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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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| 826 Valencia | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2020 |
| In-School Literacy Support, to provide writing support for 3rd and 4th grade SFUSD students in the Bayview and Potrero Hill neighborhoods. More information: https://826valencia.org/programs/in-school-projects/ |
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| Reach Out and Read | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBoston, MA | Year2016 |
| San Francisco Ready to Read Initiative, to provide early literacy intervention to under-resourced children through San Francisco clinics. More information: http://www.reachoutandread.org |
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| Reach Out and Read | Grant Amount$35,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBoston, MA | Year2015 |
| San Francisco Ready to Read Initiative, to provide early literacy intervention to under-resourced children through San Francisco clinics. More information: http://www.reachoutandread.org/ |
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| University of California, Berkeley – Cal Athletics | Grant Amount$36,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportAnnual Grant | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2014 |
| Cal Golf Scholarship and Program Support Fund. | |||||
| Reach Out and Read National | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBoston, MA | Year2020 |
| To establish an affiliate in the Bay Area that will support, strengthen, and expand Reach Out and Read’s Northern California program sites, which integrate early literacy support into pediatric care.
More information: http://www.reachoutandread.org |
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| Mission Science Workshop | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| Excelsior Science Workshop, to provide science programs and resources to students, families, and educators in San Francisco's Excelsior District and neighboring communities. | |||||
| Raising A Reader | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationRedwood City, CA | Year2016 |
| To launch the San Francisco Raising A Reader program, a family engagement and early literacy initiative for underserved families. More information: http://www.raisingareader.org/ |
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| Prosperity Now | Grant Amount$40,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2015 |
| The 1:1 Fund , to encourage families to contribute to their Children Savings Accounts by providing matching incentives for San Francisco’s Kindergarten to College program. | |||||
| KQED Inc. | Grant Amount$45,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| 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$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. | |||||
| Education Outside | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| To expand the Corps for Education Outside, a program that trains recent college graduates to lead garden, outdoor education, and school greening activities at San Francisco public schools. | |||||
| Spark SF Public Schools | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2019 |
| Summer Literacy Enrichment Program, to support struggling readers in Pre-K through 3rd grade through guided reading instruction, parent workshops, and enrichment-based out-of-school time activities during summer 2019. More information: http://sparksfpublicschools.com |
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| 826 Valencia | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| In-School and After-School Literacy Support, to provide writing support to 3rd to 5th graders at four schools in the Bayview and Potrero Hill communities of San Francisco. More information: http://826valencia.org |
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| University of California, Berkeley | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportGeneral Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2022 |
| Cal Men's Basketball 2022 European Tour More information: www.calbears.com |
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| 826 Valencia | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2024 |
| Mission Bay School Programs, to provide writing support to 3rd to 5th graders at four schools in the Bayview and Potrero Hill communities of San Francisco. More information: www.826valencia.org |
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| Reach Out and Read National | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBoston, MA | Year2023 |
| Bay Area Affiliate, to support Reach Out and Read's new Bay Area Affiliate as it deepens and expands its work to integrate early reading guidance into pediatric care. More information: http://www.reachoutandread.org |
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| Reading is Fundamental Inc. | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2019 |
| To stem summer learning loss and help close the literacy gap for San Francisco children by implementing Read for Success, a project-based literacy program, at San Francisco Unified School District’s ExCel after-school programs and San Francisco Boys & Girls Club sites. More information: http://www.rif.org |
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| Aim High for High School | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2023 |
| San Francisco Summer Learning program, to help prepare middle school students for the transition to high school and support their recovery from the pandemic's impact on learning and well-being. More information: http://www.aimhigh.org |
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| University of California, Berkeley | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2008 |
| Haas Pavilion Improvement Fund. | |||||
| University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationBerkeley, CA | Year2015 |
| Berkeley Board Fellows Program, to help students develop nonprofit governance and leadership skills. | |||||
| Reading is Fundamental | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationWashington, DC | Year2020 |
| To stem summer learning loss and help close the literacy gap for San Francisco children by implementing Read for Success, a project-based literacy program, at San Francisco Unified School District’s ExCel after-school programs and San Francisco Boys & Girls Club sites.
More information: https://www.rif.org/ |
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| Aim High for High School | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2021 |
| 2021 Summer Learning Program Expansion for SFUSD Students, to help mitigate the learning deficits and isolation experienced by middle school students due to the COVID-19 pandemic by restructuring and expanding the 2021 academic and enrichment program. More information: http://www.aimhigh.org |
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| Aim High for High School | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2022 |
| San Francisco Summer Learning Program, to prepare middle school students for the transition to high school and mitigate learning loss by providing academic classes and enrichment activities during the summer. More information: http://www.aimhigh.org |
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| Education Outside | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2012 |
| To establish the Green Schools Corps, a service corps program that recruits and trains recent college graduates to help San Francisco public schools develop outdoor experiential education programs and school greening activities. | |||||
| Aim High For High School | Grant Amount$50,000 | Program AreaEducation and Literacy | Type of SupportProject Support | LocationSan Francisco, CA | Year2014 |
| 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: http://www.aimhigh.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.