California · Public charity
Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation
The foundation operates exclusively for charitable, educational or religious purposes by conducting or supporting activities for the benefit of, or to carry out the purposes of the jewish community federation of san francisco, the peninsula, marin and sonoma counties.
- $177k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 20%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $165k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $55,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 2
- Total assets, FY2025
- $35k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 5 | $110k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $110k | 20% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $125k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $130k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $140k | 17% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $325k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $123k | 17% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $108k | 0% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation | $375,000 | 8 | 3% |
| Congregation Emanu-El | $258,500 | 9 | n/a |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | $225,000 | 9 | 1% |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco | $225,000 | 9 | 0% |
| The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc | $185,000 | 9 | 0% |
| Hebrew Home for Aged Disabled | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Itrek Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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.
Open a dossier: Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · The San Francisco Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation
- How much does Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation give?
- Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation reported 6 itemized grants totaling $165,000, out of $177,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Housing & Shelter (23%), Philanthropy (20%), Religion (16%).
- Who are Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: The Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation ($375k), Congregation Emanu-El ($259k), Stern Grove Festival Association ($225k).
- Does Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma, The San Francisco Foundation, American Endowment Foundation.
- Where is Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation based?
- Eleanor and Laurence Myers Foundation is based in CA.
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