PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION (EIN 94-3136771)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-14
IRS object ID: 201613199349302421
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-14T10:31:41-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	910189318	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Moss Adams LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 Second Street Suite 900	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Francisco	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94105	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	943136771	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Philanthropic Ventures Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PHIL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5106451890	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1222 Preservation Park Way	AddressLine1Txt
City	Oakland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	946121201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	James Higa	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5106451890	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-11-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Lindsey Parnell	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00546853	PTIN
Phone	4159561500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-11-11	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	James Higa	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1222 Preservation Park Way	AddressLine1Txt
City	Oakland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	946121201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$12,671,751	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTP://WWW.VENTURESFOUNDATION.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1991	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	GRANTMAKING AND CONSULTING ON GRANTMAKING.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	8	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$11,819,080	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$8,994,814	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,599	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,376	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$476,176	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,840,062	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$16	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$12,298,855	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$10,836,268	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,968,819	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$12,780,829	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$401,403	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$432,503	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$77,090	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$238,911	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$223,908	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$8,609,133	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$13,437,240	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,689,722	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,600,972	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$23,373,360	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$18,510,733	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$553,109	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$78,356	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$22,820,251	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$18,432,377	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	GRANTMAKING AND CONSULTING ON GRANTMAKING.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$13,167,833	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$12,780,829	GrantAmt
Desc	PHILANTHROPIC VENTURES FOUNDATION (PVF) BRINGS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO PHILANTHROPY AND THE WAY IT IS CARRIED OUT TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT. WE PROVIDE A VALUABLE AND OTHERWISE UNHEARD VOICE TO THE PHILANTHROPIC SECTOR. WE HAVE BUILT UP LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH DONORS, HELPED SHAPE THEIR CHARITABLE GIVING, AND ARE REGARDED AS TRUSTED PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORS TO MANY. OUR APPROACH AND VISION FOR PHILANTHROPY HAS BEEN BROADCAST THOROUGHLY AND EMBRACED THROUGH OUR RECENT BOOK, GRASSROOTS PHILANTHROPY, PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND TEACHING.PVF STAFF IS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH ITS GRANTEES TO ACT AS AN ADVOCATE IN HELPING THEM SUCEED IN THEIR WORK.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenue	$1,376	RevenueAmt
Desc	PVF STAFF DOES EXTENSIVE CONSULTING WITH OTHER FOUNDATIONS REGARDING THEIR GRANTMAKING. IN TOTAL, WE HAVE CONDUCTED SITE VISITS TO OVER 450 FOUNDATIONS NATIONWIDE, PROVIDING OUR EXPERTISE TO THOUSANDS OF DONORS AND GRANTEES AND AFFECTING COUNTLESS LIVES IN THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	THE FOUNDATION STAFF TEACHES COURSES ON PHILANTHROPY AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY AND UC BERKELEY, AND HAS CREATED PHILANTHROPY FELLOWSHIPS. PVF STAFF ACTS AS MENTORS TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT THEIR FAMILY FOUNDATIONS. THE STAFF PRODUCES LITERATURE ON EFFECTIVE GRANTMAKING WHICH IS SENT TO OVER 800 FOUNDATIONS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$13,167,833	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	Yes (1)	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	40	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	James Higa	PersonNm
Phone	5106451890	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1222 PRESERVATION PARK WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	OAKLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	946121201	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Duncan Beardsley
CHAIRMAN	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James Higa
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
James R Cody
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William E Green
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jackie Speier
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Moira C Walsh
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Colburn S Wilbur
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John Carver
DIRECTOR (Thru 7/2015)	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALBERT J HORN
DIRECTOR (Thru 12/2015)	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Sheryl Young
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bill Somerville
PRESIDENT/CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$150,000	$0	$0
Dawn Hawk
