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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.

$1.3M
Granted FY2024still arriving
11
Grants FY2024still arriving
2
States reached
$227k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% 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
02FY2024 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 11 grants below total $1,210,204, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,255,704 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $45,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $8k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $48k
  • $50k–250k9 grants · $1.2M
$128,225
Median grant
2
States reached
$13M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Public Advocates Inc$226,650
Inland Congregations ICUC$167,337
Sacramento Area Congregations$167,337
Catalyst California$133,204
Orange County Congregation$132,338
Action Council of Monterey Co$128,225
The Education Trust Inc$93,000
InnerCity Struggle$53,550
True North Organizing Network$52,338
Community Coalition$48,225
Chinese Progressive Associati$8,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY19–24, $418k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 98% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Tides Center: $10k → 10%Communities United for Restor: $7k → 10%Coleman Advocates for Childre: $19k → 10%Center for Young Womens Deve: $12k → 10%InnerCity Struggle: $93k → 14%InnerCity Struggle: $86k → 14%InnerCity Struggle: $75k → 14%InnerCity Struggle: $54k → 14%InnerCity Struggle: $51k → 14%Inner City Struggle: $13k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

86%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$4.5M · 28 repeat orgs$722k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +30% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

28 repeat relationships: 11 still active in FY2024, 17 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

28
32

Total granted

$4.5M
$722k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+9%

Still filing today

86%
72%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Community ImprovementYouth DevelopmentHuman ServicesEducationCivil RightsCrime & LegalOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • PA
    PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC
    5× · 2020–2024 · $709k · revenue +56%
  • IS
    INNERCITY STRUGGLE
    6× · 2019–2024 · $371k · revenue +14%
  • SA
    SACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER
    5× · 2019–2024 · $327k · revenue +194%

Funded once

  • FL
    Future Leaders of Americagraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $235k · revenue +149%
  • SA
    SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS (SEE) INC
    one grant, 2023 · $48k · revenue +8%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    one grant, 2021 · $44k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
California School-Age Consortium Inc

The California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC) builds professional networks that provide training, leadership development and advocacy to ensure that all young people have access to high quality out-of-school time programs and to create a…

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2
California Urban Partnership

The California Urban Partnership's (CUP) mission is to build economic security in communities of color through policy research, education and organizing community action. We advocate for systems changes that increase investments to improve…

Community Improvement
3
Institute for Public Strategies

Institute of Public Strategies (IPS) is a nonprofit corporation that receives its funding from local and federal governmental agencies and private foundations, through long-term grants or contracts to provide community-level services…

Health
4
California Latinas for Reproductive Justice

California latinas for reproductive justice (clrj) is a statewide organization committed to honoring the experiences of latinas to uphold our dignity, our bodies, sexuality, and families. we build latinas' power and cultivate leadership…

Health
5
Jobs with Justice San Francisco

A long-term, strategic alliance of labor, community, faith-based, and student organizations working together to build greater economic power for workers and community members through employee rights at work and access to good jobs,…

Employment
6
Asian Law Caucus

The Asian Law Caucus's mission is to promote, advance, and represent the legal and civil rights of Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, recognizing that social, economic, political and racial inequalities continue to exist…

Crime & Legal
7
California Donor Table

California Donor Table anchors a hub of donors, foundations, and community leaders. We pool together our resources to shape California into a truly democratic state that works for the people, not the powerful. Rooted in our commitment to…

Civil Rights
8
The California Center for Civic Participation

To educate california youth about the operations of local, state, and federal government.

Public Benefit
9
Ten Strands

We strengthen the partnerships, strategies, and systems that advance environmental literacy, ensuring all California TK12 students thrive in sustainable, resilient schools and engage in meaningful environmental learning experiences, both…

Environment
10
Central Valley Partnership

The Central Valley Partnership (CVP) conducts and collaborates in training initiatives, including community organizer training, education on labor history and issues, messaging workshops, etc., aimed at fostering the establishment of new…

Civil Rights
11
Community Initiatives for Collective Impact

Our mission is to join diverse people, ideas, and resources to address the most pressing social and environmental justice priorities. We believe that the community concerns of Californias San Joaquin Valley SJV can only be addressed if we…

Community Improvement
12
Latino Civic Alliance

The Latino Civic Alliance LCA is dedicated to advancing equity and justice for Latinos through advocacy education public policy and community engagement. It empowers the Latino community to fully participate in civic economic and social…

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Catalyst California; the most unlike its peers is Youth Outreach and Learning Institute. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

50 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 50 of the 62 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
11
Early backer (in before they grew)
49/50
Grantees still filing
30/50
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PUBLIC ADVOCATES INC: $708,850 · OtherPUBLIC ADVOCATES INCSACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER: $327,337 · OtherSACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHERInland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee Inc: $273,587 · OtherInland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring C…Misc grants below 5000: $235,050 · OtherMisc grants below 5000TRUE NORTH ORGANIZING NETWORK: $202,338 · OtherTRUE NORTH ORGANIZING NETWORKCHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION: $81,498 · Other+28 more: $569,250 · Other+28 moreORANGE COUNTY CONGREGATION COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION: $292,338 · Community ImprovementORANGE COUNTY C…COMMUNITY COALITION FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT: $288,675 · Community ImprovementCOMMUNITY COALI…COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $69,750 · Community ImprovementCOMMUNITY PARTN…RISE Urban Leadership Institute of San Diego: $44,500 · Community ImprovementRISE Urban Lead…+4 more: $39,500 · Community Improvement+4 moreCATALYST CALIFORNIA: $582,954 · Public BenefitCATALYST CAL…INNERCITY STRUGGLE: $371,200 · Human ServicesINNERCITY …MISSION EDGE SAN DIEGO: $36,000 · Human ServicesMISSION ED…Coleman Children and Youth Services dba Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth: $18,500 · Human Services+4 more: $40,750 · Human Services+4 moreThe Education Trust Inc: $230,500 · EducationThe Educa…Learning Policy Institute: $150,000 · EducationLearning …GENTE ORGANIZADA: $59,200 · EducationGENTE ORG…+1 more: $10,000 · EducationFuture Leaders of America: $235,300 · Youth DevelopmentRYSE INC: $92,000 · Youth DevelopmentKHMER GIRLS IN ACTION: $35,250 · Youth DevelopmentYOUTH JUSTICE COALITION INC: $25,500 · Youth Development+2 more: $22,000 · Youth DevelopmentAction Council of Monterey County Inc: $170,725 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY INITIATIVES: $48,000 · Philanthropy
Other$2,397,910Community Improvement$734,763Public Benefit$582,954Human Services$466,450Education$449,700Youth Development$410,050Philanthropy$218,725

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

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 budgetTrees Foundation: $23,500 over 2y, 2.6% 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 budgetTIDES CENTER: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% 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 budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Californians For Justice Education Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Californians For Justice Education Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%19%38%56%75%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    27report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–75%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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    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.

    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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