Farrington Historical Foundation Grants
Funding Amount
US $1,000 - US $25,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Farrington Historical Foundation Grants
Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Farrington Historical Foundation
Amount: US $1,000 - US $25,000
Last Updated: June 29, 2025
Summary
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.Overview
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. Fields of Interest All areas will be considered, but emphasis will be given to Arts and cultureAnimal protectionEnvironmental conservationHistoric preservationEligibility
You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 18
- Total given
- $199K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $6,000–$23K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: San Jose, CA; Campbell, CA; Redwood City, CA.
- 6% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 39% 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
$23K
Gilbert and Sullivan Society of San Jose · San Jose, CA
San jose light opera festival 2024
$15K
Via Services West · Redwood City, CA
Recreational/therapeutic art program - camp via west
$15K
One Step Closer Therapeutic Riding · Morgan Hill, CA
Funds to support equine-assisted program for veterans & first responders
$13K
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley · San Jose, CA
2025 rebuilding together sv volunteer program expenses
$12K
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