The Bancroft Foundation concentrates its giving almost exclusively on individual scholarships for students attending the University of California, Berkeley. Grants are targeted, tuition-support awards to small cohorts of UC Berkeley undergraduates rather than institutional program funding or broad community grants. The foundation appears focused on enabling access to higher education at a single flagship public university in the Bay Area.
Highly concentrated and repeat-oriented: very few grants (three) all for scholarship awards to UC Berkeley students, moderate dollar amounts per award, suggesting focused, transactional support to individuals rather than diversified or multi-year institutional commitments.
$27K
$34K
$11K
$11K
Most grants fall between $6K and $11K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$11K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Individual scholarships to 6 UC Berkeley students, Individual scholarships to 8 UC Berkeley students, Individual scholarships to 2 UC Berkeley students
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO 8 INDIVIDUAL UC BERKELEY STUDENTS | BERKELEY, CA | $10,370 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO 2 INDIVIDUAL UC BERKELEY STUDENTS | BERKELEY, CA | $3,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO 6 INDIVIDUAL UC BERKELEY STUDENTS | BERKELEY, CA | $13,550 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO 8 INDIVIDUAL UC BERKELEY STUDENTS
$10,370SCHOLARSHIP
INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO 2 INDIVIDUAL UC BERKELEY STUDENTS
$3,000SCHOLARSHIP
INDIVIDUAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO 6 INDIVIDUAL UC BERKELEY STUDENTS
$13,550SCHOLARSHIP