California · Public charity
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY serves and advocates for families and individuals in need, especially those living in poverty. Rooted in gospel values, we work to create a more just and compassionate community in which people of all cultures and beliefs can participate and prosper.
- $6.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 18%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $562k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $51,567
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $128,787
- Organizations funded a year
- 9 to 11
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $46M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 18% of the organizations Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County funded were first-time grantees, receiving 5% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 95% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $562k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 11 | $531k | 18% |
| FY2023 | 10 | $592k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 10 | $465k | 10% |
| FY2021 | 9 | $537k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family | $485,068 | 5 | n/a |
| President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College | $310,850 | 5 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $253,126 | 5 | 0% |
| Step Forward Foundation | $250,850 | 5 | 3% |
| Santa Clara County Asian Law Alliance | $250,850 | 5 | 2% |
| Pangea Legal Services | $250,850 | 5 | 2% |
| Services Immigrant Rights and Education Network (Siren) | $250,850 | 5 | 4% |
| Center for Employment Training | $250,850 | 5 | 0% |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc | $248,625 | 5 | 1% |
| Jesuit Volunteers | $90,895 | 2 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family | $485,068 | 5 | n/a |
| President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College | $310,850 | 5 | 0% |
| International Rescue Committee INC | $253,126 | 5 | 0% |
| Step Forward Foundation | $250,850 | 5 | 3% |
| Santa Clara County Asian Law Alliance | $250,850 | 5 | 2% |
| Pangea Legal Services | $250,850 | 5 | 2% |
| Services Immigrant Rights and Education Network (Siren) | $250,850 | 5 | 4% |
| Center for Employment Training | $250,850 | 5 | 0% |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto Inc | $248,625 | 5 | 1% |
| Jesuit Volunteers | $90,895 | 2 | 2% |
| Law Foundation of Silicon Valley | $29,580 | 2 | 0% |
| Our Lady of Refuge Church | $15,000 | 2 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County 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: Sunlight Giving · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Immigrant Legal Resource Center · The Sobrato Family Foundation · The Heising-Simons Foundation · California Access to Justice Commission · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The San Francisco Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
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About Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
- How much does Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County give?
- Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County reported 11 itemized grants totaling $561,675, out of $6,793,128 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 11 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Crime & Legal (42%), Religion (19%), Education (12%).
- Who are Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Holy Family ($485k), President-Board of Trustees Santa Clara College ($311k), International Rescue Committee INC ($253k).
- Does Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 18% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Sunlight Giving, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Immigrant Legal Resource Center.
- Where is Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County based?
- Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County is based in CA.
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