Tipping Point Community
Tipping Point Community is a public charity based in San Francisco, California. Formed in 2004, it builds community to advance poverty-fighting solutions, with investments directed to organizations and projects addressing poverty in the Bay Area.
Tipping Point Community at a glance
In short: Tipping Point Community gave $26.3M across 108 grants in 2025 (avg $244K), mostly in California. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $26,303,660
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 108
- +10.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $243,552
- -2.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $203,000
- Total assets
- $86,631,508
- +10.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (43 of 108, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Tipping Point Community
- Contact
Mailing address: 220 Montgomery Street 850, San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: (415) 348-1240
Website: https://tippingpoint.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Tipping Point Community funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Compass Family Services ($2.5M). Together the top 10 received $8.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
499 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 158 grants of 499 (32%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Tipping Point’s stated vision is for everyone in the Bay Area to have the opportunity to prosper, and its investment strategy focuses on Bay Area communities. Its housing work includes regional direct services, San Francisco-specific services and systems-change efforts, and youth homelessness work across the Bay Area. For early childhood investments, it prioritizes Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara counties. In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 108 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Tipping Point Community open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 43 of 108 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $174K; repeat grants $290K. How we count
Medians: $100K first-time, $280K repeat.
- 48% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+6%). Method
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 $24.5M (2024) to $68.3M (2020). In 2025 it made 108 grants totaling $26.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Compass Family Services San Francisco, CA | Housing Issue Area | $2,450,000 |
| Regents of UCSF San Francisco, CA | Child Trauma Research Program / Discretionary Issue Area | $945,000 |
| First Place for Youth Oakland, CA | Housing Issue Area | $850,000 |
| Jobtrain Menlo Park, CA | Employment Issue Area | $800,882 |
| Institute on Aging San Francisco, CA | Housing Issue Area | $750,000 |
| Lifemoves Santa Clara, CA | Housing Issue Area | $600,000 |
| JVS San Francisco, CA | Employment Issue Area | $540,000 |
| College Track Oakland, CA | Education Issue Area | $467,500 |
| Larkin Street Youth Services San Francisco, CA | Housing Issue Area | $465,000 |
| Bay Area Community Services Oakland, CA | Housing Issue Area | $450,000 |
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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 | $86,631,508 | $52,171,661 | $46,071,414 | $26,303,660 | 108 | $2,732,663 |
| 2024 | $78,716,404 | $45,031,227 | $42,383,103 | $24,504,655 | 98 | $5,352,848 |
| 2023 | $75,218,932 | $41,321,039 | $39,924,272 | $25,783,210 | 85 | $1,439,697 |
| 2022 | $69,097,467 | $55,633,961 | $40,432,751 | $24,751,899 | 87 | $-35,808 |
| 2021 | $61,259,027 | $38,090,661 | $50,341,269 | $35,241,589 | 121 | $1,443,131 |
| 2020 | $79,329,789 | $83,647,298 | $85,242,993 | $68,297,656 | 96 | $1,112,824 |
| 2019 | $81,222,974 | $52,900,029 | $68,145,545 | $51,987,189 | 68 | $1,092,209 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Tipping Point’s mission is to build community to advance the most promising poverty-fighting solutions. Its website identifies four impact areas—housing, early childhood, education, and employment—as well as project investments. It also says it prioritizes organizations led by people of color, including Black, Latinx, AAPI, and Indigenous-led organizations.
For housing, Tipping Point describes support for direct-service organizations helping people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Its San Francisco housing priorities include targeted homelessness prevention, support for Black and Latinx San Franciscans at risk of or experiencing homelessness, and accountability, data, and transparency in the homelessness response system. Its youth homelessness work includes direct services and systems-change efforts. In early childhood, it funds direct-service organizations serving low-income pregnant people, parents and caregivers, and infants and toddlers, prioritizing Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara counties.
Examples of grantees illustrate the types of organizations it supports. Compass Family Services says it helps homeless families and those at imminent risk achieve housing stability, economic self-sufficiency, and well-being. JobTrain says it helps people through assessment, job-skills training, and career placement. College Track describes its work as supporting first-generation students from under-resourced communities through college graduation. Larkin Street Youth Services says its mission is to create a continuum of services that helps youth move beyond the street.
Grantmaking
Tipping Point reports conducting rigorous due diligence, assessing alignment with its strategy, leadership, financial standing, and willingness to measure outcomes. It describes partnering with grantees through tailored support, which may include strategic consulting, customized workshops, leadership development, targeted training, and staff advice. Its strategy also includes project investments in research, evaluation, pilot programs, and responses to timely community needs.
In filing year 2025, Tipping Point reported 108 grants totaling $26,303,660. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $2,450,000, with a median grant of $203,000. The largest reported grants included:
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sam Cobbs as CEO, Elizabeth Bender as chief operating officer, and Alicia Sutton as chief program officer. It also lists Kara Dukakis as senior program officer, early childhood; Lara Tannenbaum as senior program officer, housing; and Talia Nagar as senior program officer, employment.
