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Atkinson Foundation: 142 grants to organizations, $1.9 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Atkinson Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 142 grants to organizations totaling $1,869,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 6, 2025. The largest was $100,000 to Coastside Hope in Half Moon Bay, CA for main street facility.
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- EIN
- 946075613
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $29,323,025
- Grants paid
- $1,869,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202523109349101772. It reported $1,869,500 in grants paid; 142 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastside Hope | Half Moon Bay, CA | Main street facility | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| El Concilio of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | Promotores program in ssf | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Multicultural Institute | Berkeley, CA | Programming in san mateo county | Human services | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homework Central | San Mateo, CA | General support | Education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Wave Group | El Granada, CA | Capital campaign for affordable housing and community for adults with special needs | Housing and shelter | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Family Connections | Palo Alto, CA | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosalie Rendu Inc | East Palo Alto, CA | For expanded classes and for staff retention | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Climate Resilient Communities | Palo Alto, CA | Establishing climate change community teams (ccct) in south san francisco and san bruno | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faith in Action Bay Area | Redwood City, CA | Launch in daly city | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | Midway early learning center | Human services | $33,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| A Brighter Day Youth Work Program | Belmont, CA | General support in san mateo county | Employment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Puente de La Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of the Coastside | Half Moon Bay, CA | General support | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cora Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | San Mateo, CA | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Community Service Inc | Palo Alto, CA | Youth-led voting registration efforts | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abilitypath | Redwood City, CA | Employment services | Employment | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | For daly city and south san francisco programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Health Council Inc | Palo Alto, CA | Chc ravenswood | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastside Hope | Half Moon Bay, CA | General support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | Crime and legal-related | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Counseling and Support Services for Youth | Milpitas, CA | General support | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| El Concilio of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fresh Lifelines for Youth Inc | Milpitas, CA | Flys law and leadership training programs for san mateo county youth | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healthy Cities Tutoring Inc | San Carlos, CA | General support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homework Central | San Mateo, CA | General support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Investment Project Inc | San Mateo, CA | General support | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County Inc | Redwood City, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Life Counseling Center | San Carlos, CA | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | General support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rosalie Rendu Inc | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation | San Mateo, CA | The keller center for family violence intervention | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| South County Community Health Center Inc (ravenswood Family Health Network) | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Streetcode Academy | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Canopy | Palo Alto, CA | Teen urban forester program | Environment | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Health Connected | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | Education | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Family Connections | Palo Alto, CA | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Abundant Grace Coastside Worker | Half Moon Bay, CA | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Acknowledge Alliance | Mountain View, CA | Collaborative counseling program | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Adolescent Counseling Services | Redwood City, CA | Mental health access for youth initiative | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Clubhouse Inc | San Mateo, CA | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Call Primrose | Burlingame, CA | Call primrose community pantry | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Centers for Equity and Success Inc (success Centers) | San Francisco, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coastside Adult Day Health Center | Half Moon Bay, CA | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coastside Child Development Center | Half Moon Bay, CA | Support for early learning and early intervention for special needs and low-income children ages zero to six | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Curiodyssey | San Mateo, CA | Inclusion and accessibility programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Palo Alto Kids Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edgewood Center for Children and Families | San Francisco, CA | San mateo county transition age youth drop-in center | Mental health and crisis intervention | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends for Youth Inc | Palo Alto, CA | General support | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | Hispanic foundation of silicon college success programs | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hope Horizon East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | Hope horizon epa elementary academic program | Religion-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | Collaborative resources for immigrant services on the peninsula (crisp) | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (iiba) | San Francisco, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | The beat within - programming for youth detained at the san mateo county youth service center | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jasper Ridge Farm | Woodside, CA | Wellnessbuddies - youth mental health support - 2025 | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jefferson Union High School District | Daly City, CA | General support for daly city youth health center | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jobtrain Inc | Menlo Park, CA | General support | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kainos Home & Training Center for the Developmentally Disabled | Redwood City, CA | Health and wellness program | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kara | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lifemoves | Santa Clara, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Melpablecloset | San Carlos, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mindful Life Project | Richmond, CA | Mindfulness for 2 san bruno schools | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Center for Equine Facilitated Therapy | Woodside, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacifica Resource Center | Pacifica, CA | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacifica School Volunteers | Pacifica, CA | Literacy champions program | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Volunteers Inc | Menlo Park, CA | Nutrition services - meals on wheels and got groceries? | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rebuilding Together Peninsula | Redwood City, CA | General support | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redwood City Friends of Literacy | Redwood City, CA | Youth & family literacy | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Mateo County Community Colleges Foundation | San Mateo, CA | The finish line fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Mateo County Parks and Recreation Foundation | San Mateo, CA | General support | Recreation and sports | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Science From Scientists Inc | Woburn, MA | During-school stem education program