The Bethlehem Foundation directs substantial, targeted grants to local health-care providers, disability services, and community empowerment/housing organizations in Northern California, often funding operating needs. Its portfolio blends support for faith-affiliated health ministries and hospitals with civic tenant-advocacy and services for people with visual impairments, indicating a local, service-oriented philanthropic focus.
Bethlehem Foundation - Agy Main’s recent giving is marked by repeated support for local service organizations in Northern California, especially health care, housing, disability services, and community infrastructure. One clear pattern is multi-year backing for the same grantees: St Joseph Health Northern California received $250,000 in 2024, and St Joseph Home Care Network received $100,000 in 2025 for general operating support. The foundation also returned to community-serving nonprofits such as Communities Advocating for Resident Empowerment Inc, which received $222,703 in 2023 and $111,352 in 2024, both for general support. Across the portfolio, grants are often unrestricted or broadly designated, which points to a funder focused on sustaining organizations rather than financing narrow projects. Its grantees include faith-affiliated health ministries, tenant organizing groups, organizations serving people who are blind or visually impaired, and housing providers. The result is a local grantmaking profile centered on essential services, with several organizations appearing more than once across the recent grant list.
Health care and related operating support are a major part of the portfolio. Bethlehem Foundation - Agy Main gave $250,000 in 2024 to St Joseph Health Northern California for general support and $100,000 in 2025 to St Joseph Home Care Network for general operating support. Disability services are another recurring area: Earle Baum Center of the Blind Inc received $200,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2025, both as general support. The foundation also funds housing and resident services. Pep Housing received $106,000 in 2024 for general support, while Committee on the Shelterless received $35,000 in 2025. Community food and senior services appear as well, including $80,000 each in 2024 and 2025 to Redwood Empire Food Bank and $43,000 in 2024 to Sebastopol Area Senior Center.
Typical grant size sits at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $39,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including Communities Advocating for Resident Empowerment Inc, Earle Baum Center of the Blind Inc, Redwood Empire Food Bank, Canine Companions for Independence, Fish of the Santa Rosa Area, and Christ Church United Methodist. Most grants are listed as general support or general operating support, which aligns with flexible operating funding. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$40K
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Concentrated, relatively large gifts to a small number of local organizations, with repeat grants to select core grantees and a willingness to fund general operating support.
Notable grantees: Communities Advocating for Resident Empowerment (CARE), Earle Baum Center of the Blind, St. Joseph Health Northern California, PEP Housing, St. Joseph Home Care Network
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly concentrated in California, which accounts for 95% of grants in the recent record. Santa Rosa appears frequently, with recipients such as St Joseph Health Northern California, Earle Baum Center of the Blind Inc, Redwood Empire Food Bank, St Joseph Home Care Network, and Fish of the Santa Rosa Area. Other California recipients include Encinitas, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Guerneville, Forestville, Sonoma, and Yuba City. Outside California, the recent list includes Christ Church United Methodist in New York, New York.
The recent grants show support for health care providers, disability services, housing and tenant organizations, food banks, senior services, and community centers. Examples include St Joseph Health Northern California, Earle Baum Center of the Blind Inc, Communities Advocating for Resident Empowerment Inc, Pep Housing, and Redwood Empire Food Bank.
Yes. The recent grants are largely labeled general support or general operating support, including awards to St Joseph Home Care Network, Sonoma Community Center, and several repeat recipients. That pattern suggests flexible funding for organizational needs rather than project-only grants.
The distribution centers around moderate-sized awards: $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $39,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes larger outliers, such as $250,000 to St Joseph Health Northern California and $222,703 to Communities Advocating for Resident Empowerment Inc.
Its grantmaking is concentrated in California, which accounts for 95% of grants in the recent record. Santa Rosa is a frequent recipient location, along with Encinitas, Sebastopol, Petaluma, Guerneville, Forestville, Sonoma, and Yuba City.
