Rock Foundation
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1671318 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Rock Foundation
190grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$2,500lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$8.4Mtotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 190 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $292K 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
415 Mission St Ste 5700
San Francisco, CA 94105-2702
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Fund EDUCATIONAL | Oakland, CA | $1,009,225 |
| Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund | San Francisco, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $500,000 |
| Meals on Wheels of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 |
| Human Rights First | New York, NY | $300,000 |
| 50can EDUCATIONAL | Washington, DC | $300,000 |
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Basic Fund EDUCATIONAL | Oakland, CA | $178,000 |
| Community Resources for Science | Berkeley, CA | $150,000 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $130,000 |
| Commonwealth Club of CA | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 |
| GO Public Schools | Sacramento, CA | $100,000 |
| Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Tndc - (tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation) | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| United Way Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Center for Investigative Reporting | Emeryville, CA | $100,000 |
| Commonlit Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 |
| Edsource Inc EDUCATIONAL | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| Immigrants Rising (community Initiatives) | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| Center for Investigative Reporting | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Immigrants Rising (community Initiatives) | Oakland, CA | $100,000 |
| Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| United Way Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 |
| Arcs Foundation Scholarship(achievement Rewards for College Scientists) | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| Oakland School for the Arts EDUCATIONAL | Oakland, CA | $75,000 |
| Commonwealth Club of CA | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| Oakland School for the Arts EDUCATIONAL | Oakland, CA | $75,000 |
| Arcs Foundation Inc Ncc (achievement Rewards for College Scientists) | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| Commonwealth Club of CA | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 |
| Oakland School for the Arts EDUCATIONAL | Oakland, CA | $75,000 |
| Clinic BY the Bay (volunteers in Medicine - San Francisco) | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $50,000 |
| National Public Radio | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Theatre Communications Group Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| University of Washington Law School EDUCATION | Seattle, WA | $50,000 |
| Arcs Foundation Inc Ncc (achievement Rewards for College Scientists) | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Collegespring EDUCATIONAL | Walnut Creek, CA | $50,000 |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Theatre Communications Group Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | $50,000 |
| Theatre Communications Group Inc | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area | Oakland, CA | $25,000 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Glide Memorial (glide Foundation) | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Free Clinic | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Greenbelt Alliance (people for Open Space Inc) | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 |
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