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About West Davis & Bergard Foundation


A Non-Profit Charitable Organization

Please Note: At this time, the Board is NOT Accepting any New Grantee requests.
However, organizations (Grantees) that have an existing relationship with the West Davis & Bergard Foundation are still welcome to apply.

New Mailing Address!

4100 Redwood Road, Suite 20A-153
Oakland, CA 94619

Welcome to the West Davis & Bergard Foundation Website. Founded in 1996 by Mr. Carl Bergard and Mr. Leon Seyranian, our mission is to award grants that will help smaller non-profit organizations support and improve our community. Our areas of concern focus on Human Services including: Education, Homelessness, Children and Youth Services, Substance Abuse Treatment, Mental & Physical Impairments, Domestic Violence, Senior Services, and Veterans Issues.

Our special focus is in Alameda County and West Contra Costa County.

Our average grant is $7,500. Since we are a smaller Foundation, our grants are awarded for specific projects (not individuals) rather than operating support.

The board meets once a quarter to consider requests for grants. The deadline dates for Board consideration are: February 15th, May 15th, August 15th and November 15th.

Please refer to our Grant Request Process for additional information.

I would like apply for a new grant.

Grant Request

I need to submit a report for an existing grant.

Grant Report

Board of Directors

Robert F. Wright
Board President

Janis Dunivin
Board Secretary & Advisory Committee Member

Tony Rimac
Board Treasurer

Matthew Haley
Board Member

Megan Nakahara
Board Member

Elizabeth Nakamura
Board Member & Advisory Committee Member

MaryAnne Kaplan
Board Member

Sandi Wright
Board Member & Advisory Committee Member

Sue Holmes
Board Member & Advisory Committee Member