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Simpson PSB Fund: 34 grants to organizations, $17.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
Simpson PSB Fund, a private foundation in Orinda, CA, paid 34 grants to organizations totaling $17,408,345 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 16, 2025. The largest was $10,020,372 to University of California Berkeley Foundation in Berkeley, CA for to support the missions and operations of the berkeley art museum and pacific film archive, the library fund, and the botantical garden..
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- EIN
- 680168017
- Based in
- Orinda, CA
- Assets
- $184,858,264
- Grants paid
- $17,408,345
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202503209349100855. It reported $17,408,345 in grants paid; 34 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | To support the missions and operations of the berkeley art museum and pacific film archive, the library fund, and the botantical garden. | Education | $10,020,372 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To further the organization's mission to advance health worldwide by supporting research for breast cancer treatment options and initiatives for providing patients with access to compassionate and equ | $4,970,473 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girls Inc of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support and scholarships to help girls from underserved bay area communities rise to be strong, smart and bold. | $790,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oakland Museum of California | Oakland, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general operating support to further the mission of the organization. | Arts, culture and humanities | $525,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc Theatre Berkeley Music Group | Berkeley, CA | To provide funds in support of the creation of a chief operating officer position at the uc theatre. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Literary Project | Oakland, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support that invests in students, teachers, readers, authors and writers by offering free workshops for underserved younger writers; a national award to a mid | Arts, culture and humanities | $160,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Oakland Leaf | Oakland, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support for students needing social and emotional resources and enrichment opportunities, that include the love cultivating schoolyards program, theater arts, | $110,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California College of the Arts | San Francisco, CA | To support the maker/meet/future capital campaign for the expansion of the cca san francisco campus, and to benefit the cca scholarship fund for talented and deserving art and design students. | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Symphony | Walnut Creek, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support for california symphony's music education programs offered to musicians, at-risk bay area students, classically-curious adults and rising composers. | $87,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area | Walnut Creek, CA | To support the construction of the new state of the art cancer support center in lafayette, california that will allow all people affected by cancer to receive comprehensive and equitable cancer care. | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ruth Bancroft Garden | Walnut Creek, CA | To preserve the garden and rare collection of water-conserving plants, and to improve educational outreach, including free entry to families with modest means, to preschool-age children, and to the co | Environment | $51,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of California Regents | Berkeley, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support to the university of california, berkeley. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Wave Project | El Granada, CA | To support the organization's mission of providing housing, a sense of community, and an environment in which to thrive, for adults with special needs. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Shakespeare Theater | Orinda, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support for cal shakes to deliver theater performances, youth education programs and artistic engagement activities for its audiences and the local community. | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Diablo Regional Arts Association | Walnut Creek, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support to provide exceptional arts programming through live theatre, visual arts and youth education, and various avenues of accessiility for all to enjoy th | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calpirg Education Fund | Los Angeles, CA | To provide general operating support for initiatives that improve the health, safety, and well-being of all. | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life Learning Academy | San Francisco, CA | To support the academic mission of the organizaion, which is to provide operating support for the education, professional development, and social and emotional health of disconnected students and tran | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rock the Casa | Walnut Creek, CA | To support the organization's mission to benefit charitable organizations that serve children in need, such as court appointed special advocates and friends of camp concord. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kala Art Institute | Berkeley, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support that furthers the mission of kala art institute to offer art facilities and education to artists, the general public, and public school children. | $16,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Light School | Oakland, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support to close the tuition gap, support the school's operating budget, curricula and technology for students; and to provide competitive salaries and ongoin | Education | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Museum of Craft and Design | San Francisco, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support to the organization's operating fund that provides exhibitions, programs and partnership to underserved neighborhoods. | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of California Symphony Orchestras | Los Angeles, CA | To support acso orchestra community members the opportunity to listen, learn, network and support each other. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chinese Culture Center Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To support the mission of ccc, which is dedicated to elevating underserved communities and giving voice to equality through education and contemporary art. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Compassion & Choices | Etna, NH | To provide funds for unrestricted general support that furthers the mission and vision of compassion & choices. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Creative Growth Arts Center | Oakland, CA | To support the organization's mission, which is to advance the inclusion of artists with developmental disabilities in contemporary art and to strengthen the community by providing a supportive studio | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Futures Without Violence | San Francisco, CA | Donation made in honor of buz kanter, to support the mission of futures without violence and the development of the courage museum. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Foundation for Cancer Research | Rockville, MD | To provide funds for unrestricted general support to further nfcr's vision and mission to cure all types of cancer. | Medical research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Performance Traditions | San Francisco, CA | To provide operating support of the dresher ensemble artist residency program. | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelter Inc (project Hearth) | Concord, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support to further the mission of the organization, to help prevent and end homelessness in contra costa county. | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Families Without Borders | Walnut Creek, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support of the organization's mission to prepare the next generation of leaders through higher education. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation | Lafayette, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support that helps kepp the library doors open additional hours each week, and to provide materials, resources and the latest technology to patrons from the c | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save Mount Diablo | Walnut Creek, CA | To provide funds to support the organization's mission to preserve mount diablo's peaks through land acquisition and preservation strategies. | Recreation and sports | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Uc Press Foundation | Oakland, CA | To provide funds to support the organization's mission to serve as a bridge connecting the academic world and curious readers worldwide. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California Botanic Garden at Berkeley | Walnut Creek, CA | To provide funds for unrestricted general support for additional programming, collections and other services at walnut creek libraries. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $10,156,372 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $730,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $85,000 |
| Environment | $51,000 |
| Medical research | $5,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $17,398,345 |
| New Hampshire | $5,000 |
| Maryland | $5,000 |
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Updated November 16, 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.