How much does The Palo Alto Community Fund give?

The Palo Alto Community Fund reported 69 itemized grants totaling $1,785,000, out of $1,825,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 43 and 79 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.

What does The Palo Alto Community Fund fund?

By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (21%), Human Services (15%), Health (11%).

Who are The Palo Alto Community Fund's largest grantees?

By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lifemoves ($510k), Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc ($355k), Ravenswood Education Foundation ($285k).

Does The Palo Alto Community Fund fund new organizations?

In FY2024, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.

Which funders back the same organizations as The Palo Alto Community Fund?

Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Atkinson Foundation, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, Embarcadero Media Foundation.

Where is The Palo Alto Community Fund based?

The Palo Alto Community Fund is based in CA.

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California · Community foundation

The Palo Alto Community Fund

THE PALO ALTO COMMUNITY FUND focuses on the unique needs of our community and channels charitable giving of local donors to effective organizations that improve the quality of life for everyone in palo alto, east palo alto and menlo park.

$1.8M
Granted FY2025(still arriving): 69
Itemized grants FY2025: 66
Organizations funded FY2024: 21%
First-time grantees FY2024

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Itemized, FY2025: $1.8M; The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025: $20,000
Largest grant, FY2025: $100,000
Organizations funded a year: 43 to 79; FY2017 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025: 1
Total assets, FY2025: $12M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 21% of the organizations The Palo Alto Community Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 24% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 76% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $405k went to new ones.

RenewedFirst-time

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

EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentFood & NutritionHealthOther

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 year	Organizations funded	To those organizations	First-time grantees
FY2025still arriving	69	$1.8M	23%
FY2024	66	$1.7M	21%
FY2023	69	$1.6M	29%
FY2022	71	$1.6M	20%
FY2021	79	$1.1M	27%
FY2020	64	$1.8M	38%
FY2018	43	$431k	49%
FY2017	43	$407k	n/a

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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$2.2MHuman Services$1.6MHealth$1.2MHousing & Shelter$1.1MYouth Development$961kEmployment$653kCrime & Legal$645kFood & Nutrition$568kOther$0

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
Lifemoves	$510,000	6	1%
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc	$355,000	6	2%
Ravenswood Education Foundation	$285,000	7	1%
Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto	$200,000	4	6%
Live in Peace	$197,500	4	2%
Dream Catchers Inc	$195,000	7	12%
Jobtrain Inc	$195,000	6	1%
Wehope	$185,450	6	1%
Children's Health Council Inc	$166,600	7	0%
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen	$165,000	4	1%

