Golden State Community Foundation
Golden State Community Foundation is a Form 990 public charity based in San Francisco, California. It supports education and youth development, with its stated mission focused on underserved youth in the Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose areas.
Golden State Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Golden State Community Foundation gave $6.1M across 84 grants in 2025 (avg $73K), mostly in California. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,131,390
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 84
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $72,993
- +9.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $59,497
- Total assets
- $39,383,375
- +46.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (10 of 84, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Golden State Community Foundation
- Contact
Mailing address: 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone: (415) 878-1186
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Golden State Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Self-Estem ($392K). Together the top 10 received $2.0M.
Grant Size Distribution
373 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 192 grants of 373 (51%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated mission names Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. In the 2025 filing, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, with 3% to Massachusetts, 2% to Washington, DC, and 1% to New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 84 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Golden State Community Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 84 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $51K; repeat grants $76K. How we count
Medians: $40K first-time, $60K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.0M (2019) to $6.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 84 grants totaling $6.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Self-Estem Oakland, CA | General Programming | $391,583 |
| Oakland Unified School District Oakland, CA | General Programming | $325,570 |
| Mission Bit San Francisco, CA | General Programming | $221,185 |
| Spark SF Public Schools San Francisco, CA | General Programming | $210,800 |
| Techbridge Girls Oakland, CA | General Programming | $192,875 |
| The Oakland Promise Oakland, CA | General Programming | $165,000 |
| Aspire Public Schools Oakland, CA | General Programming | $140,000 |
| 826 Valencia San Francisco, CA | General Programming | $116,350 |
| We Lead Ours Oakland, CA | General Programming | $103,250 |
| Hack the Hood Oakland, CA | General Programming | $102,800 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,383,375 | $22,093,791 | $10,222,143 | $6,131,390 | 84 | $655,266 |
| 2024 | $26,856,095 | $8,035,057 | $9,502,698 | $5,660,960 | 85 | $459,480 |
| 2023 | $26,421,825 | $14,546,434 | $7,746,920 | $4,133,340 | 73 | $150,814 |
| 2022 | $17,011,860 | $6,299,680 | $7,129,077 | $2,654,500 | 64 | $14,156 |
| 2021 | $17,148,465 | $2,279,936 | $4,493,248 | $2,939,607 | 67 | $17,068 |
| 2020 | $13,194,325 | $16,597,820 | $6,444,074 | $2,483,700 | 56 | $13,393 |
| 2019 | $2,957,073 | $4,617,619 | $4,374,489 | $2,043,504 | 57 | $14,605 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated mission is to support charitable programs that promote education, teamwork, and self-esteem among underserved youth in Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. Its filing describes contributions that include basketball tickets for charitable activities serving underserved youth, as well as grants for general or specific support.
The 2025 grants included organizations whose own missions describe work in areas such as STEM and computer science, school support, educational opportunity, writing skills, and career preparation. For example, Self-eSTEM says it provides STEM training for girls and women; Mission Bit says it offers free project-based computer science courses for under-resourced high school youth; and 826 Valencia says it supports students’ writing skills and helps teachers engage students in writing.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 84 grants totaling $6,131,390. Grants ranged from $6,040 to $391,583, with a median of $59,497. The reported purposes for the largest grants were general programming.
Among the largest recipients were Self-eSTEM ($391,583), Oakland Unified School District ($325,570), Mission Bit ($221,185), SPARK SF Public Schools ($210,800), and Techbridge Girls ($192,875). Oakland Promise received $165,000, Aspire Public Schools received $140,000, and 826 Valencia received $116,350.
The foundation’s 2024 filing states that its executive director monitors grantees’ use of funds. It also describes grant agreements specifying charitable purposes, requiring the return of funds not used for those purposes, and requiring financial reports at the end of each grant year; larger grants also require program reports. The filing states that future grants will be subject to grant agreements.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Nicole Lacob as president, Brandon Schneider as vice president, Josh Proctor as treasurer, and Jessica Dodson as secretary. It also lists Marty Glick as advisor and Greg Adams, John Beaven, Ebony Beckwith, Jason Chang, and Adrienne Down Coulson as directors.
Golden State Community Foundation is led by Ay'anna Moody, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 2 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ay'anna Moody
Executive Director
Senior Director & Social Impact → Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$145K (2021) → $217K (2025)
Nicole Lacob
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evan Schwartz
Senior Director & Philanthropy
Director of Philanthropy → Director & Philanthropy, 2022
Director & Philanthropy → Senior Director & Philanthropy, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$101K (2021) → $167K (2025)
Dianne Taube
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Chang
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Miller
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Lacob
Director
Vice President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Scially
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Kelly
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ebony Beckwith
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Adams
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Molly Lacob
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Beaven
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Adrienne Down Coulson
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carla Peterman
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vincent Matthews
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Dunleavy Jr.
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Schneider
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Dodson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marty Glick
Advisor
Secretary → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Advisor, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Proctor
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Bob Myers (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Shaun Livingston (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Melanie Moore (2019–2021) — Executive Director · Filing note: Since March 2019
- Former: Rick Welts (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Cabalquinto (2019) — CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Joanne Pasternack Till Sep (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Karen Miller (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $217K, to Ay'anna Moody (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Golden State Community Foundation
How much does Golden State Community Foundation give each year?
Golden State Community Foundation gave $6.1M across 84 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $5.7M across 85 grants.
What is Golden State Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Golden State Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $59,497, and its average grant was $72,993, across 84 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Golden State Community Foundation that year got $51K on average.
Where does Golden State Community Foundation give grants?
Golden State Community Foundation gives mostly in California: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Oakland, CA (48 grants), San Francisco, CA (24 grants), Berkeley, CA (3 grants) and Boston, MA (2 grants).
Does Golden State Community Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Golden State Community Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (84 of 84) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Golden State Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Golden State Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Self-Estem ($391,583), Oakland Unified School District ($325,570) and Mission Bit ($221,185), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 15% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Golden State Community Foundation?
Golden State Community Foundation reported $39.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $22.1M.
What does Golden State Community Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated mission is to support charitable programs that promote education, teamwork, and self-esteem among underserved youth in Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Golden State Community Foundation?
Golden State Community Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Golden State Community Foundation's EIN?
Golden State Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-4001645. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Golden State Community Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/golden-state-community-foundation-morg_047734eb560f4b19bb4fb3ba7d81d415
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