The Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on higher education and medical research in the San Francisco Bay Area, favoring repeated, sizable gifts to a small set of institutions. Its support emphasizes campus capital projects, scholarship/academic program funding at Catholic and private universities, and targeted health research and fellowship expansion at major medical centers.
Repeated seven-figure gifts to a small group of Bay Area institutions define Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation’s giving. The foundation has supported Saint Mary’s College, the University of San Francisco, and the University of California San Francisco Foundation with large awards that recur across multiple years, pairing academic support with medical research and campus projects. Its grants also extend to affiliated health and family-service organizations, including California Pacific Medical Center Foundation, San Francisco General Hospital Foundation, and University of California - Family House. The pattern points to a concentrated local funder rather than a broad statewide grantmaker. Within higher education, the foundation backs Catholic and Jesuit institutions and names programs such as the USF Scholars Program and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. In health care, it funds cardiology research, pancreas cancer work, fellowship expansion, and hospital enhancements. The same institutions often appear again in later years, suggesting long-term relationships and multi-year commitments rather than isolated awards. Several grants also support buildings, academics, scholarships, and direct relief for families in crisis.
Higher education is a central theme. In 2025, Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation gave $2,213,480 to Saint Mary’s College for academics, and it also supported Santa Clara University with $1,305,000 in 2024 and $1,100,000 in 2025 for academics. Scholarship support appears alongside broader academic funding. The University of San Francisco received $2,123,275 in 2025 for the USF Scholars Program and academics, following $2,089,600 in 2024 and $1,035,000 in 2023 for the scholars program. Medical and hospital-related funding is another clear lane. The University of California San Francisco Foundation received $1,900,000 in 2025 for cardiology medical research, while California Pacific Medical Center Foundation received $868,333 in 2025 for Dr. Brotman G.I. Fellowship Program expansion. The foundation also funds service-focused work, including $600,000 in 2025 to Georgetown University for the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor and academics.
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$9.3M
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$13M
Most grants fall between $175K and $817K, with a median of $375K.
25th Percentile
$175K
Median
$375K
75th Percentile
$817K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving to a small number of repeat grantees in the Bay Area; multiple multi-year or multi-grant relationships focused on capital projects and programmatic/academic support, with occasional targeted health research/fellowship grants.
Notable grantees: Saint Mary’s College, University of San Francisco, University of California San Francisco Foundation, Santa Clara University, California Pacific Medical Center Foundation
Typical grants are large: the 25th percentile is $175,000, the median is $375,000, and the 75th percentile is $816,666. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same institutions across 2023, 2024, and 2025, especially in higher education and health care. This is a grantmaker with a local scope and a strong California concentration, with 85% of grants going to recipients in California. The pattern is institutional rather than individual in the recent grants list, even though the foundation can fund individuals. No application process is shown in the provided data.
Grant recipients are overwhelmingly in California, which accounts for 85% of grants. The most frequent recipient cities include San Francisco, Moraga, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Oakland, and Rohnert Park. Outside California, the recent grants list includes Washington, DC through Georgetown University. The country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 58 recent grants going to U.S. recipients and no non-U.S. awards in the data.
The recent grants list centers on colleges, universities, hospitals, and health foundations. Recipients include Saint Mary’s College, the University of San Francisco, the University of California San Francisco Foundation, California Pacific Medical Center Foundation, and San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. The purposes range from academics and scholarships to medical research, fellowship expansion, and hospital improvements.
Recent grants are generally substantial. The typical grant size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $175,000, a median of $375,000, and a 75th percentile of $816,666. Several awards in the list are in the seven-figure range, especially to universities and medical institutions.
Yes. The recent grants list shows multi-year support for several organizations, including the University of San Francisco in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Saint Mary’s College in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That pattern suggests ongoing institutional relationships.
Its giving is local and strongly centered in California. California recipients account for 85% of grants, and the most common recipient cities are San Francisco, Moraga, Santa Clara, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, Oakland, and Rohnert Park. The recent grants list is entirely U.S.-based.
