Sigmund Foundation Inc
Private foundation · San Francisco, CA · EIN 34-2010304 · reported 2023–2025
37grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,000lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$719Ktotal paid
5states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 12 of its 37 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $355K 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
Co Bessemer Trust101 California S
San Francisco, CA 94111-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $255,000 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $75,000 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| American Israel Education Foundation | Washington, DC | $50,000 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $34,000 |
| The Washington Institute | Washington, DC | $33,000 |
| Jewish National Fund | New York, NY | $20,000 |
| The Washington Institute | Washington, DC | $20,000 |
| Friends of United Hatzalah | New York, NY | $17,200 |
| The Washington Institute | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Oshman Family Jcc | Palo Alto, CA | $10,400 |
| New York Medical College | Valhalla, NY | $10,000 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | Palo Alto, CA | $7,200 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $7,000 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service | Phoenix, AZ | $7,000 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service | Phoenix, AZ | $6,000 |
| Jewish Family and Childrens Service | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 |
| Oshman Family Jcc | Palo Alto, CA | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army | San Francisco, CA | $4,500 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | San Francisco, CA | $3,800 |
| Hasbara Fellowships | New York, NY | $3,600 |
| J the Jewish Newsweekly of Northern California | San Francisco, CA | $3,600 |
| Bay Area Friendship Circle | Palo Alto, CA | $3,600 |
| Hasbara Fellowships | New York, NY | $3,600 |
| Hasbara Fellowships | New York, NY | $3,600 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 |
| Honestreporting | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Honestreporting | New York, NY | $1,500 |
| Standwithus | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 |
| The Jewish Federation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| World Jewish Congress | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $1,000 |
| World Jewish Congress | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 |
| The Salvation Army | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
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