA | $53,700 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Alliance Medical Center | Healdsburg, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anova Education and Behavior Consultation Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Video Coalition Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside | Half Moon Bay, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley | Sonoma, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bridge Housing Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bridge the Gap College Prep | Sausalito, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canal Alliance | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Christ Church United Methodist | Santa Rosa, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Circus Center | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Hope San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Surf Project | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coastside Hope | Half Moon Bay, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Works West Inc | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Curry Senior Center | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Extrafood | Kentfield, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Place for Youth | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Freedom Forward | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Halleck Creek Institute | Nicasio, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hamilton Families | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Helpers Community Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeless Children's Network | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Human Investment Project Inc | San Mateo, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Life Learning Academy | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lime Foundation | Santa Rosa, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Living Room Center Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marin Foster Care Association | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mission Economic Development Agency | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Neighborhood Centers Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount St Joseph-St Elizabeth | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North and South of Market Adult Day Health Corp | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Open Hand | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco CASA | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Parks Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Side By Side | San Anselmo, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South County Community Health Center Inc | East Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South County Community Health Center Inc (ravenswood Family Health Network) | East Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stanbridge Academy | San Mateo, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Association | Lafayette, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Dance Brigade a New Group From Wallflower Order | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Helix School | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Institute for Human and Social Development Inc | San Bruno, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jane Goodall Institute | Vienna, VA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Spahr Center | Corte Madera, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco (clinic By the Bay) | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West County Health Centers Inc | Guerneville, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's Audio Mission | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Youth Leadership Institute | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Parenting Institute | Santa Rosa, CA | $49,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Coppertower Family Medical Center Incorporated | Cloverdale, CA | $49,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $48,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edgewood Center for Children and Families | San Francisco, CA | $48,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc | San Francisco, CA | $48,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Audio Mission | San Francisco, CA | $47,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marin Horizon School Incorporated | Mill Valley, CA | $47,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marin Brain Injury Network | Larkspur, CA | $46,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mei Fong and Associates | San Francisco, CA | $46,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lifemoves | Santa Clara, CA | $46,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hope Horizon East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | $46,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| There With Care of the Bay Area | Redwood City, CA | $45,650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dev Mission | San Francisco, CA | $45,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program (new Name Borp) | Berkeley, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Independence of Individuals With Disabilities | San Mateo, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Committee on the Shelterless | Petaluma, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cora Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | San Mateo, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Concilio of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Horizons Unlimited of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richmond District Neighborhood Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wise Choices for Girls | Marin City, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Scores | San Francisco, CA | $44,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Good Shepherdgracenter | San Francisco, CA | $43,300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Bridge School | Hillsborough, CA | $42,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women's Recovery Services a Unique Place | Santa Rosa, CA | $42,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| All Five | Menlo Park, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ayudando Latinos a Soar | Half Moon Bay, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Battle Tested Kids Inc | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Booker T Washington Community Service Center | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Clubhouse Inc | San Mateo, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family House Inc | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harm Reduction Therapy Center | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marin Performing Stars | Sausalito, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club Inc | San Mateo, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults | Burlingame, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pediatric Dental Initiative of Hte North Coast Inc | Windsor, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Francis Center of Redwood City | Redwood City, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tlc Child & Family Services | Sebastopol, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Urban Forest | San Francisco, CA | $39,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | Sausalito, CA | $38,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifehouse Inc | San Rafael, CA | $38,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | Santa Rosa, CA | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conservation Earth Inc | Half Moon Bay, CA | $37,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Heal Project | Half Moon Bay, CA | $37,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nuestra CASA De East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | $37,400 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Housing California | San Francisco, CA | $37,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Broader Living Experience Dba Able | San Rafael, CA | $37,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Plumfield Inc | Sebastopol, CA | $37,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Center for Arts & Technology | San Francisco, CA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peninsula Bridge Program | San Mateo, CA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Good Shepherd Gracenter | San Francisco, CA | $35,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| African-American Shakespeare Company | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Youth Now | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County | Santa Rosa, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Demeo Teen Club Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Connections Centers | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Free at Last Community Recovery and Rehabilitation Services | E Palo