Mission City Community Fund is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to enriching quality of life in the local community by directing donations to programs in social services, education, health care, theater & arts, and the environment.
Mission City Community Fund directs local giving across Santa Clara and surrounding Silicon Valley through a mix of general support, scholarships, and recognition awards. A defining feature of the fund is its founder-linked community service award: the Austen Warburton Community Service Award honors leadership in public service, fundraising that benefits the fund’s five areas of giving, or promotion of constitutional ideals. That emphasis on civic contribution sits alongside grants to nonprofits working in social services, healthcare, education, the environment, and theater and arts. The fund also maintains scholarship programs for Santa Clara students, tying its giving to youth and post-secondary access. Recent grants show the breadth of its nonprofit relationships, from Bill Wilson Center in Santa Clara to Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley in San Jose. The grant record includes support for community service organizations, schools, health-related nonprofits, arts groups, and environmental work, all within a local service area. Mission City Community Fund is an all-volunteer public charity, and its grantmaking is centered on organizations serving the city of Santa Clara and the broader Silicon Valley community.
In social services, the fund gave $15,000 to Bill Wilson Center for general support and $10,000 to Next Door Solutions for general support. Those awards fit its recurring pattern of backing nonprofit operating needs rather than narrow project-only requests. Healthcare appears in support for The Health Trust, which received $9,300 for general support, and Pink Ribbon Good, which received $6,500. Education is another clear lane: Sacred Heart Nativity School received $7,500, while The Creekside School received $6,500, both for general support. The fund also supports environmental and arts-related work. Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley received $11,350, and Contemporary Asian Theater Scene received $6,000, both as general support. This mix shows a local portfolio that touches multiple community needs rather than a single program area.
Mission City Community Fund’s typical grant sizes cluster tightly around the low thousands, with a p25 of $7,275, a median of $8,400, and a p75 of $9,825. Recent awards also show repeated general support rather than highly restricted project funding. The fund is a public charity and an all-volunteer nonprofit, and it offers open grant programs that accept unsolicited applications in several categories. Its scholarship line is separate from its nonprofit grantmaking, and some awards are annual recognition or scholarship programs rather than standard nonprofit grants.
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Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
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The fund gives entirely within the United States, and every recent grant in the dataset went to California recipients. Santa Clara appears alongside San Jose most often in the recent grant list, with additional grants in Los Altos, Milpitas, and San Ramon. The geographic pattern matches its local scope of giving, centered on the City of Santa Clara and surrounding Silicon Valley.
Its active grant programs focus on nonprofits serving social services, healthcare, education, environment, and theater and arts. The recent grants list also shows support for community service, schools, and local recognition awards tied to the founder’s civic ideals.
Typical grants cluster in the low thousands, with a p25 of $7,275, a median of $8,400, and a p75 of $9,825. Recent awards in the dataset include both larger and smaller general-support grants around that range.
Yes, several active grant programs accept unsolicited applications, including the MCCF General Grants cycles, Community Grants, and the Austen Warburton Community Service Award. The student scholarship program is also marked as accepting unsolicited applications.
Its giving is local, centered on the City of Santa Clara and surrounding Silicon Valley. In the recent grants list, recipients are in Santa Clara, San Jose, Los Altos, Milpitas, and San Ramon, all in California.
Yes. The fund has scholarship programs for local students, including annual $1,000 scholarships for graduating seniors from the six high schools in Santa Clara Unified School District. It also lists broader scholarship and award programming tied to the local community.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BILL WILSON CENTER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JW HOUSE | SANTA CLARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANTA CLARA POLICE ACTIVITY LEAGUE | SANTA CLARA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAY AREA WOMEN'S SPORTS INITIATIVE | SAN JOSE, CA | $8,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE CREEKSIDE SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PINK RIBBON GOOD | LOS ALTOS, CA | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SANTA CLARA LIBRARY FOUNDATION | SANTA CLARA, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SENTINELS OF FREEDOM | SAN RAMON, CA | $5,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOME FIRST SERVICES | MILPITAS, CA | $5,250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS | SAN JOSE, CA | $7,875 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AWO | LOS GATOS, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HEALTH TRUST | SAN JOSE, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SENTINELS OF FREEDOM | SAN RAMON, CA | $5,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPEN DOOR TO FUTURE POSSIBILITIES | SAN JOSE, CA | $5,250 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILDLIFE CENTER OF SILICON VALLEY | SAN JOSE, CA | $11,350 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NEXT DOOR SOLUTIONS | SAN JOSE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE HEALTH TRUST | SAN JOSE, CA | $9,300 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SACRED HEART NATIVITY SCHOOL | SAN JOSE, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SUNDAY FRIENDS FOUNDATION | SAN JOSE, CA | $7,200 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONTEMPORARY ASIAN THEATER SCENE | SAN JOSE, CA | $6,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
SANTA CLARA POLICE ACTIVITY LEAGUE
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE CREEKSIDE SCHOOL
$6,500GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT
SANTA CLARA LIBRARY FOUNDATION
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SENTINELS OF FREEDOM
$5,250GENERAL SUPPORT
AWO
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SENTINELS OF FREEDOM
$5,250GENERAL SUPPORT
OPEN DOOR TO FUTURE POSSIBILITIES
$5,250GENERAL SUPPORT
WILDLIFE CENTER OF SILICON VALLEY
$11,350GENERAL SUPPORT
SACRED HEART NATIVITY SCHOOL
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN THEATER SCENE
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
