Sereno 1% For Good Charitable Foundation directs 1% of Sereno Christie's real estate commissions to small-to-mid sized Northern California nonprofits, prioritizing unrestricted general operating support that advances equity, basic needs, and local community resilience. They fund services that expand education and college access, food security and disaster response, housing and economic opportunity, as well as environment/animal welfare and local arts organizations. Grants are typically modest and neighborhood-focused, supporting frontline service providers across Silicon Valley, the San Francisco Peninsula, Santa Cruz and the East Bay.
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Relatively small, mostly unrestricted grants ($2,000–$2,500 typical; community impact grants up to ~$10–15K) awarded via a mix of annual open application windows (Oct 1–31) for named funds, rolling/rapid-response awards for disaster relief, and ongoing quarterly selections for larger community impact grants; generally one grant per organization per year.
Apply to the specific fund during the Oct 1–31 annual window (decisions around Nov 15) for Education, Ecosystem, and Equity & Access awards; for disaster relief submit requests outside the cycle as crises arise (rapid-response); consider applying for unrestricted general operating support and expect modest award sizes—only one foundation grant per organization per year and larger Community Impact grants are selected quarterly and may be staff/agent-nominated.
Current and upcoming funding from Sereno 1% For Good Charitable Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local organizations addressing economic opportunity, food, or housing needs; generally limited to one grant per fund per fiscal year.
Deadline: Named funds annual application window: October 1–31 (example: Oct 1–31, 2024). Decisions typically communicated by mid-November. (2026 decision timeline references May 15.)
Who can apply: Local education-focused nonprofit organizations; generally limited to one grant per fund per fiscal year.
Deadline: Named funds annual application window: October 1–31 (example: Oct 1–31, 2024). Decisions typically communicated by mid-November (example: by Nov 15, 2024). Note: some funding cycles/decisions referenced for 2026 (Decisions by May 15, 2026) in source material.
Who can apply: Local organizations working in ecosystem-related areas; generally one grant per fund per fiscal year. No explicit requirement stated about 501(c)(3) or fiscal sponsorship in provided text.
Deadline: Annual application window: October 1–31 (decisions by ~November 15 for the 2024 cycle); other decision dates (e.g., May 15, 2026) have been noted in reporting.
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