• About Us
    • Advancing Philanthropy
    • Publications
    • Foundation Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Donate to PVF
  • Programs
    • Teacher Grants
      • Environmental Science Resource Grants Program
      • Excursion Grants Program
      • Mathematics Resource Grants Program
      • Science Resource Grants Program
      • Special Education Resource Grants Program
      • Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking Grants Program
      • Visiting Artist in the Classroom Grants Program
    • Resources For Foster Youth
    • Community Initiatives
      • Alameda County Rapid Response Food Resilience Fund
      • Childress Family Foundation Scholarship
      • Christopher Wellington Moore Memorial Scholarship
      • Jackie Speier Foundation
      • Judy Macias’ Young Leaders College Fund
      • Meta Local Community Fund
      • Youth Joy and Wellness Fund
      • Youth Opportunity Scholarships
      • YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula Fund
  • Donors
    • Donor Advised Funds
    • Designated Funds
  • Our Blog
  • Contact Us
    Creative, Responsive, Unorthodox, Hands On Grantmaking. Creative, Responsive, Unorthodox, Hands On Grantmaking. Creative, Responsive, Unorthodox, Hands On Grantmaking.
    DONATE NOW
    • About Us
      • Advancing Philanthropy
      • Publications
      • Foundation Staff
      • Board of Directors
      • Donate to PVF
    • Programs
      • Teacher Grants
        • Environmental Science Resource Grants Program
        • Excursion Grants Program
        • Mathematics Resource Grants Program
        • Science Resource Grants Program
        • Special Education Resource Grants Program
        • Technology, Engineering and Design Thinking Grants Program
        • Visiting Artist in the Classroom Grants Program
      • Resources For Foster Youth
      • Community Initiatives
        • Alameda County Rapid Response Food Resilience Fund
        • Childress Family Foundation Scholarship
        • Christopher Wellington Moore Memorial Scholarship
        • Jackie Speier Foundation
        • Judy Macias’ Young Leaders College Fund
        • Meta Local Community Fund
        • Youth Joy and Wellness Fund
        • Youth Opportunity Scholarships
        • YWCA of the Mid-Peninsula Fund
    • Donors
      • Donor Advised Funds
      • Designated Funds
    • Our Blog
    • Contact Us

    Community Initiative

     From Classroom to Coastline
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grassroots, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF News, PVF news
    Posted April 30, 2026

    From Classroom to Coastline

    READ MORE
     Plastic Free Fridays: Expanding Our Impact Through Conscious Consumption
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grassroots, non-profit, philanthropy
    Posted April 21, 2026

    Plastic Free Fridays: Expanding Our Impact Through Conscious Consumption

    READ MORE
     2025 Annual Report
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, corporate philanthropy, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF News, PVF news
    Posted April 3, 2026

    2025 Annual Report

    READ MORE
     Manzanita Works: Growing Something Steady
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grantmaking, grassroots, Inequality Gap, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF news, PVF News
    Posted March 3, 2026

    Manzanita Works: Growing Something Steady

    READ MORE
     Lesedi’s Remarkable Milestone in Rural Zimbabwe
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, foundations, grantmaking, grassroots, non-profit, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF news, PVF News
    Posted February 13, 2026

    Lesedi’s Remarkable Milestone in Rural Zimbabwe

    READ MORE
     Grants That Grow Possibilities: Celebrating Special Ed Teachers and Students
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, PVF News, Social Worker Grant Program
    Posted January 9, 2026

    Grants That Grow Possibilities: Celebrating Special Ed Teachers and Students

    READ MORE
     Reckoning in Real Time: What It Takes to Interrupt Harm and Repair Relationships
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grantmaking, grassroots, non-profit
    Posted December 12, 2025

    Reckoning in Real Time: What It Takes to Interrupt Harm and Repair Relationships

    READ MORE
     Bill Somerville’s Lifetime Achievement Award
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Board Member, Community Initiative, grassroots, philanthropy, PVF news, Where's Bill
    Posted December 4, 2025

    Bill Somerville’s Lifetime Achievement Award

    READ MORE
     Climbing to New Heights with Forest and Tree
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, Designated Fund, grantmaking, grassroots, non-profit
    Posted November 21, 2025

    Climbing to New Heights with Forest and Tree

    READ MORE
     Supporting First-Generation Young Women in Half Moon Bay
    0
    By Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
    In Community Initiative, customized giving, grantmaking, guest post, Judy Macias, philanthropy, PVF Donors, PVF News, scholarships
    Posted November 10, 2025

    Supporting First-Generation Young Women in Half Moon Bay

    READ MORE
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    page 1 of 8
    Philanthropic Ventures Foundation (PVF)
    1222 Preservation
    Park Way,
    Oakland, CA 94612

    All photos courtesy of PVF grantees unless otherwise noted.
    Privacy Policy

    t: 510-645-1890
    f: 510-645-1892
    info@venturesfoundation.org

    Donate Now

    Sign up for our monthly Newsletter!

    Keep up to date about new programs and offerings of PVF.

    Newsletter Signup

    Translate »