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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.
$2.6M
$59.8M
$2M
$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.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
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 | 2024 | UKRAINE RELIEF EFFORTS |
| SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $630,125 | 2024 | MAISIN SCHOLAR AWARDS |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $225,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | LARKIN STREET ACADEMY - EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SECURITY PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| FAMILY HOUSE INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST ANTHONY'S AKA ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | $35,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND $15,000 TO SUPPORT COVID RESPONSE NEEDS |
| CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | FREE FIRST FRIDAYS |
| JEWISH VOCATIONAL & CAREER COUNSELING SERVICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | JVS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: PROGRAMS, STRATEGY, INTEGRATION |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY |
| GLIDE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | MO'S KITCHEN ANNUAL HOLIDAY JAM |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TEEN FOUNDATION PROGRAM |
| JEWISH FILM INSTITUTE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL |
| SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA |
| CANAL ALLIANCE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | THE UNIVERSITY PREP (UP!) PROGRAM |
| COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | TUITION-FREE YOUTH ENSEMBLES |
| HAND IN HAND AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE CENTER FOR JEWISH-ARAB EDUCATION IN I | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | COUNTERING BDS AND DELEGITIMIZATION OF ISRAEL THROUGH INVEST IN PEACE |
| MISSION GRADUATES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | JEWISH DAY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LEGAL AID OF MARIN | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION PROGRAM |
| WILDCARE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | TERWILLIGER NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| JEWISH HOME AND SENIOR LIVING FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | PJ LIBRARY: JEWISH BEDTIME STORIES AND BEYOND THE BOOKS PROGRAMMING |
| REBOOT INC | LONGMEADOW, MA | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TENDERLOIN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM (TASP) |
| HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | CONCORD, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC (JDC) | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | RONALD S. LAUDER / JDC INTERNATIONAL JEWISH SUMMER CAMP |
| SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $724,125 | 2023 | MAISIN SCHOLAR AWARDS |
| SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $605,387 | 2023 | MAISIN SCHOLAR AWARDS |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2023 | UKRAINE EMERGENCY FUND |
| GLIDE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $350,000 | 2023 | FAMILY, YOUTH, AND CHILDCARE CENTER |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $225,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $120,563 | 2023 | MAISIN SCHOLAR AWARDS |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ST ANTHONY'S AKA ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | $35,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND $15,000 TO SUPPORT COVID RESPONSE NEEDS |
| UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM |
| FAMILY HOUSE INC | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | LARKIN STREET ACADEMY - EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | FREE FIRST FRIDAYS |
| JEWISH VOCATIONAL & CAREER COUNSELING SERVICE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | JVS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: PROGRAMS, STRATEGY, INTEGRATION |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY |
| SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | TEEN FOUNDATION PROGRAM |
| GLIDE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | MO'S KITCHEN ANNUAL HOLIDAY JAM |
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC (JDC)
$1,000,000UKRAINE RELIEF EFFORTS
SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND
$630,125MAISIN SCHOLAR AWARDS
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$225,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$100,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
$50,000LARKIN STREET ACADEMY - EDUCATION PROGRAMS
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$50,000COMMUNITY SECURITY PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE
$50,000GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM
FAMILY HOUSE INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST ANTHONY'S AKA ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION
$40,000$35,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND $15,000 TO SUPPORT COVID RESPONSE NEEDS
CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM
$40,000FREE FIRST FRIDAYS
JEWISH VOCATIONAL & CAREER COUNSELING SERVICE
$35,000JVS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: PROGRAMS, STRATEGY, INTEGRATION
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL
$35,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY
GLIDE FOUNDATION
$25,000MO'S KITCHEN ANNUAL HOLIDAY JAM
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$25,000TEEN FOUNDATION PROGRAM
JEWISH FILM INSTITUTE
$25,000SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
$25,000SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
CANAL ALLIANCE
$20,000THE UNIVERSITY PREP (UP!) PROGRAM
COMMUNITY MUSIC CENTER SAN FRANCISCO
$20,000TUITION-FREE YOUTH ENSEMBLES
HAND IN HAND AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE CENTER FOR JEWISH-ARAB EDUCATION IN I
$20,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL
$15,000COUNTERING BDS AND DELEGITIMIZATION OF ISRAEL THROUGH INVEST IN PEACE
MISSION GRADUATES
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$15,000JEWISH DAY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
LEGAL AID OF MARIN
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER
$15,000DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTION PROGRAM
WILDCARE
$15,000TERWILLIGER NATURE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
JEWISH HOME AND SENIOR LIVING FOUNDATION
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$15,000PJ LIBRARY: JEWISH BEDTIME STORIES AND BEYOND THE BOOKS PROGRAMMING
REBOOT INC
$12,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TENDERLOIN NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR TENDERLOIN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM (TASP)
HUCKLEBERRY YOUTH PROGRAMS INC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE INC (JDC)
$10,000RONALD S. LAUDER / JDC INTERNATIONAL JEWISH SUMMER CAMP
SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND
$724,125MAISIN SCHOLAR AWARDS
SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND
$605,387MAISIN SCHOLAR AWARDS
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$500,000UKRAINE EMERGENCY FUND
GLIDE FOUNDATION
$350,000FAMILY, YOUTH, AND CHILDCARE CENTER
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$225,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
SAN FRANCISCO EDUCATION FUND
$120,563MAISIN SCHOLAR AWARDS
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$100,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ST ANTHONY'S AKA ST ANTHONY FOUNDATION
$50,000$35,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND $15,000 TO SUPPORT COVID RESPONSE NEEDS
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION SAN FRANCISCO STATE
$50,000GUARDIAN SCHOLARS PROGRAM
FAMILY HOUSE INC
$50,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
LARKIN STREET YOUTH SERVICES
$50,000LARKIN STREET ACADEMY - EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM
$40,000FREE FIRST FRIDAYS
JEWISH VOCATIONAL & CAREER COUNSELING SERVICE
$35,000JVS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING: PROGRAMS, STRATEGY, INTEGRATION
JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL
$30,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE JEWISH COALITION FOR LITERACY
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
$25,000SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA
JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION
$25,000TEEN FOUNDATION PROGRAM
GLIDE FOUNDATION
$25,000MO'S KITCHEN ANNUAL HOLIDAY JAM