The Palo Alto Community Fund is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to grow, sustain, and use its endowment to improve the quality of life in our community. The Fund supports the work of new and existing nonprofit organizations serving the Palo Alto area.

Since it was founded in 1979, the Fund has made 430 nonprofit grants to over 166 organizations totaling $2.2M. The endowment of funds ensures that we will be able to continue to support nonprofits which enrich the lives of surrounding communities for years to come.

This site contains a wealth of information about us, our grantmaking, and ways to support what we do. 2010 Grantees. Tax information form 990.

Read our Newsletters for more information about us. View our ad which in appeared in the Palo Alto Weekly on April 4, 2008 and thanked our donors. Our most recent Palo Alto Weekly ad was November 6, 2009.

Download a one page Flier about PACF.

Read our Mission Statement.

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