Since 1979, Palo Alto Community Fund has given grants to over 250 local nonprofits serving a variety of community impact areas. Below is a list of nonprofit organizations that are making your community a better place to live with help from PACF. Some organizations are listed in more than one impact category because they have mutliple focuses.
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AbilityPathAbilityPath -
Able WorksAble Works -
AchieveKidsAchieveKids -
Ada's CaféAda's Café -
Addiction Education SocietyAddiction Education Society -
Adolescent Counseling ServicesAdolescent Counseling Services -
AgeUp, Inc.AgeUp, Inc. -
All FiveAll Five -
allcoveallcove -
Alta HousingAlta Housing -
Art In ActionArt In Action -
AvenidasAvenidas -
Bay Area Friendship CircleBay Area Friendship Circle -
Belle Haven ActionBelle Haven Action -
Belle Haven Community Development FundBelle Haven Community Development Fund
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Beyond Barriers Athletic FoundationBeyond Barriers Athletic Foundation -
Boys & Girls Clubs of the PeninsulaBoys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula -
CanopyCanopy -
CASA of San Mateo CountyCASA of San Mateo County -
CASSY (Counseling and Support Services for Youth)CASSY (Counseling and Support Services for Youth) -
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN)Center for Excellence in Nonprofits (CEN)
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Chicana Latina FoundationChicana Latina Foundation -
Children's Health CouncilChildren's Health Council -
Climate Resilient CommunitiesClimate Resilient Communities -
Climate Resilient Communities Environmental Justice CollaborativeClimate Resilient Communities Environmental Justice Collaborative
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Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto - 2025 Impact GranteeCommunity Legal Services of East Palo Alto - 2025 Impact Grantee
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Counseling and Support Services for Youth (CASSY)Counseling and Support Services for Youth (CASSY) -
DreamCatchersDreamCatchers -
East Palo Alto Academy FoundationEast Palo Alto Academy Foundation -
East Palo Alto Community Alliance & Neighborhood DevelopmentEast Palo Alto Community Alliance & Neighborhood Development
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East Palo Alto Community ArchiveEast Palo Alto Community Archive -
East Palo Alto Kids FoundationEast Palo Alto Kids Foundation -
East Palo Alto Peninsula Rugby Football Club (Razorhawks)East Palo Alto Peninsula Rugby Football Club (Razorhawks) -
East Palo Alto Senior CenterEast Palo Alto Senior Center
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East Palo Alto Tennis & TutoringEast Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring -
Eastside College Preparatory SchoolEastside College Preparatory School -
Ecumenical Hunger ProgramEcumenical Hunger Program -
El Concilio of San Mateo County - 2025 Impact GranteeEl Concilio of San Mateo County - 2025 Impact Grantee -
Elizabeth F. Gamble GardenElizabeth F. Gamble Garden -
Environmental VolunteersEnvironmental Volunteers -
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Family ConnectionsFamily Connections -
Fit to the CoreFit to the Core -
FLY (Fresh Lifelines for Youth)FLY (Fresh Lifelines for Youth) -
Foundation for a College EducationFoundation for a College Education -
Free at LastFree at Last
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Fresh ApproachFresh Approach -
Friends for YouthFriends for Youth -
Friends of Palo Alto Jr. Museum & ZooFriends of Palo Alto Jr. Museum & Zoo -
Girls to WomenGirls to Women -
Grassroots EcologyGrassroots Ecology -
Green Envelope FundGreen Envelope Fund -
Gunn FoundationGunn Foundation -
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco - 2024 Impact GranteeHabitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco - 2024 Impact Grantee
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Health ConnectedHealth Connected -
Heart and Home CollaborativeHeart and Home Collaborative -
Hidden VillaHidden Villa -
HIP Housing (Human Investment Project, Inc.)HIP Housing (Human Investment Project, Inc.) -
Jasper Ridge FarmJasper Ridge Farm -
JobTrain Center for Economic MobilityJobTrain Center for Economic Mobility
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Karat School Project (KSP)Karat School Project (KSP)
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Kids & Art FoundationKids & Art Foundation -
Learning Home VolunteersLearning Home Volunteers -
Legal Aid Society of San Mateo CountyLegal Aid Society of San Mateo County -
LifeMovesLifeMoves -
Live in PeaceLive in Peace -
Loaves & Fishes Family KitchenLoaves & Fishes Family Kitchen -
Loved TwiceLoved Twice -
Martha's KitchenMartha's Kitchen -
Nuestra Casa de East Palo Alto - 2025 Impact GranteeNuestra Casa de East Palo Alto - 2025 Impact Grantee -
Ombudsman Services of San Mateo CountyOmbudsman Services of San Mateo County -
Palo Alto Art Center FoundationPalo Alto Art Center Foundation -
Palo Alto PlayersPalo Alto Players -
Palo Alto UniversityPalo Alto University -
PARCA (Partners & Advocates for Remarkable Children & Adults)PARCA (Partners & Advocates for Remarkable Children & Adults) -
Parents Helping ParentsParents Helping Parents -
Peninsula BridgePeninsula Bridge -
Peninsula Conflict Resolution CenterPeninsula Conflict Resolution Center
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Peninsula HealthCare ConnectionPeninsula HealthCare Connection
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Peninsula Kidpower Teenpower FullpowerPeninsula Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower -
Peninsula VolunteersPeninsula Volunteers
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Ravenswood Classroom Partners (formerly All Students Matter)Ravenswood Classroom Partners (formerly All Students Matter) -
Ravenswood Early LearningRavenswood Early Learning -
Ravenswood Education FoundationRavenswood Education Foundation -
Rebuilding Together PeninsulaRebuilding Together Peninsula
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Renaissance Entrepreneurship CenterRenaissance Entrepreneurship Center
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Rich May FoundationRich May Foundation -
RISE (Reaching and Inspiring Success through Education)RISE (Reaching and Inspiring Success through Education) -
Rise Together EducationRise Together Education -
Rosalie Rendu CenterRosalie Rendu Center -
Samaritan HouseSamaritan House -
San Francisco Chamber OrchestraSan Francisco Chamber Orchestra -
San Mateo County Health FoundationSan Mateo County Health Foundation -
Save the BaySave the Bay -
Silicon Valley Bicycle ExchangeSilicon Valley Bicycle Exchange -
Society of Heart's DelightSociety of Heart's Delight -
St. Anthony's Padua Dining RoomSt. Anthony's Padua Dining Room -
Stanford Jazz WorkshopStanford Jazz Workshop -
Street Life MinistriesStreet Life Ministries -
StreetCode AcademyStreetCode Academy -
The Circuit EPAThe Circuit EPA -
The Grateful Garment ProjectThe Grateful Garment Project -
Thrive (The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County)Thrive (The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County)
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Upward ScholarsUpward Scholars -
Vida Verde Nature EducationVida Verde Nature Education -
Vista Center for the Blind & Visually ImpairedVista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired -
WeHopeWeHope -
Youth Community Services (YCS)Youth Community Services (YCS) -
Youth United for Community Action (YUCA)Youth United for Community Action (YUCA) -
YWCA Golden Gate Silicon ValleyYWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley
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