Margoes Foundation | The Margoes Foundation makes grants in the San Francisco Bay Area with a primary focus on college-access and mental health programs. The foundation accepts proposals during specified submission dates in early spring and late summer.

Supporting community-based programs that improve the delivery of mental health services to young people who are transitioning from residential therapeutic care to independence

Supporting after-school and summer focused programs to help minority and disadvantaged students improves their competence in secondary school subjects and better qualify for admission to college

Supporting institutional scholarship and financial aid programs for promising minority and disadvantaged students with high academic potential

Application Information

Applications for 2023 Regular Grants will be open from February 7th to February 17th, with decisions in May 2023.

Grantmaking Procedures

Support Areas

The foundation’s primary grantmaking programs support low-income and disadvantaged students accessing and completing a post-secondary education as well as those programs providing services to people living with mental illness.

The foundation makes grants to organizations based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Venture Philanthropy

The Margoes Foundation Venture Philanthropy Award (VP Award) is a three-year $150,000 grant for new or early-stage social impact organizations developing innovative programs or services to empower low-income, under-represented students for advancement in society. The VP Award applications will open in January 2024

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