California · Private foundation
Celesta Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $10k
- Granted FY2023
- 1
- Grants FY2023
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2023
- $10,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 1
- FY2022 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2023
- 1
- Total assets, FY2023
- $8k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 100% of the organizations Celesta Foundation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | $10k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $25k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2022 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Affairs Council of Northern California | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| College Track | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
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About Celesta Foundation
- How much does Celesta Foundation give?
- Celesta Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $10,000 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 1 organizations a year over FY2022 to FY2023.
- What does Celesta Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2022 to FY2023, its largest causes are International (71%), Education (29%).
- Who are Celesta Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2022 to FY2023: World Affairs Council of Northern California ($25k), College Track ($10k).
- Does Celesta Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Celesta Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Celesta Foundation based?
- Celesta Foundation is based in CA.
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