Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Charity Profile

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

🇺🇸Donor
Donations
$8,219,283,000
All time
Reach
Global
Verified footprint
Entries
7,060
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Giving over time

Monthly giving from the ledger

Cause breakdown

Education$4,080,534,000 · 49.6%
Health$2,096,004,000 · 25.5%
Science$1,436,375,000 · 17.5%
Climate$202,537,000 · 2.5%
Arts$152,975,000 · 1.9%
Welfare$90,975,000 · 1.1%
Human Rights$79,735,000 · 1%
Animals$41,410,000 · 0.5%
Innovation$32,729,000 · 0.4%
Relief$6,009,000 · 0.1%
Silicon Valley Community FoundationVerified
DonorUnited StatesEst. 2007Nicole Taylor
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About

Silicon Valley Community Foundation is a community foundation that works with individuals, families, businesses and organizations to address complex social challenges and improve quality of life in the Bay Area and beyond. Established in 2007 through the merger of Peninsula Community Foundation and Community Foundation Silicon Valley, it supports efforts focused on economic security, education, housing, immigrant inclusion, racial equity and stronger communities.

The foundation manages charitable funds on behalf of donors and directs grants and other resources to nonprofit organizations working on local and global issues. It also partners with governments, businesses, philanthropists and community leaders to develop solutions to pressing challenges, while using its convening power and philanthropic expertise to advance long-term social change.

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $25,000 to Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence for Provided Brady Center to Prevent Gun with grant funding supporting education access and student opportunity and strengthened long-term outcomes on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence$Restricted
EducationProvided Brady Center to Prevent Gun with grant funding supporting education access and student opportunity and strengthened long-term outcomes.
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$25,000$25K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $66,000 to Music for Minors Inc for Provided Music for Minors Inc with grant funding supporting arts, culture, and creative programs and broadened community impact on 2024-12-01. Cause: Arts.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Music for Minors Inc$Restricted
ArtsProvided Music for Minors Inc with grant funding supporting arts, culture, and creative programs and broadened community impact.
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$66,000$66K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $50,000 to Gift of Life Howies House for Expanded support for Gift of Life Howies House through funding for education access and student opportunity and improved practical outcomes on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Gift of Life Howies House$Restricted
EducationExpanded support for Gift of Life Howies House through funding for education access and student opportunity and improved practical outcomes.
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$50,000$50K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $50,000 to About-Face Media Literacy Inc for Backed About-Face Media Literacy Inc's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and improved lasting impact on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ About-Face Media Literacy Inc$Restricted
EducationBacked About-Face Media Literacy Inc's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and improved lasting impact.
Source
$50,000$50K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $50,000 to Cambridge in America for Supported Cambridge in America with grant funding for education access and student opportunity and supported continued progress on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Cambridge in America$Restricted
EducationSupported Cambridge in America with grant funding for education access and student opportunity and supported continued progress.
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$50,000$50K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $1,000,000 to Living Goods for Helped Living Goods advance health programs and care access through grant funding and improved lasting impact on 2024-12-01. Cause: Health.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Living Goods$Restricted
HealthHelped Living Goods advance health programs and care access through grant funding and improved lasting impact.
Source
$1,000,000$1M
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $3,100,000 to California Institute of Technology for Backed California Institute of Technology's work through grant funding for innovation and scalable solutions and improved lasting impact on 2024-12-01. Cause: Innovation.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ California Institute of Technology$Restricted
InnovationBacked California Institute of Technology's work through grant funding for innovation and scalable solutions and improved lasting impact.
Source
$3,100,000$3M
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $504,000 to Equitable Food Initiative for Backed Equitable Food Initiative's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and improved lasting impact on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Equitable Food Initiative$Restricted
EducationBacked Equitable Food Initiative's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and improved lasting impact.
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$504,000$504K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $336,000 to The Salvation Army a California Corporation for Advanced The Salvation Army a California's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and broadened community impact on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ The Salvation Army a California Corporation$Restricted
EducationAdvanced The Salvation Army a California's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and broadened community impact.
Source
$336,000$336K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $7,000 to Friends of Stevens Creek Trail for Strengthened Friends of Stevens Creek Trail through grant funding supporting education access and student opportunity and improved practical outcomes on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Friends of Stevens Creek Trail$Restricted
EducationStrengthened Friends of Stevens Creek Trail through grant funding supporting education access and student opportunity and improved practical outcomes.
Source
$7,000$7K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $30,000 to Islamic Relief USA for Enabled Islamic Relief USA to advance relief efforts and community recovery and expanded effective program access on 2024-12-01. Cause: Relief.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Islamic Relief USA$Restricted
ReliefEnabled Islamic Relief USA to advance relief efforts and community recovery and expanded effective program access.
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$30,000$30K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $325,000 to Sunnyvale Community Services for Invested in Sunnyvale Community Services's work to advance education access and student opportunity and strengthened long-term outcomes on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Sunnyvale Community Services$Restricted
EducationInvested in Sunnyvale Community Services's work to advance education access and student opportunity and strengthened long-term outcomes.
Source
$325,000$325K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $985,000 to Code for Science and Society Inc for Funded Code for Science and Society Inc to advance scientific research and discovery and strengthened sustainable outcomes on 2024-12-01. Cause: Science.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Code for Science and Society Inc$Restricted
ScienceFunded Code for Science and Society Inc to advance scientific research and discovery and strengthened sustainable outcomes.
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$985,000$985K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $794,000 to Quansight LLC for Funded Quansight LLC to advance scientific research and discovery and strengthened sustainable outcomes on 2024-12-01. Cause: Science.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Quansight LLC$Restricted
ScienceFunded Quansight LLC to advance scientific research and discovery and strengthened sustainable outcomes.
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$794,000$794K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $60,000 to Northeast Florida Journalism Collective Inc for Funded Northeast Florida Journalism to advance arts, culture, and creative programs and supported continued progress on 2024-12-01. Cause: Arts.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Northeast Florida Journalism Collective Inc$Restricted
ArtsFunded Northeast Florida Journalism to advance arts, culture, and creative programs and supported continued progress.
Source
$60,000$60K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $9,000 to Junior Achievement of Utah for Enabled Junior Achievement of Utah to advance education access and student opportunity and strengthened community benefits on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Junior Achievement of Utah$Restricted
EducationEnabled Junior Achievement of Utah to advance education access and student opportunity and strengthened community benefits.
Source
$9,000$9K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $797,000 to International AIDS Vaccine Initiative for Strengthened International AIDS Vaccine through grant funding supporting health programs and care access and supported continued progress on 2024-12-01. Cause: Health.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ International AIDS Vaccine Initiative$Restricted
HealthStrengthened International AIDS Vaccine through grant funding supporting health programs and care access and supported continued progress.
Source
$797,000$797K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $246,000 to Foothill-De Anza Community Colleges Foundation for Backed Foothill-De Anza Community's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and strengthened community benefits on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ Foothill-De Anza Community Colleges Foundation$Restricted
EducationBacked Foothill-De Anza Community's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and strengthened community benefits.
Source
$246,000$246K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $253,000 to CatchLight for Funded CatchLight to advance arts, culture, and creative programs and advanced long-term progress on 2024-12-01. Cause: Arts.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ CatchLight$Restricted
ArtsFunded CatchLight to advance arts, culture, and creative programs and advanced long-term progress.
Source
$253,000$253K
Silicon Valley Community Foundation gave $110,000 to The Descendants Project for Advanced The Descendants Project's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and strengthened community benefits on 2024-12-01. Cause: Education.
Silicon Valley Community Foundation→ The Descendants Project$Restricted
EducationAdvanced The Descendants Project's work through grant funding for education access and student opportunity and strengthened community benefits.
Source
$110,000$110K

