Gamble Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Gamble Foundation focuses on environmental and agricultural programs in the Bay Area.
IP TAKE: In addition to providing general operating support, the Gamble Foundation looks to fund a nonprofit’s ability to expand organizational capacity, long-term growth and fiscal health. This funder does not accept unsolicited proposals for funding.
PROFILE: The Gamble Foundation is a family foundation based in San Francisco, California. Working exclusively in the areas of the environment and agriculture, it aims to “promote a deeper collaboration between the management approaches of conservation and preservation.”
Grants for Environment and Sustainable Agriculture
The Gamble Foundation’s environmental work aims to “increase the number of successful partnerships between landowners and environmentalists” and to “increase the use of a holistic approach to management practices on publicly protected lands.” In agriculture, the foundation provides funding for education on sustainable farming as well as to “strengthen the supporting safety nets for the next generation of farmers and ranchers so that they are able to successfully make a living while managing land in a sustainable way.” Past support has gone to Connolly Ranch in Napa, Education Outside in San Francisco, and the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. The funder has also been active in the rebuilding and recovery efforts following California wildfires.
Important Grant Details
The Gamble Foundation’s grants often range $10,000 to $25,000 and are one to four years in length. View past annual grants lists on the funder’s grantseekers page. Grantmaking is focused on groups that serve the residents of the San Francisco Bay Area counties.
Although the foundation used to accept unsolicited grant requests, it is now accepting proposals by invitation only. Direct general questions to the staff at 415-561-6540 or to the individual staff members by email.
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