Foundations that fund organizations in Mill Valley, California
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Mill Valley nonprofits
180 private foundations gave $6.0M to Mill Valley organizations in their latest filings; 21 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
213 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Mill Valley around $15K. 33 of these funders are based in California; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 180
- Accept applications
- 21
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Mill Valley
- $6.0M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 213
- Typical median grant
- $15K
- Based in CA
- 33%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Mill Valley organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation Rockefeller Trust Company | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Yes | Unrestricted grant related to support the literacy & numera… |
| Inherent Foundation C/O Inherent Group | New York, NY | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| Bt Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | Lindon, UT | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Humanitarian |
| Siriwan Singhasiri and Kenneth Lin Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Impact leadership initiative |
| Adams Charitable Foundation | Falls Church, VA | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Womenconnect4good Inc | Springfield, MO | 1 | $238K | $238K | Preselected only | Charitable purpose |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 2 | $174K | $87K | Yes | For general operating support |
| Gordon and Llura Gund Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | To help further charitable purposes of organization. |
| The Lakeview Foundation | Greenbrae, CA | 3 | $125K | $15K | Preselected only | General support |
| Mimi and Peter Haas Fund | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $120K | $60K | Yes | Horizon community school; Next horizon campaign |
| Jennifer and Jonathan Allan Soros Founda | New York, NY | 1 | $120K | $120K | Preselected only | General support |
| Woka Foundation | Newbury Park, CA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Women-led climate justice solutions |
| Rise8 Foundation C/O Acadia Family Office | Hunt Valley, MD | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | General operating support for theatrical productions and ac… |
| The Peterffy Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General support in furtherance of environmental and/or educ… |
| Rs Evans Foundation Inc C/O Bessemer Trust Company | Garden City, NY | 2 | $80K | $40K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Clay Foundation - West | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | Unrestricted operating funds. |
| Kissick Family Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | 1 | $58K | $58K | Preselected only | Contribution |
| Open Meadows Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Education on climate and ecosystems |
| Rugged Elegance Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| G a Fowler Family Foundation | Irvine, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Promoting health and wellness |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | to support EV-focused community engagement events in rural… |
| The Reis Foundation Inc | Ellicott City, MD | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Sam W Klein Charitable Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Music education |
| Paul L Wattis Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Zg Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $45K | $45K | Preselected only | Unrestricted contributions for exempt purposes |
| Daniele Agostino Derossi Foundation | Sudbury, MA | 1 | $42K | $42K | Preselected only | Funding for wheelchairs andprosthetics |
| G Fredrick Charitable Foundation | Novato, CA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General support |
| Upmobility Foundation Inc | Little Falls, NY | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General Charitable Purposes |
| Flora Family Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | General operating expenses |
| The Uplands Family Foundation | Belvedere, CA | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Development of knowledge and goodness within children in an… |
| Newton & Rochelle Becker Charitable Trus | Larkspur, CA | 1 | $36K | $36K | Preselected only | General support |
| Our Sacred Planet | San Luis Obispo, CA | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Coral reef restoration |
| The Smart Family Fund | Lisle, IL | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Throckmorton theater funding request 2024; Kiddo! funding request 2024 |
| Gunzenhauser Chapin Fund | Greensboro, NC | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | To assist organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. |
| The Fine and Greenwald Foundation C/O Marsha Soffer | Aventura, FL | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Children & education |
| Earthsense Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $26K | $13K | Preselected only | To bring music and musicians to the children of haiti and o…; Donation increases access to music and builds equity in the… |
| Ramp Foundation | Woodside, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Greenbridge Family Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support the research and design lab for the social secto… |
| The Morgridge Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Accelerate Foundational Learning Across Sub-Sahara |
| The Morris Stulsaft Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | For the charitable purposes of horizon community school |
| Ladybug Foundation Inc | Louisville, CO | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General Operating Support |
| Remick Family Foundation | Rochester, MN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| Kathryn B McQuade Foundation | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Bernard Osher Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $24K | $12K | Yes | Arts and humanities |
| The Seligman Family Foundation | Southfield, MI | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | Charitable without restrictions |
