98 private foundations reported grants to Redwood City, California recipients on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Compiled from public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 98 private foundations reported 171 grants totaling $46,339,013 to 90 organizations in Redwood City, California. The most-funded purposes were education (28 grants) and health & medical (17 grants). Gates Foundation gave the most by reported dollars — $32,833,108 across 31 grants. The median reported grant was $47,500.
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Purpose text from each foundation’s own Part XV filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
“Of state” is the share of that foundation’s reported California dollars that landed in Redwood City — a funder at 90% is effectively a Redwood City funder, one at 5% happens to give here.
| Foundation | Grants | Total | Of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 31 | $32,833,108 | 10% |
| The Sobrato Family Foundation | 19 | $2,572,050 | 5% |
| Griffith R Harsh IV And Margaret C Whitman Charitable Foundation | 1 | $2,000,000 | 95% |
| The Patrick J Mcgovern Foundation Inc | 1 | $1,500,000 | 9% |
| Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation | 2 | $1,300,000 | 21% |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | 3 | $575,764 | 24% |
| John and Gwen Smart Foundation | 2 | $570,000 | 38% |
| J&k LAU Foundation | 4 | $425,000 | 72% |
Totals across every reported grant in the filings above. Individuals are excluded.
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University the | 26 | $28,292,644 |
| Stanford University | 14 | $4,690,764 |
| Summit Public Schools Washington | 1 | $2,400,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | 8 | $2,135,000 |
| Numenta Inc | 1 | $1,100,000 |
| County of SAN Mateo | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Summit Public Schools | 2 | $840,464 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education | 4 | $570,000 |
| Design Tech High School | 2 | $430,000 |
| ST Francis Center of Redwood City | 3 | $377,500 |
98 private foundations reported grants to recipients in Redwood City, California on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $46,339,013 across 171 grants. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, The Sobrato Family Foundation, Griffith R Harsh IV And Margaret C Whitman Charitable Foundation. These are historical filings, not open application portals — contact each foundation for current guidelines.
Reported purposes in Redwood City, California concentrate in education (28), health & medical (17), research & science (10). Purpose text comes from Part XV of each foundation's own 990-PF filing, bucketed into plain-English themes.
The median reported grant to a Redwood City, California recipient was $47,500, and the largest single reported grant was $6,054,210. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation and reflect a historical tax year.
Foundation filings are historical. The UseGrants feed tracks federal and state opportunities that are open today, with the eligibility explained in plain English.
Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Amounts are as reported by each filing foundation and reflect historical giving, not a current application opportunity. Recipient location is the address the foundation reported, which may differ from where a program operates. UseGrants is an independent aggregator — always confirm details with the funder before applying.
