Funding search · EIN 954725924 · Palm Desert, CA
Desert Community Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 86
- grants reported
- $2.2M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $15,000
- 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.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Coachella Valley Rescue Mission2 grants · $276,096
- Galilee Center3 grants · $259,214
- Volleyball Newport Beach1 grant · $150,000
- Voices for Children3 grants · $122,485
- Eisenhower Health Foundation2 grants · $109,130
- Hoag Charity Sports1 grant · $100,000
- Martha'S Village and Kitchen3 grants · $81,597
- McCallum Theatre3 grants · $77,000
- Palm Springs Art Museum3 grants · $76,750
- Newport Beach Independent1 grant · $75,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 86 reported grants, largest first.
- $156,490
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission · Indio, CA · 2021
General support
- $150,000
Volleyball Newport Beach · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
General support
- $119,606
Coachella Valley Rescue Mission · Indio, CA · 2023
General support
- $114,109
Galilee Center · Mecca, CA · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Hoag Charity Sports · Irvine, CA · 2024
General support
- $87,725
Galilee Center · Mecca, CA · 2023
General support
- $75,000
Newport Beach Independent · Laguna Beach, CA · 2024
General support
- $57,380
Galilee Center · Jackson, WY · 2021
General support
- $57,178
Voices for Children · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
- $56,495
Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General support
- $54,853
Animal Samaritans · Thousand Palms, CA · 2024
General support
- $52,635
Eisenhower Health Foundation · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2024
General support
- $45,224
Voices for Children · San Diego, CA · 2023
General support
- $38,460
Hideaway Golf Club · La Quinta, CA · 2023
General support
- $38,005
The Living Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General support
- $34,044
Martha'S Village and Kitchen · Indio, CA · 2024
General support
- $30,000
Csusb Philanthropic Foundation · San Bernardino, CA · 2024
General support
- $29,211
Boys & Girls Club of Coachella · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General support
- $29,146
Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $29,100
Eisenhower Health · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
General support
- $28,985
Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General support
- $26,433
Hidden Harvest · Coachella, CA · 2024
General support
- $26,000
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General support
- $26,000
McCallum Theatre · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $26,000
McCallum Theatre · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,720
Martha'S Village and Kitchen · Indio, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,500
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General support
- $25,250
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Tampa, FL · 2024
General support
- $25,000
McCallum Theatre · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Hoag Hospital Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2021
General support
- $21,833
Martha'S Village and Kitchen · Indio, CA · 2023
General support
- $21,625
Coachella Valley Journalism Foundation · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General support
- $21,000
Mnrjm · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General support
- $20,448
We Can Fish Incorporated · Indio, CA · 2023
General support
- $20,083
Voices for Children · Riverside, CA · 2021
General support
- $20,000
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse · San Gabriel, CA · 2024
General support
- $18,855
Mizell Center · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General support
- $16,350
Desertarc · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,102
Chabad of Rancho Mirage · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Cbd College · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
San Diego Symphony · San Diego, CA · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Discovery Land Company Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2021
General support
- $15,000
Valley Center Fire Department Foundation · Valley Center, CA · 2021
General support
- $12,942
Pasadena Conservatory of Music · Pasadena, CA · 2023
General support
- $12,861
Mary Bremer Foundation · Incline Village, NV · 2023
General support
- $11,392
Read With Me Volunteer Programs · Ranchio Mirage, CA · 2022
General support
- $11,380
Boys & Girls Club · Palm Desert, CA · 2021
General support
- $11,380
Coachella Valley Historial Musuem · Indio, CA · 2021
General support
- $11,380
Desert Protection Society · Joshua Tree, CA · 2021
General support
- $11,380
Friends of the Indio Senior Center · Indio, CA · 2021
General support
- $11,380
Jordan Outreach Ministries · Thermal, CA · 2021
General support
- $11,380
Martha'S Village & Kitchen · Indio, CA · 2021
General support
- $11,380
Salvation Army · Cathedral City, CA · 2021
Geenral support
- $11,380
Shelter From the Storm · Palm Desert, CA · 2021
General support
- $10,898
Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine · Indio, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,390
College of the Desert Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,290
Hidden Harvest · Coachella, CA · 2023
General support
- $10,024
Coachella Valley Repertory · Cathedral City, CA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Coachella Valley Repertory · Cathedral City, CA · 2023
General support
- $8,041
Alzheimers Coachella Valley · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $7,607
We Can Fish Incorporated · Indio, CA · 2024
General support
- $7,294
Cathedral City Senior Center · Cathedral City, CA · 2023
General support
- $7,017
Rancho 3 Agavez De Cielo Azul · Sky Valley, CA · 2023
General support
- $6,934
Soroptimist International of Palm Desert · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $6,665
Coachella Valley Journalism · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General support
- $6,500
Heart of Jesus Retreat Center · Santa Ana, CA · 2021
General support
- $6,378
Palm Springs Gay Men'S Chorus · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $6,358
Steamrocket · Desert Hot Springs, CA · 2023
General support
- $6,230
Greater Palm Springs Animal · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
General support
- $6,148
Womenaddvalue · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $6,086
Jewish Family Service · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $6,047
Desert Cancer Foundation · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $6,045
Mama'S House Ministries · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General support
- $6,032
Cake4kids Coachella Valley · Sunnyvale, CA · 2023
General support
- $6,000
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,738
Soroptimist House of Hope · Desert Hot Springs, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,730
Pathfinder Ranch · Mountain Center, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,357
Danza Azteca Citlaltonac · Coachella, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,350
Jewish Family Service of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,330
Braille Institute of America · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,290
Refuge Pregnancy Center · Indio, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,100
Read With Me Volunteer Programs · Palm Desert, CA · 2023
General support
- $5,089
Jewish Family Service of the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
General support
- $5,055
Old Town Artisan Studios · La Quinta, CA · 2024
General support
- $5,010
Braille Institute · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
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