Funding Amount

US $1,000 - US $25,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Eligible organizations

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organizations

Geography

  • In Santa Clara County, California, focusing on arts, animal protection, environme
  • Serving Santa Clara County, California

Required status

  • 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Eligible applicants must be tax-exempt organizations, while ineligible supports include political campaigns, religious activities, and grants to individuals.
  • Not eligible: Organizations with delinquent reports or consecutive cycle awards will not be considered.
  • Not eligible: The following types of support are not eligible: political campaigns, religious activities, deficit financing, loans, grants to individuals and matching gifts.
  • Not eligible: Please note that your agency will not be considered for further grant funding if your final grant report is delinquent.
  • Not eligible: No grants will be awarded to any agency in consecutive grant cycles.

Overview

The Farrington Historical Foundation Grants support 501(c)(3) organizations in Santa Clara County, California, focusing on arts, animal protection, environmental conservation, and historic preservation. Annually, the foundation allocates a portion of its investable assets to community grants. Eligible applicants must be tax-exempt organizations, while ineligible supports include political campaigns, religious activities, and grants to individuals. Organizations with delinquent reports or consecutive cycle awards will not be considered.

Background
As part of our mission, the Board of Directors annually allocates a portion of the Foundation’s investable assets for distribution as community grants to all eligible 501(c)(3) organizations serving Santa Clara County, California.
All areas will be considered, but emphasis will be given to
Arts and cultureAnimal protectionEnvironmental conservationHistoric preservation

Eligibility

Applicants must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organizations.

Ineligibility

The following types of support are not eligible: political campaigns, religious activities, deficit financing, loans, grants to individuals and matching gifts.Please note that your agency will not be considered for further grant funding if your final grant report is delinquent. No grants will be awarded to any agency in consecutive grant cycles.

What Farrington Historical Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
16
Total given
$278K
Median grant
$10K
Range
$6,500–$107K
  • By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: San Jose, CA; Saratoga, CA; Redwood City, CA.
  • 69% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 31% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

  • Junior League of San Jose · San Jose, CA

    Funds to support jlsj's volunteer work to help the local community

    $107K

  • Montalvo Association (Montalvo Arts Center) · Saratoga, CA

    Organization operations

    $20K

  • Via Services West · Redwood City, CA

    Recreational/therapeutic art program - camp via west

    $20K

  • Ashworth-Remillard House · San Jose, CA

    Organization operations

    $15K

  • Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA

    2025 rebuilding together sv volunteer program expenses

    $14K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Arts
  • Animal rescue
  • Environmental conservation
  • History
  • Nonprofits
  • Small grants

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