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12 funders with a record of paying for “silicon”
Where the money went Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $50M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $48M across 32 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $30M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Applied Materials Foundation → Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $19M across 27 grants, latest 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $2.0M across 4 grants, latest 2023 Sunlight Giving → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $1.1M across 4 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $1.1M across 6 grants, latest 2024 Jewish Community Federation of San → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $840K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Silicon Valley at Home: $760K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Leo M Shortino Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley: $374K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $208K across 8 grants, latest 2023 Tides Foundation → Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley: $200K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Housing Trust Silicon Valley: $30M across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Applied Materials Foundation → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $3.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley: $2.1M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $1.8M across 4 grants, latest 2022 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $763K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Silicon Valley Creates: $450K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits: $392K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Leo M Shortino Family Foundation → YMCA of Silicon Valley: $282K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jewish Community Federation of San → Theatreworks Silicon Valley: $276K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Sunlight Giving → Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: $255K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Housing Trust Silicon Valley: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Tides Foundation → Latino Business Foundation Silicon Valley: $125K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $1.8M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $1.5M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Humane Society Silicon Valley: $1.3M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Small Business Majority Foundation Inc: $725K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation → Theatreworks Silicon Valley: $449K across 5 grants, latest 2024 The San Francisco Foundation → Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Sunlight Giving → The Salvation Army: $245K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Leo M Shortino Family Foundation → City Year San Jose Silicon Valley: $210K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Applied Materials Foundation → The Blackbaud Giving Fund: $170K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Jewish Community Federation of San → Jewish Silicon Valley Aka Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center: $130K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Bank of America Charitable → Latino Business Foundation Silicon: $120K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Tides Foundation → Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley: $70K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Silicon Valley De-Bug: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2023 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley: $834K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits: $760K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Silicon Valley Creates: $750K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Silicon Valley at Home: $747K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Breakthrough Silicon Valley: $675K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Coop Careers: $650K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Downtown College Prep: $640K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Working Solutions Cdfi: $615K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: $563K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Young Mens Christian Association of Silicon Valley: $562K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network: $538K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Rivet School: $500K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Silicon Valley Education Foundation: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: $500K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Silicon Valley Creates: $484K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley: $481K across 7 grants, latest 2024 Silicon Valley Community Foundation → Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: $472K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Center for Educational Partnerships Uc Berkeley: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Parent Institute for Quality Education: $450K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Sobrato Family Foundation → YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley: $419K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc: $415K across 6 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Ica Fund: $395K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Kidango Inc: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley: $350K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Sobrato Family Foundation → The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University: $350K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Sobrato Family Foundation → Npower: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The David and Lucile Packard Foundation → American Leadership Forum-Silicon Valley: $350K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund: $82M on this topic. Open the funder. