What We Fund

Sobrato Philanthropies works in three core areas: investing in Silicon Valley, advancing English Learners in California, and committing to Sustainability. In addition, the family gives individually and explores special initiatives to meet critical societal or environmental needs.

Grantee	Total Amount	Program(s)
AbilityPath	$514,179	Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit
Able Works	$320,000	Pathways for Success
Abode Services	$597,500	Essential Human Services
Ace Charter School	$550,000	Postsecondary Success, Essential Human Services
Advancement Project	$540,000	English Learners
Alameda County Community Food Bank	$454,500	Essential Human Services
Alder Graduate School of Education	$112,500	Postsecondary Success
All Good Work	$50,000	Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc	$1,030,928	Family Giving
American Leadership Forum – Silicon Valley	$152,494	Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit
Apoyo Legal Migrante Asociado (ALMA)	$35,362	Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit
Ayudando Latinos A Soñar	$82,000	Essential Human Services
Bay Area Community Health	$342,500	Essential Human Services
Bay Area Tutoring Association	$26,271	Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit
Bay Area Wilderness Training	$71,207	Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bay Area	$108,240	Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit, Essential Human Services
Bill Wilson Center	$406,463	Essential Human Services, Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit
Bluesphere Foundation Inc	$1,000,000	Oceans
Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley	$166,522	Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit, Essential Human Services
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula	$235,000	Essential Human Services
Breakthrough Silicon Valley	$35,000	Postsecondary Success
Building Skills Partnership	$440,000	Pathways for Success
California Association for Bilingual Education	$745,000	English Learners
California Budget & Policy Center	$325,000	English Learners
California Charter Schools Association	$62,500	Postsecondary Success
California Community Foundation	$150,000	English Learners
California Education Lab at the University of California, Davis	$50,000	English Learners
California Forward	$100,000	Pathways for Success
Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation	$450,000	English Learners
Californians for Justice Education Fund	$420,000	English Learners

Program	Total Amount
Pathways for Success	$8,680,000
Essential Human Services	$22,215,050
Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit	$16,174,582
English Learners	$20,280,000
Family Giving	$1,180,928
Oceans	$13,700,000
Postsecondary Success	$3,502,500