California · Nonprofit
California YIMBY Education Fund
California YIMBY Education Fund (California) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,746,893 to it, the largest being WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC ($1,540,367). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 74% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.6M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $6.7M
- Net assets
- $5.2M
What California YIMBY Education Fund does
Mission
California YIMBY Education Fund's mission is to ensure that California is an affordable place to live, work, and raise a family. We advance our misson by: a.) Produce original research and commission reports to inform evidence based policy b.) Provide educational opportunities and resources to the public, elected officials, and our YIMBY alliesc.) Train and support local leaders to advocate for housing reforms that serve their communities; and d.) Shape the housing narrative in California and nationally.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
EducationThe California YIMBY Education Fund hosted educational events like the New Cities Retreat, which explores the potential and challenges of building new cities as a solution to Californias housing crisis. The event underscored the need for additional research and policy reform to ensure new city projects can effectively address the states housing shortage. Additionally, we also hosted a table at the LA Sentinels annual Taste of Soul event in Los Angeles. CAY team members attended multiple speaking engagements such as panel discussions and podcasts.Two major reports were released in 2024: The Impact of Fees: Rethinking Local Revenues for More Multifamily Housing and California ADU Reform: A Retrospective.
$1,669,796 spent59% of program spendingNarrative Grant and Metropolitan Abundance ProjectThe Education Fund expanded its communications efforts in 2024 through the LA Narrative Project, growing its media presence and promoting a research-backed pro-housing narrative across platforms (Instagram, X, TikTok, BlueSky).They launched a new explainer video on restoring the California Dream of homeownership and created more podcasts.A major milestone was the launch of the Metropolitan Abundance Project (MAP), a new policy center dedicated to advancing urban abundance through model legislation and innovative approaches to housing, transportation, and governance.
$554,438 spent20% of program spendingAdvocacyIn 2024, California YIMBY Education Fund continued its mission to promote equitable, sustainable, and affordable housing opportunities. The organization conducted research, public education, and coalition-building to support housing production and land-use reform that aligns with climate goals, reduces displacement, and expands access to housing near jobs and transit. California YIMBY Education Fund provided educational resources to the public and community organizations regarding state housing laws and best practices for implementation. This included publishing policy guides, hosting trainings and briefings, and providing technical assistance to partner organizations.
$313,635 spent11% of program spendingWildlife Conservation NetworkThis is related to the Alliance for Housing & Climate Solutions, which the organization founded in 2021 with financial support from the Wildlife Conservation Network.The coalition focuses on crafting policies to address housing affordability and climate goals by shifting development from greenfield to infill and existing communities.In 2024, an Incentive Zoning Feasibility Report and a Missing Middle Financial Feasibility Report were completed.
$295,652 spent10% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,833,521.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $3.1M to $8.1M (+161%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
89% of California YIMBY Education Fund’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (39% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 7 funders, grant income rose $924k → $1.2M.
11 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 74% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of California YIMBY Education Fund’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
California YIMBY Education Fund has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 23% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
98% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund California YIMBY Education Fund.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 74% · 2022 39% · 2023 41% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
74% of California YIMBY Education Fund's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $1.7M that is directly attributable, 94% of it comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $5.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 7 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
California YIMBY Education Fund holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 3,973 housing & shelter nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,973 housing & shelter nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like California YIMBY Education Fund
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- California YIMBY · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for California YIMBY Education Fund: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds California YIMBY Education Fund?
- California YIMBY Education Fund (California) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,746,893 to it, the largest being WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC ($1,540,367). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 74% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does California YIMBY Education Fund have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $6,746,893 in grants to California YIMBY Education Fund, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of California YIMBY Education Fund?
- WILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,540,367 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like California YIMBY Education Fund find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 21 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing