Funding search · EIN 943187012 · Palm Springs, CA
Caufield Family Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 77
- grants reported
- $4.5M
- total given
- 2020–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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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.
- West Point Association of Graduates4 grants · $1.0M
- Human Rights Watch5 grants · $820,000
- World Central Kitchen4 grants · $640,000
- University of California San Francisco Foundation4 grants · $410,000
- Planned Parenthood2 grants · $140,000
- National Marine Mammal Foundation3 grants · $135,000
- Wildlife Conservation Network3 grants · $118,000
- Natural Resources Defense Council2 grants · $115,000
- Desert AIDS Project2 grants · $110,000
- The J David Gladstone Institutes1 grant · $100,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 77 reported grants, largest first.
- $295,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2024
Human rights monitoring and reporting
- $250,000
West Point Association of Graduates · West Point, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $250,000
West Point Association of Graduates · West Point, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $250,000
West Point Association of Graduates · West Point, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $250,000
West Point Association of Graduates · West Point, NY · 2020
Charitable
- $230,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Education
- $200,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Alleviating hunger
- $200,000
World Central Kitchen · Oakland, CA · 2023
Alleviating hunger
- $200,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2021
Charitable
- $150,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2023
Human rights monitoring and reporting
- $125,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $125,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $125,000
Human Rights Watch · New York, NY · 2020
Charitable
- $120,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
Funding for local health centers and reproductive freedom
- $100,000
Desert AIDS Project · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
Renovation of ob-gyn clinics
- $100,000
National Marine Mammal Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Wildlife conservation
- $100,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2024
Funding for climate change and clean energy
- $100,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $100,000
The J David Gladstone Institutes · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $100,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Education
- $60,000
Food in Need of Distribution · Indio, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $57,000
A Sense of Home · Hawthorne, CA · 2024
Funding for after-foster-care
- $50,000
Safe and Sound · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Prevent childhood abuse, neglect, and trauma
- $50,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable
- $50,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2020
Education
- $48,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $45,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Education
- $40,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2020
Charitable
- $35,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Wildlife conservation
- $35,000
Wildlife Conservation Network · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $30,000
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Education
- $30,000
University of San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $30,000
Muttville Senior Dog Rescue · San Francisco, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $30,000
Share Our Strength · Washington, DC · 2020
Charitable
- $30,000
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $30,000
University of San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2020
Education
- $25,000
Arts Community Coalition Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Desert biennial project
- $25,000
Junipero Serra High School · San Mateo, CA · 2022
Education
- $25,000
Doctor'S Outreach · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $25,000
Junipero Serra High School · San Mateo, CA · 2021
Education
- $25,000
Junipero Serra High School · San Mateo, CA · 2020
Education
- $20,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY · 2023
Cancer research
- $20,000
Kids in Crisis · Cos Cob, CT · 2021
Charitable
- $20,000
National Marine Mammal Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $20,000
Sayaji U Ba Khin Vipassana Foundation · North Fork, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $20,000
Aclu Foundation · New York, NY · 2020
Charitable
- $20,000
Delta Hands for Hope · Shaw, MS · 2020
Charitable
- $20,000
F&L Organizational Support Services · New Orleans, LA · 2020
Charitable
- $20,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2020
Charitable
- $15,000
National Marine Mammal Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Wildlife conservation
- $15,000
Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties · Riverside, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $15,000
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $15,000
Natural Resources Defense Council · New York, NY · 2020
Charitable
- $15,000
Well in the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $12,400
Pledgling Foundation · Venice, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $10,000
Gophilanthropic Foundation · Conifer, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
The Lost Cats · San Mateo, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $10,000
Desert AIDS Project · Palm Springs, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Food in Need of Distribution · Indio, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Gophilanthropic Foundation · Conifer, CO · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Longevity Foundation · Austin, TX · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies · San Jose, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Well in the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $10,000
Kids in Crisis · Cos Cob, CT · 2020
Charitable
- $10,000
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $10,000
The Desert Biennial Dba Desert X · Palm Springs, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $7,000
Orleans Publication Education Network · New Orelans, LA · 2020
Education
- $5,000
Independent Arts & Media · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Funding of arts & media programs
- $5,000
Love Serve Remember Foundation · Ojai, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
Palm Springs Art Museum · Palm Springs, CA · 2021
Charitable
- $5,000
The Marine Mammal Center · Sausalito, CA · 2020
Education
- $5,000
Transgender Law Center · Oakland, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $4,000
Council On Foundations · Washington, DC · 2024
General and administrative expenses
- $2,000
Well in the Desert · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Peninsula Humane Society & Spca · Burlingame, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $2,000
Transgender Health & Wellness · Cathedral City, CA · 2020
Charitable
- $2,000
Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2020
Charitable
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