The George H. Sandy Foundation is a Bay Area-focused funder that prioritizes direct safety-net services: food security, homelessness prevention and shelter (with emphasis on families, youth, and veterans), and crisis services for survivors of domestic violence. They consistently support frontline nonprofits delivering hands-on programs—meals, pantries, emergency shelter, legal/advocacy for children in care, and youth/after-school interventions—often funding the same organizations repeatedly. Their grants favor operational/program support for mission-driven service providers rather than research or policy work.
GEORGE H SANDY FOUNDATION co US BANKNA repeatedly backs frontline safety-net providers in the Bay Area, with grantmaking that centers food assistance, homelessness services, domestic violence response, and support for children and families in crisis. The pattern is visible across several years: Second Harvest of Silicon Valley received $205,000 in 2025, and Raphael House received $185,000 in 2025 after receiving $170,000 in both 2024 and 2023 for homeless children and families. The foundation also funds organizations delivering direct household support rather than policy or research, including emergency shelter, meals, pantry networks, and advocacy for foster youth. Its recent awards show repeated support for organizations serving low-income families, homeless individuals, domestic violence survivors, and children needing stable care. George H. Sandy Foundation’s approach is operational and service-oriented, with grants aimed at helping established nonprofits expand the number of people they can reach or maintain core direct services. The result is a clear picture of a regional funder that favors practical, hands-on interventions for vulnerable communities.
Food access is a major theme. Alameda County Community Food Bank received $185,000 in 2025 to provide nutritious food and nutrition education and distribute food through various networks, while Food Bank of Contra Costa County received $130,000 in 2025 for nutritional assistance in Contra Costa and Solano counties. Homelessness services are another clear priority: Episcopal Community Services of Sf received $165,000 in 2025 for emergency shelter, meals, and other safety-net services for homeless people. Domestic violence response also appears in the recent grants, with La Cas De Las Madres receiving $160,000 in 2025 for domestic violence safety-net services. For children and youth, Safe Sound received $150,000 in 2025 for therapeutic childcare, early interventions, mental health services, and emergency needs, showing support for direct services that stabilize families.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range, with a p25 of $20,000, a median of $35,000, and a p75 of $65,000. The recent list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across 2023 through 2025, including Raphael House, Episcopal Community Services of Sf, La Cas De Las Madres, Homeless Prenatal Program, Safe Sound, and Advokids. That repeat pattern suggests sustained support rather than one-time awards. GEORGE H SANDY FOUNDATION co US BANKNA is classified as a regular funder, funds individuals, and makes no program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $65K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$65K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated regional giving in the Bay Area with many mid-sized, repeat grants (multiple-year or recurring support) to frontline service providers; emphasis on program and operational support rather than one-off large capital gifts. Funding is distributed across a stable set of organizations rather than widely dispersed to one-time grantees.
Notable grantees: Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Raphael House, Alameda County Community Food Bank, La Casa de las Madres, Larkin Street Youth Services
Giving is concentrated in California, which is the top state by grant count, and every listed recipient is in the U.S. Bay Area cities appear most often: San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Concord, and Corte Madera all show up in the recent grants list. The recipient profile is regional rather than national, with no grants listed outside the United States. Within the Bay Area, the foundation reaches food banks, shelter providers, and child- and family-service groups across multiple counties.
The recent grants point to four main areas: food assistance, homelessness services, domestic violence support, and direct services for children and families. Examples include food banks, emergency shelter providers, domestic violence safety-net groups, and programs for foster youth and low-income families.
The foundation’s grant size distribution centers in the mid-five-figure range: p25 is $20,000, median is $35,000, and p75 is $65,000. Recent awards also show larger commitments for major service providers, including multiple grants above $100,000.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Raphael House, Episcopal Community Services of Sf, La Cas De Las Madres, Homeless Prenatal Program, Safe Sound, Advokids, CASA San Francisco, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Alameda County Community Food Bank, and San Francisco and Marin Food Bank.
Recent grantees include Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Alameda County Community Food Bank, Raphael House, Episcopal Community Services of Sf, La Cas De Las Madres, Homeless Prenatal Program, Safe Sound, Food Bank of Contra Costa County, Advokids, and CASA San Francisco.
