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A defining feature of the Alexander M & June L Maisin Foundation is its repeated support for Jewish education and community infrastructure through the San Francisco Education Fund, including Maisin Scholar Awards in both 2023 and 2024. That pattern sits alongside large gifts for emergency relief and community security, showing a foundation that combines recurring local support with targeted response funding. Recent grants also show substantial commitments to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee for Ukraine relief efforts and to the Jewish Community Federation for its Ukraine Emergency Fund, indicating that its giving reaches beyond one program area even as it stays closely tied to Jewish community priorities. The foundation also backs education pathways and youth-serving organizations in San Francisco, including scholarship support, afterschool and academy programming, and a youth orchestra. In addition, it funds cultural and service organizations such as the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Glide Foundation, Family House, and St. Anthony’s, reflecting a grantmaking style that mixes direct program support, operating support, and scholarship aid. Across those grants, the foundation appears to emphasize established institutions and recurring partnerships rather than one-off, isolated gifts.
Education is a consistent theme. The Alexander M & June L Maisin Foundation gave $630,125 in 2024 and $724,125 in 2023 to the San Francisco Education Fund for Maisin Scholar Awards, and it also supported the University Corporation San Francisco State with $50,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for the Guardian Scholars Program. Youth-serving programs are another thread: it awarded $50,000 in 2023 and again in 2024 to Larkin Street Youth Services for Larkin Street Academy - Education Programs, and $25,000 in 2024 to the San Francisco Symphony for the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra. Jewish community programming appears in its support for the Contemporary Jewish Museum, which received $40,000 in both 2023 and 2024 for Free First Fridays. The foundation also backed the Jewish Community Relations Council in 2023 and 2024 for the Jewish Coalition for Literacy.
Typical grant size centers on the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $15,000, a median of $20,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record shows both very large program grants and a longer tail of repeated operating and program awards in the $25,000 to $50,000 range. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the San Francisco Education Fund, Jewish Community Federation, Glide Foundation, Family House Inc, Larkin Street Youth Services, Contemporary Jewish Museum, St. Anthony’s Aka St Anthony Foundation, Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service, and Jewish Community Relations Council. The foundation is a Regular Funder and also makes program-related investments.
$2.7M
$64.6M
$2.7M
$3M
Most grants fall between $15K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
RICHARD SCHILLER
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Giving is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in California: 90% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and California is the top state by grant count. San Francisco is the clearest hub, with many grants to organizations there, including Glide Foundation, Family House Inc, Larkin Street Youth Services, and the Contemporary Jewish Museum. Outside San Francisco, the foundation’s recent list includes New York, NY through the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. All grants in the provided data went to U.S. recipients.
Recent grants show a strong mix of Jewish community support, education, community security, emergency relief, human services, and arts and culture. Examples include scholarship awards, Ukraine relief efforts, literacy work, youth programming, and support for museums and social service organizations.
Yes. Multiple recipients appear in both 2023 and 2024, including the San Francisco Education Fund, Jewish Community Federation, Glide Foundation, Family House Inc, Larkin Street Youth Services, Contemporary Jewish Museum, St. Anthony’s Aka St Anthony Foundation, Jewish Vocational & Career Counseling Service, and Jewish Community Relations Council.
The grant-size distribution is $15,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger awards such as $1,000,000 for Ukraine relief efforts and several six-figure scholarship and emergency-response grants.
California is the top state by grant count, and 90% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. San Francisco organizations account for many of the named grants in the recent record, with a smaller number of awards elsewhere in the U.S.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC (JDC) | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2026 | EMERGENCY UKRAINE CRISIS RESPONSE FUND |
| 10000 DEGREES | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $561,500 | 2026 | MAISIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $225,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $105,273 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY |
| FAMILY HOUSE INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | LARKIN STREET ACADEMY - EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | ANTISEMITISM INITIATIVE |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SECURITY INITIATIVE |
| ST ANTHONY'S AKA ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FILM INSTITUTE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL |
| JEWISH VOCATIONAL & CAREER COUNSELING SERVICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | JVS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: PROGRAMS, STRATEGY, INTEGRATION |
| BNAI BRITH HILLEL FOUNDATION AT UCB DBA BERKELEY HILLEL | BERKELEY, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HILLEL AT STANFORD | STANFORD, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | TEEN FOUNDATION PROGRAM |
| SAN FRANCISCO INTERFAITH COUNCIL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | TUITION-FREE YOUTH ENSEMBLES |
| SAN FRANCISCO HILLEL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GLIDE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | MO'S KITCHEN ANNUAL HOLIDAY JAM |
| FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CANAL ALLIANCE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | THE UNIVERSITY PREP (UP!) PROGRAM |
| HAND IN HAND AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE CENTER FOR JEWISH-ARAB EDUCATION IN I | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | PJ LIBRARY: JEWISH BEDTIME STORIES AND BEYOND THE BOOKS PROGRAMMING |
| JEWISH HOME AND SENIOR LIVING FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MISSION GRADUATES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | SENIOR MOBILITY PROGRAM |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | JEWISH DAY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| REBOOT INC | LONGMEADOW, MA | $12,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC (JDC) | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | RONALD S. LAUDER / JDC INTERNATIONAL JEWISH SUMMER CAMP |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | CONCORD, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| INSTITUTE ON AGING | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | FOR THE GALA IN HONOR OF ADELE CORVIN |
| TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TENDERLOIN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM (TASP) |
| CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND |
| 10000 DEGREES | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $1,856,850 | 2025 | MAISIN SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | ISRAEL EMERGENCY FUND - LOCAL NEEDS |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $225,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $108,400 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | LARKIN STREET ACADEMY - EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| FAMILY HOUSE INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| ST ANTHONY'S AKA ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | FREE FIRST FRIDAYS |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY |
| JEWISH VOCATIONAL & CAREER COUNSELING SERVICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | JVS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: PROGRAMS, STRATEGY, INTEGRATION |
| SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA |
| JEWISH FILM INSTITUTE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | COUNTERING BDS AND DELEGITIMIZATION OF ISRAEL THROUGH INVEST IN PEACE |
EMERGENCY UKRAINE CRISIS RESPONSE FUND
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
$50,000LARKIN STREET ACADEMY - EDUCATION PROGRAMS
ST ANTHONY'S AKA ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JVS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: PROGRAMS, STRATEGY, INTEGRATION
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SAN FRANCISCO HILLEL
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE FROMM INSTITUTE FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PJ LIBRARY: JEWISH BEDTIME STORIES AND BEYOND THE BOOKS PROGRAMMING
RONALD S. LAUDER / JDC INTERNATIONAL JEWISH SUMMER CAMP
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TENDERLOIN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM (TASP)
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
$50,000LARKIN STREET ACADEMY - EDUCATION PROGRAMS
ST ANTHONY'S AKA ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION
$40,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM
$40,000FREE FIRST FRIDAYS
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY
JVS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: PROGRAMS, STRATEGY, INTEGRATION
COUNTERING BDS AND DELEGITIMIZATION OF ISRAEL THROUGH INVEST IN PEACE