Celebrate Foundation Inc. focuses its giving on higher education in the San Francisco area, demonstrated by a single large unrestricted grant. The foundation appears to prioritize core operating support to a local private university (University of San Francisco), suggesting an interest in sustaining institutional capacity rather than project-specific funding.
Highly concentrated: a single large ($500,000) one-off grant to one grantee, indicating preference for substantial, unrestricted support to a core regional higher-education institution rather than many small or diversified grants.
Celebrate Foundation Inc C/o Robert Mcgrath’s recent giving is anchored by a $500,000 general operating grant to the University of San Francisco in 2025, a signal that the funder supports institutional strength rather than one-off projects. That same pattern appears across its portfolio: grants are repeatedly designated for general operating support, with higher education and Catholic-affiliated organizations appearing often in the recent record. The foundation’s largest recipient is a San Francisco university, and other sizeable gifts go to mission-driven schools, churches, and related nonprofits in the Bay Area and beyond. The grant list shows a clear preference for organizations that can absorb unrestricted support and use it to sustain core work. University of San Francisco appears more than once, including a 2024 grant of $38,000 and another in 2025. National Catholic Reporter also receives repeated support, including grants in both 2023 and 2025. Alongside those larger recurring relationships, the foundation gives many grants in the $30,000 to $50,000 range to local institutions such as Mission Dolores Academy, Archbishop Riordan High School, St Ignatius Church, and the Homeless Prenatal Program.
Higher education is a central theme in the foundation’s recent record. It gave $500,000 to the University of San Francisco in 2025 for general operating support, and the same institution received another $38,000 in 2024 and $38,000 in 2025. The pattern suggests sustained support for a single accredited university rather than isolated project funding. Catholic media and Jesuit-linked education also appear in the portfolio. National Catholic Reporter received $75,000 in 2023 and again in 2025, both for general operating support. Cristo Rey- San Jose Jesuit High School received $40,000 in 2023 and $35,000 in 2023. The foundation also supported School of the Sacred Heart with a $30,000 grant in 2023. Community-serving organizations are present as well. Homeless Prenatal Program received $50,000 in 2023 and 2024, plus $40,000 in 2025, all for general operating support.
Typical grants cluster in the $10,000 to $30,000 range, with a median of $20,000 and a p75 of $30,000. The recent record also includes larger operating gifts at the $40,000 to $75,000 level and one standout $500,000 grant. The foundation gives almost entirely to organizations rather than individuals, and the grants are structured as general operating support. Recipients recur across multiple years, including University of San Francisco, National Catholic Reporter, Homeless Prenatal Program, Mission Dolores Academy, St Ignatius Church, The Basic Fund, and Sister of Mercy - Ccasa.
$1.3M
$12.6M
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$1.4M
Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$30K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Celebrate Foundation Inc C/O Robert Mcgrath.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 114 | $3.1M | 98.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Notable grantees: University of San Francisco
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in California, which accounts for 68% of grants and is the top state by grant count. San Francisco appears most often, including gifts to University of San Francisco, Mission Dolores Academy, Homeless Prenatal Program, Archbishop Riordan High School, St Ignatius Church, St Anthony, and School of the Sacred Heart. Other California recipients include San Jose’s Cristo Rey- San Jose Jesuit High School and Oakland’s The Basic Fund. Outside California, the foundation also gave to National Catholic Reporter in Kansas City, Missouri, Sister of Mercy - Ccasa in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Arizona.
The recent grants center on higher education, Catholic and Jesuit-affiliated institutions, and community-serving nonprofits. Examples include the University of San Francisco, National Catholic Reporter, Cristo Rey- San Jose Jesuit High School, School of the Sacred Heart, and Homeless Prenatal Program, almost all funded for general operating support.
Typical grants are modest relative to the largest awards: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and the p75 is $30,000. The recent record also includes repeated grants in the $35,000 to $50,000 range and a single $500,000 grant.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including University of San Francisco, National Catholic Reporter, Mission Dolores Academy, Homeless Prenatal Program, St Ignatius Church, The Basic Fund, Sister of Mercy - Ccasa, Cristo Rey- San Jose Jesuit High School, and Kino Border Initiative.
