Damir I & Virginia A Schmidek Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Saratoga, CA · EIN 77-0520075 · reported 2023–2025
17grants reported
$5,100median award
$2,000lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$158Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in CA. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 17 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $11K 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
14500 Fruitvale Ave Apt 6116
Saratoga, CA 95070-6188
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cristo Rey High School | San Jose, CA | $30,000 |
| Cristo Rey High School | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Opera San Jose | San Jose, CA | $15,000 |
| Opera San Jose | San Jose, CA | $15,000 |
| Cristo Rey High School | San Jose, CA | $15,000 |
| Opera San Jose | San Jose, CA | $15,000 |
| Symphony Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $10,000 |
| Symphony Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $10,000 |
| St Andrews Episcopal Church | Saratoga, CA | $5,100 |
| Symphony Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $5,000 |
| St Andrews Episcopal Church | Saratoga, CA | $4,000 |
| Src Living Legacy | Saratoga, CA | $2,500 |
| Src Living Legacy | Saratoga, CA | $2,000 |
| St Andrews Episcopal Church | Saratoga, CA | $2,000 |
| Src Living Legacy | Saratoga, CA | $2,000 |
| De Young Museum | San Francisco, CA | $130 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $50 |
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