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Oberndorf Family Foundation

San Francisco, CA · EIN 68-0299542. Reported 299 grants totalling $93.8M to 191 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.

Notold the IRS it takes no unsolicited requests
$25,000median grant
$93.8Mgranted, 2021-2025
191recipients, as named on its returns
29%of grantees funded again the next year
$74.5Massets, latest filing

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". Oberndorf Family 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement. A foundation can give a different answer on a later return, and this page is rebuilt when one is published. The rest of the page is its giving record: who it chose, and which of those make grants themselves.

Organizations it funds that make grants of their own

3 of the organizations Oberndorf Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 10 grants totalling $1,301,000 to them. That is 4% of the $33.0M 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.

1 of them file Form 990-PF and did not check the box saying it funds only organizations it picks. The other 2 file Form 990, which never asks, so for those there is no answer on record either way. The last column says which is which.

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.

GrantmakerKindStateReceivedGrantsYearsLastOnly funds organizations it picks?
Tipping Point Communitygrantmaking organizationCalifornia$800,000442025Its form does not ask
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundationgrantmaking organizationCalifornia$500,000552025No, on its 990-PF
Community Foundation of the Napa Valleycommunity foundationCalifornia$1,000112025Its 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 $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $100,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $7,508,000.

Under $1,000
4 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
23 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
54 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
62 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
35 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
35 grants
$100,000 and Up
86 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
University SchoolShaker Heights, OH$15.2M432025
American Federation for Children Growth FundDallas, TX$15.0M942025
University of California Sf Foundation - Dr Edward ChangSan Francisco, CA$6,000,000332023
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate AcademyMilwaukee, WI$5,100,000222024
Ucsf (chancellor Circle Challenge)San Francisco, CA$5,000,000112025
University SchoolSan Francisco, CA$5,000,000112021
University School Oberndorf Merit Scholarship)Shaker Heights, OH$5,000,000112022
University of California Sf Foundation - Department of PsychiatrySan Francisco, CA$4,000,000222023
Enviromental Defense FundSan Francisco, CA$3,700,000532025
University of California Sf Foundation (department of Neurology)San Francisco, CA$3,300,000222025
Golden Gate National Parks ConservancySan Francisco, CA$2,005,000322022
University of California Sf Foundation - Dep of PsychiatrySan Francisco, CA$2,000,000112021
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT$1,700,000552025
Cathedral School for BoysSan Francisco, CA$1,630,000852025
American Federation for Children Growth FundWashington, DC$1,500,000112021
The Environmental Defense FundSan Francisco, CA$1,200,000112022
The Environmental Defense Fund (2019 Loi)Washington, DC$1,200,000112021
California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA$1,045,000432025
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA$1,010,000212023
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityPalo Alto, CA$1,000,000112021
Edgewood Center for Children and FamiliesSan Francisco, CA$1,000,000112025
Bipartiisan Policy CenterWashington, DC$750,000332023
Neighbors for a Better San Francisco (San Rafael, CA$700,000222025
Tipping PointSan Francisco, CA$600,000222025
Draper Richards Kaplan FoundationMenlo Park, CA$500,000552025
St Benedicts Preparatory School IncNewark, NJ$500,000112025
Stanford University (dept of Otolaryngology )Stanford, CA$500,000112025
University of California Sf Foundation - Mri Research FacilitySan Francisco, CA$500,000112021
Ucsf Foundation Chancellor's CircleSan Francisco, CA$300,000322023
Salvation ArmySan Francisco, CA$260,000432025
Balanced Budget NowTysons Corner, VA$250,000112025
Dish Sf (delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing)San Francisco, CA$250,000112025
Education Reform NowNew York, NY$250,000112025
New California Coalition FoundationSan Francisco, CA$250,000112022
Save the Children (ukraine and Middle East)Fairfield, CT$250,000112024
The Environmental Defense Fund (2017 Loi)Washington, DC$250,000112021
Ucsf (university of California San Francisco)San Francisco, CA$250,000112021
Ploughshares FundSan Francisco, CA$200,000222022
Tipping Point CommunitySan Francisco, CA$200,000222023
UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA$200,000442025
San Francisco Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA$175,000332025
Spark Sf Public SchoolsSan Francisco, CA$175,000112025
Ica Cristo ReySan Francisco, CA$110,000222025
William's College Alumni FundWilliamstown, MA$110,000322023
Chronicle Season of of Sharing FundSan Francisco, CA$100,000222023
