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The Bernard Osher Foundation

The Bernard Osher Foundation makes grants and endowment gifts to colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations in four program areas: post-secondary scholarships, lifelong learning institutes for seasoned adults, select integrative medicine programs, and arts and educational organizations.

Accepting new applicants: Yes   |   Accepting letters of inquiry: Yes
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The Clorox Company Foundation

The Clorox Company Foundation’s mission is to foster healthy and inclusive communities so people can be well and thrive. The Foundation provides grants in the following program areas: racial justice, youth development/education, sustainability, disease prevention, and disaster relief and preparedness.

Accepting new applicants: Yes   |   Accepting letters of inquiry: Yes
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The Joseph & Mercedes McMicking Foundation

The Joseph & Mercedes McMicking Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life, primarily to benefit San Francisco Bay Area residents through contributions, grants and scholarships for the education and welfare of children and their families. Organizations seeking information should direct inquiries by mailing a letter and application to the Executive Director, Miriam deQuadros.

Accepting new applicants: Yes   |   Accepting letters of inquiry: Yes
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The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation

The Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation funds organizations that directly benefit and serve community & social services, youth, primary & secondary education, and the arts in San Francisco County and the City of San Francisco.

Accepting new applicants: Yes   |   Accepting letters of inquiry: Yes
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Walter & Elise Haas Foundation

The Walter & Elise Haas Fund believes in collaborating with partners whose work provides access and opportunity, building a more equitable community. The Fund invests in Bay Area neighbors because doing so fosters a more just and vibrant society for current and future generations. The Foundation accepts grant proposals in four program areas — the arts, economic security, education, and Jewish Life — as well as for projects concerning Sanfrancisco Parks. Their safety net, legacy, and mission-related special grantmaking areas are not open to unsolicited letters of inquiry.

Accepting new applicants: Yes   |   Accepting letters of inquiry: Yes
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William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation that advances ideas and supports institutions to promote a better world. For more than 50 years, the Foundation has supported efforts to advance education for all, preserve the environment, support vibrant performing arts, strengthen Bay Area communities, make the philanthropy sector more effective, and foster gender equity and responsive governance around the world. While the foundation is not currently accepting letters of inquiry, please check their website as they will occasionally have periods of time when letters of inquiry will be accepted.

Accepting new applicants: No   |   Accepting letters of inquiry: No
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Zellerbach Family Foundation

The Mission of the Zellerbach Family Foundation is to be a catalyst for constructive social change by initiating and investing in efforts that strengthen families and communities.

Accepting new applicants: Yes   |   Accepting letters of inquiry: Yes
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