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Who funds mutual benefit in California

Funding is concentrated: CHP 11-99 Foundation alone draws 53% of every mutual benefit grant dollar in California.

$10M
granted
53
organizations
63%
from in-state

The short version

Largest funders of mutual benefit in California

The funders giving the most to mutual benefit organizations in California, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

Mutual benefit organizations in California that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

How to find mutual benefit funders in California

  1. 1
    Start with the funders already active in California

    The funders giving the most to mutual benefit in California are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Stupski Foundation. A funder already writing mutual benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.

  2. 2
    See who funds organizations like yours

    Open the mutual benefit 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.

  3. 3
    Add the out-of-state funders reaching in

    37% of mutual benefit money in California comes from funders elsewhere, so national mutual benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in California.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a mutual benefit nonprofit in California?
Start with the funders already giving to mutual benefit in California, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Stupski Foundation. Then look at who funds the mutual benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into California from out of state.
Who is the largest mutual benefit funder in California?
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to mutual benefit organizations in California, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to mutual benefit in California?
$10M reached 53 mutual benefit organizations in California, from 188 funders. 63% 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.