Funding · California · Employment
Who funds employment in California
Employment funding in California is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Summer Search leads, and the money reaches 301 groups.
The short version
- 1,116 funders gave $364M to 301 employment organizations in California across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 65% of that came from funders also based in California; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in California is Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, at $18M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Summer Search, at $22M.
Largest funders of employment in California
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in California, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in California that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in California
- 1Start with the funders already active in California
The funders giving the most to employment in California are Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, The James Irvine Foundation, Homeboy Industries. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
35% of employment money in California comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in California.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in California?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in California, currently Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund, The James Irvine Foundation, Homeboy Industries. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into California from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in California?
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund gives the most to employment organizations in California, $18M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in California?
- $364M reached 301 employment organizations in California, from 1,116 funders. 65% came from funders also based in California.
- How recent is this data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.
More from the funding graph
Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.