The Taylor Family Foundation
Alamo, CA · EIN 94-3262932. Reported 85 grants totalling $1,858,563 to 39 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Taylor Family Foundation, the IRS classifies it under recreation & sports rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE N20) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 39 distinct organizations, with 12% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 67% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $13,872. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $21,742; the smallest was $5,113 and the largest $99,699. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
53 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $1,372,353 in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okizu Foundation | Novato, CA | $223,349 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Exceptional Needs Network | Livermore, CA | $175,136 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Camps Conferences & Retreats | Petaluma, CA | $173,123 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Celiac Community Foundation of Northern California | Sebastopol, CA | $156,142 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Firefighters Burn Institute | Sacramento, CA | $117,811 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ibd Summer Camp Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $85,930 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Running With Love Inc | Danville, CA | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Reins in Motion Foundation | Livermore, CA | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Shared Adventures | Santa Cruz, CA | $58,783 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Kesem National | Covina, CA | $58,507 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Dyf | Concord, CA | $57,665 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kara | Palo Alto, CA | $56,505 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vestia Inc | Pleasant Hill, CA | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jacks Helping Hand Inc | Sn Luis Obisp, CA | $49,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Hearing Research Inc | Redwood City, CA | $32,294 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northern Light School | Oakland, CA | $29,523 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bristol Hospice Foundation of California | Bakersfield, CA | $29,064 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Springstone School | Lafayette, CA | $28,423 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Contra Costa Family Justice Alliance | Richmond, CA | $28,114 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Network for Good Inc | Washington, DC | $25,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stanford Youth Solutions | Sacramento, CA | $25,532 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Down Syndrome Association of Central California | Fresno, CA | $24,496 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation | Livermore, CA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hemophilia Foundation of Northern California | Morgan Hill, CA | $23,409 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Sunburst Projects | Sacramento, CA | $20,248 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Square Peg Foundation | Half Moon Bay, CA | $19,950 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arthritis Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $15,940 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Childrens Hospital & Research Center at Oakland | Oakland, CA | $15,908 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vacaville Police Activities League | Vacaville, CA | $15,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| California Fairplay Asthma Network Asthma Camp | Rncho Murieta, CA | $14,399 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Diablo Regional Arts Association | Walnut Creek, CA | $14,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Waves of Grief Audrey Ellis Foundation | Pacifica, CA | $11,125 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Incorporated of the Island City | Alameda, CA | $10,827 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| School of Imagination Inc | Dublin, CA | $9,950 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States Inc | Winston Salem, NC | $9,901 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | $9,103 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jeena | La Verne, CA | $7,293 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Livermore Valley Joint School District | Livermore, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Brighter Day | Lafayette, CA | $5,113 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
27 of 39 (69%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- United Camps Conferences and Retreats
SINCE 1965, YOUTH HOMES HAS SUPPORTED UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES. WE PROVIDE A BROAD SCOPE OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO CREATE POSITIVE, SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. - Camp Okizu
CAMP CELIAC AT CAMP ARROYO PROVIDES SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN AGES 9-17 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CELIAC DISEASE OR OTHER GLUTEN RELATED DISORDERS. CAMP CELIAC IS ADMINISTERED BY THE CELIAC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, SPONSORED BY THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION, AND FURTHER SUPPORTED BY PRIVATE AND BUSINESS DONATIONS. THE CAMP IS FREE TO ATTEND, STAFFED BY VOLUNTEERS AND PROVIDES ALL GLUTEN FREE FOOD, CAMP CELIAC OFFERS A CLASSIC OVERNIGHT SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE, AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND YEAR-ROUND COMMUNITY FOR CAMPERS, VOLUNTEERS AND FAMILIES. - Exceptional Needs Network
PROVIDE YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS WITH A FUN AND SAFE CAMP ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES HEALING, PERSONAL GROWTH AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. - Celiac Community Foundation of Norcal
THE MISSION OF DYF IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DIABETES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATION AND RECREATION WITHIN A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, ENCOURAGING PERSONAL GROWTH, KNOWLEDGE AND INDEPENDENCE. - Fire Fighters Burn Institute
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR YOUTH AT-RISK - Go Beyond
HFNC'S FAMILY CAMP BRINGS TOGETHER DOZENS OF FAMILIES, OFTENTIMES THOSE WHO ARE NEWLY DIAGNOSED TO GET TOGETHER FOR A WEEKEND OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND BONDING. THE CONNECTIONS FORMED HERE HELP ALLEVIATE THE FEAR AND LONELINESS ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW DIAGNOSIS.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 33 of 39 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | $77,263 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 25 | $408,947 | $13,629 |
| 2023 | 26 | $601,103 | $16,020 |
| 2024 | 27 | $771,250 | $16,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
97% of its giving went to organizations in California. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $13,872 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in California.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Taylor Family Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I 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: 1520 Las Trampas Road, Alamo, CA, 94507.
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