The Jinnie K. Simonsen and John V. Carbone Foundation concentrates its giving on local education and health causes, favoring scholarship funds, medical institutions and cancer research while also supporting a handful of cultural and environmental organizations. Grants are typically unrestricted contributions to general funds or to memorial research funds, and the foundation repeatedly funds a small set of preferred organizations in the Bay Area and Marin County region.
Jinnie K Simonsen and John V Carbone Foundation gives repeatedly to a small set of education, health, and research organizations, with several large contributions to general funds and memorial research funds. In 2025, its two largest grants were $100,000 each to Eatonville Dollars for Scholars and Marin Health Foundation, showing a mix of scholarship support and local health philanthropy. The foundation also backed UCSF through a memorial pancreatic cancer research fund, a signal that medical research is part of its giving alongside direct community support. The recent-grants record shows a pattern of recurring support rather than one-time gifts. Eatonville Dollars for Scholars appears across multiple years, as do Marin Health Foundation and SF Opera Guild, while other recipients such as By the Bay Hospice, NatureBridge, and Vivalon point to a broader regional portfolio. Most awards are contributions to general funds, and several are designated for specific memorial or cancer-care purposes. The giving profile is rooted in Bay Area and Marin County organizations, with some support extending to Washington-based education and senior services groups.
Education support is a clear thread in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $100,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2023 to Eatonville Dollars for Scholars, both as contributions to the general fund, and also made a $2,000 grant in 2024 to Eatonville Senior Surprise. Health and patient care are another major area. The foundation gave $100,000 to Marin Health Foundation in 2025 and additional amounts to the same organization in 2024, including $5,000 to Marin Health Foundation Cancer Care and $1,000 to its general fund. It also supported By the Bay Hospice with a $20,000 grant in 2025. Medical research appears through UCSF. In 2023, the foundation granted $11,944 for the John V. Carbone Jr. Pancreatic Cancer Research Memorial Fund, connecting its philanthropy to pancreatic cancer research and memorial giving.
Grant sizes cluster in the small-to-midsize range, with a typical gift of $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,500 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile. The pattern also includes several much larger awards, including multiple six-figure grants. Recurring support is common: Eatonville Dollars for Scholars, Marin Health Foundation, SF Opera Guild, Integrated Community Services, and Vivalon each appear more than once across the recent record. The foundation gives as a private family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Concentrated, repeat giving: a small number of moderately large unrestricted grants and recurring gifts to core local grantees rather than many one-off small donations.
Notable grantees: Eatonville Dollars for Scholars, Marin Health Foundation, University of California, San Francisco, SF Opera Guild, By the Bay Hospice
All recent grants go to U.S. recipients. California accounts for most awards, with repeated grants to organizations in Greenbrae, San Francisco, San Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon, Novato, Berkeley, Larkspur, and Costa Mesa. Washington is the top state by grant count, driven by Eatonville and a grant to Nordstrom Foundation in Seattle. Outside California and Washington, the recent record includes one grant to Staten Island, New York.
The recent record centers on education, health, and medical research. Examples include scholarship support through Eatonville Dollars for Scholars, general operating support for Marin Health Foundation and By the Bay Hospice, and a pancreatic cancer memorial research fund at UCSF. The foundation also funds a small number of arts and environmental education groups.
Yes. Eatonville Dollars for Scholars appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Marin Health Foundation appears multiple times as well, and SF Opera Guild and Vivalon each received more than one grant. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time awards.
The stated distribution is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $2,500 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes larger awards, including $100,000 grants in 2025 and other five-figure gifts.