COO	40.00			$125,000	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$275,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$2,155,332	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$6,839,482	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,264,501	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$8,994,814	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Grantmaking consulting	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,376	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,376	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,376	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$220,575	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$220,575	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,454,970	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,835,483	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,619,487	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,619,487	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,619,487	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Miscellaneous Revenue	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$16	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$16	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,836,268	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,376	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,840,078	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,390,099	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,390,099	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,390,730	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,390,730	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,970	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,980	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$217,112	TotalAmt
Program Services	$169,305	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,336	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$27,471	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,939	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,365	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,647	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,927	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,452	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,627	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,478	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,347	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,957	TotalAmt
Management And General	$67,957	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$54,320	TotalAmt
Management And General	$54,320	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,660	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,660	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,496	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$17,496	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,725	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,363	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,362	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,201	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,148	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,251	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,658	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,050	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Postage and shipping	$3,019	$2,354	$284	$381
Telephone	$1,875	$1,462	$176	$237
Printing and publicatio	$1,169	$292	$877
Dues and subscriptions	$750	$750

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,629	TotalAmt
Program Services	$657	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,437,240	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,167,833	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$192,317	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77,090	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$116,339	BOYAmt
EOY	$139,629	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,951,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,659,785	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,510	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,301,563	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,707,809	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,373,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,510,733	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,585	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$528,410	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,771	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$553,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,356	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,636,949	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,592,879	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$533,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$189,498	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,650,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,650,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,820,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,432,377	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,373,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,510,733	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$2,600,972	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$1,786,902	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Community Trust	Yes (X)	CommunityTrustInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,866,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,522,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,172,074	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,819,080	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,994,814	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$56,374,771	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,866,161	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,522,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$11,172,074	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,819,080	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,994,814	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$56,374,771	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$8,625,509	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$47,749,262	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$155,574	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$294,845	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$251,112	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$248,963	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$220,575	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,171,069	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$16	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$57,545,856	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$15,269	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.82980	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.83170	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Miscellaneous - 2015 Amount: $ 16.