Selavy Foundation

EIN 943368412

Menlo Park, CA 94025 |(650) 793-1952

Total Given 2017–2025
$1.0M
43 grants · $115K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$5K
typical small grants · $5K–$18K
grant size
50%
supporter · 9/18 multi-year
repeat
$3.8M
Assets (2025)
18
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (650) 793-1952

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2017 $134K $3.1M $81K 12
2018 $140K $3.2M $119K 5
2019 $155K $3.1M $145K 5
2020 N/A $3.1M $337K N/A
2021 $147K $3.4M $159K 6
2023 $157K $2.9M $30K 5
2024 $147K $3.5M $76K 5
2025 $153K $3.8M $69K 5

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 43 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$5K
Average
$24K
75th Pctl
$18K
Maximum
$140K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

TH
Timothy J Van Hook
President/Secretary Leadership
SW
Samuel V Woolf
Vice President Leadership
VW
Vicki W Woolf
Chief Financial Officer

Grants Awarded (43 total)

Purpose
Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD $140,000 Unrestricted 2023
Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD $136,000 UNRESTRICTED 2025
Doctors Without Borders Hagerstown, MD $130,000 Unrestricted 2024
Doctors Without Borders New York, NY $125,000 Unrestricted 2021
Doctors Without Borders New York, NY $100,000 Unrestricted 2019
Doctors Without Borders New York, NY $90,000 Unrestricted 2018
Computer Science Dept UNC-Chapel Chapel Hill, NC $35,000 Research 2017
Computer Science Dept UNC-Chapel Chapel Hill, NC $35,000 Research 2018
Computer Science Dept UNC-Chapel Chapel Hill, NC $35,000 Research 2019
Doctors Without Borders New York, NY $32,000 Unrestricted 2017
Little Light Foundation New York, NY $25,000 Unrestricted 2017
Stanford Medicine Palo Alto, CA $10,000 Research 2019
Temple Beth Jacob Redwood City, CA $6,000 Unrestricted 2017
Casco Fire & Rescue Casco, ME $5,000 Unrestricted 2021
Casco Public Library Casco, ME $5,000 Unresticted 2021
Stanford Medicine Palo Alto, CA $5,000 Research 2021
Foothill De Anza College Foundation Los Altos, CA $5,000 Unrestricted 2021
Casco Fire & Rescue Casco, ME $5,000 Unrestricted 2023
Casco Public Library Casco, ME $5,000 Unresticted 2023
Stanford Medicine Redwood City, CA $5,000 Research 2023
Casco Fire & Rescue Casco, ME $5,000 Unrestricted 2024
Casco Public Library Casco, ME $5,000 Unresticted 2024
Stanford Medicine Redwood City, CA $5,000 Research 2024
Casco Fire & Rescue Casco, ME $5,000 UNRESTRICTED 2025
Casco Public Library Casco, ME $5,000 UNRESTRICTED 2025