Olander Family Foundation Inc
San Jose, CA · EIN 94-3400451. Reported 522 grants totalling $2,385,725 to 141 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". Olander Family Foundation Inc 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 Olander Family Foundation Inc funded make grants themselves, and it reported 11 grants totalling $61,000 to them. That is 5% of the $1,353,884 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | community foundation | California | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Los Altos Mountain View | community foundation | California | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 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 $3,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,080 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $36,000.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Area Ridge Trail Council | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of Truckee | Truckee, CA | $85,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of Santa Clara | Santa Clara, CA | $68,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kids Zone Museum | Truckee, CA | $65,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Northern Ca | Pleasant Hill, CA | $56,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Loaves and Fishes | San Jose, CA | $55,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| San Jose Authority Hall of Fame | San Jose, CA | $52,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Zoo | San Francisco, CA | $48,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | Truckee, CA | $48,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Claremont Mckenna College Bill Arce | Claremont, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tahoe Forest Health Sys Foundation | Tahoe, CA | $45,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tahoe Truckee Excellence in Educati | Truckee, CA | $43,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lacf Mvla Scholars | Los Altos, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Jasper Ridge Farm | Woodside, CA | $36,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | $36,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Los Altos Hs Athletic Dept | Los Altos, CA | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sierra Community House | Kings Beach, CA | $32,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Truckee Community Cares | Truckee, CA | $32,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Sunnyvale Community Services | Sunnyvale, CA | $31,333 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Cristo Rey High School | San Jose, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pink Ribbon Good | Dayton, OH | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $29,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $28,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blach School | Los Altos, CA | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Midori Kai | Pleasanton, CA | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation | Truckee, CA | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| College of Adaptive Arts | Saratoga, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Los Altos Educational Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Muttville | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Ctr for Equine Fac Therapy | Woodside, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Parents Helping Parents | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tahoe Rim Trail Association | Incline Village, NV | $24,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Canine Companions | Santa Rosa, CA | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Pathways Home Health & Hospice | Sunnyvale, CA | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House | Los Angeles, CA | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Toys for Tots | Triangle, VA | $23,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Caminar Family & Children's Service | San Mateo, CA | $22,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| UC Davis Athletics | Davis, CA | $22,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Icelandic Roots | Fargo, ND | $21,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kilgoris Project | Los Altos, CA | $21,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Night Night | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $19,755 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Truckee Library | Truckee, CA | $19,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| El Camino Health Foundation | Mountain View, CA | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Peninsula Humane Society | San Mateo, CA | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Truckee Trails | Truckee, CA | $19,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Glide | San Francisco, CA | $18,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children's Therapy Center | Woodland, CA | $18,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Palo Alto JR Museum | Palo Alto, CA | $18,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Okizu | Novato, CA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| San Jose State University | San Jose, CA | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Mateo County Parks Foundation | San Mateo, CA | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sierra Watch | Nevada City, CA | $16,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family House | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stroke Awareness Foundation | Campbell, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tahoe Fund | Tahoe City, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collings, CO | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| George Mark Children's House | San Leandro, CA | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Golden Gate Natl Parks Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Turning Wheels Therapy | Wheaton, IL | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Humane Society of Silicon Valley | Milpitas, CA | $14,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Community Foundation | San Jose, CA | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Happy Hollow | San Jose, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Action Fund | Newtown, CT | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sempervirens Fund | Los Altos, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Vascular Cures | Redwood City, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hidden Villa | Los Altos Hills, CA | $12,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nordic Heritage Museum | Seattle, WA | $11,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ca State Parks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| First Tee Monterey County | Salinas, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Law Foundation Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Los Altos Community Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reach Foundation | Farmington, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Jose State University - Women's Golf | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Clara University Athletic Fun | Santa Clara, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Truckee Donner Historical Society | Truckee, CA | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 19 for Life Foundation | San Jose, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Friends of Fitzgerald Marine Reserv | Moss Beach, CA | $9,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Saint Francis High School | Mountain View, CA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stevenson School | Pebble Beach, CA | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Ithaca, NY | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Lahs Athletic Department | Los Altos, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Basic Fund | Oakland, CA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Tanzania Foundation | Capitola, CA | $7,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mountain View Montessori | Mountian View, CA | $7,031 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program | East Palo Alto, CA | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 2ND Chance 4 Pets | East Brookfield, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bear League | Homewood, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Bellarmine College Preparatory | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hunger at Home | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Home & Senior Living Sf | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jw House | Santa Clara, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Miracle Distribution Center | Anaheim, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| National Parks Conservancy Assoc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Nevada County Search&rescue | Nevada City, CA | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Campus Jewish Living | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Jose Sports Authority | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Clara Law Library | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sf Campus for Jewish Living | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tfhs Foundation | Truckee, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Truckee Community Christmas | Truckee, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Altos History Museum | Los Altos, CA | $4,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Loved Twice | Oakland, CA | $4,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ackcsc | Bloomington, MN | $4,080 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prject Night Night | Grosse Pointe Park, MI | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Thunderbird Lake Tahoe | New Washoe City, NV | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Focus on Tanzanian Communities | Watertown, MA | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sacred Heart Nativity | San Jose, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sacred Heart Community Service | San Jose, CA | $3,060 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kqed | San Jose, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Naval Postgraduate Sch Foundation | Monterey, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Sjsu Tower Foundation | San Jose, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tyler Shaw | Davis, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CSNK2A1 Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laumc | Los Altos, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kiva | San Francisco, CA | $2,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| 303RD Bomb Group | Pooler, GA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Italian American Heritage Fund | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Notre Dame High School | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Saint Christopher Parishsch | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Save the Bay | Oakland, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Western Flyer Foundation | Moss Landing, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| 19 for Life | San Jose, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CSNK2AI Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| 2ND Chance for Pets | East Brookfield, MA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Givebutter | Wilmington, DE | $1,080 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mendocino Land Trust | Fort Bragg, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sequoia High School Football | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| 303RD Bomb Group | St George, UT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Endowment | San Francisco, CA | $416 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Humane Society | Portland, OR | $320 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Charity Navigator | Glen Rock, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
115 of 141 (82%) 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 90%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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 277 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 | 103 | $380,154 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 108 | $523,360 | $3,500 |
| 2023 | 107 | $455,430 | $3,500 |
| 2024 | 102 | $497,531 | $4,000 |
| 2025 | 102 | $529,250 | $4,000 |
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
90% 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 Olander Family Foundation Inc'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: 10 Almaden Blvd 11TH Floor, San Jose, CA, 95113. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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