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Private foundation (trust)EIN 943285094Est. 1998-02

THE SILVER LINING FOUNDATION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111

Total Assets

$40.5M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$2.8M

FY 2024

Grants Made

44

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$64K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$1.0M

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$4.0M

Total Expenses

$3.7M

Qualifying Distributions

$3.5M

Distributable Amount

$2.5M

Min. Investment Return

$2.6M

Undistributed Income

$1.6M

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

44 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $25K to maximum $1.0M, 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

7 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $3.7M in 2019. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

274 grants

CALIFORNIA EDUCATION PARTNERS
$4.5M
5 grants
CHILDREN NOW
$1.8M
7 grants
THE CALIFORNIA EDUCATION PARTNERS
$1.4M
2 grants
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
$1.2M
7 grants
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
$750K
5 grants
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY
$750K
5 grants
NEW VENTURE FUND
$750K
1 grant
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
$550K
2 grants

Grant Size Distribution

274 grants

<$10K
107
grants
$10–50K
78
grants
$50–250K
78
grants
$250K–1M
9
grants
$1–5M
2
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

16 states

California
$16.6M
77% of total
District of Columbia
$1.0M
5% of total
Minnesota
$751K
3% of total
Michigan
$625K
3% of total
New York
$551K
3% of total
Virginia
$471K
2% of total
Rhode Island
$463K
2% of total
Maryland
$300K
1% of total
Massachusetts
$170K
1% of total
Washington
$150K
1% of total

+6 more states

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