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Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Bespoke Grants · Mountain View, CA · 2 mo ago
OTHR$17.52/hrFull-time

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) is a private foundation based in Mountain View, California, with a focus on awarding grants to support a variety of causes. With over $17.52 billion awarded across 23,049 grants (as of 2024), SVCF is one of the largest community foundations in the U.S. Its annual giving reached $2.64 billion in FY2020, and its total assets stand at $10.77 billion.

Funding Priorities

Silicon Valley Community Foundation supports initiatives in the following areas:

  • Arts & Culture
  • Community Improvement
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Environment & Conservation
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Health Care
  • Housing & Homelessness
  • Youth Development

Populations supported include youth and broader community-focused programs.

Grant History

SVCF’s largest recorded grants by amount include:

  • National Philanthropic Trust (General Nonprofit Support) – $1.59B (2024)
  • Further Future Foundation (Sciences) – $1.31B (2023)
  • Fidelity Inv Charitable Gift Fund (General Nonprofit Support) – $744.3M (2020)
  • CZ Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging LLC (Health) – $586.0M (2023)
  • CZ Biohub SF LLC (Health) – $576.0M (2023)
  • Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund (General Nonprofit Support) – $553.4M (2017)
  • Schwab Charitable Fund (General Nonprofit Support) – $451.6M (2018)
  • Center for Technology and Civic Life (Community Development) – $328.2M (2020)
  • CZ Biohub New York LLC (Health) – $248.0M (2023)
  • CZ Biohub Chicago LLC (Health) – $246.5M (2023)

Annual Giving Trends

Total grants awarded by year (as indexed):

  • 2017: $1.73B
  • 2018: $1.81B
  • 2019: $1.31B
  • 2020: $2.58B
  • 2022: $2.06B
  • 2023: $4.88B
  • 2024: $3.16B

How to Apply for Funding

Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s public IRS filings do not specify a formal application process. For foundations of this size, a concise letter of inquiry or a warm introduction is typically the best first step. Nonprofits are encouraged to review the foundation’s priorities and past grants before reaching out. More information can be found at siliconvalleycf.org.

Similar Funders in California

Other California-based grantmakers with overlapping priorities include:

  • Schwab Charitable Fund ($3.30B in grants)
  • Genentech Patient Foundation ($2.87B)
  • Direct Relief ($1.46B)
  • University of Southern California ($642.7M)
  • Tides Foundation ($606.8M)
  • The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation ($471.3M)
  • University of California San Francisco ($405.3M)

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