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John Burton Advocates for Youth

John Burton Advocates for Youth (jbay) improves the quality of life for youth in california who have been in foster care or homeless by advocating for better laws, training communities to strengthen local practices and conducting research to inform policy solutions.

$393k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
22
Grants FY2025
18
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$9,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$80,000
Organizations funded a year
2 to 74
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$12M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations John Burton Advocates for Youth 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.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEducationYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterPhilanthropyRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving22$393k32%
FY202418$287k0%
FY202374$910k93%
FY202215$312k73%
FY202111$265k82%
FY20206$607k67%
FY20192$99k50%
FY20182$85k50%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Human Services$1.1MEducation$623kYouth Development$482kHousing & Shelter$326kEmployment$248kCommunity Improvement$140kSocial Science$40kCivil Rights$40kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
iFoster Inc$397,937310%
Together We Rise$225,00021%
Community College Foundation$207,25041%
Unite-La Inc$197,50043%
Lutheran Social Services of Northern California$98,00030%
Bill Wilson Center$98,00030%
Educational Results Partnership$95,00021%
Pivotal Connections$80,00031%
Ryse Inc$75,00011%
San Francisco CASA$60,00031%
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All grantees of John Burton Advocates for Youth by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
iFoster Inc$397,937310%
Together We Rise$225,00021%
Community College Foundation$207,25041%
Unite-La Inc$197,50043%
Lutheran Social Services of Northern California$98,00030%
Bill Wilson Center$98,00030%
Educational Results Partnership$95,00021%
Pivotal Connections$80,00031%
Ryse Inc$75,00011%
San Francisco CASA$60,00031%
First Star Inc$50,00022%
New Ways to Work Inc$50,00029%
Covenant House California$48,00030%
Coalition for Responsible Community Development$47,25020%
Sierra Joint Community College District$43,4851n/a
Social Change Partners LLC$42,8001n/a
The Urban Institute$40,00010%
On the Move$40,00010%
Center for Human Services$30,00010%
Elevate Community Services Inc$30,00011%
Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing Inc$30,00010%
Environmental Alternatives$30,00010%
M F Place Inc$28,00030%
San Francisco Foster Youth Fund$28,00038%
Family Assistance Program$28,00030%
Los Angeles Lgbt Center$28,00030%
Safe Place for Youth Inc$28,00030%
Larkin Street Youth Services$28,00030%
San Diego Youth Services$28,00030%
StarVista$28,00030%
Wind Youth Services Inc$27,00030%
Youth for Change$26,00030%
Mt San Antonio Comm College$26,0002n/a
Allan Hancock College$26,0002n/a
First Place for Youth$25,00010%
San Joaquin Delta College$20,0001n/a
Maryvale$20,00010%
Wellnest Emotional Health & Wellness$20,00010%
Focus Forward$20,00011%
Think of US$20,00020%
Lake Tahoe Community College$20,0002n/a
Beyond Emancipation$20,00020%
The Los Angeles Valley College Foundation$20,00011%
Cabrillo College Foundation$17,68010%
San Diego Community College District$15,0001n/a
West Valley Mission Community College$15,0001n/a
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority$15,0001n/a
Napa Valley Community College$15,0001n/a
Foothill-Deanza Ccd$12,0001n/a
California Youth Connection$10,00010%
Kern County Network for Child$10,0001n/a
Just in Time for Foster Youth$10,00010%
Feather River Ccd$10,0001n/a
Imperial Community College District$10,0001n/a
Mixed Roots Foundation$10,0001n/a
Orangewood Foundation$10,00010%
Aspiranet$9,00010%
Kern Community College District$6,0001n/a
Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Jnt Ccd$6,0001n/a
West Los Angeles College Foundation$6,00012%
Los Angeles City College Foundation$6,00010%
Merced Community College District$6,0001n/a
Coastline Community College Foundation$6,00011%
San Diego Mesa College Foundation Inc$6,00011%
San Francisco Community College District$6,0001n/a
Antelope Valley College Foundation$6,00010%
Miracosta College Foundation$6,00010%
Santiago Canyon College Foundation$6,00012%
Mt San Jacinto Ccd$6,0001n/a
Los Angeles Harbor College Foundation$6,00013%
Promises2kids Foundation$6,00010%
Modesto Junior College Foundation$6,00010%
Glendale College Foundation$6,00010%
Miramar College Foundation Inc$6,00012%
San Jose Evergreen Community$6,0001n/a
San Bernardino County Community College District- Kvcr$6,0001n/a
San Mateo County Community Colleges District$6,0001n/a
Rio Hondo College Foundation$6,00011%
EL CAMINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE District Foundation$6,00010%
Contra Costa College$6,0001n/a
San Joaquin Delta Community College Foundation$6,00010%
Copper Mountain College Foundation$6,00011%
Hartnell College Foundation$6,00010%
Crafton Hills College Foundation$6,0001n/a
Chabot Las Positas Community College$6,0001n/a
Irvine Valley College Foundation$6,00010%
Victor Valley College Foundation$6,00010%
Los Angeles Mission College Foundation$6,00013%
Gavilan Joint Ccd$6,0001n/a
Saddleback College Foundation$6,00010%
San Luis Community College District - Cuesta College$6,0001n/a
Cerritos College Foundation$6,00010%
Riverside Community College District Foundation$6,00010%
Long Beach Community College District$6,0001n/a
Gcccd$6,0001n/a
Columbia College Foundation$6,00011%
Children's Law Center of California$5,50010%

