Healthy kids grow into thriving communities. The Sharks Foundation invests in initiatives that promote physical health, mental well-being, and essential resources so young people can feel supported, confident, and ready to reach their full potential.

What We Run + Fund:
Past and Current Grantees:
  • Kids & Art Foundation
  • Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area

Legacy Projects:

KaBOOM! Playground Builds

The Sharks Foundation partners with KaBOOM! to build Sharks-themed playgrounds in areas that need an accessible play space. The purpose of these builds is to strengthen community bonds while giving youth the active and safe childhood they deserve. Hundreds of volunteers have joined together to build playgrounds at…

2019 - Windmill Springs Elementary in partnership with SAP

2018 - Morgan Autism Center in partnership with Groupware Technology

2016 - Via Services, Inc. in partnership with Groupware Technology

2015 - Sherman Oaks Elementary in partnership with the San Jose Parks Foundation and the Campbell Union School District

2014 - Pueblo De Dios in partnership with the San Jose Parks Foundation

Santa Clara Valley Medical Women’s & Children’s Center

In 2014 the Sharks Foundation, in partnership with SAP, announced the allocation of $750,000 over a three-year period to fund the redesign of a pediatric floor at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center to create a new Women's and Children's Center. This unit will be San Jose's first, and only of its kind, offering affordable and high quality health care to women and children with the redesign's emphasis on creating a space that is not only functional, but educational as well as visually artistic and inviting.

Rotary PlayGarden

The Sharks Foundation dedicated $25,000 of proceeds from the 2013 Sampling with the Sharks wine tasting fundraiser towards the creation of the Rotary PlayGarden. The playground, a project of the San Jose Rotary Club in partnership with the Guadalupe River Park Conservancy, allows children of all abilities to discover, learn, explore and play together side by side, with an emphasis on inclusion and education.