Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates
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About Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates
The Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation concentrates philanthropic support on improving outcomes for vulnerable children through funding child and adolescent mental health research/training and direct early childhood crisis intervention. Their largest commitments support a postdoctoral fellowship program in child & adolescent psychiatry at UCSF and sustained general operating support for a local crisis nursery, indicating a focus on both workforce development in pediatric mental health and front-line services for at-risk young children in California.
Focus Areas
Postdoctoral fellowships and training in child & adolescent psychiatry (California medical schools)Early childhood crisis nursery services and emergency childcare for at-risk families (Yolo County/California)Support for clinical research and training that translates into treatments/prevention for childhood psychiatric disorders
Who They Fund
child and adolescent psychiatry fellows and mental health professionals in Californiachildren with psychiatric disorders and their familiesundergraduate students and interns (Earn By Doing program)
About Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates
Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/o Kramer Blum & Associates has built a clear pattern around child and adolescent psychiatry, pairing large research-and-training commitments with direct support for children facing crisis. Two of the foundation’s largest recent grants went to the University of California San Francisco Foundation and UCSF Foundation for fellowships and professional development tied to California’s accredited medical schools and schools of social work. That emphasis on clinician-scientists is reinforced by a separate postdoctoral research fellowship program in child and adolescent psychiatry, launched in 2021 and managed by KBA. Alongside training, the foundation supports services for young children and families under stress. Yolo Crisis Nursery in Davis received multi-year operating support and a capital-campaign grant, indicating sustained backing for emergency childcare and crisis nursery operations. The foundation also funds related work in children’s mental health and psychiatric-disorder prevention and treatment, including translational research intended to move from training into clinical practice. Its recent grant list shows a mix of education, research, and frontline care, with California institutions accounting for most of the activity.
What Harvey L & Maud C Sorensen Foundation C/O Kramer Blum & Associates Funds
Child and adolescent psychiatry is the foundation’s clearest focus. The University of California San Francisco Foundation received $1,004,314 in 2025 to encourage psychiatry fellows and other professionals at California’s accredited medical schools and schools of social work to pursue research and clinical practice. A separate $875,000 grant to Ucsf Foundation supported the Sorensen Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program in child and adolescent psychiatry. Early childhood crisis intervention is another major theme. Yolo Crisis Nursery in Davis received $400,000 in 2025 for general operating support, following earlier support for the same organization in 2024 and a 2023 capital campaign grant. The foundation also funds adjacent education and workforce development. California Polytechnic State University College of Agriculture received $50,000 in 2025 for the Earn By Doing internships and summer undergraduate research program, and Peninsula College Fund received $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general operating support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.2M
Total Assets
$37.6M
Total Revenue
$5.3M
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $51K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$51K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
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