Upstart Bay Area
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$21.8M
Foundation funders
41
Grants recorded
131
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Upstart Bay Area?
Upstart Bay Area is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation ($11.4M), Jewish Communal Fund ($3.1M), Arie and Ida Crown Memorial ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $21.8M in grants to Upstart Bay Area between 2019–2025.
Show all 41 funders
| National Philanthropic Trust | $25,000 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | $25,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | $25,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg | $20,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | $20,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc | $19,500 | 1 | 2019 |
| Grapevine giving foundation | $19,400 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Opaline Fund | $18,000 | 2 | 2020–2022 |
| FJC | $15,000 | 1 | 2024 |
| Oster Sinisi Family Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Robert Sterling Clark Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Milstein Family Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Leichtag Foundation | $7,550 | 4 | 2019–2022 |
| The Klarman Family Foundation | $4,554 | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| Ralph & Marsha Guggenheim Family | $4,000 | 3 | 2020–2025 |
| George Wasserman Family Foundation Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 2020 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $776K (2025) to $4.7M (2020). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $776K.
What grants has Upstart Bay Area received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | RELIGION | $177,440 |
| 2025 | United Jewish Appeal-Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York Inc | JEWISH LIFE | $173,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Communal Fund | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | $145,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Communal Fund | IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE | $145,000 |
| 2025 | Fooksman Family Foundation | IN SUPPORT OF PROJECT ACTIVATE PROGRAMMING | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Inc | Special programming | $30,000 |
| 2025 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $30,000 |
| 2025 | National Philanthropic Trust | PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT | $25,000 |
| 2025 | Ralph & Marsha Guggenheim Family | General Support | $1,000 |
| 2024 | The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $2,000,000 |
| 2024 | The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation | COHORT-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES INITIATIVE | $375,000 |
| 2024 | Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | GENERAL OPERATING | $275,000 |
| 2024 | William Davidson Foundation | To support UpSpark, UpLift, and UpSpring and to serve as a partner | $275,000 |
| 2024 | The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation | CBE INITIATIVE | $235,500 |
| 2024 | Circle of Service Foundation | JEWISH COMMUNITY | $168,044 |
| 2024 | Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles | general support | $166,000 |
| 2024 | Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma | PUBLIC/SOCIETY BENEFIT | $134,940 |
| 2024 | Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | PROGRAM | $125,000 |
| 2024 | The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation | THE COLLABORATORY | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Rodan Family Foundation | Charitable Purposes of the Organization | $95,000 |
| 2024 | The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation | EXPANDING FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SERVICES | $75,000 |
| 2024 | Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund | FISCAL SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM | $75,000 |
| 2024 | The Irving Harris Foundation | LEADERSHIP COHORT EXPENSES | $50,000 |
| 2024 | Rose Community Foundation | General operating support | $41,000 |
| 2024 | The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation | ISRAEL EMERGENCY SUPPORT | $30,000 |
| 2024 | The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation | CEO WELLNESS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | $25,000 |
| 2024 | Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego | GENERAL | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Chicago Community Trust | General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes | $25,000 |
| 2024 | The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | MATCHING GIFTS | $25,000 |
| 2024 | FJC | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $15,000 |
Showing 30 most recent of 131 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Upstart Bay Area?
Upstart Bay Area is funded by 41 grantmakers, led by The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation ($11.4M), Jewish Communal Fund ($3.1M), Arie and Ida Crown Memorial ($1.4M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $21.8M in grants to Upstart Bay Area between 2019–2025.
Who is Upstart Bay Area's largest funder?
The Shimon Ben Joseph Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Upstart Bay Area, with $11.4M across 24 grants (2020–2024).
How much grant funding has Upstart Bay Area received?
IRS 990 filings record $21.8M in grants to Upstart Bay Area across 131 grants from 41 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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