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Who can apply: Supports public and private sector organizations helping maintain, expand, or create health services that address unmet community needs.
About Mission City Community Fund
Mission City Community Fund is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to enriching quality of life in the local community by directing donations to programs in social services, education, health care, theater & arts, and the environment.
Focus Areas
Social servicesHealthcareEducationEnvironmentTheater and artsYouth scholarships
Funding Style
general operating supportunrestricted fundingcore/organizational support
About Mission City Community Fund
Mission City Community Fund directs local giving across Santa Clara and surrounding Silicon Valley through a mix of general support, scholarships, and recognition awards. A defining feature of the fund is its founder-linked community service award: the Austen Warburton Community Service Award honors leadership in public service, fundraising that benefits the fund’s five areas of giving, or promotion of constitutional ideals. That emphasis on civic contribution sits alongside grants to nonprofits working in social services, healthcare, education, the environment, and theater and arts. The fund also maintains scholarship programs for Santa Clara students, tying its giving to youth and post-secondary access. Recent grants show the breadth of its nonprofit relationships, from Bill Wilson Center in Santa Clara to Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley in San Jose. The grant record includes support for community service organizations, schools, health-related nonprofits, arts groups, and environmental work, all within a local service area. Mission City Community Fund is an all-volunteer public charity, and its grantmaking is centered on organizations serving the city of Santa Clara and the broader Silicon Valley community.
What Mission City Community Fund Funds
In social services, the fund gave $15,000 to Bill Wilson Center for general support and $10,000 to Next Door Solutions for general support. Those awards fit its recurring pattern of backing nonprofit operating needs rather than narrow project-only requests. Healthcare appears in support for The Health Trust, which received $9,300 for general support, and Pink Ribbon Good, which received $6,500. Education is another clear lane: Sacred Heart Nativity School received $7,500, while The Creekside School received $6,500, both for general support. The fund also supports environmental and arts-related work. Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley received $11,350, and Contemporary Asian Theater Scene received $6,000, both as general support. This mix shows a local portfolio that touches multiple community needs rather than a single program area.
How Mission City Community Fund Gives
Mission City Community Fund’s typical grant sizes cluster tightly around the low thousands, with a p25 of $7,275, a median of $8,400, and a p75 of $9,825. Recent awards also show repeated general support rather than highly restricted project funding. The fund is a public charity and an all-volunteer nonprofit, and it offers open grant programs that accept unsolicited applications in several categories. Its scholarship line is separate from its nonprofit grantmaking, and some awards are annual recognition or scholarship programs rather than standard nonprofit grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$73K
Total Assets
$176K
Total Revenue
$247K
Total Expenses
$260K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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