Grant Recipients 2026 January - May
Canopy
Canopy is a nonprofit dedicated to growing urban tree canopies in Midpeninsula communities, enhancing green spaces and providing environmental education. They intend to utilize the funds to support their Teen Urban Forester (TUF) program, which offers 60 paid internships annually to low-income, BIPOC high school students, empowering them with arboriculture training, leadership skills, and community engagement opportunities.
First Graduate
First Graduate partners with San Francisco middle schools to provide tutelage, coaching and mentoring to low income students to support their becoming the first in their family to graduate from college, which creates a path toward college graduation for others in the family unit.
Explore Local Nature
Explore Local Nature is a one-stop-shop to discover outdoor events and connect with nature organizations in your community. We're growing one county at a time, starting with San Mateo County, California.
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.
Adolescent Counseling Services
Adolescent Counseling Services (ACS) empowers youth in our community to find their way through
social-emotional support and by building safe, accepting communities.
All Five
Empower all families to choose a high quality early childhood education for their children.
We believe that every child, regardless of family background, is a whole and unique person, with vast inner resources for understanding the self and the desire to contribute to the world. We are committed to active learning of kindness and leadership as well as critical thinking.
Centro Community Partners
Centro Community Partners (Centro) partners with low-to-moderate income entrepreneurs and communities to cultivate economic justice, financial freedom, and empowerment by providing entrepreneurship education, financial literacy, business coaching, and access to capital.
Future of Reading
Future of Reading ensures all students read at grade level by fourth grade through a K-3 tutoring program. University students are trained as reading coaches, providing personalized support. Schools receive technology and training aligned with the Science of Reading for effective individualized tutoring. Funds would be used for training university students and supervising teachers to deploy the reading program.