California · Public charity
Stratum
The STRATUM foundation is a bay area focused organization that provides innovative solutions for gospel-grounded leaders and institutions in the bay area.
- $1.6M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 32
- Grants FY2025
- 28
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $44,478
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $142,491
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 28
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $696k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations Stratum funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $349k went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 32 | $1.6M | 25% |
| FY2024 | 28 | $1.6M | 25% |
| FY2023 | 25 | $1.6M | 24% |
| FY2022 | 24 | $1.6M | 96% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hue Church Inc | $361,482 | 3 | n/a |
| New City Church Oakland | $334,131 | 4 | n/a |
| Eastown Church | $289,664 | 3 | n/a |
| New Valley Church | $258,278 | 3 | n/a |
| Risen Church | $236,241 | 4 | n/a |
| Citizens Church of San Francisco | $231,406 | 3 | n/a |
| Tekoa Church Inc | $206,824 | 4 | n/a |
| Radiant Church | $195,059 | 4 | n/a |
| Bold Church | $193,415 | 4 | n/a |
| City Center Church Inc | $190,273 | 3 | n/a |
Show all 43 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hue Church Inc | $361,482 | 3 | n/a |
| New City Church Oakland | $334,131 | 4 | n/a |
| Eastown Church | $289,664 | 3 | n/a |
| New Valley Church | $258,278 | 3 | n/a |
| Risen Church | $236,241 | 4 | n/a |
| Citizens Church of San Francisco | $231,406 | 3 | n/a |
| Tekoa Church Inc | $206,824 | 4 | n/a |
| Radiant Church | $195,059 | 4 | n/a |
| Bold Church | $193,415 | 4 | n/a |
| City Center Church Inc | $190,273 | 3 | n/a |
| Tapestry Church | $190,151 | 2 | n/a |
| Inspire Church Inc | $189,999 | 4 | n/a |
| Storyline Church Inc | $186,996 | 3 | n/a |
| Refuge Community Church | $184,855 | 5 | n/a |
| Trinity Church Sf | $183,444 | 4 | n/a |
| City Parish Church | $181,236 | 4 | n/a |
| Holy Trinity Church | $175,173 | 4 | n/a |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran Church | $170,171 | 2 | n/a |
| Current Silicon Valley | $170,045 | 2 | n/a |
| Quicksilver Church | $157,828 | 3 | n/a |
| Eden Church | $154,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Porch | $141,436 | 4 | n/a |
| Branches Sf | $137,219 | 3 | n/a |
| Santa Cruz Baptist | $132,221 | 1 | n/a |
| Neuma USA Inc | $127,539 | 2 | n/a |
| Realm Church | $124,285 | 3 | n/a |
| Sonoma Collective | $123,846 | 2 | n/a |
| Gospel Community Church | $120,195 | 2 | n/a |
| Fresh Start Church | $103,712 | 2 | n/a |
| Genesis Community Assembly of God | $103,087 | 2 | n/a |
| Incredible Church | $102,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Revive Presbyterian Church of Silicon Valley | $84,162 | 2 | n/a |
| Redeemer Lutheran Church | $83,153 | 1 | n/a |
| Christ Church Napa | $63,539 | 1 | n/a |
| Petra Church | $63,002 | 2 | n/a |
| Fathers House Oakland Inc | $60,858 | 1 | n/a |
| Heirs Church | $60,100 | 1 | n/a |
| Emerge Berkeley | $43,541 | 1 | n/a |
| Hillside Church of Marin | $43,008 | 1 | n/a |
| Trinity Church (Benecia) | $39,986 | 2 | n/a |
| Reunion Covenant Church Oakland Ca | $39,583 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of the Bay | $20,197 | 1 | n/a |
| San Francisco Lighthouse | $20,042 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($131k), not named here.
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: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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About Stratum
- How much does Stratum give?
- Stratum reported 32 grants totaling $1,595,725 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 28 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does Stratum fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Religion (94%), Housing & Shelter (2%), Education (1%).
- Who are Stratum's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Hue Church Inc ($361k), New City Church Oakland ($334k), Eastown Church ($290k).
- Does Stratum fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Stratum?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Stratum based?
- Stratum is based in CA.
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