The Clif Family Foundation concentrates large, place-based investments in Napa County-area projects that promote community health and active living. Their recent grants fund public health infrastructure, youth-focused arts and movement programming, and regional trail/active-transportation projects, indicating a preference for tangible, community-facing initiatives with health and wellness outcomes. Grants are substantial and targeted, suggesting strategic, high-impact philanthropy within their local region.
Very concentrated: few, large multi-million-dollar grants focused locally in Napa County; favors targeted, project- or infrastructure-level investments over many small grants.
A $3,000,000 grant to the County of Napa for community health captures the Clif Family Foundation’s pattern of large, place-based giving. Recent awards show a funder that supports health infrastructure, active transportation, youth movement, and food-system change, with many grants landing in Napa County and other California communities. The foundation’s work also reaches beyond its immediate region, supporting organizations focused on climate, environmental revitalization, and equitable food access across the United States. Among the clearest signals in the recent record are repeat investments in local movement and trail infrastructure. The foundation gave $1,000,000 and $300,000 to the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition in separate years, both tied to community health. It also awarded $1,050,000 to Luna Kids Dance dba Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley for the same broad outcome, linking youth arts and movement to wellness. These grants sit alongside awards to food-system and climate-oriented organizations, showing a portfolio that combines local community benefit with broader systems change. The Clif Family Foundation’s grantmaking is primarily organized around operating support and targeted invitation-only awards, with some open application pathways. Its recent pattern suggests a preference for concrete, implementable projects and organizations working in health, food, environmental, and justice-related fields.
Community health is one of the foundation’s most visible themes. It gave $3,000,000 to the County of Napa to enhance community health, and also made another $300,000 award to Health Wagon in Wise, Virginia for the same general purpose. A second thread is youth movement and arts: Luna Kids Dance dba Luna Dance Institute received $1,050,000 in Berkeley, showing support for programming that links movement to children’s well-being. Transportation and outdoor access also appear in the recent record. The Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition received $1,000,000 in Napa for community health, along with a separate $300,000 grant in 2024 for the same area of work. On the food side, the foundation backed Fair Food Network with $310,000 in Ann Arbor and Rodale Institute with $200,000 in Kutztown, both tied to strengthening food systems. These grants point to a portfolio that moves between health infrastructure, food systems, and public-space access.
$24.1M
$570.8M
$39.1M
$28.1M
Most grants fall between $8K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Clif Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 1,296 | $39.6M | 98.9% |
| 2 | Canada |
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Notable grantees: County of Napa, Luna Kids Dance / Luna Dance Institute, Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition
Typical grants cluster around a modest operating-support range: p25 is $7,500, median is $10,000, and p75 is $20,000. The recent awards, however, also show a smaller number of much larger targeted grants, including multimillion- and six-figure commitments. The foundation’s structure combines open calls with invitation-only programs, and the recent record shows repeat support for some organizations across multiple years, including the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition and Chicken & Egg Pictures Inc. Grant size and selection mode vary by program, with open-call support and targeted strategic awards both present.
Grantmaking is national, but California is the most frequent recipient state, with 35% of grants going to organizations there. Recent awards include Napa, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Oakland, Fresno, Oxnard, San Francisco, Calabasas, West Hollywood, and more. Outside California, grants in the recent record reached Ann Arbor, Baltimore, Kent, Rapid City, Tulsa, New York, Washington, DC, and Wise. The recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with 1.1% of grants going to Canada.
The foundation supports organizations working in community health, environmental revitalization, food systems transformation, and related justice issues. Recent awards include grants for county health infrastructure, trail development, youth movement programming, and food-system work. Its programs also include open-call general operating support and invitation-only grants.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $7,500 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $20,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant record also includes larger awards, ranging from six-figure grants to a $3,000,000 grant.
Yes. The foundation has open-call grant programs that accept unsolicited applications, and those applications are reviewed twice per year. It also has invitation-only grantmaking streams, which are not open for unsolicited requests.
