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


Will Donor-Advised Funds Meet Their €rainy Day” Promise?
Foundation: Boston Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust

In 2007, before the Great Recession, the National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) reports that assets in donor-advised funds totaled $31.97 billion nationally (or $39.8 billion in inflation-adjusted...more

Santa Clara, San Mateo Counties Announce Education Partnership
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation will seed the COVID-19 Education Partnership effort with $1 million, which Genentech will...more

COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund launched in Contra Costa County
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

... receiving swift financial assistance thanks to a new fund supported by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg...more

Fulfilling Philanthropy's COVID-19 Pledge: Listening in a Time of Crisis
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Hewlett Foundation

Fulfilling Philanthropy's COVID-19 Pledge: Listening in a Time of Crisis ... April 10, 2020 – WEBINAR: Leadership in Crisis: Insights for...more

Bill Gates and the 10 Other Tech Titans With the Power to Shape How the US Fights the Coronavirus
Foundation: Gates Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Two tech-backed philanthropies have unveiled $30 million fundraising goals for Covid-19-related giving.Even if he gives just 10 percent of the $1 billion pledged, Dorsey would become the world's...more

COVID-19 Education Partnership
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation, in partnership with the San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Offices of Education, has established...more

Philanthropic Efforts to Battle COVID-19 Around the Corner and Around the World
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review - As the world strives to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, large amounts of...more

Global Crypto Community Comes Out Arms Swinging Against Coronavirus
Foundation: Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Similarly, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation's COVID Regional Response Fund will focus more on the containment of COVID-19 within...more



Social Enterprise Network Sites


Co-founders William Mann and David Mravyan devised the Sensimat during a mandatory project for their MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Sensimat is a device that helps manage and assess pressure among wheelchair users.




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