California · Public charity
California Press Foundation
To guard the history and traditions of california journalism, to recognize and honor contemporary achievements, to assure the future of california journalism through encouragement of eduction and to provide social networking and outreach activities.
- $36k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $18k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $18,364
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $18,364
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.1M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations California Press Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $18k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $15k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 1 | $5k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $30k | 50% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $5k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Tribune | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| First Amendment Coalition | $15,000 | 3 | 1% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($33k), not named here.
About California Press Foundation
- How much does California Press Foundation give?
- California Press Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $18,364, out of $35,764 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does California Press Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (45%), Education (34%), Civil Rights (20%).
- Who are California Press Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Union Tribune ($25k), First Amendment Coalition ($15k).
- Does California Press Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is California Press Foundation based?
- California Press Foundation is based in CA.
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