Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family
The Sandberg Goldberg Bernthal Family Foundation is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) private operating foundation. The site documents the foundation’s work supporting Lean In, Lean In Girls, Option B, and the Dave Goldberg (Goldberg) Scholars program, including scholarship stipends and emergency grants.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Organizations running scholarship or student-support programs, or established partners of the foundation’s Lean In / Goldberg Scholars initiatives that can be nominated or invited into the foundation’s programs.
Good Fit
- • Operates a scholarship or student support program aligned with Goldberg Scholars or Lean In priorities.
- • Has an existing relationship or formal partnership with the foundation or its program staff.
- • Can demonstrate capacity to manage award payments and reporting for individual recipients.
- • Is located in a state or region where the foundation has funded recipients (broad national footprint).
Geography
The latest observed year shows grants reaching roughly 26 states with only about a quarter of dollars staying in the foundation’s home state, indicating a national footprint rather than a narrowly local one.
Recipient Variety
In the latest year the foundation made over 100 grants to 91 distinct recipients, demonstrating a broad and varied recipient set despite some repeat recipients across years.
New Applicants
Direct evidence shows the foundation declares it only funds preselected applicants; although 17 new recipients appeared in the latest year, the public record and declared policy indicate newcomers are typically added by invitation or nomination rather than via an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
