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Funders to approach for Excellence in Investing for Childrens Causes

San Francisco, California$520k revenue8 funders on file

The conference brings together some of the world's top investors and other prominent thinkers to share their investment ideas and insights. The conference was inspired by and is patterned after the Ira Sohn Investment Research Conference.

Your prospects by chance and grant size

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Best betsLikely, smaller grants1 in 40$42k, your typical grantunder 1 in 1001 in 1001 in 40$10k$30k$100k$300kChance of a first grant within two years →Likely grant for you →
Expected from this list$0–$92kover two years, from 0–2 new funders
Last two years (2023–24)$0from 0 new funders

Half the value is in your top 10 funders, of 160

$0$59k$120khalf from the top 10likely range1st10thAll 160
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FunderWay inChanceLikely grant
  1. 1Silicon Valley Community FoundationSimilar grantees: San Francisco Education Fund ($19k/yr), Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund - Sv2 ($140k/yr), City Fund ($20M/yr)1 in 51$51k
  2. 2The William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSimilar grantees: Association of Small Foundations ($120k/yr), World Affairs Council of Northern California ($240k/yr), Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund - Sv2 ($5k/yr)1 in 51$41k
  3. 3Crankstart FoundationGives in California (319 of 503)Similar grantees: San Francisco Education Fund ($2.6M/yr), San Francisco Performances Inc ($65k/yr), The San Francisco Foundation ($17M/yr)under 1 in 100$110k
  4. 4Kenneth Rainin FoundationGives in California (248 of 348)Similar grantees: Ira Sohn Conference Foundation Inc ($10k/yr), Girls Who Invest Inc ($15k/yr), Northern California Grantmakers ($35k/yr)1 in 60$21k
  5. 5The Ford FoundationSimilar grantees: Association of Small Foundations ($20k/yr), US Sif Foundation ($210k/yr), Value Reporting Foundation ($600k/yr)1 in 82$37k
  6. 6Walter and Elise Haas FundGives in California (302 of 362)Similar grantees: Grantmakers for Education ($4k/yr), Northern California Grantmakers ($110k/yr), FFWD ($27k/yr)1 in 61$18k
  7. 7Gilead FoundationGives in California (58 of 86)Similar grantees: Children of Shelters ($50k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($15k/yr)under 1 in 100$84k
  8. 8The James Irvine FoundationGives in California (795 of 990)Similar grantees: San Francisco Education Fund ($10k/yr), The San Francisco Foundation ($5.1M/yr), Social Impact Fund ($710k/yr)1 in 62$12k
  9. 9The Schmidt Family FoundationSimilar grantees: FFWD ($100k/yr)under 1 in 100$88k
  10. 10Stupski FoundationGives in California (240 of 422)Similar grantees: The San Francisco Foundation ($480k/yr), Spark SF Public Schools ($790k/yr), Northern California Grantmakers ($490k/yr)under 1 in 100$84k
  11. 11The William G Irwin Charity FoundationGives in California (194 of 237)Similar grantees: Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco ($500k/yr)under 1 in 100$82k
  12. Marin Community FoundationAlready funds you$25k
  13. 12The Zellerbach Family FoundationGives in California (276 of 300)Similar grantees: Northern California Grantmakers ($53k/yr), Berkeley Symphony Orchestra ($8k/yr)1 in 92$14k
  14. 13The Baker Street FoundationGives in California (53 of 65)Similar grantees: San Francisco Performances Inc ($20k/yr), The San Francisco Foundation ($100k/yr)under 1 in 100$63k
  15. 14Annie E Casey Foundation IncSimilar grantees: Association of Small Foundations ($13k/yr), Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) ($5k/yr), Impact Capital Managers Institute Inc ($50k/yr)1 in 96$14k
  16. 15The David and Lucile Packard FoundationSimilar grantees: World Affairs Council of Northern California ($140k/yr), Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund - Sv2 ($75k/yr), Carmel Bach Festival Inc ($100k/yr)under 1 in 100$42k
  17. 16Wend II IncSimilar grantees: Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) ($63k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($15k/yr), Social Impact Fund ($70k/yr)under 1 in 100$100k
  18. 17Gates FoundationSimilar grantees: City Fund ($3.2M/yr), Emerging Markets Investors Alliance Inc ($100k/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($81k/yr)under 1 in 100$170k
  19. 18Perkins Hunter FoundationGives in California (24 of 36)Similar grantees: San Francisco Education Fund ($50k/yr)under 1 in 100$19k
  20. 19The Battery FoundationGives in California (80 of 104)Similar grantees: San Francisco Education Fund ($10k/yr)under 1 in 100$30k
  21. 20Lisa & Douglas Goldman FundSimilar grantees: San Francisco Education Fund ($2k/yr), The San Francisco Foundation ($80k/yr), Spark SF Public Schools ($50k/yr)under 1 in 100$20k
  22. 21Fleishhacker FoundationGives in California (114 of 126)Similar grantees: San Francisco Education Fund ($11k/yr), Northern California Grantmakers ($5k/yr)1 in 76$7k
  23. 22Tipping Point CommunityGives in California (190 of 224)Similar grantees: San Francisco Education Fund ($300k/yr), Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco ($25k/yr)under 1 in 100$58k
  24. 23Evelyn and Walter Haas JR FundGives in California (210 of 330)Similar grantees: Walnut Creek Education Foundation K-12 ($100/yr), Grantmakers for Education ($6k/yr), The San Francisco Foundation ($400k/yr)under 1 in 100$18k
  25. 24East Bay Community FoundationGives in California (1035 of 1678)Similar grantees: The Silent Film Festival ($14k/yr), The San Francisco Foundation ($590k/yr), Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley ($55k/yr)under 1 in 100$32k
  26. 25Omidyar Network Fund IncSimilar grantees: Value Reporting Foundation ($130k/yr), Global Impact Investing Network Inc ($110k/yr), The San Francisco Foundation ($150k/yr)under 1 in 100$65k