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Dennis and Gloria Obrien Foundation

Private foundation · San Mateo, CA · EIN 52-2390855 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The O'Brien Family Foundation
157grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 17 of its 157 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $225K 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

3130 LA Selva St Ste 101
San Mateo, CA 94403-2190

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 purposeWhereAmount
University of San Francisco
UNIVERSITY MINISTRY TUTORING PROGRAM
San Francisco, CA$125,000
University of San Francisco
UNIVERSITY MINISTRY TUTORING PROGRAM
San Francisco, CA$125,000
Bay Scholars
SPONSORSHIP OF THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON AND SCHOLARSHIPS
San Francisco, CA$100,000
Mercy High School
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR ATHLETIC AND STUDENT LIFE CENTER
Burlingame, CA$100,000
University of San Francisco
SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT
San Francisco, CA$100,000
Bay Scholars
SPONSORSHIP OF THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON AND SCHOLARSHIPS
San Francisco, CA$100,000
Mercy High School
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FOR ATHLETIC AND STUDENT LIFE CENTER
Burlingame, CA$100,000
Bay Scholars
SPONSORSHIP OF THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON AND SCHOLARSHIPS
San Francisco, CA$75,000
Flintridge Sacred Heart
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
LA Canada Flintridge, CA$50,000
Project DestinedWashington, DC$50,000
Flintridge Sacred Heart
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
LA Canada Flintridge, CA$50,000
Catholic Charities
LOAVES AND FISHES
San Francisco, CA$40,000
Catholic Charities
LOAVES AND FISHES
San Francisco, CA$37,500
St Ignatius College PreparatorySan Francisco, CA$27,600
St Ignatius College PreparatorySan Francisco, CA$25,950
Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
FSHA EATON FIRE FUND
LA Canada Flintridge, CA$25,000
California Homebuilding Foundation
BITA PROGRAM
Sacramento, CA$25,000
Catholic CharitiesSan Francisco, CA$25,000
California Homebuilding Foundation
BITA PROGRAM
Sacramento, CA$25,000
Tides Foundation
DATA FOR GOOD FUND
San Francisco, CA$25,000
California Homebuilding Foundation
BITA PROGRAM
Sacramento, CA$25,000
Justin Siena High School Leap
LASALLIAN EDUCATION ACCESS PROGAM
Napa, CA$24,500
St Ignatius College PreparatorySan Francisco, CA$23,225
Justin Siena High School Leap
LASALLIAN EDUCATION ACCESS PROGAM
Napa, CA$21,500
Hanna Academy
IN HONOR OF JOHN HEILMAN
Sonoma, CA$20,000
Catholic Worker HouseRedwood City, CA$15,000
Panetta InstituteSeaside, CA$15,000
Catholic Worker HouseRedwood City, CA$15,000
Child & Family Institute of Menlo ParkMenlo Park, CA$15,000
Catholic Worker HouseRedwood City, CA$15,000
Child & Family Institute of Menlo ParkMenlo Park, CA$15,000
Ravenswood Education Foundation
LITERACY CHALLENGE
Menlo Park, CA$10,000
Women's Coaching Alliance
GROWTH CAMPAIGN
San Carlos, CA$10,000
Kamukama Foundation
MAJ FOR A MISSION
Austin, TX$10,000
Alameda Boys & Girls Club IncAlameda, CA$10,000
Child & Family Institute of Menlo ParkMenlo Park, CA$10,000
Eastside Prep
IN HONOR OF LISLE PAYNE
East Palo Alto, CA$10,000
Homeaid of Northern CaliforniaConcord, CA$10,000
Kamukama Foundation
MAJ FOR A MISSION
Austin, TX$10,000
Sacred Heart Schools
SOPHIE SCHOLARS
Atherton, CA$10,000
St Francis CenterRedwood City, CA$10,000
St Mary's College Nursing ProgramMoraga, CA$10,000
St Peter's Catholic SchoolSan Francisco, CA$10,000
St Pius School
LIFEGUARD FUND - SCHOLARSHIPS
Redwood City, CA$10,000
Ravenswood Education Foundation
SHINE
Menlo Park, CA$10,000
Eden Housing
HOWARD T. COLLINS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Hayward, CA$10,000
Alameda Boys & Girls Club IncAlameda, CA$10,000
Eastside Prep
IN HONOR OF LISLE PAYNE
East Palo Alto, CA$10,000
Firm Foundation Community HousingCastro Valley, CA$10,000
Homeaid of Northern CaliforniaConcord, CA$10,000
Justin-Siena High School
LASALLIAN EDUCATION ACCESS PROGRAM
Napa, CA$10,000
Sacred Heart Schools
SOPHIE SCHOLARS
Atherton, CA$10,000
St Francis CenterRedwood City, CA$10,000
St Peter's Catholic SchoolSan Francisco, CA$10,000
St Pius School
LIFEGUARD FUND - SCHOLARSHIPS
Redwood City, CA$10,000
Ravenswood Education Foundation
ROCK 'N' ROAR SPRING EVENT
Menlo Park, CA$10,000
Kamukama Foundation
MAJ FOR A MISSION
Austin, TX$10,000
Hers Breast Cancer Foundation
IN MEMORY OF CARLA AQUINO
Fremont, CA$10,000
Alameda Boys & Girls Club IncAlameda, CA$10,000
Eastside Prep
IN HONOR OF LISLE PAYNE
East Palo Alto, CA$10,000

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