Chronicle Season of Sharing FundSan Francisco, CA$100,000222025
Chronicles Season of SharingSan Francisco, CA$100,000112021
Foundation for Excellence in EducationTallahassee, FL$100,000222022
Mission Dolores AcademySan Francisco, CA$100,000222024
Neighbors for Better San Francisco (501C3)San Rafael, CA$100,000112021
San Francisco SymphonySan Francisco, CA$100,000112025
St AgnesSan Francisco, CA$100,000222023
The Salvation Army Holiday Luncheon 2021Alexandria, VA$100,000112021
UcsfSan Francisco, CA$100,000112024
Uja Federation of New YorkNew York, NY$100,000112023
University School (give Day)Shaker Heights, OH$100,000112022
Williams College Alumni Fund (class of 1975)Williamstown, MA$100,000222025
Nativity High SchoolSan Francisco, CA$72,000112024
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (sfmoma)San Francisco, CA$70,000212021
ExploratoriumSan Francisco, CA$55,000222024
Afc Growth Fund (ny Benefit Dinner Honoring Senator Tim ScottDallas, TX$50,000112022
Mission Delores Academy Benefit Luncheon)San Francisco, CA$50,000112022
MOTHERS2MOTHERSLos Angeles, CA$50,000112021
Salvation Army Holiday LuncheonSan Francisco, CA$50,000112022
San Francisco Education FundSan Francisco, CA$50,000222025
San Francisco Education Fund (special Project)San Francisco, CA$50,000112021
St Agnes ChurchSan Francisco, CA$50,000112021
St Vincent De Paul Society San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$50,000112025
Stanford University (hoover House Circle)Stanford, CA$50,000112024
Success Academy (spring Benefit)New York, NY$50,000112022
The Center for Jewish Campus Life Inc Dba Hillel at StanfordWashington, DC$50,000112021
Ucsf ( Future of the Brain Summit)San Francisco, CA$50,000112025
San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtSan Francisco, CA$40,000222025
Aspen InstituteWashington, DC$35,000332025
Mission Delores AcademySan Francisco, CA$35,000212021
National Review InstituteNew York, NY$35,000222023
Peer Health ExchangeOakland, CA$35,000222022
Basic FundOakland, CA$30,000212024
Edgewood CenterSan Francisco, CA$30,000322022
Safe and SoundSan Francisco, CA$30,000332023
Stanford Humanities and Sciences DepartStanford, CA$30,000112022
American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC$29,000332025
American Red CrossSan Francisco, CA$25,000112022
Cleveland Sight CenterCleveland, OH$25,000112023
Common Sense MediaSan Francisco, CA$25,000112025
Institute for Excellence in EducationMt Pleasant, MO$25,000112025
Leadership Roundtable IncWashington, DC$25,000112025
Manhattan Institute for Policy ResearchNew York, NY$25,000112025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY$25,000222025
Mission Delores Academy (leadership Circle)San Francisco, CA$25,000112022
San Francisco Education Fund (back to School Gala (not Attending))San Francisco, CA$25,000112022
San Francisco Education Fund (back to School Gala)San Francisco, CA$25,000112024
San Francisco Education Fund (gala)San Francisco, CA$25,000112021
San Francisco Free ClinicSan Francisco, CA$25,000552025
San Francisco Opera AssociationSan Francisco, CA$25,000112024
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (seo)New York, NY$25,000112024
Stanford Humanities and Sciences DeptStanford, CA$25,000112023
Success AcademyNew York, NY$25,000112023
Success Academy Charter SchoolsNew York, NY$25,000112025
Success Academy Charter Schools (spring Benefit April 2024)New York, NY$25,000112024
Success Academy Charter Schools (support of Eva and Cap)New York, NY$25,000112024
Ten StrandsSan Francisco, CA$25,000442025
Ucsf (cardiology Council)San Francisco, CA$25,000112025
Ucsf Adult Hematopoietic Malignancies Depart in Memory of Art KernSan Francisco, CA$25,000112022
Ucsf Foundation (cardiology)San Francisco, CA$25,000112022
Ucsf Foundation Cardiology CouncilSan Francisco, CA$25,000112023
Ucsf Helen Diller Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA$25,000112021
Wildfire FoundationMt Pleasant, SC$25,000112025
Fine Arts Museums of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA$20,000222025
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (mskcc)New York, NY$20,000222022
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (director's Circle)San Francisco, CA$20,000112024
Edible School YardBerkeley, CA$15,000212021
Edible School Yard (spring Benefit)Berkeley, CA$15,000112022
Ukiah Junior Academy (dr Glenn Miller Tournament)Ukiah, CA$15,000332024
Magis America (syn Clinic Burundi Father Ray)Washington, DC$12,500222023
Aspen Institute (president Society)Washington, DC$10,000112022
Aspen Institute (society of Fellows President's Society)Washington, DC$10,000112024
Bay ScholarSan Francisco, CA$10,000112021
Catholic Schools FoundationBoston, MA$10,000112023
Charcot Marie Tooth AssociationGlenolden, PA$10,000112025
Children Scholarship FundNew York, NY$10,000222023
Episcopal Impact FundSan Francisco, CA$10,000112021
Fine Arts Museum of Sf (famsf)San Francisco, CA$10,000112021
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (patron Cirlcle Gift Benefactor)San Francisco, CA$10,000112024
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (patrons Circle)San Francisco, CA$10,000112022
Hoover Institute (stanford University)Stanford, CA$10,000112023
Jewish Community Federation & Endowment (in Honor of John Pritzker)San Francisco, CA$10,000112024
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (mskcc) (mike's Team)New York, NY$10,000112024