Yes. The recent grants include higher education, student scholarships, cardiology research, pancreas cancer program support, gastroenterology fellowship expansion, hospital services, imaging center improvements, and relief for families in crisis. The foundation also supports an initiative for labor and the working poor.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE | MORAGA, CA | $2,213,480 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,123,275 | 2025 | PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE USF SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,900,000 | 2025 | FUNDING FOR CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL RESEARCH. |
| SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY | SANTA CLARA, CA | $1,100,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $868,333 | 2025 | PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DR. BROTMAN G.I. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EXPANSION. |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $600,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE KALMANOVITZ INITIATIVE FOR LABOR AND THE WORKING POOR AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $547,310 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. |
| SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA ROSA, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| THE ORDER OF MALTA CLINIC OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | OAKLAND, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SONOMA, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | ROHNERT PARK, CA | $375,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - FAMILY HOUSE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $358,333 | 2025 | TO HELP RELIEVE THE BURDEN FOR FAMILIES IN A TIME OF CRISIS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $350,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $234,800 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| SANCTUARY OF CULTURE FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY. |
| THE SANCTUARY OF CULTURE FOUNDATION INC | ATLANTA, GA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY. |
| JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OF SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY | BERKELEY, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | SEATTLE, WA | $30,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $2,089,600 | 2024 | PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE USF SCHOLARS PROGRAM. |
| SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE | MORAGA, CA | $1,827,077 | 2024 | PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BUILDING OF A RECREATION AND AQUATICS CENTER. |
| SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY | SANTA CLARA, CA | $1,305,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,100,000 | 2024 | PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. |
| CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $833,333 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DR. BROTMAN G.I. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EXPANSION. |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $800,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SONOMA, CA | $600,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE IMAGING CENTER. |
| SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA ROSA, CA | $500,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - FAMILY HOUSE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $408,333 | 2024 | TO HELP RELIEVE THE BURDEN FOR FAMILIES IN A TIME OF CRISIS. |
| SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | ROHNERT PARK, CA | $375,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY. |
| THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $277,200 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $257,970 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS. |
| ALEXANDER VALLEY HEALTHCARE | CLOVERDALE, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| THE ORDER OF MALTA CLINIC OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | OAKLAND, CA | $200,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OF SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY | BERKELEY, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| UCSF PEDIATRIC CENTER | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH. |
| SAINT ANTHONY'S FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| MERCY FOUNDATION | RANCHO CORDOVA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. |
| SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE | MORAGA, CA | $1,552,224 | 2023 | PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BUILDING OF A RECREATION AND AQUATICS CENTER. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,500,000 | 2023 | PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PANCREAS CANCER PROGRAM OF THE UCSF HELEN DILLER FAMILY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, FUNDING FOR CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,035,000 | 2023 | PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE USF SCHOLARS PROGRAM. |
| SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $850,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ACUTE CARE AND TRAUMA BUILDING. |
| CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $833,333 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DR. BROTMAN G.I. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EXPANSION. |
| SONOMA VALLEY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SONOMA, CA | $600,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE IMAGING CENTER. |
| SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | SANTA ROSA, CA | $500,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES. |
| GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY | WASHINGTON, DC | $430,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - FAMILY HOUSE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $408,333 | 2023 | TO HELP RELIEVE THE BURDEN FOR FAMILIES IN A TIME OF CRISIS. |
| SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY | ROHNERT PARK, CA | $375,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $350,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE LEADING CHANGE PROGRAM. |
| SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY | SANTA CLARA, CA | $290,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
| THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $234,800 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS. |
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE
$2,213,480TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE USF SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
FUNDING FOR CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL RESEARCH.
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
$1,100,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DR. BROTMAN G.I. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EXPANSION.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE KALMANOVITZ INITIATIVE FOR LABOR AND THE WORKING POOR AND TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
SANTA ROSA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$500,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
$375,000TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - FAMILY HOUSE
$358,333TO HELP RELIEVE THE BURDEN FOR FAMILIES IN A TIME OF CRISIS.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
$234,800TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
SANCTUARY OF CULTURE FOUNDATION
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY.
THE SANCTUARY OF CULTURE FOUNDATION INC
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY.
JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OF SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
$75,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$30,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE USF SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE
$1,827,077PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BUILDING OF A RECREATION AND AQUATICS CENTER.
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
$1,305,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DR. BROTMAN G.I. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EXPANSION.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE IMAGING CENTER.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - FAMILY HOUSE
$408,333TO HELP RELIEVE THE BURDEN FOR FAMILIES IN A TIME OF CRISIS.
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
$375,000TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
$277,200TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
JESUIT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OF SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
$75,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
UCSF PEDIATRIC CENTER
$30,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR RESEARCH.
SAINT ANTHONY'S FOUNDATION
$30,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE
$1,552,224PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE BUILDING OF A RECREATION AND AQUATICS CENTER.
PRIMARILY TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PANCREAS CANCER PROGRAM OF THE UCSF HELEN DILLER FAMILY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER, FUNDING FOR CARDIOLOGY MEDICAL RESEARCH, AND FUNDING FOR THE CENTER FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE USF SCHOLARS PROGRAM.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ACUTE CARE AND TRAUMA BUILDING.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DR. BROTMAN G.I. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EXPANSION.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENHANCEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE IMAGING CENTER.
TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - FAMILY HOUSE
$408,333TO HELP RELIEVE THE BURDEN FOR FAMILIES IN A TIME OF CRISIS.
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
$375,000TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONAL MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY.
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
$290,000TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
$234,800TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ACADEMICS.