Funders › CA › Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation › 2023
Grants paid by Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 94-2814266 · San Francisco, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, Clarence E Heller Charitable Foundation (EIN 94-2814266) reported 63 grants paid totaling $2,993,925. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Francisco Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $292,000 | paid | FOR THE CLARENCE E. HELLER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DONOR ADVISED FUND | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Inside Climate News Brooklyn, NY | B | $150,000 | paid | FOR COVERAGE OF KEY ISSUES CONNECTING CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURE, AND FOOD SYSTEMS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Californians for Pesticide Reform Calabasas, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH FROM HIGHLY TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | University of California Santa Cruz Oakland, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | TO RECRUIT TALENTED STUDENTS TO BECOME AGROECOLOGISTS AND ORGANIC PRACTITIONERS THROUGH DEGREE PROGRAMS AT BERKELEY, DAVIS, AND SANTA CRUZ | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Californians for Pesticide Reform Calabasas, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH FROM HIGHLY TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Ritter Center San Rafael, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | FOR THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Kitchen Table Advisors Berkeley, CA | B | $75,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates San Francisco, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | FOR THE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Carbon Cycle Institute Petaluma, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Fresno, CA | B | $75,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Kitchen Table Advisors Berkeley, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Carbon Cycle Institute Petaluma, CA | B | $75,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Mandela Partners Oakland, CA | B | $75,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Earth Berkeley, CA | U | $75,000 | approved, future | TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE FOOTPRINT OF SCHOOL FOOD IN CALIFORNIA | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Fresno, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Bayview Hunters Point Community Advocates San Francisco, CA | B | $75,000 | approved, future | FOR THE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | California State University Chico Chico, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RESILIENT SYSTEMS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | University of Vermont Burlington, VT | U | $75,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE NEW INSTITUTE FOR AGROECOLOGY | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Mandela Partners Oakland, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Friends of the Earth Berkeley, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | TO IMPROVE THE CLIMATE FOOTPRINT OF SCHOOL FOOD IN CALIFORNIA | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Movement Strategy Center Oakland, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | TO DEVELOP EXPANDED FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SERVICES FOR THE NONPROFIT SECTOR | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | California State University Chico Chico, CA | U | $75,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT THE CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RESILIENT SYSTEMS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $75,000 | paid | FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY INITIATIVES THAT FOCUS ON LAND ACCESS AND LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Food and Farm Communications Fund Kansas City, MO | U | $55,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Pie Ranch Pescadero, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR A PROJECT TO PROVIDE YOUNG ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMERS WITH ACCESS TO LAND AND BUSINESS TRAINING | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Black Farmer Fund New York City, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | California Rural Legal Assistance Modesto, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO PROTECT PREGNANT FARMWORKERS FROM PESTICIDE EXPOSURE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Black Farmer Fund New York City, NY | B | $50,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Hope Collaborative Oakland, CA | D | $50,000 | paid | FOR A PROJECT TO REDUCE INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION AND ITS HEALTH EFFECTS, IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, AND WORK WITH CITY PLANNERS TO IDENTIFY THE HEALTH IMPACTS OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Intermusic Sf San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | approved, future | FOR THE MUSICAL GRANTS PROGRAM | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Lawrence Hall of Science Oakland, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | TO PILOT A PROGRAM THAT HELPS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION NONPROFITS DESIGN AND RUN ONGOING, INTERNAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR THEIR EDUCATORS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Wishtoyo Foundation Ventura, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR THE PROJECT, RESTORING NATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS, AT THE WISHTOYO CONSERVANCY | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Calmatters Sacramento, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE REPORTING INITIATIVE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Community Alliance With Family Farmers Davis, CA | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE ECOLOGICAL FARMING/CLIMATE SMART FARMING PROGRAM | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture Los Angeles, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | FOR THE ARTS EDUCATION