Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA · EIN 27-1747895 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Diana Dollar Knowles Foundation
49grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$1,500lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 49 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K 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
1 Embarcadero Ctr Ste 2200
San Francisco, CA 94111-3711
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Ballet GENERAL SUPPORT - $8,500EDUCATION PURPOSES - $200,000NUTCRACKER SENSORY PERFORMANCE - $25,000 | San Francisco, CA | $233,500 |
| San Francisco Ballet EDUCATION - $100,000; GENERAL SUPPORT - $25,000 | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco EDUCATION PURPOSES - $50,000; MANET AND MORISOT EXHIBIT - $50,000 | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco FASHIONING SAN FRANCISCO AND EQUITY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Grace Cathedral COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL - $25,000; ARTS PROGRAMS - $60,000 | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 |
| Grace Cathedral COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL | San Francisco, CA | $83,000 |
| San Francisco Opera Association BOHEME OUT OF BOX - $50,000; ADLER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - $25,000 | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| San Francisco Opera ADLER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND BOHEME OUT OF THE BOX | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION CENTER - $25,000; RAISE THE PADDLE GRANT - $35,000; GENERAL SUPPORT - $6,900 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $66,900 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION CENTER - $25,000RAISE THE PADDLE GRANT - $25,000GENERAL SUPPORT - $6,450 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $56,450 |
| League to Save Lake Tahoe ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION CENTER - $25,000RAISE THE PADDLE GRANT - $25,000GENERAL SUPPORT - $2,750 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | $52,750 |
| San Francisco Ballet GENERAL SUPPORT - $25,000NUTCRACKER SENSORY PERFORMANCE - $25,000 | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Grace Cathedral COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco MARY CASSATT AT WORK EXHIBITION | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Ghiberti Foundation HOLIDAY MUSIC PROGRAM AT GRACE CATHEDRAL | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 |
| Ghiberti Foundation HOLIDAY MUSIC PROGRAM AT GRACE CATHEDRAL | San Francisco, CA | $32,000 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Moving Forward Toward Independence | Napa, CA | $20,000 |
| Girls on the Run of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Achieve Tahoe | Alpine Meadows, CA | $19,604 |
| Achieve Tahoe (formerly Disabled Sports USA Far West) | Alpine Meadows, CA | $18,750 |
| Achieve Tahoe | Alpine Meadows, CA | $18,000 |
| Girls on the Run of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Moving Forward Toward Independence | Napa, CA | $10,000 |
| Girls on the Run of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Moving Forward Toward Independence | Napa, CA | $10,000 |
| Sacred Heart Schools Atherton | Atherton, CA | $5,250 |
| Bethesda Teaching Ministry | EL Cajon, CA | $5,000 |
| Bethesda Teaching Ministry | EL Cajon, CA | $5,000 |
| Bethesda Teaching Ministry | EL Cajon, CA | $5,000 |
| Via Services Inc | Santa Clara, CA | $3,000 |
| Africa Foundation (USA) | Friday Harbor, WA | $3,000 |
| Bay School of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| Pitzer College | Claremont, CA | $2,250 |
| Sacred Heart Schools Atherton | Atherton, CA | $1,800 |
| Alameda Boys & Girls Club | Alameda, CA | $1,500 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,500 |
| Gugulethu Ballet Project | Woodside, CA | $1,500 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | $1,500 |
| Menlo-Atherton High School Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | $1,500 |
| UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings Foundation) | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Alameda Meals on Wheels | Alameda, CA | $1,000 |
| USA Water Polo | Irvine, CA | $1,000 |
| KQED Inc | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Redwood Empire Food Bank | Santa Rosa, CA | $1,000 |
| Petaluma Arts Center | Petaluma, CA | $900 |
| Fit Kids Foundation Inc | Redwood City, CA | $500 |
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