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($95k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget John Burton Advocates for Youth supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetiFoster Inc: $397,937 over 3y, 10% of budgetTogether We Rise: $225,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetCommunity College Foundation: $207,250 over 4y, 1.3% of budgetUnite-La Inc: $197,500 over 4y, 3.2% of budgetLutheran Social Services of Northern California: $98,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetBill Wilson Center: $98,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetEducational Results Partnership: $95,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetPivotal Connections: $80,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetRyse Inc: $75,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetSan Francisco CASA: $60,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetFirst Star Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetNew Ways to Work Inc: $50,000 over 2y, 8.5% of budgetCovenant House California: $48,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetCoalition for Responsible Community Development: $47,250 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Urban Institute: $40,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOn the Move: $40,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCenter for Human Services: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetElevate Community Services Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetContra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEnvironmental Alternatives: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetM F Place Inc: $28,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetSan Francisco Foster Youth Fund: $28,000 over 3y, 8.0% of budgetFamily Assistance Program: $28,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Lgbt Center: $28,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Place for Youth Inc: $28,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLarkin Street Youth Services: $28,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSan Diego Youth Services: $28,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetStarVista: $28,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWind Youth Services Inc: $27,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetYouth for Change: $26,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetFirst Place for Youth: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMaryvale: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWellnest Emotional Health & Wellness: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFocus Forward: $20,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThink of US: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBeyond Emancipation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Los Angeles Valley College Foundation: $20,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetCabrillo College Foundation: $17,680 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetCalifornia Youth Connection: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetJust in Time for Foster Youth: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetOrangewood Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAspiranet: $9,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWest Los Angeles College Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetLos Angeles City College Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCoastline Community College Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetSan Diego Mesa College Foundation Inc: $6,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetAntelope Valley College Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMiracosta College Foundation: $6,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 67.

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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.

Foundation for California Community CollegesCA110.8× affinity53 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Foundation for California Community Colleges · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Community Initiatives · United Way of the Bay Area · Walter S Johnson Foundation · California Community Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · Truth Initiative Foundation · Tipping Point Community · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · The California Endowment · In-N-Out Burgers Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About John Burton Advocates for Youth

How much does John Burton Advocates for Youth give?
John Burton Advocates for Youth reported 22 grants totaling $392,665 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 74 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does John Burton Advocates for Youth fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (36%), Education (20%), Youth Development (16%).
Who are John Burton Advocates for Youth's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: iFoster Inc ($398k), Together We Rise ($225k), Community College Foundation ($207k).
Does John Burton Advocates for Youth fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as John Burton Advocates for Youth?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Foundation for California Community Colleges, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Community Initiatives.
Where is John Burton Advocates for Youth based?
John Burton Advocates for Youth is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 104 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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