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy… $82M The Sobrato Family Foundation: $57M on this topic. Open the funder. The Sobrato Family Foundation $57M Silicon Valley Community Foundation: $39M on this topic. Open the funder. Silicon Valley Community Foun… $39M The Applied Materials Foundation: $23M on this topic. Open the funder. The Applied Materials Foundat… $23M The David and Lucile Packard Foundation: $7.4M on this topic. Open the funder. The David and Lucile Packard… $7.4M The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation: $2.0M on this topic. Open the funder. The William & Flora Hewlett F… $2.0M Sunlight Giving: $1.6M on this topic. Open the funder. Sunlight Giving $1.6M The San Francisco Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. The San Francisco Foundation $1.5M Jewish Community Federation of San: $1.2M on this topic. Open the funder. Jewish Community Federation o… $1.2M Leo M Shortino Family Foundation: $866K on this topic. Open the funder. Leo M Shortino Family Foundat… $866K The Bank of America Charitable: $458K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $458K Tides Foundation: $395K on this topic. Open the funder. Tides Foundation $395K Silicon Valley Community Foundation: received $120M on this topic Silicon Valley Community Founda… $120M Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: received $31M on this topic Second Harvest of Silicon Valley $31M Housing Trust Silicon Valley: received $30M on this topic Housing Trust Silicon Valley $30M Second Harvest of Silicon Valley: received $8.6M on this topic Second Harvest of Silicon Valley $8.6M Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley: received $2.1M on this topic Hispanic Foundation of Silicon… $2.1M Silicon Valley Community Foundation: received $2.0M on this topic Silicon Valley Community Founda… $2.0M Humane Society Silicon Valley: received $1.3M on this topic Humane Society Silicon Valley $1.3M Silicon Valley Creates: received $1.2M on this topic Silicon Valley Creates $1.2M Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: received $1.2M on this topic Law Foundation of Silicon Valley $1.2M Silicon Valley De-Bug: received $1.1M on this topic Silicon Valley De-Bug $1.1M Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley: received $834K on this topic Latina Coalition of Silicon Val… $834K Silicon Valley at Home: received $760K on this topic Silicon Valley at Home $760K Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits: received $760K on this topic Silicon Valley Council of Nonpr… $760K Silicon Valley at Home: received $747K on this topic Silicon Valley at Home $747K Small Business Majority Foundation Inc: received $725K on this topic Small Business Majority Foundat… $725K Theatreworks Silicon Valley: received $725K on this topic Theatreworks Silicon Valley $725K Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley: received $724K on this topic Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon V… $724K Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley: received $681K on this topic Hispanic Foundation of Silicon… $681K Breakthrough Silicon Valley: received $675K on this topic Breakthrough Silicon Valley $675K Coop Careers: received $650K on this topic Coop Careers $650K Downtown College Prep: received $640K on this topic Downtown College Prep $640K Working Solutions Cdfi: received $615K on this topic Working Solutions Cdfi $615K Young Mens Christian Association of Silicon Valley: received $562K on this topic Young Mens Christian Associatio… $562K Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network: received $538K on this topic Joint Venture Silicon Valley Ne… $538K Rivet School: received $500K on this topic Rivet School $500K Silicon Valley Education Foundation: received $500K on this topic Silicon Valley Education Founda… $500K Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: received $472K on this topic Law Foundation of Silicon Valley $472K Silicon Valley Creates: received $450K on this topic Silicon Valley Creates $450K Center for Educational Partnerships Uc Berkeley: received $450K on this topic Center for Educational Partners… $450K Parent Institute for Quality Education: received $450K on this topic Parent Institute for Quality Ed… $450K YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley: received $419K on this topic YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley $419K Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Inc: received $415K on this topic Child Advocates of Silicon Vall… $415K Ica Fund: received $395K on this topic Ica Fund $395K Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits: received $392K on this topic Silicon Valley Council of Nonpr… $392K Kidango Inc: received $350K on this topic Kidango Inc $350K The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University: received $350K on this topic The Tower Foundation of San Jos… $350K Npower: received $350K on this topic Npower $350K American Leadership Forum-Silicon Valley: received $350K on this topic American Leadership Forum-Silic… $350K YMCA of Silicon Valley: received $282K on this topic YMCA of Silicon Valley $282K The Salvation Army: received $245K on this topic The Salvation Army $245K City Year San Jose Silicon Valley: received $210K on this topic City Year San Jose Silicon Vall… $210K The Blackbaud Giving Fund: received $170K on this topic The Blackbaud Giving Fund $170K Jewish Silicon Valley Aka Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center: received $130K on this topic Jewish Silicon Valley Aka Addis… $130K Latino Business Foundation Silicon Valley: received $125K on this topic Latino Business Foundation Sili… $125K Latino Business Foundation Silicon: received $120K on this topic Latino Business Foundation Sili… $120K Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley: received $70K on this topic Latina Coalition of Silicon Val… $70K 12 funders, 46 recipients, grants matching “silicon” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $3.2M to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — to fund the silicon valley community foundation, abby sobrato scholarship fund [5115]
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Largest: $17.0M to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley — food security
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Largest: $3.6M to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — gift to applied materials foundation fund at silicon valley community foundation
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Largest: $1.0M to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley — special initiatives
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Largest: $150,000 to LAW FOUNDATION OF SILICON VALLEY — program - for general operating support to prevent the displacement of low-income communities of color in silicon valley.
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Largest: $45.1M to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — community & human services
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Largest: $500,000 to SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — for support of the advancement of equity in the african-american community in california
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Largest: $27,000 to BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEY — breakthrough silicon valley's 7-year college access program
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Largest: $350,000 to SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY — general support, $350,000 per year for three years
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Largest: $286,120 to SECOND HARVEST OF SILICON VALLEY — human services
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Largest: $100,000 to LATINO BUSINESS FOUNDATION SILICON — program/operating support
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Largest: $100,000 to HISPANIC FOUNDATION OF SILICON VALLEY — equity, human rights, and economic empowerment
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