Funding search · EIN 956087465 · Santa Margarita, CA
Youth Development 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.
- 78
- grants reported
- $239,211
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $2,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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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Top recipients
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- Unr Foundation Scholarships2 grants · $25,000
- Mercy for Animals5 grants · $18,000
- Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue3 grants · $12,500
- Bark Ave Foundation3 grants · $12,500
- University of Nevada Foundation1 grant · $12,500
- Turtle Island Restoration2 grants · $10,000
- Lifesavers Horse Rescue2 grants · $10,000
- Feline Network3 grants · $8,000
- Best Friends Animal Sanctuary3 grants · $7,500
- Xerces Society2 grants · $7,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 78 reported grants, largest first.
- $12,500
Unr Foundation Scholarships · Reno, NV · 2023
General donation
- $12,500
Unr Foundation Scholarships · Reno, NV · 2022
General fund
- $12,500
University of Nevada Foundation · Reno, NV · 2021
Student scholarships
- $6,000
Mercy for Animals · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Captain Paul Watson Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Feline Network · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
General donation
- $5,000
Bark Ave Foundation · Studio City, CA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Church of Biocentrism for Capt Paul Watson · Woodstock, VT · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Lifesavers Horse Rescue · Caliente, CA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Mercy for Animals · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue · Miles, TX · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Turtle Island Restoration · Forest Knolls, CA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Xerces Society · Washington Dc, WA · 2022
General fund
- $5,000
Bark Ave Foundation · Glendale, CA · 2021
General fund
- $5,000
Church of Biocentrism Voided · New York, NY · 2021
Paul watson campaign (reissue of check #3560)
- $5,000
Lifesavers Horse Rescue · Caliente, CA · 2021
General fund
- $5,000
Mercy for Animals · Hagerstown, MD · 2021
General fund
- $5,000
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue · San Angelo, TX · 2021
General fund
- $5,000
Turtle Island Restoration · Forest Knolls, CA · 2021
General fund
- $5,000
Xerces Society · Washington, DC · 2021
General fund
- $3,000
Woods Humane Society · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2023
General donation
- $3,000
Elephant Sanctuary · Hohenwald, TN · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
German Shepherd Rescue · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
The Yosemite Fund · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General fund
- $3,000
Elephant Sanctuary · Howenwald, TN · 2021
General fund
- $3,000
German Shepherd Rescue · Newport Beach, CA · 2021
General fund
- $3,000
Yosemite Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
General fund
- $2,500
Animal Assistance League · Midway City, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Animal Place Sanctuary · Grass Valley, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Bark Ave Foundation · Studio City, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary · Kanab, UT · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Hutchinson Street Cat Society · Hutchinson, KS · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Pacific Mammal Center · Laguna Beach, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue · Miles, TX · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Gainesville, FL · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Yosemite Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,500
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary · Kanab, UT · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
Physicians for Responsible Medicine · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
- $2,500
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary · Kanab, UT · 2021
General fund
- $2,500
Physicians for Responsible Medicine · Washington, DC · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Catalina Island Humane Society · Avalon, CA · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Xerces Society · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $2,000
Animal Assistance League · Midway City, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Animal Legal Defense · Cotati, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Animal Place Sanctuary · Grass Valley, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Iprc · Portland, OR · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Pacific Mammal Center · Laguna Beach, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Pacific Wildlife Care · Morro Bay, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance · Beaverton, OR · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Performing Animal Welfare Society · Galt, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Gainesville, FL · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Tree People · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
General fund
- $2,000
Animal Assistance League · Midway City, CA · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Animal Legal Defense Fund · Cotati, CA · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Animal Place · Grass Valley, CA · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Independent Printing Resource Center · Portland, OR · 2021
Youth scholarships
- $2,000
Pacific Marine Mammal Center · Laguna Beach, CA · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Pacific Wildlife Care · Morro Bay, CA · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Pan African Sanctuary Alliance · Beaverton, OR · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Performing Animal Welfare · San Andreas, CA · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Sea Turtle Conservancy · Gainsville, FL · 2021
General fund
- $2,000
Treepeople · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General fund
- $1,500
Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre · Burbank, CA · 2023
General donation
- $1,500
Feline Network · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Friends of Harbors · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
General fund
- $1,500
Feline Network · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2021
General fund
- $1,500
Friends of Harbors · Newport Beach, CA · 2021
General fund
- $1,000
Animal Legal Defense · Cotati, CA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Friends of Harbors · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Physicians for Responsible Medicine · Washington, DC · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Rancho Burro Donkey Sanctuary · Arroyo Grande, CA · 2023
General donation
- $1,000
Higher Heights Leadership Scholarship · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Hutchinson Street Cat Society · Hutchinson, KS · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Mercy for Animals · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General fund
- $1,000
Higher Heights Leadership · Brooklyn, NY · 2021
Scholarships
- $1,000
Hutchinson Street Cat Society · Hutchinson, KS · 2021
General fund
- $1,000
Mercy for Animals · Hagerstown, MD · 2021
Compassion collective campaign
- $711
The Wall Street Journal · New York, NY · 2022
General fund
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