Leo M Shortino Family Foundation

About Leo M Shortino Family Foundation

Leo M Shortino Family Foundation centers its giving on youth in San José who have limited access to resources, with support that often combines direct services, schooling, enrichment, and student support. In the recent grants list, Franklin-Mckinley School District received $190,000 in 2025 for summer school programming, the largest grant shown, while Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley received $126,000 for summer programming. Those awards point to a funder that backs youth development through schools and community organizations rather than through a single program model. The foundation’s portfolio also includes repeated support for City Year San Jose Silicon Valley, YMCA of Silicon Valley, Springboard Collaborative, and Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School. Across those grants, the foundation supports summer learning, scholarship programs, school-based wellness, and general operating support. Its stated focus areas include academic enrichment, supportive scholarships, arts education, mental health and mentoring, and aligned community collaboratives. The result is a local grantmaking pattern built around youth-serving organizations that work with K-12 students, college-bound students, and foster youth transitioning to college in San José and nearby communities.

What Leo M Shortino Family Foundation Funds

Academic enrichment is a clear priority. Franklin-Mckinley School District received $170,000 in 2023 for summer extended learning, and Springboard Collaborative received $100,000 in 2023 for summer extended learning program support, followed by $100,000 in 2024 for Springboard Summer. YMCA of Silicon Valley also received summer learning support, including $90,000 in 2023. Scholarships and college access are another recurring theme. Kiwanis Club of San Jose Foundation received $80,000 in 2023 for its scholarship program, and Bellarmine College Preparatory received $60,000 in 2024 for the Wade Family Tuition Assistance Fund. The foundation also funds general operating support at Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School, with grants of $55,000 in 2023 and $56,000 in 2025. Arts and wellness appear in the same grantmaking pattern. School of Arts and Culture at Mhp received $125,000 in 2023 for property acquisition and $53,000 in 2024 and 2025 for general operating support. Valley Health Foundation received $80,000 in 2024 for a school-based wellness center grant program.

How Leo M Shortino Family Foundation Gives