Westly Foundation
Wilmington, DE · EIN 94-3368338. Reported 179 grants totalling $4,000,130 to 105 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Westly Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health | Palo Alto, CA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kind Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | Richmond, CA | $125,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California | Fresno, CA | $100,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Careervillage Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Central California Food Bank | Fresno, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Digital Nest Inc | Watsonville, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Forty Niners Foundation | Santa Clara, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Act for Women and Girls | Visalia, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Adolescent Counseling Services | Redwood City, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian Health Services | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation | Alhambra, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| College Possible | Saint Paul, MN | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Immigration Project Inc | Berkeley, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mindful Life Project | Richmond, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Soccer Without Borders | Baltimore, MD | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Able Works | East Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Beyond Barriers Athletic Foundation | Redwood City, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Breaking the Chains 23 | Fresno, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Improve Your Tomorrow | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jakara Movement | Fresno, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Shine Together Inc | Milpitas, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sobrato Early Academic Language Program | Milpitas, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Central Valley Scholars | Fresno, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Floating Doctors Inc | Topanga, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Food Finders | Los Alamitos, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Politiwatch Inc | New York, NY | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Respond Crisis Translation | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sierra Fan | Sunnyvale, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern California Stuttering Service | Cupertino, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Health Collaborative | Fresno, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere I | Merrifield, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Exceptional Parents Unlimited Inc | Fresno, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Place for Youth | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hack the Hood Inc | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imentor | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Magnolia Global Academy for Leaders-Mgal | Santa Rosa, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maven Project | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Puente De La Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Resource Area for Teaching | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Youth United for Community Action | E Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amelia Eichel | Santa Cruz, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arpad Kovesdy | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hanah Wilen | Santa Monica, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ijeoma Uche | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jason Lin | Los Altos, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mateo Abascal | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy Oladipo | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neil Bhatia | Westlake Village, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Scott Hickmann | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shiloh Sacks | Santa Cruz, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central Valley Latino Leadership Academy | Fresno, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chicano & Latino Youth Leadership Project | Sacramento, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brown University of Providence | Providence, RI | $9,519 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Trans Resource Hub | West Covina, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brain Exercise Initiative | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation Santa Cruz County | Aptos, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Develop for Good | Nashua, NH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ffwd | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Federation of American Scientists | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Collegiate Health Initiative | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jumpstart Labs | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kaimore | City of Industry, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Navy Mckee | Norco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Novelly | Chino Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rhymes With Reason | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Youth Power Project | Austin, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trojan Awareness Combatting Overdose (taco) Inc | Lake Sherwood, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wave Learning Festival | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Redwood Day School | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Armelle Coutant | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Belinda Mo | San Leandro, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christal Wang | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Devshi Mehrotra | Irvine, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kristin Farr | Silver Springs, MD | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leslie Jones-Dove | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Michael Cesar | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rhys Richmond | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Riese Wismer | San Diego, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tony Hua | San Jose, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vikram Sreedhar | South San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Candice Delamarre | Neuillysurseine | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Granada Elementary | Half Moon Bay, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brittan Acres Elementary | San Carlos, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Clifford Elementary | Redwood City, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Russomcentee Academy | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Methow Conservancy | Winthrop, WA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| East Palo Alto Academy Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Stud | San Carlos, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Muttville | San Francisco, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | S Lake Tahoe, CA | $261 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holtzs Heroes Foundation Inc | Fishers, IN | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Milton Academy | Vershire, VT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alameda Emergency Food | Alameda, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
32 of 105 (30%) 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 51%, 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.
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.
- University of California Berkeley Foundation
General Purpose Grant for the Berkeley Basic Needs Fund - Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
General Support Sans Advocacy-Related Activity - Kind Inc
Staff Attorney position support at the Central Valley office - Central California Food Bank
Central California Food Bank: Fund Two New School-Based Food Pantry Programs - Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health
Mobile Clinic Program via 2023 Summer Scamper - Able Works
Central Valley Achievable Programming
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 133 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 | 39 | $860,261 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 44 | $1,053,769 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $927,500 | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $1,158,600 | $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.
Where its money goes
88% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $25,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Westly 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: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE, 19809. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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