Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold written application is not the route here; access is by invitation, which suggests a warm introduction matters more than a proposal.
- If your work fits its stated themes of women's leadership, girls' leadership, resilience and diverse young leaders, lead with that fit when an introduction opens the door.
- Requests in the typical band of $40,000 to $1,000,000 are the ones most grants fall in (about 8 in 10 of its 109 grants), but its median grant was $50,000 and half of its grants were $50,000 or less, so a request near the lower end is more realistic.
- Repeat funding is common: 53% of its grant dollars in the latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, so building an existing relationship is worth the effort before any request.
Overview
Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in San Francisco, CA.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its goal as building a more equal and resilient world, bringing people together through Lean In, Lean In Girls, Option B and the Dave Goldberg Scholars Program. Its initiatives promote women’s leadership, girls’ leadership, resilience and support for diverse young leaders, including financial support, mentorship and professional development for scholars. Its grant records also show awards to food banks and community action agencies for food distribution, and to humanitarian organisations for relief and people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster. Other recorded support covers education for low-income and historically marginalised students, reproductive healthcare and women’s rights, and education addressing antisemitism and hate.
Themes
- Women’s leadership
- Girls’ leadership
- Resilience
- Diverse young leaders
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Food distribution
- Humanitarian relief
- Marginalised student education
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, California and District of Columbia.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 53% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 109 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 17% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 53% of grant dollars went to organisations Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 43 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- American Jewish Committee · Enhance the wellbeing of the jewish people and israel, and to advance human rights and democratic values in the united states and around the world$1,900,0002024 tax year
- Friends of United Hatzalah · Support humanitarian disaster relief$1,000,0002024 tax year
- WE Charity · Empower people to change the world, locally and globally, achieving transformative outcomes for themselves and others$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Second Harvest of Silicon Valley · Support the distribution of food to local residents$600,0002024 tax year
- Upstream USA · Ensure that patient-centered contraceptive care is basic healthcare$500,0002024 tax year
- Anti-Defamation League · Support education to reduce anti-semitism and hate$500,0002024 tax year
- IsraAID US Global Humanitarian Assistance · Support humanitarian disaster relief$500,0002024 tax year
- Penninsula Bridge · Support education of low-income and historically marginalized students$325,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Jennifer Newstead — Director
- Maxine Williams — Director
- Katie Mitic — Director
- Mindy Levy — Director
- Marne Levine — Director, Treasurer
- Kim Keating — Director
- Adam Grant — Director, Secretary
- Lori Goler — Director
- Thomas Bernthal — Director
- Rachel Thomas — Director, CEO
- Sheryl K Sandberg — Designator, Chair Of Audit Committee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,538,732 | $8,004,000 | $199,879,641 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $8,432,039 | $8,000,000 | $210,879,190 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $10,621,727 | $9,293,875 | $290,526,846 | Filing for 2024 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
Other sources
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- San Francisco, CA
- sgb.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- San Francisco, CA
- sgb.org