The Silicon Valley real estate clan recently issued a slate of grants to address the climate crisis, joining a growing list of billionaire donors and family philanthropists. We take a look at how they got started and chose their focus.
Read MoreTheir family’s fortune is estimated at nearly $6 billion, and their philanthropy is starting to accelerate. Here’s what John and Timi Sobrato have to say about what drives their giving, the Giving Pledge, DAFs, and more.
Read MoreFor the latest in our series on family philanthropy, we take an in-depth look at the Sobrato family’s giving, rooted in a Silicon Valley real estate fortune. Three generations weigh in on how their priorities and practices are evolving.
Read MoreGrowing numbers of America’s super-wealthy are wading into giving to avert the climate crisis. Here’s a list of billionaires who are just getting started in climate funding, or otherwise signaling greater potential giving ahead.
Read MoreMagnify Community was established as an “innovation lab,” designed to spur historically low local giving in Silicon Valley. Having sunset, Magnify is sharing its results, including what worked and what didn’t.
Read MoreWhile nonprofits have griped forever about a lack of unrestricted grants, many funders remain wary of providing such support. The Sobrato Family Foundation recently shared its take-aways from 10 years of offering GOS funding.
Read MoreWith the clock ticking for 800,000 young Dreamers now facing deportation, a number of funders are mobilizing to help with legal fees, litigation, advocacy and more.
Read MoreThe Sobrato Family Foundation recently expanded its commitment to improve the language and literacy skills of young English learners in California. Here's what's significant about the Sobrato model.
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