The Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation concentrates on humanitarian relief, Jewish communal and Israel-focused organizations, and local social services in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their grants support emergency and disaster response (international and Israel-focused), Jewish advocacy and anti‑antisemitism efforts, and food security and education initiatives for underserved communities. They tend to fund both large international NGOs and local nonprofits that deliver direct services or strengthen Jewish life and safety.
A defining thread in Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation grantmaking is repeat support for conflict-response organizations at the million-dollar level. The foundation gave International Rescue Committee $2,100,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and Friends of United Hatzalah Inc received $1,000,000 in 2024 and again in 2025 for humanitarian disaster relief. That pattern sits alongside substantial support for Jewish communal and anti-antisemitism work, including a 2025 grant of $1,900,000 to American Jewish Committee. The portfolio also includes large awards for direct-service nonprofits. Second Harvest of Silicon Valley received $1,000,000 in 2023, $1,000,000 in 2024, and $600,000 in 2025 for food distribution, while Teach for All Inc received grants of $1,000,000 in 2023 and 2024, plus $250,000 in 2025, for education of low-income and historically marginalized students. Other recurring grantees include IsraAID US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc, Anti-Defamation League, and New Venture Fund Dba Thedreamus, showing a mix of emergency relief, community support, education, and advocacy.
Humanitarian relief is one of the foundation’s clearest themes. It gave $2,100,000 to International Rescue Committee in 2023 and again in 2024 to support people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster. IsraAID US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc also received $500,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for humanitarian disaster relief. In Jewish community support and anti-antisemitism work, the foundation awarded $1,900,000 to American Jewish Committee in 2025 and $500,000 to Anti-Defamation League in both 2023 and 2024, plus another $500,000 in 2025. For food security, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley received $1,000,000 in 2023 and 2024, then $600,000 in 2025, all for food distribution to local residents. Education funding includes $1,000,000 to Teach for All Inc in 2023 and 2024 for low-income and historically marginalized students, along with $250,000 to New Venture Fund Dba Thedreamus in 2025 for immigrant youth college access.
Typical grant size centers on $40,000 at the 25th percentile, a $50,000 median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent list also includes repeated seven-figure awards. The grant pattern is strongly recurring: International Rescue Committee, Friends of United Hatzalah Inc, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Teach for All Inc, Anti-Defamation League, and IsraAID US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc all appear in multiple years. The foundation is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recent grants also show a mix of operating support, direct-service support, and advocacy-related funding.
$8.1M
$290.5M
$78.1M
$10.6M
Most grants fall between $40K and $250K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$250K
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Relatively concentrated, large-dollar grants across a small portfolio: a mix of multi-grant support to a few recurring national/international organizations and several sizeable local institutional gifts. Funding emphasizes direct service delivery and crisis response, plus strategic support for Jewish communal infrastructure and advocacy.
Notable grantees: International Rescue Committee, Friends of United Hatzalah, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, American Jewish Committee, Teach For All
Grantmaking is national, but California receives the largest share of grants, with 58% of awards going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include San Jose, Palo Alto, San Mateo, and other Bay Area locations. Outside California, grants also land in New York, Washington, DC, Boston, Memphis, Huntington, and Williamsburg, showing a broad U.S. footprint rather than a single-city focus. All grants in the recent set go to U.S. recipients.
The clearest themes are humanitarian relief and conflict response, Jewish community support and anti-antisemitism work, food security in Silicon Valley, and education access for low-income, historically marginalized, and immigrant students. Recent grants also include reproductive health, services for families affected by incarceration and grief, and donor-advised-fund philanthropy support.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered at $40,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $250,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include much larger grants, including multiple seven-figure commitments.
Yes. Several grantees appear across multiple years, including International Rescue Committee, Friends of United Hatzalah Inc, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Teach for All Inc, Anti-Defamation League, and IsraAID US Global Humanitarian Assistance Inc. The recent record shows a recurring funding pattern rather than one-off awards only.
The foundation gives nationally, but California is the top state by grant count, with 58% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients include organizations in San Jose, Palo Alto, and San Mateo.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $1,900,000 | 2025 | ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL, AND TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF |
| WE CHARITY | WILLIAMSVILLE, NY | $1,000,000 | 2025 | EMPOWER PEOPLE TO CHANGE THE WORLD, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, ACHIEVING TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS |
| SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $600,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| UPSTREAM USA INC | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2025 | ENSURE THAT PATIENT-CENTERED CONTRACEPTIVE CARE IS BASIC HEALTHCARE |
| ISRAAID US GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INC (ISRAAID) | PALO ALTO, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATION TO REDUCE ANTI-SEMITISM AND HATE |
| PENNINSULA BRIDGE | SAN MATEO, CA | $325,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATION OF LOW-INCOME AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS |
| MARSHALL UNIVERSITY | HUNTINGTON, WV | $250,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | FACILITATE AND PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY THROUGH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS |
| NEW VENTURE FUND DBA THEDREAMUS | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG IMMIGRANT YOUTH |
| NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2025 | STRIVE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES, AND BY SAFEGUARDING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS |
| TEACH FOR ALL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT EDUCATION OF LOW-INCOME AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS |
| CONGREGATION BETH JACOB | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $115,000 | 2025 | BE A TRULY INCLUSIVE SYNAGOGUE, PROVIDING A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, WORSHIP, AND SOCIALIZE THAT MEET OUR MEMBERS AND THIER FAMILIES WHEREVER THEY ARE EDUCATIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PERSONALLY. |
| THE ONE CAMPAIGN | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC, MEDIA AND POLICYMAKERS AROUND THE WORLD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FIGHT EXTREME POVERTY AND PREVENTABLE DISEASES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD |
