California · Private foundation
John N Calley Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $400k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Grants FY2024
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 90%
- First-time grantees FY2018
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of John N Calley Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to California Community Foundation, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 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, FY2024
- $400,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $400,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 10 to 12
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $16M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 90% of the organizations John N Calley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 90% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 10 | $146k | 90% |
| FY2017 | 12 | $23k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Arts dba Free Arts for Abused Children | $40,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Harmony Project | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Peace Over Violence | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Heart of Los Angeles Youth Inc | $18,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Peace 4 Kids | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Connecting Cultures Mobile Museum | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Los Angeles Lgbt Center | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Jr Posse Youth Equestrian Program | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Together We Rise | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Southern California Grantmakers | $475 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 11 recipients with no EIN on record ($8k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget John N Calley Foundation 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: California Community Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About John N Calley Foundation
- How much does John N Calley Foundation give?
- John N Calley Foundation reported 1 grants totaling $400,000 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 12 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does John N Calley Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Philanthropy (96%), Arts & Culture (2%), Human Services (1%).
- Who are John N Calley Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Free Arts dba Free Arts for Abused Children ($40k), Harmony Project ($30k), Peace Over Violence ($25k).
- Does John N Calley Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 90% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John N Calley 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.
- Which funders back the same organizations as John N Calley Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is John N Calley Foundation based?
- John N Calley Foundation is based in CA.
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