How to apply
Contact: Ann Alpers President, 425 California Street Suite 2025, San Francisco, Ca, 4153970285 Deadlines: Restrictions:
Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.
Grants paid in 2024
Top 60 of 71 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Napa Valley Unified School DistrictNapa, CA | To align and increase academic support for latine students. | $225K |
| On the MoveNapa, CA | To sustain the neighborhood initiative. | $225K |
| Butte County Office of EducationOroville, CA | To support the operation of the center for learning and resilience. | $200K |
| Various Matching GiftsSan Francisco, CA | General operating support | $173K |
| Ten StrandsSan Rafael, CA | To develop california's k12 climate change and environmental justice curriculum. | $165K |
| Coalinga-Huron Unified School DistrictCoalinga, CA | To expand a youth wellness program and launch wellness centers at two middle schools. | $150K |
| Northern Humboldt Union High School DistrictMcKinleyville, CA | To sustain a collaborative instructional improvement project among mckinleyville schools. | $150K |
| Somos MayfairSan Jose, CA | For general operating support to design, implement and evaluate the organizations new strategic plan. | $150K |
| McKinleyville Family Resource CenterMcKinleyville, CA | To provide integrated services to families at the new facility. | $140K |
| OlingaHuron, CA | To support a project-based learning and leadership development program for youth. | $140K |
| On the MoveNapa, CA | To expand and sustain the on the verge statewide leadership development initiative. | $140K |
| Reach UniversityAlameda, CA | To expand an apprenticeship-based, job-embedded undergraduate degree program for prospective teachers in the north state. | $125K |
| Del Norte County Office of EducationCrescent City, CA | To sustain a network for school improvement in humboldt and del norte counties. | $120K |
| East Bay Center for the Performing ArtsRichmond, CA | To support school-based arts education in south richmond schools. | $115K |
| Ryse CenterRichmond, CA | To build systems of support and healing for youth of color in southside richmond. | $115K |
| Alum Rock Union Elementary School DistrictSan Jose, CA | To improve early learning outcomes for children in the mayfair neighborhood of east san jose. | $100K |
| Coalinga-Huron Unified School DistrictCoalinga, CA | To support the planning and implementation of the huron family resource center. | $100K |
| Fierce AdvocatesRichmond, CA | For general operations to sustain core programming. | $100K |
| Humboldt Area FoundationBayside, CA | To sustain the tribal nations climate resilience network. | $100K |
| LA Luz CenterSonoma, CA | To support the el verano family resource center. | $100K |
| Upvalley Family CentersSt Helena, CA | To support the calistoga frc and sustain the calistoga community school initiative. | $100K |
| 10000 DegreesSan Rafael, CA | To sustain programs that support students from southside richmond to enroll and succeed in college. | $90K |
| Puertas AbiertasNapa, CA | To sustain core programming for latin families in napa. | $90K |
| School of Arts and CultureSan Jose, CA | To sustain arts and cultural engagement programs and community building in east san jose. | $90K |
| West Contra Costa Public Education FundRichmond, CA | To advance antiracist learning, policies and practices. | $90K |
| Calistoga Joint Unified School DistrictCalistoga, CA | To improve learning conditions and instructional quality. | $85K |
| North State TogetherRedding, CA | To support county-based collective impact partnerships expanding education opportunities in the north state. | $80K |
| Amalgamated FoundationWashington, DC | To provide grants and capacity building to youth organizing groups in northern california. | $75K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA | To support the sunnydale clubhouse. | $75K |
| Northern California GrantmakersSan Francisco, CA | For general operations. | $75K |
| Northern California Indian Development CouncilEureka, CA | To support programs for native youth. | $75K |
| Undauntedk12San Francisco, CA | To advance climate-resilient schools in california. | $75K |
| Leaderspring CenterSan Francisco, CA | For general operations. | $70K |
| Bigfoot Trail AllianceKneeland, CA | To support the bigfoot trail youth stewardship project in the north state region. | $65K |
| Vivo Youth OrchestrasSonoma, CA | To support an afterschool and summer music program and to support organizational leadership and capacity building. | $60K |
| American Institutes for ResearchArlington, VA | To sustain the california collaborative on district reform | $55K |
| West Contra Costa Public Education FundRichmond, CA | For general operations. | $50K |
| Aim HighSan Francisco, CA | To sustain aim highs summer program in napa. | $50K |
| Amigos de GuadalupeSan Jose, CA | For general operations. | $50K |
| Asian Pacific Environmental NetworkOakland, CA | To support leadership development and organizing of asian youth and families to advance climate justice in richmond. | $50K |
| California Farmworker FoundationDelano, CA | To launch family support programming in huron. | $50K |
| Californians for JusticeSan Francisco, CA | To sustain a youth organizing and leadership development program in east san jose. | $50K |
| Power CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA | To support youth leadership and organizing in the central valley. | $50K |
| Prevent Child Abuse CaliforniaNorth Highlands, CA | To sustain technical assistance, network facilitation, and policy advocacy for family-strengthening organizations through the california fa… | $50K |
| Rising JuntosOakland, CA | For general operating support. | $50K |
| VeggielutionSan Jose, CA | To support an environmental leadership internship program for youth in east san jose. | $50K |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the North ValleyChico, CA | To support trauma-informed programming at the paradise teen center serving youth in paradise and magalia in butte county. | $45K |
| Go Public SchoolsSacramento, CA | To support family engagement and advocacy programs to improve schools serving southside richmond. | $45K |
| Rou Dalagurr Food Sovereignty Lab and Traditional Ecological Knowledges InsArcata, CA | To support hands-on learning and community collaboration to elevate indigenous knowledge and sustainable food practices. | $45K |
| Boys & Girls Club of the RedwoodsEureka, CA | To sustain programs at the mckinleyville teen center, | $40K |
| Essie Justice GroupOakland, CA | To sustain leadership training and peer support for women with incarcerated family members. | $40K |
| Hanna CenterSonoma, CA | To support a youth mental health wellness program in sonoma valley. | $40K |
| Two Feathers Native American Family ServicesMcKinleyville, CA | To support the youth ambassadors program for native youth in mckinleyville and humboldt county. | $40K |
| United Way of Northern CaliforniaRedding, CA | To support a pooled fund providing assistance and capacity building to nonprofits to advance equitable outcomes in the north state region. | $40K |
| IcafundOakland, CA | To help small, locally owned businesses in east san jose and the south bay develop plans and readiness for growth. | $35K |
| Mindful Life ProjectRichmond, CA | To provide students, families, and teachers with emotional and mental wellness services. | $35K |
| Safe & SoundSan Francisco, CA | To sustain the family support alliance. | $35K |
| Community VisionSan Francisco, CA | For strategic planning. | $25K |
| Lotus BloomOakland, CA | To sustain the oakland family resource center network. | $25K |
| McKinleyville Family Resource CenterMcKinleyville, CA | To support the executive team and staff. | $25K |
By state: California 66 · District of Columbia 3 · Virginia 1 · Oregon 1
About this foundation
S H Cowell Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in San Francisco, California, tax-exempt since 1989. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does S H Cowell Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Deadlines: See attached statement.
How much does S H Cowell Foundation give each year?
In tax year 2024 it paid $5.2M across 71 grants, a median of $55K.
Where does S H Cowell Foundation give?
California (66 grants), District of Columbia (3 grants), Virginia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.
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