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All grantees of The Palo Alto Community Fund by total granted
Grantee	Total granted	Years	Share of their budget
Lifemoves	$510,000	6	1%
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc	$355,000	6	2%
Ravenswood Education Foundation	$285,000	7	1%
Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto	$200,000	4	6%
Live in Peace	$197,500	4	2%
Dream Catchers Inc	$195,000	7	12%
Jobtrain Inc	$195,000	6	1%
Wehope	$185,450	6	1%
Children's Health Council Inc	$166,600	7	0%
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen	$165,000	4	1%
Upward Scholars	$162,224	7	3%
South County Community Health Center Inc dba Ravenswood Family Health Center	$160,000	4	0%
Palo Alto Community Child Care	$160,000	5	1%
St Anthony of Padua Church	$150,000	5	n/a
Climate Resilient Communities	$150,000	2	10%
Peninsula Healthcare Connection Inc	$147,500	6	1%
Ecumenical Hunger Program	$140,000	4	1%
Ada's Cafe	$140,000	7	5%
Kara	$137,500	6	2%
CORA Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse	$135,000	6	1%
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco	$135,000	3	0%
Counseling and Support Services for Youth	$132,500	6	1%
Abilitypath	$130,000	2	1%
United Hope Builders Inc	$125,000	2	n/a
East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring	$125,000	5	2%
Palo Alto University Inc	$125,000	3	0%
East Palo Alto Academy Foundation	$120,000	6	2%
My Digital TAT2 Inc	$115,000	1	18%
East Palo Alto Kids Foundation	$112,500	6	9%
Epacenter	$110,000	5	3%
Avenidas	$102,500	6	0%
Ravenswood Classroom Partners	$102,000	6	17%
Kafenia Peace Collective	$100,881	2	51%
Palo Alto Art Center Foundation	$100,000	5	4%
El Concilio of San Mateo County	$100,000	1	6%
Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc	$97,500	6	0%
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County	$97,500	5	0%
Foundation for a College Education	$97,500	4	3%
Adolescent Counseling Services	$97,500	6	1%
East Palo Alto Senior Center	$95,000	3	19%
The Family Giving Tree	$94,500	2	1%
Beyond Barriers Athletic Foundation	$92,500	5	24%
Canopy	$90,000	6	2%
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula	$90,000	3	0%
Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo	$88,000	5	6%
Art in Action	$87,500	6	2%
Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired	$85,000	5	1%
Health Connected	$83,750	6	1%
Rosalie Rendu Inc	$82,678	5	11%
Holy Family	$81,500	5	n/a
Green Envelope Fund	$80,500	5	15%
Ageup Inc	$75,000	5	2%
Eastside College Preparatory School Inc	$75,000	4	0%
The Peninsula Bridge Program	$75,000	5	0%
Tax-Aid	$75,000	4	6%
Kids & Art Foundation	$73,300	5	6%
Fresh Approach	$70,000	3	1%
CASA of San Mateo County	$70,000	4	2%
All Five	$70,000	4	1%
The Peninsula College Fund	$65,000	4	1%
Rise Together Education Inc	$60,000	5	15%
San Francisco Forty-Niners Academy	$60,000	4	2%
Youth Community Service	$60,000	3	n/a
Environmental Volunteers Inc	$58,000	5	4%
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center	$57,500	5	0%
Bring Me a Book Foundation	$55,280	5	5%
San Mateo County Health Foundation	$55,000	3	1%
Youth Community Services Inc	$55,000	3	4%
La Comida de California	$52,750	3	4%
Silicon Valley Urban Debate League	$50,000	4	2%
Heart and Home Collaborative	$50,000	3	14%
Rich May Foundation	$50,000	3	9%
Loved Twice	$47,500	4	4%
Vida Verde Nature Education	$45,000	3	1%
The Circuit Epa	$45,000	3	12%
Streetcode Academy	$45,000	3	1%
Theatreworks Silicon Valley	$45,000	3	0%
Downtown Streets Inc	$43,400	4	0%
One East Palo Alto	$40,000	3	1%
Youth Leadership Incubator Inc HackPlus	$40,000	3	3%
KIDPOWER TEENPOWER FULLPOWER International	$40,000	2	3%
Trust for Hidden Villa	$40,000	1	n/a
Young Men's Christian Association of Silicon Valley	$40,000	3	0%
Elizabeth F Gamble Garden	$40,000	1	1%
Partners and Advocates for Remarkable Children and Adults	$40,000	2	1%
Friends for Youth Inc	$40,000	3	1%
Able Works	$40,000	4	1%
Achievekids	$40,000	3	0%
Via Rehabilitation Services Inc	$37,500	3	5%
Peninsula Family Connections	$35,000	3	1%
Learning Home Volunteers	$35,000	3	7%
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley	$35,000	1	0%
California Family Foundation	$35,000	3	0%
Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet	$33,000	3	1%
Peninsula Volunteers Inc	$30,000	3	0%
Human Investment Project Inc	$30,000	3	0%
YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley	$30,000	1	0%
Home and Hope	$30,000	2	2%
RISE-Reaching and Inspiring Success through Education	$30,000	2	4%
East Palo Alto Community Archive	$30,000	3	3%
Peninsula Food Runners Inc	$30,000	2	1%
EPA Peninsula Rugby Football Club	$30,000	1	23%
Community Initiatives	$25,000	2	0%
The Grateful Garment Project	$25,000	2	3%
Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation	$25,000	1	0%
Acknowledge Alliance	$25,000	3	1%
Aim High for High School	$25,000	2	0%
Rebuilding Together Peninsula	$25,000	2	1%
Stanford Jazz Workshop	$25,000	3	0%
Shine Together Inc	$23,000	2	0%
Midpen Resident Services Corporation	$22,000	3	0%
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits	$20,000	2	1%
Fit to the Core Inc	$20,000	2	n/a
Good Karma Bikes Inc	$20,000	2	1%
Music in the Schools Foundation	$20,000	2	9%
Jasper Ridge Farm	$20,000	2	2%
Camp Kesem National	$20,000	2	0%
San Francisco Study Center Inc	$20,000	2	0%
Wanda Women and Allies	$20,000	2	2%
Aspire Public Schools	$20,000	2	0%
Latinos United for a New America	$20,000	1	1%
Quinteto Latino	$20,000	2	n/a
Gunn Foundation	$20,000	1	14%
Move Mountain View	$20,000	1	1%
Palo Alto Players Peninsula Center Stage	$20,000	2	1%
Cooline Team of East Palo Alto	$20,000	2	n/a
Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange	$17,500	2	3%
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Inc	$15,000	1	0%
Literacy Lab	$15,000	1	3%
Parca House 4 Inc	$13,700	2	n/a
Edgewood Center for Children and Families	$12,213	1	0%
Pets In Need	$12,000	2	0%
Karat School Project	$10,000	1	9%
Housing Choices Coalition for Persons With Developmental Disabilities Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Parent Venture Corporation	$10,000	1	2%
Institute for Human & Social Development	$10,000	1	0%
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra	$10,000	1	3%
Grassroots Ecology	$10,000	1	0%
Youth United for Community Action	$10,000	1	2%
Anamatangi Polynesian Voices	$10,000	1	2%
Thiebaut Method	$10,000	1	2%
Magical Bridge Foundation	$10,000	1	0%
Building Futures Now	$10,000	1	4%
Addiction Education Society Inc	$10,000	1	1%
Mannakin Theater and Dance	$10,000	1	2%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches	$10,000	1	0%
Pacific Art League	$10,000	1	2%
Innovate Public Schools	$10,000	1	0%
The Institute for Families and Nannies	$10,000	1	11%
Keplers Literary Foundation	$10,000	1	4%
Gunn Senior High School Foundation	$10,000	1	n/a
City Year Inc	$10,000	1	0%
Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco	$10,000	1	0%
Multiplier	$8,100	1	0%
Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits	$7,500	1	1%
Heroes' Voices Inc	$7,500	1	10%
Thrive Alliance Thrive - The Alliance of Nonprofits	$7,500	1	n/a
Cardiac Therapy Foundation of the Midpeninsula	$6,100	1	n/a
San Jose State University	$6,000	1	n/a
Science Is Elementary Inc	$5,000	1	2%
Random Acts of Flowers	$5,000	1	0%
Racing Hearts	$5,000	1	10%
The People's Music School	$5,000	1	0%
United States Catholic Conference	$4,500	1	n/a
Readysetexcel Inc	$2,500	1	2%
Animal Assisted Happiness Inc	$2,500	1	1%
Televisit Inc	$2,500	1	n/a
Palo Alto Recreation Foundation	$1,500	1	2%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 5 recipients with no EIN on record ($95k), not named here.

The Palo Alto Community Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 153 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

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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 153.

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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.

Atkinson FoundationCA141.7× affinity69 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Atkinson Foundation · Philanthropic Ventures Foundation · Embarcadero Media Foundation · Sand Hill Foundation · The Sobrato Family Foundation · Los Altos Mountain View Community Foundation · Bothin Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund Inc

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 The Palo Alto Community Fund

How much does The Palo Alto Community Fund give?: The Palo Alto Community Fund reported 69 itemized grants totaling $1,785,000, out of $1,825,000 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 43 and 79 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
What does The Palo Alto Community Fund fund?: By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (21%), Human Services (15%), Health (11%).
Who are The Palo Alto Community Fund's largest grantees?: By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Lifemoves ($510k), Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc ($355k), Ravenswood Education Foundation ($285k).
Does The Palo Alto Community Fund fund new organizations?: In FY2024, 21% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Palo Alto Community Fund?: Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Atkinson Foundation, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, Embarcadero Media Foundation.
Where is The Palo Alto Community Fund based?: The Palo Alto Community Fund is based in CA.