Yerba Buena Fund

EIN 461997261

San Francisco, CA 94102 |(415) 434-2821

Total Given 2020–2024
$5.7M
228 grants · $1.1M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$25K
grant size
32%
supporter · 48/148 multi-year
repeat
$37.4M
Assets (2024)
148
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture Environment Youth Development

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (415) 434-2821

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $1.4M $32.3M $1.4M 67
2022 $1.4M $30.4M $1.1M 53
2023 $1.4M $35.3M $1.4M 54
2024 $1.4M $37.4M $1.9M 54

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 228 grants on record

Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$25K
75th Pctl
$25K
Maximum
$300K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

AR
Alice Russell-Shapiro 4+ yrs
President and Secretary Leadership
WR
William Russell-Shapiro 4+ yrs
Vice-President, Vice-Chair Leadership
MR
Madeleine Russell-Shapiro 4+ yrs
Executive Director Leadership
WR
William H Russell-Shapiro 4+ yrs
Treasurer Leadership

Grants Awarded (228 total)

Purpose
John Irwin House Project Jumpstart Denver, CO $300,000 RESTRICTED FOR CAPITAL OUTLAY 2022
Alliance for Middle East Peace Washington, DC $250,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2023
Alma Backyard Farms Los Angeles, CA $250,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2024
Manifestworks Los Angeles, CA $250,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2024
Project Rebound Fullerton, CA $125,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2023
African American Cultural Heritag Action Fund Washington, DC $125,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2023
Alliance for Middle East Peace Washington, DC $125,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2024
National Trust for Historic Preservation Washington, DC $125,000 TO HIRE AND RETAIN FULL-TIME STAFF FOR THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE ACTION FUND 2024
Project Rebound at Csu Fullerton Fullerton, CA $100,000 2020-21 AWARD FOR PROJECT REBOUND 2020
Planting Justice Oakland, CA $100,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2020
Project Rebound Fullerton, CA $100,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2022
Kingdom Causes Bellflower Bellflower, CA $100,000 GOOD SOIL INDUSTRIES 2023
California Pacific Medical Center Foundation San Francisco, CA $100,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2024
Refoundry Inc Brooklyn, NY $75,000 LOS ANGELES PROGRAM 2020
Alma Backyard Farms Los Angeles, CA $75,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2020
Good Soil Industries Bellflower, CA $75,000 GOOD SOIL INDUSTRIES 2020
Manifestworks Los Angeles, CA $75,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2020
Sf Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund San Francisco, CA $75,000 $50,000 FOR C19 RELIEF EFFORTS; $25,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2020
Alma Backyard Farms Los Angeles, CA $75,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2022
Manifestworks Los Angeles, CA $75,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2022
Jewish Jumpstart Santa Monica, CA $75,000 RESTRICTED FOR JLENS 2022
Kingdom Causes Bellflower Bellflower, CA $75,000 GOOD SOIL INDUSTRIES 2022
Alma Backyard Farms Los Angeles, CA $75,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2023
Manifestworks Los Angeles, CA $75,000 GENERAL OPERATIONS 2023
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley Los Gatos, CA $72,000 OPERATION DIGNITY 2023