Bella Vista Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3345967. Reported 408 grants totalling $16.4M to 150 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Bella Vista Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $40,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $30,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $120,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Freshwater Trust | Portland, OR | $480,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $403,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County | San Jose, CA | $380,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Starvista | San Carlos, CA | $355,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Family Connections Centers | San Francisco, CA | $310,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | $310,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buckelew Programs | Novato, CA | $300,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Parent Services Project Inc | San Rafael, CA | $295,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid Klamath Watershed Council | Orleans, CA | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $247,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe & Sound | San Francisco, CA | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Somos Mayfair Inc | San Jose, CA | $245,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South Yuba River Citizens League | Nevada City, CA | $240,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart Community Service | San Jose, CA | $225,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Western Environmental Law Center | Eugene, OR | $215,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Good Samaritan Family Resource Center of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | San Francisco, CA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children Inc | San Francisco, CA | $205,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Sierra Fund | Nevada City, CA | $202,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| 826 Valencia | San Francisco, CA | $200,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gum Moon Residence Hall | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tandem Partners in Early Learning | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cora Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse | San Mateo, CA | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Springboard Collaborative | Philadelphia, PA | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sustainable Northwest | Portland, OR | $195,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Odd Fellow-Rebekah Childrens Home of California | Gilroy, CA | $185,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sierra Streams Institute | Nevada City, CA | $184,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mujeres Unidas Y Activas | San Francisco, CA | $180,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Regents of the University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $180,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Deschutes River Conservancy | Bend, OR | $177,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Beats Rhymes and Life Inc | Oakland, CA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Avary Inc | San Rafael, CA | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Access Institute for Psychological Services | San Francisco, CA | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lotus Bloom | Oakland, CA | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Jose Grail Family Services | San Jose, CA | $165,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Rivers Inc | Nevada City, CA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Education Fund | San Francisco, CA | $156,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lincoln | Oakland, CA | $155,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Wild | Portland, OR | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| South County Community Health Center Inc | East Palo Alto, CA | $150,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wu Yee Children's Services | San Francisco, CA | $145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountain Land Trust | Walla Walla, WA | $144,205 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Mountains Forest Partners | Mt Vernon, OR | $144,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Homeless Childrens Network | San Francisco, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Safe Passages | Oakland, CA | $135,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Family Connections | Palo Alto, CA | $130,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Puente De La Costa Sur | Pescadero, CA | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| At the Crossroads | San Francisco, CA | $125,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc | San Francisco, CA | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mattole Restoration Council | Petrolia, CA | $124,076 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Girlventures | Oakland, CA | $122,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bridge the Gap College Prep | Sausalito, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation | Bend, OR | $115,122 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Oregon Landwatch | Bend, OR | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Institute for Psychotherapy | San Rafael, CA | $115,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center(lyric) | San Francisco, CA | $115,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| One Life Counseling Center | San Carlos, CA | $110,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mission Graduates | San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Outward Bound California | San Francisco, CA | $110,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Postpartum Support Center | San Rafael, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Fork John Day Watershed Council | Long Creek, OR | $109,380 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La CASA De Las Madres | San Francisco, CA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Side By Side | San Anselmo, CA | $105,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hoopa Valley Tribe | Hoopa, CA | $101,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| 18 Reasons | San Francisco, CA | $100,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Feather River Land Trust | Quincy, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mount St Joseph-St Elizabeth (epiphany Center) | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Point Reyes Bird Observatory | Petaluma, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| San Francisco General Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International | San Francisco, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Shine Together Inc | Milpitas, CA | $95,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family & Children's Services | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Literacy for Environmental Justice | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Maidu Summit Consortium | Chester, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mount St Joseph-St Elizabeth | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Scores | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Foodwise Community | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Francisco CASA | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| City Youth Now | San Francisco, CA | $72,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Klamath Bird Observatory | Ashland, OR | $72,182 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Fork John Day Watershed Council | John Day, OR | $71,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Felton Institute | Alameda, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Healthy Black Families Inc | Berkeley, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | Truckee, CA | $69,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Creation Home Ministries | East Palo Alto, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Trout Unlimited | Graeagle, CA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asian Health Services | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Think Wild | Bend, OR | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Scott River Watershed Council | Etna, CA | $56,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holy Family Day Homes of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Plumas Corporation | Quincy, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Point Reyes Bird Observatory Dba Point Blue Conservation Science | Petaluma, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Real Options for City Kids | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Siskiyou Land Trust | Mt Shasta, CA | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Truckee River Watershed Council | Truckee, CA | $54,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Rivers Inc | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Homeless Children's Network | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Family Service | San Mateo, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Fisheries Resources | Eugene, OR | $42,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Home Within | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Heritage Indigenous Research Project | Nevada City, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Initiatives (peer Resources) | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Modoc Nation | Miami, OK | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund | Richmond, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trout Unlimited Inc | Arlington, VA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Forests | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bear Yuba Land Trust | Grass Valley, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Henry Ohlhoff House (ohloff Recovery Programs) | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Postpartum Support Center (postnatal Help) | San Anselmo, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spark Sf Public Schools | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Karuk Tribe | Orleans, CA | $34,524 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| America Scores Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edgewood Center for Children and Families | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Henry Ohlhoff House (ohlhoff Recovery Programs) | San Francisco, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Legacy Global Programs | Mesa, AZ | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Literacy Lab (litlab) | Mill Valley, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Marin Community Services | Novato, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Siskiyou County Economic Development Council | Yreka, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teen Success Inc | Milpitas, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern California Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $27,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $27,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Intersection for the Arts | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reach Out and Read Bay Area | Hayward, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reach Out and Read Inc | Boston, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aim High for High School | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates Program Inc | Concord, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Freedom Forward | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Magnolia Women's Recovery Programs | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sequoia Living Inc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The 5IVE Pillars Organization | Hayward, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sfcasa | San Francisco, CA | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peer Health Exchange Inc | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Unity Care Group | San Jose, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ultimate Impact Inc | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Silvix Resources | Eugene, OR | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oregon Natural Desert Association | Bend, OR | $12,100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Bay Children's Center | Novato, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Marinlink | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Coaition of 100 Black Women Inc San Francisco Chapter | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Cooking Services (kids Cooking for Life) | Larkspur, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Candid | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
100 of 150 (67%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 74%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Freshwater Trust
DRIVING NEW CONSERVATION FUNDING AND COORDINATED INVESTMENT TO RESTORATION - The Trust for Public Land
NORTHERN SIERRA CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCY - California Trout
MID-KLAMATH BASIN SALMON RECOVERY AND HABITAT RESTORATION - Buckelew Programs
FOR MATERNIDAD Y ESPERANZA (FORMERLY CALLED HEALTHY FAMILIES MARIN), A PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATES HOME VISITING SERVICES AND A SUPPORT GROUP WITH MEDICAL CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW PARENTS - Mid Klamath Watershed Council
WESTERN KLAMATH RESTORATION PARTNERSHIP, WKRP - Deschutes River Conservancy
TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WATER MARKETING PROGRAM TO FACILITATE WATER TRADING BETWEEN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS, MUNICIPALITIES, AND THE DESCHUTES RIVER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 327 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 100 | $4,334,252 | $40,000 |
| 2022 | 99 | $4,242,041 | $40,000 |
| 2023 | 104 | $4,040,372 | $39,500 |
| 2024 | 105 | $3,794,274 | $35,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Bella Vista Foundation has 77 of them, worth $6,054,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $240,000 |
| California Trout | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 |
| Mid Klamath Watershed Council | Orleans, CA | $150,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County | San Jose, CA | $130,000 |
| Safe & Sound | San Francisco, CA | $130,000 |
| Somos Mayfair Inc | San Jose, CA | $130,000 |
| South Yuba River Citizens League | Nevada City, CA | $120,000 |
| The Wild Salmon Center | Portland, OR | $120,000 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $120,000 |
| Tandem Partners in Early Learning | San Francisco, CA | $120,000 |
| The Freshwater Trust | Portland, OR | $120,000 |
| The Freshwater Trust | Portland, OR | $120,000 |
| Odd Fellow-Rebekah Childrens Home of California | Gilroy, CA | $120,000 |
| Starvista | San Carlos, CA | $120,000 |
| Deschutes River Conservancy | Bend, OR | $106,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 83% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $40,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Bella Vista Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1660 Bush Street 300, San Francisco, CA, 94109. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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