Creekside Foundation
Creekside Foundation is a private foundation based in San Francisco, California. Its 2024 grants supported a range of charitable organizations, including a university, a school, a children’s health foundation, and nonprofits working in relationship-abuse prevention and community support.
Creekside Foundation at a glance
In short: Creekside Foundation gave $1.9M across 19 grants in 2024 (avg $101K), mostly in Connecticut. 33% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,917,000
- +7.7% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 19
- -13.6% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $100,895
- +24.7% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $14,339,769
- +165.5% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 33% first-time grantees (4 of 12, 2024; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (53% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Creekside Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 193809, San Francisco, CA 94119-3809
Phone: (415) 284-8602
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Creekside Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Wesleyan University ($1.0M across 4 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.9M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
107 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 107 (62%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in San Francisco, California. In 2024, 53% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut and 44% to recipients in California; smaller shares went to Maryland and Hawaii. The filing also lists Maine at 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 19 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Creekside Foundation open to new grantees?
33%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 4 of 12 grantees (33%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $236K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 67% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+16%). Method
- In 2024 it paid out 795% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $699K (2020) to $1.9M (2024). In 2024 it made 19 grants totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | To Support the Facilities Fund. | $900,000 |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School Hillsborough, CA | To Support the Thrive Together Capital Campaign. | $500,000 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Palo Alto, CA | To Support the LPCH Capital Facilities Fund. | $100,000 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Palo Alto, CA | To support the dachs prematurity research center support fund. | $100,000 |
| Crystal Springs Uplands School Hillsborough, CA | To support the crystal fest fund and for underwriting. | $65,000 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Palo Alto, CA | To Support the Annual Fund. | $50,000 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | To Support the Wesleyan Fund. | $50,000 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | To Support the Endowed Wesleyan Scholarship. | $50,000 |
| The One Love Foundation Baltimore, MD | To Support the General Operating Budget. | $25,000 |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | In Support of Women's Lacrosse. | $25,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14,339,769 | $10,880,703 | $1,941,294 | $1,917,000 | 19 | $1,935,307 | $430,703 | $243,530 |
| 2023 | $5,400,360 | $1,612,421 | $1,826,286 | $1,779,500 | 22 | $1,822,983 | $237,629 | $279,314 |
| 2022 | $5,614,225 | $4,454,043 | $1,654,429 | $1,621,334 | 24 | $1,652,288 | $154,043 | $284,607 |
| 2021 | $2,831,504 | $2,666,732 | $1,683,048 | $1,655,333 | 23 | $1,665,843 | $1,236,105 | $125,002 |
| 2020 | $1,830,938 | $516,536 | $705,832 | $699,333 | 19 | — | $16,536 | $112,324 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Creekside Foundation reported a distributable amount of $244K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for university facilities, scholarships and athletics; school facilities and fundraising; children’s health facilities, research and an annual fund; and general operating or community support. These are areas reflected in the listed grants, not a stated foundation-wide mission.
Among the recipients, Wesleyan University describes its mission as providing a liberal arts education through a diverse community that values independence of mind and generosity of spirit. An individual recipient Uplands School says it empowers kind, curious learners to thrive together through transformative teaching and meaningful connections. The One Love Foundation says it works to end relationship abuse through education that helps young people recognize healthy and unhealthy behaviors. The Kukio Hoomana Fund describes investments in local organizations focused on youth empowerment, affordable housing, environmental preservation, cultural enrichment, food security, and educational and financial hardship assistance.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2024, the foundation reported 19 grants totaling $1,917,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $900,000, with a median of $25,000. The largest awards included $900,000 to Wesleyan University for its facilities fund and $500,000 to an individual recipient Uplands School for its Thrive Together capital campaign. Other notable awards were $100,000 to Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health for its capital facilities fund and $100,000 for the Dach’s Prematurity Research Center support fund.
The foundation also gave $65,000 to an individual recipient Uplands School for its Crystal Fest fund and underwriting; $50,000 each to Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health for its annual fund and to Wesleyan University for the Wesleyan Fund; and $50,000 to Wesleyan University for an endowed scholarship. Other listed grants included $25,000 to The One Love Foundation for general operating support and $25,000 to Wesleyan University in support of women’s lacrosse.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Eric B. Dachs as director/vice president, Katherine M. Dachs as president/director, and Susan B. Warburg as secretary/CFO.
Creekside Foundation's 2024 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Eric B. Dachs
Director & Vice President
President & Director → President, Director & V.p., 2022
President, Director & V.p. → Director & Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Katherine M. Dachs
Presidient & Director
V.p. & Director → V.p., Director & President, 2022
V.p., Director & President → Presidient & Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Susan B. Warburg
Secretary & CFO
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Nancy Wong (2020–2022) — Secretary & CFO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Creekside Foundation
How much does Creekside Foundation give each year?
Creekside Foundation gave $1.9M across 19 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $1.8M across 22 grants.
What is Creekside Foundation's typical grant size?
Creekside Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $25,000, and its average grant was $100,895, across 19 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Creekside Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does Creekside Foundation give grants?
Creekside Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 53% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (44%). The most frequent recipient cities were Middletown, CT (4 grants), Hillsborough, CA (3 grants), Palo Alto, CA (3 grants) and San Mateo, CA (2 grants).
Does Creekside Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 42% of Creekside Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (8 of 19) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Creekside Foundation's largest grantees?
Creekside Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Wesleyan University ($1,025,000 across 4 grants), Crystal Springs Uplands School ($570,000 across 3 grants) and Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health ($250,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Creekside Foundation?
Creekside Foundation reported $14.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.9M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $244K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Creekside Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for university facilities, scholarships and athletics; school facilities and fundraising; children’s health facilities, research and an annual fund; and general operating or community support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Creekside Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Creekside Foundation's EIN?
Creekside Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3337489. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Creekside Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Creekside Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/creekside-foundation-morg_e730d0ca193641b59d6a8b3738625572
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