The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA · EIN 94-1643626. Reported 369 grants totalling $26.1M to 219 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". The Joseph and Vera Long 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 The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 9 grants totalling $592,250 to them. That is 3% of the $21.6M 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Initiatives | grantmaking organization | California | $460,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of Mendocino County | community foundation | California | $97,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Justice Outside | grantmaking organization | California | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 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 $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $20,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $10,000 and the largest $861,504.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,333,333 | 8 | 5 | 2025 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $2,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $2,400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| California Waterfowl Association | Roseville, CA | $1,986,505 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ducks Unlimited | Memphis, TN | $1,625,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Santa Cruz Community Health | Santa Cruz, CA | $900,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ashby Village | Berkeley, CA | $539,900 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Nature Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $504,085 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $460,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $435,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Yes Nature to Neighborhoods | Richmond, CA | $395,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Las Trampas School Inc | Martinez, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ceres Community Project | Sebastopol, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Heluna Health | City of Industry, CA | $225,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Marin City Health and Wellness Center | San Rafael, CA | $225,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Institute on Aging | San Francisco, CA | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Luna Kids Dance Inc | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| River Partners | Chico, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Project Drawdown | San Francisco, CA | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Northern California | Concord, CA | $170,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Postpartum Support Center | San Anselmo, CA | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Claremont Mckenna College | Claremont, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifelong Medical Care | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sempervirens Fund | San Jose, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South County Community Health Center | East Palo Alto, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Oakland Public Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mothers' Milk Bank California | San Jose, CA | $141,244 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| On the Move | Napa, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Fierce Advocates | Richmond, CA | $139,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | $137,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Earth Team | Richmond, CA | $124,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | $120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital | Santa Rosa, CA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Buckelew Programs | Novato, CA | $110,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Curry Senior Center | San Francisco, CA | $109,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Girlventures | Oakland, CA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kala Art Institute | Berkeley, CA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Strategic Energy Innovations | San Rafael, CA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health | Palo Alto, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Mendocino County | Ukiah, CA | $97,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Save the Redwoods | San Francisco, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Girls Inc of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ventana Wilderness Alliance | Santa Cruz, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Kapiolani Health Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $89,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Marine Science Institute | Redwood City, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Nurse Family Partnership | Denver, CO | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sequoia Living | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 18 Reasons | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alameda Health Systems Foundation | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Medical Women's Association | Schaumburg, IL | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cantare Con Vivo | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Student Conservation Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asian Health Services | Oakland, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Conservation Society of California | Oakland, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts Council Santa Cruz County | Santa Cruz, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Camp Phoenix | Oakland, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Turnaround Arts California | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gateway Mountain Center | Truckee, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Richmond Art Center | Richmond, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Women's Audio Mission | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Enriching Lives Through Music | San Rafael, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hidden Villa | Los Altos Hills, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Baycat | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cei Foundation | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Tech Network | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Bay Asian Youth Center | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Front Porch Communities Foundation | Glendale, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts Heart of Central California | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gold Country Community Services | Grass Valley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John Muir Health Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Landpaths | Santa Rosa, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Malama Maunalua | Honolulu, HI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Naturebridge | Sausalito, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Oakland Feather River Camp | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte | San Jose, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rebuilding Together East Bay-North | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Girls Chorus | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Senior & Disability Action | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steppingstone Adult Day Health | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tahoe Rim Trail Association | Stateline, NV | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Center for Independent Living Inc | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $49,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cope Family Center | Napa, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Covia Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Clinica De La Raza Inc | Oakland, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project | Watsonville, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | San Mateo, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Village Movement California | San Francisco, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Willow Creek Youth Partnership | Willow Creek, CA | $49,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alameda Health System Foundation | Oakland, CA | $47,532 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Artogether | Oakland, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Alliance for Learning | Berkeley, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Alliance for Learningwritercoach Connection | Oakland, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Exploring New Horizons | Felton, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Peach Tree Health | Marysville, CA | $40,599 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Birth Companions Community Center | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marin Shakespeare Company | San Rafael, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Petaluma Health Center | Petaluma, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rebuilding Together San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Salud Para La Gente | Watsonville, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Siena House Maternity Home of Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West County Health Centers | Guerneville, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Acc Senior Services | Sacramento, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alliance Medical Center | Healdsburg, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Big Sur Land Trust | Monterey, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| East Oakland Youth Development Center (eoydc) | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Episcopal Community Services of Sf | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Justice Outside | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Litquake Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Art Escape | Sonoma, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| California Symphony Orchestra Inc | Walnut