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held	48	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Funds And Other Accounts Held	46	FundsAndOtherAccountsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$7,507,422	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Contri	$1,313,096	FundsAndOtherAccountsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants	$9,828,657	DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Grants	$1,411,190	FundsAndOtherAccountsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$11,674,489	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Vl EOY	$764,785	FundsAndOtherAccountsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (1)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (1)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$6,016,959	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$57,761	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$175,696	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$5,783,502	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,909,312	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$286,049	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$178,402	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance	$6,016,959	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,344,179	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$755,126	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$146,683	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$43,310	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,909,312	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,093,691	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$438,194	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$153,768	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$33,938	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,344,179	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,181,238	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$79,988	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$145,007	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$22,528	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,093,691	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.16320	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.80400	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.03280	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$9,199,366	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$1,786,902	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$150,000	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$1,636,902	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$10,836,268	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$10,836,268	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$13,587,240	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$150,000	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$150,000	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$13,437,240	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$13,437,240	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part V, Line 4:

safety net/poverty community grants and administrative overhead for convening, education and planning

Part X, Line 2:

THE FOUNDATION IS A NOTFORPROFIT ORGANIZATION, EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE U.S INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE), AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO IT ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE AS PRESCRIBED BY THE CODE. THE FOUNDATION IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM CALIFORNIA INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 23701D OF REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REQUIRE THE FOUNDATION MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE FOUNDATION AND RECOGNIZE A TAX LIABILITY (OR ASSET), IF THE FOUNDATION HAS TAKEN AN UNCERTAIN POSITION THAT MORE LIKELY THAN NOT WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE FOUNDATION HAS ANALYZED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean - Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas,	Grantmaking	$32,155
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,	Grantmaking	$252,526
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium	Grantmaking	$126,836
North America - Canada and Mexico, but but not the United States	Grantmaking	$490,000
South America - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador,	Grantmaking	$331,938
Sub-Saharan Africa - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Faso,	Grantmaking	$42,036
South Asia	Grantmaking	$76,591

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$1,352,082	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$1,352,082	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (26 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Sub-Saharan Africa	College Scholarship Program/Kapani School	$20,000
South America	health services grant	$76,600
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	general support	$5,200
South America	Project Yanapana reforestation	$89,338
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	Bagni di Lucca Arts Festival	$6,860
East Asia and the Pacific	eduction Northern Thailand	$42,300
South America	Poverty Stoplight program	$125,000
South America	Sonidos de la Tierra music program	$41,000
North America	general support	$490,000
East Asia and the Pacific	Narrow the Gap project	$150,934
South Asia	Nepal Earthquake relief	$14,700
South Asia	Nepal Earthquake relief	$9,800
South Asia	Nepal Earthquake relief	$14,700
South Asia	Nepal Earthquake relief	$14,700
South Asia	Nepal Earthquake relief	$9,800
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	Ngoko Village School Project	$12,260
East Asia and the Pacific	HIV prevention projects	$20,082
Sub-Saharan Africa	School Fund - Luangwa, Zambia	$11,000
Sub-Saharan Africa	maternity & medical clinic-Togo	$11,036
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	college scholarship fund	$81,586
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	general support	$10,780
South Asia	Nepal waste management project	$12,891
East Asia and the Pacific	No. Thailand village schools	$24,210
East Asia and the Pacific	Nepal earthquake relief	$15,000
Central America and the Caribbean	Big Falls project	$32,155
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	C arm medical equipment	$10,150

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	26	TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WE CONTINUALLY MAKE SITE VISITS TO GRANTEES TO VERIFY THAT FOUNDATION GRANTS ARE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES; IN SOME CASES WE HAVE VISITED OVER A DOZEN TIMES. WE RECEIVE WRITTEN REPORTS ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE GRANTEE, WITH LOGS DETAILING HOW FUNDS WERE SPENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (145 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
10 Books A Home
1238 Westminster Ave	East Palo Alto	CA	94303	352348013	501(c)(3)	$50,250	general support
1st Presbyterian Church of Santa Rosa
1550 Pacific Ave	Santa Rosa	CA	954043508		Church	$14,000	general support
Aim High
PO Box 410715	San Francisco	CA	94141	943296338	501(c)(3)	$75,000	Peninsula program expansion
ALAS - Ayudando Latinos a Sonar
PO Box 2454	El Granada	CA	94018	462464722	501(c)(3)	$20,000	support for dance program
All Five
5 Reyna Place	Menlo Park	CA	94025	452334963	501(c)(3)	$8,000	fire system upgrades to school
All Star Code
601 W 26th Street Suite 325	New York	NY	10001	900954778	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Bay Area expansion of program
Alternatives in Action
3666 Grand Ave Suite A	Oakland	CA	94610	943210413	501(c)(3)	$42,161	McClymonds Youth and Family Center, After School Program Grants
Asian Community Mental Health Services
310 8th Street Ste 201	Oakland	CA	94607	942248390	501(c)(3)	$49,310	Alameda Innovations grants
Asian Health Services
818 Webster Street	Oakland	CA	94607	942235908	501(c)(3)	$5,500	Banteay Srei, The Spot, listening sessions - All In Alameda Co.