Ohr Hatzafun ProductionsGreenwood Village, CO$10,000112023
Positive Coaching AllianceOakland, CA$10,000222024
Project Healthy MindsNew York, NY$10,000112023
Reproductive Freedom for All FoundationWashinton, DC$10,000112025
Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation (formally Naral)Washinton, DC$10,000112024
Salvation Army (flower Power)San Francisco, CA$10,000112024
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (sfmoma)-DirectorsSan Francisco, CA$10,000112021
St Christopher By-the-River Episcopal ChurchGates Mills, OH$10,000112021
Stanford GsbStanford, CA$10,000112022
Stanford Univeristyhoover InstituteStanford, CA$10,000112022
Stanford University (the Stanford Fund 2100280511)Stanford, CA$10,000112024
Stanford University (the Stanford Fund Hahud Will)Stanford, CA$10,000112022
Stanford University (the Stanford Fund)Stanford, CA$10,000112025
Sweetwater SpectrumSonoma, CA$10,000222023
The Salvation Army (flower Power Event)San Francisco, CA$10,000112022
Ukiah Junior AcademyUkiah, CA$10,000222025
Vietnam FoundationFountain Valley, CA$10,000112021
Wildwood SchoolPiedmont, CA$10,000112022
YMCA of San Francisco (youth Innovation Fund)San Francisco, CA$10,000112023
Make a WishOakland, CA$9,500442025
American Federation for Children Growth FundColumbia, MD$8,000212024
Stanford University-Stanford LiveStanford, CA$7,500112021
Merit Spread Foundation Inc (community O'next Gen Leaders)New York, NY$6,000112024
Williams College Alumni Fund (class of 2008)Williamstown, MA$6,000222025
American Jewish Committee (ajc) San FranciscoNew York, NY$5,500212024
AfcDallas, TX$5,000112022
American Friends of Idf Widows and Orphans OrganizationNew York, NY$5,000112024
American-Israel Democracy Coalition (brothers & Sisters for Israel)Bryn Mawr, PA$5,000112024
Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (for Bill Nitz)Aspen, CO$5,000112021
Bay Area Discovery MuseumSausalito, CA$5,000112024
Boys and Girls ClubAtlanta, GA$5,000112021
Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY$5,000112021
Coaching CorpsOakland, CA$5,000112021
Exploratorium (party at the Pier)San Francisco, CA$5,000112022
Future VisionCleveland, OH$5,000112021
Future Vision FoundationCleveland, OH$5,000112023
Future Vision FoundationDover, DE$5,000112025
Gladstone InstitutesSan Francisco, CA$5,000112023
Golden Gate National ParksSan Francisco, CA$5,000112021
Good Tidings (in Memory of Marritje Greene)Burlingame, CA$5,000112022
Greenlight ClinicSan Francisco, CA$5,000112022
Hidden WingsSolvang, CA$5,000112024
Hillel at Stanford for Ukrainian JewsStanford, CA$5,000112022
Ocean State Job Lot FoundationN Kingstown, RI$5,000112023
San Francisco Host CommitteeSan Francisco, CA$5,000112025
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (sfmoma)- (fog Design and Art)San Francisco, CA$5,000112024
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (seo Scholars)New York, NY$5,000112023
Friends of Egyptian Leadership Academy Inc (the Manara School)Hurghada, Red Sea Governora$4,500332024
Arcs (achievement Rewards for College Students)Lagrange, GA$2,500112021
Cathedral School for Boysgrace CathedralSan Francisco, CA$2,000112022
Companion Animal Medical ProjectBend, OR$2,000112021
Oligo NationSebastopol, CA$2,000112024
Oligo NationsSebastopol, CA$2,000112023
Stanford Graduate School of BusinessStanford, CA$2,000112022
Stanford University (business School Fund 2100416619)Stanford, CA$2,000112024
Stanford University (business School Fund)Stanford, CA$2,000112025
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (jdc)New York, NY$1,000112022
Cleveland Sight Center (white Cane Walk)Cleveland, OH$1,000112022
Napa Valley Community FoundationNapa, CA$1,000112025
Nec SocietyDavis, CA$1,000112024
TeneoNew York, NY$1,000112022
Jewish Community Federation & EndowmentSan Francisco, CA$500112023
Library CompanyPhiladelphia, PA$500112024

52 of 191 (27%) 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 29%, 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 106 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.

Education
32 grants
Arts & Culture
20 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
10 grants
Environment
8 grants
Human Services
7 grants
Diseases & Disorders
4 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
4 grants
Social Science
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202157$17.6M$25,000
202270$21.4M$12,500
202360$18.9M$15,000
202460$14.7M$10,000
202552$21.2M$45,000

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

48% of its giving went to organizations in California.

California
$45.5M
Ohio
$20.3M
Texas
$15.1M
Wisconsin
$5.1M
District of Columbia
$3.9M
Connecticut
$1.9M
New York
$688K
New Jersey
$500K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund59 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc58 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust52 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program46 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc39 shared recipientsAmerican Endowment Foundation38 shared recipients

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Oberndorf Family 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: 615 Front Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.

EIN 68-0299542 · 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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