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California Apartment Association

The organization's mission is to represent the ethical members of the rental housing industry in all aspects of government affairs within the state of california, and to provide information, products and services which contribute to the success of their businesses.

$181k
Granted FY2024still arriving
6
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What you fundRead
02The needRead
03Your edgeRead
04Your fieldRead
01What you fund
01100% classified

What you funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year — across FY2017–2024.

Public Benefit$516kHousing & Shelter$183kCivil Rights$160kCrime & Legal$123kCommunity Improvement$47kEducation$23kPublic Safety & Disaster$20kScience & Tech$15kOther$0
02FY2024 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Your grants by size, and where they go.

The 6 grants below total $139,000 — the rows itemised in this filing. The $181,075 headline is the total grant expense reported on the return, so the remaining $42,075 is giving the schedule does not break out: grants under the $5,000 itemisation floor, grants to individuals, and grants reported on other schedules. Every figure below describes the itemised rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $9k
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $55k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $75k
$10,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$16M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA$75,000
CALIFORNIA ISSUES FORUM$25,000
CALIFORNIA WOMEN LEAD$10,000
CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION$10,000
CALIFORNIA CAPITOL NETWORK$10,000
VALLEY INDUSTRY & COMMERCE ASSOCIATION$9,000
02The need
03

Do your dollars go where the need is?

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

show:

Your human-services grants (FY23–23, $20k) land where the poverty rate runs at 12%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of your grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%STREET SOCCER USA INC: $20k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount

Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty linein the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP; grantee ZIP can differ from where services are delivered.

US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are actually delivered. Need from public data — U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA — shown as context about the area, never attributed to your giving.

04

Where the work is directed

The same grants, placed two ways — where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose earmarks the money.

About 36% of California Apartment Association’s grant dollars are earmarked, by their stated purpose, for a different county than the recipient’s own address — money that lands at a nonprofit in one place but is meant to do its work in another. Read by recipient address, 100% of the giving stays in CA; read by stated purpose it is 67% — less of the work is directed home than the recipients' locations suggest.

California Apartment Associationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address

Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the foundation’s own 990 grant descriptions.

03Your edge
repeat funding

Who you back again

Which organizations you funded more than once, and which you funded a single time. Each grantee is matched to its own filings.

55%of every dollar goes to organizations you’ve funded before.
$630k · 9 repeat orgs$508k to everyone else

And the relationships you keep tend to grow: grantees you re-up on have seen median revenue of +91% since the first grant, against -5% for the ones you funded once.

9 repeat relationships — 2 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
18

Total granted

$630k
$469k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+91%
-5%

Still filing today

89%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $39k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPublic BenefitRecreation & SportsCivil RightsScience & TechHuman ServicesOther

First-time = a grantee’s first year in your filing window; renewed = funded in an earlier year too. As a portfolio matures the renewed share naturally climbs — once funded, an org stays “renewable” — so the signal is the years that buck it (a new-grantee intake wave). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as “new.” Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CI
    CALIFORNIA ISSUES FORUM
    5× · 2017–2024 · $150k · revenue +21%
  • EC
    EQUALITY CALIFORNIA
    4× · 2019–2024 · $125k · revenue +25%
  • HI
    HOUSING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
    4× · 2017–2020 · $96k · revenue +204%

Funded once

  • 2G
    2023 Governors Inaugural Fund
    one grant, 2022 · $250k · 30% of their budget
  • BA
    Building and Protecting Californias Future
    one grant, 2023 · $30k · revenue -30%
  • HP
    HOUSING PROVIDERS OF AMERICA
    one grant, 2022 · $25k

Repeat = funded in two or more distinct years; growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Your field

The map has a center of gravity: the average direction from the rest of the sector toward the organizations the foundation funds — the shape of its giving. Scoring every nonprofit along that direction surfaces the ones that look most like the portfolio. These are the closest matchesthat aren’t grantees — a resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Californians to Stop Higher Property Taxes

To educate the public and policy makers about the history and purpose of California's property tax law.

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2
The California Endowment
Philanthropy
3
California Hotel & Lodging Association Hospitality Foundation
Education
4
Open California

Open Californias Mission is to inform, enlighten and educate Californians about public policy and state governance, and to provide a platform for engagement with public officials, advocates and political interests.

Education
5
Californians for Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability

To support policies and ballot measures to curb increases in taxes throughout the state of California, including the qualification and passage of a proposed statewide initiative relating to the imposition of taxes and fees (California…

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6
Californians for Energy and Science

To provide californians with accurate, science-based information about energy and climate issues, enabling informed decision-making for our state's energy future. we believe that through education and transparent research, we can help…

Education
7
California Water Alliance
Environment
8
California Taxpayers Association

CalTaxs mission is to serve the general public and our members including Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and individuals by promoting sound tax policy and government efficiency at the state and local levels of government through…

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9
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
10
California Lawyers Foundation

The California Lawyers Foundation shares a common mission with the California Lawyers Association of promoting excellence, diversity, and inclusion in the legal profession and fairness in the administration of justice and the rule of law.…

Education
11
California Donor Table

California Donor Table anchors a hub of donors, foundations, and community leaders. We pool together our resources to shape California into a truly democratic state that works for the people, not the powerful. Rooted in our commitment to…

Civil Rights
12
California Forward Action Fund

The california forward action fund strives to improve the quality of life for all californians by advocating for policies that create inclusive, sustainable growth and improved government at the state and local levels. the action fund is…

Civil Rights

For reference, the grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is California Women Lead and the most unlike its peers is California Storm of Sacramento. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.

Your grantees are a median of 25 years old; the field is 13. You back the established end — and your money leans older still.