Azusa Pacific University
901 E Alosta Avenue	Azusa	CA	91702	951744369	501(c)(3)	$6,500	PCC Farmhill Scholarship Program
Bay Area Black United Fund
1212 Broadway Suite 640	Oakland	CA	94612	942602958	501(c)(3)	$100,000	African American Steering Committee
Bayshore Christian Ministries
1001 Beech Street	East Palo Alto	CA	94303	770151434	501(c)(3)	$7,500	CREATE Academy summer camp
Beatitude House Catholic Worker
267 Campodonico Ave	Guadalupe	CA	934341336	943136771	501(c)(3)	$27,000	general operating expenses, to support work with the poor
Bellflower Boys Basketball
15301 McNab Avenue	Bellflower	CA	90706	383931231	501(c)(3)	$26,000	basketball team travel, general support
Benetech
480 S California Ave Suite 201	Palo Alto	CA	943061609	770555413	501(c)(3)	$10,000	to support the 3D Design Day event
Berkeley Food & Housing Project
1901 Fairview Street	Berkeley	CA	94703	942979073	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Thrive: Teaming Housing Residents
Beyond 12
901 Mission Street Suite 205	San Francisco	CA	94103	271275246	501(c)(3)	$100,000	general support
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
2125 19th Street	Sacramento	CA	95818	680314970	501(c)(3)	$52,604	Alameda Innovations grants
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation
2015 Steiner Street	San Francisco	CA	94115	942728423	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Patient Assistance Fund
Camp Unity
PO Box 702	Daly City	CA	940170702		Jefferson Dist.	$10,000	general support
Casa de Clara Catholic Worker
318 N 6th Street	San Jose	CA	95112	263837400	501(c)(3)	$10,000	general support
Catholic Worker Hospitality House
672 2nd Ave	San Bruno	CA	940664506	943148391	501(c)(3)	$25,000	critical needs of clients
Catholic Worker House
PO Box 513	Redwood City	CA	940640513	943136771	501(c)(3)	$96,200	support for work with the poor
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
330 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 151	Redwood City	CA	94065	770385218	501(c)(3)	$10,000	general support
Center for Family Counseling
9925 International Blvd Suite 6	Oakland	CA	94603	942494663	501(c)(3)	$33,101	Reaching In: Reducing Isolation
Centerforce
1904 Franklin Street Suite 418	Oakland	CA	94612	942446248	501(c)(3)	$5,302	the ACT Program
Chapter 510
2301 Telegraph Avenue	Oakland	CA	94612	943136771	501(c)(3)	$142,029	general support
Children's Fairyland
699 Bellevue Avenue	Oakland	CA	94610	943209054	501(c)(3)	$8,000	TK field trips - 50 schools
Children's Health Council
650 Clark Way	Palo Alto	CA	94304	941312311	501(c)(3)	$10,000	general support
City of Fremont
3300 Capitol Ave	Fremont	CA	94537	946027361	501(c)(3)	$40,000	Peer Mental Health Coach Program
Classroom Champions
4219 Pine Needle Lane	Jacksonville	FL	32210	451256761	501(c)(3)	$20,000	expanding program in San Mateo County
Community Health for Asian Americans
268 Grand Avenue	Oakland	CA	94610	943237212	501(c)(3)	$64,000	Alameda Innovations grants
Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto
1861 Bay Rd	East Palo Alto	CA	94303	223866910	501(c)(3)	$118,333	general support and Rescue Housing Fund
Cottey College
1000 West Austin	Nevada	MO	64772	440545271	501(c)(3)	$8,000	Grace Scholarship
Daly City Youth Health Center
2780 Junipero Serra Blvd	Daly City	CA	94015	943083772	501(c)(3)	$15,000	director's discretionary grant
Dorsa Elementary School
1290 Bal Harbor Drive	San Jose	CA	95122		Alum Rock Dist.	$20,000	classroom laptops
Downtown Streets Team
1671 The Alameda Suite 306	San Jose	CA	95112	205242330	501(c)(3)	$5,750	Peery Immediate Response Grants
East Palo Alto Academy
1050 Myrtle St	East Palo Alto	CA	94303		Ravenswood Dist.	$26,598	College and Career Initiative, Principal's Discretionary Fund
Eastside College Preparatory School
1041 Myrtle Street	East Palo Alto	CA	94303	943187806	501(c)(3)	$19,000	scholarship fund
Embrace
1440 Broadway Suite 205	Oakland	CA	94612	830509261	501(c)(3)	$50,000	general support
EPA Youth Court
PO Box 50878	East Palo Alto	CA	94303	263204191	501(c)(3)	$10,000	general support
