Private foundation · San Francisco, CA

Robert and Ruth Halperin Foundation

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Typical grant size
$50K $50K $100K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
87
Repeat grantees
60
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Philip W Halperin
PRESIDENT
$2K
Maurine S Halperin
DIRECTOR
Peggy Anne Dow
SECRETARY
Julie Kidd
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH 1/2022
$15K
Peggy Dow
Director
Mark Halperin
Director
Robert Halperin
President

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

Payout rate · TY 2024
5.2%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
537
Total grants awarded
$80.0M
Total amount
$149K
Average grant
$2.4M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$7.8M
54 grants
2023
$6.8M
57 grants
2022
$8.2M
61 grants
2021
$7.6M
52 grants
2020
$7.2M
42 grants
2019
$8.5M
51 grants
2018
$7.2M
49 grants
2017
$6.4M
52 grants
2016
$6.1M
42 grants
2015
$5.0M
31 grants
2014
$4.6M
28 grants
2013
$4.6M
18 grants

Top recipients

271 grants · TX
$42.3M
5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$9.2M
5 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$5.2M
4 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$1.4M
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$1.2M
5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$850K
5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$750K
2 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$650K
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$600K
5 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$575K

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

California Education Partners
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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$1.7M
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$1.2M
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$575K
Spark SF Public Schools
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$375K
Global Impact
TO SUPPORT FUND FOR A SAFER FUTURE & EMERGING BILINGUAL COLLABORATIVE
VA · TY 2024
$250K
Edvance
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$200K
Teach Plus Inc
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MA · TY 2024
$200K
Jumpstart
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MA · TY 2024
$150K
Sobrato Early Academic Language
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$150K
Alliance for Youth Organizing
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
DC · TY 2024
$125K
Polybio Research Foundation
TO SUPPORT LONG COVID PROGRAMS
MA · TY 2024
$125K
Groundswell Fund
TO SUPPORT IVEP
CA · TY 2024
$125K
Ensemble Learning
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
The Education Trust-west
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
University of California San Francisco Foundation
TO SUPPORT LONG COVID PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Branch Alliance for Educator Dversity
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
TX · TY 2024
$100K
San Francisco Casa
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Parent Teacher Home Visits
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Alder Graduate School of Education
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Loyola Marymount University
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
National Center for Teacher Residencies
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
IL · TY 2024
$100K
Californians Together
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Compass Family Services
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Latinos for Education
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
MA · TY 2024
$100K
Safe & Sound
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Bank Street College of Education
TO SUPPORT BILINGUAL GENERATION
NY · TY 2024
$75K
Anti-defamation League
TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS
NY · TY 2024
$75K
United We Dream Network
TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS
DC · TY 2024
$75K
Bend the Arc a Jewish Partnership for Justice
TO SUPPORT FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE FOR YOUTH ORGANIZING
NY · TY 2024
$75K
March for Our Lives Foundation
TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS
FL · TY 2024
$50K
San Francisco Parent Coalition
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Aim High for High School
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Homeless Prenatal Program
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
National Immigration Law Center
TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS
DC · TY 2024
$50K
Community Initiatives
TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA POLICY COLLABORATIVE
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Jamestown Community Center
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Partners in School Innovation
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
New Teacher Center
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Pflag Inc
TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS
DC · TY 2024
$50K
Eastside College Preparatory School
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Cornell University
TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE CIVIL RIGHTS
NY · TY 2024
$50K
Chinese for Affirmative Action
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Ten Strands
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Making Waves Academy
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Hamilton Families
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Instituto Familiar de LA Raza
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Family Connections Centers
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Oakland Public Education Fund
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS
CA · TY 2024
$6K

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