Give Forward Foundation

EIN 823785197

San Francisco, CA 94111 |(415) 561-6540

Total Given 2018–2023
$45.5M
311 grants · $7.6M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$100K
typical big bets · $15K–$200K
grant size
48%
supporter · 58/120 multi-year
repeat
$24.1M
Assets (2023)
120
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Arts & Culture

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (415) 561-6540

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 $479K $24.5M $26.0M 10
2020 $5.1M $48.5M $4.4M 48
2021 $7.2M $28.6M $25.4M 59
2022 $14.6M $29.7M $-4.5M 93
2023 $18.0M $24.1M $3.3M 101

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 311 grants on record

Minimum
$360
25th Pctl
$15K
Median
$100K
Average
$146K
75th Pctl
$200K
Maximum
$1.1M

Geographic Distribution

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (311 total)

Purpose
Bay Education Fund San Francisco, CA $1,108,696 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
New Leaders New York, NY $1,000,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Asu Foundation Tempe, AZ $750,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR NEXT EDUCATION WORKFORCE AT ASU'S MARY LOU FULTON TEACHERS COLLEGE 2023
Educators for Excellence New York, NY $750,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Instruction Partners Nashville, TN $750,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Leading Educators New Orleans, LA $750,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
New Leaders Inc New York, NY $750,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Bay Education Fund San Francisco, CA $652,174 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Leading Educators Inc New Orleans, LA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
Ravenswood Education Foundation Menlo Park, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATION SUPPORT 2021
Instruction Partners Nashville, TN $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING GRANT 2021
Leading Educators Inc New Orleans, LA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING GRANT 2021
Ravenswood Education Foundation Menlo Park, CA $500,000 $500,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND $500,000 FOR THE TALENT INITIATIVE 2021
Teach Plus Inc Boston, MA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2021
Ravenswood Education Foundation Menlo Park, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Ravenswood Education Foundation Menlo Park, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
New Schools Fund Oakland, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
Ravenswood Education Foundation Menlo Park, CA $500,000 $500,000 FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND $500,000 FOR THE TALENT INITIATIVE 2022
Alder Graduate School of Education Redwood City, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula Menlo Park, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Educators for Excellence New York, NY $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
New Teacher Center Santa Cruz, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Silicon Schools Fund Oakland, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2022
Teach for America Inc Los Angeles, CA $500,000 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - BAY AREA 2022
Immigrant Legal Resource Center San Francisco, CA $400,000 HALF FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND HALF TO SUPPORT THE CRISP COLLABORATIVE 2023