California · Private foundation
California Institute of Contemporary Art
Its FY2020 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $355k
- Granted FY2020
- 18
- Grants FY2020
- 18
- Organizations funded FY2020
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2020
- Median grant, FY2020
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2020
- $45,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 15 to 18
- FY2017 to FY2020
- States reached, FY2020
- 4
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2020, 17% of the organizations California Institute of Contemporary Art funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2020, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 18 | $355k | 17% |
| FY2019 | 18 | $319k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 15 | $233k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 18 | $280k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2020.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2020, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Reason To Survive | $102,318 | 3 | 4% |
| Art Division | $95,000 | 3 | 7% |
| The Center for American Military Music Opportuntie | $90,000 | 3 | 30% |
| Lambda Archives of San Diego | $74,392 | 3 | 13% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $59,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Art With Impact | $50,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Green Wish Inc | $50,000 | 3 | 83% |
| Soulsville Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Raise A Child Incorporated | $37,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Upstream Arts Inc | $35,000 | 3 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Reason To Survive | $102,318 | 3 | 4% |
| Art Division | $95,000 | 3 | 7% |
| The Center for American Military Music Opportuntie | $90,000 | 3 | 30% |
| Lambda Archives of San Diego | $74,392 | 3 | 13% |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | $59,000 | 3 | 0% |
| Art With Impact | $50,000 | 3 | 9% |
| Green Wish Inc | $50,000 | 3 | 83% |
| Soulsville Foundation | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Raise A Child Incorporated | $37,000 | 2 | 6% |
| Upstream Arts Inc | $35,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Center for Art and Thought | $22,000 | 4 | 100% |
| St Madeleine Sophies Center Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| One in Long Beach Inc dba The LGBTQ Center Long Beach | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Aja Project | $15,000 | 2 | 2% |
| The Center for Independent Documentary Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wonderlust Productions | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory | $400 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 16 recipients with no EIN on record ($462k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
California Institute of Contemporary Art supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 15 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The San Diego Foundation · Price Philanthropies Foundation · The Conrad Prebys Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego · Sempra Foundation · California Community Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
Compare California Institute of Contemporary Art with peer funders
About California Institute of Contemporary Art
- How much does California Institute of Contemporary Art give?
- California Institute of Contemporary Art reported 18 grants totaling $354,659 in its FY2020 IRS filing. It funded between 15 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2020.
- What does California Institute of Contemporary Art fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2020, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (61%), Education (6%), Human Services (4%).
- Who are California Institute of Contemporary Art's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2020: A Reason To Survive ($102k), Art Division ($95k), The Center for American Military Music Opportuntie ($90k).
- Does California Institute of Contemporary Art fund new organizations?
- In FY2020, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does California Institute of Contemporary Art accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as California Institute of Contemporary Art?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The San Diego Foundation, Price Philanthropies Foundation, The Conrad Prebys Foundation.
- Where is California Institute of Contemporary Art based?
- California Institute of Contemporary Art is based in CA.
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