Grants
A nonprofit family resource agency dedicated to strengthening children, families, and child care providers. It provides access to affordable, quality child care by connecting families and providers to a wide network of community partners, child focused resources, and financial assistance programs.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$12,500 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$7,500 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$12,500 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$7,500 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2018 |
general support |
An agency in the City of Alameda that provides a range of services to over 2,300 individuals each year. It offers Head Start, Early Head Start, and other family support services that serve 330 children ages 0-5.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2021 |
general support, $35,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $105,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2020 |
general support, $35,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $105,000) |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2019 |
general support, $35,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $105,000) |
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2018 |
general support, $35,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $105,000) |
| bright spots |
$5,500 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A youth-focused nonprofit that offers after school and school-linked services, including an early childhood education center in East Oakland that will serve 61 children.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2018 |
capital support for the Early Childhood Education Center |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2017 |
capital support for the Early Childhood Education Center |
The only full-time Latino nonprofit in Berkeley providing bilingual (Spanish-English) childcare and education to children ages 2-10 years of age. It operates two childcare centers that serve 175 children.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$5,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A nonprofit child care resource and referral agency serving over 1700 households in Northern Alameda County. It offers workshops, classes, and support groups for parents and caregivers, and helps connect families with all types of child care options, from babysitters and nannies to preschools and family child care centers. It offers services and support in nine different languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Amharic, and Thai
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$45,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$45,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$45,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$45,000 |
2018 |
general support |
A short-term residential care facility that provides supportive services to families who are in stress or crisis by offering free and temporary 24-hour residential care for children ages 0-11. Each year, it serves over 250 children, two-thirds of whom are ages 0-5.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2022 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $90,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $90,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2018 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A renowned storybook-themed park that is dedicated to stimulating a child’s imagination, creativity, and desire to learn. Each year, over 210,000 children and families visit the whimsical park.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2016 |
community outreach programs |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2016 |
65 More Years Campaign |
A nonprofit child care resource and referral agency serving nearly 1400 households in Contra Costa County. It offers a wide range of free and low cost programs and services so parents can work and children are ready for success in school and life.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2018 |
general support |
A nonprofit that provides Head Start and Early Head Start along with preschool and child care services to 425 children across 15 locations in Alameda County.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2020 |
general support, $35,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $105,000) |
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2019 |
general support, $35,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $105,000) |
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2018 |
general support, $35,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $105,000) |
| safe spaces |
$35,000 |
2017 |
general support |
An interactive, play-based learning center that encourages young children to be the big kids. Children can explore the arts and culture in a safe setting designed especially for small hands, bodies, and growing minds.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2016 |
community outreach programs |
A nonprofit child care resource and referral agency serving over 4600 households in Alameda County. It offers child care subsidies, playgroups, provider training, and a food and diaper pantry.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support, $30,000 per year for two years (payment one 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 |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2018 |
general support |
The largest single provider of preschool in the Bay Area. It serves over 4,000 children each day across 50 sites in four counties. Ninety-five percent of families receive free or reduced-cost services.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$100,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$200,000 |
2021 |
general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
| safe spaces |
$200,000 |
2020 |
general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$200,000 |
2019 |
general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
| safe spaces |
$200,000 |
2018 |
general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
| safe spaces |
$200,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A child and family resource center that develops and operates four innovative centers that provide safe spaces for over 400 families with children ages 0-5 to gather, connect, learn, and play.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2020 |
FRC network capacity building |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2018 |
FRC network capacity building |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2018 |
child and family resource center sites, $75,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2017 |
child and family resource center sites, $75,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
| bright spots |
$10,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2016 |
child and family resource center sites, $75,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $225,000) |
