OVERVIEW: This foundation invests in children’s health, animal welfare and public health in the Bay Area.
FUNDING AREAS: Environment, animal welfare, health
IP TAKE: This funder does not award many grants per year and has very specific things in mind that it prefers to support with annual grants.
PROFILE: Established in 1968, the C. Edward and Edith Strobel Charitable Trust is a private foundation managed by Wells Fargo Philanthropic Services, which serves as a trustee for the foundation. Edward Strobel was born in Oregon and Edith Strobel in Iowa, both in the late 1800s, but they lived in San Francisco. The Strobel couple never had children of their own. A year after signing the trust agreement, they were involved in an automobile accident where Edward died instantly and Edith passed away from her injuries 10 days later. The foundation aims to "support conservation and health-related causes in the San Francisco Bay Area.” It funds local efforts for the environment, animal welfare and health.
The C. Edward and Edith Strobel Charitable Trust does not have program restrictions that limit its giving. However, the funder typically supports conservation efforts, causes related to lung and heart health, as well as medical research for children’s diseases. There are limited funds to go around, and the foundation typically only awards around three grants per year. Giving is usually centered on well-established organizations rather than new startup groups.
Grants range between about $5,000 and $10,000. The average total giving per year is around $20,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on San Francisco, California. Past local grantees include the California Pacific Medical Center, the American Heart Association’s infant CPR program in San Francisco and the Felidae Conservation Fund.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The grant application deadline each year is March 15. The funder accepts applications all throughout the year and reviews them at an annual grant meeting. Grantseekers should submit their requests electronically through the Wells Fargo online grants system. Applicants receive automated email messages to confirm their submissions. Direct general questions to the staff at grantadministration@wellsfargo.com or 888-235-4351.
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