California · Public charity
California Volunteers Fund
The CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS FUND supports partnerships between the private sector and california volunteers, a department of the office of the governor of the state of california. Its mission is to engage all californians in service, volunteerism and civic (cont. On sch. O) action to tackle california's most pressing challenges.
- $2.4M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 13
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 90%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $472,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 10
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 8
- Total assets, FY2024
- $7.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 90% of the organizations California Volunteers Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 13 | $2.4M | 38% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $2.4M | 90% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $1.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
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, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civicwell | $1,071,285 | 1 | 12% |
| Utah State University | $945,000 | 2 | n/a |
| North Carolina Office of the Governor | $945,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Serveminnesota | $945,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | $945,000 | 2 | 2% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $945,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bay Area Community Resources Inc | $215,861 | 3 | 0% |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute | $22,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Support and Feed Inc | $18,900 | 2 | 0% |
| Keep America Beautiful Inc | $11,800 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civicwell | $1,071,285 | 1 | 12% |
| Utah State University | $945,000 | 2 | n/a |
| North Carolina Office of the Governor | $945,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Serveminnesota | $945,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | $945,000 | 2 | 2% |
| University of Maryland College Park | $945,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Bay Area Community Resources Inc | $215,861 | 3 | 0% |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute | $22,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Support and Feed Inc | $18,900 | 2 | 0% |
| Keep America Beautiful Inc | $11,800 | 1 | 0% |
| The Representation Project | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Urban Tilth | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Handson Bay Area | $8,900 | 1 | 0% |
| Butte Environmental Council | $6,100 | 1 | 3% |
| Watsonville Wetlands Watch | $5,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Dolores C Huerta Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget California Volunteers Fund supplied at peak.
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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: Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The California Endowment · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The San Francisco Foundation · Tides Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About California Volunteers Fund
- How much does California Volunteers Fund give?
- California Volunteers Fund reported 13 grants totaling $2,431,690 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 10 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does California Volunteers Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (99%), Education (0%), Civil Rights (0%).
- Who are California Volunteers Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: Civicwell ($1.1M), Utah State University ($945k), North Carolina Office of the Governor ($945k).
- Does California Volunteers Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 90% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as California Volunteers Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The California Endowment, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.
- Where is California Volunteers Fund based?
- California Volunteers Fund is based in CA.
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