At a Glance: The Entrepreneur’s Foundation

History: Established in December 1997 by Gib Myers, a general partner at the Mayfield Fund, a venture-capital company in Menlo Park, Cal.

Purpose: To encourage start-up companies in Silicon Valley to pool their stock in a charitable fund and to help them develop a corporate-philanthropy program.

Areas of support: The organization plans to provide money and managerial resources to non-profit leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area, focusing primarily on those that have new approaches to improving education or helping young people.

Assets: The organization has raised $850,000 in stock certificates and stock options from 10 start-up companies. It has also raised $547,000 in cash and $50,000 in stock options from individuals, foundations, venture-capital companies, and other businesses.

Application procedures: The foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications.

Key officials: Gib Myers, chairman; Patty Burness, executive director.

Address: 2800 Sand Hill Road, Suite 250, Menlo Park, Cal. 94025; (650) 854-5560.

World-Wide Web site: http://the-ef.org