Byer Foundation
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3216991 · reported 2023–2025
93grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$1,600smallest grant
$1.9Mtotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 93 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $120K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
66 Potrero Ave
San Francisco, CA 94103-4837
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Eifocus | San Rafael, CA | $115,000 |
| Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area | Oakland, CA | $90,000 |
| Eifocus | San Rafael, CA | $81,600 |
| The Asher House | Salem, OR | $75,000 |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 |
| Peter Michael Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $42,500 |
| Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area | Oakland, CA | $40,000 |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $36,667 |
| SF Campus for Jewish Living | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 |
| Chi Omega Foundation | Memphis, TN | $30,000 |
| Water 4 Mercy | Clearwater, FL | $30,000 |
| Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $28,000 |
| Ucsf Benioff Children's Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $28,000 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Lucille Packard Foundation for Children | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 |
| Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $25,000 |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame | Cooperstown, NY | $25,000 |
| Peninsula Temple Shalom | Burlingame, CA | $25,000 |
| Pandora's Kids | West Palm Beach, FL | $25,000 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Chi Omega Foundation | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame | Cooperstown, NY | $25,000 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 |
| Campus for Jewish Living | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Chi Omega Foundation | Memphis, TN | $25,000 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Love's Legacy Rescue | Novato, CA | $25,000 |
| Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $25,000 |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame | Cooperstown, NY | $25,000 |
| Peninsula Temple Shalom | Burlingame, CA | $25,000 |
| Water 4 Mercy | Clearwater, FL | $25,000 |
| Lucille Packard Foundation for Children | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 |
| Children's Brain Tumor Foundation | New York, NY | $21,600 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Mills Peninsula Hospital Foundation | Burlingame, CA | $20,000 |
| Peninsula Temple Shalom | Burlingame, CA | $20,000 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $20,000 |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | Sacramento, CA | $20,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Samaritan House | South San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Love's Legacy Rescue | Novato, CA | $15,000 |
| MY Faulty Gene | Grand Saline, TX | $15,000 |
| Dropping Dimes Foundation CHARITABLE DONATIONS | Indianapolis, IN | $15,000 |
| Every Mother Counts | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Endurance With Jan & Dave Dravecky | Salina, KS | $15,000 |
| Shoe 4 Africa | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Dropping Dimes Foundation CHARITABLE DONATIONS | Indianapolis, IN | $15,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Samaritan House | South San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Shoe 4 Africa | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| V Foundation - BP28 | Cary, NC | $14,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $11,500 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $11,000 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Endurance With Jan & Dave Dravecky | Salina, KS | $10,000 |
| Penisula Jewish Community Center | Foster City, CA | $10,000 |
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