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Northern California Grantmakers

regions most pressing social issues.

$397k
Granted FY2024still arriving
5
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$190k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Youth Development$2.4MPhilanthropy$654kCommunity Improvement$600kHuman Services$160kEnvironment$140kCivil Rights$117kPublic Safety & Disaster$50kHousing & Shelter$40kOther$0
02FY2024 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k3 grants · $17k
  • $50k–250k2 grants · $380k
$5,500
Median grant
1
States reached
$4.7M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Southern Calif Grantmakers$190,000
Catalyst of San Diego$190,000
Sogorea Te Land Trust$5,500
Wiyot Tribe$5,500
Assn of Ramaytush Ohlone$5,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY20–22, $360k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 56% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Funders Together to End Homel: $10k → 16%Coleman Adv for Children: $30k → 10%Jakara Movement: $30k → 19%Services Immigrant Rights Ed: $30k → 8%Filipino Advocates Justice: $30k → 10%Coleman Adv for Children: $20k → 10%Jakara Movement: $20k → 19%Services Immigrant Rights Ed: $20k → 8%Black Organizing Project Inc: $30k → 10%Coleman Adv for Children: $10k → 10%Jakara Movement: $15k → 19%Services Immigrant Rights Ed: $15k → 8%Filipino Advocates Justice: $20k → 10%Filipino Advocates Justice: $15k → 10%Young Womens Freedom Center: $35k → 10%Young Womens Freedom Center: $20k → 10%Young Womens Freedom Center: $10k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

90%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.5M · 25 repeat orgs$271k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +46% since the first grant, against +30% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2024, 22 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
9

Total granted

$2.5M
$260k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+46%
+30%

Still filing today

96%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $11k went to new ones.

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

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

’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesCommunity ImprovementYouth DevelopmentCivil RightsPhilanthropyEnvironmentOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CV
    COMMUNITY VISION CAPITAL & CONSULTING
    3× · 2019–2021 · $530k · revenue +98%
  • SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS
    4× · 2019–2024 · $335k · revenue +418%
  • Catalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties
    3× · 2019–2024 · $299k · revenue +10%

Funded once

  • IL
    IDEO LP
    one grant, 2020 · $50k
  • YA
    YOUTH ALLIANCEgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue +128%
  • NC
    NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIAN DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue -19%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Jobs with Justice San Francisco

A long-term, strategic alliance of labor, community, faith-based, and student organizations working together to build greater economic power for workers and community members through employee rights at work and access to good jobs,…

Employment
2
Justice Funders

Serve as a partner, educator, and guide for philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance a thriving and just world.

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3
Unitedly

Unitedly is a nonprofit organization based in San Mateo County, California. Unitedly was established to ensure Asian families and communities have access to equitable opportunities and resources to thrive in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Human Services
4
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy

CAUSE's mission is to build grassroots power to realize social, economic and environmental justice for the people of the Central Coast Region through policy research, leadership development, organizing and advocacy.

Community Improvement
5
California Donor Table

California Donor Table anchors a hub of donors, foundations, and community leaders. We pool together our resources to shape California into a truly democratic state that works for the people, not the powerful. Rooted in our commitment to…

Civil Rights
6
Asian Immigrant Women Advocates Inc

Asian Immigrant Women Advocates empowers low-income, limited English speaking immigrant women and youth through education, leadership development and civic participation programs.

Human Services
7
The California Center for Civic Participation

To educate california youth about the operations of local, state, and federal government.

Public Benefit
8
California Environmental Justice Alliance

Our mission is to fight against fossil fuel executives and industries that have turned our communities into dumping grounds for toxic waste, poisoning our air, water, lan, and bodies. We organize to oppose giant oil refineries, dirty…

Environment
9
California Forward

Ca fwd drives action to identify solutions that can be taken to scale to meet the challenges the state is facing. the organization is driven by the belief that regional solutions across the state will help ensure economic, environmental,…

Public Benefit
10
Northern California Grantmakers

regions most pressing social issues. We pool resources, share information, work together, and learn from each other. NCG recognizes that the challenges facing our communities are complex, entrenched and interconnected.

Philanthropy
11
Go Public Schools Advocates

Our mission is to activate the leadership of families, educators, and community allies to advocate on behalf of California children and youth to ensure that all students have access to excellent public schools in their neighborhoods and…

Education
12
The Climate Center

The Climate Center is a climate and energy policy nonprofit working to rapidly reduce climate pollution at scale, starting in California.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Young Women's Freedom Center; the most unlike its peers is Trees Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

