Our Little Light Foundation

What they fund

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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.

• Yolo Crisis Nursery4 grants · $400,000
• Uc Davis Foundation1 grant · $230,000
• Uc Regents2 grants · $206,000
• Young Center Immigrant Children'S R2 grants · $150,000
• California Casa3 grants · $130,000
• Casa of Los Angeles2 grants · $100,000
• The University Foundation at Csus1 grant · $100,000
• Reach the Valley1 grant · $66,146
• Powerhouse Ministry3 grants · $60,000
• Koinonia Family Services1 grant · $55,000

Giving over time

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

• $230,000

  Uc Davis Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022

  Funding for CIRCLE clinic.

• $160,000

  Uc Regents · Davis, CA · 2021

  Foster care resilience support fund.

• $100,000

  The University Foundation at Csus · Sacramento, CA · 2024

  Guardian Scholars ($50K Scholarships, $50K Programs)

• $100,000

  Yolo Crisis Nursery · Davis, CA · 2024

  Funding to support crisis overnight and respite care, wraparound services and specialized infant day care and preschool.

• $100,000

  Young Center Immigrant Children'S R · Chicago, IL · 2024

  Guardian Scholars Program to support students who have experienced foster care

• $100,000

  Yolo Crisis Nursery · Davis, CA · 2023

  Funding to support crisis overnight and respite care, wraparound services and specialized infant day care and preschool.

• $100,000

  Yolo Crisis Nursery · Davis, CA · 2022

  Funding to support crisis overnight and respite care, wraparound services and specialized infant day care and preschool.

• $100,000

  Yolo Crisis Nursery · Davis, CA · 2021

  Funding to support crisis overnight and respite care, wraparound services and specialized infant day care and preschool.

• $66,146

  Reach the Valley · Hemet, CA · 2023

  Funding to support children through restorative justice practices.

• $55,000

  Koinonia Family Services · Loomis, CA · 2022

  Funding for Peer Mentorship Program to develop, support and retain valuable workforce to continue quality programs.

• $50,000

  California Casa · San Diego, CA · 2024

  Support the expansion of outreach programs to reach a broader audience of child care providers and communities.

• $50,000

  Growth Factory · Rocklin, CA · 2024

  Student Founder Program

• $50,000

  Casa of Los Angeles · Monterey Park, CA · 2023

  Funding for programs and services that improve the lives of system impacted individuals.

• $50,000

  Upward Bound House · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

  Funding for maternity group home program.

• $50,000

  Community Grows · San Francisco, CA · 2022

  Funding for supplies and materials, curriculum and staff for programming to those in need.

• $50,000

  California Casa · San Diego, CA · 2021

  Funding for court appointed special advocacy support.

• $50,000

  Casa of Los Angeles · Monterey Park, CA · 2021

  Funding for court appointed special advocacy and juvenile justice support.

• $50,000

  Young Center Immigrant Children'S R · Chicago, IL · 2021

  Funding to protect and advance the rights and best interests of immigrant children.

• $46,000

  Uc Regents · Sacramento, CA · 2024

  CIRCLE Clinic Director transition and expansion

• $30,000

  California Casa · San Diego, CA · 2023

  Funding to support key initiatives of new strategic plan.

• $30,000

  Pride Industries · Roseville, CA · 2023

  Funding for youth employment services program.

• $30,000

  Los Angeles City College Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

  Support the Guardian Scholars Program which empowers LACC students who are foster youth.

• $30,000

  Powerhouse Ministry · Folsom, CA · 2021

  Help families with addiction issues

• $25,000

  Inner-City Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  Support for school-day arts education program for K-8th grade students from underserved neighborhoods in LA

• $25,000

  First Star · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

  Funding for Frist Star Bruin Guardian Scholars.

• $25,000

  Inner-City Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

  Funding for school-day arts education program for undeserved neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

• $25,000

  Project Access Resource Centers · Orange, CA · 2023

  Funding for education for youth and families program.

• $25,000

  Camp To Belong · Littleton, MA · 2022

  Funding to Support camps to reunite brothers/sisters in foster care.

• $25,000

  Improve Your Tomorrow · Sacramento, CA · 2022

  Funding for IYT College Success Center - Our Little Light Foundation Makerspace.

• $25,000

  Project Access Resource Centers · Orange, CA · 2022

  Funding to help level the playing field for low-income students with high quality academic support and enrichment activitites.

• $25,000

  A Sense of Home · Hawthorne, CA · 2021

  Funding to prevent homelessness of youth aging out of foster care.

• $25,000

  Casa of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2021

  Funding for court appointed special advocacy support.