for san mateo county schools, academic year 2024-25. | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Service League of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silicon Valley Urban Debate League | Milpitas, CA | General support in san mateo county | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Starvista | Burlingame, CA | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Art of Yoga Project | Palo Alto, CA | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | General support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| We Hope | Palo Alto, CA | General support | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Mental health support in smc | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peninsula Bridge Program | San Mateo, CA | General operating support | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Brighter Day Youth Work Program | Belmont, CA | General support | Employment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aim High for High School | San Francisco, CA | 2025 summer programs in san mateo county | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| All Five | Menlo Park, CA | Onsite mental health support initiative | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Autism Society San Francisco Bay Area | San Mateo, CA | Outings and field trips for san mateo county families | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Businesses United in Investing Lending and Development | Redwood City, CA | Building opportunity for san mateo youth through the power of entrepreneurship | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catalino Tapia Scholarship Foundation | San Carlos, CA | General support | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Charities Cyo of the Archdiocese of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | Center for immigration legal and support services | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Redwood City | Redwood City, CA | Redwood city together - engaging recent newcomers: welcoming redwood city | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community School of Music and Arts | Mountain View, CA | Art4schools & music4schools in san mateo county | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Each Green Corner | San Carlos, CA | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A College Education | Menlo Park, CA | General operating fund | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for Hearing Research Inc | Redwood City, CA | General support | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harmony Project Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | General support (daly city program only) | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| John F Kennedy Middle School Expeditionary Education Foundation | Redwood City, CA | Grand canyon ecology educational trek | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Justice at Last | San Carlos, CA | General support in smc | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leap Arts in Education | San Francisco, CA | School-based art programs for title i schools in smc | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life Steps Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | General support in smc | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mannakin Theater & Dance | East Palo Alto, CA | East palo alto programming | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music for Minors Inc | San Carlos, CA | Music for minors in-school music education program | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Creation Home Ministries | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pal Center | Redwood City, CA | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pie Ranch | Pescadero, CA | Farm-to-fork youth environmental education | Employment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Redwood City Education Foundation | Redwood City, CA | In support of garfield, hoover, and taft | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center | San Francisco, CA | General support in smc | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Resource Area for Teaching | San Jose, CA | General support | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rise - Reaching and Inspiring Success Through Education Corp | Los Altos, CA | Rise early learning programming | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silicon Valley Education Foundation | San Jose, CA | Elevate [math] and [cs] innovate build and enhance stem skills in san mateo county | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sojourn To the Past | Millbrae, CA | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sonrisas Dental Health Inc | San Mateo, CA | General support | Health care | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spindrift School of Performing Arts Inc | Pacifica, CA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Street Life Ministries | Redwood City, CA | General support | Religion-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tahirih Justice Center | San Bruno, CA | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Heal Project | Half Moon Bay, CA | General support | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Institute for Human and Social Development Inc (izzi Early Education) | San Bruno, CA | San bruno early childhood program | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Liahona Motu Foundation | Redwood City, CA | General support | Youth development | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Via Rehabilitation Services Inc | Redwood City, CA | Camp via west youth summer camps | Health care | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voices of Recovery San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | General support | Mental health and crisis intervention | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Art in Action | Redwood City, CA | For title 1 schools | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area | Oakland, CA | One-to-one mentoring for san mateo county youth | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs North San Mateo County | Pacifica, CA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastside College Preparatory School | East Palo Alto, CA | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ica San Francisco Work Study Inc | San Francisco, CA | Work study program for smc youth | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lauren's House 4 Positive Change Inc | Palo Alto, CA | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Live in Peace | E Palo Alto, CA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Meals On Wheels of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | Meal delivery in smc | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music at Kohl Mansion Inc | Burlingame, CA | Music in schools for title 1 schools | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacifica Education Foundation | Pacifica, CA | Music support initiative | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Palo Alto Art Center Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | Creative connections (formerly cultural kaleidoscope) | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Reel2e | Palo Alto, CA | General support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Mateo Police Activities League | San Mateo, CA | General support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save the Bay | Oakland, CA | Community-based restoration & bay discovery field trips | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Science Is Elementary | Mountain View, CA | Science is for me! | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Table of Plenty HMB A Nonprofit Corporation | Half Moon Bay, CA | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tax-Aid | San Francisco, CA | Tax services for low income residents in san mateo county | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Methodist Church of Burlingame | Burlingame, CA | Youth programs - george h. atkinson memorial recurring gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Audiences of Northern California | San Francisco, CA | General support for san mateo county programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Candid | New York, NY | Annual support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Call Primrose | Burlingame, CA | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $380,500 |
| Education | $215,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $125,000 |
| Youth development | $107,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $95,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $75,000 |
| Employment | $70,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $40,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,856,500 |
| Massachusetts | $10,000 |
| New York | $3,000 |
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Updated November 6, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.