Family Connections
PO Box 358	San Carlos	CA	94070	943315163	501(c)(3)	$5,982	math materials for preschool classroom, Pre-K program
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
8701 Leeds Road	Kansas City	MO	641291680	440610626	501(c)(3)	$18,300	scholarships 2015
Foundation for a College Education
PO Box 50518	Palo Alto	CA	94303	770401635	501(c)(3)	$6,000	general support, College Transition program
Fractured Atlas
248 W 35th Street 10th Fl	New York	NY	10001	113451703	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Your Words Matter project
Franklin College
101 Branigin Boulevard	Franklin	IN	46131	350868086	501(c)(3)	$7,692	Munashe Mugonda #000186921
Free At Last
1796 Bay Road	East Palo Alto	CA	94303	943193317	501(c)(3)	$15,000	general support
Fresh Lifelines For Youth
568 Valley Way	Milpitas	CA	95035	522234595	501(c)(3)	$75,000	general support
Grace Cathedral
1100 California Street	San Francisco	CA	94108		Church	$25,000	2016 Carnivale, Stewardship Campaign, Yoga for Change
Grateful Gatherings
5932 Buena Vista Ave	Oakland	CA	94618	943136771	501(c)(3)	$121,784	general support
Grupo Palo Alto
555 Bryant St 134	Palo Alto	CA	94301	455303202	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Counseling at EPA Phoenix Academy
Haas Center for Public Service
562 Salvatierra Street	Stanford	CA	94305	941156365	501(c)(3)	$32,621	program admin fees - SHF/TFF
Health and Human Resource Education Center
1905 San Pablo Avenue	Oakland	CA	94612	952901569	501(c)(3)	$25,000	FSP Conference
Health Connected
480 James Avenue	Redwood City	CA	94062	943227947	501(c)(3)	$63,000	general support, Belle Haven Reproductive Health Edu.
Hoover House Circle
326 Galvez Street	Stanford	CA	94305	941156365	501(c)(3)	$50,000	general support
Horizons Services Inc (HSI)
22646 2nd Street	Hayward	CA	94541	942365021	501(c)(3)	$8,228	Lambda Youth Project
Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County
139 Mitchell Avenue Suite 108	South San Francisco	CA	94080	943395945	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Community Convenes for Action
Human Investment Project
364 South Railroad Avenue	San Mateo	CA	94401	942154614	501(c)(3)	$50,000	general support
International Development Exchange (IDEX)
333 Valencia Street Suite 250	San Francisco	CA	94103	770071852	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Power to the People project
International Documentary Association
3470 Wilshire Blvd Suite 980	Los Angeles	CA	90010	953911227	501(c)(3)	$10,000	support for endometriosis project
International Rescue Committee
122 East 42nd Street	New York	NY	10168	135660870	501(c)(3)	$40,992	Refugee Well-Being Project, general support
Ireland's Poet-Patriots
2114 Clinton Ave Suite C	Alameda	CA	94501	943136771	501(c)(3)	$15,500	program support
Jefferson Union High School District
699 Serramonte Blvd Ste 100	Daly City	CA	940154132		Jefferson Dist.	$9,500	Wilderness Program, CEEP - Reno Taini
JobTrain
1200 OBrien Drive	Menlo Park	CA	94025	941712371	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Renewal of Tool Scholarship Program
Kelly Avenue Catholic Worker of Half Moon Bay
160 Kelly Avenue	Half Moon Bay	CA	94019	943136771	501(c)(3)	$12,637	general support
Keuka College
PO Box 68	Keuka Park	NY	14478	166054295	501(c)(3)	$8,000	Grace Scholarship
La Honda Elementary School
PO Box 87	La Honda	CA	94020		La Honda Dist.	$5,400	various teacher grants
Laney College
900 Fallon Street	Oakland	CA	94607		Peralta Dist.	$36,500	Meng Vocational Scholarships
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights (LCCR)
131 Steuart Street Suite 400	San Francisco	CA	94105	942581415	501(c)(3)	$38,930	Cultivating Fair Chance Employment
Learning Without Limits
2035 40th Avenue	Oakland	CA	94601		Oakland Unified Dist	$5,040	various teacher grants
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
330 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 123	Redwood City	CA	94065	941451894	501(c)(3)	$20,000	title/registration for residents