California is the top state by grant count, with 35% of grants going to recipients in the state. Recent California recipients include organizations in Napa, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Oakland, Fresno, Oxnard, San Francisco, and West Hollywood.
Yes. Some organizations appear more than once across recent years, including the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition, which received awards in 2024 and 2024, and Chicken & Egg Pictures Inc, which appears in both 2024 and 2025. That pattern suggests repeat support for selected partners.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 14 |
| $502K |
1.1% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
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Deadline: The 2027 deadlines are March 1 and August 2. The next Open Call deadline is March 1, 2027 at 11:59 PM PT.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Napa | Napa, CA | $3,000,000 | 2025 | Enhance Community Health |
| Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $625,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| State Power Fund dba We Make The Future | Kent, OH | $400,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| The Chisholm Legacy Project | Baltimore, MD | $350,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Fair Food Network | Ann Arbor, MI | $310,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Greater Kansas Community Foundation | Kansas City, MO | $300,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Regenerative Agriculture Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| NDN Collective Inc | Rapid City, SD | $300,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Coalition of Immokalee Workers | Immokalee, FL | $300,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $300,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Taproot Earth | Tulsa, OK | $250,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Chicken & Egg Pictures Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | Enhance Community Health |
| Leadership Counsel for Justice & Account | Fresno, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Greenlining Institute | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Hack Foundation | West Hollywood, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| The Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | Enhance Community Health |
| Movement Strategy Center | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Center for Rural Affairs | Lyons, NE | $215,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Coming Clean | Brattleboro, VT | $200,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Sage Foundation Inc | Fort Yates, ND | $200,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Race Forward | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Community Intiatives | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Institute for Market Transformation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Lideres Campesinas Inc | Oxnard, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Cleo Institute Inc | Miami, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Black Farmer Fund | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Climate Justice Alliance | Berkeley, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Alianza Nacional de Campesinas | Oxnard, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | $200,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Farmworker Justice | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Pesticide Action Network North America | Oakland, CA | $180,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Green & Healthy Homes Intiative | Baltimore, MD | $175,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| International Living Future Institute | Portland, OR | $175,000 | 2025 | Enhance Community Health |
| Sustainable Economies Law Center | Oakland, CA | $175,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Healthy Building Network | Washinton, DC | $175,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Institute for Local Self-Reliance | WASHINGTON, DC | $175,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Innovation Network for Communities | Tamworth, NH | $175,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Migrant Clinicians Network | Austin, TX | $160,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Institute for Washingtons Future | Bellingham, WA | $160,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| March on Maryland | Severna Park, MD | $150,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition | Detroit, MI | $150,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Inquiring Systems | Santa Rosa, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Sustainable Northwest | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Tides Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Enhance Community Health |
| Appalachian Sustainable Development | Abingdon, VA | $150,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Strategic Actions for a Just Economy | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
| Akiptan Inc | Eagle Butte, SD | $150,000 | 2025 | Transform Food Systems |
| Global Philanthropy Partner | Chicago, IL | $150,000 | 2025 | Revitalize the Environment |
County of Napa
$3,000,000Enhance Community Health
State Power Fund dba We Make The Future
$400,000Revitalize the Environment
Greater Kansas Community Foundation
Transform Food Systems
Leadership Counsel for Justice & Account
$250,000Transform Food Systems
Sage Foundation Inc
$200,000Revitalize the Environment
Race Forward
$200,000Revitalize the Environment
Community Intiatives
$200,000Revitalize the Environment
Lideres Campesinas Inc
$200,000Transform Food Systems
Farmworker Justice
$200,000Transform Food Systems
Green & Healthy Homes Intiative
$175,000Revitalize the Environment
Healthy Building Network
$175,000Revitalize the Environment
Tides Foundation
$150,000Enhance Community Health
Appalachian Sustainable Development
$150,000Transform Food Systems
Global Philanthropy Partner
$150,000Revitalize the Environment