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Californians For Justice Education Fund

Californians for Justice is a statewide grassroots organization working for racial justice by building the power of youth, communities of color, immigrants, low-income families, and LGBTQ communities. Led by students, we organize to advance educational justice and improve our social, economic, and political conditions. Through year-round…

$1.3M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
11
Itemized grants FY2024
27
Organizations funded FY2023
22%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$1.2M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$128,225
Largest grant, FY2024
$226,650
Organizations funded a year
3 to 31
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$13M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 22% of the organizations Californians For Justice Education Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 14% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 86% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $159k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23
Community ImprovementHuman ServicesYouth DevelopmentEducationCivil RightsPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving11$1.2M0%
FY202327$1.1M22%
FY202231$1.3M52%
FY202122$965k45%
FY202019$504k79%
FY201910$125k100%
FY20183$30kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Civil Rights$1.8MCommunity Improvement$835kYouth Development$480kHuman Services$432kEducation$391kCrime & Legal$358kReligion$342kPublic Benefit$337kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Public Advocates Inc$708,85053%
Catalyst California$582,95442%
Innercity Struggle$371,20062%
Sacramento Area Congregations Together$327,33759%
Orange County Congregation Community Organization$292,338510%
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment$288,67551%
Inland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee Inc$273,58731%
Future Leaders of America$235,300110%
The Education Trust Inc$230,50030%
True North Organizing Network$202,33848%
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All grantees of Californians For Justice Education Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Public Advocates Inc$708,85053%
Catalyst California$582,95442%
Innercity Struggle$371,20062%
Sacramento Area Congregations Together$327,33759%
Orange County Congregation Community Organization$292,338510%
Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment$288,67551%
Inland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee Inc$273,58731%
Future Leaders of America$235,300110%
The Education Trust Inc$230,50030%
True North Organizing Network$202,33848%
Action Council of Monterey County Inc$170,72522%
Learning Policy Institute$150,00021%
Ryse Inc$92,00051%
Chinese Progressive Association$81,49840%
Community Partners$69,75030%
Gente Organizada$59,20024%
Community Initiatives$48,00020%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$48,00010%
RISE Urban Leadership Institute of San Diego$44,50022%
Youth Leadership Institute$42,50010%
Little Manila Rising$40,00020%
Mission Edge San Diego$36,00030%
Khmer Girls in Action$35,25041%
Urban Strategies Council$35,00011%
Chinese for Affirmative Action$32,50010%
Fathers and Families of San Joaquin$32,50030%
Fresno Barrios Unidos$30,00031%
Youth Justice Coalition Inc$25,50021%
Gsa Network$23,5002n/a
Coleman Children and Youth Services dba Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth$18,50011%
Faith in the Valley$17,00020%
Youth Alliance$16,50020%
Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement$15,00010%
Mixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project$12,25010%
Save California Salmon$12,00011%
Youth United for Community Action$12,00012%
Schools and Communities First$12,00010%
Young Women's Freedom Center$12,00010%
Youth Outreach And Learning Institute$12,00016%
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice$12,00010%
American Friends Service Committee$12,0001n/a
Milpa$12,00010%
Maldef - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund$11,00010%
Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network PLAN$10,00012%
Charitable Ventures of Orange County$10,00010%
California Youth Connection$10,00010%
Youth Will$10,0001n/a
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice Dba Curyj$6,50010%
Movement Strategy Center$6,50010%
Dolores C Huerta Foundation$6,00010%

Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($372k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Californians For Justice Education Fund supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPublic Advocates Inc: $708,850 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetCatalyst California: $582,954 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetInnercity Struggle: $371,200 over 6y, 2.1% of budgetSacramento Area Congregations Together: $327,337 over 5y, 8.8% of budgetOrange County Congregation Community Organization: $292,338 over 5y, 10% of budgetCommunity Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment: $288,675 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetInland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee Inc: $273,587 over 3y, 1.4% of budgetFuture Leaders of America: $235,300 over 1y, 9.7% of budgetThe Education Trust Inc: $230,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetTrue North Organizing Network: $202,338 over 4y, 8.4% of budgetAction Council of Monterey County Inc: $170,725 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetLearning Policy Institute: $150,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetRyse Inc: $92,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetChinese Progressive Association: $81,498 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetCommunity Partners: $69,750 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGente Organizada: $59,200 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetCommunity Initiatives: $48,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSocial and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc: $48,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRISE Urban Leadership Institute of San Diego: $44,500 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetYouth Leadership Institute: $42,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetLittle Manila Rising: $40,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetMission Edge San Diego: $36,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetKhmer Girls in Action: $35,250 over 4y, 0.9% of budgetUrban Strategies Council: $35,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetChinese for Affirmative Action: $32,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFathers and Families of San Joaquin: $32,500 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetFresno Barrios Unidos: $30,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetYouth Justice Coalition Inc: $25,500 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetColeman Children and Youth Services dba Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth: $18,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetFaith in the Valley: $17,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetYouth Alliance: $16,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCongregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement: $15,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMixteco Indigena Community Organizing Project: $12,250 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSave California Salmon: $12,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetYouth United for Community Action: $12,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetSchools and Communities First: $12,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Women's Freedom Center: $12,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYouth Outreach And Learning Institute: $12,000 over 1y, 6.4% of budgetEast Yard Communities for Environmental Justice: $12,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMilpa: $12,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetMaldef - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund: $11,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBay Area Parent Leadership Action Network PLAN: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCharitable Ventures of Orange County: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Youth Connection: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCommunities United for Restorative Youth Justice Dba Curyj: $6,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMovement Strategy Center: $6,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDolores C Huerta Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 47.

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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.

The California Endowm…The California Wellne…Sierra Health Foundat…The James Irvine Foun…The San Francisco Fou…Movement Strategy Cen…Amalgamated Charitabl…Latino Community Foun…Weingart FoundationTides CenterLiberty Hill Foundati…East Bay Community Fo…
The California EndowmentCA66× affinity33 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The California Endowment · The California Wellness Foundation · Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management · The James Irvine Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Movement Strategy Center · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · Latino Community Foundation · Weingart Foundation · Tides Center · Liberty Hill Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Californians For Justice Education Fund?

Find your warmest path to Californians For Justice Education Fund through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Californians For Justice Education Fund

How much does Californians For Justice Education Fund give?
Californians For Justice Education Fund reported 11 itemized grants totaling $1,210,204, out of $1,255,704 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 31 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Californians For Justice Education Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2024, its largest causes are Civil Rights (34%), Community Improvement (16%), Youth Development (9%).
Who are Californians For Justice Education Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2024: Public Advocates Inc ($709k), Catalyst California ($583k), Innercity Struggle ($371k).
Does Californians For Justice Education Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 22% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Californians For Justice Education Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management.
Where is Californians For Justice Education Fund based?
Californians For Justice Education Fund is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 62 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its 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.

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

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