What is the foundation’s usual grant size?

The grant-size distribution is fixed in the dataset: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $10,000. Most recent awards on the list match that amount, with a few larger grants at $12,000, $12,500, $14,000, and $15,000.

Does the foundation fund only San Carlos organizations?

Its giving is local and fully concentrated in California. The recipient list includes many San Carlos organizations, but it also includes groups in Berkeley, Palo Alto, Foster City, Redwood City, and San Mateo County-serving organizations.

What are the main areas it supports?

The listed focus areas include basic needs and vital support, youth and education, arts and culture, community caring and sustainability, and nonprofit capacity and operating support. The grant descriptions also show support for immigrant community needs, kindergarten preparedness, tutoring, mental health services, and aging in place.

Can organizations apply unsolicited?

Yes. The active annual community grant programs shown in the data accept unsolicited applications. Those programs support local nonprofits serving San Carlos and are intended primarily for general operating support and community quality-of-life work.

Do any grantees receive support more than once?

Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Learning Home Volunteers, Healthy Cities Tutoring, California Clubhouse, Villages of San Mateo County, St Vincent De Paul-San Carlos Conference, and The Multicultural Institute. That pattern points to repeated support rather than one-time grants only.

Community Foundation of San Carlos

Name: Community Foundation of San Carlos — grants, 990 financials & funding data
Creator: Kindora

ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism

SAN CARLOS, CAWebsite6503959987

About Community Foundation of San Carlos

The Community Foundation of San Carlos performs strategic philanthropy to create and amplify sustained and measurable impact for the San Carlos community.

Focus Areas

Basic needs / vital support (food, housing, emergency assistance)Youth, education & empowermentArts & cultureCommunity caring & sustainability (environment, aging in place)Nonprofit capacity and operating support

Who They Fund

low-income San Carlos familiesimmigrant community members (including non-English speakers)young children (pre-K/kindergarten-bound, ages 2–5)youth (including at-risk/troubled youth)adults with psychiatric disabilitiesseniors / older adults

About Community Foundation of San Carlos

The Community Foundation of San Carlos repeatedly directs $10,000 grants to local organizations serving San Carlos residents, with the 2025 record led by St Vincent Depaul-San Carlos Conference at $15,000 for helping low-income San Carlos families with basic needs. That pattern fits a grantmaker focused on community quality of life through general operating support, with all recorded grants staying in California. The foundation’s recent giving also shows sustained support for neighborhood institutions that work on youth, education, and basic needs rather than a single program area. Several grantees appear across multiple years, which signals ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Learning Home Volunteers received support for kindergarten preparedness, Healthy Cities Tutoring was funded for youth tutoring, and California Clubhouse received grants tied to services for adults with psychiatric disabilities. The foundation also backed San Carlos organizations working on arts and culture, aging in place, and nonprofit capacity. With annual grants of $355,500 and assets of $3,054,350, it functions as a local community foundation with a compact grant portfolio centered on San Carlos and nearby communities.

What Community Foundation of San Carlos Funds

Basic needs appear consistently in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it awarded $15,000 to St Vincent Depaul-San Carlos Conference for helping low-income San Carlos families with their basic needs, and it also granted $10,000 to the same organization in both 2023 and 2024 for the same purpose. Youth and education are another clear focus. Healthy Cities Tutoring received $12,500 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024 for youth tutoring, while Learning Home Volunteers received $10,000 in 2025 for preparing for kindergarten and had prior support in 2023 for increasing kindergarten preparedness among low-income two- to five-year-olds. The foundation also funds immigrant and cultural supports. The Multicultural Institute received $14,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024 for assistance to the immigrant community, and Casa Circulo Cultural received $10,000 in 2025 for cultural, creative, developmental, and linguistic needs of immigrant community members.

How Community Foundation of San Carlos Gives

The typical grant size is tightly clustered at $10,000, with p25, median, and p75 all at $10,000. That suggests a standardized local grant amount rather than a wide spread of award sizes. The recent list also shows repeat support across 2023, 2024, and 2025 for several recipients, including organizations serving youth, older adults, and adults with psychiatric disabilities. The foundation is a mixed community foundation, and the active grant programs indicate annual community grants with unsolicited applications accepted.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$150K

Total Assets

$3.1M

Total Revenue

$499K

Total Expenses

$303K

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$10K

75th Percentile

$10K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

MICHAEL CAMPBELL

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
ST VINCENT DEPAUL-SAN CARLOS CONFERENCE	SAN CARLOS, CA	$15,000	2025	HELPING LOW INCOME SAN CARLOS FAMILIES WITH THEIR BASIC NEEDS
THE MULTICULTURAL INSTATUTE	BERKELEY, CA	$14,000	2025	ASSISTANCE TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
HEALTHY CITIES TUTORING	SAN CARLOS, CA	$12,500	2025	YOUTH TUTORING
SAN CARLOS CHILDRENS THEATRE	SAN CARLOS, CA	$12,000	2025

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Can organizations apply unsolicited?

Do any grantees receive support more than once?

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Does the foundation fund only San Carlos organizations?

What are the main areas it supports?

Can organizations apply unsolicited?

Do any grantees receive support more than once?

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