California receives the bulk of grants, with 68% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. San Francisco is especially prominent, with multiple grants to organizations there, alongside smaller numbers of gifts to San Jose and Oakland.
The recent grants are overwhelmingly labeled general operating support. That includes the $500,000 grant to the University of San Francisco, repeated support for National Catholic Reporter, and multi-year support for organizations such as Homeless Prenatal Program and Mission Dolores Academy.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 2 |
| $20K |
1.7% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $75,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MISSION DOLORES ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST IGNATIUS CHURCH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KINO BORDER INITIATIVE | NOGALES, AZ | $45,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE BASIC FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOMELESS PRENATAL PROGRAM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $38,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SISTER OF MERCY - CCASA | SILVER SPRING, MD | $35,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DEAR NEIGHBOR MINISTRIES | WITCHITA, KS | $30,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CRISTO REY- SAN JOSE JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| COME TO BELIEVE NETWORK | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST ANTHONY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JESUITS WEST | PORTLAND, OR | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE HEALING WELL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC CARE CENTER | BEL AIRE, KS | $20,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY | BERKELEY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICA - MEDIA | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| OAKLAND ELIZABETH HOUSE | OAKLAND, CA | $16,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| WESTERN STATES FELLOWSHIP | GRASS VALLEY, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| FAITHFUL FOOLS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MOST HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ALL MAY SEE FOUNDATION UCSF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HENRI NOUWEN SOCIETY | ST LOUIS, MO | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| TALLER- SAN JOSE - HOPE BUILDERS | SANTA ANA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MCGRATH INSTITUTE FOR CHURCH LIFE | NOTRE DAME, IN | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| DOMINICAN SISTERS SAN RAFAEL - STORIES SELDOM HEARD | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HANNA BOYS CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| GRACECENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST JOSEPHINE BAKHITA | COLUMBUS, OH | $5,000 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST IGNATIUS CHURCH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOMELESS PRENATAL PROGRAM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER | KANSAS CITY, MO | $50,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| MISSION DOLORES ACADEMY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| THE BASIC FUND | OAKLAND, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| KINO BORDER INITIATIVE | NOGALES, AZ | $40,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $38,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SISTER OF MERCY - CCASA | SILVER SPRING, MD | $35,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| ST ANNE'S HOME FOR THE AGED | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY | BERKELEY, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| CRISTO REY- SAN JOSE JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| JESUITS WEST | PORTLAND, OR | $25,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| HOLY FAMILY DAY HOME | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
$75,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MISSION DOLORES ACADEMY
$50,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST IGNATIUS CHURCH
$50,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL
$40,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SISTER OF MERCY - CCASA
$35,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CRISTO REY- SAN JOSE JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
$30,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST ANTHONY
$25,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JESUITS WEST
$25,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
THE HEALING WELL
$25,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CATHOLIC CARE CENTER
$20,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
$20,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$20,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
AMERICA - MEDIA
$20,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
OAKLAND ELIZABETH HOUSE
$16,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
WESTERN STATES FELLOWSHIP
$15,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
FAITHFUL FOOLS
$15,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MOST HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH
$15,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ALL MAY SEE FOUNDATION UCSF
$10,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SISTERS OF THE PRESENTATION
$10,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HENRI NOUWEN SOCIETY
$10,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SCHOOL OF THE SACRED HEART
$10,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MCGRATH INSTITUTE FOR CHURCH LIFE
$10,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
DOMINICAN SISTERS SAN RAFAEL - STORIES SELDOM HEARD
$10,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
HANNA BOYS CENTER
$5,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
GRACECENTER
$5,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST JOSEPHINE BAKHITA
$5,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORTFOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST IGNATIUS CHURCH
$50,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
$50,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL
$50,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MISSION DOLORES ACADEMY
$50,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SISTER OF MERCY - CCASA
$35,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
ST ANNE'S HOME FOR THE AGED
$30,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
$30,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
JESUITS WEST
$25,000FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT