Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

Metta Fund

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Typical grant size
$5K $35K $70K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
124
Repeat grantees
78
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Janet Y Spears
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
$370K
Jarmin Yeh
BOARD CHAIR, DIRECTOR
$23K
Sonia Melara
DIRECTOR
$23K
Roma Guy
SECRETARY, DIRECTOR
$23K
Kimberly Brandon
TREASURER, DIRECTOR
$23K
Thurman White
DIRECTOR
$15K
Debra Plousha-moore
DIRECTOR
$15K
James Loyce
DIRECTOR
$8K
John Woodward
VICE CHAIR, DIRECTOR
Joe Hafey
VICE CHAIR & DIRECTOR (UNTIL 06/23)
$13K
Sandra Mori
SECRETARY & DIRECTOR
$42K
Beverly Hayon
VICE-CHAIR & DIRECTOR
$39K
Robert Reed
DIRECTOR
$15K
H Marcia Smolens
DIRECTOR
$12K
Janet Spears
CEO
$238K
Ann Lazarus
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
$250K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.8%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
606
Total grants awarded
$23.7M
Total amount
$39K
Average grant
$350K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$2.8M
51 grants
2023
$2.8M
58 grants
2022
$3.1M
56 grants
2021
$2.5M
65 grants
2020
$2.5M
86 grants
2019
$2.6M
79 grants
2018
$2.5M
68 grants
2017
$2.3M
63 grants
2016
$2.7M
80 grants

Top recipients

35 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$2.1M
38 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.2M
Richmond Neighborhood Center
9 grants · CA
$1.1M
12 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$893K
$797K
12 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$796K
14 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$712K
15 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$681K
7 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$640K
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$635K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Richmond Neighborhood Center
SFNCT'S HEALTHY BEHAVIORS FOR AGING & OLDER ADULTS
CA · TY 2024
$165K
The Scan Foundation
EQUITY COMMUNITY ORGANIZING (ECO) PROJECT IN SAN FRANCISCO
CA · TY 2024
$125K
Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$113K
Mission Language and Vocational School
SAN FRANCISCO LATINO TASK FORCE
CA · TY 2024
$100K
YMCA of San Francisco
BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT YMCA'S HOLISTIC WELLNESS FOR ACTIVE OLDER ADULTS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Community Tech Network
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Pilipino Workers Center
HOMECARE COOPERATIVE INITIATIVE
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Us4us Bayarea
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
San Francisco Senior and Disability Action
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
The Scan Foundation
MASTER PLAN FOR AGING IMPLEMENTATION
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Openhouse
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
YMCA of San Francisco
CHINATOWN YMCA'S AGING WELL TOGETHER PROGRAM
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Coalition of Agencies Serving the Elderly
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Community Living Campaign
SF TECH COUNCIL'S DIGITAL EQUITY FRAMEWORK FOR OLDER ADULTS IN SAN FRANCISCO: A MULTI-SECTOR APPROACH
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Samoan Community Development Center
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$100K
San Francisco Public Health Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO AFRICAN AMERICAN FAITH BASED COALITION
CA · TY 2024
$100K
YMCA of San Francisco
MISSION YMCA'S BE, BELONG, BECOME: AGING WELL TOGETHER
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Felton Institute
AGE FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Filipino-american Development Foundation
SOUTH OF MARKET COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Self-help for the Elderly
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$85K
Kimochi Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Sage
DIVERSE ELDERS COALITION
NY · TY 2024
$75K
Cara Education Fund
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$75K
National Domestic Workers Alliance
CARING ACROSS GENERATIONS' CALIFORNIA CARE CANT WAIT
NY · TY 2024
$75K
Mujeres Unidas Y Activas
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Southwest Community Corporation
CROSS CULTURAL CONNECTIONS: SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY CORPORATION AND SAN FRANCISCO VILLAGE PILOT PROJECT
CA · TY 2024
$55K
San Francisco Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO REC AND PARK'S INDIA BASIN WATERFRONT PARK INITIATIVE
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Metromorphosis
AGING WHILE BLACK
LA · TY 2024
$25K
Grantmakers in Aging
GIA'S OLDER AMERICANS ACT CHAMPION FUND
NY · TY 2024
$20K
Southwest Community Corporation
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Justice in Aging
LTSS MAPPING PROJECT
DC · TY 2024
$20K
Community Living Campaign
SF TECH COUNCILS BAY AREA DIGITAL EQUITY SUMMIT PROJECT
CA · TY 2024
$20K
Community Initiatives
THE CORNERSTONE CAMPAIGN
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Community Living Campaign
SF TECH COUNCIL TO HOST ASA ATTENDEES AT THE CURRY SENIOR CENTERS TECH AND WELLNESS HUB
CA · TY 2024
$9K
The Kelsey
COALITION TO EXPAND LIVING OPTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS LEAVING LONG TERM CARE
CA · TY 2024
$7K
Booker T Washington Community Service Center
VICTORY CLUB FOR AGING AND OLDER ADULTS
CA · TY 2024
$7K
Nicos Chinese Health Coalition
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Mei Fong and Associates
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$5K
On Lok Day Services
ON LOK MISSION NUTRITION
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Caring Across Generations
CONVENING THE CALIFORNIA PARTNERS
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Possibility Labs
CUT FRUIT COLLECTIVE
CA · TY 2024
$5K
Community Living Campaign
EXPANSION OF COMMUNITY AND CULTURE FOR CHINESE MONOLINGUAL SPEAKERS IN SF
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Pact Inc
HEALTH RELATED EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Jewish Home and Senior Living Foundation
SF CAMPUS FOR JEWISH LIVING
CA · TY 2024
$3K
San Francisco State University Foundation
SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WITH HEALTH RELATED MAJOR/MINOR - DEPARTMENT OF ETHNIC STUDIES & WILLIE L BROWN FELLOWSHIP
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Curry Senior Center
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$3K
Links Foundation Inc
SAN FRANCISCO CHAPTER FOR THE DR. ME PROGRAM
DC · TY 2024
$3K
Mission Neighborhood Centers Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$2K
San Francisco African American Faith-based Coalition
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$2K
Hunters Point Family
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
CA · TY 2024
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.