Private foundation · Belvedere, CA
Stephen M Silberstein Foundation
Typical grant size
$30K – $50K – $125K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
71
Repeat grantees
51
funded 2+ years
Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF
Leadership · from 2024 990-PF
Stephen M Silberstein
PRESIDENT & TREASURER
Paul Silberstein
SECRETARY
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.
Payout rate · TY 2024
11.5%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
440
Total grants awarded
$60.0M
Total amount
$136K
Average grant
$4.0M
Largest grant
Giving by year
2024
$8.5M
47 grants
2023
$6.9M
47 grants
2022
$5.5M
39 grants
2021
$9.9M
49 grants
2020
$6.8M
55 grants
2019
$5.6M
48 grants
2018
$7.4M
57 grants
2017
$5.3M
53 grants
2016
$4.0M
45 grants
Top recipients
3 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$8.0M
9 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$7.0M
Mcf Donor Advised Fund
2 grants · CA
$5.5M
9 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$3.3M
7 grants · DC · ✓ Exact match
$2.5M
8 grants · NY · ✓ Exact match
$2.1M
7 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$2.0M
Democracy Now
9 grants · NY
$1.8M
Propublica
8 grants · NY
$1.8M
8 grants · CA · ≈ likely match
$1.6M
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
Mcf Donor Advised Fund
UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION FOR MANY LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGS.
CA · TY 2024
$4.0M
Media Matters for America
EDUCATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING
DC · TY 2024
$350K
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
DEFEND & PRESERVE INDIVIDUAL RIGHT & LIBERTIES
CA · TY 2024
$300K
National Vote at Home Institute
ENSURE THE SECURITY OF OUR ELECTIONS AND PUTING VOTER'S NEEDS FIRST
DC · TY 2024
$250K
Propublica
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
NY · TY 2024
$250K
National Redistricting Foundation
TO DISMANTLE UNFAIR ELECTORAL MAPS AND CREATE A REDISTRICTING SYSTEM BASED ON DEMOCRATIC VALUES
DC · TY 2024
$200K
Sierra Club Foundation
PROTECT WILD PLACES & RESPONSIBLE RESOURCE USE
CA · TY 2024
$200K
Planned Parenthood Foundation
DELIVER HEALTH CARE SERVICES, SEX EDUCUCATION
NY · TY 2024
$200K
Democracy Now
SUPPORT PUBLIC RADIO JOURNALISM
NY · TY 2024
$200K
Common Cause
VEHICLE FOR CITIZENS TO MAKE VOICES HEARD IN POLITICAL PROCESS & HOLD ELECTED LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE
DC · TY 2024
$150K
Center for American Progress
SUPPORT RESEARCH & EDUCATION IN ECONOMICS
DC · TY 2024
$150K
Institute for Policy Studies
BUILDING A MORE EQUITABLE, ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE, AND PEACEFUL SOCIETY BY TURNING IDEAS INTO ACTION.
DC · TY 2024
$150K
Economic Policy Institute
THINK TANK TO BROADEN DISCUSSION OF ECONOMIC ISSUES TO INCLUDE LOWER/MIDDLE CLASS
DC · TY 2024
$150K
Institute for Research on Presidental Elections
EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, COMMUNITY LEADERS, OPINION LEADERS, AND POLICY MAKERS WITH REGARD TO THE MANNER BY WHICH WE ELECT TH…
CA · TY 2024
$140K
Greenbelt Alliance
ADVOCATE, PROVIDE EXPERTISE ON, AND BUILD SUPPORT BEHIND PUBLIC POLICY AND PLANNING THAT SUPPORTS OPEN SPACE CONSERVATIO…
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Save the Bay
WORKS TO PROTECT & RESTORE THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
CA · TY 2024
$100K
Center for Political Accountability
SUPPORTS POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND DISCLOSURE
DC · TY 2024
$100K
American Independent Foundation
FUND INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM THAT INCREASES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF PROGRESSIVE ISSUES
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Alameda County Community Food Bank
FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO THOSE IN NEED.
CA · TY 2024
$100K
One Fair Wage
TO END ALL SUBMINIMUM WAGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND RAISE WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE SERVICE SECTOR IN PARTICU…
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Public Citizen Foundation
SERVES AS THE PEOPLE'S VOICE IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL.