• $25,000

  Compassion Planet · Rocklin, CA · 2021

  Mentoring program for foster youth

• $25,000

  First Star · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

  Funding for Guardian Scholar High School/UCLA.

• $25,000

  Healthy Smiles of Orange County · Garden Grove, CA · 2021

  Funding to provide critical dental care to the underserved children of Orange County.

• $20,000

  Academy Stay · Sacramento, CA · 2024

  Share the Warmth program

• $20,000

  Standford Sierra Youth Families · Sacramento, CA · 2024

  Provide direct support and resources to families and children in San Gabriel Valley who are experiencing homelessness

• $20,000

  The Eli Home for Abused Children · Anaheim, CA · 2024

  Provide support to help clean and support families in Oak Park

• $20,000

  Union Station Homeless Services · Pasadena, CA · 2024

  To help cover Dr Hannah Snitzer as a new medical director in administrative duties to launch community outreach and growth as new leader in clinic

• $20,000

  Boys and Girls Club of Whittier · Whittier, CA · 2023

  Funding to provide after-school enrichment and education services to primarily lower income children and teens.

• $20,000

  Casa Serena · Fremont, CA · 2023

  Funding for family treatment program treating women with substance abuse and mental health disorders.

• $20,000

  Shine Together · Milpitas, CA · 2023

  Funding to improve social, emotional, and mental health of young mothers and break the cycle of poverty.

• $20,000

  St John'S Program for Real Change · Sacramento, CA · 2023

  Funding to support women as they move from crisis to stability.

• $20,000

  Stanford Sierra Youth Solutions · Sacramento, CA · 2023

  Funding to support Wonder Mentoring program.

• $20,000

  St John'S Program for Real Change · Sacramento, CA · 2022

  Funding to support women as they move from crisis to stability.

• $20,000

  Stanford Sierra Youth Solutions · Sacramento, CA · 2021

  Funding to connect youth in foster care to permanent loving families.

• $15,000

  Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sac · Sacramento, CA · 2024

  Series of workshops for foster youth attending UC Davis and CSUS

• $15,000

  Me-One Foundation · Roseville, CA · 2024

  Camp for families dealing with cancer in a loved one

• $15,000

  Powerhouse Ministry · Folsom, CA · 2024

  Enhance health, well-being and education of individuals as well as the Leadership College and Sunday night family services

• $15,000

  Powerhouse Ministry · Folsom, CA · 2023

  Funding for college residential internships for at-risk youth.

• $15,000

  Big Brothersbig Sisters of Sacramen · Sacramento, CA · 2021

  Support 125 youth by matching them with big brother or sister.

• $15,000

  St John'S Program · Sacramento, CA · 2021

  Support women and children in crisis through residential program.

• $12,000

  Hope City Redding · Redding, CA · 2023

  Funding for activities of one-on-one mentors.

• $10,000

  Child Advocates of Nevada County · Nevada City, CA · 2024

  Support the purchase of high-quality, durable furniture to serve residents

• $10,000

  Fostering Success and Significance · El Dorado Hills, CA · 2024

  Used for local CASA programs to recruit and train more volunteers

• $10,000

  Hopecam · Reston, VA · 2024

  "Champions of Hope" Initiative reaching 200 children with cancer connecting them to the classroom with technology

• $10,000

  Casa El Dorado County · Placerville, CA · 2023

  Funding for Forever Friends Program benefiting foster youth.

• $10,000

  Casa of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2023

  Funding for court appointed community volunteers.

• $10,000

  Children'S Rights · New York, NY · 2023

  Funding for support litigation and advocacy work for children in government care.

• $10,000

  Compassion Planet · Rocklin, CA · 2023

  Funding for mentoring program for youth.

• $10,000

  The Gentle Barn · Santa Clarita, CA · 2023

  Funding for animal assisted therapy program.

• $10,000

  Youth Alive · Oakland, CA · 2023

  Funding for families of victims of crime.

• $10,000

  Intervention Center for Early Child · Irvine, CA · 2022

  Funding for Ounce of Prevention Program to improve the well being of underserved children in Orange County.

• $10,000

  Family House · San Francisco, CA · 2021

  Funding to shelter families in need.

• $10,000

  Strive La · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

  Provide academic and guidance resources to youth and their families.

• $5,000

  Alliance for Children'S Rights · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

  Support teen self-improvement workshop series.

• $5,000

  Alliance for Children'S Rights · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

  Support for education program to support legal education advocacy for students in foster care.

• $3,000

  Teams and Dreams Foundation · Roseville, CA · 2023

  Funding to provide foster children access to extracurricular and enrichment activities.