Foundation Assets, Grants and Funds
- East Bay Community Foundation assets for the 2007-08 fiscal year were $386 million. View current financial information here.
- For the same period, the Foundation made grants totaling more than $62 million to nonprofit programs and organizations. View grantees list here.
- The Foundation stewards more than 500 charitable funds and endowments for general community benefit or designated purposes, including more than 300 donor advised funds. Our funds encompass donor advised funds, affiliate funds, and supporting foundations.
- Learn about our Privacy Policy here.
History and Scope
- Established in 1928, East Bay Community Foundation is northern California’s first-established community foundation.
- The Foundation serves donors and the communities of Alameda and Contra Costa counties and its 2.5 million residents.
- East Bay Community Foundation includes 9 smaller community funds under its umbrella that focus on local civic and neighborhood projects:
- Albany Community Foundation
- Berkeley Community Fund
- Crockett Community Foundation
- Fremont Community Foundation
- Martinez Community Fund
- Pleasant Hill Community Foundation
- Rodeo Community Organization
- Rodeo Good Neighbor Fund
- West Berkeley Foundation
Community Foundations
Community foundations serve a vital role as an enabler of good works. They encourage individuals, organizations and companies to fund community activities in areas where donors live and work. They also can disburse funding to nonprofit organizations throughout the United States and around the world.
- There are nearly 700 community foundations across America with combined assets of more than $44.8 billion. Their combined annual grant making exceeds $3.2 billion.
- Community foundations are a flexible, yet permanent collection of funds supported by a wide range of generous donors, families and businesses.
- Community foundations provide donors with the most favorable charitable tax-deductions allowed by law, and promote effective grant making through deep knowledge of the communities they serve.
Donors to the East Bay Community Foundation benefit from the Foundation's unique expertise in the programs and organizations serving their community. The Foundation issues grants to support activities which will have the most positive effect on the lives of the residents of that community while also serving the interests of each donor. Finally, community foundations bring community leaders and others together to address social and regional challenges