DC · TY 2024
$100K
Outdoor Afro
INSPIRE AND PROMOTE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONNECTIONS AND LEADERSHIP IN NATURE
CA · TY 2024
$98K
Pardee Historic Home Museum Inc
TO ENCOURAGE LEARNING, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF OAKLAND'S EARLY HISTORY, THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THREE GENERATION…
CA · TY 2024
$80K
Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy
ENSURES THAT ELECTED OFFICIALS, MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC HAVE ACCESS TO ACCURATE, TIMELY, AND STRAIGHTFORWARD INFOR…
DC · TY 2024
$75K
Green Science Policy Institute
CREATE A SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ONE ANOTHER
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Cityside Journalism Institute
TO HELP PEOPLE FEEL MORE ENGAGED WITH THEIR CITY AND WITH ONE ANOTHER
CA · TY 2024
$75K
Patriotic Millionaires
COMMITTED TO BUILDING A MORE PROSPEROUS, STABLE, AND INCLUSIVE NATION THROUGH ECONOMIC POLICIES AND POLITICAL PROCESS PO…
DC · TY 2024
$75K
Marin County Bicycle Coalition
IMPROVING OUR COUNTRY'S ROADS, MULTI-USE PATHWAYS, AND OFF-ROAD FACILITIES FOR CYCLISTS AND PEDESTRIANS.
CA · TY 2024
$50K
John Burton Foundationcommunity Initiatives
PROMOTES VALUES OF NURTURING CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE LESS FORTUNATE
CA · TY 2024
$50K
San Francisco Baykeeper
ADDRESSING THE GREATEST THREATS TO THE SF BAY.
CA · TY 2024
$50K
San Francisco Planning & Urban Research Association
USE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY TO PROMOTE GOOD PLANNING AND GOVERNMENT IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Voices for Progress
ADVOCATES FOR THE PUBLIC INTEREST ON TOPICS SUCH AS THE CLIMATE, INCOME INEQUALITY, AND A FAIR DEMOCRACY
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Good Jobs First
PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DC · TY 2024
$50K
Military Religious Freedom Foundation
PROTECT CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
NM · TY 2024
$50K
Calmatters
INFORM CALIFORNIANS THROUGH MEANINGFUL JOURNALISM ABOUT THE PLAYERS, POLITICS, AND INTERESTS THAT SHAPE THE ISSUES THAT …
CA · TY 2024
$50K
San Francisco Mime Troupe
CREATES AND PRODUCES THEATER THAT PRESENTS A WORKING-CLASS ANALYSIS OF THE VENTS THAT SHAPE OUR SOCIETY, EXPOSE SOCIAL A…
CA · TY 2024
$50K
Human Rights Watch
DEFEND & PRESERVE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES
NY · TY 2024
$30K
10000 Degrees
TO ACHIEVE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS TO AND THORUGH COLLEGE TO REALIZE THEI…
CA · TY 2024
$25K
J Street Education Fund
RAISE AWARENESS FOR A TWO-STATE SOLUTION
DC · TY 2024
$25K
Science Friday
COVERING THE OUTER REACHES OF SPACE TO THE TINIEST MICROBES IN OUR BODIES, SCIENCE FRIDAY IS THE SOURCE FOR ENTERTAINING…
NY · TY 2024
$25K
The Living New Deal
AIMS TO PRESERVE NEW DEAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE FROM DESTRUCTION OR PRIVATIZATION AS WELL AS HELPING COMMUNITIES REDISCOV…
CA · TY 2024
$25K
Amigos de Las Americas - East Bay Chapter
PROMOTE YOUTH LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE AMERICAS
CA · TY 2024
$25K
California Budget & Policy Center
ACCESS TO USEFUL ANALYSES OF STATE BUDGET TO IMPROVE PUBLIC POLICIES AND WELL-BEING OF CALIFORNIANS
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Rainforest Action Network
CAMPAIGNS FOR FORESTS
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Seacology
PROTECT ISLAND HABITATS AND ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES
CA · TY 2024
$15K
Alaska Wilderness League
PROMOTE AND PROTECT AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS IN ALASKA
AK · TY 2024
$10K
California Native Plant Society
CONSERVING CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS AND THEIR NATURAL HABITATS
CA · TY 2024
$10K
University of California Berkeley Foundation
EDUCATION
CA · TY 2023
$2.5M
Media Matters for America
EDUCATIONAL RADIO BROADCASTING
DC · TY 2023
$400K
Human Rights Watch
DEFEND & PRESERVE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS & LIBERTIES
NY · TY 2023
$300K
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.