Greathouse Family Foundation
Private foundation · Los Altos, CA · EIN 47-2508106 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Greathouse Family Foundation
60grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.1Mtotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 60 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $19K 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
809 Arroyo RD
Los Altos, CA 94024-3103
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford University Thoracic Cancer Research Fund TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING RESEARCH RELATED TO THORACIC CANCER. | Stanford, CA | $200,000 |
| Stanford University TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING RESEARCH RELATED TO THORACIC CANCER. | Stanford, CA | $200,000 |
| Acoustic Neuroma Assn MEDICAL RESEARCH FOR ACOUSTIC NEUROMA | Alpharetta, GA | $150,000 |
| Lucille Packard Dr Campen NF1 RESEARCH | Palo Alto, CA | $137,500 |
| Lucile Packard Fnd for Children's Health DR. CAMPEN - NF1 RESEARCH | Palo Alto, CA | $137,500 |
| Stanford Univ Dr Ashley RESEARCH ARTIFICIAL ORGAN TRANSPLANTS | Palo Alto, CA | $100,000 |
| Acoustic Neuroma Association UNRESTRICTED GRANT USED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Cumming, GA | $100,000 |
| Acoustic Neuroma Association UNRESTRICTED GRANT USED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Cumming, GA | $100,000 |
| Stanford Univ Dr Leeper CVD AND RELATION TO CANCER--RESEARCH | Palo Alto, CA | $87,500 |
| Lpfch Co Jennifer Naecker DR. CAMPEN - NF1 RESEARCH | Palo Alto, CA | $75,000 |
| Sutter Health - Medical Center Foundation SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION | Sacramento, CA | $70,000 |
| Stanford Univ Shoup Fund RESEARCH SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER | Stanford, CA | $50,000 |
| Students Rising Above EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR FIRST GEN STUDENTS | San Frencisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Sutter Residency Program SUPPORT FOR PHYSICAN RESIDENCY PROGRAM | Sacramento, CA | $50,000 |
| Students Rising Above SUMMER RETREAT. | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Community Resource Center SOCIAL SERVICE ORG IN SAN DIEGO | Encinitas, CA | $50,000 |
| Students Rising Above SUMMER RETREAT. | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| R G Shoup Memorial Thoracic Cancer Res Fund - Stanford University CANCER RES FUND | Stanford, CA | $50,000 |
| The Regent of the University of California GRANT TO UCSF SLEEP FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 |
| World Central Kitchen HELP BRING CHRISTMAS TO FAMILIES GOING THROUGH TEMPORARY HARDSHIP | Washington, DC | $40,000 |
| Pasadena Community Foundation SUPPORT FOR PASADENA FIRE VICTIMS | Pasadena, CA | $40,000 |
| Women's Money Matters PROVIDING FINANCIAL, MENTOR, EDUCATION SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED WOMEN AND GIRLS | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation LAHAINA FIRE RELIEF EFFORT | Honolulu, HI | $25,000 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department SUPPORT OF ONGOING PROGRAMS | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 |
| Los Altos United Methodist Church CHURCH SUPPORT | Los Altos, CA | $15,000 |
| William Jessup TO SUPPORT NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS | Rocklin, CA | $12,563 |
| Laumc - Compassion Week SUPPORT OF ANNUAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM | Los Altos, CA | $10,500 |
| Tandem PARTNERS IN EARLY LEARNING | San Francisco, CA | $10,225 |
| Safe Refuge SUPPORT OF ONGOING PROGRAMS | Pleasant Hill, CA | $10,000 |
| William Jessup Univ Nursing Scholarship SCHOARSHIP FOR NURSING STUDENTS | Rocklin, CA | $10,000 |
| Lamv Community Foundation TO SUPPORT VARIOUS INITIATIVES | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 |
| William Jessup TO SUPPORT NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS | Rocklin, CA | $10,000 |
| Community Foundation of Monterey FLOOD RELIEF EFFORT | Monterey, CA | $8,000 |
| Keaton's Child Alliance UNRESTRICTED GRANT USED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Roseville, CA | $5,500 |
| Family House HOUSING SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WHILE THEIR CHILDREN ARE IN THE HOSPITAL | San Francisco, CA | $5,477 |
| Friends of the Urban Forest PLANTING TREES IN SAN FRANCISCO | San Francisco, CA | $5,250 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank PROVIDING FOOD FOR FAMILIES ON TIGHT BUDGETS | San Jose, CA | $5,125 |
| Lost But Not Forgotten HELP BRING CHRISTMAS TO FAMILIES GOING THROUGH TEMPORARY HARDSHIP | Roseville, CA | $5,102 |
| NF Northeast DONATION IN HONOR OF RILEY DONOVAN. | Burlington, MA | $5,010 |
| Cardiac Therapyheart Fit for Life CARDIAC REHABILITATION SERVICES | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 |
| NF Northeast SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS | Burlinton, MA | $5,000 |
| Laumc - Art Changes US ART INSTRUCTION FOR FIRST GEN STUDENTS | Los Altos, CA | $5,000 |
| Future Now Media Foundation SUPPORT OF ONGOING PROGRAMS | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 |
| Keaton's Child Cancer Alliance UNRESTRICTED GRANT USED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Roseville, CA | $5,000 |
| Keaton's Child Cancer Alliance UNRESTRICTED GRANT USED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT. | Roseville, CA | $5,000 |
| The Changemaker Initiative HELPING PEOPLE PUT THEIR FAITH INTO ACTION | Los Altos, CA | $5,000 |
| Heartfit for Life CARDIAC HEALTH/THERAPY ORGANIZATION. | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WITH FOOD INSECURITY | San Jose, CA | $4,635 |
| Lake Forest Park Presbyterian Church PROVIDING FOOD FOR FAMILIES ON TIGHT BUDGETS | Seattle, WA | $4,088 |
| Safe Refuge for Children and Family TO SUPPORT ONGOINH PROPGRAMS | Pleasant Hill, CA | $4,000 |
| NF Northeast DONATION IN HONOR OF RILEY DONOVAN. | Burlington, MA | $3,000 |
| Heartfit for Life CARDIAC HEALTH/THERAPY ORGANIZATION. | Palo Alto, CA | $3,000 |
| Aging UP SUPPORT OF ONGOING PROGRAMS | Sacramento, CA | $2,510 |
| Lincoln Public Safety Foundation SUPPORT OF ONGOING PROGRAMS | Lincoln, CA | $2,500 |
| Placer Justice Foundation FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS, VICTIMS AND ORGANIZATIONS | Roseville, CA | $2,500 |
| Loomis Basin Christmas Baskets SUPPORT OF ONGOING PROGRAMS | Loomis, CA | $2,500 |
| Safe Refuge for Children and Family TO SUPPORT ONGOINH PROPGRAMS | Pleasant Hill, CA | $2,500 |
| Psal PLACER SHERIFF ACTIVITIES LEAGUE | Loomis, CA | $1,500 |
| Network for Good - Firefighters Burn Institute FIREFIGHTERS BURN INSTITUTE | Sacramento, CA | $1,030 |
| All About Hope NON-PROFIT TO SUPPORT ILL CHILDREN | Roseville, CA | $1,000 |
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