Funding · California · Human services
Who funds human services in California
$4.1B reached 4,024 human services organizations in California, from 7,900 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 7,900 funders gave $4.1B to 4,024 human services organizations in California across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 56% of that came from funders also based in California; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of human services in California is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, at $266M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Tides Center, at $537M.
Largest funders of human services in California
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in California, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in California that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in California
- 1Start with the funders already active in California
The funders giving the most to human services in California are Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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
44% of human services money in California comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in California.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in California?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in California, currently Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany Inc. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into California from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in California?
- Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to human services organizations in California, $266M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in California?
- $4.1B reached 4,024 human services organizations in California, from 7,900 funders. 56% 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.