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Joseph & Mercedes Mcmicking Foundation
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About Joseph & Mercedes Mcmicking Foundation
Joseph & Mercedes McMicking created the McMicking Foundation to benefit children’s education.
Focus Areas
EducationTuition assistance / scholarshipsTechnologyArts educationScience educationMuseum/ cultural educational programs
Who They Fund
K-8 studentshigh school studentscollege-bound / scholarship recipientspreschool-aged childrenBay Area youth (San Francisco, Oakland, East Bay, Visitacion Valley)
Funding Style
direct service / program funding
About Joseph & Mercedes Mcmicking Foundation
The Joseph & Mercedes Mcmicking Foundation’s giving is built around children’s education in the San Francisco Bay Area, with repeated support for tuition assistance, literacy, science, arts, and technology. The foundation’s recent record shows a steady pattern of funding schools and youth-serving nonprofits rather than large one-time awards, and it also makes grants to individuals. Its program descriptions point to support for K-8 tuition assistance, high school tuition assistance, college readiness, and pre-K through after-school support, all centered on children and families in the Bay Area. Recent grants show how that mission appears in practice. Saint Elizabeth’s Elementary School received support for K-8 tuition assistance and other support, while Archbishop Riordan High School received funding for high school tuition assistance and related programs. The foundation also funds nonprofit partners that build educational access through different channels, including Reading Partners for a San Francisco program and Scientific Adventures for Girls for science programs. In the recent grant list, awards cluster around schools and organizations serving students in Oakland, San Francisco, Burlingame, Daly City, Hayward, Newark, and Kentfield.
What Joseph & Mercedes Mcmicking Foundation Funds
Education is the foundation’s core thread, and several recent awards point to tuition support across school levels. Saint Elizabeth’s Elementary School received $20,000 for K-8 tuition assistance and other support, and Archbishop Riordan High School received $20,000 for high school tuition assistance and other support. Literacy appears as a distinct program area as well. Reading Partners received $20,000 for its San Francisco program, matching the foundation’s literacy-program category for children. The foundation also funds enrichment in science and the arts. Scientific Adventures for Girls received $15,000 for science programs, and Jazz Education Ensemble received $15,000 for music and cultural programs for children. These grants fit the stated emphasis on education, science, arts, and technology for Bay Area children and families.
How Joseph & Mercedes Mcmicking Foundation Gives
Typical grants sit in a narrow band: the 25th percentile is $7,500, while both the median and 75th percentile are $10,000. That means many awards cluster at modest, repeated levels even though the recent list also includes larger $15,000 to $25,000 grants. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it funds individuals in addition to organizations. Its grant programs include competitive and general-grantmaking options, and several program descriptions say unsolicited requests are accepted. The recent list also shows repeat support to the same recipients across multiple years, including school-based and nonprofit grantees.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$797K
Total Assets
$17.2M
Total Revenue
$633K
Total Expenses
$1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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