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League of California Community Foundations
The LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS promotes and strengthens community foundations in california. Through collaboration and shared learning among member foundations and building partnerships with private and public entities, we strengthen philanthropy and support building healthy communities throughout california.
- $1.4M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 21
- Grants FY2025
- 2
- Organizations funded FY2024
Read this first · the figures below need context
64% of League of California Community Foundations’s FY2025 grant dollars went to Community Foundation Of The Napa Valley, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2025 names 4 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
- $45,330
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $166,500
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.5M
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Business Council | $166,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Pasadena Community Orchestra Foundation | $145,330 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Foundation of Nevada County | $120,330 | 1 | 19% |
| The West Marin Fund | $100,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Solano Community College Educational Foundation | $70,000 | 1 | 20% |
| Lake County Community Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 1 | 41% |
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: The California Endowment · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management · California Community Foundation · Marin Community Foundation · California Foundation for Stronger Communities · The James Irvine Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · East Bay Community Foundation · California Fire Foundation · Sacramento Region Community Foundation
How this is measured
Compare League of California Community Foundations with peer funders
About League of California Community Foundations
- How much does League of California Community Foundations give?
- League of California Community Foundations reported 21 grants totaling $1,410,112 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does League of California Community Foundations fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Safety & Disaster (67%), Philanthropy (33%).
- Who are League of California Community Foundations's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Sierra Business Council ($167k), Pasadena Community Orchestra Foundation ($145k), Community Foundation of Nevada County ($120k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as League of California Community Foundations?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The California Endowment, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation.
- Where is League of California Community Foundations based?
- League of California Community Foundations is based in CA.
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