Janet and Clint Reilly Family Foundation
The Janet and Clint Reilly Family Foundation is a private foundation based in San Francisco, California. Established in 2008, the foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with a focus on educational equity and support for vulnerable populations in the Bay Area.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$15K
-77.5% YoY
Annual Giving
$60K
-30.2% YoY
Grant Count
2
-71.4% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$30K
+144.2% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation's primary mission centers on supporting educational access for underserved students. Key program areas include:
- Scholarship Distribution: Support of scholarships to needy inner-city students seeking to attend or attending Catholic schools in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Health and Human Services: Support to health care clinics, religious institutions, and institutions serving the sick, poor, elderly, and children
- Educational Equity: Investment interest used to fund high school scholarships
The foundation's work is grounded in the belief that the greatest act of charity is to help create a just society.
Grantmaking
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation primarily funds organizations and programs serving the San Francisco Bay Area, with particular emphasis on Catholic schools and institutions in the region.
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of 2024:
- Total Assets: $15,338
- Total Revenues: $125,684
- Total Expenses: $1,123,107
- Number of Employees: 1
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $15,338 | $68,169 | $42,415 |
| Revenue | $125,684 | $157,716 | $2,047,526 |
| Expenses | $1,123,107 | $133,970 | $2,153,891 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $60,000 | $133,970 | $2,120,200 |
| Net Investment Income | — | — | $26 |
| Distributable Amount | $786 | $3,089 | $1,872 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Founders & Principals: Janet and Clint Reilly
Clint Reilly grew up as the oldest of ten children in a working-class family in San Leandro. He attended St. Joseph's High School in Mountain View and St. Patrick's College in Menlo Park, experiences that shaped his commitment to educational access. His career has spanned work as a seminarian, political consultant, and business leader.
Janet Reilly is a former journalist and businesswoman. She has served on the Golden Gate Bridge Board and ran for a California State Assembly seat in 2006.
Together, Janet and Clint Reilly founded Bay Scholars, a nonprofit scholarship program that creates educational equity for students from underserved communities through four-year scholarships to Catholic college-prep high schools in the Bay Area. As of the time referenced in available sources, Bay Scholars had awarded more than $7 million in scholarships.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLINT REILLY | PRESIDENT | 3 | — |
| JANET REILLY | CFO, SECRETARY AND DIRECTO | 3 | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
**2021 Leo T. McCarthy Center Award for Public Service**
Honoring Janet and Clint Reilly | Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public ServiceJanet and Clint Reilly were recognized as recipients of the 2021 Award for Public Service from the Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good at the University of San Francisco. The award recognizes those whose work makes a difference in the lives of people affected by injustice and who lead for progressive change serving the common good.
University of San Francisco Announces Janet & Clint Reilly as Recipients**Philanthropic History**
In 1994, Clint Reilly managed the campaign to pass a $52 million bond issue for the new Asian Art Museum at San Francisco's Civic Center. He and Janet were also major donors to the museum's $160 million capital campaign.
University of San Francisco Announces Janet & Clint Reilly as RecipientsFrom 1997-2006, Clint served on the Board of Directors of Catholic Charities and served as its first lay board president from 2002-2006. During this tenure, he and Janet founded the Archbishop's Loaves and Fishes Dinner as part of a fundraising initiative.
University of San Francisco Announces Janet & Clint Reilly as RecipientsSubject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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