Severns Family Foundation
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA · EIN 77-0235139 · reported 2023–2025
70grants reported
$18Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$5,000smallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 70 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $45K 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
915 Diamond St
San Francisco, CA 94114-3626
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Humane Society Silicon Valley ANIMAL WELFARE | Milpitas, CA | $100,000 |
| Teach for America - Bay Area EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 |
| Teach for America - Bay Area Education | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 |
| Benetech Education | Palo Alto, CA | $85,000 |
| Reading Partners Education | Oakland, CA | $80,000 |
| Reading Partners EDUCATION | Oakland, CA | $80,000 |
| Reading Partners Education | Oakland, CA | $80,000 |
| Humane Society Silicon Valley Animal Welfare | Milpitas, CA | $80,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | $75,000 |
| Second Harvest CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | San Jose, CA | $75,000 |
| Second Harvest Capital Campaign | San Jose, CA | $75,000 |
| Tipping Point Community Poverty Prevention | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 |
| Benetech EDUCATION | Palo Alto, CA | $55,000 |
| 826 Valencia Education | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Humane Society Silicon Valley Animal Welfare | Milpitas, CA | $50,000 |
| Teach for America - Bay Area Education | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Pangea Legal Services Social Justice | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| 826 Valencia LITERACY PROGRAM | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Second Harvest FOOD BANK | San Jose, CA | $50,000 |
| Ace Public Schools Network EDUCATION | San Jose, CA | $50,000 |
| Computer History Museum EDUCATION | Mountain View, CA | $50,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | San Jose, CA | $50,000 |
| Ace Public Schools Network Education | San Jose, CA | $50,000 |
| 826 Valencia In School Literacy Program | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 |
| Groundswell Network Education | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 |
| Norcal Resist Social Justice | Sacramento, CA | $40,000 |
| 826 Valencia CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 |
| 826 Valencia Capital Campaign | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 |
| Sunnyvale Community Services Community Programs | Sunnyvale, CA | $30,000 |
| Sunnyvale Community Services COMMUNITY PROGRAMS | Sunnyvale, CA | $30,000 |
| Sunnyvale Community Services Community Programs | Sunnyvale, CA | $30,000 |
| Wwrap - Womens Repro Rights Assist Reproductive Rights | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 |
| Shakespeare's Associates EDUCATION | Livermore, CA | $20,000 |
| Sparc - Shakespeare's Associates Education | Livermore, CA | $20,000 |
| ACLU Foundation Social Justice | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| Jewish Family Community Services-Eb Human Rights | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 |
| Lyric Lavender Youth Rec Info Cente Community Programs | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| Jewish Family Community Services HUMAN RIGHTS | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Fdn EDUCATION | Danville, CA | $15,000 |
| Jewish Family Community Services-Eb Human Rights | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense Education Fund Social Justice | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Sparc - Shakespeare's Associates Education | Livermore, CA | $10,000 |
| ACLU Foundation Social Justice | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of Am Health Services | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights Human Rights | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense Education Fund Social Justice | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Care Humane Society Animal Welfare | Auburn, AL | $10,000 |
| Environmental Working Group Environmental | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| The Brigid Alliance Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| The Trevor Project Social Justice | West Hollywood, CA | $10,000 |
| Lee County Humane Society ANIMAL WELFARE | Auburn, AL | $10,000 |
| Vote Solar ENERGY CONSERVATION | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| ACLU Foundation SOCIAL JUSTICE | New York City, NY | $10,000 |
| NAACP Legal Defense Education FD SOCIAL JUSTICE | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Vote Solar Energy Conservation | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of Am Health Services | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights Human Rights | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Jet City Roller Derby Community Service | Everett, WA | $10,000 |
| Care Humane Society Animal Welfare | Auburn, AL | $10,000 |
| Jet City Roller Derby COMMUNITY SERVICE | Everett, WA | $9,900 |
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