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The Silver Lining Foundation: 44 grants to organizations, $2.8 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Silver Lining Foundation, a private foundation in San Francisco, CA, paid 44 grants to organizations totaling $2,806,461 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 14, 2025. The largest was $1,043,211 to California Education Partners in San Francisco, CA for to support education programs.
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- EIN
- 943285094
- Based in
- San Francisco, CA
- Assets
- $40,500,981
- Grants paid
- $2,806,461
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 14, 2025, IRS object ID 202513189349103416. It reported $2,806,461 in grants paid; 44 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Education Partners | San Francisco, CA | To support education programs | Education | $1,043,211 | apps.irs.gov |
| Children Now | Oakland, CA | To support education outcome improvement | Human services | $175,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | To support education programs | Education | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences | San Mateo, CA | To support education outcome improvement | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | To support community organizing | Arts, culture and humanities | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edsource | Oakland, CA | To support education outcome and improvement | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Educare Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | To support education programs | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Accelerate Change Inc | Boston, MA | To support community organizing | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopewell Fund | Washington, DC | To support community organizing | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Power California | Oakland, CA | To support community organizing | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make the Road Pennsylvania | Brooklyn, NY | To support community organizing | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Michigan Organizing Project | Dewitt, MI | To support community organizing | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburgh United | Pittsburgh, PA | To support community organizing | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | To support community programs | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teaching Lab | Washington, DC | To support education programs | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | To support education programs | Employment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Voces de La Frontera | Milwaukee, WI | To support community organizing | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 1 Vote Counts | Harrisburg, PA | To support community organizing | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 482 Forward | Detroit, MI | To support community organizing | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice Asian Law Caucus | San Francisco, CA | To support community organizing | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta Inc | Norcross, GA | To support community organizing | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | To support community organizing | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Groww Education | Baldwin, WI | To support education programs | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leaders Igniting Transformation Education Fund Inc | Milwaukee, WI | To support community organizing | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Muckrock Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | To support research community and programs | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Giants Community Fund | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | To support education programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Jazz Organization | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | To support education programs | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Asheville School Inc | Asheville, NC | To support education programs | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catchlight | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | San Francisco, CA | To support research community and programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mount Tamalpais College | San Quentin, CA | To support education programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Francisco Spca | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Century Foundation Inc | New York, NY | To support research community and programs | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unc Health Foundation Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | To support education programs | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Madeira School | McLean, VA | To support education programs | Education | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Community Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Community Federation | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Narrative Magazine | San Francisco, CA | To support community programs | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Katherine Delmar Burke School | San Francisco, CA | To support education programs | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,436,211 |
| Human services | $301,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $166,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $105,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $80,250 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 |
| Employment | $50,000 |
| Religion-related | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,968,461 |
| Minnesota | $150,000 |
| District of Columbia | $125,000 |
| Massachusetts | $110,000 |
| New York | $105,000 |
| Wisconsin | $100,000 |
| Michigan | $75,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $75,000 |
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Updated November 14, 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.