Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
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About Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation concentrates its giving on large, strategic investments in health/biomedical research at UCSF and community violence reduction work. Grants are few but substantial and often listed as core support or discretionary, indicating trust-based, flexible funding for institutional priorities and frontline intervention programs.
Focus Areas
Biomedical and medical research support at University of California, San Francisco (core/general support)Community violence interruption and credible-messenger programs (Advance Peace)Flexible/core operating support for mission-driven institutions
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: a very small number of large grants (six-figure to seven-figure) with repeat funding to UCSF and significant single grants to community violence prevention; emphasis on core/general support and donor-discretionary funding rather than many small, restricted awards.
Funding Style
core project supportsmall opportunity / seed grantsstaff-discretionary grantsboard-discretionary grants
About Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation
The Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation’s recent giving is marked by large core grants to health and justice organizations, especially a $1.5 million award to the University of California San Francisco Foundation Amend in 2025. That scale fits a broader pattern of substantial, flexible support rather than small, one-off project awards. Another recurring anchor is Advance Peace, which received $900,000 in 2025 and $850,000 in 2024, showing continued backing for community violence intervention work. The foundation also repeatedly funds the National Religious Campaign Against Torture for the Unlock the Box Campaign, with awards ranging from $325,000 to $850,000 across 2024 and 2025. In the violence-prevention and justice-reform space, grants go to organizations such as Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Obo Solitary Watch, the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, and Health Resources in Action on behalf of the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention. Across the recent record, the foundation appears to favor institutional partners, coalition work, and core support for organizations operating in health equity, violence reduction, and criminal justice reform.
What Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation Funds
Biomedical and medical research support is a clear strand of the foundation’s work: the University of California San Francisco Foundation received $1.25 million in 2024 and $250,000 in 2023, both as core support or project support. Community violence intervention is another major area, reflected in a $900,000 staff discretionary small opportunity grant to Advance Peace in 2025 and a $400,000 core grant to the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform in 2025. The foundation also funds anti-torture and solitary-confinement work; the National Religious Campaign Against Torture for Unlock the Box Campaign received $850,000 in 2025, while Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Obo Solitary Watch received $500,000 in 2025. It also supports coalition infrastructure, including $300,000 to Cities United a Project of Tides Center in 2025.
How Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation Gives
Typical grants are sizable: the p25 is $6,750, the median is $20,000, and the p75 is $150,000. Recent awards show a much larger upper tier, with several grants in the $300,000 to $1,500,000 range. The foundation gives through core grants, project support, and occasional staff-discretionary small opportunity grants. Recipients also appear across multiple years, including Advance Peace, the University of California San Francisco Foundation, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, Cities United a Project of Tides Center, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, and Health Resources in Action. It is a regular funder, not a DAF or PRI maker, and the active programs listed do not indicate an open unsolicited application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$8.9M
Total Assets
$39.1M
Total Revenue
$8.1M
Total Expenses
$10.9M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $150K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$150K
Geographic Reach
National16 states funded
About 21% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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