Ways to Give > Program Funds
PVF staff take the initiative in philanthropy. We continually look for people and projects doing outstanding charitable work in the community, and we also identify unmet needs that can benefit from philanthropic support. Then we devise program ideas to help tackle these needs head on.
We don’t believe that the most creative — or most prudent — philanthropy is helped by complex forms or long waits. So we inaugurated the idea of immediate-response grants, giving money in a 48-hour turnaround. Because of that flexibility, foundations large and small partner with PVF to support arts and science education, library projects and literacy, and children in the dependency system.
Individual donors can also partner with PVF in these efforts and contribute funding to PVF's Programs.
PVF has created and administered programs - like the Teacher Resource Grants Program - for the following Bay Area foundations and corporate donors:
The California Endowment
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation
Eucalyptus Foundation
Flora Family Foundation
Heising-Simons Foundation
Herbst Foundation
Joseph & Vera Long Foundation
Lampert Family Foundation
Louise and Claude Rosenberg Jr. Foundation
McKesson Foundation
Robert Half International Inc.
Sand Hill Foundation
San Francisco Foundation
Thomas J. Long Foundation
van Loben Sels/RembeRock Foundation
The Westly Foundation
Y&H Soda Foundation
Sixth graders Isaac and Nelson build bridges in their math class at Garnet J. Robertson Intermediate School in Daly City, California, in a project funded by a Teacher Mini-Grant.
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“PVF lets the creative juices flow, always saying ‘Let’s do it’ – and never ‘We can’t…’ PVF has helped us immensely over the years.” – Adele Corvin, President, Morris Stulsaft Foundation
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"PVF allows the Silver Giving Foundation to be a more efficient, creative and thoughtful philanthropy partner by providing exemplary consistent and clear support and communication for grantees. PVF is a rare and wonderful asset in the Bay Area giving community." - Julie Shafer, Executive Director, Silver Giving Foundation.