Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund
/OVERVIEW: The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund supports Jewish charities in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment, animal welfare, health, human services, public and society benefit and religion in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
FUNDING AREAS: Jewish causes, arts and culture, education, environment, animal welfare, health, human services, public and society benefit, religion
IP TAKE: All Jewish-affiliated organizations in San Francisco should get to know this accessible funder, regardless of what issues they address or programs they offer.
PROFILE: Established in 1978, the Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund is a private foundation managed by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services, which serves as a trustee for the foundation. The president of Sinai Memorial Chapel is also a trustee. Milton Meyer created this foundation in his will to support causes that he cared about. Meyer, a San Francisco resident, lived from 1885 to 1978. The foundation aims to "support Jewish charities, primarily those located in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.” It funds local efforts for arts and culture, education, environment, animal welfare, health, human services, public and society benefit and religion.
The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund is a Jewish organization funder that keeps its grants local in the Bay Area region. Although it gravitates towards Jewish groups, the foundation supports many different topics and interests in the region. The fund usually awards around 24 grants per year. These grants are mostly for general support and go to well-established Jewish organizations in the area. Past grants have gone to Jewish-affiliated community relations councils, career counseling centers, day schools, healing centers and community centers.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $10,000. Annual total giving per year is approximately $160,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on San Francisco, California. Past local grantees include the Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco and Friends of the Jewish Community Library.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The grant application deadlines each year are March 31 and September 30. However, the funder accepts applications all throughout the year and then reviews applications following each deadline date. Grantseekers should submit their requests electronically through the Wells Fargo online grants system. Applicants receive automated emails confirming their submissions, and the funder makes notifications of its award decisions by April and October. Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 888-235-4351.
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