Ishiyama Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1659373. Reported 251 grants totalling $17.4M to 139 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Ishiyama Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
3 of the organizations Ishiyama Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $369,800 to them. That is 3% of the $13.5M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Palo Alto Community Fund | community foundation | California | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Asian Pacific Fund | grantmaking organization | California | $69,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $20,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $789,927.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPR | Washington, DC | $3,027,990 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $2,300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| High Country News | Paonia, CO | $875,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buffalo Bill Center for the West | Cody, WY | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth | Milpitas, CA | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $520,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African Leadership Academy | New York, NY | $480,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Henry's Fork Foundation | Ashton, ID | $471,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership | Washington, DC | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund | Mountain View, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trcp | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte | San Jose, CA | $266,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cir- Center for Innocation and Resources Inc | Moonpark, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Palo Alto Community Fund | Palo Alto, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford University Water in the West | Stanford, CA | $175,803 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation | Powell, WY | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Trout Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $155,510 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| African Leadership Foundation | New York, NY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Resources Legacy Fund | Sacramento, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Embarcadero Media Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford Haas Center | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Snake River Waterkeepers | Boise, ID | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy Idaho | Hailey, ID | $84,312 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stanford Woods Institute | Stanford, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Piedmont Education Foundation | Piedmont, CA | $71,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific Fund | San Francisco, CA | $69,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Conservation | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Compass Housing Alliance | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Maui Food Bank | Wailuku, HI | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Washington State University Carson College of Business | Seattle, WA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ada's Cafe | Palo Alto, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hopewell Fund (rad) | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ifwhenhow | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rlf | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stanford Hospital Partners | Stanford, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ggnpc Trustee Fund | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sf Mime Troupe | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Abundant Grace | Half Moon Bay, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alameda County Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Carol Rowe Memorial Food Bank | Edmonds, WA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Gallatin Food Bank | Bozeman, MT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Glide | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greenlight Clinic | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National AIDS Memorial | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Palo Alto, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Anthony Padua Dining Room | Menlo Park, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Idaho Food Bank | Pocatello, ID | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Jed Foundation | New York, NY | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Fish and Wildlife | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Piedmont Recreational Facilities Organization | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Anthony Padua | Cincinnati, OH | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford University - Woods Institute | Stanford, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Amnesty International | London | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Coach Art | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coaching Corps | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Contemporary Jewish Museum | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Edmonds Food Bank | Edmonds, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emergency Family Assistance | Boulder, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Emergency Family Assistance Association | Boulder, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gellatin Valley Food Bank | Bozeman, MT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ggnpc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ggnpc People in the Parks | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ggnpc Tunnel Tops | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Glide Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Global Giving | Washington DC, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Greater Cleveland Food Bank | Cleveland, OH | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Idaho Warehouse Foodbank | Meridian, ID | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind Fd | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UC Santa Barbara Bren School for the Environment | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UC Santa Barbara Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Un Refugee Agency | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington Accounting Development | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Washington Accounting Development Fund | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Washington Foster School of Business | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Funeral Consumers Association | Palo Alto, CA | $19,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Golden Gate Park Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Khan Academy | Palo Alto, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charles Darwin Foundation | Valhalla, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Green Light Clinic | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation | Jackson, WY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Life Moves | Menlo Park, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National AIDS Memorial Grove | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Justice | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Voice | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ploughshare Funds | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ploughshares | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rare | Arlington, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Reporters Without Borders | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Snake River Water Keeper | Boise, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford University Equestrian Team | Stanford, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vote America | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Rivers | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Rivers Conservancy | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Tree Foundation | Oakland, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy - Montana | Helena, MT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bay City News | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ca Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Geo Hazard International | Pleasanton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hrdc | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oxfam | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sima Studios | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tnc - Montana | Helena, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Cancer League | Oakland, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Exploratorium | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Livermore Valley Foundation | Livermore, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peter Michael Foundation | Sausalito, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry's Fork Wildlife Alliance | Ashton, ID | $2,150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| North Beach Citizens | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Preservation Society of Newport Beach | Newport, RI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Preservation Society of Newport County | Newport, RI | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ppmm | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Russian Hill Neighbors | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vallejo Garden Stairs | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
63 of 139 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 50%, across 3 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- NPR
SUPPORTS LOCAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - Cir- Center for Innocation and Resources Inc
PROTECT AND HEALING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - Stanford University Water in the West
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION - Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation
PRESERVE AND MEMORIZE THE HEART MOUNTAIN WWII JAPANESE AMERICAN CONFINEMENT SITE - Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund
SUPPORT LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES - Ada's Cafe
HIRING, TRAINING, AND EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 131 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 | 57 | $4,458,252 | $20,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $4,008,000 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 65 | $4,699,627 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 65 | $4,237,886 | $10,000 |
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
29% of its giving went to organizations in District of Columbia.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ishiyama Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 465 California Street 800, San Francisco, CA, 94104. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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