Oberndorf Family Foundation
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA · EIN 68-0299542 · reported 2023–2025
172grants reported
$25Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$54.8Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 172 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $26K 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
615 Front St
San Francisco, CA 94111-1913
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Federation for Children Growth Fund GENERAL CHARITY | Dallas, TX | $7,508,000 |
| University School GENERAL CHARITY | Shaker Heights, OH | $7,500,000 |
| University School GENERAL CHARITY | Shaker Heights, OH | $7,500,000 |
| Ucsf (chancellor Circle Challenge) GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $5,000,000 |
| American Federation for Children Growth Fund GENERAL CHARITY | Dallas, TX | $2,500,000 |
| University of California SF Foundation - Department of Psychiatry GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 |
| University of California SF Foundation - Dr Edward Chang GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $2,000,000 |
| University of California SF Foundation (department of Neurology) GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $1,700,000 |
| University of California SF Foundation (department of Neurology) GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $1,600,000 |
| American Federation for Children Growth Fund GENERAL CHARITY | Dallas, TX | $1,500,000 |
| Enviromental Defense Fund GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $1,200,000 |
| Enviromental Defense Fund GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| California Academy of Sciences GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Edgewood Center for Children and Families GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| American Federation for Children Growth Fund GENERAL CHARITY | Dallas, TX | $1,000,000 |
| Stanford University GENERAL CHARITY | Stanford, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Enviromental Defense Fund GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Neighbors for A Better San Francisco GENERAL CHARITY | San Rafael, CA | $500,000 |
| Stanford University (dept of Otolaryngology ) GENERAL CHARITY | Stanford, CA | $500,000 |
| St Benedicts Preparatory School Inc GENERAL CHARITY | Newark, NJ | $500,000 |
| Cathedral School for Boys GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $500,000 |
| Save the Children GENERAL CHARITY | Fairfield, CT | $400,000 |
| Save the Children GENERAL CHARITY | Fairfield, CT | $250,000 |
| Balanced Budget Now GENERAL CHARITY | Tysons Corner, VA | $250,000 |
| Dish SF (delivering Innovation in Supportive Housing) GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Education Reform Now GENERAL CHARITY | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Bipartiisan Policy Center GENERAL CHARITY | Washington, DC | $250,000 |
| Enviromental Defense Fund GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Enviromental Defense Fund GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 |
| Save the Children GENERAL CHARITY | Fairfield, CT | $250,000 |
| Save the Children (ukraine and Middle East) GENERAL CHARITY | Fairfield, CT | $250,000 |
| Neighbors for A Better San Francisco GENERAL CHARITY | San Rafael, CA | $200,000 |
| Spark SF Public Schools GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $175,000 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation GENERAL CHARITY | Menlo Park, CA | $100,000 |
| Salvation Army GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| University School GENERAL CHARITY | Shaker Heights, OH | $100,000 |
| Ica Cristo Rey GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| San Francisco Symphony GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Tipping Point GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation GENERAL CHARITY | Menlo Park, CA | $100,000 |
| Tipping Point Community GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Ucsf Foundation Chancellor's Circle GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Ucsf Foundation Chancellor's Circle GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Uja Federation of New York GENERAL CHARITY | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| University School GENERAL CHARITY | Shaker Heights, OH | $100,000 |
| Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation GENERAL CHARITY | Menlo Park, CA | $100,000 |
| Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy GENERAL CHARITY | Milwaukee, WI | $100,000 |
| Salvation Army GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Ucsf GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Nativity High School GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $72,000 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Ucla Foundation GENERAL CHARITY | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Williams College Alumni Fund (class of 1975) GENERAL CHARITY | Williamstown, MA | $50,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Society San Francisco GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Ucsf ( Future of the Brain Summit) GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Ucla Foundation GENERAL CHARITY | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Chronicle Season of of Sharing Fund GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Mission Dolores Academy GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Salvation Army GENERAL CHARITY | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
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