Funding search · EIN 201508498 · Carlsbad, CA

California Foundation for

Name: California Foundation for grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

717
grants reported: $22.3M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $24,491
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

local

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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.

Oscar De La Hoya Foundation4 grants · $382,000
Vistability2 grants · $305,000
Olive Crest3 grants · $270,000
Rainbow Family4 grants · $265,000
The California Fire Foundation1 grant · $265,000
The Forager School2 grants · $240,000
The San Diego Foundation1 grant · $216,403
Las Trampas School3 grants · $180,000
Rodeo Baseball Association1 grant · $175,000
Special Olympics Southern California3 grants · $165,000

Giving over time

$4.5M

2021

$4.6M

2022

$5.2M

2023

$8.0M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 717 grants.

$265,000
The California Fire Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$216,403
The San Diego Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$205,000
The Forager School · Covina, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$185,000
Olive Crest · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$175,000
Rodeo Baseball Association · Rodeo, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$165,000
Maya'S Music Therapy · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$165,000
Vistability · Martinez, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$147,000
Oscar De La Hoya Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$145,000
The Respite Inn · Concord, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$140,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$140,000
Vistability · Martinez, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$135,000
Youth Homes Incorporated · Concord, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$125,000
Community Foundation of Orange · Orange, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$120,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$115,000
Rainbow Family · Buena Park, CA · 2022
Organization's mission
$108,000
Sfr Community Fund · Rodeo, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$105,000
White Pony Express · Concord, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$100,000
Las Trampas School · Lafayette, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$100,000
Operation Safe House · Riverside, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$100,000
Skyhook Foundation · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$100,000
Oscar De La Hoya Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$95,000
Covenant House Californiainc · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$90,000
Just in Time for Foster Youth · San Diego, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$90,000
Pasadena Educational Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$90,000
Seal - Nsw Family Foundation · Carlsbad, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$90,000
Friends of Fieldworkers · Oak View, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$85,000
Oscar De La Hoya Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$80,000
Special Olympics Southern California · Long Beach, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$78,186
Project Self Sufficiency · Newport Beach, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$78,186
Robyne'S Nest · Huntington Beach, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$78,186
Stand Up for Kids Orange County · Decatur, GA · 2021
Organization's mission
$75,000
A Sense of Home · Hawthorne, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$75,000
Bay Area Community Resources · El Cerrito, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$75,000
Cal State Fullertoncollege of Business · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$75,000
East Bay Innovations · San Leandro, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$75,000
Legion Community Foundation · Carlsbad, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$75,000
Mission Edge San Diego · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$75,000
Rainbow Family · Buena Park, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$72,000
New Horizons Career Development Center · Rodeo, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$70,000
Arc of California · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$70,000
Education Is Forever Corp · Cerritos, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$70,000
Regional Center of the East Bay · San Leandro, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$70,000
Coalition To Abolish Slavery &Trafficking · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$70,000
Diabetes Youth Families (Dyf) · Concord, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$70,000
Family Assistance Ministries · San Clemente, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$70,000
Sos Children'S Villages California · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$68,038
Fostering Youth Independence · Santa Clarita, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$65,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Nw San Diego · Encinitas, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$65,000
Clergy Community Coalition · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$65,000
End 68 Hours of Hunger · Farmington, NH · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$65,000
Friends of Children With Special Needs · Fremont, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$65,000
Project Ride · Elk Grove, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$65,000
Special Olympics Southern California · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$65,000
Fairfield Community Services Foundation · Fairfield, CA · 2022
Organization's mission
$65,000
Healthy Kids Healthy Lindsay · Lindsay, CA · 2022
Organization's mission
$62,175
Hdcf · Apple Valley, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$61,313
Chula Vista Police Activities League · Chula Vista, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$61,313
Friends of Norman Park Sr Center · Chula Vista, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,590
Alzheimer'S Aid Society of North Ca · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,590
Michael'S Miracle Foundation · Gait, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Lincoln Community Foundation · Lincoln, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Riverside County Philharmonic Association · Riverside, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Rodeo Youth Mentoring Program · Rodeo, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Southwestern Law School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
The Magic Yarn Project · Palmer, AR · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
The Rotary Foundation of Hercules Rodeo · Hercules, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Boys & Girls Club of South Coast Area · San Clemente, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
John Muir Land Trust · Martinez, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Legion Community Foundation · Carlsbad, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Shelter To Soldier · San Diego, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Southwestern Law School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$60,000
Access Youth Academy · San Diego, CA · 2022
Organization's mission
$60,000
Community Action of Napa Valley Food Bank · Napa, CA · 2022
Organization's mission
$60,000
San Joaquin Cty Child Abuse Prev Counc · Stockton, CA · 2022
Organization's mission
$60,000
East County Transitional Living Center · El Cajon, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$60,000
You Did It for Me · San Diego, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$55,000
The Pleasant Hill Community Foundation · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$55,000
Bev'S Angel Project · Roseville, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$55,000
Pittsburg Community Theatre · Pittsburgh, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$55,000
Bev'S Angel Project · Roseville, CA · 2022
Organization's mission
$55,000
Las Trampas School · Lafayette, CA · 2022
Organization's mission
$55,000
Family Promise of the Verdugos · Burbank, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$55,000
Give US the Floor · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$55,000
Worthy of Love · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$54,000
Center for Farmworker Families · Felton, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$52,500
Berkeley Srt Support Foundation · Folsom, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$52,500
Friends of Fieldworkers · Oak View, CA · 2021
Organization's mission
$50,000
Berkeley Special Response Team Support · Folsom, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Diabetes Youth Families (Dyf) · Concord, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Didi Hirsch Psychiatric Service · Culver City, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Eastside Student Center · Bishop, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Gigi'S Playhouse-Orange County · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Lincoln · Oakland, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Reach Out Worldwide · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
San Joaquin Cty Child Abuse Prev Council · Stockton, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
The Steps Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Casa Romantica · San Clemente, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities
$50,000
Forgotten Children · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Provide support to local charities

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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.