The Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation concentrates its giving in large, targeted gifts to a small number of institutions, with a strong emphasis on biomedical research and regional nonprofit institutions. The foundation is distinctively focused on health/medical research (notably major multi‑million dollar support for UCSF-Gladstone), while also funding youth development on the Peninsula and prominent conservation/animal institutions in California. Grants are few but sizable and often repeat to the same organizations, indicating sustained institutional partnerships rather than broad, distributed giving.
The Connie and Bob Lurie Foundation Inc stands out for multi-million-dollar support to UCSF-Gladstone across consecutive years, including $9,000,000 in 2023 and 2025 and $9,001,000 in 2024. That repeated commitment signals a grantmaker that favors sustained institutional relationships over scattered awards. Its recent giving also includes major support for regional nonprofits in youth development, health care, and California-based conservation and education organizations. The foundation’s grant pattern is concentrated and purpose-driven. Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula received $2,005,000 in 2025 and $500,000 in 2024, showing continued backing for Peninsula youth services. Other large awards went to Eisenhower Medical Center, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and The Living Desert, alongside gifts to community and education groups in California. The overall picture is of a funder that makes relatively few grants compared with its annual grant total, but directs substantial resources to named institutions that appear more than once in the record.
Biomedical research is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s giving. UCSF-Gladstone Institute in San Francisco received $9,001,000 in 2024, $9,000,000 in 2025, and $9,000,000 in 2023, making it the most prominent recipient in the recent record. Beyond research, the foundation supports patient care and regional health institutions. Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage received $1,015,000 in 2024, $1,000,500 in 2025, and $1,000,000 in 2023. It also funds youth and education organizations, including Cristo Rey School in San Jose at $502,000 in 2025 and San Jose State University at $1,000,000 in 2025. Conservation and public education appear as another strand through Monterey Bay Aquarium and The Living Desert.
Typical grant size ranges from $1,000 at the 25th percentile to $20,000 at the median and $100,000 at the 75th percentile, with a small set of much larger awards above that range. The record shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including UCSF-Gladstone, Eisenhower Medical Center, Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, and Olive Crest. This is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. The pattern points to direct institutional grantmaking rather than open, broadly distributed giving.
$21.4M
$80.1M
$16.9M
$22M
Most grants fall between $1K and $100K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Highly concentrated: a handful of very large grants, recurring multi‑million dollar support to core grantees rather than many small awards; geographically focused on California with emphasis on Bay Area and Southern California institutions.
Notable grantees: UCSF – Gladstone Institute, Eisenhower Medical Center, Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Living Desert
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly California-based: 87% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and California is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include San Francisco, Menlo Park, Rancho Mirage, Monterey, San Jose, Palm Desert, and Santa Ana. Outside California, the recent-grants list includes New York recipients such as Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fnd and Tower Foundation, but the overall geographic footprint remains local and concentrated.
The recent record centers on biomedical research, regional health care, youth development, and California conservation and education groups. UCSF-Gladstone Institute, Eisenhower Medical Center, Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and The Living Desert all appear among the larger awards.
Yes. UCSF-Gladstone Institute appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Eisenhower Medical Center appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Olive Crest appears in 2023 and 2024.
The typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also shows awards in the millions, indicating a mix of small grants and very large institutional commitments.
Most grants go to California recipients, which account for 87% of grants in the foundation’s HQ state. The recent list includes recipients in San Francisco, Menlo Park, Rancho Mirage, Monterey, San Jose, Palm Desert, and Santa Ana.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCSF - GLADSTONE INSTITUTE UCSF- GLADSTONE INSTITUTE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $9,000,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE PENINSULA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF THE PENINSULA | MENLO PARK, CA | $2,005,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MONTEREY BAY ACQUARIUM MONTEREY BAY ACQUARIUM | MONTEREY, CA | $2,000,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $1,000,500 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY | SAN JOSE, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| WEHOPE WEHOPE | EAST PALO ALTO, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH FND DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH FND | NEW YORK, NY | $600,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CRISTO REY SCHOOL CRISTO REY SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA | $502,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| BARBARA SINATRA CHILDREN'S CENTER BARBARA SINATRA CHILDREN'S CENTER | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| UNITED RELIGION