The House Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy in the San Francisco Bay Area with a strong emphasis on STEM and technology heritage, K–12 education systems, and direct youth development programs. Grants are program-general and sizable, often awarded repeatedly to the same regional organizations, signaling long-term institutional support rather than one-off project funding. The foundation favors organizations that serve children and young people through education, mentorship, and after-school programming, with a visible interest in preserving computing history tied to Silicon Valley culture.
House Family Foundation’s largest recent grant went to the Computer History Museum, reflecting a clear interest in Silicon Valley’s computing and technology heritage. That museum appears again in the prior year, and the foundation also gives repeated support to organizations tied to education and youth development across the Bay Area. The pattern is not limited to museums: Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Boys & Girls Club, and Friends of the Children - Sf Bay Area all appear as repeat recipients, showing a mix of cultural preservation and direct service funding. The foundation’s grants are generally program-general and often substantial enough to function as core support. It backs institutions serving K–12 students, after-school participants, and young people in long-term mentorship settings, while also funding organizations connected to STEM learning and school improvement. Recent awards include support for Ace Charter, The Tech Museum, Eastside College Prep, Girls Inc of Alameda County, and Breakthrough Silicon Valley. In higher education and research-related giving, it has also supported UCSF Foundation and Northeastern University. The overall picture is of a Bay Area funder that concentrates on children, youth, and the region’s technology-and-education ecosystem rather than a broad national portfolio.
In computing history and technology museums, House Family Foundation gave $350,000 to Computer History Museum for general support, followed by $109,864 to the same institution in the prior year. That repeated funding aligns with its interest in preserving Silicon Valley’s STEM and technology heritage. For K–12 education system support, the foundation awarded $135,000 to Silicon Valley Education Foundation and another $134,578 the next year, both general grants. It also funded Ace Charter with $55,000 in 2024 and $30,000 in 2023, plus $50,000 in each of 2023 and 2024 to Krause Center for Innovation. Those awards point to ongoing support for school improvement and educator-facing work. Its youth-development giving includes $105,000 to Boys & Girls Club and $105,000 to Friends of the Children - Sf Bay Area in 2024. The foundation also supported Girls Inc of Alameda County with $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024, showing continued backing for programs serving children and young people.
House Family Foundation’s typical grant size sits at $5,000 at the 25th percentile, a median of $12,200, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. That distribution shows a mix of smaller awards and a meaningful number of mid- to higher-sized grants. The recent record also shows repeat giving: several recipients appear in consecutive years, including Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Boys & Girls Club, Friends of the Children - Sf Bay Area, Krause Center for Innovation, Ace Charter, and Girls Inc of Alameda County. Grants are listed as general support, suggesting flexible funding rather than tightly restricted project-only awards. The foundation is a private grantmaker and does not fund individuals or program-related investments.
$2M
$6.4M
$158K
$1.4M
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $12K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$12K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 86% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated, high-value grants with repeat funding to a small set of Bay Area organizations; grants are general operating in nature and split across culture/technology, education, and youth services rather than many small, one-off awards.
Notable grantees: Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Boys & Girls Club, Friends of the Children - SF Bay Area
House Family Foundation gives locally, with 86% of grants going to recipients in California and all recent grants in the United States. The strongest cluster is in the South Bay and nearby Bay Area communities: San Jose appears multiple times, along with San Francisco, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Oakland, Berkeley, Santa Clara, Los Altos Hills, and San Mateo. Saratoga also appears as a recipient city. Outside California, recent grants reached Boston, Houghton, and a single Midwest recipient, but the overall footprint remains tightly centered on the Bay Area.
The foundation supports museums tied to computing history, K–12 education organizations, after-school and youth-development programs, and long-term mentorship groups. Recent grantees include Computer History Museum, Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Boys & Girls Club, and Friends of the Children - Sf Bay Area.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Silicon Valley Education Foundation, Boys & Girls Club, Friends of the Children - Sf Bay Area, Krause Center for Innovation, Ace Charter, and Girls Inc of Alameda County. That pattern points to ongoing institutional support.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers around a $12,200 median. The 25th percentile is $5,000 and the 75th percentile is $50,000, so its awards range from smaller gifts to substantially larger general-support grants.
