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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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| Portola and Excelsior Family Connections | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| To expand the Early Literacy Program to the Excelsior Family Connections site and provide support for pre-literacy development for children ages 0 to 5. | |||||
| 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). | |||||
| Breakthrough San Francisco | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| High School expansion, to provide academic support and leadership development to low-income students from fifth through ninth grades. | |||||
| Tandem, Partners In Early Learning | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2017 |
| Community Capacity Building at University of California, San Francisco, to engage pediatric medical staff and volunteers in supporting pediatric patients’ early language and literacy development. More information: http://www.tandembayarea.org |
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| University of California, Berkeley | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2008 |
| Parents' Fund. | |||||
| University of California, Berkeley – Goldman School of Public Policy | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2012 |
| Jumpstart California | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2008 |
| San Francisco Neighborhood School Success for All initiative, to enhance preschool programs in the Bayview and Visitacion Valley communities of San Francisco. | |||||
| Reading is Fundamental, Inc. | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2008 |
| Family of Readers, to provide this literacy training program to San Francisco public schools and train teachers to help families incorporate literacy activities into their home lives. | |||||
| Jumpstart California | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2011 |
| To launch the San Francisco Family Leaders Pilot Project and increase family engagement in early literacy development. | |||||
| University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2012 |
| CollegeSpring | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2013 |
| San Francisco Unified School District Pilot Partnership, to help low-income students gain acceptance to four-year colleges and universities by providing free professional SAT instruction and preparation, college admissions and financial aid assistance, and mentoring. More information: http://collegespring.org/ |
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| Aim High For High School | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2015 |
| Teaching for the 21st Century Initiative, to align Aim High’s curriculum and teacher training program with the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards. More information: https://www.aimhigh.org/ |
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| University of California, Berkeley | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2016 |
| Cal Men's Basketball. | |||||
| KQED | Grant Amount$25,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| SFUSD Partnership, to build educators' skills to teach media literacy competencies to San Francisco middle and high school students. More information: http://kqed.org |
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| Reach Out and Read | Grant Amount$28,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBoston, MA | Year2012 |
| To implement an early literacy intervention program at the Baywest Family Health Care Clinic for pediatric patients and their families. More information: http://www.reachoutandread.org/ |
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| Reading is Fundamental, Inc. | Grant Amount$28,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2010 |
| To bring the Family of Readers program to early childhood educators in San Francisco. | |||||
| University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2016 |
| University of California, Berkeley – Goldman School of Public Policy | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2014 |
| Aim High for High School | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2018 |
| To strengthen classroom instruction and deepen learning for middle school students through an interdisciplinary curriculum pilot program. More information: https://www.aimhigh.org/ |
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| University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2014 |
| 826 Valencia | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportCapital Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2016 |
| Tenderloin Expansion Campaign, to establish a writing and tutoring center for under-resourced students in the Tenderloin neighborhood. More information: http://www.826valencia.org |
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| Parents For Public Schools of San Francisco | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2016 |
| To create a more robust website with up-to-date information and resources on San Francisco public schools for parents and caregivers. More information: http://www.ppssf.org |
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| University of California, Berkeley – College of Letters & Sciences | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2016 |
| Leadership Fund More information: http://LS.berkeley.edu |
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| Mission Science Workshop | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2021 |
| Virtual Science Programs, to provide virtual, hands-on science lessons for SFUSD students in grades kindergarten to eight. More information: http://www.missionscienceworkshop.org |
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| University of California, Berkeley – Goldman School of Public Policy | Grant Amount$30,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2015 |
- 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.