The William G Gilmore Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-6079493. Reported 349 grants totalling $7,670,000 to 104 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. The William G Gilmore 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $1,500 and the largest $247,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland Art Museum | Portland, OR | $972,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catlin Gabel School | Portland, OR | $615,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Children - Portland | Portland, OR | $445,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| First Baptist Church | Portland, OR | $347,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Avenues for Youth | Portland, OR | $170,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Willamette University | Salem, OR | $165,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Edwards Work-Activity Center Inc | Aloha, OR | $135,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization | San Francisco, CA | $113,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marin Catholic High School | Kentfield, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Oregon Symphony Association | Portland, OR | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Project Avary Inc | San Rafael, CA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Blessing in a Backpack | Louisville, KY | $90,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Stern Grove Festival Association | San Francisco, CA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland Inc | Oakland, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Japanese Garden Society of Oregon | Portland, OR | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal Aid at Work | San Francisco, CA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bay Area Legal Aid | Oakland, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| My New Red Shoes | Redwood City, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Walt Disney Family Museum | San Francisco, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| At the Crossroads | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| College Track | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeless Youth Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mary Elizabeth Inn | San Francisco, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (boss) | Berkeley, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Compass Family Services | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation | San Francisco, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Alive & Free | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Centers for Equity and Success Inc | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central City Hospitality House | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Childrens Literacy Project | Lake Oswego, OR | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| City Youth Now | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medical Teams International | Portland, OR | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mission Graduates | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save Mount Diablo | Walnut Creek, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Service Opportunity for Seniors | San Leandro, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Soar for Youth | Berkeley, CA | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Anthony Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| West Contra Costa Salesian Boys & Girls Club | Richmond, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Women Against Rape | San Francisco, CA | $58,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Aim High for High School | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area | Oakland, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| CAMP45 Contemporary | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Episcopal Community Services of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Exploring New Horizons Outdoor Schools | Santa Cruz, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lindsay Wildlife Museum | Walnut Creek, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Andrew Nativity School | Portland, OR | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The San Francisco Particular Council of the Society of St Vincent De Paul | San Francisco, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa | Martinez, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates (casa) of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La CASA De Las Madres | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Okizu Foundation | Novato, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oregon Food Bank Inc | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Northwest College of Art | Portland, OR | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waterside Workshops | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Curry Senior Center | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Bay Children's Law Offices Incorporated | Oakland, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hamilton Families | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legal Services for Children Inc | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Safe & Sound | San Francisco, CA | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| San Francisco CASA | San Francisco, CA | $43,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Door Ventures | San Francisco, CA | $42,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Berkeley Food and Housing Project | Berkeley, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Community Housing Partnership Dba Homerise | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends & Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Oakland Public Library | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Re-Entry Outreach Centers | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Insight Housing | Berkeley, CA | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| KIPP Bay Area Schools | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raphael House of Portland | Portland, OR | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Charlotte Maxwell Clinic | Oakland, CA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food Runners | San Francisco, CA | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rose Haven Cic | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Academy | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Uaspire Inc | Boston, MA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beaverton Arts Foundation Inc | Beaverton, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| De La Salle North Catholic High School | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Extrafood | Kentfield, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Baptist Church Drop- Food Ministry | Portland, OR | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Berkeley Food and Housing Project (insight Housing) | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Centers for Equity and Success Inc (success Centers) | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Liberty Ship Memorial | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Potluck in the Park | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Raphael House of San Francisco Inc | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uaspire Inc | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Growing Gardens | Portland, OR | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Court Appointed Special Advocates | San Francisco, CA | $13,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| CASA of San Mateo County | Redwood City, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| On Lok Day Services | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| On Lok Day Services 30TH Street Senior Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Portland Oic | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seven Tepees Youth Program | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Mary's Home for Boys | Beaverton, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Growing Gardens - Oregon | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Candid | Oakland, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
84 of 104 (81%) 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 88%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. 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.
- Portland Art Museum
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - Catlin Gabel School
FOR THE EAST CAMPUS ART CENTER - Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland Inc
EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT - Insight Housing
INSIGHT HOUSING MEALS PROGRAM EXPANSION AND VETERAN FOOD SECURITY - Swords to Plowshares Veterans Rights Organization
SAN FRANCISCO SERVICE CENTER: DROP-IN SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS - Project Avary Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 231 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 93 | $1,800,000 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 91 | $1,800,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 85 | $1,800,000 | $15,000 |
| 2024 | 80 | $2,270,000 | $20,000 |
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.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 51% 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 $15,000. 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 The William G Gilmore 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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