Grousbeck Family Foundation II
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Grousbeck Family Foundation II, based in Redwood City, CA, makes grants across colleges, schools, land conservation, youth and family services, a food bank, housing, and environmental and wildlife charities, so a small charity should first check whether its work falls within these areas.
- Its awards are limited to IRC section 501(c)(3) charities, so organisations without that status should not apply.
- About 8 in 10 of its grants fall between $5,000 and $150,000 and half are $30,000 or less, so a request in that range is typical, though its largest grant was about $335,000.
- No formal application procedure has been established, and the filing gives no deadlines, so a short enquiry is a reasonable first step with no set date to plan around.
- Because 79% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had already funded, building a relationship first is likely to matter.
Overview
Grousbeck Family Foundation II is a US private foundation based in Redwood City, CA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings show grants to a varied group of charitable organisations rather than a single stated field: colleges and universities, schools, open-space and land-conservation bodies, youth and family services, a food bank, housing organisations, and environmental and wildlife charities. All grant purposes are recorded as general, so the filings do not establish more specific project priorities. Most grants in the state table went to California, with substantial giving also to Massachusetts and Hawaii; these locations describe past grants rather than a stated geographic rule. The application information limits awards to IRC section 501(c)(3) defined purposes and charities, but does not describe a formal application procedure.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Massachusetts and Hawaii.
How to apply
The filing states that no formal application procedures have been established.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 79% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 64 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
2 other states: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 12% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 79% of grant dollars went to organisations Grousbeck Family Foundation II had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 29 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $30,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Hawaiian Islands Land Trusts · General$334,0002023 tax year
- Peninsula Open Space Trust · General$200,0002023 tax year
- Stanford Graduate School of Business · General$150,0002023 tax year
- Smith College · General$150,0002023 tax year
- Amherst College · General$150,0002023 tax year
- KIPP Public School Northern California · General$100,0002023 tax year
- Stanford University · General$68,0002023 tax year
- Peninsula Bridge · General$65,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Susanne Grousbeck — Trustee
- H Irving Grousbeck — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,122,197 | $1,817,000 | $52,273,892 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,346,805 | $1,737,000 | $69,567,145 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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- Redwood City, CA
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (650) 521-0383
- Redwood City, CA