Peninsula Endowment
EIN 946187637 Private FoundationTotal Given 2017–2025
$614K
19 grants · $68K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$25K
typical mid grants · $10K–$39K
grant size
12%
transactional · 2/17 multi-year
repeat
$2.8M
Assets (2025)
17
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
FRED KOHLER
Phone
(650) 327-1897
Deadlines
VARIOUS
How to Apply
ANNUAL WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR ONE-TIME GRANTS IN A FORM PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBMITTED DURING EACH FISCAL YEAR (ENDING MAY 31ST).
Restrictions
VARIOUS
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $285K | $3.5M | $170K | 8 |
| 2020 | N/A | $3.5M | $147K | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | $4.2M | $363K | N/A |
| 2023 | $94K | $2.4M | $537K | 3 |
| 2024 | $100K | $2.6M | $99K | 4 |
| 2025 | $135K | $2.8M | $207K | 4 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 19 grants on record
Minimum
$5K
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$25K
Average
$32K
75th Pctl
$39K
Maximum
$160K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
WR
Walter T Raineri
4 yrs
Board President Corporate President
Leadership
GD
Gary Dunning
3 yrs
Board Vice President Corporate Vice President
Leadership
BB
Barton W S Bassett
3 yrs
Board Treasurer Corporate CFO
Leadership
JG
Jimi Gilroy
3 yrs
Board Secretary
Leadership
EK
Elizabeth Kelly
Board Member At Large
FK
Fred C Kohler
5 yrs
Board Member at Large
AT
Alyah Thomas
3 yrs
Board Member At Large
MS
Michael Schwartz
3 yrs
Board Member At Large
WR
Walter T Raineri
4 yrs
Board President Corporate President
Leadership
GD
Gary Dunning
3 yrs
Board Vice President Corporate Vice President
Leadership
BB
Barton W S Bassett
3 yrs
Board Treasurer Corporate CFO
Leadership
JG
Jimi Gilroy
3 yrs
Board Secretary
Leadership
MS
Michael Schwartz
3 yrs
Board Member At Large
FK
Fred C Kohler
5 yrs
Board Member at Large
AT
Alyah Thomas
3 yrs
Board Member At Large
GD
Gary Dunning
3 yrs
Board Vice President Corporate Vice President
Leadership
WR
Walter T Raineri
4 yrs
Board President Corporate President
Leadership
BB
Barton W S Bassett
3 yrs
Board Treasurer Corporate CFO
Leadership
JG
Jimi Gilroy
3 yrs
Board Secretary
Leadership
CP
C Edwin Vaughan PHD
Board Member At Large
FK
Fred C Kohler
5 yrs
Board Member at Large
AT
Alyah Thomas
3 yrs
Board Member At Large
MS
Michael Schwartz
3 yrs
Board Member At Large
Grants Awarded (19 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Ally | Princeton, NJ | $160,000 | UNRESTRICTED - SUPPORT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. | 2017 |
| Beneficent Technology Inc | Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | Charitable purposes | 2025 |
| Beneficent Technology Inc DBA Benetech | Palo Alto, CA | $50,000 | Innovation Grant Award to fund Public Charity Project | 2023 |
| Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired | San Francisco, CA | $40,000 | UNRESTRICTED - SUPPORT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. | 2017 |
| Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Palo Alto, CA | $39,000 | Charitable purposes | 2024 |
| Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Palo Alta, CA | $39,000 | Innovation Grant Award to fund Public Charity Project | 2023 |
| Society for the Blind | Sacramento, CA | $38,500 | Charitable purposes | 2025 |
| Society for the Blind | Sacramento, CA | $35,000 | Charitable purposes | 2024 |
| SF Lighthouse For the Blind and Visually Impaired | San Francisco, CA | $27,345 | Charitable purposes | 2025 |
| Santa Clara Valley Blind Center | San Jose, CA | $25,000 | UNRESTRICTED - SUPPORT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. | 2017 |
| National Braille Press | Boston, MA | $20,000 | UNRESTRICTED - SUPPORT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. | 2017 |
| Valley Center For the Blind | Fresno, CA | $18,816 | Charitable purposes | 2025 |
| Anderson Collection at Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $16,000 | Charitable purposes | 2024 |
| Earle Baum Center of the Blind | Santa Rosa, CA | $10,000 | Charitable purposes | 2024 |
| Baads - Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED - SUPPORT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. | 2017 |
| Sail Blind (Formerly Marin Sailing School Program for the Blind) | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED - SUPPORT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. | 2017 |
| Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED - SUPPORT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. | 2017 |
| Braille Transcription Project | San Jose, CA | $10,000 | UNRESTRICTED - SUPPORT BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED FOR EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND QUALITY OF LIFE. | 2017 |
| Marinlink with Project BlindSail SF Bay | San Francisco, CA | $5,400 | Innovation Grant Award to fund Public Charity Project | 2023 |