California is the top state by grant count. The recent recipient cities include San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Concord, and Corte Madera, showing a strong Bay Area concentration.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | SAN JOSE, CA | $205,000 | 2025 | To provide support for their food assistance programs. |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | OAKLAND, CA | $185,000 | 2025 | To provide nutritious food and nutrition education; distribute food through various networks. |
| RAPHAEL HOUSE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $185,000 | 2025 | To provide support services to homeless children and families and expand services to a larger number of recipients. |
| EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SF | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $165,000 | 2025 | To support for emergency shelter, meals and other safety net services for the homeless. |
| LA CAS DE LAS MADRES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $160,000 | 2025 | To provide domestic violence safety net services. |
| HOMELESS PRENATAL PROGRAM | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $155,000 | 2025 | To provide services for low-income and homeless families. |
| Safe Sound | San Francisco, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | To support their program to provide essential direct services, crisis support and education, including therapeutic childcare, early interventions, mental health services and emergency needs. |
| SAN FRANCISCO AND MARIN FOOD BANK | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $140,000 | 2025 | To support and expand Marin Pantry Network and SF Healthy Children Pantry program. |
| FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY | CONCORD, CA | $130,000 | 2025 | To provide nutritional assistance to low-income people in Contra Costa and Solano counties. |
| Advokids | Corte Madera, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | To provide support for legal information, support, and education to advocates for foster children in California. |
| CASA San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 2025 | To support their program to recruit, train and supervise volunteers to provide individual advocacy and mentoring to foster care kids. |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | To provide support for recruiting and training volunteers to work one-on-one with low income students to improve reading skills to grade level. |
| Swords to Ploughshares Vet Rights O | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | To provide support services to homeless and low-income vets. |
| Huckleberry Youth Programs | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 2025 | To support their programs to service high-needs youths in San Francisco and Marin. |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 2025 | To support their programs for Housing and Support services. |
| BRIDGE THE GAP COLLEGE PREP MARIN C | SAUSALITO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | To provide academic support for vulnerable Marin City students through various educational programs. |
| Samaritan House | San Mateo, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | To support homelessness prevention program and services for low income families headed by single mothers in San Mateo County. |
| POMEROY REC REHABILITATION CNTR | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | To provide support for the after-school program providing recreational, educational, and vocational facilities and services to individuals with disabilities. |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | To support Riley Center for Battered Women and their children. |
| REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK | SANTA ROSA, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | To support their mobile Food Pantry Program serving low-income families with young children in Sonoma County. |
| Hamilton Families | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING HOMELESS PREVENTION AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES |
| COMMUNITY OVERCOMING RELATIONSHIP A | SAN MATEO, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | To provide safety, support and healing to battered women and children. |
| City Youth Now | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 2025 | To support programs for youths under court jurisdiction through education and literacy. |
| Sunset Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 2025 | To support Youth Development Program services for high risk youths. |
| CURRY SENIOR CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | To provide services to seniors in the Tenderloin including primary health care, health education and behavioral health. |
| Safe Alternatives to Violence | FREMONT, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE CRISIS SERVICES TO ALAMEDA COUNTY VICTIMS |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | To provide meals to low-income, homebound seniors. |
| Boys Girls Club of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2025 | To provide support for their Youth Workforce Development programs. |
| CASA of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | To provide support for Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children under protection of the court. |
| Northern California Family Center | Martinez, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | To support their programs for runaway, abused and homeless youth. |
| Stanbridge Academy | San Mateo, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | To support their tuition assistance program for low-income learning disabled students. |
| Charles Armstrong School | Belmont, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | To support financial aid for students in special education programs. |
| CASA OF SONOMA COUNTY | KENWOOD, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | To recruit and train volunteers as court appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children |
| North Marin Community Services | Novato, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINICS, OFFERING SAFETY NET FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY |
| EPIPHANY CENTER MT ST JOSEPH | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | To provide licensed therapeutic early education for children from low-income families at risk for developmental delays. |
| LIFEMOVES | Santa Clara, CA | $45,000 | 2025 | To provide interim housing and supportive services. |
| YWCA Sonoma County | Santa Rosa, CA | $45,000 | 2025 | To provide support for emergency shelter services for domestic violence victims. |
| SHELTER INC CONCORD | CONCORD, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | To provide services preventing and ending homelessness in Contra Costa County. |
| CEID CNTR Early Intervention on Dea | Berkeley, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | To support their home based education and support program. |
| Weingarten Children's Center | Redwood City, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | To support their early intervention education program to develop auditory and oral expertise in deaf children. |
| Rubicon Programs Inc | Richmond, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING/PLACEMENT, HOUSING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. |
| 10000 DEGREES | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TO CONSIDER, QUALIFY, ENROLL AND FINISH COLLEGE EDUCATION. FOSTER YOUTH, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, FIRST TO COLLEGE AND IMMIGRANTS. |
| FACES FAMILY AND CHILD EMPOWERMENT | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | To provide affordable and reliable child care to low income San Francisco residents; also provides employment services, counseling and parenting workshops. |
| West Valley Community Services | Cupertino, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND SERVICES TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF WEST VALLEY REGION OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY. |
| Acknowledge Alliance | Mountain View, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | To provide support for the direct psychotherapy services to at-risk youth at Court and Community schools in San Mateo County. |
| NEW DOOR VENTURES | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | Prepares low income youth disconnected from school and work for success in work and life through paid jobs. |
| Holy Family Day Homes of San Franci | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | To support their high quality early childhood education and comprehensive family support programs. |
| COMMITTEE ON THE SHELTERLESS PETALU | Petaluma, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | To provide relief to 1700+ homeless Sonoma County residents by providing basic services, programs for recovery and skills building programs. |
| Operation Access | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | To support their operations which manage donated surgeries and specialty care to low-income, uninsured Bay Area patients. |
| Ravenswood Family Health Center | East Palo Alto, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | To support their program to provide oral health care and dentistry services to low income underserved young children and children with special needs. |
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
$205,000To provide support for their food assistance programs.