Washington is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation’s headquarters are in California. California still receives most of the dollars and many of the recipients, including organizations in Greenbrae, San Francisco, San Rafael, and Tiburon.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marin Health Foundation | Greenbrae, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Shifting Gears Education | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Contribution to the General Fund. |
| Marin Humane | Novato, CA | $7,520 | 2026 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Jewish Community Center of SF | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Contribution to the General Fund. |
| One Step Beyond | San Carlos, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Contribution to the General Fund. |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Marin Health Foundation Racoons | Greenbrae, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| SF Opera Guild | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| SF Marin Food Bank | San Rafael, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | Contribution to the General Fund. |
| Wheelhouse Foundation | Charlotte, NC | $600 | 2026 | Contribution to the General Fund. |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | Pleasant Hill, CA | $200 | 2026 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Eatonville Dollars for Scholars | Eatonville, WA | $100,000 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Marin Health Foundation | Greenbrae, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| SF Opera Guild | San Francisco, CA | $25,588 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| By the Bay Hospice | Larkspur, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Marin Health Foundation Racoons | Greenbrae, CA | $12,500 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| NatureBridge | Sausalito, CA | $8,100 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Nordstrom Foundation | Settle, WA | $7,456 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Marin Health Foundation Cancer Care | Greenbrae, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Integrated Community Services | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| CHP Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $3,500 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Chabad of Tiburon | Tiburon, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| SF Marin Food Bank | San Rafael, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars | Kansas City, MO | $100 | 2025 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Eatonville Dollars for Scholars | Eatonville, WA | $12,500 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| SF Opera Guild | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Orange County Community Foundation | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Integrated Community Services | San Rafael, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Marin Health Foundation | Greenbrae, CA | $4,266 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Marin Health Foundation | Greenbrae, CA | $3,966 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Muttville | San Franciso, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Rubinstein Family NSA Fulcrum Fund | Staten Island, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Eatonville Senior Surprise | Eatonville, WA | $2,000 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| SF Marin Food Bank | San Rafael, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Marin Health Foundation | Greenbrae, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Marin Humane | Novato, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Jamie Myers | Tiburon, CA | $500 | 2024 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Eatonville Dollars for Scholars | Eatonville, WA | $50,000 | 2023 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| University of California San Fracnc | San Francisco, CA | $22,946 | 2023 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| University of California San Franci | San Francisco, CA | $11,944 | 2023 | Contribution to John V. Carbone Jr. Pancreatic Cancer Research Memorial Fund |
| Marin Humane | Novato, CA | $200 | 2023 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $100 | 2023 | Contribution to General Fund. |
| Vivalon | San Rafael, CA | $100 | 2023 | Contribution to General Fund. |
Shifting Gears Education
$10,000Contribution to the General Fund.
One Step Beyond
$5,000Contribution to the General Fund.
Contribution to General Fund.
SF Opera Guild
$2,500Contribution to General Fund.
SF Marin Food Bank
$2,500Contribution to General Fund.
Best Friends Animal Society
$2,000Contribution to the General Fund.
Wheelhouse Foundation
$600Contribution to the General Fund.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
$200Contribution to General Fund.
Eatonville Dollars for Scholars
$100,000Contribution to General Fund.
SF Opera Guild
$25,588Contribution to General Fund.
By the Bay Hospice
$20,000Contribution to General Fund.
Marin Health Foundation Racoons
$12,500Contribution to General Fund.
Nordstrom Foundation
$7,456Contribution to General Fund.
Marin Health Foundation Cancer Care
$5,000Contribution to General Fund.
Integrated Community Services
$5,000Contribution to General Fund.
CHP Foundation
$5,000Contribution to General Fund.
Chabad of Tiburon
$2,500Contribution to General Fund.
SF Marin Food Bank
$1,000Contribution to General Fund.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
$100Contribution to General Fund.
Eatonville Dollars for Scholars
$12,500Contribution to General Fund.
SF Opera Guild
$5,000Contribution to General Fund.
Integrated Community Services
$5,000Contribution to General Fund.
Muttville
$2,500Contribution to General Fund.
Rubinstein Family NSA Fulcrum Fund
$2,500Contribution to General Fund.
Eatonville Senior Surprise
$2,000Contribution to General Fund.
SF Marin Food Bank
$2,000Contribution to General Fund.
Jamie Myers
$500Contribution to General Fund.
Eatonville Dollars for Scholars
$50,000Contribution to General Fund.
University of California San Fracnc
$22,946Contribution to General Fund.
University of California San Franci
$11,944Contribution to John V. Carbone Jr. Pancreatic Cancer Research Memorial Fund