The Uhlmann Foundation
The organization is a private foundation focused on supporting educational initiatives. Its mission centers around providing financial assistance to educational institutions, particularly those involved in after-school programs and charter schools. The foundation primarily serves educational nonprofits, with a notable emphasis on supporting learning centers and schools in California. Through its grantmaking activities, it aims to enhance educational opportunities for students in the community.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A California-based education organization (school, learning center, or after‑school program) with a clear, project-level funding need around the size of a $25,000 award and some local connection or endorsement.
Good Fit
- • Located in California and serving K–12 or after‑school learning objectives.
- • Request size aligns with a single-year $20K–$30K grant.
- • Has a local or board-level connection to the foundation’s network.
- • Clear, time-limited program or capital need rather than open-ended general operating support.
Geography
All observed grants across the available years were paid to organizations in California, with 100% of giving recorded in a single state.
Recipient Variety
In each observed year the foundation made only one grant, so the set of recipients seen in the filings is very small and the per‑year recipient count is limited.
New Applicants
The foundation’s records and profile indicate grants are made to preselected recipients and there is no public application path; combined with the repeated pattern of a single annual grant, this makes it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant could readily enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
