Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300
Mountain View, California 94040
United States
Mission
To advance innovative philanthropic solutions to challenging problems, engaging donors to make our region and world a better place for all
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2007 Year Founded
131 Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalent)
$1,093,530 Endowment Value
$8,100,000 Total Annual Grantmaking
Organization | Silicon Valley Community Foundation |
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Address 1 | 2440 West El Camino Real, Suite 300 |
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Address 2 | Did not answer |
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City / Town | Mountain View |
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State / Region | California |
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ZIP / Postal Code | 94040 |
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Country | United States |
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Continent | North America |
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Map Address (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map City / Town (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map State / Region (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Zip / Postal Code (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Map Country (If Different) | Did not answer |
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Phone | 650.450.5482 |
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Email | lmaraki@siliconvalleycf.org |
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Website | www.siliconvalleycf.org |
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Organization Leader (Name, Title) | Dr. Emmett D. Carson, CEO and President |
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Primary Contact’s Name | Emmett Carson |
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Primary Contact’s Position | CEO and President |
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Year Founded | 2007 |
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Mission Statement | To advance innovative philanthropic solutions to challenging problems, engaging donors to make our region and world a better place for all |
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Organization Description | Community Foundation |
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Other Description | Did not answer |
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Approximate Size of the Population Serviced | 2,500,000 |
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Total Paid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | 131 |
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Total Unpaid Staff (Full-Time Equivalents) | Did not answer |
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Total Board Members | 20 |
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Organization’s Total Income in Last Fiscal Year | $1,052,628 |
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Organization’s Gifts Income in Last Fiscal Year | $992,538,000 |
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Organization’s Total Expenditures in Last Fiscal Year | $328,238,000 |
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Organization’s Grantmaking Budget in Last Fiscal Year | $8,100,000 |
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Does Organization Have an Endowment | Yes |
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Value of Endowment (or Financial Reserves) as of the End of Last Fiscal Year | $1,093,530 |
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Change in Financial Status Over Last Three Years | Significant improvement |
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Factors that Played a Role in the Origins of Your Organization |
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Community leadership | Played an important role |
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Philanthropic gifts | Played an important role |
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Grassroots activism | No role |
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Inadequate government services | No role |
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Changes in the political environment | No role |
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Changes in the economic environment | Played an important role |
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Government initiative funding | No role |
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Foundation initiative funding | Played a slight role |
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Bilateral or multilateral initiative funding | No role |
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Favorable legal or fiscal policies | No role |
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Time Spent Working in Following Areas |
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Neighborhood | Fair amount of time |
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Locally | Lots of time |
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Regionally | Lots of time |
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Nationally | Fair amount of time |
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Internationally | Fair amount of time |
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Rate Importance of the Following Functions |
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Grantmaking | Not important |
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Having local people as leaders in the organization | Slightly important |
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Seeking local donations | Not important |
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Having a gender balance in the organization | Slightly important |
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Board reflective of community diversity | Not important |
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Building an endowment | Slightly important |
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Serving donor needs | Not important |
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Acting as a fiscal intermediary for the community | Slightly important |
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Building inclusion and trust in the community | Not important |
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Pursuing equity | Slightly important |
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Accountability to local people | Slightly important |
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Raising money for grantmaking annually | Slightly important |
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Community development | Slightly important |
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In the Last Year, Extent to Which Programming and/or Grantmaking Involved Work in the Following Areas |
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Arts and culture | Little |
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Education | Lot |
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Environment | Fair amount |
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Health | Fair amount |
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Human and social services | Fair amount |
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Human rights | Little |
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International relations | Little |
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Religion | Not at all |
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Economic development | Fair amount |
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Conflict resolution/bridging different parts of the community | Little |
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Information technology | Little |
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Strengthening local or regional government | Fair amount |
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Housing | Fair amount |
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Children | Fair amount |
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Water | Little |
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Alternative energy | Little |
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Disaster relief | Fair amount |
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Advocacy with authorities | Lot |
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Job training | Little |
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Nongrantmaking Services Offered to Community in Recent Years |
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Convening for issues of local concern | Often |
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Promote collaboration between grantees | Often |
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Promote understanding of public policy | Often |
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Training/capacity-building for local organizations | Often |
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Advocacy | Often |
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Loaned staff | Never |
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Research | Often |
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Community needs assessment | Often |
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Leadership development | Often |
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Internships | Rarely |
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Providing space for local organizations | Often |
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Access to information technology | Occasionally |
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Publishing/knowledge sharing | Often |
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Main Trends Over the Past Year in Geographic Area Served |
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Poverty | Getting worse |
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Crime | Getting worse |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Getting better |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | Getting worse |
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Social position of marginalized groups | Getting worse |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Getting better |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Getting better |
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Value of community assets | Getting better |
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Quality of the environment | Getting worse |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Getting much better |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Getting much better |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Getting better |
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Gender equity | Getting better |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Getting much better |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Getting much better |
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Extent to Which Organization Can Claim Tangible and Measurable Achievements in the Past Three Years |
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Poverty | Some important achievements |
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Crime | Do not work in this sphere |
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Trust among different sections of the community | Much achievement |
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Equitable distribution of resources and services | A few small achievements |
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Social position of marginalized groups | A few small achievements |
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Responsiveness of authorities | Some important achievements |
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Appropriateness of public policies | Much achievement |
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Value of community assets | Some important achievements |
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Quality of the environment | Work in the sphere but no measurable achievement |
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Number of people and organizations working to change and improve their community | Some important achievements |
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Levels of innovation and risk taking in addressing community problems | Much achievement |
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Networks and links between different parts of the community | Much achievement |
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Gender equity | Do not work in this sphere |
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Charitable giving through the community foundation | Much achievement |
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Number of people and organizations involved in philanthropic giving | Much achievement |
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Active Partnerships |
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Formal community associations and groups | Little |
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Informal associations of citizens | Not at all |
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Non-governmental organizations | Little |
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Local government | Little |
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National government | Not at all |
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Universities | Not at all |
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Schools | Little |
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Businesses | Little |
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Other Institutions Helpful to Our Work |
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National association of grantmakers | Unhelpful |
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Regional association of grantmakers | Helpful |
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Global Fund for Community Foundations | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Particular foundation | Very helpful |
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Other organization | Neither helpful or unhelpful |
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Involvement of Local People |
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Regularly survey local people about our programs | Yes |
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Local people are engaged in the delivery of our work | Yes |
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Local people control what our organization does | Yes |
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Have local people represented on our board | Yes |
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Have regular sessions where local people advise us what our programs should do | Yes |
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Actively engage local people as volunteers | No |
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All of our board is composed of local people | Yes |
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Account to local people about our successes and failures each year | Yes |
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Assistance in Overcoming Main Difficulties Faced in Developing Organization Further |
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Increased funding | N/A |
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Better legal or fiscal environment | N/A |
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More volunteers | N/A |
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Access to advice or technical assistance | N/A |
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Better local culture of giving | N/A |
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Stronger civil society | N/A |
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More responsive authorities | N/A |
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Other | Did not answer |
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Most Meaningful Change that Organization Has Helped to Bring About in the Last Three Years | Did not answer |
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