Lewis & Joan Platt East Palo Alto Family YMCA
550 Bell Street	East Palo Alto	CA	94303	941156318	501(c)(3)	$6,500	Teen Institute Summer Enrichment Program
LIFE ElderCare
3300 Capitol Ave	Fremont	CA	94538	237455567	501(c)(3)	$16,667	Addressing LGBTQI2-S Elder Healthcare
Lipscomb University
One University Park Drive	Nashville	TN	37204	620485733	501(c)(3)	$8,000	Destiny Mhishi scholarship
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
400 Hamilton Avenue Suite 340	Palo Alto	CA	94301	770440090	501(c)(3)	$30,000	general support
Marin General Hospital Foundation
100 B Drakes Landing Rd Suite 255	Greenbrae	CA	94904	946127213	501(c)(3)	$50,000	for Capital Campaign
Melanie Moore PhD
837 E 28th Street	Oakland	CA	94610	440624774	501(c)(3)	$42,791	All In Alameda County consulting
Mentoring Center
672 13th Street Suite 200	Oakland	CA	94610	943167241	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Transformative Leadership Institute
Middle East Children's Institute (MECI)
63 Forest Avenue Suite 5B	Locust Valley	NY	11560	202512003	501(c)(3)	$7,500	female university scholarships
Mike Rosas Ministries
PO Box 751113	Houston	TX	77275	264228115	501(c)(3)	$8,000	general support
MISSSEY
436 14th St Ste 150	Oakland	CA	94612	264513862	501(c)(3)	$15,000	general support, Director's Discretionary Grant
Music in the Schools Foundation
PO Box 60012	Palo Alto	CA	94306	912152501	501(c)(3)	$30,000	general support
Mz Shirliz Transitional Living
PO Box 408	Redwood City	CA	94063	271103255	501(c)(3)	$10,000	critical needs of clients
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
234 E Gish Road Suite 200	San Jose	CA	95112	942420708	501(c)(3)	$25,000	general support
North Star Academy
400 Duane Street	Redwood City	CA	94062		Redwood City Dist.	$7,200	various teacher grants
NPR
9909 Jefferson Blvd	Culver City	CA	90232	520907625	501(c)(3)	$10,000	general support
Oakland Trybe
1341 E 25th Street	Oakland	CA	94606	261185197	501(c)(3)	$10,500	afterschool program grants
One East Palo Alto
763 Green St	East Palo Alto	CA	94303	550816618	501(c)(3)	$10,800	YESS Collaborative
One Montana
2066 Stadium Drive 202	Bozeman	MT	59715	841645549	501(c)(3)	$10,000	general support
Oregon Shakespeare Festival
PO Box 158	Ashland	OR	97520	930407022	501(c)(3)	$25,000	general support
Organic Farming Research Foundation
PO Box 440	Santa Cruz	CA	95061	770252545	501(c)(3)	$50,000	general support
PEERS
333 Hegenberger Road Suite 250	Oakland	CA	94612	710867031	501(c)(3)	$40,000	Special Message Project
Pacific Center
2712 Telegraph Ave	Berkeley	CA	94705	942287492	501(c)(3)	$86,000	Alameda Innovations grants
Partners in Education
PO Box 1557	Palo Alto	CA	94302	770186364	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Back to School Challenge Grant
Peninsula College Fund
330 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 131	Redwood City	CA	94065	264293269	501(c)(3)	$6,000	scholarships for 7 PCF scholars
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
875 Indian Rock Avenue	Berkeley	CA	94707	943136771	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Bay Area Inspire Awards - SMC
Pinewood School
26800 Fremont Road	Los Altos	CA	94022	941527492	501(c)(3)	$25,000	New Quad Project
Planned Parenthood
1605 The Alameda	San Jose	CA	95126	770261817	501(c)(4)	$15,000	for the Teen Success Scholarship program
Planting Justice
996 B 62nd Street	Oakland	CA	94608	270334905	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Community Regeneration Project
Positive Coaching Alliance
1001 N Rengstorff Avenue Suite 100	Mountain View	CA	94043	770485946	501(c)(3)	$16,000	general support, growth fund, fund a cause program
Project WeHOPE
PO Box 50624	Palo Alto	CA	94303	943342713	501(c)(3)	$49,000	to support Dignity on Wheels, mobile shower van to serve homeless
Providence College
549 River Ave	Providence	RI	02918	050258932	501(c)(3)	$8,000	Grace Scholarship
Public Health Institute
555 12th Street	Oakland	CA	94607	941646278	501(c)(3)	$39,991	An SRO Culture of Inclusion
