Private foundation · EIN 94-2814266 · San Francisco, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation's grants went
It reported $2.99M in grants paid across 63 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 72.3% of those dollars to 43 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $2.17M 44 lines
- No confident match $828K 19
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- CLARENCE E. HELLER CHARITABLE FDN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING A GRANT FROM THE FOUNDATION SHOULD BEGIN BY SUBMITTING AN LOI APPLICATION THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM. THE APPLICATION CONSISTS OF A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION, THE PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE PROJECT, AND A PROJECTED PROJECT BUDGET.
- Deadlines
- ORGANIZATIONS MAY SUBMIT AN LOI AT ANY TIME. ANY DEADLINE DATE MEANS THAT WE WILL CONSIDER THE REQUE
- Restrictions
- CLARENCE E. HELLER CHARITABLE FDN THE FOUNDATION GIVES PRIORITY TO PROPOSALS FROM CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATIONS.
- Website on filing
- WWW.CEHCF.ORG/
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 60 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 01-0679337 | $292,000 | FOR THE CLARENCE E. HELLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND | Same address 1.00 |
| Inside Climate News Brooklyn, NY · EIN 56-2451141 | $150,000 | FOR COVERAGE OF KEY ISSUES CONNECTING CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURE, AND FOOD SYSTEMS | Same street 1.00 |
| Ritter Center San Rafael, CA · EIN 94-2675517 | $100,000 | FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | Same city 1.00 |
| University of California Santa Cruz Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match | $100,000 | TO RECRUIT TALENTED STUDENTS TO BECOME AGROECOLOGISTS AND ORGANIC PRACTITIONERS THROUGH DEGREE PROGRAMS AT BERKELEY, DAVIS, AND SANTA CRUZ | Unmatched Help match |
| Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3221152 | $75,000 | FOR THE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Carbon Cycle Institute Petaluma, CA · EIN 46-2694752 | $75,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| FIRST Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO · EIN 54-1254491 | $75,000 | FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVES THAT FOCUS ON LAND ACCESS AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS | Same street 1.00 |
| Friends of the Earth Washington, DC · EIN 23-7420660 | $75,000 | TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE FOOTPRINT OF SCHOOL FOOD IN CALIFORNIA | Same address 1.00 |
| Kitchen Table Advisors Berkeley, CA · EIN 99-1587057 | $75,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Fresno, CA · EIN 46-1517800 | $75,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Mandela Partners Prev Mandela Marketplace Oakland, CA · EIN 11-3754129 | $75,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Movement Strategy Center Oakland, CA · EIN 20-1037643 | $75,000 | TO DEVELOP EXPANDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SERVICES FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR | Same street 1.00 |
| California State University Chico Chico, CA · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RESILIENT SYSTEMS | Unmatched Help match |
| University of Vermont Burlington, VT · no confident EIN match | $75,000 | TO SUPPORT THE NEW INSTITUTE FOR AGROECOLOGY | Unmatched Help match |
| Food and Farm Communications Fund Kansas City, MO · no confident EIN match | $55,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Black Farmer Fund New York, NY · EIN 84-2310349 | $50,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156258 | $50,000 | FOR THE BAYVIEW SCIENCE INSTITUTE | Same address 1.00 |
| California Rural Legal Assistance Modesto, CA · EIN 95-2428657 | $50,000 | TO PROTECT PREGNANT FARMWORKERS FROM PESTICIDE EXPOSURE | Same address 1.00 |
| California State University San Marcos Foundation San Marcos, CA · EIN 80-0390564 | $50,000 | TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF CREDENTIALED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS | Same address 1.00 |
| Calmatters Sacramento, CA · EIN 47-2474086 | $50,000 | FOR THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE REPORTING INITIATIVE | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Alliance with Family Farmers Davis, CA · EIN 94-2914745 | $50,000 | TO SUPPORT THE ECOLOGICAL FARMING/CLIMATE SMART FARMING PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Hunters Point Biomonitoring Foundation San Francisco, CA · EIN 86-3077687 | $50,000 | TO CREATE A DATABASE OF HUMAN HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORMER US NAVY BASE IN HUNTERS POINT | Same address 1.00 |
| Intermusic SF San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3298643 | $50,000 | FOR THE MUSICAL GRANTS PROGRAM | Same address 1.00 |
