Grants
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2019 |
general support |
A housing provider that works in Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties. Using a Housing First model, it provides emergency shelter, crisis supports, subsidized housing, and wraparound services to help people remain stably housed and live as independently as possible. Each year, it serves 4,400 people, including 1,200 children.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$325,000 |
2022 |
general support, $400,000 in 2021, $325,000 in 2022, and $250,000 in 2023 (payment two of three, total grant amount $975,000) |
| Responsive |
$125,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$400,000 |
2021 |
general support, $400,000 in 2021, $325,000 in 2022, and $250,000 in 2023 (payment one of three, total grant amount $975,000) |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$500,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$500,000 |
2019 |
general support, $500,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $1,500,000) |
| housing stability |
$500,000 |
2018 |
general support, $500,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $1,500,000) |
| housing stability |
$500,000 |
2017 |
general support, $500,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $1,500,000) |
| bright spots |
$10,000 |
2016 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2016 |
for implementation of a new financial management software system |
| housing stability |
$500,000 |
2016 |
general support |
A supportive housing provider with a community of over 130 families. It places a special focus on its youngest residents through the Children & Youth Services program.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2016 |
Housing programs |
The largest legal services provider in Alameda and Contra Costa counties serving over 21,000 clients each year. It provides clients with free legal advice, referrals, and representation with over 40% of the practice devoted to housing preservation and homelessness prevention.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| family support |
$145,000 |
2021 |
general support, $145,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $435,000) |
| Responsive |
$70,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| family support |
$145,000 |
2020 |
general support, $145,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $435,000) |
| family support |
$145,000 |
2019 |
general support, $145,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $435,000) |
| housing stability |
$135,000 |
2018 |
housing practice, $135,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $405,000) |
| housing stability |
$135,000 |
2017 |
housing practice, $135,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $405,000) |
| housing stability |
$135,000 |
2016 |
housing practice, $135,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $405,000) |
A Richmond-based nonprofit that provides emergency food and shelter and transitional housing with support services to individuals and families. It serves nearly 600 clients, including 127 children, annually.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2016 |
general support |
The sole entry point for homeless services in the city of Berkeley. It provides emergency food and shelter, transitional housing, permanent housing, and housing placement with support services to homeless individuals and families. It serves as a coordinated access point for over 2,000 clients each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$10,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2016 |
general support |
A social justice nonprofit that provides emergency, transitional, and permanent supportive housing along with homelessness prevention services in Alameda County. It serves over 2,000 individuals each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $60,000) |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2018 |
database implementation |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$8,500 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$100,000 |
2016 |
general support |
A nonprofit that operates homeless shelters and temporary and supportive housing units for clients in Alameda County. It also assists women and children affected by domestic violence with a safe house, crisis hotline, and case management services. It serves over 1,200 individuals each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| housing stability |
$45,000 |
2019 |
financial infrastructure and systems |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2017 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| bright spots |
$2,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2016 |
shelters, domestic violence safe house, and supportive housing units |
A nonprofit that provides multiple services, including housing support and rental assistance. It serves approximately 1,700 individuals a year with housing assistance.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2022 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$70,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$40,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$30,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$30,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A membership nonprofit that works within communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties to preserve, protect, and expand affordable housing opportunities through education, advocacy, organizing, and coalition building. It has 500 members, including other nonprofits as well as developers, property owners, unions, local officials, and neighborhood groups.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2021 |
general support, $60,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $120,000) |
| housing stability |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing advocacy |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing advocacy |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$30,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A grassroots nonprofit that provides an emergency housing facility, three transitional housing programs, and comprehensive support services. It serves over 800 individuals each year, including nearly 100 families with children ages 0-5.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2019 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2018 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A grassroots movement with a 40-year history of providing high-quality mental health and community support services in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is committed to building a vibrant and multicultural agency to meet the needs of all the individuals and families that it serves.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2021 |
Family Emergency Shelter Coalition, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
| Responsive |
$60,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2020 |
Family Emergency Shelter Coalition, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2019 |
Family Emergency Shelter Coalition |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2018 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2017 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| bright spots |
$7,500 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2016 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
A membership organization of affordable housing developers, advocates, community leaders and businesses, working to secure resources, promote good policy, educate the public in support of affordable housing as the foundation for thriving individuals, families and neighborhoods.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2022 |
general support, $75,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support, $75,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $150,000) |
| housing advocacy |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support, $25,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
| housing advocacy |
$25,000 |
2019 |
general support, $25,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $50,000) |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2019 |
general support, $50,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $100,000) |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A small residential transitional program for women with children that serves nearly 30 individuals each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$15,000 |
2022 |
general support, $15,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $30,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support, $15,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $30,000) |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$15,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$15,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$15,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A nonprofit shelter that provides services for families and individuals who experience domestic violence, homelessness, and human trafficking. It houses nearly 300 women and children each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| housing stability |
$20,000 |
2018 |
capital campaign planning |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| bright spots |
$5,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$5,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$15,000 |
2017 |
capital support for playground remodel |
| housing stability |
$75,000 |
2016 |
shelter and services for families and children |
A grassroots nonprofit that provides shelter support and educational opportunities for those affected by domestic violence. It serves approximately 200 clients a year at its emergency shelter.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2022 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2019 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| housing stability |
$15,000 |
2018 |
capital renovations |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2018 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| bright spots |
$7,000 |
2017 |
General support |
| housing stability |
$50,000 |
2017 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
A community resource for families who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or homelessness. It provides shelter, food, and other support services to 5,000 individuals each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2021 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2020 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2019 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2018 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| bright spots |
$10,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$60,000 |
2016 |
Shiloh Shelter, Sojourner House, food pantry, and Parents Creating Change |
A women and children's house that provides case management, a children's program, referrals, and a transitional housing program to 1,300 individuals each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2022 |
general support; $25,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support; $25,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support; $25,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $75,000) |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$2,000 |
2017 |
General support |
| housing stability |
$25,000 |
2017 |
general support |