To provide nutritious food and nutrition education; distribute food through various networks.
To provide support services to homeless children and families and expand services to a larger number of recipients.
To support for emergency shelter, meals and other safety net services for the homeless.
LA CAS DE LAS MADRES
To provide domestic violence safety net services.
To provide services for low-income and homeless families.
To support their program to provide essential direct services, crisis support and education, including therapeutic childcare, early interventions, mental health services and emergency needs.
SAN FRANCISCO AND MARIN FOOD BANK
$140,000To support and expand Marin Pantry Network and SF Healthy Children Pantry program.
FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
$130,000To provide nutritional assistance to low-income people in Contra Costa and Solano counties.
To provide support for legal information, support, and education to advocates for foster children in California.
CASA San Francisco
$110,000To support their program to recruit, train and supervise volunteers to provide individual advocacy and mentoring to foster care kids.
To provide support for recruiting and training volunteers to work one-on-one with low income students to improve reading skills to grade level.
To provide support services to homeless and low-income vets.
To support their programs to service high-needs youths in San Francisco and Marin.
Larkin Street Youth Services
$80,000To support their programs for Housing and Support services.
To provide academic support for vulnerable Marin City students through various educational programs.
To support homelessness prevention program and services for low income families headed by single mothers in San Mateo County.
To provide support for the after-school program providing recreational, educational, and vocational facilities and services to individuals with disabilities.
To support Riley Center for Battered Women and their children.
To support their mobile Food Pantry Program serving low-income families with young children in Sonoma County.
TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING HOMELESS PREVENTION AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES
COMMUNITY OVERCOMING RELATIONSHIP A
$70,000To provide safety, support and healing to battered women and children.
To support programs for youths under court jurisdiction through education and literacy.
Sunset Youth Services
$65,000To support Youth Development Program services for high risk youths.
To provide services to seniors in the Tenderloin including primary health care, health education and behavioral health.
Safe Alternatives to Violence
$60,000PROVIDE CRISIS SERVICES TO ALAMEDA COUNTY VICTIMS
To provide support for their Youth Workforce Development programs.
CASA of San Mateo County
$50,000To provide support for Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused and neglected children under protection of the court.
Northern California Family Center
$50,000To support their programs for runaway, abused and homeless youth.
Stanbridge Academy
$50,000To support their tuition assistance program for low-income learning disabled students.
To support financial aid for students in special education programs.
CASA OF SONOMA COUNTY
$50,000To recruit and train volunteers as court appointed special advocates for abused and neglected children
TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINICS, OFFERING SAFETY NET FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY
To provide licensed therapeutic early education for children from low-income families at risk for developmental delays.
To provide support for emergency shelter services for domestic violence victims.
SHELTER INC CONCORD
$40,000To provide services preventing and ending homelessness in Contra Costa County.
CEID CNTR Early Intervention on Dea
$40,000To support their home based education and support program.
Weingarten Children's Center
$40,000To support their early intervention education program to develop auditory and oral expertise in deaf children.
TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING/PLACEMENT, HOUSING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
TO SUPPORT STUDENTS TO CONSIDER, QUALIFY, ENROLL AND FINISH COLLEGE EDUCATION. FOSTER YOUTH, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, FIRST TO COLLEGE AND IMMIGRANTS.
FACES FAMILY AND CHILD EMPOWERMENT
$40,000To provide affordable and reliable child care to low income San Francisco residents; also provides employment services, counseling and parenting workshops.
West Valley Community Services
$35,000TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND SERVICES TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF WEST VALLEY REGION OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
To provide support for the direct psychotherapy services to at-risk youth at Court and Community schools in San Mateo County.
Prepares low income youth disconnected from school and work for success in work and life through paid jobs.
To support their high quality early childhood education and comprehensive family support programs.
To provide relief to 1700+ homeless Sonoma County residents by providing basic services, programs for recovery and skills building programs.
Operation Access
$35,000To support their operations which manage donated surgeries and specialty care to low-income, uninsured Bay Area patients.
Ravenswood Family Health Center
$35,000To support their program to provide oral health care and dentistry services to low income underserved young children and children with special needs.