THE FIELDby orgYOUR GRANTEESby number25%0%<5yr16%13%5–10yr20%33%10–20yr17%21%20–35yr11%29%35–55yr12%4%55yr+
THE FIELDby orgYOUR MONEYby value25%0%<5yr16%11%5–10yr20%14%10–20yr17%49%20–35yr11%25%35–55yr12%1%55yr+

The field is 25% startups (under 5 years old) — 0% of your grantees by number, and just 0% of your money.

Closures · last 5 years

The orgs you fund almost never close — 0.0% lost their exemption, against 14% of the field you don’t fund.

orgs you fund
0.0%0/31
the rest of the field
14%
13,624/94,733

Age = years since IRS exemption (a founding proxy). “Closed” = auto-revocation for 3 years of non-filing — a floor on closure, not proof, and bigger established orgs lapse least. Association, not causation.

05the grantee network

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

Each one resolved to its own IRS returns and tracked year by year — your grant beside their revenue from every source. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

Counted here: distinct organizations you funded across 2017–2025, not grant rows in a single year — so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 31 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile; the rest are funded organizations whose filings we could not track year by year.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
13/29
Grew since you first funded

Where your money sits — by cause, then by grantee

2023 Governors Inaugural Fund — $250,000 · Other2023 Governors Inaugural FundCIVIL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA — $123,000 · OtherCIVIL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIAHOUSING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION — $95,500 · OtherHOUSING INDUSTRY FOUNDATIONBuilding and Protecting Californias Future — $30,000 · OtherHOUSING PROVIDERS OF AMERICA — $25,000 · OtherFAMILIES FORWARD — $25,000 · Other+14 more — $136,650 · Other+14 moreCALIFORNIA ISSUES FORUM — $150,000 · Public BenefitCALIFORNIA ISSUES FORU…California Policy Group — $60,000 · Public BenefitCalifornia Policy Grou…Californian Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Institute Inc — $11,000 · Public BenefitEQUALITY CALIFORNIA — $125,000 · Civil RightsEQUALITY CAL…CALIFORNIA LGBTQ FOUNDATION — $35,000 · EducationOAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS — $10,000 · EducationASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA CITIES — $5,150 · EducationOAKLAND MILITARY INSTITUTE COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY — $5,000 · EducationSTREET SOCCER USA INC — $20,000 · Human ServicesCalifornia Storm of Sacramento — $16,000 · Recreation & SportsFOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA'S TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ECONOMY — $15,000 · Science & Tech
Other$685,150Public Benefit$221,000Civil Rights$125,000Education$55,150Human Services$20,000Recreation & Sports$16,000Science & Tech$15,000

Each org by its size and your share of it — top-left is where you’re load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ your share of their budget2023 Governors Inaugural Fund — $250,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetCALIFORNIA ISSUES FORUM — $150,000 over 5y, 5.6% of budgetEQUALITY CALIFORNIA — $125,000 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetCIVIL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA — $123,000 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetHOUSING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION — $95,500 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetCalifornia Policy Group — $60,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetCALIFORNIA LGBTQ FOUNDATION — $35,000 over 2y, 7.6% of budgetBuilding and Protecting Californias Future — $30,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetHOUSING PROVIDERS OF AMERICA — $25,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetFAMILIES FORWARD — $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetSTREET SOCCER USA INC — $20,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetCalifornia Storm of Sacramento — $16,000 over 2y, 6.4% of budgetPLANNED PARENTHOOD AFFILIATES OF CALIFORNIA INC — $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA'S TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION ECONOMY — $15,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCalifornian Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus Institute Inc — $11,000 over 1y, 17% of budgetSOLUTIONS SAN JOSE — $10,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetCalifornia Capitol Network — $10,000 over 1y, 15% of budgetOAKLAND SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS — $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLATINO LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCALIFORNIA WOMEN LEAD — $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetCALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION — $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetVALLEY INDUSTRY & COMMERCE ASSOCIATION — $9,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBOB MORETTI MEMORIAL SCHLRSHP FOUNDATION — $7,500 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetSAN JOSE SILICON VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE — $7,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetSV HOME ACTION FUND — $7,500 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA CITIES — $5,150 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetOAKLAND MILITARY INSTITUTE COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY — $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Go grantee by grantee — a decade per org, and how each moved after you funded them

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

The grantmakers whose grantees overlap with yours far more than size alone predicts. Each orbits closer the stronger the alignment; the arcs between them show where they also fund each other. Here it reads as a tightly interlocked camp — most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

California Chamber of…California Associatio…Pharmaceutical Resear…Kaiser Foundation Hea…Morgan Stanley Global…Donor Advised Charita…Amazonsmile Foundation
California Chamber of CommerceCA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 5 of 6Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Chamber of Commerce · California Association of Hospitals and Health Systems · Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. A research starting point: overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Government reliance of your grantees

Every dot is one organization California Apartment Association funds. Left–right is the share of its income from government; up–down is the share from you. Bigger dots raise more. Filter to federal or a single department — and drag the year to watch it move.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%2%8%17%30%your share of their income ↑0%3%5%8%10%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–10%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25

    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 your grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first — a floor, not 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 12–24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read directly from IRS e-file XML — your own 990/990-PF and the multi-year returns of the 31 grantees we resolved across every year we hold, several hundred filings in all (a different count from the grant rows on the cover, which are one fiscal year)— each linked to its source. Grantee achievements and outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III); we read these as association with sustained funding — the foundation is one of several forces — suppress low-confidence name matches rather than guess, and say so where a figure rests on a single grant or filing. Not everything on this page is a filed figure, and the difference matters. Filed is what you reported on your 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. How we build these →

    Generated from your IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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