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Essential Human Services is sponsored by Sobrato Family Foundation. Provides multi-year, unrestricted general operating support for Silicon Valley nonprofits providing safety net services including housing and shelter, community health services, food services, hospice and senior care, domestic violence response, legal aid, emergency assistance, and family and children services.
Geographic focus: Silicon Valley (Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Southern Alameda counties)
Focus areas: Housing and Shelter, Community Health, Food Services, Senior Care, Domestic Violence Response, Legal Aid
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Top of Mind: Essential Human Services | Sobrato Top of Mind: Essential Human Services Aug 30, 2019 | Lisa Sobrato Sonsini Investing in our community's most essential needs. Our family believes in the importance of valuing and caring for vulnerable members of our community.
These beliefs shape our giving, in both on-going programs and one-time responses to urgent needs in the local community – most recently in confronting the tragedy in Gilroy. In this spirit, it is a privilege to share with you the recent grantees awarded within the Sobrato Family Foundation’s Essential Human Services (EHS) portfolio.
Each of these organizations is helping to build a brighter future for local residents, and we are pleased to support them in their incredible service to our community.
Driven by a continued commitment to meeting our community's most urgent needs, these EHS grants provide general operating support to partners and they reflect our deepened emphasis specifically on essential human services -- housing and shelter, community health services, food services, hospice and senior care, domestic violence response and legal aid, emergency assistance, and agencies providing multiple forms of family and children services to clients in Silicon Valley.
In light of the unprecedented inequality in our region, we believe it is increasingly important that services reach the lowest income members of our community, and we are proud that these organizations are explicitly focused on working with low-income communities in Silicon Valley: Family Supportive Housing Housing Industry Foundation Rebuilding Together Peninsula Child Advocates of Silicon Valley Ronald McDonald Charities of the Bay Area Our philanthropy has always been about building a region where everyone has a chance to succeed and contribute.
Essential Human Services is an anchor component of our local giving, and since 2004, the Foundation has provided these kinds of general operating support (GOS) grants for Silicon Valley nonprofits that foster self-reliance, increase economic independence, and improve the quality of life for residents in need.
While our grantmaking has evolved over the years, our commitment to providing flexible GOS with multi-year grants and to working with a broad range of partners has remained constant. Between 2004 and 2017, we awarded more than $55 million in GOS grants across Silicon Valley - and we plan to keep giving robustly in the years ahead.
We also remain committed to responding to unforeseen challenges, and we were heartbroken over the loss of three vibrant, potential-filled lives and over the loss of peace in the wider Gilroy community.
We want to acknowledge and appreciate the immediate efforts made by civic leaders, local nonprofits, and other community groups – and we have joined with our counterparts at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, and many other donors, to provide a financial contribution to the Gilroy Foundation’s relief fund.
We hope our family’s gift of $50,000 will provide some measure of support and comfort to the relatives and other individuals directly impacted by this tragedy, as well as provide services that enable the Gilroy community to address their collective grief and move forward with hopefulness for the future.
As we witness our region and larger society grapple with an increasingly unequal and sometimes cruel set of circumstances that result in the suffering of others, our family and the partners that we support are committed to affirming the dignity of all people regardless of race, age, gender, immigration status, or any other characteristic.
While recent events seem to present us with a stark image of unprecedented attacks on members of our community, whether physical or political, we remain grounded in a fundamental belief - which has resonated across generations of our family - that everyone deserves the chance to pursue opportunities for themselves and their families to live a safe, productive and happy life.
We are deeply grateful for our nonprofit partners, funder peers, and local leaders who share this belief and who work resolutely to embrace and elevate all residents of Silicon Valley. Board President & Trustee Board President & Interim CEO
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving low-income residents with a proven track record and strong organizational infrastructure. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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English Learner Program is a grant from the Sobrato Family Foundation (SFF) that funds organizations promoting access to high-quality education, career pathways, and essential human services in Silicon Valley. The foundation supports programs serving English Learners and underserved communities in the greater Silicon Valley region. Organizations that advance educational equity, career development, and critical human services for Silicon Valley residents are eligible to apply. Previous grants from SFF have been awarded up to $5,000,000.
English Learners Program is sponsored by Sobrato Family Foundation. Supports English language learners (ELs) in K-12 education through a three-pronged approach: statewide policy and advocacy, regional implementation of bilingual education policies in Silicon Valley, and research/evaluation initiatives. Geographic focus: California (Statewide) and Silicon Valley Focus areas: Education Equity, English Learners, Bilingual Education, Policy and Advocacy
Pathways for Success is sponsored by Sobrato Family Foundation. Supports career pathway programs that develop career ladders to middle-skill jobs. The program works with industry employer partners to expand employment opportunities for the Silicon Valley workforce, focusing on economic mobility for low-income residents. Geographic focus: Silicon Valley (Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Southern Alameda counties) Focus areas: Workforce Development, Economic Mobility, Career Pathways, Job Training
Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II is sponsored by Administration for Community Living. Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase II is a forecasted funding opportunity on Grants.gov from Administration for Community Living. Fiscal Year: 2026. Assistance Listing Number(s): 93.433. <p>The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation. The specific purpose of NIDILRR's SBIR program is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through R/R&D products generated by small businesses, and to ...
The J.M.K. Innovation Prize is a grant from The J.M. Kaplan Fund recognizing early-stage social entrepreneurs working on environmental, heritage, and social justice challenges. The prize rewards individuals and organizations demonstrating innovative, entrepreneurial approaches to enduring problems. Applications for the 2025 prize were accepted February 11 through April 25, 2025 via an online portal. Spanish-language applications are welcomed, and a Spanish application form is available for download. The prize is biennial and open to a broad range of applicants across the United States working on forward-thinking solutions at the intersection of environment, community, and cultural heritage.
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) is a financial assistance program from NYS EFC and NYS Department of Health providing low-interest loans and grants to upgrade drinking water infrastructure in New York State. Eligible borrowers include community water systems and nonprofit non-community water systems. Projects must be listed on the Department of Health's Intended Use Plan (IUP) before applying. The program prioritizes projects addressing public health risks, aging infrastructure, and emerging contaminant compliance, with enhanced funding available through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.