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Private foundation (trust)EIN 203644356Est. 2006-03

The Sam Mazza Foundation

San Francisco, CA 94114

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$21.5M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$443K

FY 2023

Grants Made

36

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$275–$30K

Typical

Deadlines

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Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$354K

Total Expenses

$1.0M

Qualifying Distributions

$890K

Distributable Amount

$891K

Min. Investment Return

$894K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

36 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $275 through median $12K to maximum $30K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $443K in 2023. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

120 grants

Dance Brigade
$60K
2 grants
Golden Thread Productions
$55K
2 grants
Ars Minerva
$45K
3 grants
San Francisco Girls Chorus
$42K
3 grants
ABD Productions
$40K
2 grants
3Girls Theatre Company
$36K
3 grants
Destiny Arts Center
$35K
2 grants
Pacifica Resource Center
$35K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

120 grants

<$10K
78
grants
$10–50K
42
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

7 states

California
$1.2M
93% of total
Illinois
$34K
3% of total
Kansas
$25K
2% of total
Oregon
$8K
1% of total
Maryland
$6K
0% of total
District of Columbia
$5K
0% of total
Louisiana
$5K
0% of total

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