| Pie Ranch Pescadero, CA · EIN 26-1631976 | $50,000 | FOR A PROJECT TO PROVIDE YOUNG ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMERS WITH ACCESS TO LAND AND BUSINESS TRAINING | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Wishtoyo Foundation Dba Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation Ventura, CA · EIN 95-4124859 | $50,000 | FOR THE PROJECT, RESTORING NATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS, AT THE WISHTOYO CONSERVANCY | Same address 1.00 |
| Hope Collaborative Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | FOR A PROJECT TO REDUCE INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND ITS HEALTH EFFECTS, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, AND WORK WITH CITY PLANNERS TO IDENTIFY THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT | Unmatched Help match |
| Lawrence Hall of Science Oakland, CA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | TO PILOT A PROGRAM THAT HELPS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NONPROFITS DESIGN AND RUN ONGOING, INTERNAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THEIR EDUCATORS | Unmatched Help match |
| Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture Los Angeles, CA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | FOR THE ARTS EDUCATION COLLECTIVE | Unmatched Help match |
| Create Ca Pasadena, CA · EIN 94-2733935 | $40,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Exploratorium San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $40,000 | FOR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION | Unmatched Help match |
| Enriching Lives Through Music San Rafael, CA · EIN 46-3586448 | $35,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Gardens of Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $32,625 | FOR A GARDEN EDUCATOR TRAINING PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Association of California Symphony Orchestras Los Angeles, CA · EIN 23-7047085 | $30,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| California Indian Museum & Cultural Center Santa Rosa, CA · EIN 94-3244506 | $30,000 | TO TRAIN CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO TEACH ABOUT INDIGENOUS FOODWAYS AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE | Same address 1.00 |
| Community Music Center San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156270 | $30,000 | FOR TUITION-FREE YOUTH ENSEMBLES | Same address 1.00 |
| Edsource Oakland, CA · EIN 94-2434900 | $30,000 | FOR REPORTING ON ARTS EDUCATION | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute San Diego, CA · EIN 33-0862531 | $30,000 | FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS | Same address 1.00 |
| Performing Arts Workshop San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1614596 | $30,000 | FOR THE CORE ARTIST PROGRAM | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| California Symphony Walnut Creek, CA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | FOR THE COMMISSION AND PREMIERE OF A NEW WORK BY COMPOSER VIET CUONG | Unmatched Help match |
| Cde Foundation San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | TO PILOT NEW ARTS TEACHER CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS | Unmatched Help match |
| Youth Orchestra Salinas Salinas, CA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Angelica Center for Arts and Music Los Angeles, CA · EIN 47-2510997 | $25,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Delirium Musicum Los Angeles, CA · EIN 82-5055824 | $25,000 | FOR THE COMMISSION AND PREMIER OF A NEW WORK | Same city 1.00 |
| Elemental Music Santa Monica, CA · EIN 27-3274582 | $25,000 | FOR INDIVIDUAL MUSIC LESSONS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Justice Outside Oakland, CA · EIN 80-0565914 | $25,000 | FOR THE YOUTH ACCESS TO NATURE REGRANTING PROGRAM | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Neighborhood Music School Association Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-6002180 | $25,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.93 |
| San Francisco Contemporary Music Players San Francisco, CA · EIN 23-7408479 | $25,000 | FOR PIERROT RE:WIND | Same street 0.91 |
| San Francisco Philharmonic San Francisco, CA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Teaching Artists Guild Brooklyn, CA · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | FOR TEACHING ARTIST GUILD OF CALIFORNIA | Unmatched Help match |
| Arrowhead Arts Association Lk Arrowhead, CA · EIN 33-0122187 | $20,000 | FOR YOUTH MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE RURAL SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS | Same address 1.00 |
3 more lines ($150K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
Foundations that fund the same organizations
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14 recipients in common - The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA
11 recipients in common - The Schmidt Family Foundation Palo Alto, CA
10 recipients in common - The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Bethesda, MD
9 recipients in common - The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
7 recipients in common - Stupski Foundation San Francisco, CA
7 recipients in common - The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, CA
7 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.