Tipping Point Community is led by Sam Cobbs, CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 12 of 44 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sam Cobbs
CEO
President → President & CEO, 2020
President & CEO → CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$188K (2019) → $516K (2025)
Gabe Santos
Board Chairman
Board Member → Board Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Georgiev - Senior
Director, Grantmaking & Capacity Bldg
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$182K (2025)
Rohit Naimpally
Senior Director of Impact
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$202K (2025)
Elizabeth Bender
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$159K (2020) → $314K (2025)
Talia Nagar
Senior Program Officer & Employment
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$167K (2022) → $195K (2025)
Alicia Sutton
Chief Program Officer
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$196K (2023) → $297K (2025)
Kimberly Davis-Wells - Chief
Comms & Event Officer
External Affairs Officer → Comms & Event Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$295K (2024) → $263K (2025)
Elizabeth Givens - Chief
Development Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$298K (2025)
Jacob Hobson - Sr Dr Of Ind
Giv. & Chief Development Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$224K (2025)
Kara Dukakis - Senior
Program Officer & Early Childhood
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$195K (2025)
Lara Tannenbaum
Senior Program Officer & Housing
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$196K (2025)
Nora Scadden - Chief
Comms & Event Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$212K (2025)
Alec Perkins
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris James
Board Member
Board Chairman → Board Member, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregg Perloff
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jed York
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lateefah Simon
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Oliver Jenkyn
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronnie Lott
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shipley Salewski
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair & Board Member, 2024
Vice Chair & Board Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Abby Durban
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Peiffer
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlie Wolfson
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine August-Dewilde
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shashi Deb
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
William Rogers
Secretary
Board Member → Board Member & Secretary, 2024
Board Member & Secretary → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ben Spero
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Phelps
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ned Segal
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Mendy
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Divya Silbermann
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gil Simon
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Bavor
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Tubbs
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Boyers
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Herald Chen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joelle Emerson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Casey
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chevenee Reavis
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie Slaughter
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Stockwell
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lee Wittlinger
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (51)
- Former: Daniel Lurie (2019–2024) — Board Chairman
- Former: Elizabeth Givens (2019–2024) — Chief Development Officer
- Former: Kate Harbin Clammer (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Katie Schwab Paige (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Mason Morfit (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Gabe Santos - Board (2024) — Member & Board Chairman
- Former: Jacob Hobson - Senior (2024) — Director of Individual Giving
- Former: Jacob Leos-Urbel - Learning (2024) — Evaluation Director
- Former: Julie Lo - Senior Director (2024) — Of Grantmaking & Capacity Building
- Former: Nicolas Arevalo (2024) — Capacity Building Director
- Former: Nina Catalano - Senior Program (2024) — Officer & Sf Housing
- Former: Oliver Jenkyn - Board (2024) — Member & Vice Chair
- Former: Jake Hobson (2019–2023) — Senior Director of Individual Giving
- Former: Mariana Gantus Wall (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Quincy Smith (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Andrea Evans (2022–2023) — Chi Director
- Former: Jacob Leos-Urbel (2023) — Learning & Evaluation Director
- Former: James Austin - Senior (2023) — Director of Impact
- Former: Joshua Steinberger - Chief (2023) — External Affairs Officer
- Former: Marisa Giller - Narrative (2023) — Change Director
- Former: Carol Kim (2019–2022) — Senior Director of Finance
- Former: James Austin (2019–2022) — Senior Director of Impact
- Former: Joshua Steinberger (2019–2022) — Chief External Affairs Officer
- Former: Kelly Bathgate (2019–2022) — Chief Program Officer
- Former: David Dolby (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Alexander Chan (2022) — Strat. Initiatives Director
- Former: Alan Waxman (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Amy Banse (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Nellie Levchin (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Block (2021) — Director of Chief
- Former: Georgette Bhathena Sr Dir (2021) — Of Grantmaking
- Former: Rebecca Truitt (2021) — Senior Manager of Talent
- Former: Alex Magaro (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: David Lamond (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Egon Durban (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: John Pritzker (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Karina Moreno (2019–2020) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Mick McGuire (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stephanie Lewis (2019–2020) — R & D Director
- Former: Tony Bates (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Judith Huang (2020) — Capacity Bldg Director
- Former: Annie Ulevitch (2019) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Dave Dolby (2019) — Board Member
- Former: David Marcus (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Eric Roberts (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lloyd Dean (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Marisa Giller (2019) — Communications Director
- Former: Melissa Wang (2019) — Grantmaking Director
- Former: Nikesh Arora (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Pete Briger (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Laffont (2019) — Board Member
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 $516K, to Sam Cobbs (CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Tipping Point Community
How much does Tipping Point Community give each year?
Tipping Point Community gave $26.3M across 108 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $24.5M across 98 grants.
What is Tipping Point Community's typical grant size?
Tipping Point Community's median grant in 2025 was $203,000, and its average grant was $243,552, across 108 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Tipping Point Community that year got $174K on average.
Where does Tipping Point Community give grants?
Tipping Point Community gives mostly in California: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (36 grants), Oakland, CA (20 grants), Sacramento, CA (6 grants) and Richmond, CA (5 grants).
Does Tipping Point Community give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 108 grants with a stated purpose on Tipping Point Community's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Housing Issue Area" (34 grants), "Discretionary Issue Area" (22 grants) and "Education Issue Area" (16 grants).
Who are Tipping Point Community's largest grantees?
Tipping Point Community's largest 2025 grantees include Compass Family Services ($2,450,000), Regents of UCSF ($945,000) and First Place for Youth ($850,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 16% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Tipping Point Community?
Tipping Point Community reported $86.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $52.2M.
What does Tipping Point Community fund?
Tipping Point’s mission is to build community to advance the most promising poverty-fighting solutions. Its website identifies four impact areas—housing, early childhood, education, and employment—as well as project investments. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Tipping Point Community?
Tipping Point Community has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check tippingpoint.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Tipping Point Community's EIN?
Tipping Point Community's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-2121739. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 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 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 26, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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