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Silicon Valley Community Foundation Grants: How to Win Funding

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) is the largest community foundation in the United States, managing over $12 billion in assets and disbursing several billion dollars annually.

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Silicon Valley Community Foundation: the STEM equity and cradle-to-career narrative

SVCF funds education work in Silicon Valley with a cradle-to-career lens, prioritizing STEM equity for underrepresented students. Proposals must show geographic alignment with their service area and a clear STEM equity outcome.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) is a place-based funder — they fund organizations serving Silicon Valley communities (San Jose, East Palo Alto, Redwood City, Oakland, and surrounding areas). Out-of-region applications are not competitive, regardless of program quality. The cradle-to-career framework: SVCF funds across the education continuum — early childhood, K-12, postsecondary, and workforce — but they want to see how your piece fits the cradle-to-career pipeline. If you are a…

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