Yes. Several organizations appear multiple times across 2023 to 2025, including Communities Advocating for Resident Empowerment Inc, Earle Baum Center of the Blind Inc, Redwood Empire Food Bank, Canine Companions for Independence, Fish of the Santa Rosa Area, and Christ Church United Methodist.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST JOSEPH HOME CARE NETWORK | SANTA ROSA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| EARLE BAUM CENTER OF THE BLIND INC | Santa Rosa, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK | SANTA ROSA, CA | $80,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SONOMA FAMILY MEAL | Santa Rosa, CA | $45,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMITTEE ON THE SHELTERLESS | PETALUMA, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEBASTOPOL AREA SENIOR CENTER | SEBASTOOPOL, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY & FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY | GUERNEVILLE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOOD FOR THOUGHT | FORESTVILLE, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FISH OF THE SANTA ROSA AREA | SANTA ROSA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SONOMA COMMUNITY CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COUNCIL ON AGING SERVICES FOR SENIORS | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MAGIC TOOTH BUS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CALIFORNIA CAREFORCE | ROSEVILLE, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THE LIVING ROOM CENTER INC | SANTA ROSA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | OAKLAND, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano | Fairfield, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DENTISTS ON WHEELS | ALAMO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT | SEBASTOPOL, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GROCERIES FOR SENIORS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR WELL- BEING | SANTA ROSA, CA | $12,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REACH FOR HOME | HEALDSBURG, CA | $10,800 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MARIN HUMANE SOCIETY | NOVATO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LIONS CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED | PITTSBURG, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MARIN COMMUNITY CLINIC | NOVATO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OHLONE HUMANE SOCIETY INC | Fremont, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SECOND HARVEST OF THE GREATER VALLEY | MANTECA, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BURBANK RESIDENTS FORUM | SEBASTOPOL, CA | $1,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST JOSEPH HEALTH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | SANTA ROSA, CA | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHRIST CHURCH UNITED METHODIST | NEW YORK, NY | $125,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITIES ADVOCATING FOR RESIDENT EMPOWERMENT INC | ENCINITAS, CA | $111,352 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEP HOUSING | SANTA ROSA, CA | $106,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| REDWOOD EMPIRE FOOD BANK | SANTA ROSA, CA | $80,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE | SANTA ROSA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SEBASTOPOL AREA SENIOR CENTER | SEBASTOOPOL, CA | $43,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FISH OF THE SANTA ROSA AREA | SANTA ROSA, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COUNCIL ON AGING SERVICES FOR SENIORS | SANTA ROSA, CA | $27,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VINTAGE HOUSE SENIOR MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER OF SONOMA VALLEY | SONOMA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY & FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY | GUERNEVILLE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR WELL- BEING | SANTA ROSA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOOD FOR THOUGHT | FORESTVILLE, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| COMMITTEE ON THE SHELTERLESS | PETALUMA, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CIRCUIT RIDER COMMUNITY SERVICES | SANTA ROSA, CA | $17,695 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LIONS CENTER FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED | PITTSBURG, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | OAKLAND, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CERES COMMUNITY PROJECT | SEBASTOPOL, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMERGENCY PREP HELP | PETALUMA, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
ST JOSEPH HOME CARE NETWORK
$100,000GENERAL OPERATING
EARLE BAUM CENTER OF THE BLIND INC
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SONOMA FAMILY MEAL
$45,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMITTEE ON THE SHELTERLESS
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SEBASTOPOL AREA SENIOR CENTER
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FISH OF THE SANTA ROSA AREA
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MAGIC TOOTH BUS
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
CALIFORNIA CAREFORCE
$25,000GENERAL OPERATING
Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DENTISTS ON WHEELS
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
GROCERIES FOR SENIORS
$15,000GENERAL OPERATING
REACH FOR HOME
$10,800GENERAL OPERATING
MARIN COMMUNITY CLINIC
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
OHLONE HUMANE SOCIETY INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BURBANK RESIDENTS FORUM
$1,500GENERAL OPERATING
CHRIST CHURCH UNITED METHODIST
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITIES ADVOCATING FOR RESIDENT EMPOWERMENT INC
$111,352GENERAL SUPPORT
SEBASTOPOL AREA SENIOR CENTER
$43,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FISH OF THE SANTA ROSA AREA
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VINTAGE HOUSE SENIOR MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER OF SONOMA VALLEY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CIRCUIT RIDER COMMUNITY SERVICES
$17,695GENERAL SUPPORT
EMERGENCY PREP HELP
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT