California · Public charity
Californians for Energy Independence
To combat community deterioration, defend human and civil rights secured by law, and promote the common good and social welfare of the people by educating the public and advocating on sensible energy policies which promote economic development and energy security.
- $240k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $169k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $7,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $118,499
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $3.7M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations Californians for Energy Independence funded were first-time grantees, receiving 66% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 34% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $88k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 6 | $169k | 67% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $133k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $50k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $60k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 5 | $1.3M | 80% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $154k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Californians | $1,315,000 | 4 | 50% |
| Ventura Working Families | $118,499 | 1 | n/a |
| Lulac National Educational Service Centers Inc | $100,000 | 2 | 1% |
| LULAC Natl Education Service | $50,000 | 1 | n/a |
| California Lulac Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 23% |
| Los Angeles Sentinel Inc | $40,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Urban League | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation | $19,444 | 1 | 1% |
| Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation | $18,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Central Coast Labor Council | $17,000 | 1 | n/a |
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Where it is load-bearing
Californians for Energy Independence supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 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: California Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Californians for Energy Independence
- How much does Californians for Energy Independence give?
- Californians for Energy Independence reported 6 itemized grants totaling $169,499, out of $239,876 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does Californians for Energy Independence fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Science & Tech (70%), Human Services (7%), Employment (6%).
- Who are Californians for Energy Independence's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Working Californians ($1.3M), Ventura Working Families ($118k), Lulac National Educational Service Centers Inc ($100k).
- Does Californians for Energy Independence fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Californians for Energy Independence?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Californians for Energy Independence based?
- Californians for Energy Independence is based in CA.
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