Grants
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 volunteer-run nonprofit organization created to support the development of Chanticleer Park in the Live Oak community of Santa Cruz.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2018 |
the development of Chanticleer Park |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2017 |
the development of Chanticleer Park |
A unit of the Stanislaus County Office of Education. It oversees the county's resource and referral service as well as Early Head Start, Migrant Head Start, and Head Start programs. It serves over 8,000 young children each year.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2022 |
Child & Family Services, $125,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $375,000) |
| Responsive |
$65,000 |
2021 |
the charitable activities of Child & Family Services |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2021 |
Child & Family Services, $125,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $375,000) |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2020 |
Child & Family Services |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2019 |
Child & Family Services |
| bright spots |
$5,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$125,000 |
2018 |
Child & Family Services |
A children’s museum that serves over 350,000 children and families in the South Bay each year. It provides interactive experiences that delight and engage children by inspiring them to explore, touch, and experiment.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$70,000 |
2016 |
Community Outreach Programs |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2016 |
Bill’s Backyard Capital Budget |
An early childhood school that serves 168 children ages 0-5 and their families in a model early learning school with 16 high-quality early learning classrooms and outdoor spaces. It also provides a family resource center, library, playscape, and satellite children’s museum for community members of the Santee neighborhood and beyond.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$60,000 |
2021 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$60,000 |
2020 |
general support, $60,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $180,000) |
| Responsive |
$5,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$60,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$5,500 |
2018 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2018 |
classrooms and indoor/outdoor learning spaces, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2017 |
classrooms and indoor/outdoor learning spaces, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2016 |
classrooms and indoor/outdoor learning spaces, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2022 |
general support |
An early education provider that serves families in Santa Clara, San Benito, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties. The organization operates nine licensed centers and maintains a network of affiliated family child-care homes for infants, preschool, and school-age children.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2022 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2019 |
Executive Director Search |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2019 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$75,000 |
2018 |
general support |
A nonprofit in East San Jose that provides a comfortable, culturally and linguistically sensitive environment where families learn together and build a network of support with others in the community. It offers an array of services to parents, other providers, and children, including operating a state-funded preschool.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2021 |
general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
| Responsive |
$30,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$40,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2019 |
the Preschool Capital Campaign |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2019 |
general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2018 |
general support, $40,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $120,000) |
| safe spaces |
$30,000 |
2018 |
strategic planning |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2017 |
general support |
A nonprofit that provides job training and placement services in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto. It also operates a child development center for the children of clients and community members.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2016 |
capital improvements for the Child Development Center's playground |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$200,000 |
2022 |
general support, $200,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $600,000) |
| 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 nonprofit providing educational opportunities and outreach to low-income immigrant women and their children who are living in south Santa Clara County.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support, $20,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $60,000) |
| Responsive |
$20,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2019 |
general support, $20,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $60,000) |
| safe spaces |
$20,000 |
2018 |
general support, $20,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $60,000) |
A nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the community by providing children, families, and older adults with the support and tools to realize their full potential and lead healthy, stable lives. As part of its early learning initiative, it operates nine child development centers in San Mateo County, providing quality preschool for 500 children.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2021 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$15,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2020 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| Responsive |
$10,000 |
2020 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2019 |
a feasibility study for the Midway Early Learning Center Capital Campaign |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2019 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2018 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
| bright spots |
$10,000 |
2018 |
general support |
| bright spots |
$10,000 |
2017 |
General support |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2017 |
general support, $100,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $300,000) |
A nonprofit that provides advocacy, financial support, and leadership to transform San Jose's public libraries into vibrant learning centers. The library system comprises 23 branches.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Responsive |
$75,000 |
2021 |
renovations of the Children's Room at the Dr. Roberto Cruz Alum Rock Branch Library |
| safe spaces |
$40,000 |
2019 |
Bridge branch library at Innvision Villa |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2018 |
the bridge library projects, $100,000 per year for two years (payment two of two, total grant amount $200,000) |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2017 |
the bridge library projects, $100,000 per year for two years (payment one of two, total grant amount $200,000) |
A public library system operating 8 libraries throughout Santa Clara County.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2017 |
improvements to children and family spaces at the Gilroy and Morgan Hill libraries |
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| sector support/research |
$100,000 |
2022 |
the LatinXCEL Fund |
| sector support/research |
$100,000 |
2021 |
the LatinExcel Fund |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
2020 |
San Mateo & Santa Clara County Fire Relief Fund |
| Responsive |
$270,000 |
2020 |
COVID-19 Coronavirus Regional Response Fund, with $120,000 to support organizations in San Mateo County and $150,000 to support organizations in Santa Clara County |
| 2020 census |
$50,000 |
2019 |
San Mateo and Santa Clara Census Pooled Fund, $60,000 in 2019 and $50,000 in 2020 |
| 2020 census |
$60,000 |
2019 |
San Mateo and Santa Clara Census Pooled Fund, $60,000 in 2019 and $50,000 in 2020 |
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2017 |
Choose Children 2018 |
A nonprofit located in the Mayfair neighborhood of East San Jose that is working to support children, organize families, connect neighbors, and address systemic inequalities in order to uplift the dreams, power, and leadership of the community.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| 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 |
$50,000 |
2020 |
general support, $50,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $150,000) |
| Responsive |
$25,000 |
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 |
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 community-based nonprofit with a particular focus on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. It works to build healthy, confident, and connected children, adults, families, and communities. Programming is offered at nine full-facility locations and many other locations.
| Giving Areas | Amount |
Year |
Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2021 |
Nana y Yo program |
| Responsive |
$50,000 |
2021 |
general support |
| safe spaces |
$100,000 |
2020 |
Nana y Yo program |
| safe spaces |
$150,000 |
2019 |
Nana Y Yo |
| safe spaces |
$220,000 |
2018 |
Nana y Yo programs, $220,000 per year for three years (payment three of three, total grant amount $660,000) |
| safe spaces |
$220,000 |
2017 |
Nana y Yo programs, $220,000 per year for three years (payment two of three, total grant amount $660,000) |
| safe spaces |
$220,000 |
2016 |
Nana y Yo programs, $220,000 per year for three years (payment one of three, total grant amount $660,000) |