COLLECTIVE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Intermusic Sf San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR THE MUSICAL GRANTS PROGRAM | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Hunters Point Biomonitoring Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO CREATE A DATABASE OF HUMAN HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORMER US NAVY BASE IN HUNTERS POINT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | California State University San Marcos Foundation San Marcos, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF CREDENTIALED VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS TEACHERS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | FOR THE BAYVIEW SCIENCE INSTITUTE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Create Ca Pasadena, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | The Exploratorium San Francisco, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | FOR TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Enriching Lives Through Music San Rafael, CA | B | $35,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Enriching Lives Through Music San Rafael, CA | B | $35,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Gardens of Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA | U | $32,625 | paid | FOR A GARDEN EDUCATOR TRAINING PROGRAM | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Cde Foundation San Francisco, CA | D | $30,000 | paid | TO PILOT NEW ARTS TEACHER CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Ocean Discovery Institute San Diego, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATORS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Association of California Symphony Orchestras Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | California Indian Museum and Cultural Center Santa Rosa, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | TO TRAIN CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO TEACH ABOUT INDIGENOUS FOODWAYS AND TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Kronos Quartet San Francisco, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | FOR THE 2023 KRONOS FESTIVAL | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Youth Orchestra Salinas Salinas, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Association of California Symphony Orchestras Los Angeles, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Edsource Oakland, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | FOR REPORTING ON ARTS EDUCATION | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | California Symphony Walnut Creek, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | FOR THE COMMISSION AND PREMIERE OF A NEW WORK BY COMPOSER VIET CUONG | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Performing Arts Workshop San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | FOR THE CORE ARTIST PROGRAM | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Community Music Center San Francisco, CA | B | $30,000 | paid | FOR TUITION-FREE YOUTH ENSEMBLES | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Justice Outside Oakland, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR THE YOUTH ACCESS TO NATURE REGRANTING PROGRAM | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Teaching Artists Guild Brooklyn, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | FOR TEACHING ARTIST GUILD OF CALIFORNIA | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Delirium Musicum Los Angeles, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR THE COMMISSION AND PREMIER OF A NEW WORK | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Angelica Center for Arts & Music Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | approved, future | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Angelica Center for Arts & Music Los Angeles, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | San Francisco Philharmonic San Francisco, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Neighborhood Music School Los Angeles, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Elemental Music Santa Monica, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | FOR INDIVIDUAL MUSIC LESSONS FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | San Francsico Contemporary Music Players San Francisco, CA | C | $25,000 | paid | FOR PIERROT RE:WIND | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Sol-la Music Academy Santa Monica, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR MUSIC INSTRUCTION AT A LOW-INCOME SCHOOL | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Quinteto Latino Menlo Park, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Oaktown Jazz Workshops Oakland, CA | D | $20,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Arrowhead Arts Association Lake Arrowhead, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | FOR YOUTH MUSIC PROGRAMS IN THE RURAL SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Musica Sierra Loyalton, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | New West Symphony Association Thousand Oaks, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | FOR AN AFTERSCHOOL MUSIC INSTRUCTION PROGRAM AFFILIATED WITH THE HARMONY PROJECT NETWORK | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers for Education Portland, OR | C | $10,000 | paid | FOR THE ARTS EDUCATION IMPACT GROUP | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Arts Education Alliance of the Bay Area San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | FOR A PROJECT TO HELP BAY AREA ARTS EDUCATION NONPROFITS PREPARE FOR THE ROLL-OUT OF PROPOSITION 28 | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Santa Barbara, CA | B | $7,000 | paid | MEMBERSHIP | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Northern California Grantmakers San Francisco, CA | B | $5,500 | paid | MEMBERSHIP | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Grantmakers for Education Portland, OR | C | $1,300 | paid | MEMBERSHIP | 202403189349102125 |
| 2023 | Clare Rose Center for Creative Youth Development San Diego, CA | D | $500 | paid | MEMBERSHIP IN CREATIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUNDER FORUM | 202403189349102125 |
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