Gerbode Foundation
EIN 946065226 Private FoundationTotal Given 2016–2024
$17.1M
377 grants · $1.9M avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $25K–$40K
grant size
55%
supporter · 78/141 multi-year
repeat
$37.4M
Assets (2024)
141
Distinct Recipients
About
In late 2015, the Board of Trustees approved the restructure of The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation as follows: half of the assets would go to three organizations in the form of expenditure responsibility grants, and the other half would remain with the Gerbode Foundation. The amount of the three expenditure responsibility grants paid in 2016 was $28,432,425.In anticipation of the restructure in 2016, the Board also approved final grant payments to all of its current grantees. As a result, an additional $590,000 in grants were approved and paid in 2016.
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
Unknown
Contact Person
Stacie Ma'a
Phone
(510) 915-8048
Deadlines
Accepted on an ongoing basis.
How to Apply
The Gerbode Foundation (the Foundation), is interested in programs and projects offering potential for significant impact. The primary geographical focus is on the San Francisco Bay Area (counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo) and Hawaii. The Foundations program areas include advancing truth, justice, the environment, the arts, and special initiatives which include strengthening the philanthropic process and the nonprofit sector.Preferred form of contact: letter of inquiry with short description of the project. Initial contact should not include materials (videotapes, etc.) requiring return. In the event that materials must be returned, an explicit request for their return and a self-addressed, stamped envelope must be provided. The Foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Special awards cycles are usually announced in May.
Restrictions
To qualify for support, an organization must be a tax-exempt public charity, as determined by internal revenue code section 501(c)(3). The Foundation generally does not support direct services, deficit budgets, general operating funds, building or equipment funds, general fundraising campaigns, religious purposes, private schools, publications, scholarships, or grants to individuals.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $2.9M | $32.7M | $-1.1M | 7 |
| 2017 | $629K | $36.5M | $1.9M | 1 |
| 2018 | $1.7M | $32.2M | $492K | 6 |
| 2019 | $1.8M | $36.1M | $1.9M | 60 |
| 2020 | $2.7M | $39.5M | $2.9M | 82 |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $39.7M | $1.3M | 68 |
| 2022 | $2.0M | $31.2M | $2.7M | 58 |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $34.2M | $1.2M | 43 |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $37.4M | $3.9M | 52 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 377 grants on record
Minimum
$880
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$25K
Average
$45K
75th Pctl
$40K
Maximum
$2.6M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
FG
Frank A. Gerbode
9+ yrs
V. Chair/Tres
Leadership
SG
Sharon Gerbode
9+ yrs
Chair
Leadership
SM
Stacie Maa
8 yrs
President/Ass'T SEC
Leadership
CG
Colin Gerbode
9+ yrs
V.Chair/Sec
Leadership
C1
Charles Stockholm til 122016
Director
M1
Maryanna Stockholm til 122016
Director
IG
Ian Gerbode
9+ yrs
Director
Grants Awarded (377 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Grant Statement | See Grant Statement, CA | $2,645,200 | See Grant Statement | 2016 |
| See Grant Statement | See Grant Statement, CA | $1,587,500 | See Grant Statement | 2018 |
| See Grant Statement | See Grant Statement, CA | $629,000 | See Grant Statement | 2017 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Washington, DC | $100,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Fresh Approach | Concord, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Maplight | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | Support of its Digital Deception Solutions project | 2020 |
| Root Rebound | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Fresh Approach | Concord, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Maplight | Berkeley, CA | $100,000 | Support of its Digital Deception Solutions project | 2021 |
| Root Rebound | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Washington, DC | $100,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Mount Tamalpais College | San Quentin, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Root Rebound | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Washington, DC | $100,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Root Rebound | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Washington, DC | $100,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| Fresh Approach | Concord, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2022 |
| Asian American Futures | Irvine, CA | $100,000 | Support of Activate California's Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Narrative and Power Project | 2022 |
| Fresh Approach | Concord, CA | $100,000 | Capacity building efforts | 2019 |
| Fresh Approach | Concord, CA | $100,000 | General Support | 2023 |
| Greenbelt Alliance | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | Support of its Solano Together coalition. | 2024 |
| Transgender Law Center | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | Support of its work in the Bay Area and more broadly in California | 2020 |
| The Center for Cultural Power | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Ella Baker Center for Human Rights | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Northern CA Grantmakers | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | Youth Organizing Power Building Initiative | 2020 |
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