Sobrato Family Foundation Leadership

Sobrato Family Foundation

The Board of the Sobrato Family Foundation (a private independent foundation) is governed by seven trustees, six of which are Sobrato family members.

Seated (left to right): John A. Sobrato, Chairman & Trustee, Sue Sobrato, Trustee Standing (left to right): Mara Williams Low, Grants Administrator, Bryan Polster, Trustee, Sheri Sobrato, Vice President & Trustee, Lisa Sobrato Sonsini, Board President & Trustee, Abby Sobrato, Trustee, John M. Sobrato, Secretary & Trustee, Diane Ford, Executive Director & Officer (not shown: Mike Phillips, Chief Financial Officer)

The Sobrato Family Foundation’s Executive Director leads the Foundation’s grantmaking programs and organizational operations that are supported by a Grants Administrator. Additional management assistance is provided by Berliner – Cohen (Attorneys), Frank, Rimerman & Co. (Accountants), The Northern Trust Company (Investment Custodian) and select staff of Sobrato Development Companies.

The Sobrato Family Foundation is a member of the Northern California Grantmakers Association, the Association of Small Foundation’s and The Council on Foundations and subscribes to their code of ethics.

SOBRATO FOUNDATION

The Board of the Sobrato Foundation (a public charity) is comprised of John A. Sobrato representing the Sobrato family and Peter Hero and Greg Avis representing the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

John A. Sobrato, Chair
John A. Sobrato
Chair

Peter Hero, Treasurer
Peter Hero
Treasurer

Greg Avis, Secretary
Greg Avis
Secretary

Other Officers include: Diane Ford, Executive Director of the Sobrato Family Foundation and Mike Phillips, Chief Financial Officer of Sobrato Development Companies.

The Sobrato Family Foundation’s Executive Director also directs and leads the programs of the Sobrato Foundation. Operational assistance is provided from staff at Lenders for Community Development, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and Sobrato Development Companies.

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Sobrato Family Foundation
Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, 600 Valley Way, Suite B
Milpitas, CA 95035
Phone: (408) 946-0100 Fax: (408) 516-8007
Email: Grants@Sobrato.org