California · Public charity
Ventures
Creating compassionate and equitable local economies that contribute to the well-being of our communities.Ventures partners with rural, working-class families in Californias Central Coast to ensure a shared and equitable economic future for all.
- $1.3M
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Itemized, FY2024
- $1.1M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $1,096,361
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $1,096,361
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 10
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $5.9M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations Ventures funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 1 | $1.1M | 100% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $1.5M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 10 | $3.7M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salud Para la Gente | $3,284,160 | 2 | 4% |
| Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance Inc | $1,474,265 | 1 | 29% |
| El Pajaro Community Development Corporation | $1,096,361 | 1 | 31% |
| Community Bridges | $103,970 | 1 | 1% |
| Santa Cruz Community Health Centers | $85,025 | 1 | 0% |
| Action Council of Monterey County Inc | $63,210 | 1 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Action Board | $43,825 | 1 | 0% |
| Fii - National | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Monarch Services-Servicios Monarca | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salud Para la Gente | $3,284,160 | 2 | 4% |
| Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance Inc | $1,474,265 | 1 | 29% |
| El Pajaro Community Development Corporation | $1,096,361 | 1 | 31% |
| Community Bridges | $103,970 | 1 | 1% |
| Santa Cruz Community Health Centers | $85,025 | 1 | 0% |
| Action Council of Monterey County Inc | $63,210 | 1 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Community Action Board | $43,825 | 1 | 0% |
| Fii - National | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Monarch Services-Servicios Monarca | $20,000 | 1 | 1% |
| United Way of Santa Cruz County | $15,500 | 1 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
Ventures supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 10 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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: Monterey Peninsula Foundation · Community Foundation Santa Cruz County · The David and Lucile Packard Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust · Sunlight Giving · East Bay Community Foundation · Sutter Bay Hospitals · Dignity Health · Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation · Latino Community Foundation · United Way of Santa Cruz County
How this is measured
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About Ventures
- How much does Ventures give?
- Ventures reported 1 itemized grants totaling $1,096,361, out of $1,270,429 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 10 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Ventures fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Safety & Disaster (83%), Community Improvement (17%).
- Who are Ventures's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Salud Para la Gente ($3.3M), Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance Inc ($1.5M), El Pajaro Community Development Corporation ($1.1M).
- Does Ventures fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Ventures?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Monterey Peninsula Foundation, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
- Where is Ventures based?
- Ventures is based in CA.
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