Local Pledge

Magnify Community Pledgers

A big thank you to the early adopters who’ve joined the movement to make Silicon Valley a better place for all of us.

Tegan & Brian Acton, on behalf of Sunlight Giving
Atkinson Foundation
Ned & Jimi Barnholt, and the Barnholt Family Trust
Lydia Callaghan
Castellano Family Foundation
Bill and Tammy Crown
Eileen & John Donahoe
Kathleen Donohue & David Sze
Doug & Kristen Edwards
Eustace-Kwan Family Foundation
Rod Ferguson & Kathleen Egan
Give Forward Foundation
Marcia & John Goldman
Yael Goshen & Dylan Smith
Grove Foundation
Elaine and Eric Hahn
Heising-Simons Foundation
Franklin & Catherine Johnson Foundation
Laura & Gary Lauder
Mirnahill Foundation
Becky & Jim Morgan
John O'Farrell & Gloria Principe
John & Lynne O’Hara
David & Lucile Packard Foundation
Pinpoint Foundation
Sumit and Smita Sadana
Saga Foundation
Sand Hill Foundation
Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Foundation
Shannon Hunt-Scott & Kevin Scott
Leo M. Shortino Foundation
Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund (SV2)
Sobrato Family Foundation
The Sunshine Foundation
Sandi and John Thompson
Grace and Steve Voorhis
Charmaine & Dan Warmenhoven
Mara Frankel Wallace & Rick Wallace
Westly Foundation
Anonymous

Our Pledgers' Impact in 2020

Pledgers gave over $116 million to not-for-profit organizations serving Silicon Valley in 2020

Pledgers increased their local giving by at least $35 million in 2020.

How the Pledge works.

The Magnify Community Pledge targets high-capacity givers in Silicon Valley.
Philanthropists who sign the pledge make a 3-year commitment regarding their giving to local community-serving nonprofits. They agree to one of the following:

Measurably increase their local giving.

Or proudly sustain their current local giving at a significant dollar or percentage amount.

 

68%

Percentage of pledgers pledging more than 20% of their philanthropy to local nonprofits 

+$47M

Total increased dollars pledged over three years

40

Number of committed pledgers

Photo Credit

Drew Altizer