The Gifford Foundation Inc
EIN 943303273Total Given 2017–2025
$5.2M
116 grants · $574K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$11K
typical small grants · $2K–$35K
grant size
39%
supporter · 24/62 multi-year
repeat
$9.2M
Assets (2025)
62
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring
Phone
(650) 233-0147
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $533K | $7.0M | $1.3M | 14 |
| 2018 | $444K | $7.9M | $1.5M | 14 |
| 2019 | $1.6M | $6.0M | $-255K | 18 |
| 2020 | $564K | $7.3M | $1.9M | 15 |
| 2021 | $587K | $11.3M | $4.8M | 21 |
| 2023 | $557K | $8.8M | $-971K | 18 |
| 2025 | $878K | $9.2M | $463K | 16 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 116 grants on record
Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$11K
Average
$45K
75th Pctl
$35K
Maximum
$997K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
RG
Rhodine R Gifford
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
RG
Rhodine R Gifford
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
RG
Rhodine R Gifford
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
RG
Rhodine R Gifford
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
RG
Rhodine R Gifford
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
RG
Rhodine R Gifford
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
RG
Rhodine R Gifford
7+ yrs
President
Leadership
Grants Awarded (116 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $997,124 | Baseball program | 2019 |
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $500,000 | Head Men's Coaches Tennis Office Naming | 2025 |
| Ucla | Los Angeles, CA | $269,728 | Baseball program, Women's Golf program | 2017 |
| UC Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $250,000 | Baseball program | 2023 |
| Ucla | Los Angeles, CA | $230,433 | Baseball program, Women's Golf program | 2018 |
| Ucla | Los Angeles, CA | $216,510 | Baseball program, Women's Golf program | 2019 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | $204,000 | General Fund-sports & education | 2023 |
| Firstmark Services | Omaha, NE | $150,981 | Scholarship | 2021 |
| One Mind | Rutherford, CA | $123,333 | General fund | 2019 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | $106,000 | General Fund-sports & education | 2025 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | $103,500 | General Fund-sports & education | 2019 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | $103,000 | General Fund-sports & education | 2017 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | $103,000 | General Fund-sports & education | 2018 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | General Fund-sports & education | 2021 |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | $100,000 | General Fund-sports & education | 2020 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $100,000 | Women's Golf program | 2020 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | Men's Baseball | 2025 |
| One Mind | Rutherford, CA | $88,333 | General fund | 2020 |
| One Mind | Rutherford, CA | $83,333 | General fund | 2021 |
| Ucla | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | Depression and anxiety digital platform for therapy | 2021 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | Baseball program | 2020 |
| Ucla | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | Depression and anxiety digital platform for therapy | 2020 |
| San Jose Sate University | San Jose, CA | $50,000 | Tower Foundation - Baseball | 2025 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $43,942 | Scholarship | 2021 |
| Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ | $41,116 | Scholarship | 2019 |