Alto, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Homeward Bound of Marin | Novato, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puente De La Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Arts Education Project | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sonoma Ecology Center | Eldridge, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sonoma Family Meal | Santa Rosa, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees of the Glide Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $34,600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Access Institute for Psychological Services | San Francisco, CA | $34,100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 10000 Degrees | San Rafael, CA | $33,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Community Service Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | $32,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Org | San Francisco, CA | $32,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fresh Approach | Concord, CA | $31,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vital Immigrant Defense Advocacy & Services | Santa Rosa, CA | $30,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| At the Crossroads | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bayshore Christian Ministries | East Palo Alto, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma-Marin | Santa Rosa, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Causa Justa Just Cause | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Domestic Peace | San Rafael, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Awareness Resources Entity (care) | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farm to Pantry | Healdsburg, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends for Youth Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henry Ohlhoff House | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Music in Schools Today | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| North and South of Market Adult Day Health Care Corp | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Step Beyond Inc | Peoria, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Performing Arts Workshop Inc | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Summer Search | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Marin Community Services | Novato, CA | $29,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Able Works | San Francisco, CA | $29,300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Environmental Traveling Companions | San Francisco, CA | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Peninsula Volunteers Inc | Menlo Park, CA | $29,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| 18 Reasons | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Aim High for High School | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asianweek Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Audubon Canyon Ranch | Stinson Beach, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Big Wave Group | El Granada, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs North San Mateo County | Pacifica, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Canopy | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community & Family Service Agency | Guerneville, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Action Marin | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| East Palo Alto Youth Arts and Music Center | East Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Enterprise for Youth | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faces Sf | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Exposures | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern California | Alameda, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healthy Cities Tutoring Inc | San Carlos, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Music for Minors Inc | San Carlos, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ritter Center | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saint Francis Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ultimate Impact Inc | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Family Link | San Francisco, CA | $24,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Family Day Homes of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Weingarten Children's Center | Redwood City, CA | $22,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Starvista | San Carlos, CA | $21,400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dusty's Fishing Well | San Francisco, CA | $20,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Autistry Studios | San Rafael, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Association of Non Profits | Capitola, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chinatown Community Development Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Circuit Rider Community Services | Windsor, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Council on Foundations | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Curiodyssey | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Glide Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jasper Ridge Farm | Woodside, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Council of Nonprofits | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Old Skool Cafe | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Commotion | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Cerebral Palsy of the North Bay | Petaluma, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Giant Steps Therapeutic Equestrian Center Inc | Petaluma, CA | $19,300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation | San Carlos, CA | $19,100 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Life Steps Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $19,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Prc | San Francisco, CA | $18,750 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Schools Mentoring & Resource Team | San Francisco, CA | $17,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Earle Baum Center of the Blind Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Northern California | Walnut Creek, CA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo Inc | Concord, CA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Foundation Sonoma County | Santa Rosa, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Housing Partnership Dba Homerise | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Frandelja Enrichment Center | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Japanese Community Youth Council | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids & Art Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy | Woodside, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Safe & Sound | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Multicultural Center of Marin Inc | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth United for Community Action | East Palo Alto, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $14,250 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $13,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
33 of 287 (11%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 3%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Bay Area Video Coalition Inc
UPGRADE YOUTH AND EMERGING MEDIA MAKERS PROGRAM EQUIPMENT - Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco
PURCHASE A VAN TO PROVIDE SAFE TRANSPORTATION TO YOUTH - Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley
UPGRADE MAXWELL CLUBHOUSE DOORS AND SECURITY SYSTEM - Canal Alliance
RENOVATE CANAL ALLIANCE'S NEW HEADQUARTERS AND EDUCATION BUILDING - Christ Church United Methodist
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SHED FOR STORAGE AND REFRIGERATION FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT ELISHA'S PANTRY - Climate Resilient Communities
PURCHASE VAN TO TRANSPORT YOUTH FOR PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 300 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 97 | $2,133,750 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 82 | $2,134,600 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 66 | $2,020,100 | $37,250 |
| 2024 | 63 | $1,989,800 | $35,000 |
| 2025 | 74 | $2,201,300 | $30,100 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
99% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc211 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc210 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund200 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust140 shared recipientsSilicon Valley Community Foundation136 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program134 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $29,900. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bothin Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1660 Bush Street 300, San Francisco, CA, 94109. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 94-1196182 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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