The Metaphysical Arts Foundation concentrates its giving in the San Francisco Bay/central coast region with a primary emphasis on health care — specifically a very large, targeted gift to pediatric cardiology — while also making smaller, locally focused awards to education and regional community/environmental programs. Grants are few but substantial in scale when directed to health institutions, and the foundation appears to support both faith-based college-preparatory education and place-based community initiatives on the Peninsula/Monterey coast.
Metaphysical Arts Foundation’s recent giving is defined by a single large medical commitment: a $900,000 grant to Palo Alto Medical Foundation for the Dr. Richard A. Greene Pediatric Cardiology Fund. That award stands apart in a portfolio that otherwise favors smaller, place-based grants across the San Francisco Bay Area and central coast. The foundation’s support reaches pediatric cardiology, Catholic college-preparatory education, and regional community programs, with recurring awards to organizations in San Jose, San Rafael, Monterey County, and the Peninsula. It has also backed schools and education intermediaries such as Cristo Rey San Jose, Ace Charter School, and East Side Education Foundation, along with community-oriented groups including Pebble Beach Company Foundation and Mountains to Sea. The pattern suggests a funder that concentrates on California institutions serving local students, families, and patients rather than dispersing gifts broadly. Across the recent grants list, the foundation appears to favor general support for operating organizations, while reserving its largest check for a named clinical fund tied to pediatric heart care.
In health care, Metaphysical Arts Foundation directed $900,000 to Palo Alto Medical Foundation for the Dr. Richard A. Greene Pediatric Cardiology Fund, signaling a major commitment to pediatric cardiology at a Palo Alto-area institution. In education, it gave $60,000 to Ace Charter School for general support and $40,000 to East Side Education Foundation for general support, alongside $30,000 grants to Cristo Rey San Jose and Bellarmine College Prep. The foundation also supports student-centered programming: Breakthrough Silicon Valley received $15,000 to support the organization’s students and programs. Its community and environmental giving includes $50,000 grants to Pebble Beach Company Foundation and Mountains to Sea, both for general support, as well as smaller awards to Canal Alliance, Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast, and Wildlife Center Silicon Valley. These grants show a mix of medical, educational, and local community priorities within California.
Typical grants cluster at $20,000 median, with a p25 of $20,000 and a p75 of $40,000. The recent record shows one outlier at $900,000, while most awards sit in the $10,000 to $60,000 range. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Ace Charter School, Pebble Beach Company Foundation, Mountains to Sea, Cristo Rey San Jose, Breakthrough Silicon Valley, Canal Alliance, East Side Education Foundation, Envision Your Pathway, and Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. Metaphysical Arts Foundation is a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent awards are primarily general support, with a few purpose-specific grants.
$285K
$40.7M
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Most grants fall between $20K and $40K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$40K
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Highly concentrated: a single very large health-sector grant accounts for the vast majority of giving, with a few smaller, one-off regional grants across education and community/environmental causes; favors targeted institutional gifts over many small awards.
Notable grantees: Palo Alto Medical Foundation (Dr. Richard A. Greene Pediatric Cardiology Fund), Cristo Rey San Jose - New Learning Lab, Mountains to Sea, Pebble Beach Company Foundation
Giving is local and entirely California-based in the recent grants list, with 100% of grants going to recipients in CA. San Jose appears often, including recipients such as Ace Charter School, Cristo Rey San Jose, Breakthrough Silicon Valley, Bellarmine College Prep, Overfelt High School, East Side Education Foundation, and Wildlife Center Silicon Valley. Other repeat locations include San Rafael, with Canal Alliance and Marin Promise Partnership; Salinas, with Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast; and Pebble Beach. The recipient map also reaches Palo Alto, Marin City, Morgan Hill, Irvine, and Kentfield, showing a Bay Area and central coast footprint rather than a statewide one.
Its recent grants center on pediatric cardiology, Catholic college-preparatory education, and Bay Area/central coast community or environmental programs. The list includes medical, school, and local community organizations, with most awards labeled general support and one large grant tied to a named pediatric cardiology fund.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $20,000 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $40,000 at the 75th percentile. Most recent grants fall within a $10,000 to $60,000 range, with one much larger medical grant at $900,000.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeated support for multiple recipients across 2024 and 2025, including Ace Charter School, Pebble Beach Company Foundation, Mountains to Sea, Cristo Rey San Jose, Breakthrough Silicon Valley, Canal Alliance, East Side Education Foundation, Envision Your Pathway, and Girls Incorporated of the Central Coast.
The foundation gives locally in California. Every grant in the recent list goes to a California recipient, and San Jose shows up frequently among the recipient cities, along with San Rafael, Salinas, Palo Alto, Pebble Beach, Morgan Hill, Irvine, and Kentfield.
The largest recent grant is $900,000 to Palo Alto Medical Foundation for the Dr. Richard A. Greene Pediatric Cardiology Fund. That award is far larger than the foundation’s other recent gifts, which are generally in the $10,000 to $60,000 range.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE CHARTER SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOUNTAINS TO SEA | IRVINE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST SIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARIN PROMISE PARTNERSHIP | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BELLARMINE COLLEGE PREP | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OVERFELT HIGH SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CRISTO REY SAN JOSE | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CRISTO REY SAN JOSE | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOUNTAINS TO SEA | IRVINE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ACE CHARTER SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CANAL ALLIANCE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GIRLS INCORPORATED OF THE CENTRAL COAST | SALINAS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CANAL ALLIANCE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GIRLS INCORPORATED OF THE CENTRAL COAS | SALINAS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST SIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENVISION YOUR PATHWAY | MORGAN HILL, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARIN PROMISE PARTNERSHIP | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENVISION YOUR PATHWAY | MORGAN HILL, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PATHWAYS TO PROMISE | KANSAS CITY, MO | $57 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION | PALO ALTO, CA | $900,000 | 2024 | GRANT TO THE DR. RICHARD A. GREENE PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY FUND. |
| PEBBLE BEACH COMPANY FOUNDATION | PEBBLE BEACH, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MOUNTAINS TO SEA | IRVINE, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CRISTO REY SAN JOSE - NEW LEARNING LAB | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EAST SIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENVISION YOUR PATHWAY | MORGAN HILL, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARIN PROMISE | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COLLEGE OF MARIN FOUNDATION | KENTFIELD, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HANNAL PROJECT PARTNER ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT | MARIN CITY, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S STUDENTS AND PROGRAMS. |
| WILDLIFE CENTER SILICON VALLEY 501C3 | SAN JOSE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
MOUNTAINS TO SEA
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EAST SIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
BELLARMINE COLLEGE PREP
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
OVERFELT HIGH SCHOOL
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CRISTO REY SAN JOSE
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CRISTO REY SAN JOSE
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MOUNTAINS TO SEA
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GIRLS INCORPORATED OF THE CENTRAL COAS
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EAST SIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ENVISION YOUR PATHWAY
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ENVISION YOUR PATHWAY
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PATHWAYS TO PROMISE
$57GENERAL SUPPORT
PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$900,000GRANT TO THE DR. RICHARD A. GREENE PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY FUND.
MOUNTAINS TO SEA
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EAST SIDE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ENVISION YOUR PATHWAY
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MARIN PROMISE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S STUDENTS AND PROGRAMS.
WILDLIFE CENTER SILICON VALLEY 501C3
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT