Funding search · EIN 510465703 · Los Angeles, CA

California Charter Schools Association

Name: California Charter Schools Association grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

85
grants reported: $6.7M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $26,235
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

charter defense legal school enrollment growth sponsorship lobbying

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

California Charter Schools Association Advocates4 grants · $1.6M
Aspire Public Schools Foundation4 grants · $696,275
Kipp Public Schools Northern California4 grants · $523,070
Napa Foundation for Options in Education5 grants · $511,350
Westlake Charter School4 grants · $430,382
Odyssey Charter Schools1 grant · $393,026
Aveson Charter Schools1 grant · $371,665
Pasadena Rosebud Academy Charter School1 grant · $343,105
Alma Fuerte Public School2 grants · $283,989
Adalid Gonzalez and Parents United for Public School Choice4 grants · $201,959

Giving over time

$1.3M

2021

$1.3M

2022

$1.7M

2023

$2.5M

2024

Grant history

All 85 reported grants, largest first.

$427,500
California Charter Schools Association Advocates · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Lobbying grant/redistricting research grant
$420,000
California Charter Schools Association Advocates · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Lobbying grant
$402,000
California Charter Schools Association Advocates · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Lobbying grant
$393,026
Odyssey Charter Schools · Altadena, CA · 2024
Wildfire relief and recovery aid
$378,500
California Charter Schools Association Advocates · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Lobbying grant
$371,665
Aveson Charter Schools · Altadena, CA · 2024
Wildfire relief and recovery aid
$343,105
Pasadena Rosebud Academy Charter School · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Wildfire relief and recovery aid
$262,000
Aspire Public Schools Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2023
Enrollment growth grant
$229,000
Kipp Public Schools Northern California · Oakland, CA · 2023
Enrollment growth grant
$228,989
Alma Fuerte Public School · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Wildfire relief and recovery aid
$223,352
Napa Foundation for Options in Education · Napa, CA · 2023
Charter school legal defense fund grants
$176,000
Aspire Public Schools Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2021
Enrollment growth grant
$175,655
Kipp Public Schools Northern California · Oakland, CA · 2024
Enrollment growth grant
$148,000
Aspire Public Schools Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2022
Enrollment growth grant
$136,000
Westlake Charter School · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Enrollment growth grant
$129,000
Westlake Charter School · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Enrollment growth grant
$127,223
Adalid Gonzalez and Parents United for Public School Choice · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$124,587
Napa Foundation for Options in Education · Napa, CA · 2022
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$117,000
Westlake Charter School · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Enrollment growth grant
$110,275
Aspire Public Schools Foundation · Oakland, CA · 2024
Enrollment growth grant
$99,437
Napa Foundation for Options in Education · Napa, CA · 2024
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$89,481
Vista Charter Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$75,000
Alliance College-Ready Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$69,784
Time Community Schools · Montebello, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$69,000
River Charter Schools- Lighthouse · West Sacramento, CA · 2023
Enrollment growth grant
$59,415
Kipp Public Schools Northern California · Oakland, CA · 2021
Enrollment growth grant
$59,000
Kipp Public Schools Northern California · Oakland, CA · 2022
Enrollment growth grant
$55,000
Alma Fuerte Public School · Altadena, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$52,058
Equitas Academy Charter School · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$50,125
Gateway Community Charters · McClellan, CA · 2024
Enrollment growth grant
$50,000
Knowledge Enlightens You (Key) Academy · Dublin, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$49,000
Rex and Margaret Fortune School of Education · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Enrollment growth grant
$48,382
Westlake Charter School · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Enrollment growth grant
$48,000
Rocklin Academy · Rocklin, CA · 2022
Enrollment growth grant
$45,000
Orange County School of the Arts · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$41,931
Adalid Gonzalez and Parents United for Public School Choice · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$40,000
Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts · Laguna Niguel, CA · 2024
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$35,000
Vista Charter Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$33,924
Napa Foundation for Options in Education · Napa, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$31,000
Voices College-Bound Language Academy · San Jose, CA · 2021
Enrollment growth grant
$30,050
Napa Foundation for Options in Education · Napa, CA · 2023
Contribution
$28,491
Crete Academy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$26,235
Vista Charter Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$25,000
Voices College-Bound Language Academy · San Jose, CA · 2022
Enrollment growth grant
$25,000
Los Angeles Brotherhood Crusade-Black United Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Contribution
$23,230
Yu Ming Charter School · Oakland, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$23,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Wasington, DC · 2021
State leaders council contribution/sponsorhip
$22,500
The California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
$20,066
Adalid Gonzalez and Parents United for Public School Choice · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$20,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2024
Contribution general support
$20,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Washington, DC · 2023
Contribution
$20,000
The California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Sponsorship
$20,000
Growth Public Schools · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Enrollment growth grant
$20,000
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools · Wasington, DC · 2022
Contribution
$15,000
California Border Issues Project · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
$15,000
California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
$15,000
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center Foundation · Pacoima, CA · 2024
General operating support
$15,000
Women in California Leadership · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
$15,000
California Jewish Legislative Caucus Leadership Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Sponsorship
$15,000
California Legislative Central Coast Caucus Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Sponsorship
$15,000
Voices College-Bound Language Academy · San Jose, CA · 2023
Enrollment growth grant
$15,000
Women in California Leadership · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Sponsorship
$15,000
The California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Sponsorship
$15,000
California Legislative Lgbt Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Sponsorship
$15,000
Growth Public Schools · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Enrollment growth grant
$15,000
The California Legislative Black Caucus Policy Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Sponsorship
$12,739
Adalid Gonzalez and Parents United for Public School Choice · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$12,500
The Ca Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Sponsorship
$12,000
Rocklin Academy · Rocklin, CA · 2021
Enrollment growth grant
$10,000
California Lgbtq Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
$10,000
California Problem Solvers Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
$10,000
Pueblo Y Salud · San Fernando, CA · 2024
Civic engagement grant
$10,000
California Chamber of Commerce · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Sponsorship
$10,000
California Legislative Lgbt Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Sponsorship
$10,000
California Problem Solvers Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Contribution
$10,000
The Ca Latino Legislative Caucus Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Event attendance contribution
$9,615
Bridges Preparatory Academy · Compton, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$8,717
Voices College-Bound Language Academy · San Jose, CA · 2024
Enrollment growth grant
$7,846
Growth Public Schools · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Enrollment growth grant
$7,500
Center for Financial Empowerment · Irwindale, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
$7,500
James C Ramos California Heritage Indian Collaborative Organization · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Sponsorship
$6,415
Perseverance Preparatory School · San Jose, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$6,415
Rocketship Public Schools · Redwood City, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$6,415
Summit Public Schools · Redwood City, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant
$6,415
University Preparatory Academy · San Jose, CA · 2021
Charter school legal defense fund grant

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.