PUEBLO
3528 Foothill Blvd	Oakland	CA	94601	260877633	501(c)(3)	$61,271	BIO, listening sessions - All In Alameda Co.
Puente de la Costa Sur
PO Box 554	Pescadero	CA	94060	371484262	501(c)(3)	$16,000	Medical and Healthcare programs, Christmas season work
Rebuilding Together
PO Box 4031	Menlo Park	CA	94026	943106209	501(c)(3)	$60,500	Healthy Housing Challenge, general support
River School
4880 Macarthur Blvd	Washington	DC	20007	522172713	501(c)(3)	$25,000	Maker Space Project - Leigh Rose
Rocketship Education
350 Twin Dolphin Drive Suite 109	Redwood City	CA	94065	204040597	501(c)(3)	$110,000	support HR position
Rosalie Rendu Center
1760 Bay Road Apt 24	East Palo Alto	CA	943031674	954709944	501(c)(3)	$106,500	Parent Involvement Worker Program
Saint Francis Center
151 Buckingham Avenue	Redwood City	CA	94063	943052056	501(c)(3)	$42,900	general support for low-income housing
San Francisco and Marin Food Banks
900 Pennsylvania Avenue	San Francisco	CA	94107	943041517	501(c)(3)	$12,500	general support
San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music
4124 Wilkie Way	Palo Alto	CA	94306	943298643	501(c)(3)	$15,000	African American Composer Initiative
San Francisco Opera
301 Van Ness Ave	San Francisco	CA	94102	940836240	501(c)(3)	$30,000	general support
San Francisco Study Center
1663 Mission Street Suite 504	San Francisco	CA	94103	942168838	501(c)(3)	$11,000	Brothers on the Rise
San Mateo County Parks Foundation
215 Bay Road	Menlo Park	CA	94025	943306697	501(c)(3)	$25,000	general support
Save the Bay
1330 Broadway Suite 1800	Oakland	CA	946122519	946078420	501(c)(3)	$125,000	Redwood City Bay Fill Prevention
Seneca Center
6925 Chabot Road	Oakland	CA	94618	942971761	501(c)(3)	$19,890	Unconditional Pride: Clinical Framework
Senior Support Program of the Tri Valley
5353 Sunol Blvd	Pleasanton	CA	94566	203225569	501(c)(3)	$40,000	Stepping Out and Reaching in (SOAR)
Sequoia Adult School Scholars
3247 Middlefield Road	Menlo Park	CA	94025	454128140	501(c)(3)	$10,741	scholarships for college textbooks
Sequoia Union High School District
2021 Carmelita Drive	San Carlos	CA	94070		Sequoia Union HS Dis	$25,000	support tri-district work
Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2440 West El Camino Real Suite 300	Mountain View	CA	94040	205205488	501(c)(3)	$20,000	support The Big Lift
Sonrisas Community Dental Clinic
210 San Mateo Road Suite 104	Half Moon Bay	CA	94019	943390196	501(c)(3)	$7,500	The SMILE Fund
St Anthony Foundation
150 Golden Gate Avenue	San Francisco	CA	94102	941513140	501(c)(3)	$10,000	basic needs and services for the poor
St John's College
1160 Camino Cruz Blanca	Santa Fe	NM	87505	520591421	501(c)(3)	$8,000	Grace Scholarship
St Mary's Center
925 Brockhurst Street	Oakland	CA	94608	680172229	501(c)(3)	$39,065	PEP Peer Elder Program, Tobacco Treatment Interventions
Stanford Hospital Partners
PO Box 20466	Stanford	CA	94309	941156365	501(c)(3)	$25,000	general support
Stanford University
450 Serra Mall Bldg 50 Rm 51C	Stanford	CA	943052034	941156365	501(c)(3)	$6,832	Dance in Prisons Aspire EPA Phoenix Academy field trip
Street Life Ministries
3560 Farm Hill Blvd	Redwood City	CA	94061	453602635	501(c)(3)	$6,080	new permanent pop-up tent
Sunny Hills ServicesBAYC
22245 Main Street Suite 200	Hayward	CA	94541	941156301	501(c)(3)	$9,999	Critical Conversations Project