Creek, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Californians for the Advancement of Midwifery | San Leandro, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| East Oakland Youth Development Center | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Exploring New Horizons Outdoor Schools | Felton, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harmony Project Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County | Healdsburg, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center | Napa, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeleycal Performances | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Richmond District Neighborhood Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sisterweb | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Teen Advocacy Going Strong | San Leandro, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Upvalley Family Centers of Napa County | Saint Helena, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | Sonoma, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Young Audiences of Northern California | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hale Hauoli Hawaii | Aiea, HI | $29,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Partnership for Youth | Monterey, CA | $29,350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Saved By Nature | Campbell, CA | $26,592 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Youth in Arts | San Rafael, CA | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Booker T Washington Community Service Center | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State Parks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camps in Common Dba Oakland Feather River Camp | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| City Slicker Farms | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corazon Healdsburg | Healdsburg, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| El Sistema Usasalinas Inc (dba Yosal) | Salinas, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Traveling Companions | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Groundwork Richmond | Richmond, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Nature Center Inc | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kultivate Labs | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mentis | Napa, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Retirement & Care Center | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Leaf Foundation | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Source Wellness | El Cerrito, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Options Recovery Services | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Planet Bee Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rebuilding Together | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California a | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | Santa Rosa, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tuleyome | Woodland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Waikiki Community Center | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waterside Workshops | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watsonville Wetlands Watch | Freedom, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | Richmond, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Youth Speaks | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sierra Nevada Journeys | Reno, NV | $20,809 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| California Poets in the Schools | Sebastapol, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Museum of Sonoma County | Santa Rosa, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Conservation Works | Santa Rosa, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Groceries for Seniors | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humboldt Senior Resource Center | Eureka, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kara | Palo Alto, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leap Arts in Education | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | Silver Spring, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Commotion | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacramento Splash | Mather, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Santa Cruz Symphony | Santa Cruz, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Senior Advocacy Network | Modesto, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sonoma Ecology Center | Eldridge, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sonoma Land Trust | Santa Rosa, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West Contra Costa County Meals on Wheels | San Pablo, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of the East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Daybreak Adult Care | San Leandro, CA | $16,276 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friendly Voices Phone Buddies for Seniors | Menlo Park, CA | $15,668 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art With Elders | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Youth Now | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Foster City Village Inc | Foster City, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Sausal Creek | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hawaii Land Trust | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Independent Arts & Media | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Life Learning Academy | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Moiliili Hongwanji Mission | Honolulu, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Molly's Angels | Napa, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Monterey Museum of Art | Monterey, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regenerative Services Kauai | Lihue, HI | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Arts Education Project | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Lucia Conservancy | Carmel, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Alameda County Inc Dba the Unity Council | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yolo Basin Foundation | Davis, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Gate Bird Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Action Council of Monterey County | Salinas, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Acton Digital Inc | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Alonzo King Lines Ballet | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Big City Mountaineers | Arvada, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| East Bay Agency for Children | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Engage | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Environmental Volunteers | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epicenter of Monterey | Salinas, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks | Santa Cruz, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls Garage | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Karma Club Teen | Ross, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lindsay Wildlife Experience | Walnut Creek, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Living Jazz | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lodi Boys and Girls Club Inc | Lodi, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula | Pacific Grove, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Napa Valley Education Foundation | Napa, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rios to Rivers | Somes Bar, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Francisco Children's Art Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Center for Artesteem | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West County Salesian Youth Club | Richmond, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Zaccho Sf | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
75 of 219 (34%) 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 37%, 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 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.
- California Waterfowl Association
ACCELERATING RIPARIAN CARBON SEQUESTRATION - Climateworks Foundation
FORESTS, PEOPLE, CLIMATE INITIATIVE - Ducks Unlimited
HILL SLOUGH RESTORATION MONITORING - The Nature Conservancy
CLIMATE MITIGATION & ADAPTATION THRU FOREST RESTORATION IN CALIFORNIA'S SIERRA NEVADA - Las Trampas School Inc
REACH BEYOND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN - Santa Cruz Community Health
LIVE OAK CLINIC AND PRENATAL PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 275 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 | 61 | $4,919,507 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 67 | $5,294,258 | $26,592 |
| 2023 | 71 | $5,220,800 | $30,000 |
| 2024 | 75 | $5,169,599 | $30,000 |
| 2025 | 95 | $5,483,829 | $25,000 |
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. The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation has 37 of them, worth $7,723,366. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,600,000 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $1,600,000 |
| Windward Fund | Washington, DC | $1,600,000 |
| The Ceres Community Project | Sebastopol, CA | $400,000 |
| California Waterfowl Association | Roseville, CA | $321,044 |
| Santa Cruz Community Health | Santa Cruz, CA | $250,000 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $200,000 |
| Ashby Village | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 |
| Yes Nature to Neighborhoods | Richmond, CA | $125,000 |
| Project Drawdown | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 |
| Ashby Village | Berkeley, CA | $80,450 |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | $60,000 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | $60,000 |
| Girls Inc of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $60,000 |
Where its money goes
82% of its giving went to organizations in California.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Joseph and Vera Long 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: 500 Ygnacio Valley Road 330, Walnut Creek, CA, 94596. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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