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Richmond Community Foundation

The Richmond Community Foundation mobilizes the power of connection to build healthy,thriving communities.

$4.2M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
8
Itemized grants FY2025
8
Organizations funded FY2024
0%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$531k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$35,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$310,965
Organizations funded a year
2 to 42
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$6.8M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Richmond Community Foundation 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 ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementEmploymentEducationHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving8$531k25%
FY20248$587k0%
FY202342$1.6M62%
FY202218$736k61%
FY202111$783k36%
FY202035$1.8M63%
FY201924$1.6M58%
FY20182$176k0%
95% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Community Improvement$3.7MHousing & Shelter$1.2MEmployment$1.1MEducation$918kRecreation & Sports$673kHealth$627kCrime & Legal$418kHuman Services$303kOther$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
Brighter Beginnings$1,770,89594%
Cobiz Richmond Inc$829,000393%
Opportunity Junction Inc$739,77077%
Pogo Park$672,414421%
Construction Resource Center$603,868265%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland$515,99643%
Community Housing Development Corp of North Richmond$503,09452%
Bay Area Legal Aid$415,75280%
Help a Life Foundation Inc$218,878673%
Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network$197,46272%
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All grantees of Richmond Community Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Brighter Beginnings$1,770,89594%
Cobiz Richmond Inc$829,000393%
Opportunity Junction Inc$739,77077%
Pogo Park$672,414421%
Construction Resource Center$603,868265%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland$515,99643%
Community Housing Development Corp of North Richmond$503,09452%
Bay Area Legal Aid$415,75280%
Help a Life Foundation Inc$218,878673%
Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network$197,46272%
Rotary Club of Richmond Inc$123,132235%
Community Financial Resources$113,866111%
Richmond Neighborhood Housing Services Inc$107,28333%
ACCE Institute$105,00021%
A B L E Community Development Foundation$95,000255%
Tipping Point Community$88,55410%
Monument Impact$83,40631%
Contra Costa Cnty Flood Control & Water$81,7241n/a
Lifelong Medical Care$64,00020%
The Latina Center$60,00023%
Rotacare Bay Area Inc$60,00023%
La Clinica de la Raza Inc$60,00010%
The Stride Center$41,80022%
Village Community Resource Center$38,80024%
California Alliance for Retired Americans$37,7281n/a
Northern California Land Trust$35,00011%
West Contra Costa Unified School District$31,3503n/a
West Coast Center for Victorious Youth$30,0001n/a
Hijas del Campo$30,00017%
Aliados Health Network$25,00010%
Multicultural Institute$25,00022%
Richmond Police Activities League$22,00011%
Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa$21,00030%
First 5 Contra Costa$20,0001n/a
Zen Hospice Project Dba Zen Caregiving Project$19,90023%
Rebuilding Together Peninsula$13,87510%
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center$11,92320%
Aspiranet$10,00010%
The Black Parents Resource Center$10,0001n/a
Training Institute for Leadership Enrichment$10,00011%
Urban Tilth$10,00010%
Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church$10,0001n/a
Ephesians Community Development Center$10,0001n/a
Bay Area Girls Club$9,48625%
Bre Piper Mf Tides Ca LLC$8,7281n/a
White Pony Express$8,00020%
People Who Care Children's Association$7,00012%
Contra Costa Crisis Center$7,00010%
Auburn Theological Seminary$5,00010%
Shelter Inc$5,00010%
YES Nature to Neighborhoods$4,00010%
Tides Advocacy$2,50010%
Child Advocates of Contra Costa County$2,00010%
Rubicon Programs Inc$2,00010%
Contra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing Inc$2,00010%
Womens Daytime Drop-In Center$1,00010%
Rainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County$1,00010%
Grip Inc$1,0001n/a
City of Richmond Ca$1,0001n/a
The Working Group$50010%

Plus 36 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.4M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Richmond Community Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 49 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBrighter Beginnings: $1,770,895 over 9y, 4.2% of budgetCobiz Richmond Inc: $829,000 over 3y, 93% of budgetOpportunity Junction Inc: $739,770 over 7y, 7.3% of budgetPogo Park: $672,414 over 4y, 21% of budgetConstruction Resource Center: $603,868 over 2y, 65% of budgetCatholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland: $515,996 over 4y, 3.1% of budgetCommunity Housing Development Corp of North Richmond: $503,094 over 5y, 2.0% of budgetBay Area Legal Aid: $415,752 over 8y, 0.3% of budgetHelp a Life Foundation Inc: $218,878 over 6y, 73% of budgetDreamcatchers Empowerment Network: $197,462 over 7y, 1.8% of budgetRotary Club of Richmond Inc: $123,132 over 2y, 35% of budgetCommunity Financial Resources: $113,866 over 1y, 11% of budgetRichmond Neighborhood Housing Services Inc: $107,283 over 3y, 2.9% of budgetACCE Institute: $105,000 over 2y, 1.4% of budgetA B L E Community Development Foundation: $95,000 over 2y, 55% of budgetTipping Point Community: $88,554 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMonument Impact: $83,406 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetLifelong Medical Care: $64,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Latina Center: $60,000 over 2y, 3.5% of budgetRotacare Bay Area Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetLa Clinica de la Raza Inc: $60,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Stride Center: $41,800 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetVillage Community Resource Center: $38,800 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetNorthern California Land Trust: $35,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHijas del Campo: $30,000 over 1y, 6.9% of budgetAliados Health Network: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMulticultural Institute: $25,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetRichmond Police Activities League: $22,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetLoaves and Fishes of Contra Costa: $21,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetZen Hospice Project Dba Zen Caregiving Project: $19,900 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetRebuilding Together Peninsula: $13,875 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetRenaissance Entrepreneurship Center: $11,923 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAspiranet: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTraining Institute for Leadership Enrichment: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetUrban Tilth: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBay Area Girls Club: $9,486 over 2y, 4.9% of budgetWhite Pony Express: $8,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetPeople Who Care Children's Association: $7,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetContra Costa Crisis Center: $7,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetAuburn Theological Seminary: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetShelter Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYES Nature to Neighborhoods: $4,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTides Advocacy: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChild Advocates of Contra Costa County: $2,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetRubicon Programs Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetContra Costa Interfaith Transitional Housing Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWomens Daytime Drop-In Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRainbow Community Center of Contra Costa County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% 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 49.

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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.

East Bay Community Fo…The San Francisco Fou…Kaiser Foundation Hos…Dean and Margaret Les…Justice Justice Found…Contra Costa Regional…United Way of the Bay…The California Endowm…Sunlight GivingSutter Bay HospitalsSan Jose Mercury News…Tipping Point Communi…
East Bay Community FoundationCA66.3× affinity38 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: East Bay Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation · Justice Justice Foundation · Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation · United Way of the Bay Area · The California Endowment · Sunlight Giving · Sutter Bay Hospitals · San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund Inc · Tipping Point Community

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 Richmond Community Foundation

How much does Richmond Community Foundation give?
Richmond Community Foundation reported 8 itemized grants totaling $531,152, out of $4,198,820 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 42 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Richmond Community Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Community Improvement (39%), Housing & Shelter (13%), Employment (11%).
Who are Richmond Community Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Brighter Beginnings ($1.8M), Cobiz Richmond Inc ($829k), Opportunity Junction Inc ($740k).
Does Richmond Community Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Richmond Community Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include East Bay Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals.
Where is Richmond Community Foundation based?
Richmond Community Foundation 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 98 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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