Twanda Foundation
Alamo, CA · EIN 20-3508036. Reported 213 grants totalling $2,039,793 to 82 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. Twanda 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 $2,300. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,048 and $5,000; the smallest was $1 and the largest $500,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salesian College Prep Hs | Richmond, CA | $1,137,456 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urgent Action Fund Via Network for Good | Oakland, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| John Muir Hespital Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Park Theater Trust Capital Fund | Lafayette, CA | $70,279 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Diablo Regional Arts Assoc - Women's Artistic Alliance | Walnut Creek, CA | $67,030 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hospice of the East Bay | Pleasant Hill, CA | $40,410 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urgent Action Fund - Ukraine Women's Refugee Asst | Calameda, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Common Good Comm Foundation - Colleen | Blairsden, CA | $25,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Empowering Aging | Pleasant Hill, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Las Trampas Inc | Lafayette, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Las Trampas Inc - Angel Campaign | Lafayette, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lindsay Wildlife Experience | Walnut Creek, CA | $21,400 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Walnut Creek, CA | $21,008 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ccc Crisis Center | Walnut Creek, CA | $20,145 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Bay Times Share the Spirit | Walnut Creek, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Presentation Hs | San Jose, CA | $16,721 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Global Exchange | San Francisco, CA | $15,447 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood - Northern Calif | Concord, CA | $15,162 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sf Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seva Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| White Pony Express | Pleasant Hill, CA | $11,258 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Women's Cancer Resource Center - Peggy Mcguire | Oakland, CA | $10,857 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La Clinica De La Raza | Oakland, CA | $10,375 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Heifer Intl - Women Impowerment | Little Rock, AR | $10,102 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Assoc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Care Parent Network | Concord, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hospice of Hawaii - Navian | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stand for Families Free of Violance | Concord, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Calif Shakespeare Theater | Berkeley, CA | $9,792 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kiva Micro Loans | San Francisco, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ceri - Center for Empowering Rufugees and Imigrants | Oakland, CA | $7,090 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Las Trampas Inc - School | Lafayette, CA | $7,010 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bread and Roses - East Bay Outreach Pgm | Corte Madera, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shakespeare Lake Tahoe | Incline Village, NV | $6,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of West Contra Costa - Girl Scouts | Richmond, CA | $6,256 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Avery - Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents | San Rafael, CA | $6,180 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Truckee Tahoe Comm Foundation - Senior Services | Truckee, CA | $6,142 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kqed Public Radio | San Francisco, CA | $6,135 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Childrens Discovery Center - Loretta | Honolulu, HI | $6,030 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Public Radio - NPR | Honolulu, HI | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Las Trampas Inc - Paver for New Building | Lafayette, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sierra Comm House in Kings Beach | Truckee, CA | $5,665 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Covelo (round Valley) Public Library | Covelo, CA | $5,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Seed Lafayette | Lafayette, CA | $5,191 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Actors Fund | New York, NY | $5,150 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eel River Charter School | Covelo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| John Muir Health Foundation | Walnut Creek, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Las Trampas Inc - 2021 Gala Dinner Cancellation | Lafayette, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics of Northern Calif | Pleasant Hill, CA | $4,613 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Choice in Aging | Pleasant Hill, CA | $4,560 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ggyc - Youth Sailing Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc Alameda | Oakland, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Commonwealth Club of Calif | San Francisco, CA | $3,001 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aim High - Summer Pgm for Tahoetruckee | San Francisco, CA | $2,625 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Choice in Aging - Giving Tuesday | Pleasant Hill, CA | $2,575 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Berkeley Repertory Theatre | Berkeley, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sf Symphony | San Francisco, CA | $2,266 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir | Oakland, CA | $2,071 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Winter Nights Family Shelter of Ccc | Pleasant Hill, CA | $2,066 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Crisis Intervention Services | Incline Village, NV | $2,060 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mohawk Community Resource Center | Graeagle, CA | $2,041 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Art House Studio | San Jose, CA | $2,030 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Interfaith Council of Ccc | Pleasant Hill, CA | $2,020 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| How Women Lead | San Rafael, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jack London Historic Park | Glen Ellen, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Save Mt Diablo | Walnut Creek, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| UC Berkeley Cal Band | Berkeley, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Support the Arts - Rhythmix | Alameda, CA | $1,545 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sonrise Equestrian Foundation | Danville, CA | $1,532 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Childrens Discovery Museum Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sierra Trails | Quincy, CA | $1,130 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| George Mark Children's House | Sam Leandro, CA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nature Conservatory | Arlington, VA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Augustine School New Orleans La | New Orleans, LA | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | New York, NY | $1,023 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation Maui Strong | Honolulu, HI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Richmond Rotary | Richmond, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UC Berkeley Cal Crew | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| UC Davis - Tahoe Environmental Research Center | Davis, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Ability Experience | Charlotte, NC | $624 | 3 | 1 | 2022 |
| Blue Devils - Special Needs Performers | Concord, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
53 of 82 (65%) 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 76%, 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.
- Salesian College Prep Hs
Non Profit College Prep HS - Park Theater Trust Capital Fund
Helping to rebuild Park Theater - John Muir Hespital Foundation
Directed to New Cancer Center - Urgent Action Fund Via Network for Good
Womens Human Rights Urgently - Empowering Aging
Support disabled aging people - Las Trampas Inc
Supports Adults with Disabilities
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 37 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56 | $251,682 | $2,562 |
| 2022 | 52 | $728,345 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 52 | $695,929 | $1,803 |
| 2024 | 53 | $363,837 | $1,545 |
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. 97% 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 $2,300. 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 Twanda 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: Po Box 986, Alamo, CA, 94507. 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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