Foundations/Fundraising Organizations

Friends of the Mountain View Public Library
585 Franklin St., Mtn. View. Friends raise money for the library through lobby-shop sales and quarterly book sales. Since the early Ō70s the Friends have raised more than $300,000 for various projects, programs and items to enhance library services.
Hours: Lobby shop: Mon-Thu 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun 1-5p.m.
Meeting time: Third Wed at 7 p.m. in Library Community Room.
Call 650-903-6337; shop 650-526-7049.

Friends of the Palo Alto Children's Theatre
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Provides volunteer help, publicity, advocacy and fundraising for the activities and programs of the theater.
E-mail: ralph_king@sbcglobal.net.
Call 650-380-2918.

Friends of the Palo Alto Library
P.O. Box 41, Palo Alto. Advocates for better libraries; has given more than $1.1 million in recent years to improve Palo Alto's public libraries. Book sale every month on the second Saturday and Sunday at the Cubberley Community Center. Used books can be donated at library branches or at Cubberley. The Friends of the Palo Alto Library is a nonprofit membership organization, with tax-deductible annual dues beginning at $15 ($10 for seniors and students).
E-mail: info@friendspaloaltolib.org.
Hours: Donation Tue-Sat 2-4 p.m. Large pickups by appointment
Call 650-213-8755.

Friends of the Palo Alto Parks
425 Grant Ave., Ste. 27, Palo Alto. A nonprofit established in 2004, Friends of the Palo Alto Parks provides funding to improve Palo Alto's parks; fosters greater public awareness and appreciation of the more than 4,100 acres of parkland; raises funds to assist in purchasing additional parkland and open space.
Call 650-327-7323.

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health
400 Hamilton Ave., Ste. 340, Palo Alto. Promotes children's health by fundraising for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the pediatric programs at the Stanford University School of Medicine; grantmaking; and public information and education. 
Call 650-497-8365; fax 650-498-2619 .

Mountain View Educational Foundation
P.O. Box 391557, Mtn. View. Nonprofit organization founded in 1983 provides programs and educational materials not covered by school budgets. Serves Mountain View-Whisman School District.
E-mail: mvef.contact@gmail.com.
Call 650-526-3500 ext. 1030.

Mountain View Library Foundation
585 Franklin St., Mtn. View. Provides the library with the financial means to offer special programs that do not fall within its operating budget. It encourages gifts throughout the year, conducts a fall campaign and sponsors fundraising events such as the annual Mardi Gras and CultureFest.
Call 650-526-7014.

Palo Alto Community Fund
P.O. Box 50634, Palo Alto. Established in 1979 to create permanent community investment capital to support Palo Alto-area nonprofit organizations. Develops a permanent endowment to assess and respond to emerging and changing community needs today and in the future.
Call 650-450-5581; fax 650-618-5401.

Palo Alto Library Foundation
P.O. Box 181, Palo Alto. Established in 2002 to supplement public funding for the Palo Alto City Library and to complement the fundraising activities of the Friends of the Palo Alto Library. To date, the foundation has raised money to expand and furnish ChildrenÕs Library and to furnish teen zones at Main and Mitchell Park branches. The foundation is working with the City of Palo Alto to identify how it can help with future projects. The foundation has also established several endowed funds.
E-mail: alisoncormack@palf.org.
Call 650-329-2516; fax 650-323-9374.

Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE)
25 Churchill Ave., Palo Alto. PiE works in partnership with parents, the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) and the community to raise funds for an education beyond what is possible with public dollars -- strengthening students' K-12 experience by supporting staff and innovative projects.
E-mail: info@papie.org.
Call 650-329-3990; fax 650-329-3723.

Palo Alto Recreation Foundation
Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Promotes the social, cultural and recreational needs of residents and visitors to the City of Palo Alto. Provides scholarships to individuals.
E-mail: robert.degeus@cityofpaloalto.org.
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Call 650-463-4900; fax 650-321-5612.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation
2440 W. El Camino Real, Ste. 300, Mountain View. A comprehensive center for philanthropy, offering donor services and effective grantmaking to nonprofit groups throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The mission is to strengthen the common good, improve quality of life and address the most challenging local problems.
E-mail: info@siliconvalleycf.org.
Hours: Mon -Fri 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Call 650-450-5400, fax: 650-450-5401.