The William G Irwin Charity Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6069873. Reported 373 grants totalling $41.5M to 279 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$95,000median grant
$41.5Mgranted, 2021-2024
279organizations funded
17%of grantees funded again the next year
$115.2Massets, 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. The William G Irwin Charity 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 $95,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $50,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $1,000,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 279 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,045,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stanford University School of Medicine | Stanford, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $900,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $800,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $800,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | $800,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hawaii Foodbank | Honolulu, HI | $680,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army a California Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $665,000 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hana Health | Hana, HI | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | San Francisco, CA | $565,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Saint Mary's College of California | Moraga, CA | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary's Medical Center Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $475,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Homeward Bound of Marin | Novato, CA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lumen Christi Academies of the Roman Catholic Dio | Oakland, CA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maui Food Bank | Wailuku, HI | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Food Basket | Hilo, HI | $385,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Pacific Medical Center Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $350,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mercy Retirement and Care Center | Oakland, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roman Catholic Welfare Bishop O'dowd High School | Oakland, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | San Francisco, CA | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Opera Association | San Francisco, CA | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Symphony | San Francisco, CA | $340,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Day School | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Curiodyssey | San Mateo, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Foundation | Rancho Cordova, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Foundation | Woodland, CA | $262,288 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cathedral School for Boys | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dynamic Community Solutions | Waianae, HI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kapi'olani Health Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Ceres Community Project | Sebastopol, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Vision Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $241,714 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Immaculate Conception Academy | San Francisco, CA | $235,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | San Francisco, CA | $234,586 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Women's Recovery Services a Unique Place | Santa Rosa, CA | $226,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mount St Joseph-St Elizabeth | San Francisco, CA | $224,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Home for Aged Disabled | San Francisco, CA | $223,865 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Santa Rosa Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $221,635 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aloha United Way Inc | Honolulu, HI | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey San Jose High School | San Jose, CA | $219,376 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| White Pony Express | Concord, CA | $212,583 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Demeo Teen Club Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $207,985 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| A Better Way Inc | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alameda Point Collaborative | Alameda, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Rescue Mission | Richmond, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Shakespeare Theater | Orinda, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Child Start Incorporated | Napa, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Housing Partnership Dba Homerise | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dunn School | Los Olivos, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eat Learn Play Foundation | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muttville | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Native American Health Center Inc | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ritter Center | San Rafael, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Francis Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sun Street Centers | Salinas, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Kelsey | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Redwoods - a Community of Seniors | Mill Valley, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vitalant Foundation | Mather, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of the East Bay | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Employment Partnership Inc | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | $195,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Thomas More School | San Francisco, CA | $190,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Agewell Pace | Rohnert Park, CA | $187,805 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gateway Public Schools | San Francisco, CA | $187,707 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Dignity Health a California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation | Rancho Cordova, CA | $170,804 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Domestic Violence Action Center | Honolulu, HI | $157,493 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Safe Place | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Becoming Independent | Santa Rosa, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berkeley Food and Housing Project | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservation Corps North Bay Inc | Novato, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covenant House California | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dignitymoves | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farming Hope | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| George Mark Children's Fund | San Leandro, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Incorporated of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Inadvance | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Room Center Inc | Santa Rosa, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marin City Health & Wellness Center | Marin City, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Moreau Catholic High School | Hayward, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nation's Finest | Santa Rosa, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Options for Women of California | Pittsburg, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reach for Home | Healdsburg, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services | Sacramento, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saints Peter and Paul School | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salesian Boys' & Girls' Club | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties Inc | Manteca, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Shelter Inc | Concord, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John the Evangelist School | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yolo Crisis Nursery Inc | Davis, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alameda Health System Foundation | Oakland, CA | $145,920 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Committee on the Shelterless | Petaluma, CA | $126,935 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hidden Genius Project | Oakland, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Palama Settlement | Honolulu, HI | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Northern California | Alameda, CA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | Santa Rosa, CA | $116,431 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Support Network | Santa Rosa, CA | $115,782 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC | Santa Rosa, CA | $115,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Good Shepherd Gracenter | San Francisco, CA | $114,077 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Axis Community Health | Pleasanton, CA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $107,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lunalilo Home | Honolulu, HI | $103,631 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Sonoma County | Santa Rosa, CA | $100,763 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Archbishop Mitty High School | San Jose, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Camping Unlimited for the Developmentally Disabled | Boulder Creek, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Carden Academy of Maui | Pukalani, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| City Hope San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cultura Y Arte Nativa De Las Americas | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Curry Senior Center | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| De Marillac Academy | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dientes Community Dental Care | Santa Cruz, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dominican University of California | San Rafael, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay | Santa Cruz, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaiian Humane Society | Honolulu, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Institute on Aging | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos | Los Altos, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kualoa-Heeia Ecumenical Youth Project | Kaneohe, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lick-Wilmerding High School | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lotus Bloom | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Marin General Hospital Foundation | Greenbrae, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marin Horizon School Incorporated | Mill Valley, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Maui Academy of Performing Arts | Wailuku, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mills-Peninsula Hospital Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Monterey County Rape Crisis Center | Monterey, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Norcal Healthconnect LLC Dba Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Options Recovery Services | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prader-Willi Homes of California | Mill Valley, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Brigid School | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul District Council of Sonoma County | Rohnert Park, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sonoma Overnight Support Inc | Sonoma, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South County Community Health Center Inc (ravenswood Family Health Network | East Palo Alto, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spring Hill Montessori | Petaluma, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Stephen Church and School | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society | San Rafael, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stand for Families Free of Violence | Concord, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Association | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Helix School | San Rafael, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Society of St Vincent De Paul Particular Council of San Mateo County | San Mateo, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tri-Valley Haven for Women | Livermore, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban School of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco (clinic By the Bay) | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Hawaii Community Health Center Inc | Kailua Kona, HI | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Yerba Buena Center for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Speaks Inc | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Downtown Streets Team Inc | San Jose, CA | $98,945 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Life Steps Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $95,939 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Meals on Wheels Inc | Honolulu, HI | $95,900 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Open Hand | San Francisco, CA | $95,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| One Life Counseling Center | San Carlos, CA | $94,724 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sonoma Valley Community Health Center | Sonoma, CA | $92,570 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hope 4 the Heart | Hayward, CA | $89,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cora Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | San Mateo, CA | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Extrafoodorg | Kentfield, CA | $87,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Tropical Botanical Garden | Kalaheo, HI | $77,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buckelew Programs | Novato, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Holy Name of Jesus Church and Elementary School | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roman Catholic Welfare Corporation of Oakland - St Joseph Schol | Pinole, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Passages | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schools Mentoring and Resource Team | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Raymond School | Menlo Park, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Robert School | San Bruno, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Vincent De Paul High School | Petaluma, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Collabria Care | Napa, CA | $74,599 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kauai Community Health Alliance | Kilauea, HI | $71,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Angels Catholic Church | Colma, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission Dolores Academy | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Groceries for Seniors | San Francisco, CA | $68,660 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa | Martinez, CA | $68,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Conard House Inc | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rehabilitation and Employment Services of the East Bay | Martinez, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $57,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Seneca Family of Agencies | Oakland, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Avary Inc | San Rafael, CA | $54,372 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Able Industries Inc | Visalia, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Art Works Downtown Inc | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridge Housing Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging | Novato, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elder Care Alliance | Alameda, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Connections Centers | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Golden Gate Area Council #023 | Pleasanton, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Names University | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joyful Learning Educational Development Center | San Jose, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marin County Office of Education | San Rafael, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mental Health Association of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| My New Red Shoes | Redwood City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Bay Children's Center | Novato, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School | Daly City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Daly City, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sacramento Life Center | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Arts Education Project | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Side By Side | San Anselmo, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Special Education Center of Hawaii | Kapolei, HI | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Philip's School | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Discalced Carmelite Fathers Oakville Inc | Oakville, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town School for Boys | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Samaritans Foundation | Turlock, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Upper Room Dining Hall Inc | Placerville, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marin Brain Injury Network | Larkspur, CA | $48,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $48,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mandela Partners | Oakland, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | Redwood City, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vivo Youth Orchestras | Sonoma, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame High School - Belmont | Belmont, CA | $44,925 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Raphael School | San Rafael, CA | $41,370 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Society of Stvincent De Paul of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $41,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family House Inc | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Marin Community Services | Novato, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pediatric Dental Initiative of the North Coast Inc | Windsor, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Cheim School Inc | El Sobrante, CA | $38,692 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fresh Approach | Concord, CA | $37,436 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Hearing Research Inc | Redwood City, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center | Hayward, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ceid Center for the Education of the Infant Deaf | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| District Council of Society of St Vincent De Paul Contra Costa County | Pittsburg, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dry Dock Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission Kids | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of Loretto School | Novato, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults | Burlingame Ca, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sonrisas Dental Health Inc | San Mateo, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Paul School | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Support Life Foundation | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Healing Well a Fiscally Sponsored Project of Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | $29,120 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rising Sun Center for Opportunity | Oakland, CA | $26,950 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Carondelet High School | Concord, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
25 of 279 (9%) 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 17%, 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.
- Stanford University School of Medicine
ROBOTIC SURGERY TRAINING AND RESEARCH TO ADVANCE PATIENT OUTCOMES - The Trust for Public Land
INDIA BASIN WATERFRONT PARK - Hana Health
HANA HEALTH REHABILITATION AND SUPPORT CENTER - Hawaii Foodbank
HAWAII FOODBANK FOOD PURCHASE AND CAPITAL SUPPORT - Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SUNNYDALE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB - Saint Mary's College of California
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CA ATHLETIC FIELDS RENOVATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 232 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 88 | $8,079,041 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 82 | $10.0M | $100,000 |
| 2023 | 86 | $12.5M | $100,000 |
| 2024 | 117 | $10.8M | $50,000 |
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. The William G Irwin Charity Foundation has 139 of them, worth $19.6M. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Ignatian Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| The Ignatian Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $894,632 |
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 |
| San Francisco University High School | San Francisco, CA | $462,812 |
| Salesian College Preparatory | Richmond, CA | $400,000 |
| Mercy High School | Burlingame, CA | $350,000 |
| Town School for Boys | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 |
| Insight Housing | Berkeley, CA | $277,616 |
| St Mary's Medical Center Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $275,000 |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Foundation | Woodland, CA | $262,288 |
| Dynamic Community Solutions | Waianae, HI | $250,000 |
| Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond | Richmond, CA | $250,000 |
| Diocese of Oakland Ca Department of Education | Oakland, CA | $250,000 |
| Kapi'olani Health Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $250,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 89% 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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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.
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc180 shared recipientsFidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund177 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc156 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program117 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc107 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust106 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $95,000. 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 The William G Irwin Charity 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.
EIN 94-6069873 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
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