Board

Greta S. Hansen
Board Chair

Longtime Santa Clara County public sector leader, chairing SVCF's Board of Directors.

Nicole Taylor
President and CEO

President and CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, leading its regional grantmaking and philanthropic strategy.

John W. Thompson
Director

Former Chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec, with four decades of technology sector leadership.

Adrian Ludwig
Director

Cybersecurity leader at Tools for Humanity with prior experience at Atlassian and Google.

Ann O'Leary
Director

Vice President of Global Policy at OpenAI and former Chief of Staff to California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Kate Mitchell
Director

Founder of Scale Venture Partners and past chairman of the National Venture Capital Association.

David Chun
Director

Corporate governance expert and leading voice on board diversity matters.

Archana Sathaye
Director

Leader spanning industry, academia, and nonprofit governance.

Judy Miner
Director

Former chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District.

Shannon Nash
Director

Finance executive contributing corporate governance expertise to the board.

Daniel Perez
Director

Civic and community leader serving on SVCF's Board of Directors.

Mauricio Simbeck
Director

Business leader contributing strategic and philanthropic expertise to the board.

Luz Urrutia
Director

CEO of Accion Opportunity Fund, focused on expanding access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs.

Isaac Vaughn
Director

Community and civic leader serving on SVCF's Board of Directors.

Jennifer Urdan
Director

Business leader contributing governance experience to the foundation's board.

Scott Kupor
Director

Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, bringing venture capital expertise to the board.

Van Ton-Quinlivan
Director

CEO of Futuro Health, focused on expanding pathways into healthcare careers.

Max Cuellar
Director

Community leader serving on SVCF's Board of Directors.

Rosanne Foust
Director

President and CEO of the San Mateo County Economic Development Association.

Zach Hulsey
Director

Business leader contributing expertise to SVCF's Board of Directors.