A foundation that helps community members and groups improve parks by providing fiscal sponsorship, fundraising support, and technical assistance. It bridges the gap between the City of Oakland’s Parks, Recreation and Youth Development, and Public Works Administration departments to fund safe and clean spaces.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2018 |
capital improvements at Holly Mini Park |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2017 |
capital improvements for tot lots at Lafayette Square Park and Lincoln Square Parks |
A nonprofit that provides financial support for the Oakland Public Library system, which serves over 300,000 members and the larger community across 16 branches.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
the Children's Area of the Eastmont Branch Library |
| safe spaces |
$115,000 |
2018 |
furnishings and equipment for 0-5 spaces at West Oakland, Brookfield, and Asian branches, $115,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $230,000) |
| safe spaces |
$115,000 |
2017 |
furnishings and equipment for 0-5 spaces at West Oakland, Brookfield, and Asian branches, $115,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $230,000) |
A parent-led grassroots organization that advocates for increased child care subsidies so that parents are able to work and provide for their families. Its goal is to advance equitable early education policy.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$45,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2020 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $90,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2019 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $90,000) |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2018 |
general support, $30,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $90,000) |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2019 |
Parent Care Share Project |
A nonprofit that provides a continuum of educational, health, and family support services to 3,000 families in Oakland, including 900 children.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2019 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$6,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2017 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2016 |
general support |
An agency in West Oakland that provides comprehensive early learning programs for toddlers and preschoolers, a licensed full-day kindergarten, and before- and after-school programs for older children. Last year, it served 244 children.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2019 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2018 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A statewide agency that provides a continuum of school, community-based, and family-focused treatment services for children and families. Its Building Blocks Therapeutic Preschool, based in Oakland, serves 116 young children each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2019 |
Building Blocks Therapeutic Preschool |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2018 |
Building Blocks Therapeutic Preschool |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2017 |
Building Blocks Therapeutic Preschool |
A nonprofit based in West Oakland that operates a preschool for over 40 children and their families.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2021 |
St. Mary's Center Preschool |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2020 |
St. Mary’s Center Preschool |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2019 |
St. Mary’s Center Preschool |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2019 |
planning for full-day childcare |
| safe spaces |
$15,000 |
2018 |
St. Mary’s Center Preschool |
| safe spaces |
$15,000 |
2017 |
St. Mary’s Center Preschool |
A nonprofit community development corporation in the Fruitvale District of Oakland. It operates Head Start and Early Head Start programs that serve 835 children in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2022 |
Head Start and Early Head Start programs, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$35,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2021 |
Head Start and Early Head Start programs, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2020 |
Head Start and Early Head Start programs, $50,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2019 |
Head Start and Early Head Start programs, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| bright spots |
$7,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2018 |
Head Start and Early Head Start programs |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2017 |
Head Start and Early Head Start programs |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2022 |
Early Head Start |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2021 |
Early Head Start |
| safe spaces |
$25,000 |
2020 |
Early Head Start |
A grassroots nonprofit located in the Eastlake/San Antonio/Fruitvale area of Oakland. It provides families with after-school programs, early-childhood playgroups, leadership training, and community-building events. Last year, it served over 200 families.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$15,000 |
2019 |
general support, $15,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $30,000) |
| safe spaces |
$15,000 |
2018 |
general support, $15,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $30,000) |
| bright spots |
$7,500 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$15,000 |
2017 |
general support |
An environmental justice agency that offers educational and outdoor activities for under-served Tuolumne riverside communities. It works with nearly 300 households in Modesto's Airport Neighborhood to address food access, play spaces, and community health and safety.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2021 |
neighborhood initiatives in Modesto |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2020 |
neighborhood initiatives in Modesto |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2019 |
initiatives in Modesto's Airport Neighborhood |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2018 |
initiatives in Modesto's Airport Neighborhood |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2017 |
initiatives in Modesto's Airport Neighborhood |
A nonprofit serving Alameda and Contra Costa counties that operates community programs, including more than 20 child care sites. Last year it served 1,100 children ages 0-5.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2021 |
early childhood programs in Alameda and Contra Costa counties |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2020 |
early childhood programs in Alameda and Contra Costa counties |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2019 |
early childhood programs in Alameda and Contra Costa counties |
| safe spaces |
$60,000 |
2018 |
early childhood programs in Alameda and Contra Costa counties |