It gives most often in California, and 86% of its grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipient cities include San Jose, San Francisco, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Oakland, Berkeley, Santa Clara, Los Altos Hills, and San Mateo.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM | MOUNTIN VIEW, CA | $350,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SILICON VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $134,578 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SF BAY AREA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $105,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | MENLO PARK, CA | $105,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE TECH MUSEUM | SAN JOSE, CA | $55,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| ACE CHARTER | SAN JOSE, CA | $55,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| UCSF FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATION | LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREP | EAST PALO ALTO, CA | $42,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| EASTSIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| GIRLS INC OF ALAMEDA COUNTY | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| FOUNDATION FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION | EAST PALO ALTO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| TEAM4TECH | SAN MATEO, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MICHIGAN TECH UNIVERSITY | HOUGHTON, MI | $14,992 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CEID | BERKELEY, CA | $12,200 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| RAFT BAY AREA | SAN JOSE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HAKONE FOUNDATION | SARATOGA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SARATOGA AREA SENIOR CENTER | SARATOGA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MONTALVO ARTS CENTER | SARATOGA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE - SOUTH BAY | PALO ALTO, CA | $9,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION SUTTER HEALTH | SACRAMENTO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| COACHING CORP | OAKLAND, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CANCER CAREPOINT | SAN JOSE, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| REETHS PUFFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | MUSKEGON, MI | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MISC CHARITIES | SAN JOSE, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| THE STANFORD FUND | PALO ALTO, CA | $1,042 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE | PASADENA, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| GRACE ADVENTURE | MEARS, MI | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| SILICON VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $135,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM | MOUNTIN VIEW, CA | $109,864 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB | MENLO PARK, CA | $105,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SF BAY AREA | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATION | LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| UCSF FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| EASTSIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $31,500 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| ACE CHARTER | SAN JOSE, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| GIRLS INC OF ALAMEDA COUNTY | OAKLAND, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY | SANTA CLARA, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| FOUNDATION FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION | EAST PALO ALTO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| TEAM4TECH | SAN MATEO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| RAFT BAY AREA | SAN JOSE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| HAKONE FOUNDATION | SARATOGA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| SARATOGA AREA SENIOR CENTER | SARATOGA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| MONTALVO ARTS CENTER | SARATOGA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE | PASADENA, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CANCER CAREPOINT | SAN JOSE, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM
$350,000GENERAL
SILICON VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$134,578GENERAL
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SF BAY AREA
$105,000GENERAL
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
$105,000GENERAL
THE TECH MUSEUM
$55,000GENERAL
ACE CHARTER
$55,000GENERAL
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
GENERAL
UCSF FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL
KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATION
$50,000GENERAL
EASTSIDE COLLEGE PREP
$42,000GENERAL
EASTSIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$30,000GENERAL
GIRLS INC OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
$25,000GENERAL
BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY
$25,000GENERAL
FOUNDATION FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION
$15,000GENERAL
TEAM4TECH
$15,000GENERAL
MICHIGAN TECH UNIVERSITY
$14,992GENERAL
CEID
$12,200GENERAL
RAFT BAY AREA
$10,000GENERAL
HAKONE FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
SARATOGA AREA SENIOR CENTER
$10,000GENERAL
MONTALVO ARTS CENTER
$10,000GENERAL
PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE - SOUTH BAY
$9,000GENERAL
PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION SUTTER HEALTH
$5,000GENERAL
COACHING CORP
$5,000GENERAL
CANCER CAREPOINT
$5,000GENERAL
REETHS PUFFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$2,500GENERAL
MISC CHARITIES
$2,500GENERAL
THE STANFORD FUND
$1,042GENERAL
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE
$1,000GENERAL
GRACE ADVENTURE
$1,000GENERAL
SILICON VALLEY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$135,000GENERAL
COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM
$109,864GENERAL
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB
$105,000GENERAL
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - SF BAY AREA
$50,000GENERAL
KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATION
$50,000GENERAL
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
$50,000GENERAL
UCSF FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL
EASTSIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$31,500GENERAL
ACE CHARTER
$30,000GENERAL
BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY
$25,000GENERAL
GIRLS INC OF ALAMEDA COUNTY
$25,000GENERAL
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
$25,000GENERAL
FOUNDATION FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION
$10,000GENERAL
TEAM4TECH
$10,000GENERAL
RAFT BAY AREA
$10,000GENERAL
HAKONE FOUNDATION
$10,000GENERAL
SARATOGA AREA SENIOR CENTER
$10,000GENERAL
MONTALVO ARTS CENTER
$10,000GENERAL
POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE
$5,000GENERAL
CANCER CAREPOINT
$5,000GENERAL