Benefit the public through grants to organizations and individuals to support research into causes, treatment and prevention of occupational and environmental diseases; increase public awareness about workplace health and safety and public health; enhance access to and education about the legal system and governmental processes; advance programs that provide services to the poor, distressed or under‑privileged; and combat community deterioration and neighborhood tensions.
Kazan Mcclain Partners' Foundation has put more than $10 million into mesothelioma research, a thread that sits alongside its legal aid, public interest law, public health, and community support grantmaking. The foundation’s recent record shows substantial support for Bay Area legal services organizations, including Bay Area Legal Aid, which received $250,000 in 2025, $235,500 in 2024, and $240,250 in 2023. It also backed East Bay Community Law Center with $75,000 in 2025, after prior grants of $73,000 in 2024 and $71,100 in 2023, signaling sustained interest in access to justice work. Beyond law, the foundation funds medical research institutions and public health-related initiatives, including Stanford University Medical Center Development, which received $120,000 in 2024. Its stated purposes include support for research into occupational and environmental diseases, public awareness about workplace health and safety, access to legal system and governmental processes, poverty relief, and efforts to combat community deterioration. The grant record also includes education-related support through scholarships and youth programs, showing a mix of program areas rather than a single-cause profile.
Legal access is a central theme. In 2025, the foundation gave $75,000 to East Bay Community Law Center and $75,000 to Mississippi Center for Justice, both tied to public interest legal work. Its law-school and fellowship support appears in grants such as $44,500 to Uc Hastings Foundation in 2023 and $40,000 in 2025, reflecting a sustained pipeline for public interest legal careers. Medical research is another clear focus: Stanford University Medical Center Development received $120,000 in 2024, connecting the foundation to thoracic oncology and disease research. The foundation also supports hunger relief and community assistance, including $52,000 to Alameda County Community Food Bank in 2025. Youth and education show up through $40,000 to East Oakland Youth Development Center in 2025 for scholarships, alongside scholarship support to Berkeley Law Foundation in the same year.
The typical grant size is modest to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $17,500, and the 75th percentile is $34,500. Recent giving shows both recurring support and larger one-time awards. Bay Area Legal Aid, East Bay Community Law Center, Worksafe, Uc Berkeley Foundation, Uc Hastings Foundation, Alameda County Community Food Bank, and Mississippi Center for Justice each appear across multiple years, indicating repeat funding relationships. The foundation’s active programs are organized around general grants, mesothelioma and medical research, internships and fellowships, and scholarships. All listed programs state that unsolicited applications are not accepted.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $35K, with a median of $18K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$18K
75th Percentile
$35K
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The foundation gives most often in California, and 74% of its grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Oakland and Berkeley appear frequently, with San Francisco also represented through Uc Hastings Foundation. Outside California, recent grants reached Jackson, Mississippi; Longview, Washington; Baltimore, Maryland; and Boston, Massachusetts. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 118 grants recorded in the United States and no non-U.S. recipient countries shown.
Its grantmaking includes legal aid and public interest law, mesothelioma and other occupational or environmental disease research, scholarships and youth programs, community development and civil rights litigation, disaster and humanitarian relief, and food security support. The recent grants list includes law centers, research institutions, food banks, and youth development groups.
The typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $17,500 at the median, and $34,500 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $250,000 to Bay Area Legal Aid and $120,000 to Stanford University Medical Center Development.
No. The active grant programs listed for internships and fellowships, general grantmaking, mesothelioma and medical research, scholarships and youth stipends, and public interest legal careers all state that unsolicited applications are not accepted.
California is the top grant-recipient state, with 74% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include organizations in Oakland, Berkeley, and San Francisco, alongside grants to organizations in Mississippi, Washington, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
Several grantees appear in multiple years, which points to recurring support. Bay Area Legal Aid received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; East Bay Community Law Center appears in those same three years; and Worksafe, Uc Berkeley Foundation, Uc Hastings Foundation, Alameda County Community Food Bank, and Mississippi Center for Justice also recur across years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAY AREA LEGAL AID | OAKLAND, CA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY LAW CENTER | BERKELEY, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE | JACKSON, MS | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORKSAFE | OAKLAND, CA | $73,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BERKELEY LAW FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $55,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | OAKLAND, CA | $52,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| ACCELERATE CHANGE | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UC HASTINGS FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOREHOUSE COLLEGE | ATLANTA, GA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST OAKLAND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PROJECT WELL | OAKLAND, CA | $36,300 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEND A HAND FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRONICLE SEASON OF SHARING FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $29,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IMPACT FUND | BERKELEY, CA | $28,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UCSF FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| 100 BLACK MEN OF THE BAY AREA | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GLAD TIDINGS CHURCH | HAYWARD, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAM |
| MOSAIC PROJECT | OAKLAND, CA | $24,300 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE | OAKLAND, CA | $18,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PACIFIC BRIDGE CLUB | OAKLAND, CA | $17,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FRIENDS OF THE MISSION CAMPUS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOVNO COMMUNICATIONS | BERKELEY, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIROMENTAL CLINICS | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY MEALS ON WHEELS | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTH CAROLINA (HURRICANE HELENE RELIEF) | BOONE, IA | $10,000 | 2025 | HURRICANE HELENE |
| TURNOUT ACTIVISM | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE - ASIAN LAW CAUCUS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IMMIGRANT LEGAL DEFENSE | OAKLAND, CA | $8,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKERS RIGHTS | CONCORD, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LA RAZA CENTRO LEGAL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DREAM YARD PROJECT | BRONX, NY | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR FREEDOM CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EQUAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,300 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRO LEGAL DE LA RAZA | OAKLAND, CA | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CALIFORNIA RURAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION | SACRAMENTO, CA | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAY AREA LEGAL AID | OAKLAND, CA | $235,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER DEVELOPMENT | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $120,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SHILOH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP | LONGVIEW, WA | $75,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WORKSAFE | OAKLAND, CA | $74,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST BAY COMMUNITY LAW CENTER | BERKELEY, CA | $73,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | OAKLAND, CA | $50,100 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MISSISSIPPI CENTER FOR JUSTICE | JACKSON, MS | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION | BERKELEY, CA | $44,800 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEND A HAND FOUNDATION | OAKLAND, CA | $40,200 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST OAKLAND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER | OAKLAND, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UC HASTINGS FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PROJECT WELL | OAKLAND, CA | $31,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| IMPACT FUND | BERKELEY, CA | $29,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
WORKSAFE
$73,500GENERAL SUPPORT
BERKELEY LAW FOUNDATION
$55,000SCHOLARSHIP
SCHOLARSHIP
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PROJECT WELL
$36,300GENERAL SUPPORT
LEND A HAND FOUNDATION
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GLAD TIDINGS CHURCH
$25,000HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAM
PACIFIC BRIDGE CLUB
$17,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF THE MISSION CAMPUS
$15,500GENERAL SUPPORT
ASSOCIATION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIROMENTAL CLINICS
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKERS RIGHTS
$8,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR FREEDOM CENTER
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SHILOH CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WORKSAFE
$74,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEND A HAND FOUNDATION
$40,200GENERAL SUPPORT
PROJECT WELL
$31,500GENERAL SUPPORT