Technology for Global Security
501 Forest Ave 402	Palo Alto	CA	94301	475677755	501(c)(3)	$17,374	general support
Teen Success Inc
508 Valley Way	Milpitas	CA	95035	450702884	501(c)(3)	$20,000	support work at Redwood City sites
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation
201 Eddy Street	San Francisco	CA	94102	942761808	501(c)(3)	$11,250	general support
Terry's Kids
21 Orinda Way Suite C 321	Orinda	CA	94563	943136771	501(c)(3)	$15,365	general operating expenses, performers for music clinic
The Children of Hope Academy
2396 East Bella Rosa Circle	Saint George	UT	84790	222272922	501(c)(3)	$9,000	general support
The College of St Scholastica
1200 Kenwood Avenue	Duluth	MN	55811	410698301	501(c)(3)	$32,000	Grace Scholarships
The Covenant Presbyterian Church
5146 Old Redwood Highway	Santa Rosa	CA	95403		Church	$10,000	general support
The Day Worker Center of Mountain View
113 Escuela Ave	Mountain View	CA	94040	202874108	501(c)(3)	$8,000	roof work for air conditioning unit
The Gamble Institute
12500 Campus Drive Room P112	Oakland	CA	94619	820583434	501(c)(3)	$12,998	Street Scholars Peer Mentoring Program
The Michael J Fox Foundation
PO Box 5014	Hagerstown	MD	21741	134141945	501(c)(3)	$5,500	general support
The Reset Foundation
1500 Mission Street	San Francisco	CA	94103	462275654	501(c)(3)	$15,000	On-Campus Work Stipends
TLC for Kids Sports
PO Box 1070	Danville	CA	94526	943136771	501(c)(3)	$20,728	renovation of baseball field at JFK Park
UnaMesa Association
14 S Eldorado Street	San Mateo	CA	94401	205643483	501(c)(3)	$20,000	pilot partnership with Fremont USD
United Religions Initiative
PO Box 29242	San Francisco	CA	94129	680369482	501(c)(3)	$10,000	general support
YCore Network
685 San Juan Street	Stanford	CA	94305	943136771	501(c)(3)	$27,513	general support, workshop expenses
Youth Uprising
8711 Macarthur Blvd	Oakland	CA	94605	203321544	501(c)(3)	$105,000	YU Advance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	145	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WE CONTINUALLY MAKE SITE VISITS TO GRANTEES TO VERIFY THAT FOUNDATION GRANTS ARE USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES; IN SOME CASES WE HAVE VISITED OVER A DOZEN TIMES. WE RECEIVE WRITTEN REPORTS ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE GRANTEE, WITH LOGS DETAILING HOW FUNDS WERE SPENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	15	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,264,501	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market Value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS VIA EMAIL OR SURFACE MAIL AS APPROPRIATE PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WHICH IS REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORED. If a person has a conflict with respect to a transaction they are not permitted to vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	CEO SALARY IS DECIDED ANNUALLY BY A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF THE CURRENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PAST CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. The process is documented and was last performed in 2015.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The organization makes its conflict of interest policy, governing documents, and audited financial statements available upon request.