| The Children's Trust C/O the Johnson Company | New York, NY | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | Social welfare |
| The Venverloh Family Foundation | Grandville, MI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable programs |
| Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Animal rescue |
| The Primrose Foundation | Wilson, WY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| Pollybill Foundation Inc C/O Joseph E Tierney III | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $20K | $10K | Preselected only | Program support |
| Florence S Beecher Fdn | Columbus, OH | 2 | $17K | $8,250 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Jameson Freedom & Education Foundation | Del Mar, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | To support the development of tools and technologies to und… |
| The Michael & Helen Schaffer Foundation C/O Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC | Waltham, MA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | To support the organizations dedication bettering the lives… |
| The Morton Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Support activities for children |
| The Pattee Foundation Inc | Chattanooga, TN | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Unrestricted - general support |
| Fettig Family Foundation | Benton Harbor, MI | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Arthur B Schultz Foundation | Lander, WY | 1 | $13K | $13K | Yes | Wheelchair manufacturing and provision and follow up suppor… |
| Tahoe Blue Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $13K | $6,250 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Woodbury Foundation | Northbrook, IL | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Ahs Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 4 | $11K | $2,500 | Preselected only | General support; General operating |
| Schuman Family Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Gibson Gives Foundation Dba Gibson Gives | Nashville, TN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Program use & fundraising efforts |
| The Fremont Group Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the organization's mission to develop knowledge… |
| Wagmore Foundation Agency | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| The Robert E & Jenny D Kirkland Foundation | Union City, TN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Empowering children around the globe to build literacy & nu… |
| The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Found | Louisville, KY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Earth Rising Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Sacharuna Foundation C/O Peregrine Financial Corp | Danvers, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| The Prbb Foundation | Bozeman, MT | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Preselected only | Supporting international action initiatives to create a col… |
| Jack Tarver Fdn Irrv Tr | Orlando, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Anne C & Joseph a Slicker Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Furtherance of exempt purposes |
| The Michael & Dudley Delbalso Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Education |
| The Mann Family Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Myers Family Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Henry and Carol Zeiter Charitable Foundation | Stockton, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Donation |
| Gwenjosh Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support high school drama |
| Frank & Dolores Corbett Charitable Fund | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Theatre amd community service |
| The Hamilton Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Charitable assistance for education |
| Koret Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating support |
| Travers Family Foundation | Lafayette, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General purpose |
| The McCance Foundation | North Scituate, MA | 2 | $8,500 | $4,250 | Preselected only | General Support |
| Tark Family Foundation | Neptune Beach, FL | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | Support operations |
| Outrageous Foundation Inc C/O Robert McGrath | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | For general operating support |
| Furthur Foundation | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Yes | Promote music appreciation and education programs for youth… |
| The Upjohn Fund of San Francisco | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Yes | General & Unrestricted |
| Hufty Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| The Kurt and Julie Hauser Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | The Nancy Tracy Fund; General & Unrestricted |
| The Springcreek Foundation C/O Third Plateau Social Impact Strategi | Berkeley, CA | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Lowell Berry Foundation | Lafayette, CA | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | General Support |
| Elkes Foundation III | New York, NY | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Blue Scooter Foundation | Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Pledge |
| Higgins Family Foundation | Dallas, TX | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Flora L Thornton Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| Creekside Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To support the capital campaign. |
| The Rapoport Family Foundation Inc | Northfield, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Religious programs |
| The Bindon Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $5,000 | $1,250 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Mey Share Foundation Inc 217-48341110 | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Mill Valley, California?
Robert and Dana Emery Family Foundation Rockefeller Trust Company, Inherent Foundation C/O Inherent Group, Bt Charitable Foundation, The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation, Siriwan Singhasiri and Kenneth Lin Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Mill Valley organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Mill Valley. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.