California · Public charity
Eden Area Foundation Inc
The foundation was created through the generous contribution of a large gift from eden united church of christ (congregational) which it received from the estates of gordon and alden oliver. The foundation serves southern alameda county.
- $225k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $224,688
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $224,688
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 6
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.8M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Eden Area Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 | 1 | $225k | 0% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $225k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $225k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $210k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $230k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $250k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 6 | $262k | 33% |
| FY2018 | 5 | $263k | 60% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden United Church of Christ | $1,527,517 | 7 | n/a |
| Eden I & R Inc | $392,435 | 3 | 11% |
| Family Emergency Shelter Coalition | $60,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Service Opportunity for Seniors | $30,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Rubicon Programs Inc | $28,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | $25,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| South Hayward Parish | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spectrum Community Services | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornerstone Community Development Corporation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Eden Area Foundation Inc 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: East Bay Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Fremont Bank Foundation · Alameda County Community Food Bank · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Eden Area Foundation Inc
- How much does Eden Area Foundation Inc give?
- Eden Area Foundation Inc reported 1 grants totaling $224,688 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 6 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Eden Area Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (89%), Human Services (4%), Food & Nutrition (4%).
- Who are Eden Area Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Eden United Church of Christ ($1.5M), Eden I & R Inc ($392k), Family Emergency Shelter Coalition ($60k).
- Does Eden Area Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Eden Area Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include East Bay Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.
- Where is Eden Area Foundation Inc based?
- Eden Area Foundation Inc is based in CA.
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