About Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation
Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation makes highly focused, intermediary-directed gifts, channeling its entire reported giving to a single philanthropic partner to support a specific education innovation program in Oakland. Their giving suggests they prefer to fund through community foundations or fiscal sponsors rather than directly to operating nonprofits, targeting program-level initiatives in place-based education or learning-by-making efforts.
Focus Areas
Funding philanthropic intermediaries/fiscal sponsors (grantmaking via community foundations)Place-based K–12 education innovation in Oakland (e.g., Agency by Design–Oakland)Support for maker-centered learning and education program development
Who They Fund
diverse youth / K-12 studentsmultilingual / bilingual learners and newcomersteachers and school educators (professional development)First Nations / Indigenous studentsschool communities and local community members
About Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation
A defining feature of Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation is its repeated support for Agency by Design-Oakland through Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, including a $100,000 grant in 2024 and another $100,000 grant in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that backs specific education innovation efforts over time, rather than spreading its giving across many unrelated causes. The foundation’s recent grants also show a strong preference for teacher development and school-based learning projects, often delivered through intermediary organizations and school foundations. Across the 2023–2024 grants on file, the foundation supported a mix of program-specific education work and general operating support, with several awards tied to cohort-based professional learning for educators. Recipients include Breakthrough Silicon Valley, Krause Center for Innovation, Education for Change, and The Academy of Alameda, alongside school districts and education foundations. The grant purposes reference project-based learning, dual immersion, lesson study, climate justice education, newcomer supports, and instructional improvement. This gives the foundation a clear profile as a grantmaker centered on education practice, especially efforts that shape classroom instruction and teacher growth. The foundation also appears to use community-based and fiscal-sponsor channels in its education grantmaking, which fits the pattern of supporting programs through philanthropic intermediaries rather than only direct operating grants.
What Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation Funds
Teacher development is the clearest theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2024, it gave $20,000 to Sequoia Union High School District for the LIGHT Awards project “PBL for Newcomers: Language Development, Engagement and Empowerment,” and in 2023 it gave $20,000 to Healdsburg Unified School District for the LIGHT Awards project “Operation Lesson Study.” Its education grants also point to bilingual and multilingual learning. Dolores Huerta Elementary Pta received $20,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for LIGHT Awards projects focused on cultivating anti-racist bilingual learners through service and action. San Leandro Education Foundation received $20,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for a LIGHT Awards project on improving outcomes for multilingual scholars. The foundation has funded climate and place-based learning as well. Oakland Public Education Foundation received $20,000 in 2023 for a LIGHT Awards project on studying climate justice through science, art, and action, while Sausalito Marin School District received $20,000 in 2024 for a project using science and social justice to raise teaching practice.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$926K
Total Assets
$714K
Total Revenue
$457K
Total Expenses
$1.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Regional9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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