| PROJECT AVARY INC | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHILDREN OF INCARCERATED PARENTS |
| KARA | PALO ALTO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS NAVIGATING GRIEF AND LOSS |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI FOUNDATION | OXFORD, MS | $100,000 | 2025 | RECEIVING, RECEIPTING, INVESTING, AND DISTRIBUTING GIFTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SHATTERED BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER |
| CARE | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN AID |
| UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS INC | HUNTINGTON, WV | $75,000 | 2025 | FURTHERING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| PLANNED PARENTHHOD OF THE GREAT PLAINS | OVERLAND PARK, KS | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTH EAST AND NORTH FLORIDA | WEST PALM BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF MAR MONTE | SAN JOSE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF OF MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES |
| NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT WOMEN'S HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST HAWAII ALASKA INDIANAKENTUCKY | SEATTLE, WA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES |
| CAMP RAMAH IN CALIFORNIA | ENCINO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR JEWISH COLLEGE STUDENTS |
| GIRL EFFECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT WOMEN'S HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| YOLO FOOD BANK | WOODLAND, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| MERCED COUNTY FOOD BANK | MERCED, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| MERCY FOUNDATION NORTH | REDDING, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH |
| FOODLINK FOR TULARE COUNTRY | EXETER, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF BUTTE COUNTY INC | CHICO, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| YUBA-SUTTER FOOD BANK | YUBA CITY, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| FOOD FOR PEOPLE INC | EUREKA, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| IMPERIAL VALLEY FOOD BANK | IMPERIAL, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| AMADOR TUOLUMNE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY | JACKSON, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| KINGS COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION | HANFORD, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES |
| MENDOCINO FOOD AND NUTRITION INC | FORT BRAGG, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES | ARLINGTON, VA | $28,875 | 2025 | BE A SOURCE OF INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SEA SERVICES AND SPONSOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS WHICH ARE GEARED TOWARD THE SEA SERVICES |
| US NAVY HAMPTONS ROAD COUNCIL | NORFOLK, VA | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR US NAVY SERVICE MEMBERS |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE | NEW YORK, NY | $2,100,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SHATTERED BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER |
| TEACH FOR ALL INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT EDUCATION OF LOW-INCOME AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS |
| SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF |
| ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT EDUCATION TO REDUCE ANTI-SEMITISM AND HATE |
| ISRAAID US GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INC (ISRAAID) | PALO ALTO, CA | $500,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF |
| NEW VENTURE FUND DBA THEDREAMUS | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG IMMIGRANT YOUTH |
ENHANCE THE WELLBEING OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND ISRAEL, AND TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD
EMPOWER PEOPLE TO CHANGE THE WORLD, LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY, ACHIEVING TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES FOR THEMSELVES AND OTHERS
SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY
$600,000SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS
ENSURE THAT PATIENT-CENTERED CONTRACEPTIVE CARE IS BASIC HEALTHCARE
ISRAAID US GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INC (ISRAAID)
$500,000SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF
SUPPORT EDUCATION OF LOW-INCOME AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
$250,000EDUCATION
FACILITATE AND PROMOTE PHILANTHROPY THROUGH DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
NEW VENTURE FUND DBA THEDREAMUS
$250,000SUPPORT A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG IMMIGRANT YOUTH
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN INC
$250,000STRIVE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES, AND BY SAFEGUARDING INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS
SUPPORT EDUCATION OF LOW-INCOME AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS
CONGREGATION BETH JACOB
$115,000BE A TRULY INCLUSIVE SYNAGOGUE, PROVIDING A RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN, WORSHIP, AND SOCIALIZE THAT MEET OUR MEMBERS AND THIER FAMILIES WHEREVER THEY ARE EDUCATIONALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND PERSONALLY.
EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS AMONG THE PUBLIC, MEDIA AND POLICYMAKERS AROUND THE WORLD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FIGHT EXTREME POVERTY AND PREVENTABLE DISEASES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
RECEIVING, RECEIPTING, INVESTING, AND DISTRIBUTING GIFTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$100,000SUPPORT PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SHATTERED BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER
FURTHERING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTH EAST AND NORTH FLORIDA
$50,000SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES
SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES
SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES
SUPPORT WOMEN'S HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST HAWAII ALASKA INDIANAKENTUCKY
$50,000SUPPORT PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH-CARE AND FAMILY-PLANNING SERVICES
SUPPORT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR JEWISH COLLEGE STUDENTS
SUPPORT WOMEN'S HEALTH, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS
SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS
YUBA-SUTTER FOOD BANK
$40,000SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS
AMADOR TUOLUMNE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY
$40,000SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS
SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT DEVELOP SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES
MENDOCINO FOOD AND NUTRITION INC
$40,000SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS
NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES
$28,875BE A SOURCE OF INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SEA SERVICES AND SPONSOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS WHICH ARE GEARED TOWARD THE SEA SERVICES
US NAVY HAMPTONS ROAD COUNCIL
$20,000SUPPORT FOR US NAVY SERVICE MEMBERS
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
$2,100,000SUPPORT PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS ARE SHATTERED BY CONFLICT AND DISASTER
SUPPORT EDUCATION OF LOW-INCOME AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS
SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY
$1,000,000SUPPORT THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO LOCAL RESIDENTS
ISRAAID US GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE INC (ISRAAID)
$500,000SUPPORT HUMANITARIAN DISASTER RELIEF
NEW VENTURE FUND DBA THEDREAMUS
$250,000SUPPORT A COLLEGE EDUCATION FOR YOUNG IMMIGRANT YOUTH