- Overview
- Mission, Goals, and Program Portfolio
- Cash Grants
- Investing in People & Places
- Office Space Grants
- Places for Nonprofits to Work
- Meeting Space
- Places to Build Community
- Affordable Housing Fund
- Places for People to Live
- Special Initiatives
- SEAL: Early Academic Language Pilot
Office Space Grants
Places for Nonprofits to Work
Community Need
Quality, affordable office and workspaces are difficult for nonprofits to find and retain in Silicon Valley, where costs are among the highest in the nation.
Our Philanthropic Response
The Sobrato family has leveraged its greatest asset - real estate - by donating and converting two office business parks into multi-tenant nonprofit centers: Sobrato Center for Nonprofits Milpitas, and Sobrato Center for Nonprofits San Jose. A third Center in Redwood Shores will open in late 2011.
A growing community of 40 nonprofit organizations already occupies 165,000 square feet of rent-free office space, enabling dollars typically spent on overhead to be directed to programs and services. The Centers support the various missions and client beneficiaries of these tenant organizations, and provide a stable work environment - rare in a tumultuous rental market. The total annual value of donated space is approximately $3.1 million.
Redwood Shores Center
330-350 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City, CA 94065
The Redwood Shores Sobrato Center for Nonprofits' 121,000 square foot campus will offer the following outstanding features:
- A community of youth development, housing, health and human service providers that benefit from program collaboration opportunities and sharing of resources
- Two buildings, containing private offices and warehouse space
- Complimentary use of the Sobrato Community Conference Center
- Free on-site parking
- Location is near many professional office parks
- Walking distance to the Sofitel Hotel and near by shops
- Conveniently located off of Hwy 101 between Holly/Ralston Ave
Final common area construction has been completed.
A competitive grant application process for this rent-free office space is currently being conducted.
San Jose Center
1400 Parkmoor Ave., San Jose, CA 95126
The San Jose Sobrato Center for Nonprofits' 105,000 square foot Class B building offers the following outstanding features:
- A community of 9 education, housing, health and human service providers that benefit from program collaboration opportunities and sharing of resources
- Complimentary use of the Sobrato Community Conference Center including 6 meeting rooms ranging in capacity from 3-175 chairs
- Complimentary use of a large kitchen/break room area and adjoining patio
- Free on-site parking
- Is conveniently located off of Hwy. 280, adjacent to light rail, and close to downtown San Jose, providing quick access to the Peninsula and the East Bay corridors via public transportation sites
The building is currently at capacity and no new openings are expected.
Milpitas Center
600 Valley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035
The Milpitas Sobrato Center for Nonprofits' 107,000 square foot campus offers the following outstanding features:
- A community of 32 youth development, housing, health and human service providers that benefit from program collaboration opportunities and sharing of resources
- Complimentary use of the Sobrato Community Conference Center including a computer lab and 5 meeting rooms ranging in capacity from 4-125 chairs
- Free on-site parking
- An on-site cafe and catering service through Gourmet Express Deli (open from 8 am - 3 pm)
- Is within walking distance to many other ethnic restaurants and stores including McCarthy Ranch and the Great Mall
- Is conveniently located one-block off the Hwy. 880 and 237 interchange in Milpitas, close to downtown San Jose and provides quick access to the Peninsula and the East Bay corridors as well as being near public transportation sites
A competitive grant application process for this rent-free office space is currently being conducted.
