Crescent Porter Hale Foundation
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About Crescent Porter Hale Foundation
The Crescent Porter Hale Foundation concentrates its philanthropic dollars exclusively on K–8 scholarship support, directing all recorded grants to a single beneficiary that provides tuition assistance for elementary and middle school students. Its giving is focused and consistent, indicating a strong, mission-driven commitment to expanding access to primary education through scholarship funding, likely within the San Francisco area.
Focus Areas
K–8 tuition scholarships for low- and middle-income familiesPrivate elementary and middle school access in the San Francisco Bay AreaDirect scholarship funding administered by a single scholarship organization
Who They Fund
middle school youth (grades 6-8)K-8 studentsgirls (middle-school age)youth served by community safety-net programs
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: all recorded giving is large and repeat grants to one core grantee (THE BASIC FUND), suggesting deep, sustained support rather than broad diversification.
About Crescent Porter Hale Foundation
Crescent Porter Hale Foundation’s recorded giving is built around one central commitment: K–8 scholarship support. The largest recent grants went to The Basic Fund, including a $1,380,000 grant in 2024 and $1,080,000 grants in both 2023 and 2025, all labeled for K–8 scholarships. That pattern points to a foundation that has made tuition assistance for elementary and middle school students its defining philanthropic lane. The grant record also shows that this focus is not isolated to a single year. Across the recent-grants list, the foundation repeatedly backed scholarship work alongside middle school youth programs and safety-net grants, but the scholarship line remains the clearest throughline. The Basic Fund appears as the recurring scholarship beneficiary in the data, while other education grants support youth-facing organizations such as Aim High for High School and East Oakland Youth Development Center. The foundation’s portfolio suggests a practical, program-centered approach: it channels substantial dollars into a small set of mission-aligned organizations rather than spreading giving across many unrelated causes. Within that narrow frame, the emphasis is consistent — access to private K–8 education, especially for underserved students, sits at the core of its recent grantmaking.
What Crescent Porter Hale Foundation Funds
K–8 scholarship funding is the foundation’s most visible focus. It gave The Basic Fund $1,080,000 in 2025 for K–8 scholarships, continuing a multi-year pattern of large scholarship grants. A second theme is middle school youth support. In 2025, Crescent Porter Hale Foundation awarded $200,000 to East Oakland Youth Development Center for middle school youth, and $153,000 to Aim High for High School for middle school youth and education. The foundation also supports safety-net services. In 2025, it gave $225,000 to San Francisco & Marin Food Bank for Safety Net, while $200,000 went to Alameda Co Community Food Bank for the same purpose. Those grants show that the foundation’s giving is not limited to education, even though scholarships remain its clearest priority.
How Crescent Porter Hale Foundation Gives
Typical grant size centers on $8,000 at the 25th percentile, a $50,000 median, and $67,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent-grants table also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including The Basic Fund, San Francisco & Marin Food Bank, Alameda Co Community Food Bank, East Oakland Youth Development Center, Smart, Aim High for High School, and Meals on Wheels-related grantees. Crescent Porter Hale Foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it makes grants rather than program-related investments. The record also shows that it funds individuals.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$9.1M
Total Assets
$134.3M
Total Revenue
$19.9M
Total Expenses
$12.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $68K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$68K
Geographic Reach
Local7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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