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Peter Uccelli Foundation

Redwood City, CA · EIN 94-3191524. Reported 213 grants totalling $482,275 to 119 organizations across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$1,000median grant
$482,275granted, 2020-2024
119organizations funded
32%of grantees funded again the next year
$104,837assets, latest filing

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. Peter Uccelli 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.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $400 and $2,500; the smallest was $50 and the largest $34,350. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
77 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
107 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
20 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
7 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
2 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Sequoia Hospital FoundationRedwood City, CA$42,250752024
Kainos Home & Training CenterRedwood City, CA$34,350112020
Plf SupportRedwood City, CA$25,000112020
Second Harvest Food BankSan Carlos, CA$22,738442023
OmbudsmanRedwood City, CA$16,000332022
Mt Carmel ChurchRedwood City, CA$15,421222021
Leadership InstituteSan Mateo, CA$15,000222021
Service League - San Mateo CountyRedwood City, CA$13,400112020
St Anthony Padua Catholic ChurchMenlo Park, CA$12,120442023
Sequoia AwardsRedwood City, CA$12,000222021
Science From ScientistsBedford, MA$11,500222021
St Francis CenterRedwood City, CA$11,000432022
NmaoRedwood City, CA$10,000112020
Sons of Italy Western FoundationSan Francisco, CA$9,750442023
National Shrine of St JudeChicago, IL$9,370222021
Hiller Aviation MuseumSan Carlos, CA$9,000222021
San Mateo County Historical AssociationSan Mateo, CA$8,000222021
Street Life MinistriesPalo Alto, CA$8,000222021
Peninsula SymphonyLos Altos, CA$7,500442024
San Mateo County - 4-H Council ScholorshipBelmont, CA$7,000322023
St Jude Children's HospitalSan Francisco, CA$6,000322023
Upward ScholarsRedwood City, CA$5,700332023
Marine Science InstitutionRedwood City, CA$5,500222022
Bethlehem AdRedwood City, CA$5,000222021
Leadership InstitutueArlington County, VA$5,000112024
PalRedwood City, CA$5,000112021
Peninsula Youth OrchestraSan Carlos, CA$5,000112020
Rwc Youth MaritimeNewark, CA$5,000112023
San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CA$5,000112020
Art on the SquareRedwood City, CA$4,500332022
Eternal World Television Network IncIrondale, AL$4,500222021
Piasc- ScholorshipCommerce, CA$4,000222023
St Vincent De Paul SocietyEast Palo Alto, CA$3,950222021
John F Kennedy Middle SchoolRedwood City, CA$3,800222024
Hearing Loss AssociationRedwood City, CA$3,700432022
Dream VolunteersRedwood City, CA$3,500222021
Redwood City Pal Music FestRedwood City, CA$3,500112020
The Salvation ArmyRedwood City, CA$3,500222021
Young Dreamer NetworkRedwood City, CA$3,500222021
Kainas Home & Training CenterRedwood City, CA$3,450332024
Peninsula Social Club FoundationSan Mateo, CA$3,120222021
Hometown Holidays NutcrackerRifle, CO$3,000332024
YMCARedwood City, CA$3,000222021
Js Paluch Co IncFranklin Park, IL$2,951222023
Redwood City Parks & Arts FoundationRedwood City, CA$2,800222021
Salisian SocietySan Francisco, CA$2,645332022
San Mateo County Sheriffs Activities LeagueRedwood City, CA$2,550332024
Bay Area Cancer ConnectionsPalo Alto, CA$2,500332022
Fit KidsMenlo Park, CA$2,500112024
Magical BridgePalo Alto, CA$2,500112021
Peninsula Youth Sailing FoundationRedwood City, CA$2,500112021
Redwood City Library FoundationRedwood City, CA$2,500112020
Salvation ArmyAlexandria, VA$2,500112023
Science From ScientistsBurlingame, CA$2,500112023
Society at St Vincent De Paul- Safety Net ServicesSan Jose, CA$2,500112022
Upward Scholar'sRedwood City, CA$2,500112024
Tunnel 2 Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY$2,200112021
Pets in NeedRedwood City, CA$2,050542024
Cow Palace (i-a District Agricultural Association)Daly City, CA$2,000112024
Eternal World Television Network Inc (ewtn)Irondale, AL$2,000222023
Pathways FoundationSouth San Francisco, CA$2,000332022
St Patrick's Seminary & UniversityMenlo Park, CA$2,000112024
Tunnel to TowersStaten Island, NY$2,000112024
