Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 30-0527867. Reported 211 grants totalling $2,219,832 to 105 organizations 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. Intrepid Philanthropy 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 $6,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $100,000. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $345,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $105,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Joaquin County Office of Education | Stockton, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Davis Joint Unified School District | Davis, CA | $78,832 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hayward Education Foundation | Hayward, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Spark Sf Public Schools | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Oakland Public Education Fund | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Krause Center for Innovation | Los Altos Hills, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oakland Unified School District | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School District | Richmond, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Leandro Unified School District | San Leandro, CA | $46,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Altos Community Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $45,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Queens of the Castro | Oakland, CA | $41,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alameda Unified School District | Alameda, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School District | San Jose, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Aspire Public Schools | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary PTA | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Education for Change | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Guttmacher Institute Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healdsburg Unified School District | Healdsburg, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Leandro Education Foundation | San Leandro, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| School of Environmental Leadership | San Rafael, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sequoia Union High School District | Redwood City, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Academy of Alameda | Alameda, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mindful Schools | Emeryville, CA | $26,500 | 5 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Teacher Center | Santa Cruz, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Donorschoose | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Donorschooseorg | New York, NY | $20,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Side Union High School District | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Evergreen School District | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jane's Due Process Inc | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| KIPP Bay Area Schools | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Amigos De Manzanita Seed | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Medical Students for Choice | Philadelphia, PA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Oakland Community Charter School | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Public Education Foundation | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Parents and Teachers of Buena Vista | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Mateo Union High School District | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sausalito Marin School District | Marin City, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shoreline Unified School District | Tomales, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trust Women Foundation | Wichita, KS | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yu Ming Charter School | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Physicians for Reproductive Health Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Crime Victims Treatment Center Inc | New York, NY | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $12,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oakland Literacy Coalition | Oakland, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Voices of Community Activists and Leaders Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Berkeley High School Development Group | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Black Women's Blueprint Inc | Boonville, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Education Justice Academy | Sacramento, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Envision Education Inc | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Facing History and Ourselves Inc | Brookline, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hayward Foundation for the Arts | Hayward, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International School of Monterey | Seaside, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lodi Unified School District | Lodi, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make the Road New York | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Morgan Hill Unified School District | Morgan Hill, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project | New York, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parents and Teachers of Buena Vista Horace Mann | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Community League of the Heights Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tidelines Institute | Gustavus, AK | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School | Richmond, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| All Five | Menlo Park, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Health Project Inc | New York, NY | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Democracy Now Productions Inc | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Movimiento Cosecha Support Network | Elizabeth, NJ | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trans Lifeline | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Luna Kids Dance | Berkeley, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Avalon Academy | Burlingame, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Palo Alto Kids | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation | Worchester, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Israel Emergency Alliance | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Join Freeworld Inc | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kairos Academies Vanguard | St Louis, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Luna Dance Institute | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Haven Reads | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Playground Inc | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Southern Oregon Friends of Hospice | Medford, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Elizabeth Peabody House | Somerville, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Worcester County Food Bank | Shrewsbury, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alternative Family Services | Santa Rosa, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Michael Callen-Audre Lorde Community Health Center | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Movimiento Cosecha Support Network | Easthampton, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lucy's Love Bus Charitable Trust | Amesbury, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| All Five Preschool | Menlo Park, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anti Police-Terror Project Inc | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La CASA De Las Madres | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| La Raza Community Resource Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oak Avenue Elementary School PTA | Los Altos, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Bruno Park School District | San Bruno, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Shine Together Inc | Milpitas, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Wilderness Arts and Literacy Collaborative | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urban Ed Academy | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
47 of 105 (45%) 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 52%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
FOR AGENCY BY DESIGN-OAKLAND - San Joaquin County Office of Education
THE RESIDENCY @TCSJ PROGRAM - Education for Change
FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT BUILDING THE STRUCTURES: EFFECTIVE AND LASTING PBL - Parents and Teachers of Buena Vista
FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT ENGAGING DIVERSE YOUTH THROUGH STRONG DUAL IMMERSION - Sequoia Union High School District
FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT PBL FOR NEWCOMERS: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT - Davis Joint Unified School District
FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT RAISING A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 142 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 66 | $699,500 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 50 | $505,000 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 48 | $482,000 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 47 | $533,332 | $10,000 |
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. Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation has 41 of them, worth $725,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| Breakthrough Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Breakthrough Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Breakthrough Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Davis Joint Unified School District | Davis, CA | $10,000 |
| Oakland Public Education Foundation | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Education for Change | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Parents and Teachers of Buena Vista | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Sequoia Union High School District | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School | Richmond, CA | $10,000 |
| Alameda Unified School District | Alameda, CA | $10,000 |
| Sausalito Marin School District | Marin City, CA | $10,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $6,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1660 Bush Street 300, San Francisco, CA, 94109. 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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