California · Public charity
Plant a Seed Foundation
At plant a seed, our mission is to search for and then enable creative projects that are inspiring, well planned, and will ultimately be self-sustaining. Whether they are driven by individuals, families, schools, churches, or communities, we are looking for projects that will lead to personal, emotional, and spiritual growth. We find…
- $123k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2026
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Itemized, FY2026
- $6k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2026
- $6,264
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $6,264
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 3
- FY2018 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $103k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 67% of the organizations Plant a Seed Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 72% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 28% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $17k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 1 | $6k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 3 | $23k | 67% |
| FY2024 | 1 | $9k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $21k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $11k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $7k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Generosity Rocks | $51,327 | 6 | 12% |
| Big Valley Grace Community Church & Big Valley Christian School | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | $12,528 | 2 | 0% |
| Millersville Bible Church | $10,251 | 1 | n/a |
| The House Modesto | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Valley Recovery Resources | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About Plant a Seed Foundation
- How much does Plant a Seed Foundation give?
- Plant a Seed Foundation reported 1 itemized grants totaling $6,264, out of $122,653 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 3 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2025.
- What does Plant a Seed Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2026, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (54%), Religion (34%), Youth Development (7%).
- Who are Plant a Seed Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2026: Generosity Rocks ($51k), Big Valley Grace Community Church & Big Valley Christian School ($15k), Fellowship of Christian Athletes ($13k).
- Does Plant a Seed Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Plant a Seed Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is Plant a Seed Foundation based?
- Plant a Seed Foundation is based in CA.
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