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California Alliance for Renewable Energy Solutions at a glance

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California Alliance for Renewable Energy Solutions

To promote renewable energy policies in california with a particular focus on energy storage.

$88k
Granted FY2021
2
Grants FY2021
1
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2021.

Community Improvement$145kCivil Rights$26kArts & Culture$24kHuman Services$18kEmployment$10kHealth$10kPublic Benefit$7kRecreation & Sports$6kOther$0
02FY2021 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 2 grants below total $15,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $88,400 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $72,900 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2021

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $10k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Pueblo Unido$10,000
Culturas Music & Arts$5,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–19, $28k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%RAP Foundation: $10k → 11%Galilee Center: $18k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce is a regional chamber formed in 2016 to support a diverse business community that spans nearly forty-five miles and serves the needs of nearly 500,000 visitors each year. As a business…

Community Improvement
2
Central Ca Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

The mission of the Central California Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is to promote business from start up to fruition, utilizing the success of our diverse community and the resources of our chamber members. We provide education and…

Community Improvement
3
Latino Business Chamber of Greater La Foundation Inc

To facilitate economic structures and policy initiatives that empower Latino business development and foster economic growth across Los Angeles.

Human Services
4
Latino Business Chamber of Greater Los Angeles Inc

Economic development of the latino community

Community Improvement
5
Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce

As the membership organization of business, we promote our community's economic vitality and quality of life through leadership development, advocacy, facilitation and education. The Chamber invests in our community by providing a…

Community Improvement
6
Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Our mission is to strengthen the regions business community by providing education, technical assistance, access to capital, procurement facilitation and workforce development training.

Community Improvement
7
Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce

Promote business in chula vista, ca.

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8
Rancho Cucamonga Chamber of Commerce

To promote a business friendly environment and to enhance the quality of life and the economy of rancho cucamonga

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9
Central Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

We increase access to economic opportunities for business owners, entrepreneurs, and individuals in Central Washington by connecting and providing them with resources, representation, and opportunities to build community.

Community Improvement
10
Los Altos Chamber of Commerce

To encourage and promote businesses and to stimulate a vibrant economy in los altos and los altos hills.

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11
San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

The san joaquin county hispanic chamber of commerce represents the interest of over 250 members, many of whom are small business owners. established in 1972 as the stockton mexican american chamber of commerce, the chamber provides…

Community Improvement
12
California Chamber of Commerce

Represent members and cal employers to members of cal legislature and other agencies of state government through in-house legislative analysts, lobbying staff, and contract lobbyists. cal chamber publishes books and software related to…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice; the most unlike its peers is Galilee Center Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 18 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
15/15
Grantees still filing
10/15
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $25,000 · OtherLOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCEVALLEY INDUSTRY & COMMERCE ASSOCIATION: $25,000 · OtherVALLEY INDUSTRY & COMMERCE ASSOCIATIONIndividual grant recipient: $10,220 · OtherIndividual grant recipientCalifornia Hispanic Chambers of Commerce: $10,000 · OtherCalifornia Hispanic Chambers of CommerceRIVERSIDE COUNTY WORKS: $10,000 · OtherRIVERSIDE COUNTY WORKSCONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE INC: $7,500 · OtherCONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE INCCOUNTY OF RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENCY: $7,400 · OtherCOUNTY OF RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH AGENCYDESERT CLASSIC CHARITIES: $6,250 · OtherDESERT CLASSIC CHARITIESCOACHELLA VALLEY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP: $54,605 · Community ImprovementCOACHELLA VALLEY ECONOMIC P…CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: $7,000 · Community ImprovementCENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION…GALILEE CENTER INC: $17,500 · Human ServicesGALILEE CENT…REGIONAL ACCESS PROJECT FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Human ServicesREGIONAL ACC…LATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS FOUNDATION: $12,500 · Arts & CultureLATINO LEGI…RIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM: $8,220 · Arts & CultureRIVERSIDE A…Culturas Music & Arts: $5,500 · Arts & CultureCulturas Mu…PUEBLO UNIDO CDC: $23,100 · Housing & ShelterPUEBLO UNI…RAICES CULTURA: $10,000 · EducationEQUALITY CALIFORNIA: $5,500 · Civil Rights
Other$101,370Community Improvement$61,605Human Services$27,500Arts & Culture$26,220Housing & Shelter$23,100Education$10,000Civil Rights$5,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCOACHELLA VALLEY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP: $54,605 over 3y, 1.6% of budgetLOS ANGELES AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVALLEY INDUSTRY & COMMERCE ASSOCIATION: $25,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetPUEBLO UNIDO CDC: $23,100 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetGALILEE CENTER INC: $17,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS FOUNDATION: $12,500 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetRAICES CULTURA: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetREGIONAL ACCESS PROJECT FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetCalifornia Hispanic Chambers of Commerce: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetRIVERSIDE ART MUSEUM: $8,220 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: $7,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDESERT CLASSIC CHARITIES: $6,250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEQUALITY CALIFORNIA: $5,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Inland Empire Communi…Weingart FoundationThe California Endowm…The James Irvine Foun…California Community …Regional Access Proje…The Bank of America C…Amazonsmile Foundation
Inland Empire Community FoundationCA21.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 7 of 7Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Inland Empire Community Foundation · Weingart Foundation · The California Endowment · The James Irvine Foundation · California Community Foundation · Regional Access Project Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization California Alliance for Renewable Energy Solutions funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from California Alliance for Renewable Energy Solutions. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–24
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    How do I get to California Alliance for Renewable Energy Solutions?

    Find your warmest path to California Alliance for Renewable Energy Solutions through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 18 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2021, released 2021. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2023) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2021, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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