Grants awarded
Who does Sam Francis Foundation fund?
Sam Francis Foundation has awarded $357,000 across 105 grants to 78 grantees between 2021 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $886, with most between $175 and $1,545. Repeat grantees receive a median $1,500 versus $542 for first-time grantees.
Total awarded
$357K
Typical grant
$886
Grantees
78
Grants
105
Years
2021–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 18th Street Arts | $125K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| 1 18th Street Arts Center | $59K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| C Ca State University Long Beach | $26K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
Art Division
|
$15K | 3 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| S San Mateo County Office of Arts and Culture | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J J Paul Getty Trust | $10K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $10K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Adopt-A-Village | $8K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| J Jung Institute | $8K | 5 | 2021–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Nsu Art Museum | $8K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| J Japanese American Cultural & Community Center | $5K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N NYU | $5K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
Mesa Refuge
|
$5K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
The Aspen Institute INC
|
$4K | 4 | 2021–2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| L Lacma | $4K | 2 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| T The Mesa Refuge | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Phillips Collection
|
$4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | DC | |
| A Armory Center for the Arts | $4K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I International Documentary Association | $4K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Phillips Academy | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| S San Luis Obispo Art Museum | $3K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| P Plain Sight Archive | $3K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| C Community Initiatives1871 Memorial Project | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Sfai Legacy Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Hawaii Community Foundation
|
$2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | HI | |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| S Southwest Florida Community Foundation | $2K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| T The Leland Stanford Junior University | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| W Warsaw Bauhaus Foundation - Arden 2 | $2K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $2K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| E E2ac | $1K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Artsmartorg | $1K | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| A Aspen Institute | $1K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W World Arts Foundation | $933 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $886 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Beth Thielen - Prison Art Project | $750 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Appraisers Association of America | $625 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| F Foundation of IA | $600 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $592 | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| N Norton Simon Museum of Art | $570 | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| W World Art Foundation | $543 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| B Braille Institute | $540 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Philosophiacal Research Society | $515 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| P Philosophical Research Society | $515 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | NY | |
| I International Foundation for Art Research | $500 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Avenue 50 | $500 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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$500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | CA | |
Rada Foundation INC
|
$500 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | NC | |
| A Addison Gallery of American Art | $500 | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $445 | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $445 | 2 | 2022–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A Avenue 50 Studio INC | $300 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| M Moma | $300 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| M Moma | $300 | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | OR | |
| S Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation | $287 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Corita Art Center INC
|
$259 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
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$250 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | AK | |
| I Individual recipient | $175 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Project Angel Food | $155 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S San Luis Obispo Museum of Art | $155 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A Artlab21 Foundation | $150 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Fresno Art Museum
|
$150 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| A Autry Museum of the American West | $140 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| B Bakersfield Museum of Art | $125 | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | — | — |
| A Archives of American Art | $120 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $109 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $108 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $108 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $105 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| C Clockshop | $103 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Public Council | $103 | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| B Bellosguardo | $100 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $50 | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| G Glenstone Museum | $38 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
| O Onecause | $18 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | — | — |
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