Christensen Family Foundation
Private foundation · San Carlos, CA · EIN 71-0929445 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Christensen Family Foundation
120grants reported
$12Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.8Mtotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
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
801 American St
San Carlos, CA 94070-4101
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Epatt | Palo Alto, CA | $160,500 |
| Laughing Pony Rescue | Rancho Santa FE, CA | $84,000 |
| Eastside College Prep | East Palo Alto, CA | $60,000 |
| Eastside College Prep | East Palo Alto, CA | $60,000 |
| Eastside College Prep | East Palo Alto, CA | $60,000 |
| 2ND Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | $40,500 |
| Laughing Pony Rescue | Rancho Santa FE, CA | $35,000 |
| Epatt | Palo Alto, CA | $35,000 |
| Epatt | Palo Alto, CA | $33,000 |
| Laughing Pony Rescue | Rancho Santa FE, CA | $32,000 |
| Norcal Interscholastic Cycling | Petaluma, CA | $30,000 |
| Norcal Interscholastic Cycling | Petaluma, CA | $30,000 |
| Norcal Interscholastic Cycling | Petaluma, CA | $30,000 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | Palo Alto, CA | $25,000 |
| All About Equine Animal Rescue | EL Dorado Hills, CA | $22,000 |
| Team Swift | Fulton, CA | $21,000 |
| Team Swift | San Mateo, CA | $21,000 |
| Teri | Oceanside, CA | $21,000 |
| Team Swift | San Mateo, CA | $21,000 |
| Homeward Bound | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Marin Charitable | Greenbrae, CA | $20,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | San Jose, CA | $20,000 |
| Homeward Bound | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Ave Maria Academy | Maple Grove, MN | $20,000 |
| Homeward Bound | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | San Mateo, CA | $19,500 |
| Casa EL Dorado County | Placerville, CA | $18,000 |
| SF Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $16,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | San Mateo, CA | $15,000 |
| Canal Alliance | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 |
| Episcopal Impact Fund | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Marshall Community Foundation | Cameron Park, CA | $15,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Menlo Park, CA | $15,000 |
| The Guardsmen | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $15,000 |
| Canal Alliance | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 |
| Marin Academy | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Menlo Park, CA | $15,000 |
| Pathways | Sunnyvale, CA | $15,000 |
| Sacred Heart School | Atherton, CA | $15,000 |
| SF Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| The Guardsmen | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Voices for Child | San Diego, CA | $15,000 |
| Words Alive | San Diego, CA | $15,000 |
| Bay Area Cancer Connections | Palo Alto, CA | $15,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club | San Mateo, CA | $15,000 |
| Canal Alliance | San Rafael, CA | $15,000 |
| Episcopal Impact Fund | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Meals on Wheels | Menlo Park, CA | $15,000 |
| SF Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| The Guardsmen | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Episcopal Impact Fund | San Francisco, CA | $12,500 |
| 2ND Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | $12,000 |
| EL Dorado County German Shepher | Shingle Springs, CA | $12,000 |
| Petaluma Wildlife Museum | Petaluma, CA | $12,000 |
| Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue | Petaluma, CA | $12,000 |
| Petaluma Wildlife Museum | Petaluma, CA | $12,000 |
| Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue | Petaluma, CA | $12,000 |
| Petaluma Wildlife Museum | Petaluma, CA | $12,000 |
| Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue | Petaluma, CA | $12,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 120 reported grants.
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