Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California
The primary purpose of the organization is to broaden its affiliates' (501(c)(3) organizations) financial support by obtaining access to and coordinating participation in corporate and governmental payroll deduction fundraising campaigns.
- $1k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2025
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 47%
- First-time grantees FY2023
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Earthshare, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2025
- $37,415
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $37,415
- Organizations funded a year
- 7 to 19
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $77k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 47% of the organizations Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California funded were first-time grantees, receiving 25% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 75% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $79k 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 | 2 | $13k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 19 | $315k | 47% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $69k | 56% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $64k | n/a |
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 FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Club Foundation | $92,680 | 4 | 0% |
| The Surfrider Foundation | $79,963 | 5 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $63,825 | 5 | 0% |
| Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee Inc | $25,162 | 3 | 3% |
| Mountain Lion Foundation | $24,108 | 2 | 3% |
| Bay Area Ridge Trail Council | $23,827 | 2 | 1% |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | $23,147 | 2 | 0% |
| Heal the Bay | $15,828 | 2 | 0% |
| California Native Plant Society | $13,816 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $13,315 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 21 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Club Foundation | $92,680 | 4 | 0% |
| The Surfrider Foundation | $79,963 | 5 | 0% |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | $63,825 | 5 | 0% |
| Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee Inc | $25,162 | 3 | 3% |
| Mountain Lion Foundation | $24,108 | 2 | 3% |
| Bay Area Ridge Trail Council | $23,827 | 2 | 1% |
| Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy | $23,147 | 2 | 0% |
| Heal the Bay | $15,828 | 2 | 0% |
| California Native Plant Society | $13,816 | 1 | 0% |
| Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated | $13,315 | 1 | 0% |
| Anza-Borrego Foundation | $12,355 | 2 | 1% |
| Friends of the River Foundation | $11,729 | 1 | 2% |
| Rainforest Action Network | $10,219 | 2 | 0% |
| Save The Bay | $9,042 | 1 | 0% |
| Baykeeper | $8,077 | 1 | 0% |
| Californians Against Waste Foundation | $7,138 | 1 | n/a |
| Rails to Trails Conservancy | $6,349 | 2 | 0% |
| Save Our Shores | $5,409 | 1 | 1% |
| Greenbelt Alliancepeople for Open Space | $5,208 | 1 | 0% |
| San Diego Coastkeeper | $5,203 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of the Earth | $5,074 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California 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: Resources Legacy Fund · The Rose Foundation for Communities the Environment · Ibm International Foundation · Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Patagoniaorg · Marin Community Foundation · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc · The San Francisco Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc
How this is measured
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About Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California
- How much does Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California give?
- Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California reported 1 grants totaling $1,058 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 7 and 19 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (90%), Employment (4%), Animals (4%).
- Who are Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Sierra Club Foundation ($93k), The Surfrider Foundation ($80k), Natural Resources Defense Council Inc ($64k).
- Does Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 47% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Resources Legacy Fund, The Rose Foundation for Communities the Environment, Ibm International Foundation.
- Where is Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California based?
- Environmental Federation of California Earthshare California is based in DC.
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