This foundation concentrates its giving locally in Oakland/Emeryville, providing general operating support to a small set of cultural and education nonprofits. Grants are focused on strengthening community institutions—especially the Oakland Museum and organizations working on K–12 education and postsecondary pathways. The foundation favors repeat, unrestricted support to trusted local partners rather than one-off or highly restricted project grants.
Concentrated, modest-number grantmaking: a few mid-sized unrestricted grants per year with repeat funding to the same local organizations; emphasis on sustaining core operations rather than diversified national giving.
Maier Cornell C Tua shows a repeated pattern of general operating support for a small circle of Oakland nonprofits. Oakland Museum of California appears in the recent grants list in three separate years, including awards of $21,166 in 2024 and $14,899 in 2025, which points to an ongoing relationship rather than isolated project funding. The foundation also backed Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute with two identical operating grants of $21,166 in 2024 and $15,322 in 2023, linking its giving to education leadership and local institutional support. Oakland Promise received $14,899 in 2025 for general operating support, extending that same local approach into college and career readiness. Across the record on file, the foundation’s giving is compact and local, with all recent grants landing in Oakland, California. The structure of the grants suggests a preference for unrestricted support to established community organizations, especially in culture and education, rather than broad multi-issue grantmaking or individual awards.
Cultural institutions are a clear thread in Maier Cornell C Tua’s giving. Oakland Museum of California received general operating support in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including $21,166 in 2024 and $14,899 in 2025. In education leadership and reform, the foundation gave $21,166 in 2024 and $15,322 in 2023 to Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute, both for general operating support. College access also appears in the record: Oakland Promise received $14,899 in 2025 for general operating support. The foundation’s grants are all tied to Oakland organizations, and the stated purposes are operational rather than project-specific, which indicates support for institutional stability within local cultural and education nonprofits.
The recent grants show a tight cluster around the mid-$15,000 range, with a p25 of $15,005, a median of $15,322, and a p75 of $19,705. The record also includes two larger awards of $21,166 in 2024. Recipients appear across multiple years, including repeated support to the same organizations in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Maier Cornell C Tua is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grants in the file are all general operating support.
$103K
$738K
$35K
$45K
Most grants fall between $15K and $20K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$20K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: Oakland Museum of California, Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute, Oakland Promise
All recent grants in the file went to recipients in California, and the recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The grant record is concentrated in Oakland, with multiple awards to organizations located there. That local pattern fits the foundation’s stated geographic scope of giving, which is local, and the recent grants do not show any non-U.S. recipient countries.
The recent grants point to Oakland cultural and education nonprofits. Oakland Museum of California, Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute, and Oakland Promise each received general operating support, indicating a focus on institutional support rather than project-specific funding.
Typical grants cluster around the mid-$15,000 range. The provided distribution shows a p25 of $15,005, a median of $15,322, and a p75 of $19,705.
Yes. Oakland Museum of California appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute appears in 2023 and 2024. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing relationships with a small set of local nonprofits.
The grants listed are all general operating support. The pattern in the record is also consistent with unrestricted core funding for established community organizations.
The grant record is local and entirely in California. All recent grants go to Oakland recipients, and the recipient-country distribution is 100% U.S.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKLAND PROMISE | OAKLAND, CA | $14,899 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA | OAKLAND, CA | $14,899 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MARCUS A FOSTER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE | OAKLAND, CA | $21,166 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA | OAKLAND, CA | $21,166 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MARCUS A FOSTER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE | OAKLAND, CA | $15,322 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA | OAKLAND, CA | $15,322 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
OAKLAND PROMISE
$14,899GENERAL OPERATING
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
$14,899GENERAL OPERATING
MARCUS A FOSTER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
$21,166GENERAL OPERATING
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
$21,166GENERAL OPERATING
MARCUS A FOSTER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
$15,322GENERAL OPERATING
OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
$15,322GENERAL OPERATING