Program areas at SFF
Silicon valley economic opportunity - focused on expandingaccess to small business and entrepreneurship opportunities, middle-skill jobs, college completion, and career potential to increase economic mobility for low-income individuals, first generation college students, and families so they can actively participate in and contribute to a vibrant silicon valley across multiple generations.
English learner program - focused on improving educational outcomes for low-income and english learner students currently in persistently underperforming schools, enabling students of all backgrounds to pursue higher academic achievement as a means to economic self-sufficiency.
Family initiatives and new opportunities - focused onindividual and collaborative investments in areas ofinterest to Family members as well as new areas ofcollective grantmaking that have not been established asformal programs.
Sobrato early academic language program (seal) provides professional development and support for teachers and educational leaders seeking to help spanish-speaking students in pre-k to 3rd grade attain age- appropriate literacy and grade-level mastery of academic material, in alignment with 21st century skills and The common core standards.
Grants made by SFF
| Grantee | Grant description | Grant year | Amount |
|---|
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) | General Support To the Lisa and Matthew Sonsini Family Fund #4031 | 2023-12 | $5,000,000 |
| ImpactAssets | To Support the Resonance Impact Fund | 2023-12 | $4,000,000 |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) | $1,000,000 for General Support To the John M. Sobrato Fund (Daf #3764); $3,000,000 for General Support To the John M. Sobrato and Timi Sobrato Fund (Daf #5360) | 2023-12 | $4,000,000 |
| ...and 340 more grants made totalling $52,930,559 |
Personnel at SFF
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| D Valentine | Chief Financial Officer | $0 | 2023-10-16 |
| Llanes-Fontanilla Camille | Vice President | $280,000 | 2022-12-31 |
| Hobstetter Margaret | Program Director | $217,000 | 2022-12-31 |
| Susan Hurlimann Herz | President | $801,000 | 2022-12-31 |
Financials for SFF
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $52,083,138 | $164,700,000 | -68.4% |
| Investment income and dividends | $15,090,941 | $12,706,669 | 18.8% |
| Net rental income | $2,645,030 | $-4,725,887 | 156% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $18,202,529 | $-80,620,577 | 122.6% |
| Gross sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $38,825,430 | $3,976,487 | 876.4% |
| Total revenues | $129,273,885 | $101,138,114 | 27.8% |
Organizations like SFF
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Moccasin Lake Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Wilmington, DE | $39,340,549 |
| Paul G. Allen Family Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Seattle, WA | $115,479,539 |
| Walter Scott Family Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Omaha, NE | $38,274,370 |
| Harold Alfond Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Portland, ME | $111,359,503 |
| Larry H Miller and Gail Miller Family Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Sandy, UT | $81,934,660 |
| Goldring Family Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Metairie, LA | $40,304,263 |
| The Lawrence Ellison Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Walnut Creek, CA | $67,270,174 |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial | 501(c)(3) | Chicago, IL | $155,180,049 |
| Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment | 501(c)(3) | Boston, MA | $39,985,210 |
| Ressler Gertz Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Sherman Oaks, CA | $58,188,981 |
Data update history
October 31, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
December 1, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
November 30, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
November 26, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsFamily foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 599 Castro St 400
- Mountain View, CA 94041
- Metro area
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
- County
- Santa Clara County, CA
- Website URL
- sobrato.com/sobrato-philanthropies/about/Â
- Phone
- (408) 446-0700
IRS details
- EIN
- 77-0348912
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990-PF
- Year formed
- 1994
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- T20: Private Foundations
- NAICS code, primary
- 813211: Grantmaking Foundations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current - In Process
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- 088831
- FTB Entity ID
- 1850889
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-01-15
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