Supporting organizations to improve lives and the world we live in

Our Mission 

The Sand Hill Angels Charitable Fund provides support for non-profit organizations which improve lives and the world we live in.  We can expand the impact of our early-stage company investment successes by reinvesting some of these wins in non-profits.  We provide funding for emerging non-profit organizations that help others on their road to success. We hope this support promotes a world that is healthy, clean educated and sustainable. Our areas of focus include health, environment, human rights, education, and wildlife protection. We think globally but act locally.


Who We Are

In 2019, a group of Sand Hill Angels members started this fund to bring focus to member driven charitable giving opportunities. Although we are organizationally separate from Sand Hill Angels, Fund participants are current or past members or supporters of the investment group, Sand Hill Angels. We are passionate about our interest in offering a helping hand to others as was often provided to us. We also hope we can make an impact on the future through our grant awards.  

The Sand Hill Angels Charitable Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and its tax identification number
is 84-6685399.


Recent Grants

Art by Environmental Volunteers 3rd Grader

Art by Environmental Volunteers 3rd Grader

In 2023 Sand Hills Angels Charitable Fund made a set of grants to the following charities.

  • Digital NEST

    Digital NEST

    Digital NEST’s mission is to provide underserved Latinx youth with the skills, resources, and network to build confidence and launch successful careers.

  • Mission Bit

    Mission Bit

    Mission Bit inspires youth of color to explore the world of STEM with project-based computer science education that embraces their identities. Mission Bit programming helps keep our youth and residents part of the tech industry and prepares them for opportunities in tech and computer science they would otherwise not have access to.

  • Nine Lives Foundation

    Nine Lives Foundation

    Nine Lives Foundation proudly provides lifelines for at-risk cats and kittens and affordable, compassionate care for our feline friends and the people who love them.

  • Venture Free Foundation

    Venture Free Foundation

    Venture Free seeks to empower young people of all backgrounds to foster a connection with the natural world in an environment that promotes healthy physical and mental development, leadership, respect, and a life-long appreciation for nature!

  • INSIGHTS Science Discovery

    INSIGHTS Science Discovery

    Insights promotes STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) education through exploratory, interactive learning experiences.Insights is a vital resource for the community by inspiring curiosity for STEAM subjects and promoting innovative, collaborative and cross disciplinary thinking.

  • Latino Outdoors

    Latino Outdoors

    Latino Outdoors’ mission is to inspire, connect, and engage Latino communities in the outdoors and embrace cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative, ensuring our history, heritage, and leadership are valued and represented.

  • Learn to Read

    Learn to Read

    To deploy a highly effective reading program available to address each student's individual reading challenges in grades K-3 as the first step in their journey to a successful academic career. The Future of Reading provides the tools and strategies necessary to learn to read with proven, individualized reading lessons and the support necessary to read at proficiency by the fourth grade.

  • Minds Matter

    Minds Matter

    Minds Matter Bay Area is trusted by families and high schools in the Bay Area as a transformational college success program for low-income, highly-motivated students. We are a best-in-class college success program because: We are closing the opportunity gap in the Bay Area; We deliver life-changing and measurable results; We are sustainably funded, an institution that will serve families for decades to come.

  • Post Carbon Institute

    Post Carbon Institute

    Post Carbon Institute’s mission is to lead the transition to a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world by providing individuals and communities with the resources needed to understand and respond to the interrelated ecological, economic, energy, and equity crises of the 21st century.

  • Propel

    Propel

    Propel's mission focuses on driving change in the social sector through the use of digital tools, with the aim of promoting and fostering the growth of social organizations. Vision: We want to be a vibrant, digital and articulated social ecosystem in Latin America.