Kieve Foundation
Los Gatos, CA · EIN 01-0664998. Reported 197 grants totalling $1,475,800 to 71 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. Kieve 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 $3,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $400 and the largest $50,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balooja's Foundation | Upland, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Every Pet's Dream | Santa Clara, CA | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Animal Protection | Scotts Valley, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Next Door Solutions | San Jose, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Jose Light Tower Corp | San Jose, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Place | Grass Valley, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dream Fetchers | Hungington Beach, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Soi Dog Foundation USA | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Soi Dog Foundation USA | Houston, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Symphony Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of San Jose | San Jose, CA | $38,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Confluence | San Jose, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muttville | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Scritch Kittens | Santa Clara, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Symphony San Jose | San Jose, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Love Leo Rescue | Santa Monica, CA | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Rescue Nyc | Whitestone, NY | $23,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bellarmine College Preparatory | San Jose, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humane Society Silicon Valley | Milpitas, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| At-Choo Foundation | Toluca Lake, CA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Animal Pad | La Mesa, CA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Rotoplast Foundation | San Jose, CA | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| History San Jose | San Jose, CA | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dancing Cat | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hunger at Home | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Law School | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pivotal Connections | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Quest Valley Charities Qvc | Campbell, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rancho Roben Rescues | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Roben Ranch Rescues | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silicon Valley Boy Scouts | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Downtown College Prep | San Jose, CA | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Berkshire School | Sheffield, MA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Lights | San Jose, CA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Santa Rosa, CA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of the Valley | San Jose, CA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood | San Jose, CA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kqedkteh | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peace of Mind Dog Rescue (pomdr) | Pacific Grove, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Boys and Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley | Milpitas, CA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Via Services | Santa Clara, CA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Jose Rotary Foundation | San Jose, CA | $5,400 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Trolly and Railroad Corporation | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cancer Carepoint | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Humane Society | Milpitas, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Fund for Animal Welfare | Yarmouth Port, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native Animal Rescue (nar) | Santa Cruz, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighbors Without Borders | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Network for Animals USA Inc | Oldsmar, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | Norfolk, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Jose Preservation Action Council | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose | San Jose, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Jose Museum of Art | San Jose, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Jose Youth Symphony | San Jose, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stroke Awareness Foundation | Campbell, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Tech Museum | San Jose, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | Hagerstown, MD | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation Inc | San Jose, CA | $2,900 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Foothills | Palo Alto, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christmas in the Park San Jose | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The United Way Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Silicon Valley | Santa Clara, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA | San Jose, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Boarders USA | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
48 of 71 (68%) 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 86%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Balooja's Foundation
ANIMAL RESCUE, FOSTER-CARE AND ADOPTION - Every Pet's Dream
FOSTER-BASED RESCUE OF ANIMALS - San Jose Light Tower Corp
CREATE A LANDMARK IN SILICON VALLEY - Urban Confluence
TO BUILD AN ICONIC LANDMARK FOR SAN JOSE AND SILICON VALLEY - Center for Animal Protection
SAVE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS AND EDUCATE PEOPLE - Next Door Solutions
PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC ABUSE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 109 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43 | $365,000 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 48 | $328,500 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 51 | $363,500 | $4,000 |
| 2024 | 55 | $418,800 | $5,000 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 91% 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 $3,000. 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 Kieve 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: 206 Loma Alta Ave, Los Gatos, CA, 95030. 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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