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Grants Database
| Organization Sort | Grant Amount Sort | Program Area SortFilter | Type of Support SortFilter | Location Sort | Year SortFilter |
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| KQED Inc. | Grant Amount$45,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| News Education, an initiative to increase Bay Area high school students' engagement with news media and participation in civic dialogue by bringing news and current affairs into the classroom. | |||||
| KQED Inc. | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| Lick-Wilmerding High School | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| Mission Science Workshop | Grant Amount$70,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| To help establish the Excelsior Science Workshop, a branch of Mission Science Workshop that will provide science programs and resources to students, families, and educators in San Francisco's Excelsior District and neighboring communities. | |||||
| Project Read | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| Raising a Reader San Francisco and Alameda Counties | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| Bridge to Literacy project, to provide parents with strategies to support their children's early literacy, including a set of rotating take-home book bags for children in preschool through 2nd grade to borrow from school and share at home with their families on a weekly basis. | |||||
| San Francisco Education Fund | Grant Amount$2,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| SMART | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| College Access Program, to provide academic, social, and college preparation support to SMART Scholars in grades 8 through 12. $50,000 over two years (2012-2013). | |||||
| Students Rising Above | Grant Amount$15,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| College2Career & Summer Internship programs, to support summer employment opportunities for at-risk Bay Area students who are overcoming tremendous challenges while pursuing college educations. | |||||
| Town School for Boys | Grant Amount$1,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| University of Southern California | Grant Amount$15,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| Roski School of Fine Arts, to support the Dean's Discretionary Fund. | |||||
| University of Southern California | Grant Amount$5,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| University of Southern California | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| University of Southern California | Grant Amount$4,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| University of Southern California – College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| University of Southern California – Athletics | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| Women's Tennis Program. | |||||
| University of Southern California – Athletics | Grant Amount$10,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| Volunteer Legal Services Program | Grant Amount$20,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| School-to-College Building Bridges Program, to provide expanded and enhanced resources to help underserved students prepare for college. | |||||
| Jumpstart Northern California | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| Family Involvement Program, to increase family engagement and involvement in early literacy development in San Franciscos Bayview-Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley neighborhoods. | |||||
| Portola and Excelsior Family Connections Center | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| Expand the Early Literacy Program to the Excelsior Family Connections site. | |||||
| Spark Bay Area | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| San Francisco Expansion, to expand and deepen Sparks apprenticeship program for San Francisco middle school students. More information: http://www.sparkprogram.org/ |
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| Tutorpedia Foundation | Grant Amount$22,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| Capacity-building support to help Tutorpedia improve its data collection and evaluation efforts. | |||||
| University of Southern California | Grant Amount$7,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| Breakthrough San Francisco | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| Seventh and Eighth Grade expansion, to provide academic support and leadership development to low-income students from fourth through eighth grades. More information: http://www.breakthroughsf.org/ |
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| Randall Museum Friends | Grant Amount$12,500 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| To revitalize and expand the Randall Museums Science and Culture Field Trip program. More information: http://www.randallmuseum.org/ |
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- Annual Grants for general operating support are awarded and paid to those organizations representing special interests. The Fund does not accept applications for Annual Grants.
- Special Projects and SF Bay Area Institutions and Projects are by invitation only.
- Not all grants are listed on the website and some recent grants may not be included as the database is updated quarterly.