Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA · EIN 30-0527867 · reported 2023–2025
143grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$1.6Mtotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 143 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $4,000 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
1660 Bush Street 300
San Francisco, CA 94109-5308
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation FOR AGENCY BY DESIGN - OAKLAND | Oakland, CA | $125,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation FOR AGENCY BY DESIGN-OAKLAND | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation AGENCY BY DESIGN OAKLAND | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation FOR CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON EXPANDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 |
| Breakthrough Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Breakthrough Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Breakthrough Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Albany Unified School District GLAD TRAINING FOR ELD TEACHERS | Albany, CA | $20,000 |
| Castro Valley High School CREATING CULTURE THROUGH COLLABORATION | Castro Valley, CA | $20,000 |
| Central Park Elementary Parent Teacher Association (PTA) COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING: HELP IGNITE A FUTURE OF HOPE | Santa Clara, CA | $20,000 |
| College Park Elementary School PLC GLOBAL AMBASSADORS - COLLEGE PARK ELEMENTARY | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 |
| Education Foundation of Cotati-Rohnert Park ENGAGING MINDS: MULTISENSORY LEARNING INTERVENTIONS FOR ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS | Rohnert Park, CA | $20,000 |
| Franklin-Mckinley School District DEVELOPING STRONG MATHEMATICAL THINKING IN THE CLASSROOM | San Jose, CA | $20,000 |
| Gateway Public Schools BUILDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO LEARNING FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Gateway Public Schools RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FROM DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Oakland Unified School District FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND SYNTAX FOR NEWCOMER MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Teaching Well Inc MINDFUL MENTORING FOR TEACHER LEADERS AT GARFIELD | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| The Marshall Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) MARSHALL ELEMENTARY MULTILINGUAL LEARNER SUPPORT PROJECT | Castro Valley, CA | $20,000 |
| Education for Change FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT BUILDING THE STRUCTURES: EFFECTIVE AND LASTING PBL | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Parents and Teachers of Buena Vista FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT ENGAGING DIVERSE YOUTH THROUGH STRONG DUAL IMMERSION | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT OUR CHANGING PLANET - COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Sequoia Union High School District FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT PBL FOR NEWCOMERS: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, ENGAGEMENT AND EMPOWERMENT | Redwood City, CA | $20,000 |
| Davis Joint Unified School District FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT RAISING A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS | Davis, CA | $20,000 |
| Alameda Unified School District FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT THE POWER OF PLAY | Alameda, CA | $20,000 |
| Sausalito Marin School District FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT USING SCIENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO RAISE TEACHING PRACTICE | Marin City, CA | $20,000 |
| Los Amigos de Manzanita Seed THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS: CRAFTING EMPOWERING LEARNING | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Spark SF Public Schools THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT UNLOCKING THE SCIENCE OF BILITERACY | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Shoreline Unified School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT INQUIRY TO EMPOWER COLLECTIVE EFFICACY | Tomales, CA | $20,000 |
| San Mateo Union High School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT EQUITY FOR SMHS SCIENCE STUDENTS | San Mateo, CA | $20,000 |
| YU Ming Charter School THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT BILINGUAL DEI LEARNING THROUGH PROJECT BASED LEARNING | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Evergreen School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT TRANSFORMING OUR KINDER-FIRST GRADE LITERACY PROGRAM | San Jose, CA | $20,000 |
| East Side Union High School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT ECOSYSTEMS OF ETHNIC STUDIES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | San Jose, CA | $20,000 |
| Oakland Unified School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT CULTIVATING CONVERSATION: INCREASING STUDENT TALK IN THE CLASSROOM | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Oakland Unified School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT CULTIVATING OUR COLLECTIVE EFFICACY | Oakland, CA | $20,000 |
| Davis Joint Unified School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT RAISING A COMMUNITY OF WRITERS. THIS PAYMENT IS AN ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR A | Davis, CA | $18,832 |
| San Leandro Unified School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR MULTILINGUAL SCHOLARS THROUGH COLLECTIVE CAPACITY BU | San Leandro, CA | $16,000 |
| East Side Union High School District ECOSYSTEMS OF ETHNIC STUDIES FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE | San Jose, CA | $10,000 |
| Evergreen School District TRANSFORMING OUR KINDER-FIRST GRADE LITERACY PROGRAM | San Jose, CA | $10,000 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | Berkeley, CA | $10,000 |
| Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation MVLA SCHOLARS | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 |
| Los Amigos de Manzanita Seed RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS: CRAFTING EMPOWERING LEARNING | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Oakland Literacy Coalition CHAPTERS OF CHANGE | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Oakland Unified School District CULTIVATING CONVERSATION: INCREASING STUDENT TALK IN THE CLASSROOM | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| PTA CA Congress of Parents Teachers - Oakland Tech Ptsa CULTIVATING OUR COLLECTIVE EFFICACY TO SUPPORT FUTURE SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Queens of the Castro Inc | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| San Mateo Union High School District EQUITY FOR SMHS SCIENCE STUDENTS | San Mateo, CA | $10,000 |
| Shoreline Unified School District INQUIRY TO EMPOWER COLLECTIVE EFFICACY | Tomales, CA | $10,000 |
| Spark SF Public Schools UNLOCKING THE SCIENCE OF BILITERACY | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| YU Ming Charter School BILINGUAL DEI LEARNING THROUGH PROJECT BASED LEARNING | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Dolores Huerta Elementary PTA THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT "CULTIVATING ANTI-RACIST BILINGUAL LEARNERS THROUGH SERVICE AND ACTION | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 |
| Guttmacher Institute Inc GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, FOR DOMESTIC WORK | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Hayward Education Foundation THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT "DIFFERENTIATION THROUGH STUDENT SELF-EFFICACY" | Hayward, CA | $10,000 |
| Healdsburg Unified School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT "OPERATION LESSON STUDY" | Healdsburg, CA | $10,000 |
| Los Altos Community Foundation MVLA SCHOLARS | Los Altos, CA | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Queens of the Castro | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| San Leandro Unified School District THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT "EQUITY LEARNING WALK" | San Leandro, CA | $10,000 |
| San Leandro Education Foundation THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT "IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR MULTILINGUAL SCHOLARS THROU | San Leandro, CA | $10,000 |
| The Academy of Alameda THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT "DEEPER LEARNING & STRONGER SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS" | Alameda, CA | $10,000 |
| West Contra Costa Unified School FOR THE LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT PROJECT BASED GEOMETRY AND THE TRADES | Richmond, CA | $10,000 |
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