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 20212023. 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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  • 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

$87,500
2021
$88,211
2022
$63,500
2023

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.