Funding search · EIN 942618667 · Oakland, CA

College Futures Foundation

Name: College Futures Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

557
grants reported: $53.1M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $25,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

employee matching gift directors centric practices student sector

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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.

3 grants matching “nextgen” · $430,000

$200,000
Nextgen Climate America Inc Dba Nextgen Policy · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Program grant
$115,000
Nextgen Climate America Inc Dba Nextgen Policy · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Program grant
$115,000
Nextgen Climate America Inc Dba Nextgen Policy · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Policy program grant

Top recipients

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

Foundation for California Community Colleges32 grants · $6.6M
The Rp Group4 grants · $1.8M
Calmatters3 grants · $1.6M
Campaign for College Opportunity5 grants · $1.6M
The Education Trust11 grants · $1.3M
The Regents of the University of California Davis6 grants · $1.2M
Community Initiatives5 grants · $1.1M
San Diego State University Research Foundation6 grants · $1.0M
Community Partners10 grants · $1.0M
Sova Solutions4 grants · $937,000

Giving over time

$20.8M

2022

$15.6M

2023

$16.7M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 557 grants.

$1.1M
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$670,000
California State University Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$650,000
The Rp Group · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$645,000
Calmatters · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Influence program grant
$600,000
The Rp Group · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Program grant
$550,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Program grant
$500,000
American Association of Community Colleges · Washington, DC · 2024
Program grant
$500,000
California State University Fresno Foundation · Fresno, CA · 2024
Program grant
$500,000
Calmatters · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Program grant
$500,000
Calmatters · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Program grant
$500,000
Public Policy Institute of California · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Program grant
$500,000
Rise Education Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Finance & affordability program grant
$500,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$481,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$469,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Program grant
$451,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
Program grant
$450,000
Boston Consulting Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Influence program grant
$443,000
Growing Inland Achievement · Yucaipa, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$442,000
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$407,000
Sova Solutions · Rockvillle, MD · 2024
Program grant
$400,000
Accrediting Commission for Community & Junior Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Program grant
$400,000
California State University Long Beach Research Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Program grant
$400,000
Campaign for College Opportunity · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program grant
$400,000
Growing Inland Achievement · Yucaipa, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$375,000
Edsource · Oakland, CA · 2023
Program grant
$375,000
Edsource · Oakland, CA · 2022
Influence program grant
$365,000
Public Agenda · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Program grant
$350,000
Jobs for the Future · Boston, MA · 2024
Program grant
$350,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Program grant
$335,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Finance & affordability program grant
$334,000
Csu Dominguez Hills Foundation · Carson, CA · 2024
Program grant
$328,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Program grant
$325,000
California State University San Marcos Corporation · San Marcos, CA · 2024
Program grant
$325,000
Campaign for College Opportunity · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Program grant
$317,500
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024
Program grant
$300,000
Alliance for a Better Community · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program grant
$300,000
Blu Educational Foundation · San Bernardino, CA · 2023
Program grant
$300,000
California Competes · Oakland, CA · 2023
Program grant
$300,000
Campaign for College Opportunity · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program grant
$300,000
The Education Trust · Oakland, CA · 2023
Program grant
$300,000
Campaign for College Opportunity · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Policy program grant
$300,000
The Education Trust · Oakland, CA · 2022
Policy program grant
$290,000
The Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2023
Program grant
$289,000
United Way of the Bay Area · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Finance & affordability program grant
$286,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$285,000
Institute for Evidence-Based Change · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$280,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Program grant
$280,000
East Los Angeles College Foundation · Monterey Park, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$276,000
United Way of the Bay Area · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program grant
$258,000
Go Public Schools · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Program grant
$252,000
The Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$250,000
Braven · San Jose, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
California Competes · Oakland, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
Community Initiatives · Oakland, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
Public Advocates · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
Sova Solutions · Rockvillle, MD · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
Strada Collaborative Inc Dba Insidetrack · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
The Education Trust · Oakland, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
The Institute for College Access and Success · Oakland, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
The Rp Group · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Program grant
$250,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Program grant
$250,000
Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2023
Program grant
$250,000
Public Advocates · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Program grant
$250,000
The Institute for College Access & Success · Oakland, CA · 2023
Program grant
$250,000
The Rp Group · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Program grant
$250,000
Accjc · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$250,000
Campaign for College Opportunity · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Policy program grant
$250,000
Public Advocates · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Policy program grant
$250,000
The Education Trust · Oakland, CA · 2022
Policy program grant
$250,000
The Institute for College Access & Success · Washington, DC · 2022
Policy program grant
$236,000
The Regents of the University of California Davis · Davis, CA · 2023
Program grant
$230,000
United Way of the Bay Area · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Program grant
$229,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$227,000
Engage Rd · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$225,000
California State University Northridge Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2023
Program grant
$225,000
California State University Northridge Foundation · Northridge, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$225,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$223,000
Futuro Health · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Program grant
$214,000
Engage Rd · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Program grant
$200,000
Berkeley City College · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Program grant
$200,000
East Los Angeles College Foundation · Monterey Park, CA · 2024
Program grant
$200,000
Nextgen Climate America Inc Dba Nextgen Policy · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Program grant
$200,000
Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2024
Program grant
$200,000
Sova Solutions · Rockvillle, MD · 2024
Program grant
$200,000
Uaspire · Boston, MA · 2024
Program grant
$200,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program grant
$200,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Program grant
$200,000
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Program grant
$200,000
The Aspen Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Program grant
$200,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Policy program grant
$200,000
Community Partners · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$200,000
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$200,000
Greater Los Angeles Education Foundation · Downey, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$200,000
Onefuture Coachella Valley · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Student-centric practices program grant
$200,000
Open Campus Media · Washington, DC · 2022
Influence program grant
$200,000
Public Policy Institute of California · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Policy program grant
$200,000
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Influence program grant

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.