The Zellerbach Family Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6069482. Reported 901 grants totalling $23.4M to 339 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$10,000median grant
$23.4Mgranted, 2021-2024
339organizations funded
62%of grantees funded again the next year
$162.0Massets, 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 Zellerbach Family 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 $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $2,500 and the largest $175,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 339 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Arts and Media | San Francisco, CA | $625,000 | 21 | 4 | 2024 |
| Immigration Institute of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $517,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $515,000 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $503,900 | 38 | 4 | 2024 |
| Life Learning Academy | Oakland, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Women's Freedom Center | San Francisco, CA | $385,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Oakland, CA | $360,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe & Sound | Richmond, CA | $350,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Monument Impact | Concord, CA | $345,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| W Haywood Burns Institute | Oakland, CA | $335,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Dancers Group | San Francisco, CA | $320,000 | 37 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform | Oakland, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ryse Inc | Richmond, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice | Oakland, CA | $285,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Coleman Children and Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $277,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Chinese for Affirmative Action | San Francisco, CA | $265,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $250,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Youth Connection | Emeryville, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Centro Legal De La Raza Inc | Oakland, CA | $245,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tahirih Justice Center | Brentwood, CA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Bay Community Foundation | Oakland, CA | $235,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity | Oakland, CA | $235,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal Services for Children Inc | San Francisco, CA | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Partnerships for Trauma Recovery | San Francisco, CA | $215,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice | Oakland, CA | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa, CA | $205,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Organizing Project Inc | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Bay Agency for Children | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc | Milpitas, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Richmond Community Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $200,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | Oakland, CA | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland, CA | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Girls | Oakland, CA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Oakland, CA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth Alive | Oakland, CA | $180,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Petaluma City Schools | Petaluma, CA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | $170,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iiba | San Francisco, CA | $170,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village Community Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Works West | Oakland, CA | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beats Rhymes and Life Inc | Oakland, CA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Bay Children's Law Offices Incorporated | Oakland, CA | $160,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $160,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Counterpulse | San Francisco, CA | $155,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Bay Community Law Center | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Bay Family Defenders | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Builders By Adoption | Alameda, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flourish Agenda Inc | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Freedom Community Clinic Inc | Oakland, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Bay Sanctuary Covenant | Berkeley, CA | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oasis Legal Services | Pacifica, CA | $145,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Black Arts Movement and Business District Community Development Corp | Oakland, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brava for Women in the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $140,000 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| Centro Laboral De Graton | Graton, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| California Immigrant Policy Center | Los Angeles, CA | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family and Community Services East Bay | Berkeley, CA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Luz Center | Sonoma, CA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $125,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hip Hop for Change Inc | Oakland, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Immigrant Legal Defense | Oakland, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Priority Africa Network | Richmond, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| UC Hastings Foundation | Oakland, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Artogether | Oakland, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| East Bay Center for the Performing Arts | Richmond, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center | San Francisco, CA | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cipc | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Day Worker Center of Mountain View | Mountain View, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fierce Advocates | Richmond, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ild | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Legal Services for Prisoners With Children | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Venture Fund | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oakland Unified School District | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Theatre Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trustees University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Canal Alliance | San Rafael, CA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| African Advocacy Network | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Because Black Is Still Beautiful | Oakland, CA | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation | Oakland, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Internationals Network for Public Schools | New York, NY | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Coastside Hope | El Granada, CA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Intermusic Sf | San Francisco, CA | $82,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Californians for the Arts | Sacramento, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland Dba Catholic Charities East Ba | Oakland, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc | East Palo Alto, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation | Martinez, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Shawl-Anderson Modern Dance Center | Berkeley, CA | $80,000 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ccij | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mission Asset Fund | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Dance Brigade | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gcir | Petaluma, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Center for Youth Law | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Urban Peace Movement - Oakland | Oakland, CA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kearny Street Workshop Inc | San Francisco, CA | $67,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Shakespeare Theater | Orinda, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Arts West | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers Concerned With Immigrants and Refugees | Petaluma, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Playwrights Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California at Berkeleyextramural Funds Account | Berkeley, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Safehouse for the Performing Arts | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Asian Health Services | Oakland, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crowded Fire Theater Company | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Youth Leadership Institute | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Anne Bluethenthal and Dancers | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian American Women Artists Association | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants Inc | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central American Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ceri | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children Now | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ir | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Secure Families Collaborative | Santa Rosa, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Self Help for the Elderly | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shotgun Players Inc | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Contra Costa Public Education Fund | Richmond, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Together Inc | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Z Space Studio | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Somarts | San Francisco, CA | $47,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Faith in Action East Bay | Oakland, CA | $45,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jess Curtisgravity | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Axis Dance Company | Berkeley, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dimensions Dance Theater Incorporated | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fictional Artists Contemporary Theatresan Francisco (factsf) | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fresh Meat Productions | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humanidad Therapy & Education Services | Santa Rosa, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Magic Theatre Inc | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Richmond Art Center | Richmond, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zaccho Sf | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Accion Latina | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Video Coalition Inc | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Black Joy Parade | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Golden Thread Productions | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kulintang Arts Inc (kularts) | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pro Arts Inc | Oakland, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Qcc | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Writers Grotto | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| 1951 Coffee Company | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Eastside Arts Alliance | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Flyaway Productions | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Fostering Media Connections | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Innovation Law Lab | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kala Institute | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kitka Inc | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu Hula Halau | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Performance Traditions | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oaklash | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Qcc the Center for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Art & Culture | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Shipyard Trust for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Lab Sf | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Litquake Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Edge Opera | Berkeley, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Women's Audio Mission | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alternative Theater Ensemble | San Rafael, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Aunt Lute Foundation (dba Aunt Lute Books) | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cubacaribe | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cultural Odyssey | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Diamano Coura West African Dance Co | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fractured Atlas Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jamestown Community Center Inc | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Cenzontles Mexican Arts Center | San Pablo, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Immigration Forum | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nava Dance Theatre | Alamo, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project-Qwocmap | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sew Productions Inc Dba Lorraine Hansberry Theatre | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vital Arts | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Yerba Buena Arts & Events | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Audium Inc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Art Center Association | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capoeira Arts Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Clarion Performing Arts Center | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cultura Y Arte Nativa De Las Americas | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Del Sol Performing Arts Organization | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kultivate Labs | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir Inc | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parangal Dance Company | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Playground Inc | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Precita Eyes Muralists | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Robert Moses Kin | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Mime Troupe | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management | Richmond, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Exposure | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The 500 Capp Street Foundation Dba David Ireland House | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Theatrefirst | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ubuntu Theater Project Inc Dba Oakland Theater Project | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Westcoast Children's Clinic | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Indian Child Resource Center | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Art of the Matter Performance Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bay Area Creative Bac | Hayward, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Music Center | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creative Growth Inc | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Destiny Arts Center | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Diaspora Arts Connection Inc | Pleasant Hill, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Djerassi Resident Artists Program | Woodside, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Epiphany Dance Theater | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Girls Garage | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Inkboat | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| La Pea Cultural Center | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living Jazz | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Theater Projectoakland Ca 94612 | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oaktown Jazz Workshops | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Onejustice | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The West Oakland Health Council | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Theatre of Yugen Inc | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Three Girls Theatre Company Inc | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| (slash) Art Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abad-Capoeira San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Api Cultural Center Inc Dba Oakland Asian Cultural Center | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Artists' Television Access | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Asian Improv Arts | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bandaloop | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Mural Program Inc | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Booker T Washington Community Service Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Symphony Orchestra Inc | Walnut Creek, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cartoon Art Museum of California | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Stage | Richmond, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chhandam Chitresh Das Dance Company Dba Leela Institute | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chinese Historical Society of America | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Circo Zero | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cutting Ball Theater | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dance Elixir | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Drag Story Hour | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| El Campanil Theatre Preservation Foundation | Antioch, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Filipino American Development Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Foglifter Press | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fresh Meat Productionssan Francisco Ca 94131 | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
190 of 339 (56%) 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 62%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Immigration Institute of the Bay Area
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - New Venture Fund
CALIFORNIA CHILDREN'S TRUST - W Haywood Burns Institute
ORGANIZING FOR YOUTH JUSTICE - Regents of the University of California San Francisco
HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE - Social Good Fund Inc
TO SUPPORT GRANTEE'S PROJECT CONTRA COSTA RIGHTS ALLIANCE - Life Learning Academy
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR LIFE LEARNING ACADEMY
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 719 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 224 | $5,553,900 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 214 | $5,774,300 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 239 | $6,092,500 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 224 | $5,995,000 | $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. The Zellerbach Family Foundation has 37 of them, worth $3,339,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Immigration Institute of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $340,000 |
| Life Learning Academy | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Youth Law Center | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Ild | Oakland, CA | $175,000 |
| Iiba | San Francisco, CA | $170,000 |
| Curyj | Oakland, CA | $150,000 |
| Ryse Inc | Richmond, CA | $150,000 |
| Regents University of Ca at Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $120,000 |
| W Haywood Burns Institute | Oakland, CA | $119,000 |
| Oakland Unified School District | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| Life Learning Academy | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Gcir | Petaluma, CA | $100,000 |
| Urban Peace Movement - Oakland | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Curyj | Oakland, CA | $75,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% 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.
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. 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 Zellerbach Family 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: 455 Market St Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA, 94105. 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 94-6069482 · 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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