37 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 37 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
37/37
Grantees still filing
25/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $1,140,237 · PhilanthropyAmalgamated Charitable Foundation IncSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS: $334,834 · PhilanthropySOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERSCatalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties: $299,334 · PhilanthropyCatalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties+1 more: $20,000 · PhilanthropyCOMMUNITY VISION CAPITAL & CONSULTING: $530,000 · Community ImprovementCOMMUNITY VISION CA…RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH RJOY: $70,000 · Community ImprovementRESTORATIVE JUSTICE…MOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER: $70,000 · Community ImprovementMOVEMENT STRATEGY C…COMMUNITY PARTNERS: $30,000 · Community ImprovementTIDES CENTER: $130,000 · Human ServicesTIDES CENTERSERVICES IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND EDUCATION NETWORK (SIREN): $65,000 · Human ServicesSERVICES IMMIGR…JAKARA MOVEMENT: $65,000 · Human ServicesJAKARA MOVEMENTCOMMUNITIES UNITED FOR RESTORATIVE YOUTH JUSTICE DBA CURYJ: $65,000 · Human ServicesCOMMUNITIES UNI…YOUNG WOMEN'S FREEDOM CENTER: $65,000 · Human ServicesYOUNG WOMEN'S F…FILIPINO ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE: $65,000 · Human ServicesFILIPINO ADVOCA…Coleman Children and Youth Services dba Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth: $60,000 · Human ServicesColeman Childre…The Black Organizing Project Inc: $30,000 · Human ServicesThe Black Organ…+1 more: $10,000 · Human ServicesYouth Together Inc: $65,000 · Youth DevelopmentRYSE INC: $65,000 · Youth DevelopmentOakland Kids First: $65,000 · Youth DevelopmentYouth United for Community Action: $35,000 · Youth DevelopmentCHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION: $160,000 · HealthHomies Organizing The Mission To Empower Youth HOMEY: $60,000 · HealthAMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE: $60,000 · OtherAMERICAN FRIE…IDEO LP: $50,000 · OtherIDEO LPNORTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIAN DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC: $30,000 · OtherNORTHERN CALI…Trees Foundation: $30,000 · OtherTrees Foundat…COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT: $65,000 · OtherCOMMUNITIES F…Asian Pacific Environmental Network: $64,500 · OtherAsian Pacific…SOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $70,000 · OtherSOCIAL GOOD F…COMMUNITY WORKS WEST INC: $30,000 · OtherCOMMUNITY WOR…YOUTH ALLIANCE: $30,000 · OtherYOUTH ALLIANC…Causa Justa Just Cause: $30,000 · OtherCausa Justa J…+3 more: $26,500 · Other+3 moreGenders & Sexualities Alliance Network DBA GSA Network: $65,000 · Civil RightsMALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND: $35,000 · Civil RightsCalifornians For Justice Education Fund: $35,000 · Civil RightsChinese for Affirmative Action: $30,000 · Civil Rights
Philanthropy$1,794,405Community Improvement$700,000Human Services$555,000Youth Development$230,000Health$220,000Other$486,000Civil Rights$165,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAmalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc: $1,140,237 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCOMMUNITY VISION CAPITAL & CONSULTING: $530,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS: $334,834 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetCatalyst of San Diego & Imperial Counties: $299,334 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetCHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION: $160,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTIDES CENTER: $130,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIAL GOOD FUND INC: $70,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetRESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH RJOY: $70,000 over 3y, 2.4% of budgetMOVEMENT STRATEGY CENTER: $70,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSERVICES IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND EDUCATION NETWORK (SIREN): $65,000 over 3y, 2.0% of budgetJAKARA MOVEMENT: $65,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetYouth Together Inc: $65,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetCOMMUNITIES UNITED FOR RESTORATIVE YOUTH JUSTICE DBA CURYJ: $65,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetCOMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT: $65,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetYOUNG WOMEN'S FREEDOM CENTER: $65,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetRYSE INC: $65,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetOakland Kids First: $65,000 over 3y, 1.8% of budgetGenders & Sexualities Alliance Network DBA GSA Network: $65,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetFILIPINO ADVOCATES FOR JUSTICE: $65,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetAsian Pacific Environmental Network: $64,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetColeman Children and Youth Services dba Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth: $60,000 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetHomies Organizing The Mission To Empower Youth HOMEY: $60,000 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetYouth United for Community Action: $35,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetMALDEF - MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND: $35,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetCalifornians For Justice Education Fund: $35,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetYOUTH ALLIANCE: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNORTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIAN DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe Black Organizing Project Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetCOMMUNITY WORKS WEST INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: $30,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrees Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetCausa Justa Just Cause: $30,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetChinese for Affirmative Action: $30,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGRANTMAKERS CONCERNED WITH IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetSOGOREA TE LAND TRUST: $15,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFUNDERS TOGETHER TO END HOMELESSNES: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAssociation of Ramaytush Ohlone: $5,500 over 1y, 0.7% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The California Endowm…Amalgamated Charitabl…East Bay Community Fo…The San Francisco Fou…The California Wellne…Silicon Valley Commun…Movement Strategy Cen…The James Irvine Foun…Tides FoundationStupski FoundationThe Sobrato Family Fo…Sierra Health Foundat…
The California EndowmentCA45.4× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The California Endowment · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · East Bay Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · The California Wellness Foundation · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Movement Strategy Center · The James Irvine Foundation · Tides Foundation · Stupski Foundation · The Sobrato Family Foundation · Sierra Health Foundation Center for Health Program Management

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Northern California Grantmakers funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Northern California Grantmakers. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    18report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 40 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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