Metta Fund
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-2992640. Reported 282 grants totalling $15.1M to 99 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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". Metta Fund 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
5 of the organizations Metta Fund funded make grants themselves, and it reported 18 grants totalling $700,000 to them. That is 6% of the $12.6M 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bend the Arc - a Jewish Partnership | grantmaking organization | New York | $335,000 | 6 | 4 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| The San Francisco Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $180,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Northern California Grantmakers | federated giving programme | California | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Initiatives | grantmaking organization | California | $40,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 | 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 $50,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $350 and the largest $350,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,150,350 | 14 | 4 | 2025 |
| Richmond Neighborhood Center | San Francisco, CA | $920,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Living Campaign | San Francisco, CA | $854,350 | 23 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Scan Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $610,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Self-Help for the Elderly | San Francisco, CA | $586,350 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kimochi Inc | San Francisco, CA | $565,000 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services | San Francisco, CA | $471,850 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cara Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $470,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Senior and Disability Action | San Francisco, CA | $401,350 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | $400,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Openhouse | San Francisco, CA | $360,350 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Felton Institute | San Francisco, CA | $351,350 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | San Francisco, CA | $350,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | $345,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Bend the Arc | New York, NY | $335,000 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Homebridge | San Francisco, CA | $325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Tech Network | San Francisco, CA | $309,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mission Language and Vocational School | San Francisco, CA | $305,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sage | New York, NY | $295,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Curry Senior Center | San Francisco, CA | $263,500 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Samoan Community Development Center | San Francisco, CA | $258,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Steppingstone Adult Day Health Center | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shanti Project | San Francisco, CA | $225,350 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Booker T Washington Community Service Center | San Francisco, CA | $205,000 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Filipino-American Development Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Coalition of Agencies Serving the Elderly | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mission Action | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pilipino Workers Center | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| US4US Bayarea | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Services & Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgender Elders Inc | New York, NY | $192,600 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| On Lok Day Services | San Francisco, CA | $180,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $180,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mujeres Unitas Y Activas | San Francisco, CA | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Interfaith Council | San Francisco, CA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities | San Francisco, CA | $163,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly | San Francisco, CA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Walk San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Golden Gate University | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Front Porch Communities Foundation | Glendale, CA | $125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| San Francisco African American Faith-Based Coalition | San Francisco, CA | $109,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Caring Across Generations | New York, NY | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Aging While Black | Baton Rouge, LA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Collective Impact | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Regents of the University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Public Health Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southwest Community Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $91,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mujures Unitas Y Activas | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Neighborhood Centers Inc | San Francisco, CA | $65,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| California Department of Health Care Services | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sage Advocacy and Services for Lgbt Elders | New York, NY | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Initiatives | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Prc | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $39,250 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Covia Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $35,350 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Institute on Aging | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Village | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Metromorphosis | Baton Rouge, LA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers in Aging | White Plains, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Transgender Gender-Variant Intersex Justice Project | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Francisco State University Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Kelsey | San Francisco, CA | $14,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Society on Aging | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| At Home With Growing Older | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Disability Action Center | Chico, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Public Health Institute | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pact Inc | Vallejo, CA | $9,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Five Keys Schools and Programs | San Francisco, CA | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rafiki Coalition for Health and Wellness | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hunters Point Family | San Francisco, CA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Instituo De La Raza | San Francisco, CA | $6,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Asianweek Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centro Latino De San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Forward | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Forward Sf | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Music Center | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Faithful Fools Street Ministry | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Caregiver Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friendship House Association of American Indians | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Japanese Community Youth Council | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La CASA De Las Madres | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Links Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mei Fong and Associates | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Native American Health Center | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nicos Chinese Health Coalition | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Women's Cancer Network | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Gubbio Project | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wildflowers Institute | San Francisco, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Children's Council of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francico Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Study Center | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center | San Francisco, CA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
53 of 99 (54%) 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 62%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Richmond Neighborhood Center
A NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSED RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF SF'S GROWING OLDER ADULT POPULATION - Mission Action
SAN FRANCISCO IMMIGRANT LEGAL AND EDUCATION NETWORK (SFILEN) AND THE RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK (RRN) - National Domestic Workers Alliance
CARING ACROSS GENERATIONS' CALIFORNIA CARE CANT WAIT - The Scan Foundation
EQUITY COMMUNITY ORGANIZING (ECO) PROJECT IN SAN FRANCISCO - Community Living Campaign
SF TECH COUNCIL'S DIGITAL EQUITY FRAMEWORK FOR OLDER ADULTS IN SAN FRANCISCO: A MULTI-SECTOR APPROACH - Felton Institute
AGE FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 197 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 | 65 | $2,500,000 | $35,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $3,100,000 | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 58 | $2,765,000 | $20,000 |
| 2024 | 51 | $2,751,500 | $55,000 |
| 2025 | 52 | $4,010,600 | $100,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Metta Fund has 43 of them, worth $4,775,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Justice in Aging | Washington, DC | $450,000 |
| Coalition of Agencies Serving the Elderly | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Filipino-American Development Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Samoan Community Development Center | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| US4US Bayarea | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Richmond Neighborhood Center | San Francisco, CA | $165,000 |
| Cara Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $150,000 |
| Kimochi Inc | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 |
| National Domestic Workers Alliance | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Sage | New York, NY | $150,000 |
| Self-Help for the Elderly | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 |
| Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Community Tech Network | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Felton Institute | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
88% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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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 Metta Fund'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: 101 Montgomery St 2200, San Francisco, CA, 94104. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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