California · Public charity
Commonwealth Foundation Inc
Research and education about public policy issues.
- $449k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 40%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $208k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $24,998
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $173,844
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 6
- FY2020 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $396k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 40% of the organizations Commonwealth Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 30% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 70% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $86k 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 | 3 | $208k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $282k | 40% |
| FY2022 | 6 | $543k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $1.3M | 25% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $2.1M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Stands Up Inc | $2,025,687 | 4 | 34% |
| Common Defense | $1,359,577 | 3 | n/a |
| Rva Alliance Inc | $630,776 | 5 | n/a |
| The Common Good Institute Inc | $106,965 | 2 | 7% |
| Dark Forest LLC | $92,318 | 2 | n/a |
| Black Progressive Action Coalition | $39,600 | 1 | 0% |
| Historians for Peace and Democracy | $27,547 | 2 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($69k), not named here.
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About Commonwealth Foundation Inc
- How much does Commonwealth Foundation Inc give?
- Commonwealth Foundation Inc reported 3 itemized grants totaling $207,604, out of $449,054 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 6 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
- What does Commonwealth Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Civil Rights (47%), Community Improvement (47%), Crime & Legal (2%).
- Who are Commonwealth Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Pennsylvania Stands Up Inc ($2.0M), Common Defense ($1.4M), Rva Alliance Inc ($631k).
- Does Commonwealth Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 40% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Commonwealth Foundation Inc based?
- Commonwealth Foundation Inc is based in CA.
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