About Tipping Point Community
We build community to advance the most promising poverty-fighting solutions.
Focus Areas
HousingEarly ChildhoodEducationEmploymentPolicy & Advocacy / Research
Who They Fund
young children and families (early childhood)students and college-bound/first-generation scholarspeople experiencing housing instability / low-income rentersjobseekers and entry-level workers (including recruitment into trades/public service)Black mothers and Black familiesOakland and California-based communities
Funding Style
About Tipping Point Community
Tipping Point Community’s recent funding shows a sustained focus on housing, with large grants also flowing to early childhood research and service delivery, employment pathways, and cross-sector poverty solutions. In 2023, the foundation gave $1,778,478 to Ucsf for the Child Trauma Research Program/Better Futures, pairing research with child and family support. It also backed San Francisco’s homelessness response and legal services, including $1,300,000 to the Human Services Agency of San Francisco for Better Futures and $1,250,000 to Open Door Legal for a housing issue-area grant. The portfolio extends beyond direct services: Bay Area Community Services received $881,316 in 2025 for housing work, while First Place for Youth received $845,400 the same year. Across the grants list, the pattern is multi-year, program-specific funding to Bay Area organizations working on poverty-fighting solutions in housing, education, employment, and early childhood. The mix includes public agencies, nonprofits, and research institutions, with support directed to both service delivery and evidence-building.
What Tipping Point Community Funds
Housing is the most visible part of the portfolio. Tipping Point Community awarded $1,550,543 to Community Action Marin for a housing issue-area grant, $1,395,000 to Hope Solutions for housing, and $907,100 to Larkin Street Youth Services for housing work. Early childhood support appears through service and research funding: Ucsf received $1,000,000 in 2024 for the Child Trauma Research Program / Early Childhood Issue Area and Mental Health Issue Area. Employment grants also show up, including $600,000 to Year Up for an employment issue-area grant. The foundation also supports systems-oriented child and family work through Better Futures and related program areas, linking direct services with research and policy-adjacent investments.
How Tipping Point Community Gives
Typical grant size sits at a median of $223,750, with a p25 of $52,500 and a p75 of $364,500. The recent grants list shows recurring relationships rather than one-off awards: Ucsf, Bay Area Community Services, First Place for Youth, Lifemoves, Compass Family Services, Larkin Street Youth Services, and Year Up all appear more than once across 2023–2025. Tipping Point Community is a regular funder, not a donor-advised fund, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its active programs emphasize multi-year, unrestricted, and programmatic grants, often paired with capacity-building and strategic support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$26.3M
Total Assets
$86.6M
Total Revenue
$52.2M
Total Expenses
$46.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $53K and $365K, with a median of $224K.
25th Percentile
$53K
Median
$224K
75th Percentile
$365K
Geographic Reach
Local10 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SAM COBBS
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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