Silicon Valley Community Foundation (CA)



Silicon Valley Community Foundation is focused on innovative solutions that solve problems and improve the quality of life throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.


As a new community foundation, SVCF has examined the diverse needs across its region, evaluated the best practices of its parent foundations and incorporated community input before launching a new set of grantmaking strategies.

Assets and Giving for Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Assets

2019 - 9,264,570,870
2018 - 8,046,442,203
2017 - 12,563,909,962
2016 - 7,240,507,464
Domestic Grants

2019 - 1,317,135,166
2018 - 1,829,307,838
2017 - 1,731,333,075


    

Recent News from Silicon Valley Community Foundation


Private Funding to Address Hiv and Aids Dropped $9M in 2021
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Philanthropic funding to fight the HIV epidemic dipped $9 million to $692 million between 2020 and 2021.The drop represents a 1% decline in funding, but "waning support for HIV is not an anomaly,"...more

More Than Half of America's 20 Top Public Charities Are Donor-Advised Funds
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Chicago Community Trust

Donor-advised funds, or DAFs, have become the top recipients of charitable giving in the U.S.They have grown by 513 percent over the past 10 years.DAF sponsors qualify as public charities, and so...more

LEAD Filipino: Building power… - Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

A two-year, $100,000 grant from Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Movement- and Power-Building: Community Action Grants program has been...more

Nonprofit signs big lease in downtown Mountain View office tower - Silicon Valley
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation has leased about 27,200 square feet in the highrise in downtown Mountain View, according to Swig...more

Bay Area Philanthropy Groups Step Up For Disaster Relief
Foundation: California Community Foundation, Marin Community Foundation, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, San Francisco Foundation

The ongoing flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area has prompted a call for help from some of the region's biggest donors. The San Francisco Chronicle reports seven community foundationsincluding...more

Silicon Valley Community Foundation launches Bay Area emergency fund for storm damage
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation launches Bay Area emergency fund for storm damage. The foundation will work with all 9 Bay Area counties...more

California working with philanthropic groups on pilot guaranteed income program
Foundation: Blue Shield of California Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation

"As people across the country struggle with global inflation, this guaranteed income pilot program provides some much-needed support and breathing room for the most vulnerable Californians,"...more

California Partners With Philanthropy to Boost Guaranteed Income Pilot Program
Foundation: Blue Shield of California Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Weingart Foundation, California Wellness Foundation

"When families have the resources they need to meet their basic needs and to achieve the dreams and goals they have for their future, they can live a healthy, dignified life." So says...more

Philanthropy Now podcast: Open… - Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Open Philanthropy: How Donors Can Support the Criminal Justice Reform ... promotes innovative philanthropic solutions to challenging...more



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