Does Clif Bar Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

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Clif Bar Family Foundation

Saint Helena, CA · EIN 204345935 · Website ↗ · 990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$570.8M

Total Giving

$21.3M

Grants on File

1823

Average Grant

$12K

Giving Radius

Where Clif Bar Family Foundation Has Given

Historical grants to 1299 recipients across 50 states. Top concentrations: Berkeley ($1.6M, 41 grants), Napa ($1.3M, 6 grants), San Francisco ($760K, 50 grants), Brooklyn ($619K, 26 grants), Oakland ($562K, 51 grants). Plus international giving not shown on this map.

Section I

How to Apply

N/a

On Unsolicited Proposals yes

Restrictions

N/a

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient	Location	Amount	Purpose	Year
Appalachian Sustainable Development	Abingdon, VA	$4K	Creating a robust healthy food sySTEM	2020
Big City Mountaineers	Golden, CO	$4K	INCreasing opportunies for outdoor activities	2020
Alabama Center for Sustainable Energy	Huntsville, AL	$5K	Generating green jobs & small businesses	2020
Anacostia Watershed Society	Bladensburg, MD	$3K	Cleaning up our water supplies	2020
Baltimore Green Space	Baltimore, MD	$4K	Conserving open spaces	2020
Berkshire Environmental Action Team	Pittsfield, MA	$4K	Preserving wild places and the backcountry	2020
Acta Non Verba Youth Urban Farm Project	Calabasas, CA	$5K	Expanding organic food and farming	2020
Agua	Sacramento, CA	$5K	Cleaning up our water supplies	2020
Alliance for Fair Food	Immokalee, FL	$8K	Creating a robust healthy food sySTEM	2020
Ampleharvest	Newfoundland, NJ	$5K	Rolling back hunger and nutrition	2020
Back2Earth	Miama, FL	$4K	Reducing waste and advancing renewable energy	2020
Backyard Growers	Gloucester, MA	$3K	Rolling back hunger and nutrition	2020
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council	San Francisco, CA	$3K	Enabling more americans to enjoy nature	2020
Berkeley Food Network	Berkeley, CA	$6K	Rolling back hunger and nutrition	2020
18 Reasons	San Francisco, CA	$5K	Rolling back hunger and nutrition	2020
412 Food Rescue	Pittsburgh, PA	$5K	Reducing waste and advancing renewable energy	2020
Adventure Scientists	Bozeman, MT	$5K	Preserving wild places & backcountry	2020
Agriculture and Land-Based Training Assoc	Salinas, CA	$7K	Expanding organic food and farming	2020
Alabama Coastal Foundation	Mobile, AL	$4K	Supporting effective innovation in education	2020
Alliance for Climate Education	Boulder, CO	$6K	Keeping climate action on the front burner	2020
Alma Backyard Farms	Los Angeles, CA	$5K	Reconnecting our farms to our families	2020
American Whitewater	Cullowhee, NC	$5K	Preserving wild places and the backcountry	2020
Asylumconnect	Richmond, CA	$4K	Creating safer and healthier housing	2020
Aythos INC	Melbourne, AR	$5K	Expanding organic food and farming	2020
Bike Works	Seattle, WA	$2K	INCreasing opportunies for outdoor activities	2020

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year	Total Assets	Qualifying Distributions	Total Revenue	Total Expenses
2023	$563.7M	$27.1M	$29.9M	$15.1M
2022	$551.4M	$1.2M	$556.2M	$5.4M
2021	$510K	$48K	$4.1M	$3.8M
2020	$776K	$92K	$2.0M	$4.0M
2019	$2.3M	$81K	$5.0M	$4.2M
2015	$425K	$37K	$3.8M	$3.9M
2014	$471K	$56K	$4.3M	$4.0M
2013	$219K	$15K	$3.5M	$3.9M
2012	$608K	$28K	$3.3M	$2.8M
2011	$105K	$14K	$2.2M	$2.3M

Section VII

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