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Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$83k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
10
Grants FY2025
17
Organizations funded FY2024
24%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$6,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$32,500
Organizations funded a year
14 to 19
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
4
Total assets, FY2025
$1.2M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 24% of the organizations Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationEnvironmentHealthArts & CultureAnimalsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving9$83k67%
FY202417$94k24%
FY202316$76k38%
FY202218$105k39%
FY202118$107k78%
FY202016$93k94%
FY201914$103k29%
FY201819$125k74%
91% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$208kEducation$183kFood & Nutrition$134kHuman Services$75kHealth$43kCrime & Legal$22kHousing & Shelter$22kCommunity Improvement$18kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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MI
NY
MA
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CA
UT
AZ
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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Extrafood$77,50071%
The Hamlin School$59,50030%
Farming Hope$58,29261%
American Friends of Whistler$48,0002n/a
San Francisco University High School$46,00030%
CalWild$44,00042%
Native American Land Conservancy$39,00042%
Faces Sf$28,97550%
Homeward Bound of Marin$17,00040%
Earthjustice$16,00020%
Show all 51 grantees
All grantees of Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Extrafood$77,50071%
The Hamlin School$59,50030%
Farming Hope$58,29261%
American Friends of Whistler$48,0002n/a
San Francisco University High School$46,00030%
CalWild$44,00042%
Native American Land Conservancy$39,00042%
Faces Sf$28,97550%
Homeward Bound of Marin$17,00040%
Earthjustice$16,00020%
One Tree Planted Inc$16,00020%
California Farmworker Foundation$13,25031%
The ACC Foundation$13,00012%
American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation$12,00010%
Ocean Voyages Institute$12,00012%
The Whole Child - Mental Health & Housing Services$10,00010%
Pacific Clinics$10,00010%
American Indian Services$10,00020%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$10,00020%
Larkin Street Youth Services$8,50020%
Monument Crisis Center$8,00010%
California State Parks Foundation$8,00010%
Spark Sf Public Schools$7,00020%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$6,60110%
350org$6,30120%
Gathering for Women - Monterey$5,00010%
Agricultural Institute of Marin$4,0901n/a
South Bay Childrens Health Center$4,00010%
Sls Preschool$4,00010%
Schools Mentoring and Resources Team Inc (Smart)$3,62510%
St Lawrence Martyr School$3,4401n/a
Arawaka Inc$3,00011%
Alameda County Community Food Bank$3,00010%
Refugia Marin$2,40021%
Food Runners$2,25010%
Friends of Cabrillo Aquarium$2,00010%
Kqed Inc$2,00020%
San Francisco Food Bank$2,00010%
Archangel Ancient Tree Archive$2,00020%
Friends of the Urban Forest$2,00010%
Project Angel Food$1,62510%
Children's Council of San Francisco$1,00010%
La Casa de las Madres$1,00010%
Filoli Center$1,00010%
Creative Growth Art Center$1,00010%
Medicine Horse Project$1,00012%
Proctor Academy$1,00010%
Muttville$1,00010%
Play Marin$1,00010%
826 Valencia$1,00010%
Ppp3ca Hope Foundation$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($241k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetExtrafood: $77,500 over 7y, 0.5% of budgetThe Hamlin School: $59,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFarming Hope: $58,292 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetSan Francisco University High School: $46,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCalWild: $44,000 over 4y, 1.8% of budgetNative American Land Conservancy: $39,000 over 4y, 2.1% of budgetFaces Sf: $28,975 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHomeward Bound of Marin: $17,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEarthjustice: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetOne Tree Planted Inc: $16,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCalifornia Farmworker Foundation: $13,250 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetThe ACC Foundation: $13,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetAmerican Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation: $12,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetOcean Voyages Institute: $12,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetThe Whole Child - Mental Health & Housing Services: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Clinics: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Indian Services: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUniversity of California San Francisco Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLarkin Street Youth Services: $8,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMonument Crisis Center: $8,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCalifornia State Parks Foundation: $8,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSpark Sf Public Schools: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $6,601 over 1y, 0.0% of budget350org: $6,301 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGathering for Women - Monterey: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSouth Bay Childrens Health Center: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSls Preschool: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSchools Mentoring and Resources Team Inc (Smart): $3,625 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetArawaka Inc: $3,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetAlameda County Community Food Bank: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRefugia Marin: $2,400 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetFood Runners: $2,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Cabrillo Aquarium: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKqed Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Food Bank: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArchangel Ancient Tree Archive: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFriends of the Urban Forest: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject Angel Food: $1,625 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Council of San Francisco: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLa Casa de las Madres: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFiloli Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCreative Growth Art Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedicine Horse Project: $1,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetProctor Academy: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMuttville: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPlay Marin: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget826 Valencia: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

McNabb FoundationThe San Francisco Fou…Marin Community Found…Silicon Valley Commun…The James Irvine Foun…Jewish Community Fede…Bothin FoundationTides FoundationCrescent Porter Hale …Ralph & Marsha Guggen…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Lisa & Douglas Goldma…
McNabb FoundationDE26.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: McNabb Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The James Irvine Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · Bothin Foundation · Tides Foundation · Crescent Porter Hale Foundation · Ralph & Marsha Guggenheim Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation

How much does Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation give?
Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation reported 10 grants totaling $83,296 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 19 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (26%), Education (23%), Food & Nutrition (17%).
Who are Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Extrafood ($78k), The Hamlin School ($60k), Farming Hope ($58k).
Does Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 24% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include McNabb Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Marin Community Foundation.
Where is Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation based?
Berenice Roth Spalding Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 80 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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