The Hobson Family Foundation | Foundation Profile
- San Francisco , CA
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EIN: 94-3061589
Foundation Overview
Based in San Francisco, CA, The Hobson Family Foundation has awarded 222 grants totaling $670,110 to organizations in California, North Carolina and 12 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $500 to $26,000, with a median award of $1,500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
3 total grants. Insufficient data for reliable pattern analysis. Foundation may be highly selective or recently established.
Geographic Focus
76% of all grants are concentrated in California, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (41%), Petaluma (7%), Berkeley (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Declining funding trend with 90% decrease over 7 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Hobson Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Marin Fund | $10,000 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Nepal Youth Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Vivalon Healthing Age Center | $500 | San Rafael, CA, US | General | 2023 |
| Bolinas Museum | $1,500 | Bolinas, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Ca Pacific Medical Center | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Chowan University | $500 | Murfreesboro, NC, US | General | 2022 |
| Exploratorium | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| For-site Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Grabhorn Institute | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Kala Art Institute | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Kqed | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Marin Country Day School | $1,500 | Corte Madera, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Marine Applied Research | $1,500 | Point Richmond, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Orion Society | $4,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Photo Alliance | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| San Francisco Center For The Book | $12,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Slide Ranch | $1,000 | Muir Beach, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Society For Shamanic Practitioners | $5,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General | 2022 |
| Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire | $1,000 | Stinson Beach, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference | $1,000 | Monterey, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $1,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| University Of Virgina Law School | $500 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General | 2022 |
| Golden Gate Salmon Association | $1,500 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | $4,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2022 |
| Grid Alternatives | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Clean Air Taskforce | $2,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2022 |
| Commonweal | $1,500 | Bolina, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Marin Comm Foundation | $2,500 | Novato, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Center For Photographic Art | $1,500 | Carmel, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Fort Mason Center For Arts | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Marin Foster Care | $1,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Marin Postpartum Support Center | $1,000 | San Anselmo, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Cross Cultural Journeys Foundation | $5,000 | Bainbridge Island, WA, US | General | 2022 |
| Bay School Of San Francisco | $1,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| University Of Chicago | $1,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General | 2022 |
| Operation Walk Chicago | $2,500 | Buffalo Grove, IL, US | General | 2022 |
| Greater Farallones Association | $1,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Ross School Foundation | $10,000 | Ross, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Play Marin | $1,000 | Sausalito, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Problem Library | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Nepal Youth Foundation | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2022 |
| Bolinas Museum | $1,000 | Bolinas, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Chowan University | $500 | Murfreesboro, NC, US | General | 2021 |
| Codex Foundation | $1,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Exploratorium | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| For-site Foundation | $900 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Grabhorn Institute | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Kala Art Institute | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Kqed | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Marin Country Day School | $4,000 | Corte Madera, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Marine Applied Research | $2,000 | Point Richmond, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Orion Society | $5,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| San Francisco Center For The Book | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| San Francisco-marin Food Bank | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| San Francisco Museum Of Modern | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Slide Ranch | $1,000 | Muir Beach, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire | $1,000 | Stinson Beach, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $1,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| University Of Virgina Law School | $500 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General | 2021 |
| Golden Gate Salmon Association | $2,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Wildcare | $2,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | $3,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2021 |
| Grid Alternatives | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Clean Air Taskforce | $2,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2021 |
| Commonweal | $4,000 | Bolina, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Marin Montessori School | $2,000 | Corte Madera, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Marin Comm Foundation | $2,000 | Novato, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Center For Photographic Art | $1,000 | Carmel, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| World Central Kitchen | $2,000 | Wahington, DC, US | General | 2021 |
| Belvedere-tiburon Library Foundation | $1,000 | Tiburon, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Fort Mason Center For Arts | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Marin Foster Care | $2,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Marin Postpartum Support Center | $2,000 | San Anselmo, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Mackenzie River Trust | $10,000 | Eugene, OR, US | General | 2021 |
| Side By Side | $2,000 | San Anselmo, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Valentine Museum | $500 | Richmond, VA, US | General | 2021 |
| Ymca - Richmond | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2021 |
| Bolinas Museum | $1,000 | Bolinas, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Chowan University | $1,000 | Murfreesboro, NC, US | General | 2020 |
| Every Mother Counts | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Exploratorium | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Grabhorn Institute | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Kala Art Institute | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Kqed | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Marin Country Day School | $4,000 | Corte Madera, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Marine Applied Research | $2,000 | Point Richmond, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Pachamama Alliance | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| San Francisco Center For The Book | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| San Francisco-marin Food Bank | $7,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| San Francisco Museum Of Modern | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Slide Ranch | $2,000 | Muir Beach, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Society For Shamanic Practitioners | $6,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General | 2020 |
| Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire | $1,000 | Stinson Beach, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| University Of Virgina Law School | $500 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General | 2020 |
| Golden Gate Salmon Association | $2,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Museum Of Modern Art | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2020 |
| Grid Alternatives | $1,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Undocufund | $1,000 | Sebastapol, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | $1,000 | Chico, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Clean Air Taskforce | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2020 |
| Commonweal | $2,000 | Bolina, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Marin Montessori School | $2,000 | Corte Madera, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Juvenile Diabedes Reserach Foundati | $500 | King Of Prussia, PA, US | General | 2020 |