INITIATIVE UNITED RELIGION INITIATIVE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| DIGNITY MOVES DIGNITY MOVES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| TOWER FOUNDATION TOWER FOUNDATION | GETZVILLE, NY | $360,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| LOAVES & FISHES FOUNDATION LOAVES & FISHES FOUNDATION | MARTINEZ, CA | $350,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY - SF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY -SF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| UCSF FOUNDATION UCSF FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $150,500 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MAKING AN EXONEREE (PRINCETON) MAKING AN EXONEREE (PRINCETON) | PRINCETON, NJ | $150,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDECINE STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDECINE | STANFORD, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| THE DOUGLASS PROJECT THE DOUGLASS PROJECT | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| UC DAVIS FOUNDATION UC DAVIS FOUNDATION | DAVIS, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| BAY SCHOLARS BAY SCHOLARS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| THE LIVING DESERT THE LIVING DESERT | PALM DESERT, CA | $96,800 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| STRIVE FOR COLLEGE STRIVE FOR COLLEGE | MILPITAS, CA | $84,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MERCY BEYOND BORDERS MERCY BEYOND BORDERS | SANTA CLARA, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF COACHELLA V BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF COACHELLA V | PALM DESERT, CA | $60,150 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL | CALIFON, NJ | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| ORBIS ORBIS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| COLLEGE OF THE DESERT COLLEGE OF THE DESERT | PALM DESERT, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CLINIC BY THE BAY CLINIC BY THE BAY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| GALILEE CENTER GALILEE CENTER | MECCA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CARREON FOUNDATION CARREON FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| PIVOTAL PIVOTAL | SAN JOSE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| OPHELIA PROJECT OPHELIA PROJECT | DALLAS, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CITY OF HOPE CITY OF HOPE | DUARTE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| IT'S 4 THE KIDS FND IT'S 4 THE KIDS FND | MIAMI, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERISTY | EVANSTON, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| SF SYMPHONY SF SYMPHONY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $19,630 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| NCPGA NCPGA | VACAVILLE, CA | $16,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| LOVING ALL ANIMALS LOVING ALL ANIMALS | COACHELLA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| NORTHERN LIGHT SCHOOL NORTHERN LIGHT SCHOOL | OAKLAND, CA | $14,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| MCCALLUM THEATRE MCCALLUM THEATRE | PALM DESERT, CA | $12,300 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| LOVE&LOVE TENNIS FOUNDATION LOVE&LOVE TENNIS FOUNDATION | PALM DESERT, CA | $11,500 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FND CALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $11,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| JOSLYN CENTER JOSLYN CENTER | PALM DESERT, CA | $10,100 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| UBUNTU SCHOLARSHIP FUND UBUNTU SCHOLARSHIP FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| ROTARY DISTRICT 5330 FND ROTARY DISTRICT 5330 FND | CORONA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
| RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL RANCHO MIRAGE WRITERS FESTIVAL | RANCHO MIRAGE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CHARITY |
UCSF - GLADSTONE INSTITUTE UCSF- GLADSTONE INSTITUTE
$9,000,000CHARITY
CHARITY
MONTEREY BAY ACQUARIUM MONTEREY BAY ACQUARIUM
$2,000,000CHARITY
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
$1,000,000CHARITY
CHARITY
DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH FND DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH FND
$600,000CHARITY
BARBARA SINATRA CHILDREN'S CENTER BARBARA SINATRA CHILDREN'S CENTER
$500,000CHARITY
UNITED RELIGION INITIATIVE UNITED RELIGION INITIATIVE
$500,000CHARITY
DIGNITY MOVES DIGNITY MOVES
$500,000CHARITY
TOWER FOUNDATION TOWER FOUNDATION
$360,000CHARITY
LOAVES & FISHES FOUNDATION LOAVES & FISHES FOUNDATION
$350,000CHARITY
UCSF FOUNDATION UCSF FOUNDATION
$150,500CHARITY
MAKING AN EXONEREE (PRINCETON) MAKING AN EXONEREE (PRINCETON)
$150,000CHARITY
STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDECINE STANFORD SCHOOL OF MEDECINE
$150,000CHARITY
THE DOUGLASS PROJECT THE DOUGLASS PROJECT
$150,000CHARITY
UC DAVIS FOUNDATION UC DAVIS FOUNDATION
$100,000CHARITY
STRIVE FOR COLLEGE STRIVE FOR COLLEGE
$84,000CHARITY
CHARITY
AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE AMBASSADORS INTERNATIONAL
$50,000CHARITY
ORBIS ORBIS
$50,000CHARITY
COLLEGE OF THE DESERT COLLEGE OF THE DESERT
$50,000CHARITY
PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND PENINSULA COLLEGE FUND
$50,000CHARITY
CLINIC BY THE BAY CLINIC BY THE BAY
$40,000CHARITY
CARREON FOUNDATION CARREON FOUNDATION
$25,000CHARITY
PIVOTAL PIVOTAL
$25,000CHARITY
OPHELIA PROJECT OPHELIA PROJECT
$25,000CHARITY
CITY OF HOPE CITY OF HOPE
$25,000CHARITY
IT'S 4 THE KIDS FND IT'S 4 THE KIDS FND
$25,000CHARITY
SF SYMPHONY SF SYMPHONY
$19,630CHARITY
NCPGA NCPGA
$16,000CHARITY
LOVING ALL ANIMALS LOVING ALL ANIMALS
$15,000CHARITY
MCCALLUM THEATRE MCCALLUM THEATRE
$12,300CHARITY
LOVE&LOVE TENNIS FOUNDATION LOVE&LOVE TENNIS FOUNDATION
$11,500CHARITY
UBUNTU SCHOLARSHIP FUND UBUNTU SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$10,000CHARITY
ROTARY DISTRICT 5330 FND ROTARY DISTRICT 5330 FND
$10,000CHARITY
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$10,000CHARITY