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.
Below is a list of our current community grantees across our different program areas.
| Grantee | Total Amount | Program(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence | $234,750 | Essential Human Services |
| Notre Dame de Namur University | $71,240 | Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit |
| NPower | $325,000 | Pathways for Success |
| Oakland Public Education Fund | $245,000 | English Learners |
| Oceana, Inc. | $2,200,000 | Oceans |
| On-Site Dental Care Foundation | $112,000 | Essential Human Services |
| Opportunity Fund Community Development | $425,000 | Pathways for Success |
| Pacific Links Foundation | $25,541 | Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit |
| Parent Institute for Quality Education | $225,000 | English Learners |
| Parents Helping Parents, Inc | $682,141 | Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit |
| Partnership for Children and Youth | $135,000 | English Learners |
| Partnership for Los Angeles Schools | $320,000 | English Learners |
| Peninsula Bridge | $15,000 | Essential Human Services |
| Peninsula College Fund | $125,232 | Postsecondary Success, Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit |
| Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center | $197,000 | |
| Peninsula Family Service | $332,000 | Essential Human Services |
| Peninsula Youth Theatre | $50,470 | Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit |
| Pivotal | $225,000 | Postsecondary Success |
| Playworks Education Energized | $55,000 | Essential Human Services |
| Policy Impact | $25,000 | English Learners |
| Project Sentinel | $226,804 | Essential Human Services, Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit |
| Public Allies, Inc. | $61,508 | Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit |
| Public Policy Institute of California | $425,000 | English Learners |
| Puente De La Costa Sur | $345,000 | Essential Human Services |
| Raising A Reader | $523,617 | Essential Human Services, Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit |
| Reading Partners | $127,927 | Sobrato Centers for Nonprofit, Essential Human Services |
| Rebuilding Together Peninsula | $229,000 | Essential Human Services |
| Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley | $137,750 | Essential Human Services |
| Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center | $520,000 | Pathways for Success |
| Rivet School | $400,000 | Postsecondary Success |
| 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 |