Saw Island Foundation: Social Change, Faith-Based and Special Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Required status
- 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
Other requirements
- In general, our new grants focus on the San Francisco Bay Area.
- If your organization is not serving this geographic area, please indicate why our foundation would be an appropriate partner.
Not eligible / not funded
- Not eligible: Individual grants
- Not eligible: Political activities
- Not eligible: Lobbying efforts
- Not eligible: The Foundation will not make the following types of grants:Grants to individuals for any purpose
- Not eligible: Grants for political purposes
- Not eligible: Grants for lobbying activities
Overview
The Saw Island Foundation provides Social Change, Faith-Based, and Special Grants to nonprofit organizations focused on community betterment. They support initiatives that enhance economic security and promote Christian education. While active engagement is primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, they welcome extraordinary projects aligned with their mission. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. The foundation does not fund individual grants, political activities, or lobbying efforts.
NOTE: We are open to new or innovative opportunities; organizations may use the very short form to contact us and we will respond as promptly as possible with an expression of our interest. We will either: invite a formal submission, request more information, or indicate the application does not meet our criteria.
The purpose of the social service and faith-based initiatives area is to support small institutions with strong leadership in fulfilling their mission.
Social Change: Supporting small institutions that provide services paired with programs to gain and maintain economic security.Hunger Coalition of the Wood River ValleyFaith-Based: Supporting Christian education and mentoring programs.Light of the Lord Global MissionsSports ChallengeSpecial Grant-Making: Most of our active engagement will fall within one of our primary areas. We recognize, however, that there may be a small number of extraordinary, legacy, or crisis-based projects which are consistent with our mission and values.USOC Paralympic Champions Fund
Eligibility
Nonprofit charitable organizations that are exempt from federal taxes under section 501(c) (3) of the IRS Revenue Code can apply for grant.
In general, our new grants focus on the San Francisco Bay Area.
If your organization is not serving this geographic area, please indicate why our foundation would be an appropriate partner.
Ineligibility
The Foundation will not make the following types of grants:Grants to individuals for any purpose
What Saw Island Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 22
- Total given
- $1.6M
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Range
- $1,000–$1.25M
- By dollars: California 82%, Rhode Island 8%, Ohio 6%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA; Stanford, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 9% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA
To advance knowledge about the conditions for interactions among democracy,…
$1.25M
The Sailing Museum · Newport, RI
Central hub for learnings, culture and community development and engagement
$120K
Hoover Institution · North Canton, OH
Seeking to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic…
$100K
Ragazzi Boys Chorus · Redwood City, CA
To promote excellence in musical performance and education
$25K
Sports Challenge · Southlake, TX
Sports and education
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Christian nonprofits
- Social justice
- Poverty alleviation
- Foundation
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