City TreesRedwood City, CA$1,500222021
Guide Dog FoundationSmithtown, NY$1,500222021
Latino Community Council of Redwood CityRedwood City, CA$1,500112023
Mt Carmel SchoolRedwood City, CA$1,500222024
Rosary Shrine of St JudeNew York, NY$1,500222021
Padre Pio FoundationCromwell, CT$1,450332023
Legal Aid SocietySanta Monica, CA$1,300222022
St Benedicts AbbeyAtchison, KS$1,300332022
Boys TownBoys Town, NE$1,100222021
Lpi ChurchNew Berlin, WI$1,090422024
Boys & Girls ClubRedwood City, CA$1,000112021
Family ConnectionsEast Orange, NJ$1,000112023
First Church Redwood CityRedwood City, CA$1,000112022
Hip HousingSan Mateo, CA$1,000112021
Judicial WatchWashington, DC$1,000112020
Notable IncSan Jose, CA$1,000112020
One Cross CommunityCampbellsville, KY$1,000112021
Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaWashington, DC$1,000112022
Peninsula Conflict Resolution CenterSan Mateo, CA$1,000112020
Piasc- Bocci BallCommerce, CA$1,000112022
Rebuilding Together PeninsulaRedwood City, CA$1,000112022
Redwood City InternationalRedwood City, CA$1,000112020
Sequoia High School Alumni AssociationRedwood City, CA$1,000112021
Sequoia High School Alumni Association (shsaa)Redwood City, CA$1,000112022
Alzheimer's AssociationSan Jose, CA$750222024
Society of the Sacred HeartSt Louis, MO$625222021
Service League of San MateoRedwood City, CA$600112022
Benedictines MonksBerkeley, CA$500112021
Campus Christ MonasteryMenlo Park, CA$500112022
Mission HospiceSan Mateo, CA$500222022
Wreaths Across AmericaColumbia Falls, ME$490222023
Friars of the AtonementsGarrison, NY$450222021
Society of Little FlowersDarien, IL$400222021
Sacred Heart MissionsWalls, MI$385332024
Association of Miraculous MedalsPerryville, MO$300112020
League of St AnthonyMt Calvary, WI$300112021
Oblate MissionsSan Antonio, TX$300112020
Sisters of St Francis of AssisiSt Francis, WI$300222021
St Lawrence SeminaryMt Calvary, WI$300112021
Daughters of St PaulBoston, MA$250112020
Historic Union Cemetery AssociationRedwood City, CA$250112021
Alistair Maresi TreatmentRedwood City, CA$220112020
Companions of St AnthonyEllicott City, MD$200112022
Kainos Home & Training CenteryRedwood City, CA$200112021
Native Daughters of the Golden WestSan Francisco, CA$200112020
Rebuilding TogetherRedwood City, CA$200112020
St Vincent De Paul's Catherine CenterySan Mateo, CA$200112021
Center for Applied Research in the ApostolateWashington, DC$135112020
Seraphic Mass AssociationPittsburgh, PA$125112021
Archives CommitteeRedwood City, CA$100112021
Habitat for HumanitySan Francisco, CA$100112021
Paralyzed Veterans of AmericaPalo Alto, CA$100112020
Society of the Divine Savior SalvatoriansTopeka, KS$90112022
Maryknoll FatherSan Lorenzo, CA$50112021
Priests of the Sacred HeartHales Corners, WI$50112021
San Mateo AssociationSan Mateo, CA$50112021

58 of 119 (49%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 32%, across 4 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 kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 61 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Education
15 grants
Health Care
7 grants
Animal Welfare
5 grants
Youth Development
4 grants
Food & Nutrition
4 grants
Community Improvement
4 grants
Diseases & Disorders
4 grants
Public & Societal Benefit
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202063$214,048$1,000
202163$119,616$1,000
202242$62,375$1,000
202326$47,937$1,250
202419$38,299$2,000

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. 87% 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.

California
$421K
Illinois
$13K
Massachusetts
$12K
New York
$8K
Virginia
$8K
Alabama
$6K
Colorado
$3K
District of Columbia
$2K

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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.

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
  3. 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.
  4. 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 Peter Uccelli Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 570 El Camino Real 150-503, Redwood City, CA, 94063. 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.

EIN 94-3191524 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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