| Marpa Foundation | $1,500 | Otego, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Bolinas Community Land Trust | $15,000 | Stinson Beach, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Marin Comm Foundation | $1,500 | Novato, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Marin Community Clinics | $2,000 | Novato, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Merwin Conservancy | $1,000 | Haiku, HI, US | General | 2020 |
| Edible Schoolyard Project | $2,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Center For Photographic Art | $1,000 | Carmel, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr - Ih | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Homeless Prenatal Projecct | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| Cultural Conservancy | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2020 |
| World Central Kitchen | $3,000 | Wahington, DC, US | General | 2020 |
| Bolinas Museum | $1,000 | Bolinas, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Ecologic Development Fund | $-1,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General | 2018 |
| Exploratorium | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco | $2,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Institute Of Noetic Sciences | $5,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Kala Art Institute | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Marin Country Day School | $3,000 | Corte Madera, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Marine Applied Research | $1,000 | Point Richmond, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Pachamama Alliance | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Photo Alliance | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| San Francisco Center For The Book | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| San Francisco Museum Of Modern | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Slide Ranch | $2,000 | Muir Beach, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire | $1,000 | Stinson Beach, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference | $4,100 | Monterey, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| University Of Virgina Law School | $500 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General | 2018 |
| Golden Gate Salmon Association | $1,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Focusing Philanthropy | $1,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2018 |
| Presidio Ymca | $3,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Valor Clinic Foundation | $-500 | Brodheadsville, PA, US | General | 2018 |
| California Fire Foundation | $1,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Friends Of Marin Co Free Library | $1,000 | San Rafael, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | $1,000 | Chico, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Sherith Israel | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2018 |
| Bolinas Museum | $1,000 | Bolinas, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Chowan University | $1,000 | Murfreesboro, NC, US | General | 2017 |
| Climate Reality Project | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2017 |
| Ecologic Development Fund | $2,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | General | 2017 |
| Every Mother Counts | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Exploratorium | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco | $1,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Friends Of Urban Forest | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | $1,000 | Boulder, CO, US | General | 2017 |
| Institute Of Noetic Sciences | $5,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Kala Art Institute | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Kqed | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Marin Country Day School | $3,000 | Corte Madera, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Marine Applied Research | $1,000 | Point Richmond, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Orion Society | $2,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | General | 2017 |
| Pachamama Alliance | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Photo Alliance | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | $26,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| San Francisco Center For The Book | $12,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| San Francisco Museum Of Modern | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| San Francisco Spca | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Slide Ranch | $1,000 | Muir Beach, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Society For Shamanic Practitioners | $6,000 | Denver, CO, US | General | 2017 |
| Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire | $1,000 | Stinson Beach, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference | $4,100 | Monterey, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Surfrider Foundation | $2,000 | San Clemente, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Tipping Point | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| University Of Virgina Law School | $500 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General | 2017 |
| Aruna Partnership | $840 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General | 2017 |
| College Book Art Association | $1,000 | Seattle, WA, US | General | 2017 |
| Golden Gate Salmon Association | $1,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2017 |
| Women's Wisdom Initiative | $1,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Community Housing Partnership | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $1,000 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2017 |
| Grid Alternatives | $2,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Houston Food Bank | $7,000 | Houston, TX, US | General | 2017 |
| Marin Humane Society | $1,000 | Novato, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Naral Pro Choice America Foundation | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General | 2017 |
| Undocufund | $2,000 | Sebastapol, CA, US | General | 2017 |
| Valor Clinic Foundation | $500 | Brodheadsville, PA, US | General | 2017 |
| Bioneers | $1,000 | Santa Fe, NM, US | General | 2016 |
| Bolinas Museum | $1,000 | Bolinas, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Ca Pacific Medical Center | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Chowan University | $1,000 | Murfreesboro, NC, US | General | 2016 |
| Codex Foundation | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Exploratorium | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Fine Arts Museums Of San Francisco | $1,500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| For-site Foundation | $500 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Foundation For Shamanic Studies | $1,000 | Mill Valley, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Institute Of Noetic Sciences | $5,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Kala Art Institute | $500 | Berkeley, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Marin Country Day School | $3,500 | Corte Madera, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Marine Applied Research | $1,000 | Point Richmond, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Orion Society | $2,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | General | 2016 |
| Pachamama Alliance | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Photo Alliance | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| San Francisco Art Institute | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| San Francisco Center For The Book | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| San Francisco Museum Of Modern | $12,260 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Slide Ranch | $1,000 | Muir Beach, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Society For Shamanic Practitioners | $1,000 | Denver, CO, US | General | 2016 |
| Stinson Beach Volunteer Fire | $1,000 | Stinson Beach, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Sun Valley Writers' Conference | $4,100 | Monterey, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| University Of Virgina Law School | $500 | Charlottesville, VA, US | General | 2016 |
| Golden Gate Salmon Association | $1,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Marin Primary Middle School | $500 | Larkspur, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Metropolitan Museum | $1,310 | New York City, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Anza-borrego Foundation | $1,000 | Borrego Springs, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Access Institute | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Focusing Philanthropy | $5,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| The Second Opinion | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Community Land Trust West Marin | $5,000 | Pt Reyes Station, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | General | 2016 |
| Women's Wisdom Initiative | $2,000 | Petaluma, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| West Marin Fund | $500 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | General | 2016 |
| Presidio Ymca | $1,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | General | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 94-3061589 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 3069 WASHINGTON ST San Francisco, CA 94115-1617 |
Key People (4)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Hobson Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| President | Sandra S Hobson |
|---|---|
| Secretary | Charles M Hobson |
| Director | Mary Daniel Hobson |
| Treasurer | Parker Hobson |
Forms 990-PF
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